ppxscal/embedding_network huggingface dataset:
IS Survival Guide
Authors: Bob Lewis
Venue:  (1999)

:The IS Survival Guide is "IS management with an edge." It teaches and advises people on the best ways to achieve success in a difficult, rarely defined, and highly dynamic career. The IS Survival Guide focuses on Information Systems management issues. With the loads of readers' letters he receives each week, Bob stays very in-touch with his readership and the concerns of those in the industry. With this in mind, the IS Survival Guide will address the needs and concerns of industry professionals worldwide. Included as an appendix of its own is Bob Lewis' very popular "Management Speak". A humorous look at what Management says vs. what Management really means.
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
Authors: David S. Hodgson
Venue:  (2001)

:Comprehensive walkthroughs for Edward Carnby and Aline Cedrac's missions Complete monster, weapon, and item stats Detailed character relation chart and bios All secrets, item locations, and puzzle solutions revealed Bonus look at the making of Alone in the Dark
Query-based data warehousing tool
Authors: Rami Rifaieh, Nabila Aïcha Benharkat
Venue: Proceedings of the 5th ACM international workshop on Data Warehousing and OLAP (2002)

Data warehousing is an essential element of decision support. It aims at enabling the knowledge user to make better and faster daily business decisions. In order to supply a decisional database, meta-data is needed to enable the communication between various function areas of the warehouse and an ETL tool (Extraction, Transformation, and Load) is needed to define the warehousing process. The developers use a mapping guideline to specify the ETL tool with the mapping expression of each attribute. In this paper, we will define a model covering different types of mapping expressions. We will use this model to create an active ETL tool. In our approach, we use queries to achieve the warehousing process. SQL queries will be used to represent the mapping between the source and the target data. Thus, we allow DBMS to play an expanded role as a data transformation engine as well as a data store. This approach enables a complete interaction between mapping meta-data and the warehousing tool. In addition, this paper investigates the efficiency for a Query-based data warehousing tool. It describes a query generator for reusable and more efficient data warehouse (DW) processing. Besides exposing the advantages of this approach, this paper shows a case study based on real scale commercial data to verify our tool features.
Alpha Risc Architecture for Programmers
Authors: James S. Evans, Richard H. Eckhouse
Venue:  (1998)

:With Alpha RISC Architecture for Programmers, you can master the fundamentals of computer architecture and assembly language programming in the context of one of the world's most advanced high-performance processors: the 64-bit Alpha. The book introduces assemblers, debuggers, instruction formats, addressing, branch instructions, logical operations, and many other key fundamentals of processor architecture. It delivers real-world guidance for solving practical programming problems - along with extensive runnable sample code.
Professional ASP XML
Authors: Mark Baartse, Brian Loesgen, Dinar Dalvi
Venue:  (1999)

:Using the latest version of ASP, the most recent XML-enabled applications, and W3C recommendations, you will be shown how to synthesize your ASP applications with the power of XML. The aim is for you to expand your knowledge of XML, in conjunction with ASP, to a level where you can harness effectively the full capability and versatility that this evolving technology offers to integrated Internet systems.
Adaptive Image Processing: A Computational Intelligence Perspective
Authors: Stuart William Perry, Ling Guan, Hau-San Wong
Venue:  (2001)

:Adaptive image processing is one of the most important techniques in visual information processing, especially in image restoration, filtering, enhancement, and segmentation. While other books present some aspects of this important issue, none treat it from a purely computational intelligence (CI) point of view. The first to do so and using the synergies of neural networks, fuzzy logic, and evolutionary computation, Adaptive Image Processing covers both the fundamentals of CI and human perception and the CI methods and algorithms for adaptive image processing in regularization, edge detection, enhancement, and early vision.
Performance Analysis of Real-Time Embeded Software
Authors: Yau-Tsun Steven Li, Sharad Malik, Benjamin Ehrenberg
Venue:  (1998)

:In Performance Analysis of Real- Time Embedded Software, a new timing analysis technique is presented to overcome the above limitations. The technique determines the bounds on the extreme case (best case and worst case) execution time of a program when running on a given hardware system. It partitions the problem into two sub-problems: program path analysis and microarchitecture modeling.
Gigascope: high performance network monitoring with an SQL interface
Authors: Chuck Cranor, Yuan Gao, Theodore Johnson, Vlaidslav Shkapenyuk, Oliver Spatscheck
Venue: Proceedings of the 2002 ACM SIGMOD international conference on Management of data (2002)

Operators of large networks and providers of network services need to monitor and analyze the network traffic flowing through their systems. Monitoring requirements range from the long term (e.g., monitoring link utilizations, computing traffic matrices) to the ad-hoc (e.g. detecting network intrusions, debugging performance problems). Many of the applications are complex (e.g., reconstruct TCP/IP sessions), query layer-7 data (find streaming media connections), operate over huge volumes of data (Gigabit and higher speed links), and have real-time reporting requirements (e.g., to raise performance or intrusion alerts).We have found that existing network monitoring technologies have severe limitations. One option is to use TCPdump to monitor a network port and a user-level application program to process the data. While this approach is very flexible, it is not fast enough to handle gigabit speeds on inexpensive equipment. Another approach is to use network monitoring devices. While these devices are capable of high speed monitoring, they are inflexible as the set of monitoring tasks is pre-defined. Adding new functionality is expensive and has long lead times. A similar approach is to use monitoring tools built into routers, such as SNMP, RMON, or NetFlow. These tools have similar characteristics --- fast but inflexible.A further problem with all of these tools is their lack of a query interface. The data from the monitors are dumped to a file or piped through a file stream without an association to the semantics of the data. The burden of managing and interpreting the data is left to the analyst. Due to the volume and complexity of the data, the burden can be severe. These problems make developing new applications needlessly slow and difficult. Also, many mistakes are made leading to incorrect analyses.
Edge Detection by Helmholtz Principle
Authors: Agnès Desolneux, Lionel Moisan, Jean-Michel Morel
Venue: Journal of Mathematical Imaging and Vision (2001)

We apply to edge detection a recently introduced method for computing geometric structures in a digital image, without any a priori information. According to a basic principle of perception due to Helmholtz, an observed geometric structure is perceptually &ldquo;meaningful&rdquo; if its number of occurences would be very small in a random situation: in this context, geometric structures are characterized as large deviations from randomness. This leads us to define and compute edges and boundaries (closed edges) in an image by a parameter-free method. Maximal detectable boundaries and edges are defined, computed, and the results compared with the ones obtained by classical algorithms.
Teach Yourself Microsoft Excel 2000 Visually, 1st edition
Authors: Ruth Maran, Kelleigh Wing
Venue:  (1999)

:Maran visually describes all functions and features of Excel 2000, with topics beginning and ending on two-page, color spreads. Red connection lines guide the reader from the text to specific points on a computer screen.
Internet Research: Theory and Practice
Authors: Ned L. Fielden, Maria Garrido
Venue:  (1998)

:This work is designed to make the Internet less forbidding and more comprehensive for researchers. The book discusses Internet history, the use of basic Internet protocols, and techniques of on-line searching. In addition to covering specific Internet skills and resources, the authors teach good research methods.
Control generation for embedded systems based on composition of modal processes
Authors: Pai Chou, Ken Hines, Kurt Partridge, Gaetano Borriello
Venue: Readings in hardware/software co-design (2001)

In traditional distributed embedded system designs, control information is often replicated across several processes and kept coherent by application-specific mechanisms. Consequently, processes cannot be reused in a new system without tailoring the code to deal with the new system's control information. The modal process framework [5] provides a high-level way to specify the coherence of replicated control information independently of the behavior of the processes. Thus multiple processes can be composed without internal tailoring and without suffering from errors common in lower-level specification styles. This paper first describes a kernel-language representation for the high-level composition operators; it also presents a synthesis algorithm for the mode manager, the runtime code that maintains control information coherence within and between distributed processors.
Joint shape, microstructure, and shear strength of lead-free solder joints with different component terminations
Authors: Shawkret Ahat, Huang Weidong, Sheng Mei, Luo Le
Venue: Journal of Electronic Materials (2002)

The joint shape, microstructure, and shear strength of 95Sn5Sb solder joints with components with different terminal metallizations (AgPd and Ni/AgPd) were investigated and compared to 62Sn36Pb2Ag solder. The rapid reaction between SnSb solder and AgPd leads to the solder not spreading entirely on the Cu pad but agglomerating on the component termination. The shear strength of the SnSb/AgPd solder joint is very low and fracture occurs at the original interface of the AgPd/ceramic. The Ni layer in the SnSb/Ni/AgPd joint effectively avoids interdiffusion between the AgPd and the solder so that a high-strength solder joint with an ideal shape is achieved. However, the terminations of the components have little effect on the shape and the shear strength of the SnPbAg solder joint. Fracture occurs in the SnPbAg solder after shear testing to failure.
Increasing appliance autonomy using energy-aware scheduling of Java multimedia applications
Authors: Parain Frédéric, Cabillic Gilbert, Banâtre Michel, Higuera Teresa, Issarny Valérie, Lesot Jean-Philippe
Venue: Proceedings of the 9th workshop on ACM SIGOPS European workshop: beyond the PC: new challenges for the operating system (2000)

Nowadays the appliance market is growing faster and faster. These computers are going to support in the near future new applications like high fidelity music player, video on demand, or video conference. In this context, real-time (due to multimedia applications) and autonomy are still main concerns for these embedded computers. To solve those problems, we introduce in this position paper a new approach based on the combination of real-time and power management in the scheduler of the operating system.
The Handbook of International Connectivity Standards, 1st edition
Authors: Gary R. McClain
Venue:  (1992)

:The Handbook of International Connectivity Standards is an essential reference for IS and telecommunications professionals. It is a source for understanding how the major connectivity standards are designed, what specific needs they address, and where standards can contribute in the reader's own computing strategy. The major proprietary standards are included, as well as those developed by international committees. The overall focus of The Handbook of International Connectivity Standards is on the practical day-to-day issues and problems that the standards are designed to solve. Among the topics included are: the emergence of worldwide standards; including open distributed computing; major enterprise-wide communications standards: SNA, DECnet, TCP/IP, XNS; open systems interconnection and related standards: the OSI model, X.25, X.400, X.500, HDLC, GOSIP; Local Area Network/Personal Computer Standards: Ethernet, Token Ring, Token Bus, NETBIOS; Wide Area Networks: ISDN, FDDI; other standards: Document Interchange, Electronic Data Interchange, T1-T3. Chapters are liberally illustrated and written with a practical, real-world approach by contributors who are leaders in their respective fields. The Handbook of International Connectivity Standards is an indispensable reference for any computer professional's library.
Managing leakage for transient data: decay and quasi-static 4T memory cells
Authors: Zhigang Hu, Philo Juang, Phil Diodato, Stefanos Kaxiras, Kevin Skadron, Margaret Martonosi, Douglas W. Clark
Venue: Proceedings of the 2002 international symposium on Low power electronics and design (2002)

Much of on-chip storage is devoted to transient, often short-lived, data. Despite this, virtually all on-chip array structures use six-transistor (6T) static RAM cells that store data indefinitely. In this paper we propose the use of quasi-static four-transistor (4T) RAM cells. Quasi-static 4T cells provide both energy and area savings. These cells have no connection to Vdd and thus inherently provide decay functionality: values are refreshed upon access but discharge over time without use. This makes 4T cells uniquely well-suited for predictive structures like branch predictors and BTBs where data integrity is not essential. We use quantitative evaluations (both circuit-level and cycle-level) to explore the design space and quantify the opportunities. Overall, 4T-based branch predictors offer 12-33% area savings and 60-80% leakage savings with minimal performance impact. More broadly, this paper suggests a new view of how to support transient data in power-aware processors.
Using Oracle8, 1st edition
Authors: David Austin, Tomas Gasper
Venue:  (1998)

:Learn how to build an efficient Oracle8 database, understand database organization and predict storage requirements, find out how to use Oracle's tools to manage your database, become proficient at backing up and tuning your database, and get expert "hints" and "tips" to help DBAs on their job.
Web switch support for differentiated services
Authors: Valeria Cardellini, Emiliano Casalicchio, Michele Colajanni, Marco Mambelli
Venue: ACM SIGMETRICS Performance Evaluation Review (2001)

As the Web is becoming a medium widely used as a preferential channel for critical information exchange, business, and e-commerce, it is necessary to enable differentiated service mechanisms not only at the network but also at the Web server level. In this paper, we propose the concept of Quality of Web Services (QoWS), which is inspired by the basic principles of network QoS, while looking at the server components of the Web system. In particular, we analyze how QoWS principles can be realized in a Web site hosted on a Web-server cluster that is, an architecture composed by multiple Web servers locally distributed and a single front-end node, called a Web switch. We propose a new centralized policy, namely DynamicPartitioning, which satisfies through dynamic server partition all basic QoS principles for a Web switch working at application level. We compare it against other proposed classes of policies which implement part or all of basic QoS principles. We demonstrate through a large set of simulation experiments under a realistic workload model that DynamicPartitioning always achieves superior performance for the high service class, at the price of some penalty for low service classes.
Learn Microsoft Visual J++ 6.0 Now with Cdrom, 1st edition
Authors: Kevin L. Ingalls, Daniel Jinguji
Venue:  (1998)

:Learn Microsoft Visual J++ 6.0 Now is an introduction to the latest version of the Microsoft Visual J++ development system for Java. Designed for people with prior programming experience, the book presents a thorough overview of Java and how Microsoft implements it. You'll learn how to write an application from scratch and what goes on in the process. You'll discover the many reasons why Visual J++ is a leading programming tool for Java!
Domain visualization using VxInsight for science and technology management
Authors: Kevin W. Boyack, Brian N. Wylie, George S. Davidson
Venue: Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (2002)

We present the application of our knowledge visualization tool, VxInsight, to enable domain analysis for science and technology management within the enterprise. Data mining from sources of bibliographic information is used to define subsets of information relevant to a technology domain. Relationships between the individual objects (e.g., articles) are identified using citations, descriptive terms, or textual similarities. Objects are then clustered using a force-directed placement algorithm to produce a terrain view of the many thousands of objects. A variety of features that allow exploration and manipulation of the landscapes and that give detail on demand, enable quick and powerful analysis of the resulting landscapes. Examples of domain analyses used in S&T management at Sandia are given.
New channels, old concerns: scalable and reliable data dissemination
Authors: Colin Allison, Duncan McPherson, Dirk Husemann
Venue: Proceedings of the 9th workshop on ACM SIGOPS European workshop: beyond the PC: new challenges for the operating system (2000)

An interesting trend in the continuing convergence of information technologies is the emergence of the Internet as a content provider in its own right, as opposed to its simply being one of many delivery channels. For example, it is increasingly the primary source for items such as court rulings and software releases. Unfortunately the IP protocols normally employed for reliable data transfer are of the point-to-point type and not well suited to large-scale one-to-many dissemination. Sudden rushes to obtain new items can cause severe traffic congestion and degrade network service across a whole region. Even worse, sites which are routinely popular cause routine congestion. Broadcast technologies should be able to provide a better solution in terms of scalability. The Internet has a mature protocol suite for IP multicast and more recently the traditional wireless broadcast industry has started moving from analog to digital transmission formats. However, in both these cases the emphasis in protocol development has been on support for continuous media, which requires timeliness of delivery rather than bit-perfect data integrity. A further problem with the new digital broadcast channels is their lack of support for integration with the Internet. This paper examines some of the issues involved in providing both reliable and scalable dissemination across broadcast channels and describes the DABWeb architecture for Internet content dissemination via digital broadcast.
Big Playstation Book: Prima's Unauthorized Game Secrets
Authors: Nick Roberts, Prima Creative Services
Venue:  (1997)

:Over 100 of the hottest PlayStation games are covered in this jumbo guide. Find all the tips, hints, secrets, and cheat codes you need to be a master gamer!
Dynamic approximation of complex graphical constraints by linear constraints
Authors: Nathan Hurst, Kim Marriott, Peter Moulder
Venue: Proceedings of the 15th annual ACM symposium on User interface software and technology (2002)

Current constraint solving techniques for interactive graphical applications cannot satisfactorily handle constraints such as non-overlap, or containment within non-convex shapes or shapes with smooth edges. We present a generic new technique for efficiently handling such kinds of constraints based on trust regions and linear arithmetic constraint solving. Our approach is to model these more complex constraints by a dynamically changing conjunction of linear constraints. At each stage, these give a local approximation to the complex constraints. During direct manipulation, linear constraints in the current local approximation can become active indicating that the current solution is on the boundary of the trust region for the approximation. The associated complex constraint is notified and it may choose to modify the current linear approximation. Empirical evaluation demonstrates that it is possible to (re-)solve systems of linear constraints that are dynamically approximating complex constraints such as non-overlap sufficiently quickly to support direct manipulation in interactive graphical applications.
Macromedia Flash 5: Training from the Source, 1st edition
Authors: Chrissy Rey, Macromedia Press
Venue:  (2001)

:Macromedia Flash 5: Training from the Sourceis the ideal way to learn Flash. Appropriate for both beginners and more experienced Flash Web developers, this book leads readers through a series of manageable, task-oriented lessons, using the practice files from the CD-ROM. By the end of the course, readers will have a thorough understanding of the basics of Flash, and will be able to build Flash projects incorporating sound, interactivity, and engaging animations. More advanced topics, including ActionScripting and video, provide valuable content for more experienced Web developers looking to enhance their Flash skills.
Markov Chain Approximations for Deterministic Control Problems with Affine Dynamics and Quadratic Cost in the Control
Authors: Michelle Boué, Paul Dupuis
Venue: SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis (1999)

We consider the construction of Markov chain approximations for an important class of deterministic control problems. The emphasis is on the construction of schemes that can be easily implemented and which possess a number of highly desirable qualitative properties. The class of problems covered is that for which the control is affine in the dynamics and with quadratic running cost. This class covers a number of interesting areas of application, including problems that arise in large deviations, risk-sensitive and robust control, robust filtering, and certain problems in computer vision. Examples are given as well as a proof of convergence.
The DHCP Handbook: Understanding, Deploying, and Managing Automated Configuration Services
Authors: Ralph Droms, Ted Lemon
Venue:  (1999)

:DHCP is an authoritative overview and expert guide to the set up and management of a DHCP server. The book begins with a thorough technical introduction to DHCPhow it was developed, how it interacts with other protocols such as TCP/IP, etc. Part II discusses how DHCP operates; including initial configurations, handling rebooting and lease extension, and DHCP relay agents. In Part III, the authors share their expertise on the efficient use of DHCP in different environments. Part IV covers the technical intricacies of the interaction between DHCP servers and clients, and how to optimally manage each relationship. The final section covers network hardware, inter-server communication, security, SNMP, and IP mobility. The book concludes with several appendices that provide a rich resource for networking professionals working with DHCP.