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  Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Data Engineering, February 3-5, 1987, Los Angeles, California, USA. IEEE Computer Society 1987 ISBN 0-8186-0762-9

Access Methods

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  William D. Ruchte, Alan L. Tharp: Linear Hashing with Priority Splitting: A Method for Improving the Retrieval Performance of Linear Hashing. 2-9
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  Hans-Peter Kriegel, Bernhard Seeger: Multidimensional Dynamic Quantile Hashing is Very Efficient for Non-Uniform Record Distributions. 10-17
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  Jianzhong Li, Harry K. T. Wong: Batched Interpolation Searching on Databases. 18-24

Panel: Distributed Operating Systems and Distributed Databases

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  David K. Hsiao: Database Systems as Controllers, Managers and Linguists - A Study of the Relationship of Database and Operating Systems. 26-27
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  Richard L. Shuey: Panel on "Distributed Operating Systems and Distributed Databases". 28

Database Design and Implementation

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  Douglas W. Cornell, Philip S. Yu: A Vertical Partitioning Algorithm for Relational Databases. 30-35
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  Chaitanya K. Baru, Ophir Frieder: Implementing Relational Database Operations in a Cube-Connected Multicomputer System. 36-43
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  Steven A. Demurjian, David K. Hsiao: The Multi-Lingual Database System. 44-51

Performance Evaluation

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  John H. Maloney, Andrew P. Black: File Sessions: A Technique and its Application to the UNIX File System. 54-61
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  Bao-Chyuan Jenq, Walter H. Kohler, Donald F. Towsley: A Queueing Network Model for a Distributed Database Testbed System. 62-71
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  Dina Bitton, Maria Hanrahan, Carolyn Turbyfill: Performance of Complex Queries in Main Memory Database Systems. 72-81

Panel: Relationship Between Data Engineering and Software Engineering

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  Stephen S. Yau: Relationship Between Data Engineering and Software Engineering (Abstract). 84
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  Gruia-Catalin Roman: Data Engineering in Software Development Environments. 85-86

Architectural Support for Database Management

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  Masaru Kitsuregawa, Miyuki Nakano, Lilian Harada, Mikio Takagi: Functional Disk System for Relational Database. 88-95
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  J. Eliot B. Moss, Bruce Leban, Panos K. Chrysanthis: Finer Grained Concurrency for the Database Cache. 96-103
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  A. L. Narasimha Reddy, Prithviraj Banerjee: A Fault Secure Dictionary Machine. 104-110

Evaluating Recursive Queries

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  Hongjun Lu, Krishna P. Mikkilineni, James P. Richardson: Design and Evaluation of Algorithms to Compute the Transitive Closure of a Database Relation. 112-119
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  Ulrich Güntzer, Werner Kießling, Rudolf Bayer: On the Evaluation of Recursion in (Deductive) Database Systems by Efficient Differential Fixpoint Iteration. 120-129
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  G. Barbara Demo: Recursive Versus Iterative Schemes for Least Fix Point Computation in Logic Databases. 130-137
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  Martin Hardwick, George Samaras, David L. Spooner: Evaluating Recursive Queries in CAD Using an Extended Projection Function. 138-148

File Structures

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  Karlheinz Allgeyer, Klaus Kratzer: Expert System Based Configuration of VSAM Files. 150-156
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  Timothy R. Hill, Ananth Srinivasan: A Regression Approach to Performance Analysis for the Differential File Architecture. 157-164
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  David Hung-Chang Du, Subbarao Ghanta, Kurt Maly, Suzanne M. Sharrock: An Efficient File Structure for Document Retrieval in the Automated Office Environment. 165-172
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  Nan C. Shu: Automatic Data Transformation and Restructuring. 173-180

Parallel Processing Database Systems

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  Shun'ichi Torii, Keiji Kojima, Seiichi Yoshizumi, Akiharu Sakata, Yoshifumi Takamoto, Shun Kawabe, Masami Takahashi, Tsuguo Ishizuka: A Relational Database System Architecture Based on a Vector Processing Method. 182-189
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  Roger Shultz, Ila Miller: Tree Structured Multiple Processor Join Methods. 190-199
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  Alexis Koster: Parallel Processing of Relational Databases on a Cellular Tree Machine. 200-207
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  Hidenori Itoh, Masaaki Abe, Chiaki Sakama, Yuji Mitomo: Parallel Control Techniques for Dedicated Relational Database Engines. 208-215

Object-Based Systems

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  C. V. Ramamoorthy, Phillip C.-Y. Sheu: Logic-oriented Object Bases. 218-225
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  Aral Ege, Clarence A. Ellis: Design and Implementation of GORDION, an Object Base Management System. 226-234
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  Jim Diederich, Jack Milton: ODDESSY: An Object-Oriented Database Design System. 235-244

Performance in Distributed Systems

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  Gio Wiederhold, Xiaolei Qian: Modeling Asynchrony in Distributed Databases. 246-250
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  Anna Hac: A Performance Model of Synchronization Mechanisms in a File System. 251-258
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  Ouri Wolfson: The Performance of Locking Protocols in Distributed Databases. 259-266
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  Kazuo Sugihara: Concurrency Control Based on Distributed Cycle Detection. 267-274

Panel: Data Engineering for Intelligent Inference

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  Vincent Y. Lum, Sakti P. Ghosh: Data Engineering for Intelligent Inference (Panel Abstract). 276
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  William B. Gevarter: Automatic Probabilistic Knowledge Acquisition from Data. 277-280
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  Sakti P. Ghosh: Data Engineering for Intelligent Inference: Statistical Data. 281
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  Gultekin Özsoyoglu: Synthetic Query Response Construction in Scientific Databases with Time Constraints and Incomplete Information. 282
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  Neil C. Rowe: Subclass Equal Instances, Thanks to Statistical Databases. 283-284

Panel: Symbolic Processing

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  Harut Barsamian: Symbolic Processing (Panel Abstract). 286
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  Alfonso F. Cardenas: Generalized Pictorial Data Management. 287-288
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  Dennis F. Kibler: The Qualitative Character of Intelligence. 289-290
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  Won Kim, Darrell Woelk, Jorge F. Garza, Hong-Tai Chou, Jay Banerjee, Nat Ballou: Enhancing the Object-Oriented Concepts for Database Support. 291-292
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  Benjamin W. Wah: Design Methodologies of Computers for Aritificial Intelligence Processing. 293-294
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  Terry A. Welch: Symbolic Processing: Issues and Opportunities. 295

Improving Concurrency in Distributed Systems

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  Henry Tirri, Kari-Jouko Räihä: Concurrency Control for Relational Databases. 298-303
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  B. R. Badrinath, Krithi Ramamritham: Semantics-Based Concurrency Control: Beyond Commutativity. 304-311
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  Mohan Ahuja, James C. Browne: Concurrency Control by Pre-Ordering Entities in Databases with Multi-Versioned Entities. 312-321
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  Lin Chiu, Ming T. Liu: An Optimistic Concurrency Control Mechanism without Freezing for Distributed Database Systems. 322-329

Fault Tolerance and Correctness

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  Margaret H. Eich: A Classification and Comparison of Main Memory Database Recovery Techniques. 332-339
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  Hassanein H. Amer, Edward J. McCluskey: Modeling the Effect of Chip Failures on Cache Memory Systems. 340-346
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  Ming-Yee Lai, Tony T. Lee: Protocol Verification Using Relational Database Systems. 347-354

Knowledge Representations

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  Mimi Kao, Nick Cercone, Wo-Shun Luk: What do you mean ``Null''? Turning Null Responses into Quality Responses. 356-364
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  Michael Stonebraker, Eric N. Hanson, Chin-Heng Hong: The Design of the Postgres Rules System. 365-374
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  Michael Kifer, Eliezer L. Lozinskii: Implementing Logic Programs as a Database System. 375-385
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  Maurizio Lenzerini: Covering and Disjointness Constraints in Type Networks. 386-393

Resiliency in Distributed Systems

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  Sushil Jajodia, Catherine Meadows: Mutual Consistency in Decentralized Distributed Systems. 396-404
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  K. V. S. Ramarao: Detection of Mutual Inconsistency in Distributed Databases. 405-411
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  Sushil Jajodia: Managing Replicated Files in Partitioned Distributed Database Systems. 412-418
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  Amit P. Sheth, Anoop Singhal, Ming T. Liu: Performance Analysis of Resiliency Mechanisms in Distributed Datbase Systems. 419-428

Fault-Tolerant Storage Systems

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  Hector Garcia-Molina, Boris Kogan: Achieving High Availability in Distributed Databases. 430-440
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  Walter A. Burkhard, Bruce E. Martin, Jehan-François Pâris: The Gemini Replicated File System Test-bed. 441-448
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  Farokh B. Bastani, I-Ling Yen: A Fault Tolerant Replicated Storage System. 449-454
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  Ching-Liang Huang, Victor O. K. Li: A Termination Protocol for Simple Network Partitioning in Distributed Database Systems. 455-465

Data Modeling

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  Ramez Elmasri, P. Srinivas, Gomer Thomas: Fragmentation and Query Decomposition in the ECR Model. 468-476
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  Bogdan D. Czejdo, Marek Rusinkiewicz, David W. Embley: An Approach to Schema Integration and Query Formulation in Federated Database Systems. 477-484
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  Susan Darling Urban, Lois M. L. Delcambre: Perspectives of a Semantic Schema. 485-492

Experiences in Data Engineering I

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  Patrick D. Hogan, Thomas L. Kotlarek: Satellite Data Management for Effective Data Access. 494-500
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  Emmanuel O. Onuegbe: Database Management System Requirements for Software Engineering Environments. 501-509
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  Klaus R. Dittrich: Controlled Cooperation in Engineering Database Systems. 510-515

Panel: Database Security Issues

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  Ronda R. Henning, Brian S. Hubbard, Swen A. Walker: Computer Architectures, Database Security, and An Evaluation Metric. 518-525

Historical Databases

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  James Clifford, Albert Croker: The Historical Relational Data Model (HRDM) and Algebra Based on Lifespans. 528-537
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  Abdullah Uz Tansel: A Statistical Interface for Historical Relational Databases. 538-546
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  Doron Rotem, Arie Segev: Physical Organization of Temporal Data. 547-553

Experiences in Data Engineering II

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  Phillip Crews: tbt Expert: A Case Study in Interating Expert System Technology with Computer Assisted Instruction. 556-562
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  Andrew H. Wilson: Solution Patterns for Common Data Design Problems. 563-569
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  H. M. Gladney, D. J. Lorch, R. L. Mattson: A Version Management Method for Distributed Information. 570-574

Panel: Engineering and Information Manufacturing Systems

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  Anthony J. Gadient: Engineering Information Systems: Implementation Approaches and Issues. 576-578

Extending the Relational Model

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  Rakesh Agrawal: Alpha: An Extension of Relational Algebra to Express a Class of Recursive Queries. 580-590
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  Volker Linnemann: Non First Normal Form Relations and Recursive Queries: An SQL-Based Approach. 591-598
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  Z. Meral Özsoyoglu, Li-Yan Yuan: A Design Method for Nested Relational Databases. 599-608

CAD/CAM Systems

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  Major Dana E. Madison, C. Thomas Wu: An Expert System Interface and Data Requirements for the Integrated Product Design and Manufacturing Process. 610-618
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  David Hung-Chang Du, Subbarao Ghanta: A Framework for Efficient IC/VLSI CAD Databases. 619-625
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  Won Kim, Hong-Tai Chou, Jay Banerjee: Operations and Implementation of Complex Objects. 626-633

Query Processing

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  Setrag Khoshafian, George P. Copeland, Thomas Jagodis, Haran Boral, Patrick Valduriez: A Query Processing Strategy for the Decomposed Storage Model. 636-643
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  Hyunchul Kang, Nick Roussopoulos: Using 2-way Semijoins in Distributed Query Processing. 644-651
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  Clement T. Yu, Weining Zhang: Efficient Recursive Query Processing using Wavefront Methods. 652-657
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  Nicolas Spyratos, Christophe Lécluse: Incorporating Functional Dependencies in Deductive Query Answering. 658-664