The representation of rules in the ER model
Production rules are the most commercially popular and successful structure for representing knowledge. The purpose of this paper is...
A methodology and tool for top-down relational database design
This paper presents a methodology for logical design of relational schemas and integrity constraints using semantic binary schemas. This...
Conceptual design of object-oriented database schemas using the binary-relationship model
We describe an algorithmic method for transforming a binary-relationship (BR) conceptual schema to an object-oriented (OO) database schema. The...
On mapping natural language constructs into relational algebra through E-R representation
Research on accessing databases in natural language usually employs an intermediate form for the mapping process from natural language...
Descriptive specification of database object behaviour
Traditional database design methodologies are not appropriate for the specific requirements of object-oriented database systems and new database application...
View update in entity-relationship approach
The traditional problem of updating relational databases through views is an important practical problem that has attracted much interest....
Expressiveness in conceptual data modelling
Conceptual data modelling techniques aim at the representation of data at a high level of abstraction. The Conceptualisation Principle...
Relational database Entity-Relationship design based on the model
The Entity-Relationship (E-R) model is often recommended for use m the database design process because its concepts are percewed...
An OODB Part-Whole model: Semantics, notation and implementation
The notion of a part-whole relationship plays an important role when modeling data in many advanced application domains. It...
An approach to authorization modeling in object-oriented database systems
Authorization is an important functionality that every data management system should provide. An authorization mechanism allows different access rights...
