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Design and implementation of centralized appointment retrieval system in a public health department
Authors: Nancy Griffin, Gene Bailey
Venue: Proceedings of the 20th annual Southeast regional conference (1982)

The project involves the design and implementation of a centralized appointment retrieval system for the Jackson County Health Department. The present appointment retrieval systems (manual) are maintained independently by the various clinical programs. An 8 &times; 10 card (tickler card) is set up for each patient and filed according to the month of the next appointment. One month prior to this date, the patient is sent a reminder to call to schedule his/her appointment. It is difficult to cross-reference a patient's, or his/her family members', appointments among programs. Thus, if a patient, or a family, is receiving more than one clinical service, there is very little ability to coordinate the scheduling of their appointments. This disjunct delivery of services is costly to both the health department and the patient.The centralized appointment retrieval system utilizes a computer to store and retrieve information. Patients are assigned a family number to allow appointments to be cross-referenced. Personal Data Sheets are utilized to obtain the information for entry into the system. The output consists of a master and program-specific listings of appointments for an upcoming month. The listing also includes dates the patient is due to return for other services and dates family members are scheduled for services. Appointments for the patient and his/her family are coordinated by the use of the listing,and appointment reminders are sent to the patient from the listing.
A robust and scalable clustering algorithm for mixed type attributes in large database environment
Authors: Tom Chiu, DongPing Fang, John Chen, Yao Wang, Christopher Jeris
Venue: Proceedings of the seventh ACM SIGKDD international conference on Knowledge discovery and data mining (2001)

Clustering is a widely used technique in data mining applications to discover patterns in the underlying data. Most traditional clustering algorithms are limited to handling datasets that contain either continuous or categorical attributes. However, datasets with mixed types of attributes are common in real life data mining problems. In this paper, we propose a distance measure that enables clustering data with both continuous and categorical attributes. This distance measure is derived from a probabilistic model that the distance between two clusters is equivalent to the decrease in log-likelihood function as a result of merging. Calculation of this measure is memory efficient as it depends only on the merging cluster pair and not on all the other clusters. Zhang et al [8] proposed a clustering method named BIRCH that is especially suitable for very large datasets. We develop a clustering algorithm using our distance measure based on the framework of BIRCH. Similar to BIRCH, our algorithm first performs a pre-clustering step by scanning the entire dataset and storing the dense regions of data records in terms of summary statistics. A hierarchical clustering algorithm is then applied to cluster the dense regions. Apart from the ability of handling mixed type of attributes, our algorithm differs from BIRCH in that we add a procedure that enables the algorithm to automatically determine the appropriate number of clusters and a new strategy of assigning cluster membership to noisy data. For data with mixed type of attributes, our experimental results confirm that the algorithm not only generates better quality clusters than the traditional k-means algorithms, but also exhibits good scalability properties and is able to identify the underlying number of clusters in the data correctly. The algorithm is implemented in the commercial data mining tool Clementine 6.0 which supports the PMML standard of data mining model deployment.
Advanced ASIC Chip Synthesis: Using Synopsys' Design Compiler and PrimeTime
Authors: Himanshu Bhatnagar
Venue:  (1999)

:Advanced ASIC Chip Synthesis: Using Synopsys Design Compiler and PrimeTime describes the advanced concepts and techniques used for ASIC chip synthesis, formal verification and static timing analysis, using the Synopsys suite of tools. In addition, the entire ASIC design flow methodology targeted for VDSM (Very-Deep-Sub-Micron) technologies is covered in detail.. "Advanced ASIC Chip Synthesis: Using Synopsys Design Compiler and PrimeTime is intended for anyone who is involved in the ASIC design methodology, starting from RTL synthesis to final tape-out. Target audiences for this book are practicing ASIC design engineers and graduate students undertaking advanced courses in ASIC chip design and DFT techniques.
Further comments on "A Correct and Unrestrictive Implementation of General Semaphores"
Authors: John A. Trono, William E. Taylor
Venue: ACM SIGOPS Operating Systems Review (2000)

Over a decade ago, a race condition was discovered in a specific implementation of the counting semaphore operations P and V. Several corrections to that implementation were published. These were subsequently critiqued and eventually the discussion ended. This article will expose a newly discovered race condition in one of the corrections.
Microsoft Access 2000 Exam Cram with 3.5 Disk
Authors: David Mercer
Venue:  (2000)

:Covers the new features of Access 2000, including Web support and integration.Teaches reader to create and manage forms and maintain database objects.Demonstrates ways to create complex reports and run advanced queries.Includes an exclusive tear-out Cram Sheet with tips, acronyms, and memory joggers (mnemonics) to improve recall immediately before an exam.Prepares the reader to pass the new Microsoft Access 2000 Level One certification exam.A perfect compliment to all certification study guides and a unique supplement to self-study materials.Includes section on proven test-taking strategies, warnings on trick questions, timesaving study tips, multiple-part question strategies and shortcuts.Provides all the necessary overviews, concepts and terminology to help potential test takers get up to speed as quickly as possible.
Using America Online (Special Edition), 2nd edition
Authors: Gene Steinberg
Venue:  (1996)

:Last year America Online's membership grew to over 5 million users, an increase of 300 percent from the previous year. As America Online continues to recruit new users aggressively, in-depth coverage of new Internet services and improvements is needed. With double the content of the previous edition, this complete reference saves readers time and money by helping them find the information they want on the Internet.Acts as a complete reference to the vast information available on America OnlineCovers the latest versions and includes reviews of the best Macintosh and Windows software available on America OnlineExplores television, movies, music, books, art, games, sports, and more online
Making sense of the bazaar: 1st workshop on open source software engineering
Authors: Joseph Feller, Brian Fitzgerald, André van der Hoek
Venue: ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes (2001)

Since the coining of the term "Open Source" in 1998, there has been a surge of academic and industrial research on the topic. Making Sense of the Bazaar: 1st Workshop on Open Source Software Engineering brought together 30 researchers and practitioners from 8 countries to discuss Open Source Software as an emerging Software Engineering paradigm. The full proceedings of the workshop have been made available online, and the full workshop report will be published in a special issue of IEE Proceedings --- Software on Open Source Software Engineering.
Perception of content, structure, and presentation changes in Web-based hypertext
Authors: Luis Francisco-Revilla, Frank M. Shipman,  III, Richard Furuta, Unmil Karadkar, Avital Arora
Venue: Proceedings of the 12th ACM conference on Hypertext and Hypermedia (2001)

The Web provides access to a wide variety of information but much of this information is fluid; it changes, moves, and occasionally disappears. Bookmarks, paths over Web pages, and catalogs like Yahoo! are examples of page collections that can become out-of-date as changes are made to their components. Maintaining these collections requires that they be updated continuously. Tools to help in this maintenance require an understanding of what changes are important, such as when pages no longer exist, and what changes are not, such as when a visit counter changes. We performed a study to look at the effect of the type and quantity of change on people's perception of its importance. Subjects were presented pairs of Web pages with changes to either content (e.g., text), structure (e.g., links), or presentation (e.g., colors, layout). While changes in content were the most closely connected to subjects perceptions of the overall change to a page, subjects indicated a strong desire to be notified of structural changes. Subjects only considered the simultaneous change of many presentation characteristics as important.
Interactive 3D modeling using only one image
Authors: Sujin Liu, Zhiyong Huang
Venue: Proceedings of the ACM symposium on Virtual reality software and technology (2000)

For virtual reality systems, modeling of 3D objects and scenes is important and challenging. In this paper, we present an image-based interactive 3D modeling framework consisting of three major modules: photogrammetric modeling, human interaction, and texture mapping. These three modules are not sequentially used and they are mixed in the whole modeling process. The major idea is to explore the use of images in interactive modeling systems to achieve the automation. In particular, the use of only one image is addressed. On one side, unlike the common fully interactive modeling framework, the users are not required to specify some low level details interactively which can be derived automatically from the image. On the other side, it still requires human interactions to do some high level tasks that the algorithms are difficult to perform automatically. We have implemented the framework and experimental results are good.
Considering power variations of DVS processing elements for energy minimisation in distributed systems
Authors: Marcus T. Schmitz, Bashir M. Al-Hashimi
Venue: Proceedings of the 14th international symposium on Systems synthesis (2001)

Dynamic voltage scaling (DVS) is a powerful technique to reduce power dissipation in embedded systems. Some efficient DVS algorithms have been recently proposed for the energy reduction in distributed system. However, they achieve the energy savings solely by scaling the system task with respect to the timing constraints, while neglecting that power varies among, the tasks executed by DVS processing elements (DVS-PEs). In this paper we investigate the problem of considering DVS-PE power variations dependent on the executed tasks, during the synthesis of distributed embedded systems and its impact on the energy savings. Unlike previous approaches, which minimise the energy consumption by exploiting the available slack time without considering the PE power profiles, a new and fast heuristic for the voltage scaling problem is proposed, which improves the voltage selection for each task dependent on the individual power dissipation caused by that task. Experimental results show that energy reductions with up to 80.7% are achieved by integrating the proposed DVS algorithm, which considers the PE power profiles, into the co-synthesis of distributed systems.
Computer Generation: How Designers View Today's Technology
Authors: Supon Design Group
Venue:  (1993)

:Over 300 full-color examples of the latest in computer design. Includes works by April Greiman, Neville Brody, and 24 other leading designers. 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
Learn AutoCAD LT Release 2 for Windows in a Day: With Disk
Authors: Ralph Grabowski
Venue:  (1995)

:Using AutoCAD LT is a breeze with the exercises and activities in this book. Learn the basic features of this powerful drafting program while creating an actual project. Broken down into eight one-hour segments, this book guides you through setting up the drawing, drawing the outline, adding details, changing the appearance of lines, and more. The disk includes example files.
Management Accounting and Control Systems: Organisational and Behavioural Approach, 1st edition
Authors: Norman B. Macintosh
Venue:  (1995)

:Presents the premise that to understand how management accounting systems work it is essential to see how they fit in with the entire array of controls in organizations. Profit budget for a division of a large conglomerate, a standard cost system for a factory, a case-mix loading system for a hospital and the Just-in-Time inventory system are among the topics discussed. Includes numerous case studies as well as practical applications. 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
Organized to Be the Best!: New Timesaving Ways to Simplify and Improve how You Work, 3rd edition
Authors: Susan Silver
Venue:  (1995)

:This "Bible of Organization" helps readers manage their time, papers, projects, information, and more. A selection of more than 10 book clubs.
Microelectronics: Structure and Operation of Microprocessor-Based Systems
Authors: Douglas M. Boniface
Venue:  (1997)

:This text for microelectronics GNVQ (Advanced) students, covering all aspects of the course syllabus, is suitable for anyone requiring an introduction to microprocessor hardware and software. Douglas Boniface conveys the dual benefit from teaching microelectronics to GNVQ students in technical colleges and lecturing to university undergraduates. This text prepares students for careers as technician engineers, or move on to higher study, our author being fully aware of the knowledge later required. 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
Distributed core multicast (DCM): a multicast routing protocol for many groups with few receivers
Authors: Ljubica Blazević, Jean-Yves Le Boudec
Venue: ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review (1999)

We present a multicast routing protocol called Distributed Core Multicast (DCM). It is intended for use within a large single Internet domain network with a very large number of multicast groups with a small number of receivers. Such a case occurs, for example, when multicast addresses are allocated to mobile hosts, as a mechanism to manage Internet host mobility or in large distributed simulations. For such cases, existing dense or sparse mode multicast routing algorithms do not scale well with the number of multicast groups. DCM is based on an extension of the centre-based tree approach. It uses several core routers, called Distributed Core Routers (DCRs) and a special control protocol among them. DCM aims: (1) avoiding multicast group state information in backbone routers, (2) avoiding triangular routing across expensive backbone links, (3) scaling well with the number of multicast groups. We evaluate the performance of DCM and compare it to an existing sparse mode routing protocol when there is a large number of small multicast groups. We also analyse the behaviour of DCM when the number of receivers per group is not a small number.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adobe PhotoShop 5, 1st edition
Authors: Robert Stanley
Venue:  (1998)

:Do all the new bells and whistles of Adobe Photoshop 5 have you buzzing with anticipation, but also leave you with a healthy dose of intimidation? Do you wish you could find a book that not only tells you what Photoshop's features are, but real-world uses for them? Do you wish you could find a book that takes into consideration the fact that not everyone is van Gogh? Do you just want to quickly and easily get up to speed on the latest features? Simple explanations on how to take advantage of Photoshop's newest features, valuable tips on avoiding common pitfalls, expert advice on how to work like a pro, and easy-to-follow instructions that let you get up and running quickly.
Windows 98 Administrator's Bible with Cdrom, 1st edition
Authors: Jerry Honeycutt
Venue:  (1998)

:Written for power users and network administrators - or beginners craving advanced knowledge - Windows 98 Administrator's Bible covers absolutely everything you need to know to install, configure, customize, and maintain Windows 98 on any kind of network, small or large. From general overviews of new features to in-depth technical discussions, these 40 chapters are packed with real-world tips, tricks, and insider information you won't find anywhere else - so you can do your job better, faster, and more cost-effectively.
Cyberghetto or Cybertopia?: Race, Class, and Gender on the Internet
Authors: Bosah L. Ebo
Venue:  (1998)

:Computer-mediated communication and cyberculture are dramatically changing the nature of social relationships. Whether cyberspace will simply retain vestiges of traditional communities with hierarchical social links and class-structured relationships or create new egalitarian social networks remains an open question. The chapters in this volume examine the issue of social justice on the Internet by using a variety of methodological and theoretical perspectives.
Red Hat Linux 6.0 Administration Tools, 1st edition
Authors: Charles Fisher
Venue:  (1999)

:Streamline Red Hat Linux server admin tasks. Here's everything you need to start administering a low-cost,high-performance Red Hat Linux 6. 0 server complete with powerful,versatile,ready-to-run sys admin tools. Charles Fisher's Red Hat Linux 5. 0 Administration Tools delivers both Quick Start and Quick Fix guides for rapid-fire solutions to a host of day-to-day server management challenges. His book/CD-ROM combo shows you how to: *Install and configure your Red Hat Linux server software *Establish PPP connections *Set up firewalls *Provide basic and dynamic-content Web services *Implement a database server *Use SAMBA to deliver Windows connectivity *Handle image editing with GIMP *Rebuild the Linux kernel *Record CDs *Much more The Practical Guide to System Programming and Administration Using Red Hat Linux 6. 0
Access 2000 Client/Server Solutions
Authors: Lars Klander
Venue:  (1999)

:Covers the expert-level techniques for developing Access client/server applications and using Access as a front-end development system. Provides case studies from large corporations that offer valuable insight into the dos and donts of client/server implementation. Key technologies covered include ODBC, database servers, developing high-performance databases for the Web, managing data warehouses, Access VBA, ADO, OLE DB, and the Universal Data Access. The book is expertly organized to take you through the critical stages of optimizing tables, queries, forms, and reports so that you can adapt your existing applications to client/server applications. Then, you'll learn how to build industrial-strength applications from the ground up. Provides very in-depth coverage of ODBC, ADO, and OLE DB. Covers important technical issues not found in many Access development books, including testing and debugging, optimization techniques, using the SQL Server upsizing tool, creating SQL power queries, developing stored procedures, optimizing forms, and much more. Shows in detail how to create client/server applications using multiple development tools that work with Access 2000MS SQL Server, Oracle8, Sybase, and DB2. Provides hundreds of professional database design tips and techniques. This book will really show you how to think and develop database applications in new ways. Provides a suite of development tools for creating professional-quality client/server applications. Includes all of the source code from the book, database tables, queries, forms, and reports.
Activex - No Experience Required
Authors: Joseph Schmuller
Venue:  (1997)

:ActiveX: No experience required builds understanding skill by skill, converting you from ActiveX neophyte to Web site developer in time for your next interview, performance review, or internet project. Harness the power of ActiveX. Implement some of the Web's most exciting and innovative functionality. Learn the essential skills that will help you master embedding ActiveX controls, creating scripts, working with graphics, building interactivity, adding multimedia, working with agents, creating your own ActiveX controls, integrating VBScript and HTML, using VB 5 Control Creation Edition, and maximizing Internet Explorer. Know your tools. Understand the ActiveX Control Pad and Internet Explorer 3.x and make ActiveX technology an integral part of your Web pages. Combine ActiveX controls and VBScript with HTML to maximize your effectiveness. Use Visual Basic 5 Control Creation Edition to build your own ActiveX controls. Enhance your skill base and marketability with No experience required.
Creating Web Pages Simplified, 1st edition
Authors: Maran Graphics
Venue:  (1997)

:If you've shied away from creating your own Web pages because all those how-to books seemed so dull and dry, check out Creating Web Pages Simplified -- a more appealing guide you won't find anywhere. Here, full-color illustrations and concise captions take you through all phases of Web publishing, from laying out and formatting text to enlivening pages with graphics and applets. Plus, explanations of esoteric but important topics such as domain name registration and setting up e-mail accounts are finally made intelligible, thanks to the renowned illustrations of maranGraphics.
Data Warehousing and the AS/400
Authors: Scott Steinacher
Venue:  (1998)

:End users are demanding more sophisticated and more useful analyses of the huge volumes of data stored on a company's database. Data warehousing, one of the hottest developments in IT today, is the answer. This book guides the reader through all the need-to-know decision factors for building a data warehouse. 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
Attribute coupled grammars
Authors: Harald Ganzinger, Robert Giegerich
Venue: Proceedings of the 1984 SIGPLAN symposium on Compiler construction (1984)

In this paper, attribute grammars are viewed as specifying translations from source language terms into target language terms. The terms are constructed over a hierarchical signature consisting of a semantic and a syntactic part. Attribute grammars are redefined to become morphisms in the category of such signatures, called attribute coupled grammars, such that they come with an associative composition operation. The composition allows for a new kind of modularity in compiler specifications. The paper also discusses properties of the concept with respect to attribute evaluation and application as a tree transformation device.
Getting Permission: How to License and Clear Copyrighted Materials Online and off with Disk, 1st edition
Authors: Richard W. Stim
Venue:  (1999)

:If you want to use any copyrighted material for your own purposes, you need to get permission first from the owners of that work. If you don't, you could find yourself slapped with a lawsuit." "Getting Permission tackles the permissions process head on. The book shows you whom to ask for permission, as well as when - and how much - to expect to pay.