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        <journal-title xml:lang="en">JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title xml:lang="en">jucs</abbrev-journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="ppub">0948-695X</issn>
      <issn pub-type="epub">0948-6968</issn>
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        <publisher-name>Journal of Universal Computer Science</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.3217/jucs-017-13-1863</article-id>
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          <subject>Research Article</subject>
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          <subject>D.2.11 - Software Architectures</subject>
          <subject>D.2.1 - Requirements/Specifications</subject>
          <subject>D.2.2 - Design Tools and Techniques</subject>
          <subject>I.6.5 - Model Development</subject>
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        <article-title>A Relational Approach to Model Transformation with QVT Relations Supporting Model Synchronization</article-title>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Ma</surname>
            <given-names>Kun</given-names>
          </name>
          <email xlink:type="simple">nic-makun@ujn.edu.cn</email>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="A1">1</xref>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Yang</surname>
            <given-names>Bo</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="A1">1</xref>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Abraham</surname>
            <given-names>Ajith</given-names>
          </name>
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      <aff id="A1">
        <label>1</label>
        <addr-line content-type="verbatim">University of Jinan, Jinan, China</addr-line>
        <institution>University of Jinan</institution>
        <addr-line content-type="city">Jinan</addr-line>
        <country>China</country>
      </aff>
      <aff id="A2">
        <label>2</label>
        <addr-line content-type="verbatim">Scientific Network for Innovation and Research Excellence, Auburn, United States of America</addr-line>
        <institution>Scientific Network for Innovation and Research Excellence</institution>
        <addr-line content-type="city">Auburn</addr-line>
        <country>United States of America</country>
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      <author-notes>
        <fn fn-type="corresp">
          <p>Corresponding author: Kun Ma (<email xlink:type="simple">nic-makun@ujn.edu.cn</email>).</p>
        </fn>
        <fn fn-type="edited-by">
          <p>Academic editor: </p>
        </fn>
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      <pub-date pub-type="collection">
        <year>2011</year>
      </pub-date>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub">
        <day>01</day>
        <month>09</month>
        <year>2011</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>17</volume>
      <issue>13</issue>
      <fpage>1863</fpage>
      <lpage>1883</lpage>
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      <uri content-type="zenodo_dep_id" xlink:href="https://zenodo.org/record/7001783">7001783</uri>
      <permissions>
        <copyright-statement>Kun Ma, Bo Yang, Ajith Abraham</copyright-statement>
        <license license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="" xlink:type="simple">
          <license-p>This article is freely available under the J.UCS Open Content License.</license-p>
        </license>
      </permissions>
      <abstract>
        <label>Abstract</label>
        <p>With the help of model transformation, it is possible to generate target models from source models. A possible way to face iterative development process with frequent modifications is to use not only a single transformation but also frequent model synchronization. In this paper, we propose a relational approach to model transformation using Query/View/Transformations (QVT) Relations language that also provides model synchronization mechanism based on the version of the models. The proposed framework uses a Platform-Independent Business Model (PIM-BM) and a Platform-Specific Business Component Model (PSM-BC) via the extension of the UML metamodel and MOF at different levels of abstraction, which sufficiently describe both the structural and behavioral properties of generic Web applications. Also we present the typical model mapping rules between PIM-BMs and PSM-BCs using QVT Relations. Finally the model synchronization based on the version of models is provided for the above model transformation approach.</p>
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