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Using semiouterjoins to process queries in multidatabase systems
Authors: Hai Yann Hwang, Umeshwar Dayal, Mohamed G. Gouda
Venue: Proceedings of the 3rd ACM SIGACT-SIGMOD symposium on Principles of database systems (1984)

A multidatabase system provides a logically integrated view of existing, possibly inconsistent, databases. Logical integration is achieved primarily through the use of generalization, which can be modelled algebraically as a sequence of outerjoin and aggregation operations. Conventional distributed query processing techniques are inadequate for processing queries over views defined by outerjoins and aggregates. In a conventional distributed database system, selections and projections are inexpensive to process; hence joins have been the rocus of most previous research. In a multidatabase system, however, even selections and projections can be as expensive as joins. The semiouterjoin operation can potentially reduce query processing costs. In general, there may be many different strategies based on semiouterjoins for processing a given query. The query optimization problem is to choose the most profitable of these strategies. This paper studies the query optimization problem for selection and projection queries. It develops linear-time solutions to the problem, and then extends these solutions to provide heuristics for joins and conjunctive queries.
Building Access 2 Applications: Using Point and Click Programming
Authors: John Dranchak, Joseph R. LaCroce
Venue:  (1993)

:You don't have to do any programming to build an Access database or custom application. Find out how to design graphical front-ends, how to build tables to store your information, and how to link the two together to create a working application. The authors use their business experiences to give you real world examples for building Access applications. This book uses a case study and step-by-step examples to build a Contact Manager application. You'll also learn how to create applications without having to write any programming code; design an application using a structured development methodology; build an information model; build custom databases, reports, and tables and understand the basics of Windows interface design.
Formal Specification: Techniques and Applications, 1st edition
Authors: Nimal Nissanke
Venue:  (1999)

:Formal Specification offers a practical and versatile approach to constructing formal specifications. Mathematical principles, abstraction and modularisation are explained using examples from everyday life and practical computing. Both model-based and algebraic approaches to specification are covered.. "Formal Specification is an ideal teaching text for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in formal methods. No prior knowledge of formal specification is needed as the text is written to be accessible to a wide audience.
Fireworks 4 f/x and Design
Authors: Joyce J. Evans
Venue:  (2001)

:Learn how to produce professional-level images, buttons, animations, navigation bars, and graphical interfaces for the Web. This guide goes beyond teaching the functions of Fireworks by providing real-world projects that can be effectively incorporated in a professional Web site. This book includes two CD-ROMs containing Special Comstock Stock Photographiy with over 12,000 comping images, trial versions of Dreamweaver&Acirc;&reg;, Flash™, and Freehand&Acirc;&reg;, as well as sample artwork to use in the projects. The foreword for this book was written by J. Scott Hamlin, director of Eyeland Studio and author of Flash 5 Magic.
Mastering JSP Custom Tags and Tag Libraries, 1st edition
Authors: James Goodwill
Venue:  (2002)

:JavaServer Pages (JSP) technology enables developers to write custom tags that can be used as building blocks to quickly create dynamic Web-based applications. Custom tags can be grouped into tag libraries to create powerful collections of reusable code. Two of the most popular tag libraries include Apache's Jakarta Taglibs, a collection of open source tag libraries, and Sun's JSP Standard Tag Library. In this book, James Goodwill shows how servlet and JSP technologies can be enhanced using custom tags and tag libraries. He demonstrates the programming techniques you need to build your own custom tag libraries, and how you can use two existing custom tag libraries: Apache's Jakarta Taglibs and Sun's new JSP Standard Tag Library.
Web Wisdom: How to Evaluate and Create Web Page Quality, 1st edition
Authors: Janet E. Alexander, Marsha A. Tate
Venue:  (1999)

:Here is the essential reference for anyone needing to evaluate or establish information quality on the World Wide Web. Web Wisdom: How to Evaluate and Create Information Quality on the Web addresses the key concerns of Web users and Web page authors regarding reliable and useful information on the Internet. Authors Janet E. Alexander and Marsha Ann Tate introduce critical Web evaluation principles and present the theoretical background necessary to evaluate and create quality information on the Web. They include easy-to-use checklists for step-by-step quality evaluations of virtually any Web site. Alexander and Tate also address important issues related to information on the Web, such as understanding the ways that advertising and sponsorship may effect the quality of information found on the Web.
MPGS: a high-level language for microprogram generating system
Authors: Mitsuhiro Hattori, Michiko Yano, Kiichi Fujino
Venue: Proceedings of the ACM annual conference - Volume 1 (1972)

A high level microprogramming language MPGS is described.MPGS programs consist of three parts; the machine description part, the function part , and the microprogram part. In an MPGS program a microprogrammer can write micro-instructions in any symbolic language defined by himself. By means of control statements in the function part, a high efficiency object code can be obtained. The language is useful for both writing microprograms and translating microprograms written by a language of one machine to those of another.
Official Strategy Guide to Blade Runner: Complete Step-By-Step Strategy
Authors: Cooper Chritstine Cain
Venue:  (1997)

:Using Brady s popular hints and solutions approach, Official Guide to Blade Runner provides gamers with walkthroughs for each mission, maps of the most important areas of the game, lists of useful items and where to find them, and complete puzzle solutions. With this practical guide in hand, players can track down and destroy the renegade replicants threatening Earth.Blade Runner is Westwood/Virgin s biggest release of the year and they expect lifetime sales to be well over 500,000 unitsThe game release will be supported by a national advertising campaign in major game industry magazinesThe gameplay graphics in Blade Runner are as good as the cinematic introductions of most games 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 Macromedia Flash 5: Master The Skills You Need In Ten Minutes Or Less, 1st edition
Authors: Joe Sullivan
Venue:  (2001)

:Because most people don't have the luxury of sitting down uninterrupted for hours at a time to learn Flash, the 10 Minute Guide to Macromedia Flash 5 focuses on the most often used features, covering them in lessons designed to take 10 minutes or less to complete. Ten minutes is all you need to learn how toCreate and edit graphicsImport graphicsUse text Use layersAttach actions and sounds
Test, 1st edition
Authors: Jose Pineda De Gyvez, Dhiraj K. Pradham
Venue:  (1998)

:Integrated Circuit Manufacturability provides comprehensive coverage of the process and design variables that determine the ease and feasibility of the fabrication (or manufacturability) of contemporary VLSI systems and circuits. This book progresses from semiconductor processing to electrical design to system architecture. The material provides a theoretical background as well as case studies, examining the entire design for the manufacturing path from circuit to silicon. Each chapter includes tutorial and practical applications coverage.
Large-Scale Normal Coordinate Analysis for Molecular Structures
Authors: Chao Yang, Barry W. Peyton, Donald W. Noid, Bobby G. Sumpter, Robert E. Tuzun
Venue: SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (2001)

We apply truncated RQ-iteration (TRQ) and the Jacobi--Davidson (JD) method to perform vibrational (eigenvalue) analysis for large-scale molecular systems. Both algorithms employ a preconditioned iterative solver to construct a low-dimensional subspace that contains desired vibrational modes. We discuss several strategies for speeding up the eigenvalue calculation. In particular, we illustrate how to construct effective preconditioners and analyze the quality of these preconditioners. We show that convergence can be improved by choosing appropriate shifts and deflating the translational and rotational modes. Numerical examples are provided to demonstrate the efficiency of our computation.
Java Tools: Using Xml,Ejb,CORBA,Servlets and Soap
Authors: Andreas Eberhart, Stefan Fischer
Venue:  (2002)

:First, the authors establish a foundation in the HTML and Java chapters. Then, they cover Servlets, CORBA, EJB, XML, and SOAP and introduce important development tools. Where appropriate, they provide comparisons and analogies to the Microsoft and Open Source world, and throughout the book, Eberhart and Fisher provide a single running example of an online bookstore which serves to explain all the aspects of a distributed application, showing the step-by-step way in which new functionalities are incorporated and how the appropriate technologies are used to achieve the result. All of the tools are public domain, which makes it possible for the reader to try out everything on a PC at home and a comprehensive web site which contains the examples 'ready to run'.
A fuzzy rule-based interactive methodology for training multimedia actors
Authors: Savant Karunaratne, Hong Yan
Venue: Selected papers from the Pan-Sydney workshop on Visualisation - Volume 2 (2000)

Computer animation has come a long way during the last decade and is now capable of producing near-realistic rendered 3D computer graphics models of expressive, talking, acting humanoids and other characters inhabiting virtual worlds. However, the component of work that needs to be done by animators and artists in producing these synthetic character performances is quite significant. In this paper, we present an expert system based on fuzzy knowledge bases that helps in moving towards automating the task of animating virtual human heads and faces. Our Virtual Actor (Vactor) framework is based on several subsystems that use mainly fuzzy and a minor degree of non-fuzzy linguistic rules to teach virtual actors to know the emotions and gestures to use in different situations. Theories of emotion, personality, dialogue, and acting, as well as empirical evidence are incorporated into our framework and knowledge bases to produce convincing results.
A Chain Rule for Essentially Smooth Lipschitz Functions
Authors: Jonathan M. Borwein, Warren B. Moors
Venue: SIAM Journal on Optimization (1998)

In this paper we introduce a new class of real-valued locally Lipschitz functions (that are similar in nature and definition to Valadier's saine functions), which we call arcwise essentially smooth, and we show that if g : Rm \rightarrow R$ is arcwise essentially smooth on Rm and each function $f_j : R^n \rightarrow R,\ 1 \leq j \leq m$, is strictly differentiable almost everywhere in Rn, then $g \circ f$ is strictly differentiable almost everywhere in Rn, where $f \equiv (f_1,f_2,\ldots,f_m)$. We also show that all the semismooth and all the pseudoregular functions are arcwise essentially smooth. Thus, we provide a large and robust lattice algebra of Lipschitz functions whose generalized derivatives are well behaved.
Fast Track Asp.Net, 1st edition
Authors: Brady Gaster, Kevin Hoffman, Marco Bellinaso
Venue:  (2002)

:This book is for intermediate or experienced programmers who want a guide to the important features, concepts and technologies of ASP.NET.The code in this book is presented in C# - it is recommended that you have some basic C# knowledge to read the code. A Visual Basic .NET edition of this book will be available.
Database Systems: A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation, and Management, 3rd edition
Authors: Thomas M. Connolly, Carolyn Begg
Venue:  (2001)

:Database Systems' practical, hands-on approach makes it uniquely suited to providing a strong foundation in good database design practice. A clear introduction to design, implementation and management issues, as well as an extensive treatment of database language and standards, make this book an indispensable complete reference for database students and professionals alike. The new edition of this bestseller brings it up to date with the latest developments in database technology and builds on the clear, accessible approach that contributed to the success of previous editions. A realistic case study integrated throughout the book enables complex subjects to be explained in the context of one understandable example, while three additional case studies allow readers to work through examples by themselves. Clearly stated chapter objectives and summaries guide the reader, highlighted key definitions and numerous worked examples illustrate the concepts, and review questions and exercises reinforce the material covered in each chapter. Features Database design methodology is explicitly divided into three phases: conceptual, logical, and physical. Each phase is described in a separate chapter with an example of the methodology working in practice. Extensive treatment of SQL in three tutorial-style chapters. Comprehensive treatment of distributed, object-oriented, and object-relational DBMSs. Comprehensive introduction to data warehousing, OLAP, and data mining. Extensive treatment of the Web as an emerging platform for database applications with many code samples for accessing databases from the Webincluding JDBC, SQLJ, ASP, JSP, and Oracle's PSP. New! For the third edition Use of UML notation for ER diagrams. New chapter on the relational algebra and relational calculus. New chapter on fact-finding techniques as a step prior to the start of the database design methodology. New chapter on Access and Oracle DBMSs, illustrating the difference between the two systems. New chapter on semistructured data, its relationship to XML, and query languages for XML. New chapter of data warehouse design using dimensionality modeling. Introduction of color to highlight the text and improve navigation through the book.
NewWave Agent Handbook, 1st edition
Authors: Tony Martin, Lisa Towell
Venue:  (1992)

:You are using the NewWave desktop manager to improve your productivity with Microsoft Windows. Now this book will help you harness the power of NewWave. Central to NewWave is the concept of the Agent, which lets you automate and customize your computing activities. After reading this book you will be able to link together data in many of your other applications software programs written for Windows. For instance, you will be able to drag data from your spreadsheet into a text file in your word processor; every time you update data in your spreadsheet, the data in the document will be automatically updated. In addition to automating tasks, you will learn how to customize other applications software programs for your own needs. You will also learn how to use the object-oriented interface that is key to NewWave. The twenty-eight chapters of this book are organized into five sections, broken down for the new and advanced user. If you are just beginning to use NewWave, the first four chapters offer a primer on how to use NewWave and Agents, explaining the benefits these tools can offer you. More experienced users can start with the second section on Task Fundamentals, which details all of the tools and utilities that are available to you for automating your work. The third section offers many exciting tips and examples to help you organize and schedule tasks. In the fourth section you will learn how to edit Task objects, and how to use the Agent Programming Language. The final section offers a complete programming language reference manual. In order to make full use of NewWave version 4.0, as well as this book, the authors recommend that you have a 286/386/486 IBM compatible PC with a minimum of 2 megabytes of extended memory, a 40 megabyte hard disk, and Microsoft Windows version 3.0 or higher.
Learning probabilistic relational models
Authors: Douglas C. Schmidt
Venue: Relational Data Mining (2001)

Probabilistic relational models (PRMs) are a language for describing statistical models over typed relational domains. A PRM models the uncertainty over the attributes of objects in the domain and uncertainty over the relations between the objects. The model specifies, for each attribute of an object, its (probabilistic) dependence on other attributes of that object and on attributes of related objects. The dependence model is defined at the level of classes of objects. The class dependence model is instantiated for any object in the class, as appropriate to the particular context of the object (i.e., the relations between this objects and others). PRMs can also represent uncertainty over the relational structure itself, e.g., by specifying a (class-level) probability that two objects will be related to each other. PRMs provide a foundation for dealing with the noise and uncertainty encountered in most real-world domains. In this chapter, we show that the compact and natural representation of PRMs allows them to be learned directly form an existing relational database using well-founded statistical techniques. We give an introduction to PRMs and an overview of methods for learning them. We show that PRMs provide a new framework for relational data mining, and offer new challenges for the endeavor of learning relational models for real-world domains.
Oracle Financials Handbook
Authors: David James, Graham H. Seibert, Joseph Costantino
Venue:  (1999)

:Learn everything you need to know about planning and implementing the Oracle Financial Application Suite. Understand,Plan,and Migrate to Oracle Financials. Maximize your investment in Oracle's Integrated Corporate Financials System. Oracle Financials is revolutionizing the fiscal practices of thousands of businesses worldwide. It can also transform your career when used in combination with the expert strategies,implementation advice,case studies,and secrets you'll find in Oracle Financials. Written for financial managers,planners,and analysts by a team of advanced Oracle professionals,this official handbook takes you through every crucial task  from the initial package implementation through production and maintenance. Inside you'll learn how to: Install and master major products in the suite with an emphasis on the accounting modules Organize and manage Oracle Financials implementations Use Oracle Financials' modules separately and together,with an expert implementation blueprint as your example Develop and maintain custom extensions to the Oracle modules Modify the package to suit your business requirements Use Oracle's Self-Service Web Applications to give your suppliers,employees,and customers the information they need Thousands of financial managers agree that using Oracle Financials makes good business sense. With this complete,officially endorsed handbook,you can maximize its features  and profit from the results.
Digital Image Processing
Authors: J. David Frost, Jeff R. Wright
Venue:  (1993)

:Recent advances in hardware and software for digital image processing and analysis are providing exciting new opportunities in civil engineering. Not only a means to augment existing methods of analysis, this technology also opens up a large number of possibilities for significant advances in civil engineering as it is practiced today. This collection of papers outlines current and future trends in the integration of digital image processing and analysis methods. Researchers and practitioners detail digitizing techniques; digital information management; image interpretation and recognition; and morphological operations and analysis.
AS/400 Expert: Ready-to-Run RPG/400 Techniques
Authors: Julian Monypenny, Roger Pence
Venue:  (1999)

:Written for higher-level programmers, this book provides a variety of RPG templates, subroutines, and copy modules that will aid programmers in writing robust and effective RPG/400 programs. The code provided is intended to "plug and play" with existing RPG.About the Authors:Julian Monypenny is an Application Support Manager for Sears Clothing, Ltd., and a technical editor for NEWS/400. He has programmed on IBM midrange platforms for more than 16 years. Roger Pence is the editor of the AS/400 Letter, a recurring columnist for NEWS/400, and a frequent seminar speaker. He has programmed on IBM midrange platforms for more than 15 years and written about IBM midrange computers for more than 10 years.
The Understanding Digital Signatures
Authors: Gail L. Grant
Venue:  (1997)

:Discover Digital Signatures,Security For A Commerce-Driven Internet "Gail Grant has captured the essence of on-line authentication and its associated commercial and legal implicationsbacked with some excellent case studies. This book is a must read for all Internet Entrepreneurs. "I. O. E. Eze,President,Qspace,Inc. "Gail Grant has authored a truly important and useful exploration of the issues that arise when serious business is secured by public key cryptography. In the long run,understanding the concepts so clearly laid out in this book will be fundamental for smart and sound business decisions into the foreseeable future. "Daniel Greenwood,Esq.,President,Law and Policy Group. Internet security is a hot topic and justifiably so. Customers are already demanding on-line access to their personal records,bank accounts,and other private information; furthermore,researchers estimate sales on the internet could reach $200 billion by the year 2000,as PCs worldwide link to form a global shopping mall. But how can a company be sure of the identity of the party accessing the information? On a global,interconnected network,how can you be certain: Providers and users are who they say they are? Information being exchanged between provider and user cannot be stolen or altered? Order being offered to you is valid? The answers lie in digital signature,which are based on public key cryptography and its infrastructure to bind unique keys to individuals and corporations through identity verification. Written by leading Internet business consultant Gail Grant,Understanding Digital Signatures: Establishing Trust over the Internet and Other Networks. detailsthebusiness,legal,social,and technological issues surrounding Digital Signatures and key infrastructure. This book explains this complex technology in terms that a businessperson can understand,covering the unique problems of on-line authentication,how digital signatures help to solve these problems,ways companies are using the technology in real life,and issues concerning its usage. The book includes a list of product and service vendors,future potential,and suggestions for companies considering implementation of digital signatures for their customers or employees. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Gail L. Grant is the CEO of GLG Consulting,an Internet business consulting firm,and the executive director of the Financial Services Portfolio for CommerceNet,the leading industry consortium dedicated to accelerating the growth of Internet commerce.