Journal of Systems and Software (JSS), Volume 44

Volume 44, Number 1, December 1998

• Editorial. 1-2
• Ce-Kuen Shieh, Su-Cheong Mac, Jyh-Chang Ueng:
  Improving the performance of distributed shared memory systems via parallel file input/output. 3-15
  
• Yi-Min Wang, Hsiao-Hsi Wang, Ruei-Chuan Chang:
  Classifying and alleviating the communication overheads in matrix computations on large-scale NUMA multiprocessors. 17-29
  
• Christoph L. Schuba, Eugene H. Spafford, Berry Kercheval:
  Prototyping experiences with classical IP and ARP over signaled ATM connections. 31-43
  
• Trevor T. Moores:
  Applying complexity measures to rule-based prolog programs. 45-52
  
• Jasir S. Alherbish, Reda A. Ammar:
  High-performance Arabic character recognition. 53-71
  
• Chin-Chen Chang, Chin-Feng Lee:
  A spatial match retrieval mechanism for symbolic pictures. 73-83
  

Volume 44, Number 2, December 1998

• Editorial. 85-86
• Gerald Post, Albert Kagan, Robert T. Keim:
  A comparative evaluation of CASE tools. 87-96
  
• Danny Chiang Choon Poo, Mui Ken Chung:
  CASE and software maintenance practices in Singapore. 97-105
  
• Mark T. Dishaw, Diane M. Strong:
  Supporting software maintenance with software engineering tools: A Computed task-technology fit analysis. 107-120
  
• Elizabeth Burd, Malcolm Munro:
  A method for the identification of reusable units through the reengineering of legacy code. 121-134
  
• Jeff Tian, Joel Troster:
  A comparison of measurement and defect characteristics of new and legacy software systems. 135-146
  
• Joseph S. Sherif, Peter Sanderson:
  Metrics for object-oriented software projects. 147-154
  
• Wei Li:
  Another metric suite for object-oriented programming. 155-162
  
• Min Xie, G. Y. Hong:
  A study of the sensitivity of software release time. 163-168
  

Volume 44, Number 3, January 1999

• Editorial. 169-170
• Margaret-Anne D. Storey, F. David Fracchia, Hausi A. Müller:
  Cognitive design elements to support the construction of a mental model during software exploration. 171-185
  
• Giuseppe Visaggio:
  Assessing the maintenance process through replicated, controlled experiments. 187-197
  
• Aniello Cimitile, Andrea De Lucia, Giuseppe A. Di Lucca, Anna Rita Fasolino:
  Identifying objects in legacy systems using design metrics. 199-211
  
• Roberto Fiutem, Paolo Tonella, Giuliano Antoniol, Ettore Merlo:
  Points-to analysis for program understanding. 213-227
  
• John V. Harrison, Wie Ming Lim, Anna Andrusiewicz, Anthony Berglas:
  Evaluation of the ITOC information system design recovery tool: a case study. 229-240
  
• Sallie M. Henry, K. Todd Stevens:
  Using Belbin's leadership role to improve team effectiveness: An empirical investigation. 241-250
  
• Judith Pinn Carlisle:
  Ethical considerations of the software-dependent organization. 251-255