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Modeling and schedulability analysis in the development of real-time distributed Ada systems
Authors: J. Javier Gutiérrez, José M. Drake, Michael González Harbour, Julio L. Medina
Venue: Proceedings of the 11th international workshop on Real-time Ada workshop (2002)

The paper proposes a model for specific Ada structures that can be integrated into our methodology for modeling and performing schedulability analysis in the development phases of distributed real-time applications written in Ada 95 and using its Annexes D and E. This methodology is based on independently modeling the platform, the logical components used, and the real-time situations of the application itself (real-time transactions, workload or timing requirements). The specific models presented in the paper provide support for the automated analysis of local and remote access to distributed services; hence, if a procedure of a remote call interface is invoked from a component assigned to a remote node, the corresponding communication model (with marshalling, transmission, dispatching, and unmarshalling of messages) is implicitly integrated into the overall model that is being analyzed.
Mastering MAXScript and the SDK for 3D Studio MAX
Authors: Alexander Bicalho, Simon Feltman
Venue:  (2000)

:Get Even More Out of Today's Leading Animation Package. Mastering MAXScript and the SDK for 3D Studio MAX is the definitive resource for those who want to get everything they can from the latest version of MAX. Inside, you'll learn to customize MAX, automate its functions in dozens of ways, and even create your own applications using both MAXScripts and MAX SDK programming. Step-by-step instruction and insider tips from two MAX experts help you choose the right technique for the job and then execute it perfectly. Write Scripts That: Create and modify objects, materials, and other properties Animate scenes Import and export data Manipulate animation properties Render scenes Manipulate bitmaps Access and manipulate extended rendering channels Are driven by events Then Go Beyond Scripting: Create plug-ins that extract scene data Create new plug-in types that create and modify geometry Use the SDK to manipulate bitmaps and G-Buffer channels Expose new features of the MAXScript language Featured on the CD: The enclosed CD contains dozens of practice files designed to accompany the book's tutorials. You also get a wide variety of MAXScript extension plug-ins and a series of sample scripts from leading MAX developers, ready for you to adapt and apply in your own work.
Converting the syntactic structures of hierarchical data to their semantic structures
Authors: Seung-Jin Lim, Yiu-Kai Ng
Venue: Information organization and databases: foundations of data organization (2000)

Most of the existing methods for retrieving sub-page level information in an HTML document either rely on keyword-based searching or assume that the internal structure of the document is known beforehand. These techniques, however, are not suitable for locating hierarchically organized information, especially when the internal structure of the given HTML document D is unknown. We present an approach for inferring information hierarchy at the sub-page level of D. Our approach includes constructing a meta data model of D, called content tree (CT), which captures the hierarchical relationship among the data contents of D. Hierarchical information in D can be retrieved via CT using an existing semistructured query language.
Mastering Data Modeling, 1st edition
Authors: John Carlis, Joseph Maguire
Venue:  (2000)

:Data modeling is one of the most critical phases in the database application development process, but also the phase most likely to fail. A master data modeler must come into any organization, understand its data requirements, and skillfully model the data for applications that most effectively serve organizational needs. Mastering Data Modeling is a complete guide to becoming a successful data modeler. Featuring a requirements-driven approach, this book clearly explains fundamental concepts, introduces a user-oriented data modeling notation, and describes a rigorous, step-by-step process for collecting, modeling, and documenting the kinds of data that users need. Assuming no prior knowledge, Mastering Data Modeling sets forth several fundamental problems of data modeling, such as reconciling the software developer's demand for rigor with the users' equally valid need to speak their own (sometimes vague) natural language. In addition, it describes the good habits that help you respond to these fundamental problems. With these good habits in mind, the book describes the Logical Data Structure (LDS) notation and the process of controlled evolution by which you can create low-cost, user-approved data models that resist premature obsolescence. Also included is an encyclopedic analysis of all data shapes that you will encounter. Most notably, the book describes The Flow, a loosely scripted process by which you and the users gradually but continuously improve an LDS until it faithfully represents the information needs. Essential implementation and technology issues are also covered. You will learn about such vital topics as: The fundamental problems of data modeling The good habits that help a data modeler be effective and economical LDS notation, which encourages these good habits How to read an LDS aloudin declarative English sentences How to write a well-formed (syntactically correct) LDS How to get users to name the parts of an LDS with words from their own business vocabulary How to visualize data for an LDS A catalog of LDS shapes that recur throughout all data models The Flowthe template for your conversations with users How to document an LDS for users, data modelers, and technologists How to map an LDS to a relational schema How LDS differs from other notations and why "Story interludes" appear throughout the book, illustrating real-world successes of the LDS notation and controlled evolution process. Numerous exercises help you master critical skills. In addition, two detailed, annotated sample conversations with users show you the process of controlled evolution in action.
Mastering and Using Web Pages with Word 97, 1st edition
Authors: Al Albert Napier, Philip J. Judd
Venue:  (1998)

:A quick, easy-to-read book for anyone interested in learning how to use Word 97 to create web pages. Users of all ages get immediate feedback through step-by-step instructions combined with extensive screen illustrations. Real world examples allow everyone to apply what they are learning.
Intelligent Database Tools and Applications: Hyperinformation Access, Data Quality, Visualization, Automatic Discovery, 1st edition
Authors: Kamran Parsaye, Mark Chignell
Venue:  (1993)

:Written by the well-known authorities and authors of Intelligent Databases, here's the practical follow-up book which shows how to develop useful and effective database applications. With a strong emphasis on the practical considerations involved in developing a real-world intelligent database, this state-of-the-art book shows readers ten fundamental principles guiding successful intelligent database construction; how to use intelligent databases to solve critical problems which conventional databases cannot solve; special chapters on information discovery strategies, data visualization, and hypermedia interfaces and example applications from executive information systems and project management to quality control and point-of-sale marketing. Packed with new ideas, Intelligent Database Tools & Applications is essential reading for database developers and computer analysts, as well as professionals in any field in which databases are used.
Forensic Digital Imaging and Photography with Cdrom
Authors: Herbert L. Blitzer, Jack Jacobia
Venue:  (2001)

:"Photographs and video images can provide some of the most compelling evidence in an investigation. The latest digital cameras and imaging systems make many tasks easier than ever before, allowing users to instantly review an image, import it into a software application, enhance the details, transfer images between locations, and build image databases. This book clearly explains how and when to use these technologies in a forensic setting." "Digital cameras and imaging equipment are already being used on a limited basis in many areas of law enforcement such as questioned documents, latent fingerprints, domestic violence documentation, and surveillance. More departments would adopt this technology if they knew how to use it. Departments that are using it often lack sufficient training or receive biased information from equipment vendors." "This hands-on guide clarifies the difference between what can be done digitally and what should be done in a forensic setting, and helps the reader "learn by doing" with exercises and step-by-step instructions. The images and exercises in the CD-ROM provide practical examples of the techniques described in the book." Law enforcement professionals who follow the recommendations in this text can feel confident that their handling of imaging evidence will stand up to the high standards necessary for prosecuting criminal cases.
Painter 5 Studio Secrets with Cdrom, 1st edition
Authors: Adele Droblas Greenberg, Seth Greenberg
Venue:  (1998)

:Digital artists everywhere rely on Painter 5s powerful brushes, textures, filters, and masks to jazz up their print, multimedia, and Web projects. Now you can dip deeper into the can and discover its hidden potential with Painter 5 Studio Secrets. Painter 5 hands you the tools for creating beautiful visual effects. In Painter 5 Studio Secrets, authors Adele Droblas Greenberg and Seth Greenberg share with you the techniques. Master the fine art of using textures, floater masks, nozzle files, cloning, and dynamic type effects. You learn the advanced techniques that will transform you from an apprentice to a master. Included with Painter 5 Studio Secrets is a CD-ROM featuring sample artwork, exclusive patterns, textures, and nozzles, animated tutorials on Image Hose, type effects, and floater maps, and a demo version of Painter 5.
Comparison of five conditional probabilities in 2-level image thresholding based on Bayesian formulation
Authors: Yan Chang, Alan M. N. Fu, Hong Yan, Mansuo Zhao
Venue: Selected papers from the Pan-Sydney workshop on Visualisation - Volume 2 (2000)

In this paper, an efficient method for two-level thresholding is proposed based on the Bayes' formula and the maximum entropy principle, in which no assumptions of the image histogram are made. Five forms of conditional probability distributions, Simple, Linear, Parabola Concave, Parabola Convex and S-Function, are employed and compared to each other for optimal threshold determination. The experiment results show that the Parabola Concave form is the most effective, retaining most of the information for most thresholding images. The Linear form is an acceptable form due to its simple first-order linear function.
New canonical decomposition and composition processes for Hangeul
Authors: Kyongsok Kim
Venue: Computer Standards Interfaces (2002)

In this paper, the author proposes new canonical decomposition (NFD: normalization form D) and composition processes (NFC: normalization form C) for Hangeul, Korean script. The new processes can handle both Modern and Old Hangeul in a consistent way. Therefore, the new processes are more general than the ones described in UAX #15, which handle only Modern Hangeul syllables.Since NFD and NFC will play an important role in sorting and searching, Internet-related applications such as multilingual domain names, databases, etc., we need to establish good NFD and NFC for Hangeul before they are widely used.
A semantic network-based design methodology for XML documents
Authors: Ling Feng, Elizabeth Chang, Tharam Dillon
Venue: ACM Transactions on Information Systems (TOIS) (2002)

The eXtensible Markup Language (XML) is fast emerging as the dominant standard for describing and interchanging data among various systems and databases on the Internet. It offers the Document Type Definition (DTD) as a formalism for defining the syntax and structure of XML documents. The XML Schema definition language, as a replacement for the DTD, provides more rich facilities for defining and constraining the content of XML documents. However, it does not concentrate on the semantics that underlies these documents, representing a logical data model rather than a conceptual model. To enable efficient business application development in large-scale electronic commerce environments, it is necessary to describe and model real-world data semantics and their complex interrelationships. In this article, we describe a design methodology for XML documents. The aim is to enforce XML conceptual modeling power and bridge the gap between software development and XML document structures. The proposed methodology is comprised of two design levels: the semantic level and the schema level. The first level is based on a semantic network, which provides semantic modeling of XML through four major components: a set of atomic and complex nodes, representing real-world objects; a set of directed edges, representing semantic relationships between the objects; a set of labels denoting different types of semantic relationships, including aggregation, generalization, association, and of-property relationships; and finally a set of constraints defined over nodes and edges to constrain semantic relationships and object domains. The other level of the proposed methodology is concerned with detailed XML schema design, including element/attribute declarations and simple/complex type definitions. The mapping between the two design levels is proposed to transform the XML semantic model into the XML Schema, based on which XML documents can be systematically created, managed, and validated.
Reviews in Computational Chemistry
Authors: Kenny B. Lipkowitz, Donald B. Boyd
Venue:  (2002)

:Computational methods are increasingly used in conjunction with organic, inorganic, medicinal, biological, physical, and analytical chemistry and research as well as in biotechnology, materials science, and physics. Individuals in these fields must understand and stay current with recent developments in the field. This series brings together leading authorities in the field of computer-aided molecular research. Volume 11 explores computer-aided ligand design and modeling of biomolecules.
AutoCAD 2002 Migration Manual, 1st edition
Authors: Bill Burchard, David Pitzer
Venue:  (2001)

:Migrate from earlier releases of AutoCAD to AutoCAD 2002 quickly, efficiently, and without loss of productivity! New from Autodesk Press, our AutoCAD 2002: Migration Manual provides experienced users with a comprehensive overview as well as in-depth analysis of all of the new features and functions available in their AutoCAD 2002 software. Here, readers are encouraged to hone in on subtle and sometimes hard-to-find improvements, such as: new system variables, changes to previously existing commands, enhancements to associative dimensioning, as well as the new Block Attribute Manager, Edit Attribute Dialog, and the enhanced Attribute Editor. Step-by-step explanations of how to use more complex features of AutoCAD 2002 - including the new plotting paradigm, Internet connectivity tools, and recently released series of extensions (e.g., Design XML, Standards, Manager, and more!) - is also included. To minimize the learning curve while tackling all of the "hows" and "whys" of upgrading head-on, this migration manual is conveniently organized into three main sections: Migrating from R14 to R2000, Migrating from R2000 to R2000i, and Migrating from R2000i to R2002. By selecting the section that pertains to them, readers can find immediate answers to their migration questions and discover new ways of harnessing the power of their software to produce optimal results.
10 Minute Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2002
Authors: Joe Habraken
Venue:  (2001)

:Because most people don't have the luxury of sitting down uninterrupted for hours at a time to learn Outlook, this 10-Minute Guide focuses on the most often used features, covering them in lessons designed to take 10 minutes or less to complete. In addition, this guide teaches the user how to use Outlook without relying on technical jargon. By providing straightforward, easy-to-follow explanations and lists of numbered steps that tell the user which keys to press and which options to select.
Microsoft FrontPage 98 Step by Step
Authors: Stephen Nelson
Venue:  (1997)

:With this book and Microsoft FrontPage 98, you'll learn to plan an intranet or a World Wide Web site; create and change Web pages; design and format Web pages for greatest appeal; enhance pages with images, sound, and movies; rearrange and connect Web pages; test and view a Web site with Microsoft Internet Explorer 4, included on the companion CD-ROM; and publish and maintain a Web site. This book provides comprehensive preparation for the Microsoft Office User Specialist exams for Microsoft FrontPage 98 at both the Proficient and Expert levels.
Beta Testing for Better Software, 1st edition
Authors: Michael R. Fine
Venue:  (2002)

:Beta testing is managing the distribution of a product to its target market, gathering feedback from that market, evaluating of the feedback into manageable data forms, and integrating the data into the organizations it affects. This comprehensive overview of the beta test process explains how it can help improve product quality and is an invaluable tool for companies.
Non-programming resources for an introduction to CS: a collection of resources for the first courses in computer science
Authors: Joseph Bergin, Charles Kelemen, Myles McNally, Tom Naps, Mike Goldweber, Chris Power, Stephen Hartley
Venue: ACM SIGCSE Bulletin (2001)

Well constructed non-programming resources have proven invaluable in aiding students master introductory CS topics. Unfortunately, such resources are hard to identify and/or develop. A working group was convened concurrent with the ITiCSE 2000 conference to examine this issue. This paper, and an accompanying Web page (http://csis.pace.edu/~bergin/iticse2000) have therefore been developed to foster the development and distribution of resources that educators can use to introduce important introductory computer science topics without programming.
A concept to support process model maintenance through systematic experience capture
Authors: Ulrike Becker-Kornstaedt, Roman Reinert
Venue: Proceedings of the 14th international conference on Software engineering and knowledge engineering (2002)

Process knowledge gained during process execution is a valuable asset. In practice, process knowledge gained during process execution gets lost because it is usually not made available to a broader audience. On the other hand, it is this type of process knowledge that may help a Process Engineer update and maintain process models. This paper presents a concept and prototype tool implementation to systematically capture process knowledge in the form of annotations. These annotations are, upon analysis, integrated into the process model, thus incorporating experience and allowing users to learn from experience previously gained.
The Internet for Radiologists
Authors: Amit Mehta
Venue:  (2001)

:The latest volume in the popular "Internet for" series, this title serves as a guidebook to the Internet, but specifically for the radiology practice. The Internet and related technologies have had significant impact on the field of radiology, enabling the acceptance, installation and proliferation of adjunct technologies such as Picture Archiving Communication Systems (PACS); Teleradiology; Voice Recognition (VR) and Electronic Medical Records (EMR). With radiologic-specific websites now numbering in the thousands, more and more practitioners need clear guidance on understanding and navigating the Internet, whether for research, images, case material, or commercial purposes. This book fills this need with authoritative coverage of the general application of the Internet in medicine, radiology websites, teleradiology, electronic medical records and patient care. A bonus CD-ROM provides direct links to over 500 websites mentioned throughout the text.
A Family of Scaled Factorized Broyden-Like Methods for Nonlinear Least Squares Problems
Authors: J. Z. Zhang, L. H. Chen, N. Y. Deng
Venue: SIAM Journal on Optimization (1999)

In this paper, a family of scaled factorized Broyden-like methods for unconstrained nonlinear least squares problems with zero or nonzero residual is presented. This family is based on a full rank factorized form of a structured quasi-Newton update and a scaled approximation of the second order term using given information. The resulting algorithms yield a q-quadratic convergence for the zero residual case and a q-superlinear convergence for the nonzero residual case, and maintain at least locally, the positive definiteness of the approximate Hessian matrices.
Perspectives on Water: An Integrated Model-Based Exploration of the Future
Authors: Arjen Hoekstra
Venue:  (1998)

:There have been warnings of a coming worldwide water crisis. Several observers urge sustainable management of the global water resources. Perspectives on Water provides the basic analysis needed for such a management strategy. To study the changing relationship between water and humans, the National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) in Holland has developed the AQUA simulation model. This book introduces the model for the first time. Various 'possible water futures' are presented, based on different perspectives on how the world functions and should be managed. Arjen Hoekstra shows which risks are connected to different kinds of water policy strategy. Perspectives on Water offers an essential tool for planners, scientists and politicians.
User-Centered Design: An Integrated Approach with Cdrom
Authors: Karel Vredenberg, Scott Isensee, Carol Righi
Venue:  (2001)

From the Book:PrefaceDo you want to change what people say about your product or system, referring to it as "elegant, simple, and powerful" rather than "ham-fisted, ugly, and unusable"? Or perhaps they're not saying anything at all. Then this book is for you. It provides an integrated approach to User-Centered Design (UCD) with an emphasis on using UCD to make products easy to buy, learn, and use. It focuses on designing a compelling "total customer experience"everything a customer sees, hears, and touches about a product or system. The integrated version of User-Centered Design, described in this book, was initially developed at IBM in the early 1990s by Karel Vredenburg. A team of experts at IBM continuously worked with the first author to improve this version of UCD. It is currently in its third major version. Scott Isensee and Carol Righi were instrumental in the evolution of the approach not only while they were at IBM but also after they left the company. Since leaving IBM, Scott has applied UCD effectively to the design of the i-opener information appliance at NetPliance and currently implements UCD at BMC Software. Carol formed her own company, Righi Interface Engineering, Inc. She has led UCD projects both while at IBM and now as a consultant for clients such as Chrysler, MetLife, and the Usability Professionals' Association and has taught User-Centered Design classes to major corporations. We continue to run a highly popular workshop entitled, "How to Introduce, Deploy, and Optimize User-Centered Design in Your Organization."This book is a distillation of our collective experience and that of our colleagues in introducing UCD to many hundreds ofcompanies and deploying it on a few thousand projects over the past 10 years. We have used the approach to design products ranging from mainframe computers to integrated circuits, notebook computers to Web appliances, database software to speech recognition software, Web site portals to the Web site for the Olympics, and we have used it on consulting projects worldwide for many industries, including healthcare, finance and banking, aerospace, insurance, automotive, and retail.We sincerely hope that you enjoy reading the book and applying the information contained within it.