A framework for object migration in object-oriented databases
This article presents a framework developed for accommodating various object migrations in 'statically-typed' object databases. Requirements for supporting object...
Improved model management with aggregated business process models
Contemporary organizations invest much efforts in creating models of their business processes. This raises the issue of how to...
Constructing target-aware results for keyword search on knowledge graphs
Existing work of processing keyword searches on graph data focuses on efficiency of result generation. However, being oblivious to...
Database design with user-definable modelling concepts
Modelling is an integral part of engineering processes. Consequently, database design for engineering applications should take into account the...
Semantic schema refinements for multilevel schema integration
Within the database field, schema refinements have been proved useful for documentation and maintenance purposes; moreover, schemata describing the...
Anchor modeling — Agile information modeling in evolving data environments
Maintaining and evolving data warehouses is a complex, error prone, and time consuming activity. The main reason for this...
Extending ER models to capture database transformations to build data sets for data mining
In a data mining project developed on a relational database, a significant effort is required to build a data...
Enhancing information systems management with natural language processing techniques
Natural language and databases are core components of information systems. They are related to each other because they share...
The deontic pattern ± a framework for domain analysis in information systems design
Methods for the reuse of speci®cation knowledge have been developed to reduce the costs of systems development. One approach...
A framework for the design and evaluation of reverse engineering methods for relational databases
It is often difficult to obtain a good conceptual understanding of a legacy database, especially when there is a...
