Several different models for spatial indeterminacy have been presented. However, none of
them are to the authors' knowledge capable of modelling spatiotemporal information. This …

Abstract Information sources over the WWW contain a large amount of data organized
according to different interests and values. Thus, it is important that facilities are there to …

Off-line dictionary compression is becoming more attractive for applications where
compressed data are searched directly in compressed form. While there has been large …

This paper describes a semi-automatic transformation from object-oriented conceptual
models to logical theories. By associating a logical theory with a conceptual model, we are …

A major purpose of analysis is to represent precisely all relevant facts, as they are observed
in the external world. A substantial problem in object-oriented analysis is that most …

This report is an introduction to object-oriented software development by means of the
EROOS method, developed at the Department of Computer Science of the KU Leuven. A …

Many object-oriented analysis methods provide support for the specification of constraints to
reflect rules of the problem domain in the analysis model. Constraints describe properties …

The specification of data integrity controls in DBMS, and particularly support for triggers, is
one of the most important features for database developers and administrators. However, it …

Object-oriented analysis, and more specifically conceptual modelling, is a software
engineering activity that aims at studying, analysing, and capturing the knowledge about the …

In the object-oriented paradigm, as complexity rises, the cost of developing and maintaining
software systems grows exponentially. This complexity emerges from the continuous …