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An automated negotiation mechanism based on co-evolution and game theory
Authors: Jen-Hsiang Chen, Kuo-Ming Chao, Nick Godwin, Colin Reeves, Peter Smith
Venue: Proceedings of the 2002 ACM symposium on Applied computing (2002)

The problems associated with current automated negotiation approaches are of little feasibility in practical industry applications. This paper describes a new method that combines a game theory approach and a co-evolutionary approach to support an effective negotiation model for agents to resolve conflict. Under this proposed method, the agents without knowing the other agent's strategies and payoffs, produce an optimised resolution that complies Nash equilibrium and Pareto efficiency concepts. We use a finitely repeated prisoner's dilemma game to demonstrate the proposed method.
Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows VisiRef
Authors: Cathy Kenney
Venue:  (1994)

:1. Look it up....everyday tasks are organized in common-sense categories so you save time and effort. 2. See it done....Full-color screen shots guide you visually through each task, step by easy step. 3. Do it yourself....Discover the best way to get the job done -- and move on.
Language and the Internet
Venue:  (2001)

David Crystal investigates the nature of the impact which the Internet is making on language. There is already a widespread popular mythology that the Internet is going to be bad for the future of language---that technospeak will rule, standards be lost, and creativity diminished as globalization imposes sameness. The argument of this book is the reverse: that the Internet is enabling a dramatic expanison to take place in the range and variety of language, and is proving unprecedented opportunities for personal creativity. At the same time, in order to grow and be maintained as a linguistic medium, the Internet must evolve its own principles and standards---which will be very different from those found in other mediums.
MCSD: Analyzing Requirements and Defining Solution Architectures Study Guide
Authors: Ben R. Ezzell
Venue:  (1999)

:The ultimate preparation for Exam 70-100: Analyzing Requirements and Defining Solution Architectures, this Microsoft Certified Professional Approved Study Guide provides: full coverage of every exam objective - all the information you need; hundreds of challenging review questions, in the book and on the CD; and hands-on exercises that let you apply the concepts you've learned.
Metadata and Organizing Educational Resources on the Internet
Authors: Jane Greenberg
Venue:  (2000)

:This book documents the experiences of metadata creators (both catalogers and indexers), library administrators, and educators who are actively engaged in projects that organize Internet resources for educational purposes. It examines the status quo of cataloging Internet resources, explores the relationship between traditional cataloging practices and Internet cataloging, introduces a number of educationally focused metadata schemes, and examines theoretical and practice aspects of metadata in relation to today's evolving Internet-based educational terrain. EXTREMELY VALUABLE AND WELL-TIMED. The breadth of experience reported in the individual papers suggests that a wide variety of models exist and are applicable. Of particular pragmatic value is the crosswalk suggested for GEM, IMS, and CDL. (Richard P. Smiraglia, PhD, Professor, Palmer School of LIS, Long Island University, New York)
Obvious or not?: regulating architectural decisions using aspect-oriented programming
Authors: Mati Shomrat, Amiram Yehudai
Venue: Proceedings of the 1st international conference on Aspect-oriented software development (2002)

The construction of complex, evolving software systems requires a high-level design model. However, this model tends not to be enforced on the system, leaving room for the implementors to diverge from it, thus differentiating the designed system from the actual implemented one. The essence of the problem of enforcing such models lies in their globality. The principles and guidelines conveyed by these models cannot be localized in a single module, they must be observed everywhere in the system. A mechanism for enforcement needs to have a global view of the system and to report breaches in the model at the time they occur.Aspect-Oriented Programming has been proposed as a new software engineering approach. Unlike contemporary software engineering methods, which are module centered, Aspect Oriented Programming provides mechanisms for the definition of cross-module interactions. We explore the possibility of using Aspect-Oriented Programming in general and the AspectJ programming language in particular for the enforcement of design models.
Concurrent auctions across the supply chain
Authors: Moshe Babaioff, Noam Nisan
Venue: Proceedings of the 3rd ACM conference on Electronic Commerce (2001)

With the recent technological feasibility of electronic commerce over the Internet, much attention has been given to the design of electronic markets for various types of electronically-tradable goods. Such markets, however, will normally need to function in some relationship with markets for other related goods, usually those downstream or upstream in the supply chain. Thus, for example, an electronic market for rubber tires for trucks, will likely need to be strongly influenced by the rubber market as well as by the truck market.In this paper we design protocols for exchange of information between a sequence of markets along a single supply chain. These protocols allow each of these markets to function separately, while the information exchanged guarantees efficient global behavior across the supply chain. Each market form a link in the supply chain operates as a double auction, where the bids on one side of the double auction come from bidders in the corresponding segment of the industry, and the bids on the other side are synthetically generated by the protocol to express the combined information from all other links in the chain. The double auctions in each of the markets can be of several types, and we study several variants of incentive compatible double auctions, comparing them in terms of their efficiency and of the market revenue.
Efficient web browsing on handheld devices using page and form summarization
Venue: ACM Transactions on Information Systems (TOIS) (2002)

We present a design and implementation for displaying and manipulating HTML pages on small handheld devices such as personal digital assistants (PDAs), or cellular phones. We introduce methods for summarizing parts of Web pages and HTML forms. Each Web page is broken into text units that can each be hidden, partially displayed, made fully visible, or summarized. A variety of methods are introduced that summarize the text units. In addition, HTML forms are also summarized by displaying just the text labels that prompt the use for input. We tested the relative performance of the summarization methods by asking human subjects to accomplish single-page information search tasks. We found that the combination of keywords and single-sentence summaries provides significant improvements in access times and number of required pen actions, as compared to other schemes. Our experiments also show that our algorithms can identify the appropriate labels for forms in 95&percnt; of the cases, allowing effective form support for small screens.
Building an Intranet, 1st edition
Authors: Tim Evans
Venue:  (1996)

:Building an Intranet is a detailed, practical guide that shows you how to use Web technology - Web servers, browsers, and TCP/IP networking - to create an internal Web. With this book, you'll not only discover the tools needed to create an Intranet, but also learn how to design, develop, and deploy Intranet applications within a cross-platform, user-friendly environment. Coverage includes everything from preparing legacy content and data for your Intranet to running internal newsgroups and developing Web front ends, making this the most comprehensive book on Intranet development.
A distributed mutual exclusion solution derived from real-life examples
Authors: Rajeev Chawla
Venue: Proceedings of the 30th annual Southeast regional conference (1992)

This paper presents a distributed mutual exclusion solution which is derived from a real-life situation which requires mutual exclusion. The proposed algorithm uses a dynamic information structure and requires between 0 and N message exchanges per critical section invocation, where N is the number of nodes in the network. The algorithm is also proved to be free from deadlock and starvation.
Financial Planning with Quicken 99 for Windows, 2nd edition
Authors: David Milton
Venue:  (1999)

:Appropriate as a stand alone or as a supplemental book, Finanical Planning with Quicken&reg; deluxe 99 for Windows covers the basics of personal financial planning using Quicken&reg;, the most popular personal finance software in use today. This book provides the tools necessary to embark upon the lifelong process of determining personal financial goals and objectives. It is uniquely designed to guide the student, step-by-step, through the financial planning process. Three different case scenarios throughout the book create a unique blend of theory and practical application and help the student understand the issues involved in various stages of the financial planning life cycle. The ACM Portal is published by the Association for Computing Machinery. Copyright © 2010 ACM, Inc. Terms of Usage Privacy Policy Code of Ethics Contact Us Useful downloads: Adobe Acrobat QuickTime Windows Media Player Real Player
Microsoft Windows 98 Upgrade Training, 1st edition
Authors: CORPORATE Microsoft Corporation Staff
Venue:  (1998)

:If you're a system professional for Microsoft Windows 95, the Microsoft Windows 98 Upgrade Training Kit offers the self-paced training you need to migrate systems and users to Microsoft Windows 98. Here's authoritative, convenient, economical training for everyone from power users to systems administrators. Experience Level: Intermediate/ Advanced The ACM Portal is published by the Association for Computing Machinery. Copyright © 2010 ACM, Inc. Terms of Usage Privacy Policy Code of Ethics Contact Us Useful downloads: Adobe Acrobat QuickTime Windows Media Player Real Player
Understanding and Using Microsoft PowerPoint 97
Authors: Karen Stites Young
Venue:  (1998)

:Understanding and Using PowerPoint '97 effectively leads the user through the fundamental skills and knowledge that allows them to quickly master and use this powerful software. The book provides a complete understanding of the concepts behind presentation software as well as a thorough practice of its use. The ACM Portal is published by the Association for Computing Machinery. Copyright © 2010 ACM, Inc. Terms of Usage Privacy Policy Code of Ethics Contact Us Useful downloads: Adobe Acrobat QuickTime Windows Media Player Real Player
Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics
Authors: Roger Penrose
Venue:  (1999)

:In The Emporer's New Mind, eminent physicist Roger Penrose argues that there are facets of human thinking, of human imagination, that can never be emulated by a machine. Exploring a dazzling array of topics--complex numbers, black holes, entropy, quasicrystals, the structure of the brain, and the physical processes of consciousness--Penrose demonstrates that laws even more wondrously complex than those of quantum mechanics are essential for the operation of a mind.
Java 1.1 Unleashed, 3rd edition
Authors: Michael Morrison
Venue:  (1997)

:Java Unleashed is the ultimate guide to the year's hottest new Internet technologies, the Java language and the Hot Java browser from Sun Microsystems. Java Unleashed is a complete programmer's reference and a guide to the hundreds of exciting ways Java is being used to add interactivity to the World Wide Web.Describes how to use Java to add interactivity to Web presentationsShows readers how Java and HotJava are being used across the InternetCD-ROM contains both starter software and advanced tools
Using Wireless Communications in Business, 1st edition
Authors: Andrew M. Seybold
Venue:  (1994)

:This one-of-a-kind guide offers applications from a business perspective toward a complete understanding of wireless communication systems. In clear, non-technical language, Using Wireless Communications in Business explains what technologies are available now and what will be available in the future, the capabilities of wireless communication systems, and the legal issues involved.
Flame Wars: The Discourse by Cyberculture
Authors: Mark Dery
Venue:  (1994)

:Flame Wars, in comp-slang, are vitriolic on-line exchanges. Often they are conducted publicly, in discussion groups clustered under thematic headings on electronic bulletin boards. Like public bathroom graffiti, their authors are sometimes anonymous, often pseudonymous, and almost always strangers.
Fuzzy Modelling: Paradigms and Practices
Authors: Witold Pedrycz
Venue:  (1996)

:Fuzzy Modelling Paradigms and Practice provides an up-to-date and authoritative compendium of fuzzy models, identification algorithms and applications. The objective of this book is to provide researchers and practitioners involved in the development of models for complex systems with an understanding of fuzzy modelling, and an appreciation of what makes these models unique. The chapters are organized into three major parts covering relational models, fuzzy neural networks, and rule-based models. The material on relational models includes theory along with a large number of implemented case studies, including some on speech recognition, prediction, and ecological systems. The part on fuzzy neural networks covers some fundamentals, such as neurocomputing, fuzzy neurocomputing, etc., identifies the nature of the relationship that exists between fuzzy systems and neural networks, and includes extensive coverage of their architectures. The last part addresses the main design principles governing the development of rule-based models. Fuzzy Modelling Paradigms and Practice provides a wealth of specific fuzzy modelling paradigms, algorithms and tools used in systems modelling. Also included is a panoply of case studies from various computer, engineering and science disciplines. This should be a primary reference work for researchers and practitioners developing models of complex systems.
Joint optimization of cost and coverage of query plans in data integration
Authors: Zaiqing Nie, Subbarao Kambhampati
Venue: Proceedings of the tenth international conference on Information and knowledge management (2001)

Existing approaches for optimizing queries in data integration use decoupled strategies--attempting to optimize coverage and cost in two separate phases. Since sources tend to have a variety of access limitations, such phased optimization of cost and coverage can unfortunately lead to expensive planning as well as highly inefficient plans. In this paper we present techniques for joint optimization of cost and coverage of the query plans. Our algorithms search in the space of parallel query plans that support multiple sources for each subgoal conjunct. The refinement of the partial plans takes into account the potential parallelism between source calls, and the binding compatibilities between the sources included in the plan. We start by introducing and motivating our query plan representation. We then briefly review how to compute the cost and coverage of a parallel plan. Next, we provide both a System-R style query optimization algorithm as well as a greedy local search algorithm for searching in the space of such query plans. Finally we present a simulation study that demonstrates that the plans generated by our approach will be significantly better, both in terms of planning cost, and in terms of plan execution cost, compared to the existing approaches.
Star Wars: Demolition
Authors: David Hodgson
Venue:  (2000)

:Smash 'em, crash 'em, and blast 'em into a galaxy far, far away in Star Wars Demolition, a death-defying vehicular combat game. Star Wars Demolition: Prima's Official Strategy Guide gives you all the details for success, including:Coverage of both the PlayStation and Dreamcast versionsDetailed maps including all power-up locations, combat droids, and generatorsComplete level descriptions, environmental overviews, and topographical studiesCombat tips for playing as or playing against all charactersExplanation of all vehicles and weaponsJedi mind tricksGame secrets from the masters
New Techniques and Technologies for Statistics II, 1st edition
Authors: CORPORATE Eurostat Staff
Venue:  (1997)

:The compilation and deployment of statistical techniques is nowadays almost universally based on computing systems. Rapidly changing technology is expanding the options available for improving the quality, range and delivery of statistics whilst reducing the cost, and at the same time is putting pressure on producers and users to keep up with the latest techniques, both as management views develop of what is possible and simply through peer group pressure. In the areas of official statistics, it is clear that new technologies will change our approach to the whole range to activities from systems design, through data collection, processing, analysis and dissemination, to the structure of the European Statistical System and internal organization of national statistical institutes. Eurostat has a central role in promoting and coordinating the development and use of statistics in public administrations, which extends to the adoption of new techniques and technologies as they are proven validated. An important aspect of this role is to anticipate needs, to stimulate, encourage and fund research work of common interest, to support national initiatives and to prove a forum for discussion. In this new book techniques and technologies in statistics are described. The needs and constraints of official staticians are described as well as the latest developments of researchers. The book presents the research and development projects funded by the European Commission in the development of statistical tools and techniques under the R&D framework programme and the progress to date in the current Development of Statistical Information Systems (DOSIS) programme.
Input modeling using a computer algebra system
Authors: Diane L. Evans, Lawrence M. Leemis
Venue: Proceedings of the 32nd conference on Winter simulation (2000)

Input modeling that involves fitting standard univariate parametric probability distributions is typically performed using an input modeling package. These packages typically fit several distributions to a data set, then determine the distribution with the best fit by comparing goodness-of-fit statistics. But what if an appropriate input model is not included in one of these packages? The modeler must resort to deriving the appropriate estimators by hand for the appropriate input model. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the use of a prototype Maple-based probability language, known as APPL (A Probability Programming Language), for input modeling. This language allows an analyst to specify a standard or non-standard distribution for an input model, and have the derivations performed automatically. Input modeling serves as an excellent arena for illustrating the applicability and usefulness of APPL. Besides including pre-defined types for over 45 different continuous and discrete random variables and over 30 procedures for manipulating random variables (e.g., convolution, transformation), APPL contains input modeling procedures for parameter estimation, plotting empirical and fitted CDFs, and performing goodness-of-fit tests. Using examples, we illustrate its utility for input modeling.
Content-based retrieval of MP3 music objects
Authors: Chih-Chin Liu, Po-Jun Tsai
Venue: Proceedings of the tenth international conference on Information and knowledge management (2001)

In recent years, the searching and indexing techniques for multimedia data are getting more attention in the area of multimedia databases. As many research works were done on the content-based retrieval of image and video data, less attention was received to the content-based retrieval of audio data. In this paper, we propose an approach to retrieve MP3 music objects based on their content. In our approach, the coefficients extracting from the output of the polyphase filters are used to compute the MP3 features for indexing the MP3 objects. We also propose an MP3 similarity measuring function to provide users the ability to approximately retrieve the desired MP3 objects. Experiments are performed and analyzed to show the efficiency and the effectiveness of the proposed method.
Underground Guide to Computer Security: Slightly Askew Advice on Protecting Your PC and What Is on It, 1st edition
Authors: Michael Alexander
Venue:  (1995)

:How much backup is enough? If your computer is on a network, who can read your files? How long would it take to get your computer up and running again after a flood or lightning strikes? Security expert Michael Alexander (who has himself lost enough data to fill a small black hole) takes you step by step through the basics of practical computer security for everyone, whether you're on a LAN in an office, dialing up from your portable, or running your own small business on one machine. In The Underground Guide to Computer Security you'll learn how to evaluate the many hardware and software options available to protect your computer and your data. You'll get expert advice on how to choose the best antivirus software, backup system, power protection gear, diagnostic utilities, and encryption programs. Create hacker-proof passwords. Keep your information safe - and private! - in a networked world. Get practical strategies to protect yourself from coworkers using the company LAN to snoop through your files as well as from professional information thieves on dial-up services and the Internet. Develop simple back-up and disaster recovery plans that offer the right amount of information security for your needs. And much more! Every page has something you can use immediately. This book is packed wall to wall with hands-on advice, warnings, tips, virus alerts, workarounds, and the kind of nitty-gritty explanations that could only come from someone who eats, sleeps, and breathes computer security.
Armored Core: Project Phantasma : The Official Survival Guide
Authors: Keith M. Kolmos
Venue:  (1998)

:The sequel to Armored Core allows gamers who have saved their mechs to a PlayStation memory card to keep playing with even more detail and a new set of missions. Here are facts, statistics, and maps for all mechs and missions.
Heroes of Might and Magic: The Official Strategy Guide
Authors: Jeff Hoff
Venue:  (1995)

:Based on the previous award-winning game Might & Magic, Heroes of Might & Magic unites the strategy/adventure gamer with the fantasy/role-playing gamer. With this official strategy guide, players will be able to conquer dozens of worlds by carefully managing their resources and using clever combat techniques. The ACM Portal is published by the Association for Computing Machinery. Copyright © 2010 ACM, Inc. Terms of Usage Privacy Policy Code of Ethics Contact Us Useful downloads: Adobe Acrobat QuickTime Windows Media Player Real Player
Iterated function systems and control languages
Authors: Henning Fernau, Ludwig Staiger
Venue: Information and Computation (2001)

Valuations---morphisms from (∑*, ·, e) to ((0,∞ ), ·, 1)---are a generalization of Bernoulli morphisms introduced by Eilenberg ["Automata, languages, and machines," Academic Press, New York, 1974]. Here, we show how to generalize the notion of entropy (of a language) in order to obtain new formulas to determine the Hausdorff dimension of fractal sets (also in Euclidean spaces), especially defined via regular (ω-) languages. By doing this, we can sharpen and generalize earlier results in two ways: first, we treat the case where the underlying basic iterated function system contains noncontractive mappings and, second, we obtain results valid for nonregular languages as well. Copyright 2001 Academic Press.