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1.2 Global Perspective on Biodiversity Information |
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1.3 Malaysian Perspective of Biodiversity Information |
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1.3.1 Physical Repositories |
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1.3.2 Virtual Repositories |
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1.3.3 Problems Concerning Biodiversity Information in Malaysia |
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2.2 First Phase Implementation |
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2.2.1 Implementation of DiGIR Using an Algae Database |
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2.2.2 Installation of a Simple Portal on a Remote Machine |
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2.3 Second Phase Implementation |
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2.3.1 DiGIR Software Setup and Configuration |
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2.3.3 Running the DiGIR Portal |
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2.3.4 DiGIR Implementation Results |
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3.2 Existing Database Integration System |
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3.2.5 Distributed Generic Information Retrieval |
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3.2.6 Dimensions of Variations for Existing Systems |
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3.3 Related Components and Technologies for Database Integration |
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3.3.2 Database Integration Database Management Systems and Relational Database Management Systems |
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3.3.3 Biodiversity Data Formats |
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3.4 Technical Aspects of Database Integration |
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3.4.1 Integration Approaches |
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3.4.2 Web Pages and Interfaces |
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3.4.3 Database Integration with the Web |
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3.4.4 Markup Languages for Database Integration System |
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3.4.5 Scripting Languages |
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3.4.6 Query Languages and Database Connectivity |
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4.2 Methodology for Biodiversity Data Format and Development of Relational Biodiversity Databases |
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4.2.1 Requirements Analysis for a Biodiversity Data Format |
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4.2.2 Development of Relational Biodiversity Databases |
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4.3 Methodology for Building the Proposed Database Integration System |
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4.3.1 Selection of Development Tools |
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4.3.2 Selection of Integration Approach |
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4.3.3 Selection of Relational Biodiversity Databases for CABIR |
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4.3.4 Development of CABIR |
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4.4 System Testing Methodology |
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5.2 Biodiversity Data Format |
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5.3 Relational Biodiversity Databases |
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5.3.1 South East Asia Fruit Flies Database |
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5.3.2 Host-Parasite Database |
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5.3.3 Malaysian Indigenous Fern Database |
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5.3.4 Herbarium of Zingiberaceae Database |
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6.2 Hierarchical View of CABIR |
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6.3 Proposed Database Integration System: CABIR |
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6.3.1 System Architecture |
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6.3.3 CABIR and FileMaker Databases |
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6.3.5 Flexible Data Format |
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6.3.6 Link to Remote Cross Platform Providers |
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6.3.7 Link to Heterogeneous Database Management Systems |
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6.4.4 Searching all Records Within a Database |
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6.5 Results of System Testing |
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6.5.1 Functionality and Usability |
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6.5.2 Reliability and Efficiency |
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6.5.3 Maintainability and Portability |
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7.2 CABIR in Biodiversity Databases |
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7.3 CABIR as a Simple and Dynamic Database Integration System |
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114 | (1) |
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7.4 CABIR and Data Security |
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114 | (1) |
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7.5 A Summary of Comparison Between CABIR and DiGIR |
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114 | (1) |
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7.6 CABIR as a Model Database Integration System |
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Appendix A Survey for Developing Standard for Biodiversity Databases |
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Appendix B Darwin Core V2 Searchable Concepts |
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