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Patterns in the Sand: Computers, Complexity, and Everyday Life
Authors: Terry Bossomaier, David Green
Venue:  (1999)

:Until recently, science has made progress by breaking large systems down into smaller and simpler parts, studying and explaining how these parts operate, and putting them back together again. Although this "reductionist" approach works amazingly well when we study the atom or the function of a single gene, it hits a brick wall when it comes to vastly complex systems like the brain, or the weather, or the ecosphere. Such systems are just too complicated to yield their secrets to the reductionist approach. The new science of complexity, one of the twentieth century's greatest contributions to our comprehension of nature, is concerned with treating vastly complicated systems, like the biosphere or the Internet, as holistic systems. Patterns in the Sand discusses this new scientific paradigm that treats life as a natural computation, and shows how this approach translates into ways of dealing with complexity in real life. Using such everyday phenomena as illustrations, Bossomaier and Green take us from the most basic function of the simple Turing computer through the vast interrelationships of the earth's biota right up to the search for life on other planets, while providing a new understanding of the complicated, complex, world around us.
Professional ASP.NET 1.0, Special Edition, 2nd edition
Authors: Alex Homer, Brian Francis, Richard Anderson, Rob Howard, Dave Sussman, Karli Watson
Venue:  (2002)

:This comprehensive compendium provides a broad and thorough investigation of all aspects of programming with ASP.NET. Entirely revised and updated for the Golden Release of .NET, this book will give you the information you need to master ASP.NET and build dynamic, successful, enterprise Web applications. With this Special Edition, you can access this book free for one year on Wroxbase - Wrox's new online library of books. Those who have purchased the previous edition of this book will be able to access this book at Wroxbase at a specially reduced rate. To find out more about Wroxbase, visit wroxbase.com. In this book, we: Explain what ASP.NET is, and how it makes building applications even easier Show how easy it is to work with ASP.NET pages and server-side controls Access data of all kinds in our ASP.NET pages, and introduce ADO.NET Examine how XML is an integral part of data manipulation Use Web Services to provide asynchronous background services to applications Discuss and demonstrate the ASP.NET application framework Show how easy it is to build and deploy custom ASP.NET controls Combine the concepts discussed in the book into an ASP.NET application Discuss how it is possible to migrate from ASP to ASP.NET
An adaptive multifeature correspondence algorithm for stereo using dynamic programming
Authors: C. V. Jawahar, P. J. Narayanan
Venue: Pattern Recognition Letters (2002)

We present an algorithm for stereo correspondence that can take advantage of different image features adaptively for matching. A match measure combining different match measures computed from different features is used by our algorithm. It is possible to compute correspondences using the gray value, multispectral components, derived features such as the edge strength, texture, etc., in a flexible manner using this algorithm. The advantages of each feature can be combined in a single correspondence computation. We describe a non-supervised scheme to compute the relevance of each feature to a particular situation, given a set of possibly useful features. We present an implementation of the scheme using dynamic programming for pixel-to-pixel correspondence. Results demonstrate the advantages of our scheme under different conditions.
Guerrilla Marketing Online: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Earning Profits on the Internet, 2nd Edition, 2nd edition
Authors: Jay Conrad Levinson, Charles Rubin
Venue:  (1997)

:From building and maintaining a web site to creating an online catalog and encouraging users to buy your product online, this definitive guide to marketing your business on the Internet offers the entrepreneur basic training for survival and success online.
Domination in Graphs Applied to Electric Power Networks
Authors: Teresa W. Haynes, Sandra M. Hedetniemi, Stephen T. Hedetniemi, Michael A. Henning
Venue: SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics (2002)

The problem of monitoring an electric power system by placing as few measurement devices in the system as possible is closely related to the well-known vertex covering and dominating set problems in graphs. We consider the graph theoretical representation of this problem as a variation of the dominating set problem and define a set S to be a power dominating set of a graph if every vertex and every edge in the system is monitored by the set S (following a set of rules for power system monitoring). The minimum cardinality of a power dominating set of a graph G is the power domination number $\gamma_P(G)$. We show that the power dominating set (PDS) problem is NP-complete even when restricted to bipartite graphs or chordal graphs. On the other hand, we give a linear algorithm to solve the PDS for trees. In addition, we investigate theoretical properties of $\gamma_P(T)$ in trees T.
Feature Extraction, Construction and Selection: A Data Mining Perspective
Authors: Huan Liu, Hiroshi Motoda
Venue:  (1998)

:The book can be used by researchers and graduate students in machine learning, data mining, and knowledge discovery, who wish to understand techniques of feature extraction, construction and selection for data pre-processing and to solve large size, real-world problems. The book can also serve as a reference book for those who are conducting research about feature extraction, construction and selection, and are ready to meet the exciting challenges ahead of us.
Paths: an abstract alternative to pointers
Authors: Robert Cartwright, Robert Hood, Philip Matthews
Venue: Proceedings of the 8th ACM SIGPLAN-SIGACT symposium on Principles of programming languages (1981)

This paper introduces the path, a new programming language construct designed to supplant the use of pointers to access and destructively update recursive data structures. In contrast to the complex semantics and proof rules for pointers, the semantics and proof rules for paths are simple and abstract. In fact, they are easily formalized within a first-order theory of recursive data objects analogous to first-order number theory. We present a number of sample programs, including implementations of queues and binary trees, utilizing the new construct and prove that they are correct.
What employers want from students: a report from OOPSLA
Authors: Phil Pfeiffer
Venue: ACM SIGCSE Bulletin (1999)

Recently, two of our stronger graduate students had trouble finding work as software developers. Both students had done masters-level work in operating systems, networking, software engineering, and various "hot" technologies, including Java, C++, and client-server computing. Both students had also worked as programmers before starting graduate school. Given these credentials, I was surprised when these students, in effect, had to move closer to prospective employers before they gave serious consideration to their resumes.My students' experiences caused me to conduct an informal survey about the perceived value of a computer science degree. In October 1998, I asked employees from 23 exhibitors at OOPSLA '98---software, consulting, and training firms---to assess what their company expected from any applicant with a BS or MS in computer science. What follows are my findings, together with concluding observations regarding what these findings might signify.
The Astronomer's Computer Companion
Authors: Jeff Foust, Ron LaFon
Venue:  (1999)

:State-of-the-art astronomy equipment is so inexpensive that amateur astronomers can and do make significant new discoveries. And computers and the Internet have become tremendous resources for their explorations. In this book, a professional and an amateur astronomer team up to review the most useful astronomical software and explain how to use it to plan observing sessions, track asteroids and comets, determine the phase and location of the moon, determine the locations of galaxies, and more. They also discuss educational Web sites and image collections, astronomy-related newsgroups and mailing lists, and ways to use the Internet to control remote-access, high-powered telescopes to conduct more in-depth research.
Position paper: the role of platforms and operating systems in supporting home networks
Authors: Nigel Davies, Pierre-Guillaume Raverdy
Venue: Proceedings of the 9th workshop on ACM SIGOPS European workshop: beyond the PC: new challenges for the operating system (2000)

As researchers look beyond the PC there is increasing interest in developing and deploying sophisticated home networks. Such networks might allow the seamless integration of information and services produced both within the home and externally, enabling applications such as the purchase of on-line AV content, tight coupling between kitchen sensors and "Web Van" order forms, and home remote control. From a manufacturers perspective, particularly those manufacturers traditionally associated with business computing, the home market is perceived as a major new opportunity to expand sales. As a consequence, home networks have been an area of intense activity in recent years with the emergence of a range of network solutions (e.g. HomeRF, HomePNA, IEEE 1394, Bluetooth) and middleware to support device interoperability (e.g. HAVi, Jini, UPnP). This focus on networking technologies and middleware platforms suggests that the area of operating systems for home networking devices has received relatively little attention. In this paper we discuss the reasons behind this apparent omission and consider the technological landscape within which operating systems for the home must be researched, developed and deployed.
Big Book of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (Ldap) Rfcs, 1st edition
Venue:  (2000)

:Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, LDAP, is the mechanism that makes universally interoperable directory services applications possible. The network directory market is emerging as one of the most important, with LDAP playing a central role in all directory solutions. Although no single document specifies LDAP entirely, there are many Requests for Comments (RFCs) that describe LDAP and how it works. This book collects these essential documents in a single printed volume, and adds an introduction and extensive index. This means you no longer have to search through countless RFCs to find the correct answer to your LDAP question  all current RFCs are compiled in a single book, with an index that makes specific information about LDAP even easier to locate. Every current RFC describing or affecting an aspect of LDAP is collected in this volume, including RFCs formally defining LDAP, describing LDAPs interactions with other protocols, and informational documents that explain how LDAP operates. If you buy one LDAP reference, this is the one to choose. Written by members of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and its steering group, the IESG, this compilation is the most complete and authoritative LDAP reference available. Features: How LDAP data is formatted Connectionless LDAP (CLDAP) The LDAP application program interface (API) The string representation scheme for LDAP search filters The LDAP URL format Common Indexing Protocol (CIP) Use of language codes in LDAP
Electronic Services Networks: A Business and Public Policy Challenge
Authors: Margaret E. Guerin-Calvert, Steven S. Wildman
Venue:  (1991)

:This collection of essays examines a diverse range of current thinking on electronic services networks. Rather than focusing on ESNs as features of specific industries, the networks themselves are explored as economic phenomena. This approach provides the reader with the theoretical background required to understand ESNs and their effect on business and finance, as well as a diverse set of case studies that apply these theoretical perspectives to understanding the issues raised by the networks.
From desgign patterns to parallel architectural skeletons
Authors: Dhrubajyoti Goswami, Ajit Singh, Bruno R. Preiss
Venue: Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing (2002)

The concept of design patterns has been extensively studied and applied in the context of object-oriented software design. Similar ideas are being explored in other areas of computing as well. Over the past several years, researchers have been experimenting with the feasibility of employing design-patterns related concepts in the parallel computing domain. In the past, several pattern-based systems have been developed with the intention to facilitate faster parallel application development through the use of preimplemented and reusable components that are based on frequently used parallel computing design patterns. However, most of these systems face several serious limitations such as limited flexibility, zero extensibility, and the ad hoc nature of their components. Lack of flexibility in a parallel programming system limits a programmer to using only the high-level components provided by the system. Lack of extensibility here refers to the fact that most of the existing pattern-based parallel programming systems come with a set of prebuilt patterns integrated into the system. However, the system provides no obvious way of increasing the repertoire of patterns when need arises. Also, most of these systems do not offer any generic view of a parallel computing pattern, a fact which may be at the root of several of their shortcomings. This research proposes a generic (i.e., pattern- and application-independent) model for realizing and using parallel design patterns. The term "parallel architectural skeleton" is used to represent the set of generic attributes associated with a pattern. The Parallel Architectural Skeleton Model (PASM) is based on the message-passing paradigm, which makes it suitable for a LAN of workstations and PCs. The model is flexible as it allows the intermixing of high-level patterns with low-level message-passing primitives. An object-oriented and library-based implementation of the model has been completed using C++ and MPI, without necessitating any language extension. The generic model and the library-based implementation allow new patterns to be defined and included into the system. The skeleton-library serves as a framework for the systematic, hierarchical development of network-oriented parallel applications.
Preparing Your Campus for a Networked Future, 1st edition
Authors: Educause
Venue:  (1999)

:This first volume from the EDUCAUSE Leadership Strategies series examines the changes and challenges that the advanced Internet2 will bring to higher education campuses everywhere. This forward-thinking guide provides a road map to the extraordinary capabilities of the advanced Internet to come. Far from a technical study, Preparing Your Campus for a Networked Future is a pragmatic exploration of what leaders can do to prepare for continually evolving technology.
Peter Norton's Complete Guide to Windows 98, 1st edition
Authors: Peter Norton, John Mueller
Venue:  (1997)

:Peter Norton's Complete Guide to Windows 98 is yet another comprehensive user friendly guide in the highly acclaimed Norton style. Its unique, hands-on, step-by-step approach teaches the latest in Windows 98. Norton and Mueller pave the way to a better understanding of Windows 98 and the Active Desktop. For those wanting to upgrade from previous versions of Windows, look no further. Learn about all the newest technology that Windows 98 now enables such as support for the latest hardware (such as AGP and USB), sophisticated and automated system tools and, above all, the immediate and easy access to the Internet provided by Internet Explorer 4. You will find Peter's Principles, communications, networking, printing, performance, troubleshooting, and compatibility tips throughout the book. Whether you're just starting out or have years of experience, Peter Norton's Complete Guide to Windows 98 has the answers, explanations, and examples you need.Get the total picture: advanced tips, optimization techniques, detailed architectural informationOver 70 million users of Windows 95 expected to upgrade within 15 months of introductionComplete coverage of Active Desktop, Outlook Express, Internet Explorer 4.0 integration
The third-order relaxation schemes for hyperbolic conservation laws
Authors: Xiang-Gui Li, Xi-Jun Yu, Guang-Nan Chen
Venue: Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics (2002)

A class of semi-discrete third-order relaxation schemes are presented for relaxation systems which approximate systems of hyperbolic conservation laws. These schemes for the scalar conservation law are shown to satisfy the property of total variation diminishing (TVD) in the zero relaxation limit. A third-order TVD Runge-Kutta splitting method is developed for the temporal discretization of the semi-discrete schemes. Numerical results are given illustrating these schemes on one-dimensional nonlinear problems.
MathBraille; a system to transform LATEX documents into Braille
Authors: Shunsuke Hara, Nobuyuki Ohtake, Mika Higuchi, Noriko Miyazaki, Ayako Watanabe, Kanako Kusunoki, Hiroshi Sato
Venue: Issue 66 (January 2000) (2000)

LATEX[1] is a very well-known document preparation system which is particularly useful to produce documents containing mathematical formulae. Many scientific articles are presented in LATEX. But raw LATEX document is not suitable for the blind to read in Braille; that is, to read LATEX command as a sequence of symbols and alphabets is not a good way for understanding LATEX text. It is desirable to develop a system which transforms mathematical formula expressed by LATEX notation into corresponding Braille.In Japan, there exist several softwares which transform electronic documents into Braille[2]. However, they can cope only with literal documents. Therefore, almost all of the scientific Braille texts have been produced by human power who knows Braille rule for mathematics. There are many organizations and volunteer groups which are keen to prepare Braille texts. Nevertheless, Japanese Braille rule for mathematics is so complicated that very few can produce scientific texts. This causes lots of trouble to the blind who wants to study sciences. Shortage of Braille texts in science and technology is one of the most serious problems for blind students at high school and university. Therefore, it is also desirable to construct an automatic transformation system with which scientific Braille texts are produced easily.The aim of this research is to resolve these two problems. We have developed a system MathBraille[3] which transforms JLATEX (an extension of LATEX that contains Chinese characters and Japanese syllabaries fonts for typesetting) documents into Braille. Furthermore, by utilizing this system, one can produce Braille text for mathematics without knowing Braille rule. To prepare the input file for MathBraille, one must have a basic knowledge of LATEX commands. Nevertheless, to learn basic LATEX commands is not so difficult as to master complicated Japanese Braille rule for mathematics. One can confirm the correctness of written mathematical formulae by previewer in LATEX instead of reading the mathematical formulae in Braille.In this report, the system MathBraille is explained. The programme for the system is coded using the programming language C and compiled by Microsoft 32-bit C/C++ Standard Compiler Version 10.00. MathBraille works on the DOS/V computers.
Interactive Computing Series: Microsoft Access 2000 Brief Edition, 1st edition
Authors: Kenneth C. Laudon, Jason Eiseman
Venue:  (1999)

:The Interactive Computing Series is the Visual,Interactive way to develop and apply software skills. This Skills based approach coupled with its highly illustrated,2 page-spread design is ideal for the intro CIS course,the self-paced course or students in non-traditional education settings.
Business Process Engineering, 1st edition
Authors: August-Wilhelm W. Scheer
Venue:  (1998)

:Written by the leading expertise in the area of business process modeling, this book describes modem methods for developing enterprise-wide information systems using the proven "Architecture of Integrated Information Systems (ARIS)" framework for the development of business process models for industrial companies. Examples from the standard software systems (SAP R/3) demonstrate the book's down-to-earth practicality. 554 illus.
People, places, things: web presence for the real world
Authors: Tim Kindberg, John Barton, Jeff Morgan, Gene Becker, Debbie Caswell, Philippe Debaty, Gita Gopal, Marcos Frid, Venky Krishnan, Howard Morris, John Schettino, Bill Serra, Mirjana Spasojevic
Venue: Mobile Networks and Applications (2002)

The convergence of Web technology, wireless networks, and portable client devices provides new design opportunities for computer/communications systems. In the HP Labs' "Cooltown" project we have been exploring these opportunities through an infrastructure to support "web presence" for people, places and things. We put web servers into things like printers and put information into web servers about things like artwork; we group physically related things into places embodied in web servers. Using URLs for addressing, physical URL beaconing and sensing of URLs for discovery, and localized web servers for directories, we can create a location-aware but ubiquitous system to support nomadic users. On top of this infrastructure we can leverage Internet connectivity to support communications services. Web presence bridges the World Wide Web and the physical world we inhabit, providing a model for supporting nomadic users without a central control point.
Everquest: Trilogy-Getting Started: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
Authors: Prima Development, Damien Waples, Russell Phoenix, Jimmy Monkerface
Venue:  (2001)

:Welcome back to the world of Everquest, a multi-player fantasy role-playing game capable of supporting more than 1,000 online players per server. Prepare to enter an enormous virtual environment - an entire world with its own diverse species, economic systems, alliances, and politics. Choose from a variety of races and classes, and begin your quest in any number of cities or villages throughout several continents. Everquest: TrilogyGetting Started includes everything new players need to enter this mysterious world.