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A year after 9/11: where are we now?
Authors: Simon Davies
Venue: Communications of the ACM (2002)

The dissention over technology has migrated from the East to the West over the last 12 months.
On the sensitivity analysis of the expected accumulated reward
Authors: Ha&#x00EF;scam Abdallah Moulaye Hamza
Venue: Performance Evaluation (2002)

This paper deals with the sensitivity computation of the expected accumulated reward of Markov models. Very often, we are facing the problem of the computation time, especially when the Markov process is stiff. We consider the standard uniformization method for which the global error may be easily bounded. Because the time complexity of this method becomes large when the stiffness increases, we then suggest an ordinary differential equations method, the third-order implicit Runge-Kutta method. After providing a new way of writing the system of equations to be solved, we apply this method with a stepsize choice different from the classical one in order to accelerate the algorithm execution. This method is interesting for stiff Markov models but unfortunately, it is difficult to control the global error. We propose a new approach based on the uniformized power technique. This method will save computation time if the mission time is long and the state space is not too large. Moreover, this method integrates an efficient error control mechanism. The time complexities of the three methods are compared via a concrete example.
Hands on VB 6 for Web Development
Authors: Richard Campbell, Rod Paddock, John V. Petersen
Venue:  (1998)

:This book provides complete and detailed coverage of the various ways Microsoft Visual Basic 6 can be used for Internet-related applications development. Through the step-by-step creation of real-world applications, Hands of VB 6 for Web Development enables users to accomplish virtually any Web-related task with Visual Basic. Includes a CD-ROM with ready-to-run applets and productivity tools.
The MIN PFS problem and piecewise linear model estimation
Authors: Edoardo Amaldi, Marco Mattavelli
Venue: Discrete Applied Mathematics (2002)

We consider a new combinatorial optimization problem related to linear systems (MIN PFS) that consists, given an infeasible system, in finding a partition into a minimum number of feasible subsystems. MIN PFS allows formalization of the fundamental problem of piecewise linear model estimation, which is an attractive alternative when modeling a wide range of nonlinear phenomena. Since MIN PFS turns out to be NP-hard to approximate within every factor strictly smaller than 3/2 and we are mainly interested in real-time applications, we propose a greedy strategy based on randomized and thermal variants of the classical Agmon-Motzkin-Schoenberg relaxation method for solving systems of linear inequalities. Our method provides good approximate solutions in a short amount of time. The potential of our approach and the performance of our algorithm are demonstrated on two challenging problems from image and signal processing. The first one is that of detecting line segments in digital images and the second one that of modeling time-series using piecewise linear autoregressive models. In both cases the MIN PFS-based approach presents various advantages with respect to conventional alternatives, including wider range of applicability, lower computational requirements and no need for a priori assumptions regarding the underlying structure of the data.
Schaum's Easy Outline of Programming with Java, 1 edition
Authors: John R. Hubbard
Venue:  (2001)

Boiled-down essentials of the top-selling Schaum's Outline series for the student with limited time What could be better than the bestselling Schaum's Outline series? For students looking for a quick nuts-and-bolts overview, it would have to be Schaum's Easy Outline series. Every book in this series is a pared-down, simplified, and tightly focused version of its predecessor. With an emphasis on clarity and brevity, each new title features a streamlined and updated format and the absolute essence of the subject, presented in a concise and readily understandable form. Graphic elements such as sidebars, reader-alert icons, and boxed highlights stress selected points from the text, illuminate keys to learning, and give students quick pointers to the essentials. Designed to appeal to underprepared students and readers turned off by dense text Cartoons, sidebars, icons, and other graphic pointers get the material across fast Concise text focuses on the essence of the subject Delivers expert help from teachers who are authorities in their fields Perfect for last-minute test preparation So small and light that they fit in a backpack! Table of contents Chapter 1: Getting Started. Chapter 2: Strings. Chapter 3: Selection. Chapter 4: Iteration. Chapter 5: Methods. Chapter 6: Classes. Chapter 7: Composition and Inheritance. Chapter 8: Arrays and Vectors. Chapter 9: Graphics. Chapter 10: Applets, Threads, and Exceptions. Appendix A: Acronyms. Appendix B: Computer Numbers. Appendix C: Unicode. Appendix D: References.
Quasi Symmetric Designs (London M
Authors: Mohan S. Shrikhande
Venue:  (1991)

:The authors stress the interaction among designs, finite geometries, and strongly regular graphs in the first study of the theory of quasi-symmetric designs or combinatorial designs with at most two block intersection numbers.
Excel 2000 Answers!, 1st edition
Authors: Gail Perry
Venue:  (1999)

:Excel 2000 provides Web-enabled collaboration and rich analysis tools for better decision making. Author is a regular guest on AOL's MoneyWhiz Q&A program,and has been featured on such programs as Fox TV's "Good Morning New York" and WOR radio's "Manage Your Money With the Dolans. " Endorsed by Stream Internationalthe World's largest third-party tech support organization. Tons of answers covering all new features,including List Auto-Fill,See-Through View,drag-and-drop Pivot Tables,and more. A whole book of Excel 2000 Answers for less than the price of one support call! Q: Why pay $50,$100,$150,or even more for one phone call to tech support when you can have the answers you need at your fingertips for under $25? A: Get this valuable,reader-friendly book and you'll get hundreds of answers to all of your basic to advanced Excel 2000 questions,straight from the databases of Stream Internationalthe world's largest third-party tech support organization. Inside,you'll find valuable tips and expert advice on setting up worksheets,creating charts,customizing Excel,publishing and collaborating on the Web,and more. 2000 questions,straight from the databases of Stream Internationalthe world's largest third-party tech support organization. Inside,you'll find valuable tips and expert advice on setting up worksheets,creating charts,customizing Excel,publishing and collaborating on the Web,and more. Excel 2000 Answers! makes it easy to: locate the answer you need in seconds! Inside are over 400 expert answers arranged by topic for fast access; sharpen your Excel skills faster than you can sharpen a pencilsidebars,tips,warnings,and time-savingtechniques show you how; preview chapters easily using the quick,at-a-glance descriptions; find helpfast! A comprehensive,cross-referenced index points the way to the information you need. 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
FrontPage 98: The Complete Reference, 1st edition
Authors: Martin S. Matthews, Erik B. Poulsen
Venue:  (1998)

:Shows how to take full advantage of all FrontPage features. Provides a time-saving,alphabetized reference for quick access to HTML,VBScript,and more. CD includes numerous product add-ons. Let best-selling author Martin Matthews and renowned webmaster Erik Poulsen show you how to create high-impact web pages with the greatest of ease in this ultimate FrontPage reference,tutorial,and CD-ROM toolkit. FrontPage 98: The Complete Reference takes you through everything from basic page layout to building highly interactive web sites complete with databases,forms,graphics,special effects,and moreall in a matter of days! By following the easy-to=understand instructions and dozens of real-life examples,you will turn your vision into a reality with Microsoft's ultra popular web page creation tool. Whether your goal is a professional-quality web site or a private intranet,FrontPage 98: the Complete Reference is your ultimate guide to achieving your visions. You'll quickly learn how to: Create your dream web site from scratch or makeover a static site using easy,step-by-step instructions; Put a team of Wizards and FrontPage Components in charge of the mechanics so you can focus on creativity; Use Image Composer to add sizzling graphics,special effects,and animated GIFs to your web site; Draw a crowd to your web site by adding interactive Microsoft Office files,tables,and frames; Protect yourself and visitors with FrontPage's Internet Security features; Incorporate HTML and key scripting languages such as VBScript and Java; Explore useful,work-reducing tools on the CD,including applications,utlities,Java and VB scripts,files used in the book,a complete HTML referencelibrary,and much more!
HTML 4 Bible, Second Edition, 2nd edition
Authors: Bryan Pfaffenberger, Bill Karow
Venue:  (2000)

:"HTML 4.01 Bible" is a comprehensive reference to the latest standard for Web page construction. Build Internet and Intranet documents that are full compliant with the rules of HTML 4.01, making them suitable for inclusion in XHTML applications. The CD-ROM includes the Amaya, Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator, and Opera web browsers.
Teach Yourself MCSE Internet Information Server 4 in 14 Days, 1st edition
Authors: Sams Publishing, Rob Scrimger
Venue:  (1998)

:The Teach Yourself MCSE in 14 Days series is designed from the ground up to make it easy for readers to learn and study MCSE exam material. Each chapter begins with a list of the MCSE objectives the material will cover, along with Test Day Fast Facts: all the important facts being covered in the chapter. This gives the reader a great overview of the chapter and acts as a ready reference for any last-minute studying. Concise exam information and tutorials within the chapters provides a quick-yet-thorough method by which to study for the exam. Each chapter ends with review questions and an exercise section for hands-on review. Included as an appendix will be a sample exam, patterned after the actual MCSE exam, for readers to test themselves as they work through the book. Teach Yourself MCSE Internet Information Server 4 in 14 Days is organized in a concise, easy-to-read manner to give readers the most valuable information efficiently, and to save them many hours and thousands of dollars in courses.Covers Exam 70-087, which is due to go live in January 98. The current IIS exam has been ranked as one of the three most popular elective examsTeach Yourself MCSE in 14 Days time component provides readers with a built-in method for organizing their study time perfect for fast-trackers or readers who don t have months of study timeTeach Yourself MCSE in 14 Days includes Test Day Fast Facts for last-minute review; a sample exam and Q&A sections for exam preparation; and exercises and tutorials to build up hands-on experience before taking the exam.
IIS 4.0 and Proxy Server MCSE Study Guide, 1st edition
Authors: Jeff R. Dillon, Steven W. Linthicum
Venue:  (1998)

:Covers Exam 70-87 Now you can become a certified Internet Information Server specialist with IIS 4.0 MCSE Study Guide, where course objectives are supreme. IIS 4.0 MCSE Study Guide has a wealth of supplemental resources such as a detailed glossary, exam preparation tips, a thorough Exam Objectives Cross-Reference Chart, and a Mini-Lab Manual. Many chapters end with Critical Thinking labs and Hands-on labs designed to hone specific IIS MCSE skills. Critical Thinking labs incorporate scenario-based questions drawing upon analytical techniques, while the computer-based Hands-on labs focus on practical experience such as software configuration. The companion CD-ROM features exclusive MeasureUp IIS 4.0 practice exam questions, an evaluation copy of Micro House Technical Library, Adobes Acrobat Reader, a complete electronic version of the book, and much more.
Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft SQL Server 7 in 10 Minutes, 1st edition
Authors: William Robison
Venue:  (1999)

:Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft SQL Server 7 in 10 Minutes is a short but detailed reference to Microsoft SQL Server 7. This book brings together the most common commands and tasks that programmers and database administrators need to perform. Concise, goal-oriented lessons allow you to get up to speed quickly and efficiently. Application developers and administrators who are new to Microsoft SQL Server will learn to store, retrieve, and manipulate data in a Microsoft SQL Server database. This book serves as a reference guide even after you have become proficient. 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
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
Authors: Prima Temp Authors, Michael Knight
Venue:  (2000)

:Tom Clancy is the master of military action. In Rainbow Six, you lead his elite multinational task force in a battle against international terrorism. To succeed in this treacherous mission you will need Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Inside you will find everything you need to concoct an effective plan and lead a terrifying assault, including:Expert walkthroughs for all PlayStation, Sega Dreamcast, and Nintendo 64 missionsDossiers for all operativesDetailed weapon and equipment informationEssential strategies for planning and executing an assaultIntelligence maps for every location
Discrete-time analogues of integrodifferential equations modelling bidirectional neural networks
Authors: S. Mohamad, A. G. Naim
Venue: Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics (2002)

We formulate discrete-time analogues of integrodifferential equations modelling bidirectional neural networks studied by Gopalsamy and He. The discrete-time analogues are considered to be numerical discretizations of the continuous-time networks and we study their dynamical characteristics. It is shown that the discrete-time analogues preserve the equilibria of the continuous-time networks. By constructing a Lyapunov-type sequence, we obtain easily verifiable sufficient conditions under which every solution of the discrete-time analogue converges exponentially to the unique equilibrium. The sufficient conditions are identical to those obtained by Gopalsamy and He for the uniqueness and global asymptotic stability of the equilibrium of the continuous-time network. By constructing discrete-time versions of Halanay-type inequalities, we obtain another set of easily verifiable sufficient conditions for the global exponential stability of the unique equilibrium of the discrete-time analogue. The latter sufficient conditions have not been obtained in the literature of continuous-time bidirectional neural networks. Several computer simulations are provided to illustrate the advantages of our discrete-time analogue in numerically simulating the continuous-time network with distributed delays over finite intervals.
Implicit linear interval estimations
Authors: Katja Bühler
Venue: Proceedings of the 18th spring conference on Computer graphics (2002)

Visualization and collision detection are two of the most important problems connected with implicit objects. Enumeration algorithms can be used either directly or as preprocessing step for many algorithms solving these problems. In general, enumeration algorithms based on recursive space subdivision are reliable tools to encounter those parts in space, where the object might be located. But the bad performance and the huge number of computed enclosing cells, if high precision is required, are grave drawbacks. Implicit Linear Interval Estimations (ILIEs) introduced in this paper are implicit interval (hyper-)planes providing oriented tight bounds of the object within given cells. It turns out that the use of ILIEs highly improves the performance of the classical enumeration algorithm and the quality of the results. The theoretical background as well as a fast and simple technique to compute ILIEs are presented. The applicability of ILIEs is demonstrated by means of a modified enumeration algorithm that has been implemented and tested for implicit surfaces.
The Social Life of Information
Authors: John Seely Brown, Paul Duguid
Venue:  (2000)

:For years pundits have predicted that information technology will obliterate the need for almost everything--from travel to supermarkets to business organizations to social life itself. Individual users, however, tend to be more skeptical. Beaten down by info-glut and exasperated by computer systems fraught with software crashes, viruses, and unintelligible error messages, they find it hard to get a fix on the true potential of the digital revolution. John Seely Brown and Paul Duguid help us to see through frenzied visions of the future to the real forces for change in society. They argue that the gap between digerati hype and enduser gloom is largely due to the "tunnel vision" that information-driven technologies breed. We've become so focused on where we think we ought to be--a place where technology empowers individuals and obliterates social organizations--that we often fail to see where we're really going and what's helping us get there. We need, they argue, to look beyond our obsession with information and individuals to include the critical social networks of which these are always a part.
The Stability of Mixed hp-Finite Element Methods for Stokes Flow on High Aspect Ratio Elements
Authors: Mark Ainsworth, Patrick Coggins
Venue: SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis (2000)

The presence of boundary layers and other localized features in the solutions of incompressible flow problems complicates their accurate numerical approximation. These features may be efficiently resolved through the use of mixed finite element methods using high aspect ratio elements in conjunction with high order polynomial subspaces. The stability of such methods is extremely sensitive to the aspect ratio of the elements and the order of the polynomial spaces used and may be quantified by the constant appearing in an inf-sup condition between the velocity and pressure approximation spaces. The present work analyzes the inf-sup constant for families of mixed finite element families on meshes containing high aspect ratio, affine, quadrilateral elements with emphasis on the dependence of the inf-sup constant on the polynomial degree and the aspect ratio.
As we may communicate
Authors: Carson Reynolds
Venue: ACM SIGCHI Bulletin (1998)

The purpose of this article is to critique and reshape one of the fundamental paradigms of Human-Computer Interaction: the workspace. This treatise argues that the concept of a workspace---as an interaction metaphor---has certain intrinsic defects. As an alternative, a new interaction model, the communication space is offered in the hope that it will bring user interfaces closer to the ideal of human-computer symbiosis.
Introducing eservices in business process models
Authors: Lerina Aversano, Gerardo Canfora
Venue: Proceedings of the 14th international conference on Software engineering and knowledge engineering (2002)

The need for automatic support of business processes that extend over the boundaries of an enterprise is a recognized need of emerging virtual organizations. To make workflow technologies useful during the enactment of business processes involving many partners that reciprocally provide and consume services, it is important to provide a model, and supporting technologies, to manage the introduction of services in workflow models.This paper introduces a framework for the introduction of eServices in business process models. The framework comprises RDF based languages to model processes, services, and service composition, and supporting technologies to generate executable workflow models, including interfaces to the actual services, from the models.
Easy Microsoft Excel 97, 2nd Edition, 2nd edition
Authors: Que Publishing, Elaine Marmel
Venue:  (1998)

:This visual guide uses pictures rather than lengthy explanations to teach you Excel 97 - the easiest way.
A view from the SIGCPR conference: what have we learned in this decade?
Authors: Fred Niederman, Jo Ellen Moore, Susan E. Yager
Venue: ACM SIGCPR Computer Personnel (2002)

Previous research on computer personnel, or the "people part" of the computer technology equation, has stimulated understanding of the interaction between people and technology. This paper presents the results of quantitative and qualitative analysis of proceedings from the 1991 through 1999 annual conference of the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computer Personnel Research. The study develops a framework defining the domain of management information systems personnel research, summarizes lessons learned, organizes and presents research questions from the past decade's research, and identifies exemplary research streams that provide support for expanding theory and application knowledge in this field. While the continual evolution of technology sets the stage for future research, the need for development of new knowledge in several specific areas is suggested.
MCSE: Ace It!: TCP/IP (Exam 70-59)
Authors: Jason Nash, Rigby
Venue:  (1998)

:Exam expert Jason Nash provides an exclusive insider's point of view on exam content and test-taking strategies for Exam #70-59 (Internetworking with Microsoft TCP/IP on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0).
Physical insight into fractional power dependence of saturation current on gate voltage in advanced short channel MOSFETS (alpha-power law model)
Authors: Hyunsik Im
Venue: Proceedings of the 2002 international symposium on Low power electronics and design (2002)

The physical origin of the fractional power dependence of MOSFET drain current on gate voltage, namely &agr;-power law model that has been considered as a fully empirical model, is analytically investigated. For this purpose, we have developed a new physics-based analytical drain current model. Using this model, we prove that the saturation current can be simplified in the form of B&cdot;(Vg-VTH)&agr;, &agr;-power law model. The physical interpretations on &agr;, B, VTH are elucidated, and their analytical expressions are given in terms of MOSFET's parameters. Since the a-power model is compact and physics-based, it allows circuit designers to easily estimate the power dissipation and the gate delay time in a predictable manner.
Advanced Microsoft Visual Basic with Cdrom, 2nd edition
Authors: Sean Alexander
Venue:  (1998)

:Advanced Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Second Edition, drills into layers of functionality that will both illuminate and transform your everyday professional programming efforts. You'll find real-world insights and expert problem-solving techniques for a wide range of development issues, including designing distributed business objects, client/server development, internet/intranet programming and integration, Y2K and Visual Basic issues, enhanced data access, accessibility programming, error handling, debugging and testing, and component programming. 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