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Seamless Integration: Standardisation across Multiple Local Settings
Authors: Gunnar Ellingsen, Eric Monteiro
Venue: Computer Supported Cooperative Work (2006)

The pressure towards tighter or "seamless" integration of health information systems is a recurring issue with both practical and analytical relevance. It taps into a discourse in the IS literature in general and organisation and management science in particular. Unfortunately, the prevailing perception of integration in the IS literature is as a predominantly technical issue. The CSCW literature, however, is attentive to the socio-technical aspects of integration. Building on this --- but supplemented with recent elaborations in science studies --- we aim at exploring the unintended consequences of information systems integration. A user-led perspective implies emphasising the tailoring to local needs based on in-depth studies of the micro practices. We argue, however, that the condition for such an approach is radically undermined by politically motivated, regional changes towards integration with implicated standardisation. Enforcing order in the form of standards across multiple local settings, seemingly a prerequisite for tight integration, simultaneously produces disorder or additional work in other locations for other users. Empirically, our study is based on a large, ongoing integration effort at the University hospital of Northern Norway, specifically studying work practices and perceptions across multiple laboratories.
Real World Adobe Illustrator CS2 (Real World)
Authors: Mordy Golding
Venue:  (2005)

How do you define a serious Illustrator user? How aboutï¾ one who uses Illustrator to produce robust and professional-lookingï¾ vector graphics but also needs the program to be flexible and efficient in workflow and production cycles. If this describes you orï¾ the user you strive to be, then you need this book Filled with the industrial-strength techniques and best practices required to get you up to speed fast on Illustrator CS2 without missing a beat in your production workflow, Real World Adobe Illustrator CS2 is theï¾ definitive reference for the serious Illustrator user. Thoroughly updated for this version of the software, Illustrator pro Mordy Golding offers a complete guide to the new features such as Live Trace, Live Paint, the Control Palette, Custom Workspaces, and expandedï¾ support for Mobile devices, to name a few. You'll also find practical insights on creating type, symbols, graphs, color, effects, Webï¾ graphics, and more. Along with tips, sidebars, and expert commentary, there are also numerous illustrations and screen shots included to offer readers the most complete coverage on this extraordinary application. Designers from all fields--illustrators, animators, package designers, graphic designers, web designers, and more--willï¾ find Real World Adobe Illustrator CS2 their one-stop guide to creating powerful designs in Illustrator CS2.For more information check out Mordy's blog at http://rwillustrator.blogspot.com/.
Build Your Own Database Driven Website Using PHP & MySQL
Authors: Kevin Yank
Venue:  (2004)

Build Your Own Database-Driven Website Using PHP & MySQL is a practical guide for first-time users of PHP & MySQL that teaches readers by creating a fully working Content Management System, Shopping Cart and other real-world applications. There has been a marked increase in the adoption of PHP, most notably in the beginning to intermediate levels. PHP now boasts over 30% of the server side scripting market (Source: http://www.php.weblogs.com). The previous edition sold over 17,000 copies exclusively through http://www.sitepoint.com alone. With the release of PHP 5, SitePoint have updated this bestseller to reflect best practice web development using PHP 5 and MySQL 4. The 3rd Edition includes more code examples and also a new bonus chapter on structured PHP Programming which introduces techniques for organizing real world PHP applications to avoid code duplication and ensure code is manageable and maintainable. The chapter introduces features like include files, user-defined function libraries and constants, which are combined to produce a fully functional access control system suitable for use on any PHP Website.
Java Drawing with Apache Batik: A Tutorial
Authors: Alexander Kolesnikov
Venue:  (2007)

This guide to Apache Batik-the Java library that can be used to read SVG files and translate the instructions in the files into graphics-shows how Batik can also be used to save the graphics as JPEG, TIFF, PNG, GIF, and other formats, so that the graphics can be transferred. Using Batik to create animation similar to Flash movies and its use for creating a drawing program such as Corel DRAW are also covered.
Stepsize restrictions for total-variation-boundedness in general Runge-Kutta procedures
Authors: L. Ferracina, M. N. Spijker
Venue: Applied Numerical Mathematics (2005)

In the literature, on the numerical solution of nonlinear time dependent partial differential equations, much attention has been paid to numerical processes which have the favourable property of being total variation bounded (TVB). A popular approach to guaranteeing the TVB property consists in demanding that the process has the stronger property of being total variation diminishing (TVD).For Runge-Kutta methods--applied to semi-discrete approximations of partial differential equations--conditions on the time step were established which guarantee the TVD property; see, e.g., [J. Comput. Phys. 77 (1988) 439; Math. Comp. 67 (1998) 73; SIAM Rev. 43 (2001) 89; SIAM J. Numer. Anal. (2002), in press; Higueras, Tech. Report, Universidad Pública de Navarra, 2002; SIAM J. Numer. Anal. 40 (2002) 469]. These conditions were derived under the assumption that the simple explicit Euler time stepping process is TVD.However, for various important semi-discrete approximations, the Euler process is TVB but not TVD--see, e.g., [Math. Comp. 49 (1987) 105; Math. Comp. 52 (1989) 411]. Accordingly, the above stepsize conditions for Runge-Kutta methods are not directly relevant to such approximations, and there is a need for stepsize restrictions with a wider range of applications.In this paper, we propose a general theory yielding stepsize restrictions which cover a larger class of semi-discrete approximations than covered thus far in the literature. In particular, our theory gives stepsize restrictions, for general Runge-Kutta methods, which guarantee total-variation-boundedness in situations where the Euler process is TVB but not TVD.
Multivariate analysis of variance with fewer observations than the dimension
Authors: Muni S. Srivastava, Yasunori Fujikoshi
Venue: Journal of Multivariate Analysis (2006)

In this article, we consider the problem of testing a linear hypothesis in a multivariate linear regression model which includes the case of testing the equality of mean vectors of several multivariate normal populations with common covariance matrix Σ, the so-called multivariate analysis of variance or MANOVA problem. However, we have fewer observations than the dimension of the random vectors. Two tests are proposed and their asymptotic distributions under the hypothesis as well as under the alternatives are given under some mild conditions. A theoretical comparison of these powers is made.
A comparative study on optimization methods for experiments with ordered categorical data
Authors: Ful-Chiang Wu, Chi-Hao Yeh
Venue: Computers and Industrial Engineering (2006)

When conducting experiments, the selected quality characteristic should as far as possible be a continuous variable and be easy to measure. Due to the inherent nature of the quality characteristic or the convenience of the measurement technique and cost-effectiveness, the data observed in many experiments are ordered categorical. To analyze ordered categorical data for optimizing factor settings, there are three widely accepted approaches: Taguchi's accumulation analysis, Nair's scoring scheme and Jeng's weighted probability scoring scheme. In this paper, a simpler method named the weighted SN ratio method for analyzing ordered categorical data is introduced. A case study involving optimizing the polysilicon deposition process for minimizing surface defects and achieving the target thickness in a very large-scale integrated circuit can demonstrate the four approaches. Finally, comparative analyses of efficiency for employing the four approaches to optimize factor settings are presented according to simulated experimental data that are normally, Weibull and Gamma distributed. From the results, it is obvious that the weighted SN ratio method has the properties of easy computation and uses one-step optimization to obtain the optimal factor settings. Its efficiency is slightly less than that of the scoring scheme, better than that of the accumulation analysis and the weighted probability-scoring scheme.
An object-oriented framework for simulating multi-echelon inventory systems
Authors: Manuel D. Rossetti, Mehmet Miman, Vijith Varghese, Yisha Xiang
Venue: Proceedings of the 38th conference on Winter simulation (2006)

In this paper, we discuss the design and use of an objectoriented framework for simulating multi-echelon inventory systems. We present a context for how the framework can be used through its application on two examples. In addition, we describe the design by examining the major conceptual artifacts within the object-oriented model. The framework is built on a Java Simulation Library (JSL) and permits easy modeling and execution of simulation models. The results and discussion indicate the flexibility and power of modeling with the framework. In addition, we summarize our future research efforts to model complex supply chains.
Deterministic catalytic systems are not universal
Authors: Oscar H. Ibarra, Hsu-Chun Yen
Venue: Theoretical Computer Science (2006)

We look at a 1-membrane catalytic P system with evolution rules of the form Ca → Cv or a → v, where C is a catalyst, a is a noncatalyst symbol, and v is a (possibly null) string representing a multiset of noncatalyst symbols. (Note that we are only interested in the multiplicities of the symbols.) A catalytic system (CS) can be regarded as a language acceptor in the following sense. Given an input alphabet Σ consisting of noncatalyst symbols, the system starts with an initial configuration wz, where w is a fixed string of catalysts and noncatalysts not containing any symbol in z, and z = a1n1...aknk for some nonnegative integers n1,..., nk, with (a1,...,ak) ⊆ Σ. At each step, a maximal multiset of rules is nondeterministically selected and applied in parallel to the current configuration to derive the next configuration (note that the next configuration is not unique, in general). The string z is accepted if the system eventually halts.It is known that a 1-membrane CS is universal in the sense that any unary recursively enumerable language can be accepted by a 1-membrane CS (even by purely CSs, i.e., when all rules are of the form Ca → Cv). A CS is said to be deterministic if at each step there is a unique maximally parallel multiset of rules applicable. It has been an open problem whether deterministic systems of this kind are universal. We answer this question negatively. We show that the membership problem for deterministic CSs is decidable. In fact, we show that the Parikh map of the language (⊆a1*...ak*) accepted by any deterministic CS is a simple semilinear set which can be effectively constructed. Since nondeterministic 1-membrane CS acceptors (with two catalysts) are universal, our result gives the first example of a variant of P systems for which the nondeterministic version is universal, but the deterministic version is not.We also show that for a deterministic 1-membrane CS using only rules of type Ca → Cv, the set of reachable configurations from a given initial configuration is an effective semilinear set. The application of rules of type a → v, however, is sufficient to render the reachability set nonsemilinear. Our results generalize to multimembrane deterministic CSs. We also consider deterministic CSs which allow rules to be prioritized and investigate three classes of such systems, depending on how priority in the application of the rules is interpreted. For these three prioritized systems, we obtain contrasting results: two are universal and one only accepts semilinear sets.
Glencoe Keyboarding with Computer Applications, Student Edition, Lessons 1-150, 1 edition
Venue:  (2006)

Glencoe Keyboarding with Computer Applications will appeal to every student. All elements, including the courseware, textbook, and student software manuals are fully integrated to provide students with the total learning experience. The courseware provides students with immediate feedback as it scores timings and most documents. Cross-Curriculum activities enable students to use their keyboarding skills in other courses. The student manuals serve as software reference guides. 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
Delivering Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server 2005, 1 edition
Authors: Brian Larson
Venue:  (2006)

Transform disparate enterprise data into actionable business intelligence Put timely, mission-critical information in the hands of employees across your organization using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and the comprehensive information in this unique resource. Delivering Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 shows you, step-by-step, how to author, customize, and distribute information that will give your company the competitive edge. It's all right here--from data mining, warehousing, and scripting techniques to MDX queries, KPI analysis, and the all-new Unified Dimensional Model. Real-world examples, start-to-finish exercises, and downloadable code throughout illustrate all of the integration, analysis, and reporting capabilities of SQL Server 2005. Table of contentsPART I: Business IntelligenceChapter 1: Equipping the Organization for Effective Decision MakingChapter 2: Making the Most of What You've Got -- Using Business IntelligenceChapter 3: Searching for the Source -- The Source of Business IntelligenceChapter 4: One-Stop Shopping -- The Unified Dimensional ModelChapter 5: First Steps -- Beginning the Development of Business IntelligencePART II: Defining Business Intelligence StructuresChapter 6: Building Foundations -- Creating and Populating Data MartsChapter 7: Fill 'er up -- Using Integration Services for Populating Data MartsPART III: Analyzing Cube ContentChapter 8: Cubism -- Measures and DimensionsChapter 9: Bells and Whistles -- Special Features of OLAP CubesChapter 10: Writing a New Script -- MDX ScriptingChapter 11: Pulling It Out and Building It Up -- MDX QueriesPART IV: MiningChapter 12: Panning for Gold -- Introduction to Data MiningChapter 13: Building the Mine -- Working with the Data Mining ModelChapter 14: Spelunking -- Exploration Using Data MiningPART V: DeliveringChapter 15: On Report -- Delivering Business Intelligence with Reporting ServicesChapter 16: Let's Get Together -- Integrating OLAP with Your ApplicationsChapter 17: Another Point of View -- Excel Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts
Voice over IP First-Step
Authors: Kevin Wallace
Venue:  (2005)

Your first step into the world of IP telephony No IP telephony experience required Includes clear and easily understood explanations Makes learning easyï¾ Your first step to the world of IP telephony begins here! Learn how voice and data communications merge in voice-over-IP technology Use this reader-friendly guide to understand the benefits of this technology Explore real-life applications and theories through case studies in every chapterWelcome to the world of voice over IPWe use either a telephone or e-mail for much of our day-to-day communication. Today, these two worlds are merging, and companies can place phone calls over their existing data network infrastructures using a technology called voice over IP (VoIP).No prior experience with VoIP technology is requiredVoice over IP First-Step is anyone's introduction to the world of VoIP networks. The concepts in this book are presented in plain language, so you don't need in-depth background knowledge to comprehend the technologies covered. If you work with data networks, if you work with telephony networks, if you're a home user interested in how VoIP can reduce your monthly phone bill, or if the concept of VoIP simply intrigues you, this book is for you.
Rapid and brief communication: A clustering method for automatic biometric template selection
Authors: Alessandra Lumini, Loris Nanni
Venue: Pattern Recognition (2006)

The problem addressed in this paper is the template selection and update in biometrics based on clustering. Template selection is a reliable method to reduce the number of templates used in a biometric system to account for variations observed in a person's biometric data. An efficient method based on clustering with automatic selection of the number of clusters is proposed in this work for finding subgroups of similar templates which are used for prototype selection. Experimental results confirm the advantage of the new method and the importance of adopting a procedure to perform template selection.
Transformational reducibility and synthesis of algorithms and programs of symbolic processing
Authors: G. E. Tseitlin
Venue: Cybernetics and Systems Analysis (2006)

This paper deals with the algebra of algorithmics in the context of developing modern means of transformation and synthesis of algorithms and programs in object-oriented environments.
A Branch and Bound algorithm for the minimax regret spanning arborescence
Authors: Eduardo Conde
Venue: Journal of Global Optimization (2007)

The paper considers the problem of finding a spanning arborescence on a directed network whose arc costs are partially known. It is assumed that each arc cost can take on values from a known interval defining a possible economic scenario. In this context, the problem of finding the spanning arborescence which better approaches to that of minimum overall cost under each possible scenario is studied. The minimax regret criterion is proposed in order to obtain such a robust solution of the problem. As it is shown, the bounds on the optimal value of the minimax regret optimization problem obtained in a previous paper, can be used here in a Branch and Bound algorithm in order to give an optimal solution. The computational behavior of the algorithm is tested through numerical experiments.
Aix 5l Differences Guide Version 5.3 (IBM Redbooks)
Venue:  (2004)

This IBM Redbook focuses on the differences introduced in AIX 5L Version 5.3 when compared to AIX 5L Version 5.2. It is intended to help system administrators, developers, and users understand these enhancements and evaluate potential benefits in their own environments. AIX 5L Version 5.3 introduces many new features, including NFS Version 4 and Advanced Accounting, and exploits the advanced capabilities of POWER5 equipped severs, such as Virtual SCSI, Virtual Ethernet SMT, Micro-Partitioning, and others. There are many other enhancements available with AIX 5L Version 5.3, and you can explore them in this redbook. For customers who are not familiar with the enhancements of AIX 5L through Version 5.2, a companion publication, AIX 5L Differences Guide Version 5.2 Edition, SG24-5765 is available. 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
Image languages in intelligent radiological palm diagnostics
Authors: Marek R. Ogiela, Ryszard Tadeusiewicz, Lidia Ogiela
Venue: Pattern Recognition (2006)

This paper presents a new technique of computer-aided analysis and recognition of pathological wrist bone lesions. This method uses artificial intelligence (AI) techniques and mathematical linguistics allowing to evaluate automatically and analyse the structure of the said bones, based on palm radiological images. Possibilities of computer interpretation of selected images, based on the methodology of automatic medical image understanding, as introduced by the authors, were created owing to the introduction of an original relational description of individual palm (wrist) bones. This description has been built with the use of graph linguistic formalisms already applied in artificial intelligence. These were, however, developed and adjusted to the needs of automatic medical image understanding in earlier works of the authors, as specified in the bibliography section of this paper. The research described in this paper has demonstrated that the for needs of palm (wrist) bone diagnostics, specialist linguistic tools such as expansive graph grammars and EDT-label graphs are particularly well-suited. Defining a graph image language adjusted to the specific features of the scientific problem here-described allowed for a semantic description of correct palm bone structures (with consideration to idiosyncratic features). It also enabled interpretation of images showing some in-born lesions, such as additional bones; or acquired lesions such as their incorrect junctions resulting from injuries and synostoses.
Apple Pro Training Series: Aperture (Apple Pro Training)
Authors: Orlando Luna, Ben Long
Venue:  (2006)

The only Apple-certified guide to Aperture, Apple's revolutionary application for managing, editing, and archiving digital photographs! This comprehensive book-DVD combo starts with the basics of image management and takes you step by step all the way through Aperture's powerful photo-editing, image-retouching, proofing, publishing, and archiving features. It delivers comprehensive trainingï¾the equivalent of a two-day courseï¾in one project-based book. You'll learn time-saving techniques for sorting, ranking, and organizing images for use in different jobs, and effective ways to display images for client review, apply metadata, keep your online portfolio up to date automatically, color-manage your workflow from input to final print, and much more. Real-world exercises feature professional photography from a variety of genres, including fashion, sports, wedding, commercial, and portraiture. All the files you need to complete the exercises are included on the DVD.
Artificial Intelligence Advances in China: Guest-editorial
Authors: Kewen Wang, Ruqian Lu
Venue: AI Communications (2003)

Part of this work was done while this Guest Editor was with Tsinghua University, Beijing
Advanced techniques for logic program specialisation
Authors: Michael Leuschel
Venue: AI Communications (1997)

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Multiresolution fragile watermarking using complex chirp signals for content authentication
Authors: Dan Yu, Farook Sattar, Braham Barkat
Venue: Pattern Recognition (2006)

This paper proposes a wavelet-domain multiresolution fragile watermarking scheme using an improved quantization-index-modulation (QIM) embedding technique. A secure embedding zone is exploited in our proposed scheme to reduce the false detection rate of Kundur's scheme. The frequency modulated (FM) complex chirp signal is employed as watermark. Both the real and the imaginary parts of the chirp signal are embedded simultaneously in a hierarchical manner. Unlike the conventional schemes, the proposed scheme does not require the original watermark for content integrity verification and quality assessment for the distorted watermarked content. The blind authentication process allows embedding of arbitrary FM chirp watermarks.