ppxscal/embedding_network huggingface dataset:
An optimal construction of invalidation reports for mobile databases
Authors: Wen-Chi Hou, Meng Su, Hongyan Zhang, Hong Wang
Venue: Proceedings of the tenth international conference on Information and knowledge management (2001)

Mobile computing is characterized by frequent disconnection, limited communication capability, narrow bandwidth, etc. Caching can play a vital role in mobile computing by reducing the amount of data transferred. In order to reuse caches after short disconnections, invalidation reports are broadcasted to clients to help update/invalidate their caches. Detailed reports may not be desirable because they can be very long and consume large bandwidth. On the other hand, false invalidations may set in if detailed timing information of updates is not provided in the report. In this research, we aim to reduce the false invalidation rates of the reports. It is found that false invalidation rates are closely related to clients' reconnection patterns (i.e., the distribution of the time spans between disconnections and reconnections). By using Newton's method, we show how a report with a minimal false invalidation rate can be constructed for any given disconnection pattern.
Beginning Visual Basic 6 Database Programming
Authors: John L. Connell
Venue:  (1998)

:Out concurrently with the new release of VB6, this book uses the same winningtutorial format as "Beginning Visual Basic 5". Chapters cover everything fromdatabase design to SQL to client server, all at a fast pace.
Information and Meaning: An Evolutionary Perspective, 1st edition
Authors: Tom Stonier
Venue:  (1997)

:Tom Stonier writes from the perspective of a theoretical biologist looking at the evolution of information systems as a basis for studying the phenomena of information, intelligence and meaning. Through his exploration of the 'meaning of meaning', and by looking at how neurons create a brain which understands information inputs and then operates on the information received, he is able to propose a theory of how the brain works and to explore how this theory may be used in the development of information science.
Excel 97
Authors: Eni Publishing Ltd
Venue:  (2000)

:user level : beginner to intermediate This book provides a clear and exhaustive description of your software application backed up by illustrations and concrete examples. On colour paper. 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
Home Networking Bible
Authors: Sue Plumley
Venue:  (1999)

:Whether you want to connect two computers quickly with a parallel cable or connect 5 or 10 computers using twisted pair, Ethernet, hubs, and all of the trimmings, this book can help you. I cover various methods of connecting computers, tell you about available kits to help you network your computers, describe networkable applications, permissions, privacy issues, and even smart homes. This book can help you whether you're spending a lot of money or a little, whether you're a beginner or an expert
Quantum lower bounds by polynomials
Authors: Robert Beals, Harry Buhrman, Richard Cleve, Michele Mosca, Ronald de Wolf
Venue: Journal of the ACM (JACM) (2001)

We examine the number of queries to input variables that a quantum algorithm requires to compute Boolean functions on {0,1}N in the black-box model. We show that the exponential quantum speed-up obtained for partial functions (i.e., problems involving a promise on the input) by Deutsch and Jozsa, Simon, and Shor cannot be obtained for any total function: if a quantum algorithm computes some total Boolean function f with small error probability using T black-box queries, then there is a classical deterministic algorithm that computes f exactly with O(Ts6) queries. We also give asymptotically tight characterizations of T for all symmetric f in the exact, zero-error, and bounded-error settings. Finally, we give new precise bounds for AND, OR, and PARITY. Our results are a quantum extension of the so-called polynomial method, which has been successfully applied in classical complexity theory, and also a quantum extension of results by Nisan about a polynomial relationship between randomized and deterministic decision tree complexity.
Samba Black Book with CD-ROM
Authors: Dominic Baines
Venue:  (2000)

:A complete how-to reference for network administrators, Windows, Linux, and Unix users, and students, Samba Black Book will show you how to set up and configure Samba and integrate Linux services such as firewalls, Web servers, FTP servers, and file servers with Microsoft clients. You will learn how to simplify the management of heterogeneous network, making administration as productive and trouble free as possible. 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
Building Product Models: Computer Environments Supporting Design and Construction, 1st edition
Authors: Charles M. Eastman
Venue:  (1999)

:Building Product Models thoroughly presents the concepts,technology, and methods now used to work out what will become the building product model - a new, digital representation for architecture, civil engineering, and building construction Organized into three sections (history, current tools and concepts, and existing efforts and research issues), this resource provides the field of building product modeling with a standard reference as well as a single, comprehensive text for university courses Until now, all the efforts in building modeling have been reported in research journals and conference proceedings or been made available as draft standards on the Internet. Building Product Models is the only book available on this vital field, bringing together essential aspects of major efforts from the early 1970s to the present.
Health Care Information Systems, 1st edition
Authors: Phillip L. Davidson
Venue:  (1999)

:CRC Press, LLC presents the Best Practices In series. Auerbach publishing, a world-renowned leader in Information Technology and Information Systems, announces a bold new publishing program to serve the ever increasing needs of the IT professional. This series is designed to provide cutting-edge techniques and practices of leading IT organizations; these are must have reference works for any IT organization. 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
MATLAB Guide, 2nd edition
Authors: Desmond J. Higham
Venue:  (2000)

:SHORT AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY: Desmond J. Higham is a Professor of Mathematics at University of Strathclyde, Scotland. He specializes in the numerical solution of deterministic and stochastic differential equations. Nicholas J. Higham is Richardson Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Manchester, England. He specializes in numerical linear algebra and has contributed numerous M-files to MATLAB.
Simulation of wrinkled surfaces
Authors: James F. Blinn
Venue: ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics (1978)

Computer generated shaded images have reached an impressive degree of realism with the current state of the art. They are not so realistic, however, that they would fool many people into believing they are real. One problem is that the surfaces tend to look artificial due to their extreme smoothness. What is needed is a means of simulating the surface irregularities that are on real surfaces. In 1973 Ed Catmull introduced the idea of using the parameter values of parametrically defined surfaces to index into a texture definition function which scales the intensity of the reflected light. By tying the texture pattern to the parameter values, the texture is guaranteed to rotate and move with the object. This is good for showing patterns painted on the surface, but attempts to simulate rough surfaces in this way are unconvincing. This paper presents a method of using a texturing function to perform a small perturbation on the direction of the surface normal before using it in the intensity calculations. This process yields images with realistic looking surface wrinkles without the need to model each wrinkle as a separate surface element. Several samples of images made with this technique are included.
Adobe Illustrator 6.0 Masterworks, 1st edition
Authors: Sharyn Venit
Venue:  (1996)

:Learn the ins and outs of the latest Illustrator enhancements with Adobe Illustrator&reg; 6.0 Masterworks. You get an overview of Illustrator basics like commands, configuration, and key features, as well as detailed instruction on such advanced concepts as creating shapes, scaling, rotating, reflecting and shearing objects. Adobe Illustrator 6.0 Masterworks includes expert design principles and case studies on handling alignment, working in layers, designing templates, and converting graphics into rasterized art.
Software project management in practice
Authors: Pankaj Jalote
Venue:  (2001)

We often hear about software projects that are late, over budget, or unable to satisfy customer needs. Yet some organizations are able to manage project after project successfully with desired results. In this book, Pankaj Jalote looks at one such organization, Infosys Technologies, a highly regarded high-maturity organization, and details the processes it has place to manage projects. Revealing exactly how Infosys operates, jalote provides an excellent case study to guide project managers everywhere. The specific Infosys practices described reflect sound management principles and practices. They are also grounded in common sense, and can be incorporated into any organization's software development operation easier.
Microsoft Internet Information Server 4, with CD-ROM (Mastering), 2nd edition
Authors: Peter John Dyson
Venue:  (1997)

:Mastering Microsoft Internet Information Server tells you everything you need to know about using IIS and Windows NT 4 to establish and maintain an Internet Web site, create an intranet, or pass your MCSE exams. Filled with expert advice and clear, step-by-step instructions, this book will keep you on the right track through every phase of your work, including installation and configuration, Web site publishing, special projects, performance evaluations, and optimization.
King's Quest Companion, 4th edition
Authors: Peter Spear
Venue:  (1997)

:The King's Quest Companion,Fourth Edition. . . a wonderful blend of fact and fiction that brings my games to life in an exciting,new way. It adds another fascinating dimension to the entire King's Quest experience. It is truly a pleasure to read and a must-have for anyone hoping to explore the series in greater depth and detail.Roberta Williams,Creator of The King's Quest Series. Answers,Answers,Answers. . . Play Through and Win All the King's Games with the Answers You'll Find Here. You're holding the one book that can give you all the help and answers you need to successfully complete every King's Quest game from I through VII. PLUS,you'll have fun reading these answers in Spear's "novel" approach as he weaves exciting stories around each game in the series. The Newest Edition Of This Acclaimed Book Has It All! Complete novelizations of each of the King's Quest games will fascinate you. Discover step-by-step walkthroughs of every game. Complete and unabridged,everything is revealed! There are lots of new,detailed maps help you easily find your way. Understand how the games unfold as you discover legends and biographies of the fabulous characters and creatures who live in the world of Daventry. Learn the deepest,most hidden secrets about the real world of Daventry. Get all the answers you need,as fast as you want them,to finish all the games. If you've been captured by the magic of Sierra On-Line's King's Quest series,you'll love this book. It's a MUST for Questers everywhere
Freelance Graphics for Windows QuickStart, Corporate Edition
Authors: Susan Parker Stover
Venue:  (1994)

:Designed for beginning and intermediate users, this helpful guide covers freelance graphics through version 2.0 for Windows. Graduated, step-by-step exercises and short, self-paced chapters walk the reader through each task. The book is spiral bound, with disk-based exercises designed specifically for the corporate channel. 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
CovaTM: a transaction model for cooperative applications
Authors: Jinlei Jiang, Guangxin (Gavin) Yang, Yan Wu, Meilin Shi
Venue: Proceedings of the 2002 ACM symposium on Applied computing (2002)

It has been widely recognized that traditional transaction models with ACID(Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation and Durability) properties generally are not applicable to cooperative applications. Though many advanced transaction models have been proposed to address the problems, they are too database-centered or too rigid to be useful in real environments. This paper presents a new transaction model named CovaTM, which provides sophisticated but flexible control over cooperative process as well as support for error recovery and exception handling. The most distinguished feature of this model is that user intervention is explicitly introduced into transaction processing. This paper details the features and structural elements of this model. An example is also given to illustrate how it works in real world settings.
Last Express: The Official Strategy Guide
Authors: Rick Barba
Venue:  (1997)

:This official guide contains information that will help you solve the mysteries of The Last Express, including A full walkthrough of every level, step-by-step instructions on how to unlock the secrets of the Firebird, and a pre-World War I history primer. 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
Programming distributed systems with the delegation-based object-oriented language dSelf
Authors: Robert Tolksdorf, Kai Knubben
Venue: Proceedings of the 2002 ACM symposium on Applied computing (2002)

Common middleware platforms rely on a class-based object model. However, this model introduces several dependencies that are disadvantageous for distributed systems. The family of class-less delegation-based languages offers an alternative object model with lesser such dependencies. dSelf is an extension to the delegation-and prototype-based object-oriented language SELF. It adds distributed objects and transparent remote reference resolution to the language. In consequence, dSelf facilitates distributed inheritance and instantiation mechanisms. We describe the conception and implementation of dSelf and give examples where the flexibility of dSelf can be used with benefit as a middleware concept for programming distributed systems.
Game Design: Secret of the Sages, 2nd edition
Authors: Marc A. Saltzman
Venue:  (2000)

:BradyGames-Game Design: Secrets of the Sages-2nd Edition Features. More information about the console gaming market. How multiplayer gameplay is affecting the industry. More game and design theory, with inspirations and insights from the experts. Updated content on the newest, hottest games.
FPGA switch block layout and evaluation
Authors: Herman Schmit, Vikas Chandra
Venue: Proceedings of the 2002 ACM/SIGDA tenth international symposium on Field-programmable gate arrays (2002)

This paper presents abstract layout techniques for a variety of FPGA switch block architectures. We evaluate the relative density of subset, universal, and Wilton switch block architectures. For subset switch blocks of small size, we find the optimal implementations using a simple metric. We also develop a tractable heuristic that returns the optimal results for small switch blocks, and good results for large switch blocks. For switch blocks with general connectivity, we develop a representation and a layout evaluation technique. We use these techniques to compare a variety of small switch blocks. We find that the traditional Xilinx-style, subset switch block is superior to the other proposed architectures. Finally, we have hand-designed some small switch blocks to confirm our results.
Decreasing online 'bad' behavior
Authors: John P. Davis, Shelly Farnham, Carlos Jensen
Venue: CHI '02 extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems (2002)

'Bad' behavior is a serious problem in many online social situations, such as chat rooms. One potential reason is that social norms for 'proper' interpersonal behavior are not invoked in these situations as they are in face-to-face interactions. We describe a game we developed to explore good and bad behavior in computer-mediated situations. We found that increasing the 'social' nature of the interaction through voice communication between game partners decreased aversive behavior, but having profile information about the other person had little impact.
Designing children's software to ensure productive interactivity through collaboration in the zone of proximal development (ZPD)
Authors: Rosemary Luckin
Venue: Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual (2001)

In this article the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) is considered as the foundation for a software design framework. The issues of interactivity and collaboration are the focus of our interpretation of Vygotsky's work for application to the software design process. The Ecolab is a piece of educational software developed using this Vygotskian design framework. It is aimed at 10 and 11-year old children learning about Ecology and has been evaluated with a class of such learners. The results of this evaluation are discussed in terms of the interactions and collaborations children experienced and in the light of the learning gains they made while using the software. It was concluded that the ZPD is a useful theoretical construct for educational software design, but that creating the most effective collaborative interactions between software and the computers is complex and individual to each learner. In addition, children were not effective at setting themselves challenging tasks or in seeking appropriate assistance. To be successful such software therefore needs to embody flexible and fadable scaffolding and either maintain or expect as input, sufficient information about the individual learner to offer them appropriately challenging activities.
Safe Sites Internet Yellow Pages,the 2000-2001 Edition
Authors: Thomas Nelson Publishers
Venue:  (2000)

:Information on a variety of websites for the entire family. Featuring the Top 500 sites from the "Best of the Christian Web"! 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
Meeting the virtual work imperative
Authors: Anthony M. Townsend, Anthony R. Hendrickson, Samuel M. DeMarie
Venue: Communications of the ACM (2002)

How collaborative technologies can facilitate face-to-face meetings without the need to even be in the same room.
Small Business Turnaround: Revitalize Your Struggling or Stagnant Enterprise
Authors: Marc Kramer
Venue:  (1999)

:0ne day your business is growing and you feel as if you are on top of the world. You believe that you understand and know everything. Then the next day you find your sales have stopped growing, or perhaps even worse, you're concerned that you might not be able to make payroll. Small Business Turnaround is a comprehensive operating manual that helps any small business identify and resolve the different issues needing to be addressed. Then it goes one step further, taking you through the steps to become even stronger and more profitable than you were before, providing insights from top professionals in legal, accounting, finance, human resources and other areas that have experience in handling distressed companies. 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
Mastering AutoCAD 13 for Windows, 2nd edition
Authors: George Omura
Venue:  (1994)

:Mastering AutoCAD 13 for Windows covers both the Windows 3.1 and NT versions, exploring everything from installation to customization - while simultaneously guiding you through AutoCAD's new graphical interface. Beginners: start your engines! Simple instruction sets help you create your first drawing, organize your work, manage large projects, and handle printing. Pros: throw it into overdrive! Expert coverage includes built-in 3D modeling, drag-and-drop capabilities, selection cycling, object grouping, complex line types, improved spline curves and ellipses, and associative hatching. Special treatment of new OLE client capabilities shows you how to add almost anything to your drawings - from word-processed documents to databases, spreadsheets, photos, and bitmap graphics. Don't miss these helpful road signs. Packed with tips and tricks for all user levels, this book offers valuable margin notes, interesting sidebars, Fast Track instructions, at-a-glance topic listings, special highlighting of new Release 13 features, and an alphabetical reference to commands and system variables. It's on the CD: Packed with useful add-ons, utilities, and the drawing files from the book's exercises, this CD is a $200 added value. You get a library of architectural symbols; a network plotter; a resolution enhancement program for most dot-matrix and laser printers; utilities for saving layer-settings, drawing text on curves, quickly changing line widths, and writing macros; and files that match the drawing lessons in the book. As an extra bonus, you'll also find an online resource guide to add-on applications and an assortment of AutoLISP utilities.
An optimal algorithm for constructing an optimal bridge between two simple rectilinear polygons
Authors: D. P. Wang
Venue: Information Processing Letters (2001)

Let P and Q be two disjoint rectilinear polygons in the plane. We say P and Q are in Case 1 if there exists a rectinlinear line segment to connect them; otherwise, we say they are in Case 2. In this paper, we present optimal algorithms for solving the following problem. Given two disjoint rectinlinear polygons P and Q in the plane, we want to add a rectilinear line segment to connect then when they are in Case 1, or add two rectilinear line segments, one is vertical and the other is horizontal, to connect P and Q when they are in Case 2. Our objective is to minimize the maximum of the L1-distances between points in one polygon and points in the other polygon through one or two line segments. Let V (P) and V(Q) be the vertex sets of P and Q, respectively, and let |V(P)| = m and |V (Q)| = n. In this paper, we present O(m + n) time algorithms for the above two cases.
Understanding X.500: The Directory
Authors: D. Chadwick
Venue:  (1994)

:Understanding X.500 The Directory describes, in lay terms, the contents of both the 1988 and 1993 editions of the ISO OSI Directory Standard (CCITT Recommendation X.500). An in-depth account is given of all the features of the Standard and numerous examples of its application are provided throughout. The implications of the Standard are related to implementation details in terms of product usefulness, differentiation and ease of management. Key features of the text are that it is fully up-to-date with all the features of the 1993 edition of the X.500 Standard; it describes clearly all X.500 terminology such as DSA, DUA, DIT; it explains X.500 security features such as asymmetric encryption and access controls; and it describes the use of X.500 by other applications such as EDI and X.400.