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NaturalDraw: interactive perception based drawing for everyone
Authors: Yasser F. O. Mohammad, Toyoaki Nishida
Venue: Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Intelligent user interfaces (2007)

Drawing is a very natural activity of humans, and, despite the wide variety of drawing systems available on computers today, most of those systems lack the naturalness of the pencil-paper system. In this paper we present a new drawing interface that is easy for the human to use in a more natural way than the existing drawing interfaces. The proposed system is based on the Interactive Perception paradigm we developed for interfacing social robots to the humans.
An adaptive error penalization method for training an efficient and generalized SVM
Authors: Yiqiang Zhan, Dinggang Shen
Venue: Pattern Recognition (2006)

A novel training method has been proposed for increasing efficiency and generalization of support vector machine (SVM). The efficiency of SVM in classification is directly determined by the number of the support vectors used, which is often huge in the complicated classification problem in order to represent a highly convoluted separation hypersurface for better nonlinear classification. However, the separation hypersurface of SVM might be unnecessarily over-convoluted around extreme outliers, as these outliers can easily dominate the objective function of SVM. This situation eventually affects the efficiency and generalization of SVM in classifying unseen testing samples. To avoid this problem, we propose a novel objective function for SVM, i.e., an adaptive penalty term is designed to suppress the effects of extreme outliers, thus simplifying the separation hypersurface and increasing the classification efficiency. Since maximization of the margin distance of hypersurface is no longer dominated by those extreme outliers, our generated SVM tends to have a wider margin, i.e., better generalization ability. Importantly, as our designed objective function can be reformulated as a dual problem, similar to that of standard SVM, any existing SVM training algorithm can be borrowed for the training of our proposed SVM. The performances of our method have been extensively tested on the UCI machine learning repository, as well as a real clinical problem, i.e., tissue classification in prostate ultrasound images. Experimental results show that our method is able to simultaneously increase the classification efficiency and the generalization ability of the SVM.
Implementing Sugarcrm: A Step-by-step Guide to Using This Powerful Open Source Application in Your Business
Authors: Michael J. R. Whitehead
Venue:  (2006)

A step-by-step guide to planning, implementing, and using SugarCRM in your business. Focused on the needs of the enterprise, this book provides solution-driven approach for both business and IT specialists to get the most from this powerful and popular Open Source application. 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
A new TCP for persistent packet reordering
Authors: Stephan Bohacek, Joao P. Hespanha, Junsoo Lee, Chansook Lim, Katia Obraczka
Venue: IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON) (2006)

Most standard implementations of TCP perform poorly when packets are reordered. In this paper, we propose a new version of TCP that maintains high throughput when reordering occurs and yet, when packet reordering does not occur, is friendly to other versions of TCP. The proposed TCP variant, or TCP-PR, does not rely on duplicate acknowledgments to detect a packet loss. Instead, timers are maintained to keep track of how long ago a packet was transmitted. In case the corresponding acknowledgment has not yet arrived and the elapsed time since the packet was sent is larger than a given threshold, the packet is assumed lost. Because TCP-PR does not rely on duplicate acknowledgments, packet reordering (including out-or-order acknowledgments) has no effect on TCP-PR's performance.Through extensive simulations, we show that TCP-PR performs consistently better than existing mechanisms that try to make TCP more robust to packet reordering. In the case that packets are not reordered, we verify that TCP-PR maintains the same throughput as typical implementations of TCP (specifically, TCP-SACK) and shares network resources fairly. Furthermore, TCP-PR only requires changes to the TCP sender side making it easier to deploy.
Notes on shape orientation where the standard method does not work
Authors: Joviša unić, Lazar Kopanja, Jonathan E. Fieldsend
Venue: Pattern Recognition (2006)

In this paper we consider some questions related to the orientation of shapes with particular attention to the situation where the standard method does not work. There are irregular and non-symmetric shapes whose orientation cannot be computed in a standard way, but in the literature the most studied situations are those where the shape under consideration has more than two axes of symmetry or where it is an n-fold rotationally symmetric shape with n>2. The basic reference for our work is [W.H. Tsai, S.L. Chou, Detection of generalized principal in rotationally symmetric shapes, Pattern Recognition 24 (1991) 95-104]. We give a very simple proof of the main result from [W.H. Tsai, S.L. Chou, Detection of generalized principal in rotationally symmetric shapes, Pattern Recognition 24 (1991) 95-104] and suggest a modification of the proposal on how the principal axes of rotationally symmetric shapes should be computed. We show some desirable property in defining the orientation of such shapes if the modified approach is applied. Also, we give some comments on the problems that arise when computing shape elongation.
Dual non-negative rational symbols with arbitrary approximation order
Authors: Mariantonia Cotronei, Maria Laura Lo Cascio, Thomas Sauer
Venue: Applied Numerical Mathematics (2004)

We consider the construction of dual filters with a prescribed approximation order, that is with the ability to reproduce polynomials up to a certain degree. Specifically, we illustrate how to construct nonnegative duals when starting from a nonnegative primal filter. This construction produces filters with rational symbol, which can then be either implemented efficiently as recursive IIR filter or approximated by a Laurent polynomial.
Understanding intelligent agents: analysis and synthesis
Authors: John Fox, Martin Beveridge, David Glasspool
Venue: AI Communications (2003)

Current views of intelligent agent technologies are reviewed with respect to (a) their general cognitive capabilities and (b) the classic Belief-Desire-Intention (BDI) model. A benchmark agent model is developed as a basis for analyzing and comparing agent systems. PROforma is an agent technology that has grown out of work in modeling medical expertise and the benchmark is used to carry out a case study analysis of this technology, looking at it from three contrasting points of view: logic programming, object-oriented programming and agent-oriented programming. These viewpoints yield different insights into the strengths and weaknesses of PROforma and lead to a clarification and consolidation of the benchmark agent features. The consolidated model offers a useful framework for analysis and comparison of other agent systems in medicine or other domains.
Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office 2003
Authors: Jim Boyce
Venue:  (2003)

Get up to speed on all of Office 2003's applications with concise, step-by-step tips from a best-selling Office and Windows expert! Covers ALL the Office topics including the "core" applications in a focused way without unnecessary fluff. Well organized for the complete novice diving into Office as well as helpful for those upgrading from an earlier version. Starts with an introduction of what's new in this version and what the major changes and advantages are when upgrading from older versions.
Different methods for the fabrication of UV-LIGA molds using SU-8 with tapered de-molding angles
Authors: C. Fu, H. Huang
Venue: Microsystem Technologies (2006)

De-molding is one of the most crucial steps for successful mass production of high aspect ratio microstructures in microreplication technologies of LIGA process. With a proper taper angle in mold structure, normal contact pressure on the structure will be abated; this will facilitate the de-molding procedure and at the same time prevent the microstructures of mold from being damaged. However, in the case of UV lithography, the top area of the patterned SU-8 resist is observed to be larger than the bottom area especially in cases of thick layer and high aspect ratio structures. In order to obtain an applicable metal mold for hot-embossing process, we purpose here several novel methods with backside exposure which can fabricate different taper angles with proper direction on the mold structures easily. In this paper, we described the technology concept, process details and related experimental results both in mold structures and molded PMMA replicas. In addition, various interesting 3D microstructures can be produced by combining these exposure methods. On-chip microneedle arrays were selected to demonstrate this ability.
Mobile Robot Global Localization using an Evolutionary MAP Filter
Authors: L. Moreno, S. Garrido, D. Blanco
Venue: Journal of Global Optimization (2007)

A new algorithm based on evolutionary computation concepts is presented in this paper. This algorithm is a non linear evolutive filter known as the Evolutive Localization Filter (ELF) which is able to solve the global localization problem in a robust and efficient way. The proposed algorithm searches stochastically along the state space for the best robot pose estimate. The set of pose solutions (the population) represents the most likely areas according to the perception and motion information up to date. The population evolves by using the log-likelihood of each candidate pose according to the observation and the motion error derived from the comparison between observed and predicted data obtained from the probabilistic perception and motion model. The algorithm has been tested on a mobile robot equipped with a laser range finder to demonstrate the effectiveness, robustness and computational efficiency of the proposed approach.
Premiere Elements for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Authors: Antony Bolante
Venue:  (2004)

Just because you don't work for a major production house and you don't plan to add Star Wars style special effects to your latest movie project doesn't mean you don't want to do interesting things with the video you've shot. Now, with Adobe's first consumer-level video editing software you can-and at $99, you won't spend an arm and a leg to do so! In these pages, veteran author Antony Bolante provides all the instruction you need to start editing video fast with Adobe Premiere Elements. Just as Photoshop Elements brought image manipulation to the masses, Premiere Elements brings video editing prowess to anybody who owns a digital video camera. Whether you're a student filmmaker, a video hobbyist, or a proud parent who wants to put together a snazzy film of your daughter's winning soccer season, Antony's simple step-by-step instructions and straightforward teaching style will have you capturing and importing video, creating transitions and titles, and outputting the final product with Premier Elements in no time.
iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual, Fourth Edition
Authors: J. D. Biersdorfer
Venue:  (2006)

When Apple introduced the iPod in 2001, CEO Steve Jobs declared, "listening to music will never be the same again." He was right on the money. The iPod grabbed attention right away, and by the end of 2005, more than 41 million of them had sold. iPod is the dominant digital music player on the market, and for the first time, Apple gets to feel like Microsoft. iPod steadily evolved through five generations since then, and today the dynasty ranges from a screenless 512-megabyte version that can hold plenty of songs for your gym routine to a 60-gigabyte multimedia jukebox that can spin out an entire season of "Desperate Housewives", along with thousands of color photos and all that colorful music.An iPod is many things to many people, but it can be much more than most people realize. That's where iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual comes in. Like the device itself, this book is a long-running bestseller, now in its fourth edition. What makes it so popular is the wealth of useful information it brings to anyone who breaks open iPod's distinctive packaging-especially since Apple doesn't supply a manual of its own.Once again, we've updated this guide to fully explain the ins and outs of iPod, including the nano, the shuffle, and all the latest features and uses, such as:The 5th generation Video iPod, which can hold 15,000 songs, 25,000 photos, and 150 hours of videoiTunes 6, where you can buy tunes, subscribe to Podcasts, tune into internet radio, download videos, build playlists, and moreGoing beyond the music to use iPod as an external drive, an eBook, a personal organizer, a GameBoy, and a slide projectorExtreme iPodding with shareware and AppleScripts, using an iPod with external speakers (including the car stereo), accessories, and troubleshootingIt's been five years since iPod hit the scene, but, clearly, the evolution has only just begun. iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual gives you everything you need to evolve with it.
Kernel matching pursuit classifier ensemble
Authors: Licheng Jiao, Qing Li
Venue: Pattern Recognition (2006)

Kernel Matching Pursuit Classifier (KMPC), a novel classification machine in pattern recognition, has an excellent advantage in solving classification problems for the sparsity of the solution. Unfortunately, the performance of the KMPC is far from the theoretically expected level of it. Ensemble Methods are learning algorithms that construct a collection of individual classifiers which are independent and yet accurate, and then classify a new data point by taking vote of their predictions. In such a way, the performance of classifiers can be improved greatly. In this paper, on a thorough investigation into the principle of KMPC and Ensemble Method, we expatiate on the theory of KMPC ensemble and pointed out the ways to construct it. The experiments performed on the artificial data and UCI data show KMPC ensemble combines the advantages of KMPC with ensemble method, and improves classification performance remarkably.
HTML and XHTML Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft))
Authors: Faithe Wempen
Venue:  (2006)

The smart way to learn HTML and XHTML-one step at a time! Build exactly the skills you need to start creating Web pages as you work at your own pace with easy-to-follow lessons and hands-on practice files on CD.
Variance reduction in the simulation of call centers
Authors: Pierre L'Ecuyer, Eric Buist
Venue: Proceedings of the 38th conference on Winter simulation (2006)

We show via concrete illustrations how the variance can be reduced in the simulation of a telephone call center to estimate the fraction of calls answered within a given time limit. We examine the combination of a control variate and stratification with respect to a continuous input variable, and find that combining them requires care, because the optimal control variate coefficient is a function of the variable on which we stratify. In a setting where we compare two similar configurations of the center, we examine the combination of stratification with common random numbers. We show that proper use of common random numbers reduces the convergence rate of the variance of the difference of performance measures across the two systems.
Stability of a vector integer quadratic programming problem with respect to vector criterion and constraints
Authors: T. T. Lebedeva, T. I. Sergienko
Venue: Cybernetics and Systems Analysis (2006)

The paper analyzes five types of stability against perturbations of initial data in criterion functions and constraints of vector integer quadratic optimization problems. Necessary and sufficient conditions are proved for all the types of stability. The relationship among stability with respect to changes of vector criterion coefficients, stability with respect to changes of initial data in constraints, and stability with respect to vector criterion and constraints is established.
Flash 8 (Missing Manual)
Authors: Emily A. VanderVeer
Venue:  (2006)

Macromedia's Flash 8 is the world's premier program for adding animation to websites. And with the latest version, this popular program becomes more versatile, letting beginning webmasters and expert developers alike create sophisticated web content. But Flash isn't intuitive. And it doesn't come with a manual. Whether you want to learn the basics or unleash the program's true power, Flash 8: The Missing Manual is the ideal instructor. This hands-on guide to today's hottest web design tool is aimed at nondevelopers, and it teaches you how to translate your ideas into great web content. It begins with a solid primer on animation, which helps you get comfortable with the Flash interface. Once you have these basics under your belt, Flash 8: The Missing Manual moves on to advanced animations, including adding special effects and audio, video, and interactivity to your presentations. When you're really feeling steady, the book shows how to use a dollop of ActionScript to customize your content. It then teaches you how to publish your Flash creations for web surfers everywhere to enjoy. Along the way, the book shows you good design principles and helps you avoid elements that can distract or annoy an audience. Author Emily Vander Veer has more than a dozen books to her credit, including titles on web design and scripting--most written for non-technical readers. Her background makes her the perfect author for a straightforward book on a complex subject. She takes Flash 8: The Missing Manual from the basics to the advanced, yet avoids a hasty jump into tough topics that can leave readers confused. Not only will Flash 8: The Missing Manual help you turn a concept into unique, dynamic content, but it will continue to serve as a reference as you develop your website. 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
Simple linear bending stiffness in particle systems
Authors: Pascal Volino, Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann
Venue: Proceedings of the 2006 ACM SIGGRAPH/Eurographics symposium on Computer animation (2006)

In cloth simulation particle systems models, bending stiffness involve forces which are either represented as additional springs, or as out-of-plane forces along surface normals. While the former solution is quite inaccurate for both small and large curvatures, the latter requires significant computation and is unsuited for fast computation required by real-time or interactive systems. We present a linear approach which combines simplicity and accuracy, being perfectly suited for the implicit integration schemes used in particle systems.
Low earth orbit rendezvous strategy for lunar missions
Authors: Grant R. Cates, William M. Cirillo, Chel Stromgren
Venue: Proceedings of the 38th conference on Winter simulation (2006)

On January 14, 2004 President George W. Bush announced a new Vision for Space Exploration calling for NASA to return humans to the moon. In 2005 NASA decided to use a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) rendezvous strategy for the lunar missions. A Discrete Event Simulation (DES) based model of this strategy was constructed. Results of the model were then used for subsequent analysis to explore the ramifications of the LEO rendezvous strategy.
Widening operators for powerset domains
Authors: Roberto Bagnara, Patricia M. Hill, Enea Zaffanella
Venue: International Journal on Software Tools for Technology Transfer (STTT) (2006)

The finite powerset construction upgrades an abstract domain by allowing for the representation of finite disjunctions of its elements. While most of the operations on the finite powerset abstract domain are easily obtained by &#x201c;lifting&#x201d; the corresponding operations on the base-level domain, the problem of endowing finite powersets with a provably correct widening operator is still open. In this paper we define three generic widening methodologies for the finite powerset abstract domain. The widenings are obtained by lifting any widening operator defined on the base-level abstract domain and are parametric with respect to the specification of a few additional operators that allow all the flexibility required to tune the complexity/precision trade-off. As far as we know, this is the first time that the problem of deriving non-trivial, provably correct widening operators in a domain refinement is tackled successfully. We illustrate the proposed techniques by instantiating our widening methodologies on powersets of convex polyhedra, a domain for which no non-trivial widening operator was previously known.
Mike Meyers' A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs, Second Edition, 2 edition
Authors: Michael Meyers
Venue:  (2007)

Essential Skills for a Successful IT CareerMike Meyers, the leading authority on CompTIA A+ training and certification, has helped hundreds of thousands of people master CompTIA A+ PC technician skills-and now he can help you, too. Completely updated for the new CompTIA A+ standards, Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs, Second Edition will help you pass the CompTIA A+ certification exams and become an expert hardware technician. Inside, you'll find helpful on-the-job tips, end-of-chapter practice questions, and hundreds of photographs and illustrations.Learn how to:Work with CPUs, RAM, and motherboardsInstall, partition, and format hard drives Work with portable PCs, PDAs, and wireless technologies Install, upgrade, and troubleshoot Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Install sound and video cards Manage printers and connect to networks Implement security measuresUnderstand safety and environmental issuesEstablish good communication skills and adhere to privacy policiesThe CD-ROM features:Eight full practice exams covering CompTIA A+ Essentials and Exams 220-602, 220-603, and 220-604One hour of LearnKey video training featuring Mike Meyers teaching key CompTIA A+ topics Electronic copy of the bookComplete exam objective map for all four examsList of official CompTIA A+ acronymsUseful tools and utilities for PC technicians Each chapter includes:Learning objectives Photographs and illustrations Real-world examples Try This! and Cross Check exercises Tech tips, notes, and warnings End-of-chapter quizzes and lab projects Table of contentsChapter 1: The Path of the PC Tech Chapter 2: The Visible PC Chapter 3: Microprocessors Chapter 4: RAM Chapter 5: BIOS and CMOS Chapter 6: Expansion Bus Chapter 7: Motherboards Chapter 8: Power Supplies Chapter 9: Hard Drive TechnologiesChapter 10: Implementing Hard DrivesChapter 11: Removable MediaChapter 12: Installing and Upgrading WindowsChapter 13: Understanding WindowsChapter 14: Working with the Command-Line InterfaceChapter 15: Maintaining and Troubleshooting WindowsChapter 16: Input/OutputChapter 17: VideoChapter 18: SoundChapter 19: Portable ComputingChapter 20: PrintersChapter 21: Local Area NetworkingChapter 22: The InternetChapter 23: Computer SecurityChapter 24: The Complete PC TechAPPENDIX A: ABOUT THE CD-ROMAPPENDIX B: MAPPING THE CompTIA A+ OBJECTIVESGLOSSARYINDEX