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A Layered Analysis of Consensus
Authors: Yoram Moses, Sergio Rajsbaum
Venue: SIAM Journal on Computing (2002)

This paper introduces a simple notion of layering as a tool for analyzing well-behaved runs of a given model of distributed computation. Using layering, a model-independent analysis of the consensus problem is performed and then applied to proving lower bounds and impossibility results for consensus in a number of familiar and less familiar models. The proofs are simpler and more direct than existing ones, and they expose a unified structure to the difficulty of reaching consensus. In particular, the proofs for the classical synchronous and asynchronous models now follow the same outline. A new notion of connectivity among states in runs of a consensus protocol, called potence connectivity, is introduced. This notion is more general than previous notions of connectivity used for this purpose and plays a key role in the uniform analysis of consensus.
Managing Windows NT Logons, 1st edition
Authors: Kathy Ivens
Venue:  (2000)

:Administrators spend the majority of their time on workstation problems, those user and logon problems that keep the helpdesk phone jingling. From forgotten passwords to user-caused destruction of workstation environments, the problems are ongoing and unremitting. This troubleshooting guide helps administrators assess problems logically, covering everything from lockouts and freezes to remote administration on NT 4.0 and Win9x workstations.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Official Strategy Guide
Authors: Brady Games
Venue:  (1998)

:BradyGAMES The Legend of Zelda:Ocarina of Time Official Strategy Guide Features: Killer strategy for every Boss and all the creatures in Hyrule. Maps to help navigate you through all the key locations. Uncover all the Secrets, including the hidden Heart Pieces. Every Mini-Game covered!
Professional Visual Basic 6 XML
Authors: James Britt, Teun Duynstee
Venue:  (1999)

:This book is for every Visual Basic programmer interested in the future of software development, and enables the experienced developer to make use of their existing programming skills to integrate XML with VB. Everything that is not VB-related is covered from the ground up. Comprehensive example applications are presented which integrate together to build a powerful component-based distributed application that enables the user to edit XML documents and store and retrieve XML data to and from a SQL Server database using the SOAP protocol. In addition, an application is presented that converts simple Word documents directly to XML. The book contains a full reference to the DOM, with reference sections and discussions of SAX, XPath, XSLT and XLink/XPointer.
Shifting Focus: A Handbook for ITV Educators
Authors: Dianna Lawyer-Brook, Vicki McVey
Venue:  (2000)

:Whether you teach in the Goodacre Elementary School or Stanford University, in this book you will find examples of interactive television (ITV) instruction that apply to your situation. In an informal style, the authors help you to use the technology, not only to think about it. This volume is a practical guide to teaching over ITV. It uses a combination of research into "state-of-the-art" distance education and the results of many years of travel into the large, and sometimes uncharted, realm of educational interactive television.
Nonuniform Sampling and Reconstruction in Shift-Invariant Spaces
Authors: Akram Aldroubi, Karlheinz Gröchenig
Venue: SIAM Review (2001)

This article discusses modern techniques for nonuniform sampling and reconstruction of functions in shift-invariant spaces. It is a survey as well as a research paper and provides a unified framework for uniform and nonuniform sampling and reconstruction in shift-invariant subspaces by bringing together wavelet theory, frame theory, reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces, approximation theory, amalgam spaces, and sampling. Inspired by applications taken from communication, astronomy, and medicine, the following aspects will be emphasized: (a) The sampling problem is well defined within the setting of shift-invariant spaces. (b) The general theory works in arbitrary dimension and for a broad class of generators. (c) The reconstruction of a function from any sufficiently dense nonuniform sampling set is obtained by efficient iterative algorithms. These algorithms converge geometrically and are robust in the presence of noise. (d) To model the natural decay conditions of real signals and images, the sampling theory is developed in weighted L p-spaces.
Special Edition Using AutoCAD 2000
Authors: Ron House, John Brooks, Dylan Vance
Venue:  (2000)

:Special Edition Using AutoCAD 2000 allows you to quickly become acquainted with the AutoCAD software, even if you have no previous AutoCAD experience. The extensive use of case studies throughout the book familiarizes you with the numerous commands, as well as where they are accessed and how they work. There is a strong emphasis on the "heads-up" design of the interface carried through the book, making you less reliant on the keyboard and more efficient using the software. New features and changes to the software are clearly marked from cover to cover, highlighting exactly what is new in the software.
Business and Work in the Information Society: Emmsec '99, 1st edition
Authors: J.-Y. Y. Roger, P. T. Kidd, B. Stanford-Smith
Venue:  (1999)

:No one in modern business can afford to ignore new technology. This book makes a valuable contribution to appreciating new information and communication technologies and understanding what they mean for innovative business ideas and new research opportunities. Its contents is targeted at anyone with a responsibility for business and research strategies, aiming to increase awareness of the emerging technologies and give an understanding of the implications. The book covers three major elements of the Information Society, namely Electronic Commerce, Multimedia and Embedded Systems. It describes the technology being developed and suggests possible effects. The editors have assembled over a hundred papers from international experts that describe current thinking and emerging technology from research projects. Some subjects covered are: Knowledge Management in Electronic Commerce, Electronic Sales Processes, Digital Signatures and Confidentiality, Electronic Commerce in Consumer Markets, Business Information Flows, Design of Embedded Systems, Trust, Security and Legal Issues in E-Commerce, Virtual Enterprises and Computer Supported Co-operative Working.
Review of Introduction to Distributed Algorithms
Authors: Marios Mavronicolas
Venue: ACM SIGACT News (2002)

This book presents a view of several important topics in the modern field of distributed algorithms. The book is intended to provide useful background and reference information for professional engineers dealing with distributed systems, and for entering researchers who wish to develop a sufficient background in distributed algorithms. In addition, the book is suitable for providing a textbook-style introduction to distributed algorithms for advanced undergraduates or early graduate students who are taking a relevant course or consider pursuing research in the field.The reference sources for this book incluude mainly research papers on the modern theory of Distributed Computing that routinely appear in conferences such as the ACM Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing (PODC), or the International Symposium on DIStributed Computing (DISC). Fundamental milestones of this theory include also research papers from other major conferences of Theoretical Computer Science that are of wider interest, such as the ACM Symposium on Theory of Computing (STOC), or from leading theory journals, such as the Journal of the ACM or SIAM Journal on Computing.
Approximate query processing model for mobile computing
Authors: Sanjay Kumar Madria, Mukesh Mohania, John F. Roddick
Venue: Information organization and databases: foundations of data organization (2000)

We present a query-processing model for mobile computing using summary databases (database stored in some predefined condensed form). We use concept hierarchies to generate summary databases from the main database in various ways. Traditional database management systems are correct in that they are able to provide answers to queries that are both sound and complete with respect to the source data. In a mobile environment, it may be advantageous to relax one or other of these criteria to enhance availability through the use of summary databases. This would provide a more optimal use of data during periods of disconnection and to enable efficient utilization of low bandwidth and restricted memory size. The model for query processing proposed uses concept hierarchies and summary databases at run time to return approximate queries when access to the main database is either undesirable or unavailable.
Information management in the aftermath of 9/11
Authors: Ralph R. Miller
Venue: Communications of the ACM (2002)

The right to an individual's privacy and the right of a nation to protect itself hang in the balance.
DSM-IV Internet Companion, 1st edition
Authors: M. Robert Morrison, Robert F. Stamps
Venue:  (1998)

:A complete guide to over 1,500 Web sites offering information on mental illnesses, keyed to DSM-IV.The authors of this complete directory of Web sites related to DSM-IV disorders have not only researched every corner of the World Wide Web to find relevant sites but also reviewed the sites in terms of usefulness. One chapter covers 50-100 sites that bear on psychology and psychiatry in general; a second covers several dozen search engines--sites that categorize other psychology-related sites. The rest of the book is devoted to 1,500 specific sites, organized by DSM-IV category.
Adobe PhotoShop for Windows: Classroom in a Book, 2nd edition
Authors: Adobe Systems Inc.
Venue:  (1994)

:Adobe Photoshop for Windows covers 13 tutorial lessons that allow the user to maximize the power and sophistication of the world's leading photo design and production tool. Developed and tested in Adobe's classrooms, it is designed to work either as a set of self-paced tutorials or within an instructor-led program. CD-ROM includes sample lessons and projects.
Enterprise Resource Planning: Global Opportunities and Challenges
Authors: Liaquat Hossain, Mohammad A. Rashid, Jon David Patrick
Venue:  (2002)

:How can ERP be used to improve the overall organizational operating efficiency and effectiveness? How is ERP going to evolve in the future and what are the implications for electronic commerce? The overall objective of Enterprise Resource Planning: Global Opportunities and Challenges is to provide students, academicians and practitioners interested in ERP with a complete framework for the evaluation, selection, implementation and post-implementation of ERP systems.
Inside AutoCAD 14, 1st edition
Authors: Michael E. Beall, Bill Burchard, Francis Soen, David Pitzer
Venue:  (1998)

:Inside AutoCAD 14 Limited Edition takes all the valuable content of the bestseller Inside AutoCAD 14 and combines it with 400 pages of new content and corresponding CD-ROM material for the accomplished AutoCAD user. It provides all the tools and information necessary for users to tackle the next step in their profession. Every chapter contains clear, concise, and practical exercises that demonstrate new features and techniques. The expert authors reveal their own practical tips and tricks to make using AutoCAD as painless as possible. Inside AutoCAD 14 Limited Edition is the ultimate AutoCAD resource for the serious professional who wants to gain mastery of all of AutoCAD s 2D and 3D capabilities. New chapters cover: 3D modeling and rendering Exporting drawings to 3D Studio MAX, 3D Studio VIZ and Mechanical Desktop Mechanical design Architectural design GIS designThe complete AutoCAD 2D and 3D resource to advancing your career to the next levelAdvanced coverage of 3D modeling and rendering--and how to use AutoCAD with 3D Studio MAX, VIZ, and Mechanical DesktopThe most professional approach available, written by a team of AutoCAD experts
Audio-visual speech recognition using red exclusion and neural networks
Authors: Trent W. Lewis, David M. W. Powers
Venue: Australian Computer Science Communications (2002)

Automatic speech recognition (ASR) performs well under restricted conditions, but performance degrades in noisy environments. Audio-Visual Speech Recognition (AVSR) combats this by incorporating a visual signal into the recognition. This paper briefly reviews the contribution of psycholinguistics to this endeavour and the recent advances in machine AVSR. An important first step in AVSR is that of feature extraction from the mouth region and a technique developed by the authors is breifly presented. This paper examines examine how useful this extraction technique in combination with several integration arhitectures is at the given task, demonstrates that vision does infact assist speech recognition when used in a linguistically guided fashion, and gives insight remaining issues.
Official Administrator's Guide to Sybase ASE 12.5
Authors: Jeffrey R. Garbus
Venue:  (2001)

:Systems administrators are responsible for overall performance at the server level, while database administrators handle access, consistency, and performance within the database. Administrator's Guide to Sybase ASE 12.5 provides all administrators with an authoritative guide to the latest version of this important SQL enterprise database. Topics include installing Sybase ASE and establishing connectivity; creating and dropping databases and devices; protecting database devices through mirroring; and backing up and restoring databases. Additionally, the authors discuss transaction logging and managing the transaction log; enabling security through the use of passwords, permissions, and auditing; using the Resource Governor and Logical Process Manager; and troubleshooting and preventative maintenance. After reading this book, you should be able to perform any task that encompasses the creation or maintenance of a server. The appendixes include a Certified Sybase Professional DBA sample test, troubleshooting tips, and articles on tuning, fragmentation, and disaster recovery. The companion CD-ROM contains the 60-day evaluation version of Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise 12.5 for NT. AUTHOR BIO: Jeffrey Garbus is a database consultant and the CEO of Soaring Eagle Consulting, Ltd., based in Tampa, Florida. He has spoken at user conferences, and has written many magazine articles and books. He is also the lead author for Jeffrey Garbus' Official Sybase ASE 12.5 Library from Wordware Publishing, which includes Sybase ASE 12.5 Performance and Tuning and Sybase ASE 12.5 High Availability. Alvin Chang is a technical trainer, author, and consultant working for Soaring Eagle Consulting. Penny Garbus is a technical writer and project lead for Soaring Eagle Consulting. Gary Tyrrell is a principal instructor with Sybase, where he teaches a wide variety of courses on ASE, ASA, Replication Server, SQL, and database design.
BFGS with Update Skipping and Varying Memory
Authors: Tamara G. Kolda, Dianne P. O'Leary, Larry Nazareth
Venue: SIAM Journal on Optimization (1998)

We give conditions under which limited-memory quasi-Newton methods with exact line searches will terminate in n steps when minimizing n-dimensional quadratic functions. We show that although all Broyden family methods terminate in n steps in their full-memory versions, only BFGS does so with limited-memory. Additionally, we show that full-memory Broyden family methods with exact line searches terminate in at most n + p steps when p matrix updates are skipped. We introduce new limited-memory BFGS variants and test them on nonquadratic minimization problems.
Fuzzy and Neuro-Fuzzy Systems in Medicine, 1st edition
Authors: Horia-Nicolai -N Teodorescu, Abraham Kandel, L. C. Jain
Venue:  (1998)

:Fuzzy and Neuro-Fuzzy Systems in Medicine provides a thorough review of state-of-the-art techniques and practices, defines and explains relevant problems, as well as provides solutions to these problems. After an introduction, the book progresses from one topic to another - with a linear development from fundamentals to applications.
Linux Administration for Dummies
Authors: Michael Bellomo, Dummies Technology Press
Venue:  (1999)

:Linux Administration For Dummies sets the standard for Linux references. 100% up-to-date with the latest hardware and software technologies, including IBM's WebSphere application servers, this nuts-and-bolts book covers LINUX network administration from the basics to network security. CD-ROM includes valuable tools and utilities for administrators.
Asymptotic Behavior of the Height in a Digital Search Tree and the Longest Phrase of the Lempel--Ziv Scheme
Authors: Charles Knessl, Wojciech Szpankowski
Venue: SIAM Journal on Computing (2000)

We study the height of a digital search tree (DST) built from n random strings generated by an unbiased memoryless source (i.e., all symbols are equally likely). We shall argue that the height of such a tree is equivalent to the length of the longest phrase in the Lempel--Ziv parsing scheme that partitions a random sequence into n phrases. We also analyze the longest phrase in the Lempel--Ziv scheme in which a string of fixed length m is parsed into a random number of phrases. In the course of our analysis, we shall identify four natural regions of the height distribution and characterize them asymptotically for large n. In particular, for the region where most of the probability mass is concentrated, the asymptotic distribution of the height exhibits an exponential of a Gaussian distribution (with an oscillating term) around the most probable value $k_1 = \lfloor \log_2 n + \sqrt{2\log_2 n} - \log_2 ( \sqrt{2 \log_2 n} ) + \frac{1}{\log 2} - \frac{1}{2} \rfloor +1$. More precisely, we shall prove that the asymptotic distribution of a DST is concentrated on either the one point k1 or the two points k1-1 and k1, which actually proves (slightly modified) Kesten's conjecture quoted in [Probab. Theory Related Fields, 79 (1988), pp. 509--542]. Finally, we compare our findings for DST with the asymptotic distributions of the height for other digital trees such as tries and PATRICIA tries. We derive these results by a combination of analytic methods such as generating functions, Laplace transform, the saddle point method, and ideas of applied mathematics such as linearization, asymptotic matching, and the WKB method. Our analysis makes certain assumptions about the forms of some of the asymptotic expansions as well as their asymptotic matching. We also present detailed numerical verification of our results.
Innovation Explosion: Using Intellect and Software to Revolutionize Growth Strategies
Authors: James Brian Quinn, Jordan J. Baruch, Karen A. Zien
Venue:  (1997)

:Now, from James Brian Quinn, internationally renowned author of the award-winning Intelligent Enterprise (Free Press), comes a trailblazing work on how both entrepreneurs and nations can develop, harness, and utilize intellect, science, and technology to maximize innovation and growth. With coauthors Jordan J. Baruch and Karen Anne Zien, Quinn reveals in practical terms how successful firms can intertwine intellectual capital and modern software capabilities to cut innovation cycle times by 90%, costs by 75%, and risks by 60% or more, and thereby revolutionize all aspects of innovation management, corporate strategy, national policy, and even economics. Innovation Explosion speaks directly to managers, entrepreneurs, government policymakers, and academics. The authors introduce and develop truly novel concepts that go well beyond earlier books on how to manage innovation.
Digital University: Reinventing the Academy, 1st edition
Authors: Reza Hazemi, Steve Wilbur, Stephen Hailes
Venue:  (1998)

:Examining the rapidly growing field of remote computer-based learning, this title discusses how to use and create a Web-based system for teaching and learning, using groupware for collaboration, multimedia, distance learning, and much more.
Politics as Usual
Authors: Michael Margolis, David Resnick
Venue:  (2000)

:Cyberspace is no longer a mystery. It has become irrevocably intertwined with everyday life, facilitating everything from reading the news and paying the bills to ordering birthday presents. We are in the midst of a revolution in mass communication, and there now exists the technology for creating new forms of community, empowering citizens, and challenging existing power structures. But will such changes occur?In this fascinating book Michael Margolis and David Resnick ponder the effects of cyberspace on American politics. Our political system tends to normalize political activity, and thus, the Internet&rsquo;s vast potential could be lost, rendering it just another purveyor of ignored information. This broad examination begins with a history of cyberspace and moves through discussions of parties, political interest groups, candidates, mass media, information dissemination, and commercial uses of the Internet. Politics as Usual offers an innovative and exciting look into previously ignored aspects of the Internet and American politics.
Analog Test Signal Generation Using Periodic [SIGMA Delta]-Encoded Data Streams
Authors: Benoit Dufort, Gordon W. Roberts
Venue:  (2000)

:Analog Test Signal Generation Using Periodic S-Encoded Data Streams presents a new method to generate high quality analog signals with low hardware complexity. The theory of periodic S-encoded bitstreams is presented along with a set of empirical tables to help select the appropriate parameters of a bitstream. An optimization procedure is also outlined to help select a bit sequence with the desired attributes. A large variety of signals can be generated using this approach. Silicon implementation issues are discussed with a specific emphasis on area overhead and ease of design. One FPGA circuit and three different silicon implementations are presented along with experimental results. It is shown that simple designs are capable of generating very high precision signals-on-chip. The technique is further extended to multi-bit signal generation where it is shown how to increase the performance of arbitrary waveform, generators commonly found in past and present-day mixed-signal testers. No hardware modifications are required, only the numbers in memory are changed. Three different calibration techniques to reduce the effects of the AWG's non-linearities are also introduced, together with supporting experimental evidence. The main focus of this text is to describe an area-efficient technique for analog signal generation using S-encoded data stream. The main characteristics of the technique are: High quality signals (SFDR of 110 dB observed); Large variety of signals generated; Bitstreams easily obtained with a fast optimization program; Good frequency resolution, compatible with coherent sampling; Simple and fast hardware implementation; Mostlydigital, except an easily testable 1-bit DAC and possibly a reconstruction filter; Memory already available on-chip can be reused, reducing area overhead; Designs can be incorporated into existing CAD tools; High frequency generation.
Microsoft Word 2000 Intermediate Course: Mastering and Using
Authors: H. Albert Napier, Philip J. Judd
Venue:  (1999)

:With a completion time of 75+ hours, this book features extensive step-by-step instructions combined with numerous screen illustrations to enable people to learn by doing. Solid end-of-chapter materials provide a strong reinforcement tool for learning. Case profiles show the reader the real world applications of the material they have covered while case projects emphasize the practical applications of the skills they have learned. Special sections with Internet, Caution, Notes and software TIPS provide helpful insights and enrichment information.