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This paper discusses why the relational data model is inadequate for the modelling of certain data domains, and proposes that conceptual graphs can be used to remedy some of these inadequacies. A description of current research into implementing a conceptual graph layer on top of a relational database is given, along with some general algorithms for conceptual graph operations on relational database structures.
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Bowen, B., Kocura, P. (1993). Implementing conceptual graphs in a RDBMS. In: Mineau, G.W., Moulin, B., Sowa, J.F. (eds) Conceptual Graphs for Knowledge Representation. ICCS 1993. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 699. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-56979-0_6
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