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Semantic Conflicts and Solutions in Fuzzy Multidatabase Systems

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Databases in Networked Information Systems (DNIS 2000)

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Database schema integration is an important discipline for constructing heterogeneous multidatabase systems. Fuzzy information have also been introduced into relational databases and have been extensively studied. However, the issues of integrating local fuzzy relations are rarely addressed. In this paper, we focus on schema integration of fuzzy multidatabase systems. We identify the conflicts involved in schema integration and provide a methodology for resolving these conflicts.

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  1. City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China

    M. Ma Zongmin & Weiyin Y. Ma

  2. University of Saskatchewan, 57 Campus Driver, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A9, Canada

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Zongmin, M.M., Wenjun, J.Z., Ma, W.Y. (2000). Semantic Conflicts and Solutions in Fuzzy Multidatabase Systems. In: Bhalla, S. (eds) Databases in Networked Information Systems. DNIS 2000. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1966. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-44431-9_6

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