ppxscal/embedding_network huggingface dataset:
Planning for the market?: enterprise resource planning systems and the contradictions of capital
Authors: Bruce Robinson, Francis Wilson
Venue: ACM SIGMIS Database (2001)

Enterprise Resource Planning is the most overarching attempt so far to control a firm's economic environment using information technology. An analysis of its functions, potential, and limitations thus requires an economic model that provides a conceptual framework for understanding the enterprise's goals, activities and environment. Marx's analysis of the processes of accumulation and circulation of capital is used here to assess ERP systems, with the conclusion that, rather than being a fad, ERPs attempt to answer certain general problems of capital accumulation that are particularly acute today. Their limitations are shown to be inherent in the capital form itself, in particular the dependence of capital on market relations in exchange.
Names should mean what, not where
Authors: James W. O'Toole, David K. Gifford
Venue: Proceedings of the 5th workshop on ACM SIGOPS European workshop: Models and paradigms for distributed systems structuring (1992)

Naming is a fundamental issue in distributed systems that is growing in importance as the number of directly accessible systems and resources grows to the point that it is difficult to discover the names of files or objects of interest. Based upon our recent experience building a system that combines the ideas of location and naming we propose a naming architecture called content names that is a departure from a traditional tree structured hierarchy. In a content name system a name can include a description of what a user seeks in addition to where an interesting file or object might be found. Our experience with an implementation of content names in a Semantic File System suggests that they will be widely applicable to future distributed system architectures. In addition to our own experience, we have observed a trend towards content names in new distributed services, such as the Archie system and the Automount daemon. We discuss how a Semantic File System can be used to implement content names and examine its feasibility in the context of a USENET publishing system.
A study of exception handling and its dynamic optimization in Java
Authors: Takeshi Ogasawara, Hideaki Komatsu, Toshio Nakatani
Venue: Proceedings of the 16th ACM SIGPLAN conference on Object-oriented programming, systems, languages, and applications (2001)

Optimizing exception handling is critical for programs that frequently throw exceptions. We observed that there are many such exception-intensive programs iin various categories of Java programs. There are two commonly used exception handling techniques, stack unwinding optimizes the normal path, while stack cutting optimizes the exception handling path. However, there has been no single exception handling technique to optimize both paths.
The Internet Business-to-Business Directory
Authors: Sandra E. Eddy
Venue:  (1995)

:The Internet resource guide for business people with a life. Do you use the Internet primarily - but not exclusively - for business? Do you need information on business management, law and government, and trade and markets; but also want restaurant guides, stadium diagrams, and local TV schedules? The Internet Business-to-Business Directory will guide you and save you money. Don't care much about botany? Don't have time for cyberpunk? Unlike other Internet resource listings, this guidebook directs you to sites you'll actually use. Each resource has been screened and evaluated by the authors, who explain why, when, and how these sites can serve you. You get better value for your money, and make better use of your time - online and off. Explore thousands of business-related resources. You'll find sites on computing and software, advertising and marketing, corporations and industries, education, engineering and manufacturing, finance and accounting, human resources, science and technology, and tables of economic indicators. Gain new insight on relevant issues as you read short, informative interviews with Internet-savvy business and technology personalities. Feel at home - wherever you go. Your PC, a phone line, and this book could be your three most important business tools, especially when traveling. Use them to find everything from online reference books to maps, zip code directories, news and weather, entertainment guides, and cultural information.
Computer Aided Architecture and Design
Authors: Frederick H. Jones
Venue:  (1992)

:This introduction to the general concepts of computer aided drafting and design is for architects, interior designers, facilities managers, engineers and space planners. It focuses on several leading MS-DOS based systems, but is sufficiently generic to interest anyone exploring microcomputer based CAD systems. Now the smallest design firms can afford to enter this field. In fact, it is evident that the long range survivors will be the automated design offices. This book will allow all who are already sold on the idea of CAD for their profession to evaluate the real life world of microcomputer CAD before investing thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours in a system. The scope of this book is sufficiently broad to interest computerphiles and laypeople who want to learn about CAD, and also has sufficient depth to interest the expert. Written in a simple and straightforward manner, the book is based on a walk-through of an actual project from planning through final production documents of a small commercial building. It focuses on the design and construction of the building including plans, elevations, details, furnishings and finishes, and data base extraction files. The book also has a substantial appendix of technical data useful to both the beginning and advanced user, and actual examples to help the user become comfortable with microcomputer CAD potential. Sections on hardware and software alternatives are also provided.
Flame Wars: The Discourse of Cyberculture
Authors: Mark Dery
Venue:  (1994)

:Flame Wars, in comp-slang, are vitriolic on-line exchanges. Often they are conducted publicly, in discussion groups clustered under thematic headings on electronic bulletin boards. Like public bathroom graffiti, their authors are sometimes anonymous, often pseudonymous, and almost always strangers.
On first-order topological queries
Authors: Martin Grohe, Luc Segoufin
Venue: ACM Transactions on Computational Logic (TOCL) (2002)

One important class of spatial database queries is the class of topological queries, that is, queries invariant under homeomorphisms. We study topological queries expressible in the standard query language on spatial databases, first-order logic with various amounts of arithmetic. Our main technical result is a combinatorial characterization of the expressive power of topological first-order logic on regular spatial databases.
BGP scaling techniques revisited
Authors: John G. Scudder, Rohit Dube
Venue: ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review (1999)

This note adds definitions and clarification to "A Comparison of Scaling Techniques for BGP" [1], corrects some minor errors and clarifies points which may not have been clear in the original paper. It also adds a new analysis of the scaling properties of route-reflectors and confederations, leading to a new conclusion that route-reflection and confederations scale equally well in the general case and that the choice of the scaling technique employed by a network needs to be made on a basis other than the scalability metric we have analyzed.
Security-aware ad hoc routing for wireless networks
Authors: Seung Yi, Prasad Naldurg, Robin Kravets
Venue: Proceedings of the 2nd ACM international symposium on Mobile ad hoc networking computing (2001)

We propose a new routing technique called Security-Aware ad hoc Routing (SAR) that incorporates security attributes as parameters into ad hoc route discovery. SAR enables the use of security as a negotiable metric to improve the relevance of the routes discovered by ad hoc routing protocols. We develop a two-tier classification of routing protocol security metrics, and propose a framework to measure and enforce security attributes on ad hoc routing paths. Our framework enables applications to adapt their behavior according to the level of protection available on communicating nodes in an ad hoc network.
Creating Learning-Centered Courses for the World Wide Web, 1st edition
Authors: William B. Sanders
Venue:  (2000)

: This book shows faculty and students how to integrate good practices in learning, design, and web page technology. Using the web, an educator can provide an active and interesting environment for his or her students to incorporate as part of a traditional classroom, as a supplement to the classroom, or in a distance learning course. The book begins with good practices in teaching and learning. Then it looks for design elements that can be applied to the web and pulls together the practice, design, and web technology. It provides examples of active learning, cohort learning, problem solving, and communication of complex information on the web. For those interested in creating effective web-based learning in class or through distance learning.
Microsoft Outlook Step by Step with Cdrom, 1st edition
Authors: CORPORATE Catapult Inc
Venue:  (1998)

:With this book and Microsoft Outlook 98, you'll learn to: send and receive e-mail within your company and via the Internet using Outlook's support for a wide variety of e-mail services - SMTP/POP3, IMAP4, HTML mail, and more; schedule meetings and share your calendar with others in your company and on the Internet; use Outlook Today - a customizable "home page" from which you can view and manage all the information that's critical to your day; manage your contacts and tasks; and set outlook to automatically handle junk e-mail. This book provides comprehensive preparation for the Microsoft Office User Specialist Proficient exam for Microsoft Outlook 98.
Beginning Visual C++ Components: With MFC Extensions and Activex Controls
Authors: Matt Telles
Venue:  (1996)

:Who is this book for?This assumes a good working knowledge of C++, MFC, and Windows programming. It is suitable as a second MFC book, either after our "Beginning Visual C++ 4" or "Revolutionary Guide to MFC4 Programming" books. It does NOT assume any previous knowledge of OLE/COM programming.What does it cover?Begins with an overview of component building, and a brief discussion of how the various Microsoft technologies can be best applied.We then walk though a number of components, taking each one from the design stage, through implementation, to testing and actual usage. The components are all designed to solve real-world problems, and you will find yourself using them in your own projects almost immediately.Special care is taken to highlight the tips and techniques used in the creation of each control, and to also explain the choice of implementation, be it MFC extension or ActiveX control. Each control is demonstrated in context, in a sample project.What's special about this book?You will learn how to generate a set of requirements from a problem statement. You will learn how to design and implement components in a step-by-step manner, and will even create a custom AppWizard! You will create fourteen useful, reusable, components in the course of the book. 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
Performance Modeling for Computer Architects
Authors: C. M. Krishna
Venue:  (1995)

:As computers become more complex, the number and complexity of the tasks facing the computer architect also increase. Computer performance often depends on the design parameters and intuition that must be supplemented by performance studies to enhance design productivity. Performance Modeling for Computer Architects introduces computer architects to computer system performance models and shows how they are relatively simple, inexpensive to implement, and sufficiently accurate for most purposes. The book discusses the development of performance models based on queuing theory and probability. The text also shows how performance models are used to provide quick approximate calculations to indicate basic performance trade-offs and to narrow the range of parameters considered when determining system configurations. Performance models can demonstrate how a memory system is to be configured, what the cache structure should be, and what effect incremental changes in cache size can have on the miss rate. A particularly deep knowledge of probability theory or any other mathematical field is not required to understand the papers in this volume.
Internet Culture
Authors: David Porter
Venue:  (1996)

:The internet has recently grown from a fringe cultural phenomenon to a significant site of cultural production and transformation. Internet Culture maps this new domain of language, politics and identity, locating it within the histories of communication and the public sphere. Internet Culture offers a critical interrogation of the sustaining myths of the virtual world and of the implications of the current mass migration onto the electronic frontier. Among the topics discussed in Internet Culture are the virtual spaces and places created by the citizens of the Net and their claims to the hotly contested notion of "virtual community"; the virtual bodies that occupy such spaces; and the desires that animate these bodies. The contributors also examine the communication medium behind theworlds of the Net, analyzing the rhetorical conventions governing online discussion, literary antecedents,and potential pedagogical applications.
Fireworks Fast and Easy Web Development with Cdrom
Authors: Lisa Lee
Venue:  (2000)

:Fireworks allows you to design editable Web graphics in an instant, as well as automate workflow to meet the demands of constant edits, updates, and changes. It can also be integrated with other Macromedia products, popular graphics applications, and HTML editors for a complete Web solution. Fireworks Fast & Easy Web Development helps you get up and running with Fireworks even if you have no graphics experience. It includes a CD that contains cut and paste templates, which can be used to get a jumpstart in creating Web graphics. It is a great visual guide for graphics beginners, small businesses, students, or business professionals with little or no previous experience with this topic.
Essential Visual C Plus Plus 4, 1st edition
Authors: Mickey Williams
Venue:  (1995)

:This is the perfect guide to getting started in Visual C++ programming. Loaded with essential information in an easily understood format, it familiarizes the novice computer user with the Visual C++ environment while still providing essential information for veteran users serious about Visual C++ programming.Teaches essential aspects of Visual C++ programming such as templates and collectionsWindows programming discussed in detailExplains the what, why, and how of Visual C++ 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
Reorganizing web sites based on user access patterns
Authors: Yongjian Fu, Mario Creado, Chunhua Ju
Venue: Proceedings of the tenth international conference on Information and knowledge management (2001)

In this paper, an approach for reorganizing Web sites based on user access patterns is proposed. The approach consists of three steps: preprocessing, page classification, and site reorganization. In preprocessing, pages on a Web site are processed to create an internal representation of the site, and page access information of its users is extracted from its server log. In page classification, the Web pages on the site are classified into two categories, index pages and content pages, based on the page access information. After the pages are classified, in site reorganization, the Web site is examined to find better ways to organize and arrange the pages on the site. Our experiments on a large real data set show that the approach is efficient and practical for adaptive Web sites.
Graph separators, with applications
Venue:  (2001)

When a subject area develops a sufficiently rich, albeit scattered, mass of results, one can argue that the Theory community would be well served by a central, theory-oriented (rather than application oriented) repository for mass results. The present book has been written in response to our perception of such need in the area of graph separators.
Cost recurrences for DML programs
Authors: Bernd Grobauer
Venue: ACM SIGPLAN Notices (2001)

A cost recurrence describes an upper bound for the running time of a program in terms of the size of its input. Finding cost recurrences is a frequent intermediate step in complexity analysis, and this step requires an abstraction from data to data size. In this article, we use information contained in dependent types to achieve such an abstraction: Dependent ML (DML), a conservative extension of ML, provides dependent types that can be used to associate data with size information, thus describing a possible abstraction. We automatically extract cost recurrences from first-order DML programs, guiding the abstraction from data to data size with information contained in DML type derivations.
Advanced Windows Programming
Authors: Martin Heller
Venue:  (1993)

:For programmers familiar with the basics of Windows 3 software development and Microsoft programming tools, the emphasis here is on the development of working windows applications. Teaches how to take full advantage of available Microsoft products and Microsoftware development kit and gives advice and examples for debugging, testing, editing, developing and porting software in C under Windows 3.X. Includes windows software applications also available on disk. The author is a BYTE magazine columnist and windows programming expert.
Searching in metric spaces
Authors: Edgar Chávez, Gonzalo Navarro, Ricardo Baeza-Yates, José Luis Marroquín
Venue: ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR) (2001)

The problem of searching the elements of a set that are close to a given query element under some similarity criterion has a vast number of applications in many branches of computer science, from pattern recognition to textual and multimedia information retrieval. We are interested in the rather general case where the similarity criterion defines a metric space, instead of the more restricted case of a vector space. Many solutions have been proposed in different areas, in many cases without cross-knowledge. Because of this, the same ideas have been reconceived several times, and very different presentations have been given for the same approaches. We present some basic results that explain the intrinsic difficulty of the search problem. This includes a quantitative definition of the elusive concept of "intrinsic dimensionality." We also present a unified view of all the known proposals to organize metric spaces, so as to be able to understand them under a common framework. Most approaches turn out to be variations on a few different concepts. We organize those works in a taxonomy that allows us to devise new algorithms from combinations of concepts not noticed before because of the lack of communication between different communities. We present experiments validating our results and comparing the existing approaches. We finish with recommendations for practitioners and open questions for future development.
RAM-Based Neural Networks
Authors: James Austin
Venue:  (1998)

:RAM-based networks are a class of methods for building pattern recognition systems. Unlike other neural network methods, they learn very quickly and as a result are applicable to a wide variety of problems. This important book presents the latest work by the majority of researchers in the field of RAM-based networks.
Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Quicktorial, 1st edition
Authors: Patricia Murphy
Venue:  (1999)

:With an estimated completion time of 12 hours, this text covers beginning through advanced features of PowerPoint. Lessons contain objectives, instructions, screen illustrations, tips, notes, Internet coverage, chapter summaries, exercises, projects, and SCANS correlations.
Official America Online for MacIntosh Membership Kit and Tour Guide with Cdrom, 3rd edition
Authors: Tom Lichty
Venue:  (1997)

:Shows readers how to make the most of the new features, including a toolbar with larger more recognizable icons; faster delivery of art through progressive renderingnew areas of content, and easier navigation with hyperlinks from content to email.Lichty's now-familiar, amusing style makes it fun to learn about AOL.The only official guide to AOL, fully endorsed by America Online.New AOL unlimited access pricing--$21.95/month.Provides valuable tips for making the best of the Internet through AOL.Full explanations of all new and enhanced features.Includes the Macintosh Version 3 software necessary for connecting to AOL.
Artificial Neural Networks, 1st edition
Authors: Robert J. Schalkoff
Venue:  (1997)

:This new text has been designed to present the concepts of artificial neural networks in a concise and logical manner for your computer engineering students.
Comparing Software Prediction Techniques Using Simulation
Authors: Martin Shepperd, Gada Kadoda
Venue: IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (2001)

The need for accurate software prediction systems increases as software becomes much larger and more complex. A variety of techniques have been proposed; however, none has proven consistently accurate and there is still much uncertainty as to what technique suits which type of prediction problem. We believe that the underlying characteristics¿size, number of features, type of distribution, etc.¿of the data set influence the choice of the prediction system to be used. For this reason, we would like to control the characteristics of such data sets in order to systematically explore the relationship between accuracy, choice of prediction system, and data set characteristic. Also, in previous work, it has proven difficult to obtain significant results over small data sets. Consequently, it would be useful to have a large validation data set. Our solution is to simulate data allowing both control and the possibility of large (1,000) validation cases. In this paper, we compared four prediction techniques: regression, rule induction, nearest neighbor (a form of case-based reasoning), and neural nets. The results suggest that there are significant differences depending upon the characteristics of the data set. Consequently, researchers should consider prediction context when evaluating competing prediction systems. We also observed that the more ¿messy¿ the data and the more complex the relationship with the dependent variable, the more variability in the results. In the more complex cases, we observed significantly different results depending upon the particular training set that has been sampled from the underlying data set. This suggests that researchers will need to exercise caution when comparing different approaches and utilize procedures such as bootstrapping in order to generate multiple samples for training purposes. However, our most important result is that it is more fruitful to ask which is the best prediction system in a particular context rather than which is the ¿best¿ prediction system.
Continuously parameterized symmetries and Buchberger's algorithm
Authors: Ralf Hemmecke
Venue: Journal of Symbolic Computation (2002)

Systems of polynomial equations often have symmetries. In solving such a system using Buchberger's algorithm, the symmetries are neglected. Incorporating symmetries into the solution process enables us to solve larger problems than with Buchberger's algorithm alone. This paper presents a method that shows how this can be achieved and also gives an algorithm that brings together continuously parameterized symmetries with Buchberger's algorithm. Copyright 2002 Academic Press