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VLDB
1997
ACM
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A Foundation for Multi-dimensional Databases
We present a multi-dimensional database model, which we believe can serve as a conceptual model for On-Line Analytical Processing (OLAP)-based applications. Apart from providing t...
Marc Gyssens, Laks V. S. Lakshmanan
ER
1998
Springer
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An Active Conceptual Model for Fixed Income Securities Analysis for Multiple Financial Institutions
The practical implementation and use of a mediator for fixed income securities analysis demonstrated the potential for extending the application of conceptual modeling from the sys...
Allen Moulton, Stéphane Bressan, Stuart E. ...
ICPADS
1998
IEEE
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The XBW Model for Dependable Real-Time Systems
This paper presents a new conceptual model, the XBWModel. Distributed computing is becoming a cost effective way to implement safety critical control systems. To support the devel...
Vilgot Claesson, Stefan Poledna, Jan Söderber...
GIS
1999
ACM
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Spatio-Temporal Conceptual Models: Data Structures + Space + Time
Nowadays, many applications need data modeling facilities for the description of complex objects with spatial and/or temporal facilities. Responses to such requirements may be fou...
Christine Parent, Stefano Spaccapietra, Esteban Zi...
AIIA
2001
Springer
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Characterising Concept's Properties in Ontologies
Abstract. This paper presents and motivates an extended ontology conceptual model which represents explicitly semantic information about concepts. This model results from explicitl...
Valentina A. M. Tamma, Trevor J. M. Bench-Capon
IEAAIE
2003
Springer
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A Rigorous Approach to Knowledge Base Maintenance
A knowledge base is maintained by modifying its conceptual model and by using those modifications to specify changes to its implementation. The maintenance problem is to determine ...
John K. Debenham
ICWE
2004
Springer
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Modeling the Structure of Web Applications with ArgoUWE
The UWE methodology provides a systematic, UML-based approach for the development of Web applications. The CASE tool ArgoUWE supports the design phase of the UWE development proces...
Alexander Knapp, Nora Koch, Gefei Zhang
DILS
2004
Springer
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A Universal Character Model and Ontology of Defined Terms for Taxonomic Description
Taxonomists classify biological specimens into groups (taxa) on the basis of similarities between their observed features ('characters'). The description of these 'c...
Trevor Paterson, Jessie B. Kennedy, Martin R. Pull...
ITRUST
2005
Springer
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Specifying Legal Risk Scenarios Using the CORAS Threat Modelling Language
The paper makes two main contributions: (1) It presents experiences from using the CORAS language for security threat modelling to specify legal risk scenarios. These experiences a...
Fredrik Vraalsen, Mass Soldal Lund, Tobias Mahler,...
CAISE
2005
Springer
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Semantic and Pragmatic Interoperability: A Model for Understanding
Abstract. In this paper we present a conceptual model for understanding of semantic and pragmatic interoperability. We use the model to identify and classify the possible semantic ...
Stanislav Pokraev, Manfred Reichert, Maarten W. A....