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A framework for multiple snakes and its applications
Authors: Thitiwan Srinark, Chandra Kambhamettu
Venue: Pattern Recognition (2006)

We present a framework for segmentation of multiple objects whose shapes are similar but image qualities are different. Our framework is based on the snake or active contour method, in which a new kind of energy called ''group energy'' is introduced. The group energy is used to handle the sharing of properties across multiple objects and also to allow contours of objects with good image qualities to be used as reference contours for remaining objects during optimization. In this framework, we also deal with rotations among similar objects by applying group energy after removing the rotation offset. Comprehensive testing has been performed on synthetic and real images, demonstrating that our framework has significantly better performance of segmentation compared to the original (individual) snake.
Effects of Dominant Other-Sector Interference on Dual Rx-Antenna HSDPA Performance
Authors: Lars T. Berger, Troels E. Kolding, Laurent Schumacher, Preben E. Mogensen
Venue: Wireless Personal Communications: An International Journal (2007)

Link level SINR simulation results and network level sector throughput simulation results that quantify the benefit of dual antenna MMSE reception in a macrocellular WCDMA/HSDPA system are provided. Dual antenna RAKE receiver performance serves as baseline reference. Link-level simulation results are accompanied by a novel analytical expression that in flat Rayleigh fading and for uncorrelated rx-antenna branches describes spatial interference suppression mean SINR gain as function of a dominant other-sector interference ratio (DIR). It is shown that the MMSE receiver's spatial interference suppression gain heavily depends on the amount of experienced DIR. The higher the DIR the higher the SINR gain. Nevertheless, seen on network level the SINR gain turns into moderate sector throughput gain, well below 50%. This is due to the fact that high DIR situations are rare in the investigated macrocellular scenario. Moreover, the logarithmic relation between SINR and capacity hinders translation of the full SINR gain into HSDPA sector throughput.
Linux Annoyances for Geeks
Authors: Michael Jang
Venue:  (2006)

GNU/Linux is an immensely popular operating system that is both extremely stable and reliable. But it can also induce minor headaches at the most inopportune times, if you're not fully up to speed with its capabilities.A unique approach to running and administering Linux systems, Linux Annoyances for Geeks addresses the many poorly documented and under-appreciated topics that make the difference between a system you struggle with and a system you really enjoy. This book is for power users and system administrators who want to clear away barriers to using Linux for themselves and for less-trained users in their organizations.This book meticulously tells you how to get a stubborn wireless card to work under Linux, and reveals little-known sources for wireless driversand information. It tells you how to add extra security to your systems, such as boot passwords, and how to use tools such as rescue disks to overcome overly zealous security measures in a pinch. In every area of desktop and server use, the book is chock full of advice based on hard-earned experience.Author Michael Jang has spent many hours trying out software in a wide range of environments and carefully documenting solutions for the most popular Linux distributions. (The book focuses on Red Hat/Fedora, SUSE, and Debian.) Many of the topics presented here are previously undocumented or are discussed only in obscure email archives.One of the valuable features of this book for system administrators and Linux proponents in general is the organization of step-by-step procedures that they can customize for naive end-users at their sites. Jang has taken into account not only the needs of a sophisticated readership, but the needs of other people those readers may serve.Sometimes, a small thing for a user (such as being able to play a CD) or for an administrator (such as updating an organizations' systems from a central server) can make or break the adoption of Linux. This book helps you overcome the most common annoyances in deploying Linux, and trains you in the techniques that will help you overcome other problems you find along the way.In keeping with the spirit of the Annoyances series, the book adopts a sympathetic tone that will quickly win you over. Rather than blaming you for possessing limited Linux savvy, Linux Annoyances for Geeks takes you along for a fun-filled ride as you master the system together.
Hybrid critiquing-based recommender systems
Authors: Li Chen, Pearl Pu
Venue: Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Intelligent user interfaces (2007)

We propose a novel critiquing-based recommender interface, the hybrid critiquing interface that integrates the user self-motivated critiquing facility to compensate for the limitations of system-proposed critiques. The results from our user study show that the integration of such self-motivated critiquing support enables users to achieve a higher level of decision accuracy while consuming less cognitive effort. In addition, users expressed higher subjective opinions of the hybrid critiquing interface than the interface simply providing system-proposed critiques, and they would more likely return to it for future use.
A Conversation with Jamie Butler
Authors: John Stanik
Venue: Queue (2007)

Rootkitting out all evil Rootkit technology hit center stage in 2005 when analysts discovered that Sony BMG surreptitiously installed a rootkit as part of its DRM (digital rights management) solution. Although that debacle increased general awareness of rootkits, the technology remains the scourge of the software industry through its ability to hide processes and files from detection by system analysis and anti-malware tools.
Photoshop Elements 3 for Windows & Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Authors: Craig Hoeschen
Venue:  (2004)

Photoshop Elements 3, Adobe's more accessible version of its flagship product, Photoshop, opens the door for amateur photographers, business users, students, and home users who want professional-looking images for their print and Web projects.Photoshop Elements 3 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide uses task-based lessons to show readers how to capture photos from traditional or digital cameras, reduce red eye, correct color, work with layers, erase backgrounds, create photo-illustrations and Web graphics, simulate painting and drawing techniques, apply artistic effects, and more. Longtime graphic designer and digital imaging expert Craig Hoeschen provides concise, step-by-step instructions and plenty of screenshots to help users look up just what they need to know, while an eight-page color gallery shows off sample filters, effects, and plenty of retouching and compositing examples for additional inspiration.
Novell ZENworks 7 Linux Management Administrator's Handbook (Novell Press)
Authors: Ron Tanner, Richard Whitehead
Venue:  (2005)

Novell ZENworks Linux Management Administrator's Handbook is the official guide to ZENworks Linux Management, written by Ron Tanner, Novell ZENworks product manager, and Richard Whitehead, Novell ZENworks product marketing manager. Learn about the innovative combination of SUSE Linux and the advanced management capabilities of ZENworks that has positioned Novell as the leading enterprise Linux solution provider. You will learn about: The ZENworks family The ZENworks Management web console Registering devices into them system and system settings Reporting Common device management tasks Keeping servers synchronized TroubleshootingGather insight directly from the minds behind ZENworks Linux Management with the Novell ZENworks Linux Management Administrator's Handbook.
Problem Determination Across Multiple Websphere Products Aix Platform
Authors: Peter Kovari
Venue:  (2004)

This IBM Redbook provides detailed information about problem determination for various WebSphere products in a real-life scenario. It is a valuable resource of information for IT administrators, IT specialists and application developers. Part 1, “Introduction” offers an explanation of how the book is organized and how it should be used for problem determination. It also provides details about the solution chosen for the book to better understand the environment and to provide a real-life scenario. Part 2, “Problem Determination details” is the core of the whole book. This part starts with two chapters discussing problem determination tools, one chapter for the runtime environment (AIX) and one for the development environment (mainly WebSphere Studio Application Developer V5). The following chapters go into details about problems (symptoms) with each product: WebSphere Application Server Enterprise V5, WebSphere MQ V5.3 and WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker V5. The “Appendixes” extend the book with problem determination tools on other platforms, mainly z/OS. It also provides insight into the methodology used for this book to document problems, tools and problem determination techniques.
IBM Certification Study Guide - Aix 5L Problem Determination Tools and Techniques (IBM Redbooks)
Venue:  (2003)

Developed specifically for the purpose of preparing for AIX certification Makes an excellent companion to classroom education For experienced AIX professionals This IBM Redbook is designed as a study guide for professionals wishing to prepare for the AIX 5L Problem Determination Tools and Techniques certification exam as a selected course of study in order to achieve the IBM eServer Certified Advanced Technical Expert - pSeries and AIX 5L certification. This IBM Redbook is designed to provide a combination of theory and practical experience needed for a general understanding of the subject matter. It also provides sample questions that will help in the evaluation of personal progress and provide familiarity with the types of questions that will be encountered on the exam. This publication does not replace practical experience, nor is it designed to be a stand-alone guide for any subject. Instead, it is an effective tool that, when combined with education activities and experience, can be a very useful preparation guide for the exam. Whether you are planning to take the AIX 5L Problem Determination Tools and Techniques certification exam, or if you just want to validate your AIX skills, this redbook is for you. This publication was updated to include the new content included in Test 235, which is based on AIX 5L Version 5.1. 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
Macromedia Dreamweaver 8: Training from the Source
Authors: Khristine Annwn Page
Venue:  (2006)

Learn by doing! The lessons in this book guide you step-by-step through the creation of a project Web site, “Yoga Sangha.” With Macromedia's official guide, you'll learn how to use the leading, best-selling Web editor and gain a thorough understanding of how you can use Dreamweaver 8 to effectively manage and maintain Web sites, develop sites that are accessible to a wide audience, and work in an environment that integrates visual and code editing. As you complete the tasks, you'll develop the skills and techniques that you need to create Web sites on your own. In addition to the basics of creating a Web page that incorporates text, graphics and tables, you'll learn about all that's new in Dreamweaver 8: visual authoring with XML data, advanced CSS support including a unified CSS panel and a style rendering toolbar, integration with the latest Web technologies and standards, and more. The companion CD-ROM contains all of the lesson files as well as a free trial version of Dreamweaver 8.
A model based approach for pose estimation and rotation invariant object matching
Authors: Cem ínsalan
Venue: Pattern Recognition Letters (2007)

Pose estimation has been considered to be an important component in many pattern recognition and computer vision systems. In this paper, we introduce a pose estimation method based on implicit polynomials. We also introduce a set of rotation invariant measures for object matching. We test both methods under colored noise, missing points, and affine transformation. Extensive testings indicate that our methods work fairly well under various disturbances. We also compare our methods with existing ones in the literature.
Adobe Digital Video How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques with Adobe Production Studio (How-Tos)
Authors: Jan Ozer
Venue:  (2006)

The Adobe Production Studio offers a complete post-production package that combines Adobe's video and graphics software with the timesaving integration and workflow features of Adobe Dynamic Link and Adobe Bridge. With the addition of Flash, videographers and filmmakers can bring their content to a rich, interactive presence on the Web as well. The benefits of using all of the tools in the bundle are many and here to help guide readers through the wide range of features is an info-packed guide that hits all the key techniques they are most likely to use in their digital video projects. Each stand-alone tip includes relevant hints and a graphic example so that readers can learn exactly what they need to know and move on to the next important technique. When each program has been explored, additional tips on integration and workflow are included to show how you can use the various programs for a complete solution in this exciting, integrated environment. 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
How to Do Everything with Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007, 1 edition
Authors: Ellen Finkelstein
Venue:  (2006)

Design winning presentations with the new version of PowerPointCreate dynamic and professional-quality presentations using sage advice, handy tips, and clear descriptions from PowerPoint expert Ellen Finkelstein. This book gives you that extra edge with best-practice design, layout, and organizational techniques that will make your presentations leap off the screen. In addition to in-depth coverage of new features, including the redesigned user interface, SmartArt diagrams, new special effects, and custom layouts, this must-have resource delivers everything you need to get started, organize your content, and add those finishing touches for a top-notch presentation.Make your point with well-crafted, clear contentDesign and save custom themes and layouts Create perfectly formatted tables and chartsInclude special effects like animation, 3-D, reflections, and soft edgesAdd music, video clips, and narrationConvert bulleted text to diagrams using SmartArt graphics Protect presentation files with new security toolsDeliver with confidence using the new Presenter ViewTable of contentsPART I: CREATE A PRESENTATIONChapter 1. Get Started with Presentations Chapter 2. Create Your First Presentation Chapter 3. Edit Text Chapter 4. Format Bullets and Paragraphs PART II: ADD MULTIMEDIA ELEMENTS TO YOUR PRESENTATIONChapter 5. Add Art and Graphic Objects Chapter 6. Work with Colors, Borders, Fills, and 3-D Effects Chapter 7. Coordinate Presentations with Slide Masters Chapter 8. Incorporate Graphs, Tables, and Diagrams Chapter 9. Add Animation to a Presentation Chapter 10. Use Multimedia PART III: MANAGE AND CONVEY A PRESENTATIONChapter 11. Interact with Others Chapter 12. Display a Presentation on a Web SiteChapter 13. Customizing PowerPoint Chatper 14. Prepare to Deliver Your Presentation Chatper 15. Present Your Slide ShowIndex 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
Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro 5 (Apple Pro Training)
Authors: Diana Weynand
Venue:  (2005)

The scalability, performance and Emmy Award-winning workflow of Final Cut Pro 5 make it the first choice of professional editors everywhere. For those clamoring to get in on the action, this best-selling volume uses a series of class-length lessons designed to provide a strong foundation in all aspects of the digital video editing powerhouse. Readers follow the step-by-step instructions to complete the book's hands-on exercises, using the project files on the accompanying DVD. Master teacher Diana Weynand covers everything from basic editing skills to complex topics such as creating transitions and motion effects, real-time color correcting, titling techniques, and more. Previously published as Final Cut Pro HD, this revision has been updated to cover all of Final Cut Pro 5's new features, including higher quality effects, RT Extreme with Dynamic RT, editing multi-camera projects, closer integration with Apple's other creative tools and more.
Osa-express Implementation Guide
Authors: Bill White
Venue:  (2005)

This IBM Redbook helps you to install, tailor, and configure the Open Systems Adapter-Express (OSA-Express) features that are available on IBM System z9 and IBM eServer zSeries servers (System z9 109 and zSeries 990, 890, 900, and 800). It focuses on the hardware installation and the software definitions that you need to provide connectivity to various LAN environments. It provides information to help you with planning and system setup. It also includes helpful utilities and commands for monitoring and managing the OSA-Express features. The target audience for this redbook is system engineers, network administrators, and system programmers who will plan for and install OSA-Express. Prior to reading this redbook, you must have a solid background in System z9 and zSeries hardware, HCD or IOCP, OSA/SF, SNA/APPN, and TCP/IP.
A charge oriented mixed multirate method for a special class of index-1 network equations in chip design
Authors: Michael Striebel, Michael Günther
Venue: Applied Numerical Mathematics (2005)

Multirate methods make use of latency that occurs in electrical circuits to simulate more efficiently the transient behaviour of networks: different stepsizes are used for subcircuits according to the different levels of activity. As modelling is usually done by applying modified nodal analysis (MNA), the network equations are given by coupled systems of stiff differential-algebraic equations. Following the idea of mixed multirate for ordinary differential equations, a ROW-based 2-level multirate method is developed for index-1 DAEs arising in circuit simulation. To obtain order conditions, P-series are generalised to MDA-series for partitioned DAE systems.
Modeling static and dynamic behavior of routes in mobile ad hoc networks
Authors: Tronje Krop, Matthias Hollick, Frederik Krist, Parag Mogre, Ralf Steinmetz
Venue: ACM SIGMOBILE Mobile Computing and Communications Review (2006)

Ad hoc networking research needs meaningful models to describe the behavior of multihop routes. We survey existing static models to describe the distribution of link and path distances as well as dynamic models describing the lifetime of links, paths, and routes. Next, we enhance and combine selected models to form a combined model describing both, the static and dynamic aspects of multihop ad hoc routes. In particular, our model allows for prediction of lifetimes for single and multipath routes for a bounded and an unbounded modeling area. As a proof-of-concept, the model is applied to analyze the efficiency of different usage strategies of multipath routes: based on the lifetime predictions of our model we estimate the transport capacity of the routes.
Microsoft Access VBA Programming for the Absolute Beginner, Second Edition (For the Absolute Beginner)
Authors: Michael Vine
Venue:  (2005)

Coverage includes- Michael Vine has taught computer programming, Web design, and database classes at Indiana University/Purdue University in Indianapolis, IN, and at MTI College of Business and Technology in Sacramento, CA. Michael has over 13 years of experience in the information technology profession. He currently works full time at a Fortune 100 company as an IT Project Manager overseeing the development of enterprise data warehouses. Targeted towards beginners of various backgrounds who want to learn how to build dynamic database and data-driven applications using Microsoft Access 2003 and VBA. Assumes no prior programming experience and some beginner level skill in Access for those who want to learn beginning programming concepts in a non-intimidating manner. Uses a light tone and many tips, tricks, and real world examples to make programming simple and accessible. Written in straight-forward style using a games-based approach that makes learning beginning level programming concepts easy and fun. All source code is including on the accompanying CD ROM.
Allocating architected registers through differential encoding
Authors: Xiaotong Zhuang, Santosh Pande
Venue: ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems (TOPLAS) (2007)

Micro-architecture designers are very cautious about expanding the number of architected and exposed registers in the instruction set because increasing the register field adds to the code size, raises the I-cache and memory pressure, and may complicate the processor pipeline. Especially for low-end processors, encoding space could be extremely limited due to area and power considerations. On the other hand, the number of architected registers exposed to the compiler could directly affect the effectiveness of compiler analysis and optimization. For high-performance computers, register pressure can be higher than the available registers in some regions. This could be due to optimizations like aggressive function inlining, software pipelining, etc. The compiler cannot effectively perform compilation and optimization if only a small number of registers are exposed through the ISA. Therefore, it is crucial that more architected registers are available at the compiler's disposal, without expanding the code size significantly. In this article, we devise a new register encoding scheme, called differential encoding, that allows more registers to be addressed in the operand field of instructions than the direct encoding currently being used. We show that this can be implemented with very low overhead. Based upon differential encoding, we apply it in several ways such that the extra architected registers can benefit the performance. Three schemes are devised to integrate differential encoding with register allocation. We demonstrate that differential register allocation is helpful in improving the performance of both high-end and low-end processors. Moreover, we can combine it with software pipelining to provide more registers and reduce spills. Our results show that differential encoding significantly reduces the number of spills and speeds-up program execution. For a low-end configuration, we achieve over 14&percnt; speedup while keeping code size almost unaffected. For a high-end VLIW in-order machine, it can significantly speed-up loops with high register pressure (about 80&percnt; speedup) and the overall speedup is about 15&percnt;. Moreover, our scheme can be applied in an adaptive manner, making its overhead much smaller.