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An Introduction to Natural Computation
Authors: Dana Harry Ballard
Venue:  (1999)

:It is now clear that the brain is unlikely to be understood without recourse to computational theories. The theme of An Introduction to Natural Computation is that ideas from diverse areas such as neuroscience, information theory, and optimization theory have recently been extended in ways that make them useful for describing the brains programs. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the computational material that forms the underpinnings of the currently evolving set of brain models. It stresses the broad spectrum of learning models--ranging from neural network learning through reinforcement learning to genetic learning--and situates the various models in their appropriate neural context. To write about models of the brain before the brain is fully understood is a delicate matter. Very detailed models of the neural circuitry risk losing track of the task the brain is trying to solve. At the other extreme, models that represent cognitive constructs can be so abstract that they lose all relationship to neurobiology. An Introduction to Natural Computation takes the middle ground and stresses the computational task while staying near the neurobiology.
Exposing the vagueness of query results on partly inaccessible databases
Authors: Oliver Haase, Andreas Henrich
Venue: Proceedings of the tenth international conference on Information and knowledge management (2001)

Query processing on partly inaccessible databases generally does not yield exact, but vague result sets. A good notion of vague sets fulfills two aims: It keeps the degree of vagueness of the query result as small as possible, and it clarifies the degree of and the reasons for the vagueness to the end user. The first goal requires a good internal representation, while the second goal requires a good external representation of a vague set. In this paper, we present a novel calculus for expressive vague sets that meets both requirements. This is the first approach that is well suited for both internal and external representation of vagueness induced by partial inaccessibility. It consists of a data representation that is capable of holding all the necessary information. Complementary, we have accordingly adapted the usual query language operations. These adaptations are independent of a concrete query language, to make them applicable to most existing query languages. The adapted operations minimize the vagueness of the result, propagate the reasons of uncertainty of the individual vague candidates, and compute an expressive description of the missing elements.
ACM's computing professionals face new challenges
Authors: Ben Shneiderman
Venue: Communications of the ACM (2002)

Technologists can make a difference on so many critical fronts.
Quality Engineering Using Robust Design, 1st edition
Authors: Madhan Shridhar Phadke
Venue:  (1995)

:Phadke was trained in robust design techniques by Genichi Taguchi, the mastermind behind Japanese quality manufacturing technologies and the father of Japanese quality control. Taguchi's approach is currently under consideration to be adopted as a student protocol with the US govrnment. The foreword is written by Taguchi. This book offers a complete blueprint for structuring projects to achieve rapid completion with high engineering productivity during the research and development phase to ensure that high quality products can be made quickly and at the lowest possible cost. Some topics covered are: orthogonol arrays, how to construct orthogonal arrays, computer-aided robutst design techniques, dynamic systems design methods, and more.
Vampire: The Masquerade Redemption
Authors: Sion Rodriguez Gibson
Venue:  (2000)

:BradyGames Vampire the Masquerade Redemption Official Strategy Guide Features Walkthrough Strategy  From the first light of medieval Prague to modern day New York  everything you need to prevail in your quests. Multiplayer tactics  Complete coverage for both collaborating as a mortal or controlling other players' destinies as a Storyteller! Bestiary  Vital stats on every horrible beast and battle strategies for defeating them all, including the major bosses. Vampire Essentials  Mystical uses for the Kindred Disciplines, complete stats for your entire arsenal of Arms and Equipment, and the story behind every character in the game! 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
10 Minute Guide to Microsoft Exchange
Authors: Scott L. Warner
Venue:  (1997)

:Microsoft has just released the latest version of Microsoft Exchange, which provides the capability to access the server using a host of new clients, particularly Internet-based clients. This simple, two-color guide has been updated to cover the robust Microsoft Echange groupware product, reflect its additional Internet-based support, and include increased coverage of group-enabled scheduling capabilities.Uses the easy-to-follow approach of the best-selling 10 Minute GuidesShows how to compose and send messages, use personal folders, manage tasks, delegate mail functions, work off-line, administer public folders, and much more
On the asymptotic behaviour of primitive recursive algorithms
Authors: René David
Venue: Theoretical Computer Science (2001)

This paper develops a new semantics (the trace of a computation) that is used to study intensional properties of primitive recursive algorithms. It gives a new proof of the "ultimate obstination theorem" of L. Colson and extends it to the case when mutual recursion is permitted. The ultimate obstination theorem fails when other data types (e.g. lists) are used. I define another property (the backtracking property) of the same nature but which is weaker than the ultimate obstination. This property is proved for every primitive recursive algorithm using any kind of data types. Copyright 2001 Elsevier Science B.V.
Computer Methods for Engineering, 1st edition
Authors: Yogesh Jaluria
Venue:  (1996)

:With numerous examples, this text discusses the implementation of computational methods in the analysis and simulation of engineering processes and systems.
Networking for Dummies, 3rd edition
Authors: Doug Lowe
Venue:  (1998)

:If you need to set up a network at the office but aren't sure what a network is, much less how to set one up, Networking For Dummies&#174, 2nd Edition, gives you the help you need! This friendly, easy-to-follow guide explains everything you need to know to select, set up, use, and manage a computer network in a non-intimidating way that anyone can understand -- even if you don't have a computer science degree! Use Networking For Dummies, 2nd Edition, the fun and easy way: Find up-to-date information on NetWare, Windows NT Server, and Windows 95, plus LANtastic and Windows for Workgroups Connect your network to the Internet -- quickly and easily! Set up a corporate Intranet to disseminate information to your employees Figure out how to network your printers and modems to make your office more friendly and efficient Solve common but annoying network problems Discover the basics of Macintosh networking Help new users understand how to use networks Find your way through those tangled webs of network cables, adapter cards, and other network paraphernalia Plus Doug's Lists of Top Ten Networking Tips: Ten commandments of network management Ten tricks to networking Windows Ten hot buzzwords guaranteed to enliven a cocktail party
Master PhotoShop 5.5 Visually with Cdrom, 1st edition
Authors: Ken Milburn
Venue:  (1999)

:Clear, concise steps and timesaving tips help readers master the latest features of Photoshop. The book visually describes the functions and includes easy-to-understand text and graphics. The CD-ROM contains all the artwork from the book, valuable utility software, and a searchable PDF version of the book.
Complexity versus difficulty: where should the intelligence be?
Authors: Don Norman
Venue: Proceedings of the 7th international conference on Intelligent user interfaces (2002)

Complexity refers to the internal workings of the system, difficulty to the face provided to the user -- the factors that affect ease of use. The history of technology demonstrates that the way to make simpler, less difficult usage often requires more sophisticated, more intelligent, and more complex insides. Do we need intelligent interfaces? I don't think so: The intelligence should be inside, internal to the system. The interface is the visible part of the system, where people need stability, predictability and a coherent system image that they can understand and thereby learn.
New frontiers in input modeling: nonparametric estimation of Nonhomogeneous Poisson processes using wavelets
Authors: Michael E. Kuhl, Prashant S. Bhairgond
Venue: Proceedings of the 32nd conference on Winter simulation (2000)

Nonhomogeneous Poisson processes (NHPPs) are frequently used in stochastic simulations to model nonstationary point processes. These NHPP models are often constructed by estimating the rate function from one or more observed realizations of the process. Both parametric and nonparametric models have been developed for the NHPP rate function. The current parametric models require prior knowledge of the behavior of the NHPP under study for model selection. The current nonparametric estimators, in general, require the storage of all of the observed data. Other hybrid approaches have also been developed. This paper focuses on the nonparametric estimation of the rate function of a nonhomogeneous Poisson process using wavelets. The advantages of wavelets include the flexibility of a nonparametric estimator enabling one to model the nonstationary rate function of an NHPP without prior knowledge or assumptions about the behavior of the process. Furthermore, this method has some advantages of current nonparametric techniques. Thus, using wavelets we can develop an efficient yet highly flexible NHPP rate function. In this paper, we develop the methodology required for constructing a wavelet estimator for the NHPP rate function. In addition, we present an experimental performance evaluation for this method.
COM Programming by Example, 1st edition
Authors: John E. Swanke
Venue:  (2000)

:Use MFC, ActiveX, ATL, ADO and COM+ to develop COM applications Implement client/server applications with ease with this example-oriented approach to the details and implementation of COM technology in network applications. If there was ever a subject that lent itself to examples, COM is it! None of the APIs, configuration files, classes, wizards or helper applications of COM can stand alone - you need an example of how to use them together in order to know how to do anything. This book will do for COM what the author's recent MFC books have done to teach that technology. You get a quick but thorough overview of COM technology, and dozens of real-life examples that can be used to accomplish virtually all of the requirements of a COM project. COM basics are addressed succinctly in the first three chapters. You will learn how to: - Use the COM API to create a COM object. - Prepare your DLL or EXE so the COM API can access the class objects inside. - Exchange data with your COM objects by passing arguments in any function call, or implementing automatic serialization and reconstruction of your data through a network port. - Address other details of COM implementation including deriving the functionality of another COM object in your own, and security matters. - Implement COM+ and Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS) to permit massive scaling. COM examples provided in this book will enable you to implement this client server standard with a minimum of effort whether you are a COM novice or an 'old hand'. They demonstrate how to: - Create and access COM objects using an entire range of COM techniques including C++, MFC, ATL, Visual Basic and Visual J++. - Use COM to automatically send data between your client and the COM server. - Write a COM+ object that will engage the event server provided by Windows 2000. - Use Microsoft's Active Data Objects (ADO) library to access a database. COM Project Building Blocks are provided on the companion CD-ROM along with a special utility, the author's own SampleWizard, that will interactively insert the examples into your applications. Author Biography: John E. Swanke has worked with COM since its inception. He also has over six years experience with Visual C++ and MFC creating CAD systems, network management and computer telephony applications. He is an accomplished author having written articles on topics that range from reverse engineering to portability issues. John successfully established his method of teaching by example method with two MFC titles published in 1999: "Visual C++ MFC Programming by Example" and "VC++ MFC Extensions by Example." John is currently a program developer at NeuVis, Inc. in Shelton, Conn., and can be reached at http://home.earthlink.net/~jeswanke.
Peer Networking on the AS/400: Practical Networking Solutions for Today's Business Applications, 1st edition
Authors: Chris Peters
Venue:  (1997)

:This handbook for network administrators helps you discover the potential of business applications across multiple AS/400's and gives practical, business oriented, cost-conscious peer networking advice. Useful whether you already have multiple AS/400's installed, or are contemplating peer networking as a solution to your business problems.
How to provide something for everyone without going insane
Authors: Miranda Carney-Morris, Mike McNamara
Venue: Proceedings of the 29th annual ACM SIGUCCS conference on User services (2001)

Along with the rest of the Information Technology landscape over the last couple of years, providing technical support to Faculty has become increasingly complex. As faculty and student use of different electronic communication tools increase, requests for training and support become more frequent. At the same time, the increased diversity of support needs precludes use of scalable training models like traditional one-size-fits-all workshops.To meet these changing needs with current staff, Lewis & Clark's Client Services division has focused on scalable initiatives to encourage self-directed faculty experimentation with instructional technology, foster informal peer-to-peer networking across disciplines, and develop a training framework that successfully mixes formal classroom instruction and one-to-one/on-demand training.
Latency analysis of the totem single-ring protocol
Authors: Efstratios Thomopoulos, Louise E. Moser, Peter M. Melliar-Smith
Venue: IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON) (2001)

The Totem single-ring protocol provides reliable totally ordered multicasting of messages to processes in process groups over a single local-area network (LAN) using a logical token-passing ring. The protocol provides two levels of message delivery: delivery in agreed order and delivery in safe order. This paper presents the probability density functions (pdfs) for the latency to message delivery for the Totem single-ring protocol for these two levels of service in the presence of both message loss and token loss. These pdfs are calculated by repeated convolutions of the pdfs for the various components of the latency. The analysis shows that the mean latency to safe delivery is greater than the mean latency to agreed delivery and that the tail of the latency distribution for safe delivery is longer. It also shows that a deterministic arrival process for message generation exhibits lower mean latencies and shorter tails of the latency distribution than a Poisson arrival process.
Tomes of Delphi: WIN32 Database Developer's Guide
Authors: Warren Rachele
Venue:  (1999)

:Another title in the successful Wordware Tomes series targeted for advanced Delphi programmers and developers that provides state-of-the-art coverage of Delphi as a database development tool. 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
Javascript for Dummies: A Reference for the Rest of Us!
Authors: Emily Vanderbeer
Venue:  (1996)

:Everybody is creating Web pages for fun and profit -- now you can get in on the action with JavaScript For Dummies! JavaScript is a mini-Web-page programming language for programmers and non-programmers alike. This easy-to-use reference take the mystery out of creating attractive, interactive Web pages by using JavaScript. Use the design tips and real-life sample JavaScript code to spice up your Web pages and make them easy for users to interact with. Inside, find helpful advice on how to: Create truly interactive Web pages that give your users instant feedback -- without using complex CGI scripting Use your JavaScripts with existing HTML code to create easy-to-use and easy-to-follow forms for users to fill out Deploy your Web pages easily by installing your JavaScript code within a savvy browser like Netscape Navigator 3.0 or Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 Use other programming languages, including C++ and Java, with JavaScript to create powerful multimedia applications Test and debug your scripts with ease Use JavaScript's object technology to create effective buttons and text objects so users can maneuver your pages with ease Explore options for creating full-blown client-server applications with JavaScript 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
Adaptive image processing: a computational intelligence perspective
Authors: Stuart William Perry, Hau-San Wong, Ling Guan
Venue: CRC Image Processing Series (2002)

Adaptive Image Processing: A Computational Intelligence Perspective explores the application of neural network techniques, fuzzy set theory, and evolutionary computation to the various problems encountered in the design and parameterization of adaptive image processing systems. The authors illustrate the essential aspects of these problems in terms of two applications that represent the general adaptive image processing paradigm: adaptive image restoration and the adaptive characterization of edges in feature detection applications.
Program optimization using indexed and recursive data structures
Authors: Yanhong A. Liu, Scott D. Stoller
Venue: ACM SIGPLAN Notices (2002)

This paper describes a systematic method for optimizing recursive functions using both indexed and recursive data structures. The method is based on two critical ideas: first, determining a minimal input increment operation so as to compute a function on repeatedly incremented input; second, determining appropriate additional values to maintain in appropriate data structures, based on what values are needed in computation on an incremented input and how these values can be established and accessed. Once these two are determined, the method extends the original program to return the additional values, derives an incremental version of the extended program, and forms an optimized program that repeatedly calls the incremental program. The method can derive all dynamic programming algorithms found in standard algorithm textbooks. There are many previous methods for deriving efficient algorithms, but none is as simple, general, and systematic as ours.
Integrating communication and information through ContactMap
Authors: Bonnie A. Nardi, Steve Whittaker, Ellen Isaacs, Mike Creech, Jeff Johnson, John Hainsworth
Venue: Communications of the ACM (2002)

Visualizing personal social networks, the system allows users to model and arrange their own in maps of individual contacts and groups, along with the relationships among them.
Internet Programming with Vbscript and Javascript, 1st edition
Authors: Kathleen Kalata
Venue:  (2000)

:Internet Programming with VBScript and JavaScript provides a thorough introduction to Web programming by providing coverage on Internet scripting from both the client and server side.
Building a PC for Dummies, 3rd edition
Authors: Mark L. Chambers
Venue:  (2000)

:This hands-on guide provides you with complete easy-to-follow instructions for assembling a Pentium PC computer from the ground up! Determine what type of computer you need and save hundreds of dollars by scavenging used parts or buying new parts online. Add advanced features like a digital scanner, an ISDN connection, and a CD recorder to your PC! You'll find all these great tips and tricks and more in Building A PC For Dummies. Inside, find helpful advice on how to Evaluate your needs and build the computer that's right for you -- from a basic system to a power user's dream Get the facts on your hardware choices before you buy -- including used parts that can save you even more money Pick the right operating system to run on your new PC -- including DOS, Windows 95, UNIX, Windows 98, Windows NT, OS/2, and LINUX Connect your new PC to an office or home network and share data or play games Add a modem to surf the Web or use ISDN for a high-speed connection Watch movies on your PC with a DVD drive or record your own CD-ROMs Play MIDI music, digital sound effects, and audio CDs with the latest sound cards
Foundations of genetic programming
Venue:  (2002)

Genetic programming (GP), one of the most advanced forms of evolutionary computation, has been highly successful as a technique for getting computers to automatically solve problems without having to tell them explicitly how. Since its inceptions more than ten years ago, GP has been used to solve practical problems in a variety of application fields. Along with this ad-hoc engineering approaches interest increased in how and why GP works. This book provides a coherent consolidation of recent work on the theoretical foundations of GP. A concise introduction to GP and genetic algorithms (GA) is followed by a discussion of fitness landscapes and other theoretical approaches to natural and artificial evolution. Having surveyed early approaches to GP theory it presents new exact schema analysis, showing that it applies to GP as well as to the simpler GAs. New results on the potentially infinite number of possible programs are followed by two chapters applying these new techniques.
Database Developers Guide with Delphi 2: With Cdrom
Authors: Ken Henderson
Venue:  (1996)

:The only book to focus on advanced database development, readers will learn the intricacies involved in developing robust database applications with Delphi.Comprehensive coverage of how to create distributable database applicationsExplains all of Delphi's database development toolsCD-ROM includes all of the source code from the book, sample applications, and demo software
Packet delay in models of data networks
Authors: Henryk Fukś, Anna T. Lawniczak, Stanislav Volkov
Venue: ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation (TOMACS) (2001)

We investigate individual packet delay in a model of data networks with table-free, partial table and full table routing. We present analytical estimation for the average packet delay in a network with small partial routing table. Dependence of the delay on the size of the network and on the size of the partial routing table is examined numerically. Consequences for network scalability are discussed.