ADBIS 1997: St. Petersburg, Russia

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  Proceedings of the First East-European Symposium on Advances in Databases and Information Systems (ADBIS'97), St.-Petersburg, Russia, September 2-5, 1997. Volume 1: Regular Papers. Nevsky Dialect 1997

ADBIS'97 Opening and Keynote

Session Chair: Leonid A. Kalinichenko (IPI RAS, Russia)

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  Joachim Hammer, Jason McHugh, Hector Garcia-Molina:
  Semistructured Data: The Tsimmis Experience. 1-8

ADBIS'97 Session: Concurrency Control

Chair: Rainer Manthey (Bonn University, Germany)

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  Kjetil Nørvåg, Olav Sandstå, Kjell Bratbergsengen:
  Concurrency Control in Distributed Object-Oriented Database Systems. 9-17
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  Sanjay Kumar Madria, Bharat K. Bhargava:
  System Defined Prewrites for Increasing Concurrency in Databases. 18-22
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  Ekaterina Pavlova, Igor S. Nekrestyanov:
  Concurrency Control Protocol for Nested Transactions in Real-Time Databases. 23-28
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  C. K. Kim, Janusz R. Getta:
  Concurrency Control in Active Database Systems with Prioritised Rules. 29-34

Poster

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  Igor S. Nekrestyanov, Boris Novikov, Ekaterina Pavlova, Serge Pikalev:
  Concurrency Control Protocols for Persistent Shared Virtual Memory Systems (Extended Abstract). 35-39

ADBIS'97 Session: Transaction Handling

Chair: Graham N. C. Kirby (University of St. Andrews, Scotland)

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  Piotr Krzyzagórski, Tadeusz Morzy:
  Two Phase Locking-Based Algorithm with Partial Abort for Firm Deadline Real-Time Database Systems. 40-46
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  Jerzy Brzezinski:
  On Time Complexity of Distributed Algorithms for Generalized Deadlock Detection. 47-55
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  Frank Buddrus:
  Access Control in an Object-Oriented Document Repository. 56-63

Poster

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  Sylvanus A. Ehikioya, Ken Barker:
  CSP with Record Data Type for Supporting Transaction Systems Specification. 64-71

ADBIS'97 Session: Constraints

Chair: Zinovy Diskin (Frame Inform Systems Ltd, Latvia)

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  Joachim Biskup, Andreas Kluck:
  A New Approach to Inferences of Semantic Constraints. 72-79
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  Julie Wilks:
  Querying and Updating Constraint Databases with Incomplete Information. 80-89

ADBIS'97 Session: Query Optimization

Chair: Tadeusz Morzy (Poznan University of Technology, Poland)

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  Mária Bieliková, Béatrice Finance, Pavol Návrat:
  A Multi-Level Logic Programming Model of a Query Optimizer. 90-96
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  Lionel Brunie, Harald Kosch:
  ModParOpt: A Modular Query Optimizer for Multi-Query Parallel Databases. 97-106

ADBIS'97 Session: Tutorial

Chair: V. E. Wolfengagen (J-MSU ICE, Russia)

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  Lionel Brunie:
  From Parallel Databases to Distributed Data Management in High Performance Networks: A New Challenge for Database Research (Abstract). 107

ADBIS'97 Session: Declarative Concepts

Chair: Ken Barker (University of Manitoba, Canada)

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  Yangjun Chen:
  Speeding up the Counting Method by Computing Heritage Functions in Topological Order. 108-116
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  V. E. Wolfengagen:
  Building the Access Pointers to a Computation Environment. 117-122
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  Zinovy Diskin, Boris Cadish:
  A Graphical Yet Formalized Framework for Specifying View Systems. 123-132
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  Gisela Fischer, Karl Aberer:
  Admissible Record-Oriented Evaluation Plans for Declarative Updates. 133-140

Posters

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  Larissa Ismailova, Konstantin Zinchenko:
  An Object Evaluator to Generate flexible Applications (Extended Abstract). 141-148
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  Stanislas Brysgalov:
  Higher Level Query System Based on Supercombinators. 149-151

ADBIS'97 Session: Implementation

Chair: Lionel Brunie (LIP - CNRS at ENS Lyon, France)

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  Silvio Salza, Massimiliano Renzetti:
  A Modeling Tool for Workload Analysis and Performance Tuning of Parallel Database Applications. 152-161
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  Julie Basu, Arthur M. Keller, Meikel Pöss:
  Centralized versus Distributed Index Schemes in OODBMS - A Performance Analysis. 162-169
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  Graham N. C. Kirby, Ronald Morrison, David S. Munro:
  Evolving Persistent Applications on Commercial Platforms. 170-179
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  Malik Saheb:
  Portability of STDL on Top of the TUXEDO Transaction Monitor. 180-188

ADBIS'97 Session: Information Retrieval

Chair: Johann Eder (University of Klagenfurt, Austria)

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  Hans Argenton, Ulrich Güntzer:
  Multiway-Tree Retrieval Based on Treegrams. 189-195
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  Giuseppe Amato, Gianni Mainetto, Pasquale Savino:
  A Query Language for Similarity-Based Retrieval of Multimedia Data. 196-203
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  Dimitrios Dervos, Panagiotis Linardis, Yannis Manolopoulos:
  S-Index: a Hybrid Structure for Text Retrieval. 204-209

ADBIS'97 Session: Tutorial

Chair: Leonid A. Kalinichenko (IPI RAS, Russia)

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  Johann Eder:
  Workflow Management Systems (Abstract). 210

ADBIS'97 Session: Workflow

Chair: Silvio Salza (Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Italy)

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  Cevdet Dengi, Sinan Neftci:
  Dflow: A Workflow Process Management System. 211-216
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  Heinz Pozewaunig, Johann Eder, Walter Liebhart:
  ePERT: Extending PERT for Workflow Management System. 217-224
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  Jean-Loup Chappelet, André Le Grand, Michel Prevel, Jean-Jacques Snella:
  Motown: A Practical Approach to Workflows. 225-230

ADBIS'97 Session: Information System Modeling

Chair: Dimitrios Dervos (Aristotle University, Greece)

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  Meike Albrecht, Margita Altus, Martin Steeg:
  Conceptual Data Modeling, Implementation Prototyping, Transformation, and Application Design - An Animating Approach using RADD. 231-240
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  Alexandra Galatescu:
  Appropriateness of the Activity-centred Graphs in Information System Modelling. 241-248
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  Antonio Grau, Mojgan Kowsari:
  A Validation System for Object Oriented Specifications of Information Systems. 249-256
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  Michal Kopecky, Jaroslav Pokorný:
  Towards the Object Persistence via Relational Databases. 257-265

ADBIS'97 Session: Interoperability

Chair: Matti Nykänen (University of Helsinki, Finland)

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  Peter Kutschera, Ralf Rantzau:
  Enhancing the Functionality of the Web. 266-274
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  Leonid A. Kalinichenko:
  Method for Data Models Integration in the Common Paradigm. 275-284
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  Andrea Zisman, Jeff Kramer:
  Supporting Interoperability of Autonomous Hospital Databases: A Case Study. 285-294

ADBIS'97 Session: Applications I

Chair: Boris Novikov (St.-Pb. University, Russia)

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  Gösta Grahne, Matti Nykänen:
  Safety, Translation and Evaluation of Alignment Calculus. 295-304
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  Daniel Aebi:
  Data Re-Engineering - A Case Study. 305-310
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  Tadeusz Morzy, Maciej Zakrzewicz:
  SQL-Like Language for Database Mining. 311-317

ADBIS'97 Session: Applications II

Chair: Peter Kutschera (University of Stuttgart, Germany)

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  Nan Zhang, Theo Härder:
  On Modeling Power of Object-Relational Data Models in Technical Applications. 318-325
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  Sylvie Calabretto, Béatrice Rumpler:
  WWW Access to a Philological Application. 326-330
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  Ahmed Mostefaoui:
  The Design of a High Performance Video Server for Managing TV Archives. 331-338

ADBIS'97 Session: Systems

Chair: Margita Altus (Brandenburg Technical University of Cottbus, Germany)

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  Béatrice Rumpler, Sylvie Calabretto:
  Designing an Intellligent Secision Aiding System Using a Multiagent Approach. 339-342
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  Roger King, Michael Novak, Christian Och, Richard Osborne, Fernando Vélez:
  The Sybil Database Integration and Evolution Environment: An Overview. 343-345
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  Ulrike Griefahn, Thomas Lemke, Rainer Manthey:
  Tools for Chimera: An Environment for Designing and Prototyping Advanced Applications in an Active DOOD Model. 346-355
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  Toralf Unger, Michael Höding:
  A Practitioner's View to the Integration of Virtual Enterprise Database Systems by Federation Techniques. 356-363

Posters

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  Tatjana Welzer:
  "Tailor" Approach to the Conceptual Database Design. 364-366
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  Pavol Návrat, Mária Bieliková:
  Identification of Versions in Databases of Software Components. 367-370

ADBIS'97 Session: Models

Chair: Alexandra Galatescu (Research Institute for Informatics, Romania)

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  Manuk G. Manukyan:
  Temporal Data Model. 371-387
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  Omran A. Bukhres, Peng Zhang, Boualem Benatallah:
  Modeling of Dynamic Internet Transactional Workflows. 379-389
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  Michel Sala:
  Presentation of a Methodology to Help the Researcher in his Experimental Process. 390-393

Poster

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  Nina Edelweiss, José Palazzo M. de Oliveira:
  Multidimensional Enterprise Modelling using a Temporal Object-oriented Model with Roles. 394-398

ADBIS'97 Session: Applications III

Chair: Béatrice Rumpler (LISI-INSA de Lyon, France)

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  Dolors Costal, Maria-Ribera Sancho, Antoni Olivé, Miguel Barceló, Pablo Costa, Carme Quer, Anna Roselló:
  The Cause-Effect Rules of ROSES. 399-405
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  Ernesto Damiani, Anna Formica, Maria Grazia Fugini, Michele Missikoff, R. Pizzicannella:
  Reusing Analysis Schemas in ODB Applications: a Chart Based Approach. 406-415
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  Vinko Cippico:
  Comparison of the Decision Support Systems and the Transaction Support System Development Methodologies. 416-426