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Simulation Engineering, 1st edition
Authors: Mikihiako Ohnari
Venue:  (1998)

:The rapid advancement in computer technology has ushered in an era of global information communication network and a "Highly Information oriented Society" is steadily permeating into the work and life.The field of computer applications stretches over all specialities and system as well as the usage environment now demand more user friendly designs and better harmony. The distinctive feature of this book is that it makes a sincere effort to look at the harmony of an environment surrounding man and technology hereafter which will be created in the highly information oriented society and aims at accomplishing a book which will endorse the-viewpoint-computer a creative tool for a comfortable environment in human society. The readership of this book is targeted primarily at the basic science and engineering group in college and it has also been structured to become one of the text books in the catalogue of books for providing fundamental knowledge to social science students. It has been planned as a reference material for examinees of information processing technologists test for intermediate level and above, and technologists connected with information communication. 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
A Simple Strategy for Calibrating the Geometry of Light Sources
Authors: Mark W. Powell, Sudeep Sarkar, Dmitry Goldgof
Venue: IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (2001)

We present a methodology for calibrating multiple light source locations in 3D from images. The procedure involves the use of a novel calibration object that consists of three spheres at known relative positions. The process uses intensity images to find the positions of the light sources. We conducted experiments to locate light sources in 51 different positions in a laboratory setting. Our data shows that the vector from a point in the scene to a light source can be measured to within $2.7 \pm .4 ^{\circ }$ at $ \alpha =.05 $ (6 percent relative) of its true direction and within $0.13 \pm .02 $ m at $ \alpha =.05 $ (9 percent relative) of its true magnitude compared to empirically measured ground truth. Finally, we demonstrate how light source information is used for color correction.
Brandmaps: The Competitive Marketing Strategy Game, 3rd edition
Authors: Randall G. Chapman
Venue:  (1993)

:Brandmaps "TM" is a sophisticated marketing simulation game for MS DOS personal computers that reflects a realistic approach to the complexities, uncertainties, and challenges inherent in the marketing decision-making and analysis process.Highlights product design, pricing, communications (advertising, promotion, and sales force), sales forecasting, cost structure, and operations management decisions (production ordering and capacity management). Stresses interrelationships between marketing programs and operations capabilities. Contains various product design studies (including self-reported attribute preference, concept testing, and conjoint analysis), perceptual positioning analysis, full-scale test marketing, competitive position auditing, brand profile analysis, advertising and promotion experiments, price sensitivity analysis, market structure analysis, and operating results and market data base, as well as competitive and market monitoring studies.
Proceedings of the 12th ACM Great Lakes symposium on VLSI
Venue: Great Lakes Symposium on VLSI (2002)

Welcome to the Big Apple for the 12-- th Great Lakes VLSI Symposium. While New York City is not exactly on the Great Lakes, it does have a connection to Lake Ontario through the Hudson and the old waterways. This justifies the choice of the Big Apple as the venue for this year's GLSVLSI! Once again this symposium has attracted an excellent assortment of papers, over a range of topics that are fundamental to advancing the state of the art.This years program has been carefully selected by the program co-- chairs through peer review, with each paper getting at least three reviews, in a record review period of just one month. Our kudos go to the program committee members and additional reviewers for completing their hard work in such a short time. We believe that we have a strong and interesting selection of papers for this symposium covering all major aspects of VLSI design.This year, we received 71 uniformly high quality submissions. We would like to thank all the authors who submitted their manuscripts for consideration. The technical program committee had great difficulty in limiting the number of accepted papers to fit time constraints of the conference. Of the submitted papers, 19 were accepted as full papers, 12 as short papers, and an additional 10 as posters. Approximately half of the full and short papers cover some aspect of VLSI CAD. A third discuss circuit related topics, and another third cover specific chip, subsystem, or systemdesign. A tenth address topics of a more theoretical nature, while a full 25% touch on the increasingly important area of low power. From our perspective, this is a very satisfying mix.
Technological enhancement and design changes: the process of migrating computer-based instruction of an 8th century poem to a 21st century environment
Authors: Judith Weise, Tony Tambasco, Anthony Parcero
Venue: Proceedings of IEEE professional communication society international professional communication conference and Proceedings of the 18th annual ACM international conference on Computer documentation: technology & teamwork (2000)

Recent changes in computers, computer software, and the profiles of computer users make migrating computer-based instruction (CBI) to a web environment a practical solution to problems of access. This move presents great advantages as well as unforeseen problems, but the advantages clearly outweigh the disadvantages. Initial deliberations on the process produced the realization that the change in venue requires a rethinking of the goals of the original document in light of the new and largely unknown global audience, and a reconsideration of these goals and new audience in light of the original goals and audience. This process of reexamination reveals the centrality of the bond among the controls of computer-based instruction, its goals and its audience.
Learnability in information design
Authors: Kathy Haramundanis
Venue: Proceedings of the 19th annual international conference on Computer documentation (2001)

Design of information used for technical communication of complex products should consider how learnable that information is, and strive to deliver materials that are inherently learnable.The speed of information interchange and the demands of the workplace and school curricula require increasingly minimalist approaches to the material that is made available. People are frustrated by long learning times, and new users of software tools demand rapid absorption of tool capabilities. In addition, many readers of technical information are people for whom English is not their native language.Methods and practices that worked in the period when people were willing to commit to hours of study to understand a topic, or days of practice to master a tool, no longer work in a world based on ?internet time.? To assist our understanding of these trends in learning, this paper addresses three key areas related to learnability: proposing a definition of learnability, showing where learnability and usability intersect, and providing a basis for learnability based on some attributes of human beings.
Introduction to constraint databases
Authors: Peter Revesz
Venue: Springer Texts In Computer Science (2002)

Introduction to Constraint Databases comprehensively covers both constraint-database theory and several sample systems. The book reveals how constraint databases bring together techniques from a variety of fields, such as logic and model thoery, algebraic and computational geometry, and symbolic computation, to the design and analysis of data models and query languages. Constraint databases are shown to be powerful and simple tools for data modeling and querying in application areas---such as environmental modeling, bioinformatics, and computer vision---that are not suitable for relational databases. Specific applications are examined in geographic information systems, spatiotemporal data management, linear programming, genome databases, model checking of automata, and other areas.
Securing Client/Server Computer Networks
Authors: Peter T. Davis
Venue:  (1999)

:Addressing one of the most troublesome problems facing businesses today, this essential guide delivers straightforward advice on how to secure all of your applications and networks in a client/server environment. A top-notch team of contributors provides you with all of the crucial information you need to effectively plan and implement security measures across all platforms - from desktop to mainframe. Using a wealth of helpful figures and illustrations, this authoritative work succeeds in making a technical subject surprisingly understandable. It not only documents the Open System Foundation's standards for security but, even more important, explains what the standards really mean in practical terms you can easily comprehend. Writing in his or her area of expertise, bona fide experts discuss key aspects of securing client/server networks such as passwords, file security, network topologies, file and directory structures, and authorized programs and authorized users.
Fundamental Analysis Worldwide: Investing and Managing Money in International Capital Markets, 1st edition
Authors: Haksu Kim
Venue:  (1995)

:Haksu Kim describes his unique standardized method of reporting international corporate financial information. Using the tools and techniques contained in this book/disk set, you can confidently evaluate the stock of any international corporation on the basis of comparable data and develop customized client databases. In this eye-opening first volume, Mr. Kim explains how his breakthrough system works and how to make it work for you. With the help of numerous real-world examples and myriad charts, graphs, and other graphical indexes, he comparatively reviews the three primary data sources of international security analysis - income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements - as well as secondary sources, including diversification of operating activities, diversification of capital, shareholders' information, and management information. He then shows you how to use the software tools provided on the enclosed disk to create a sophisticated analytical database with which to run detailed comparative analyses by referencing those data sources as well as macroeconomic information, by country and by industry. 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
Building big reliable web sites, (part 2)
Authors: Win Treese
Venue: netWorker (2002)

In the last issue, we talked about the challenges of building big reliable Web sites. In this column, we'll look at the basics of how one actually goes about doing it.
FOIS introduction: Ontology---towards a new synthesis
Venue: Proceedings of the international conference on Formal Ontology in Information Systems - Volume 2001 (2001)

This introduction to the Second International Conference on Formal Ontology and Information Systems presents a brief history of ontology as a discipline spanning the boundaries of philosophy and information science. We sketch some of the reasons for the growth of ontology in the information science field, and offer a preliminary stocktaking of how the term 'ontology' is currently used. We conclude by suggesting some grounds for optimism as concerns the future collaboration between philosophical ontologists and information scientistsPhilosophical ontology is the science of what is, of the kinds and structures of objects, properties, events, processes and relations in every area of reality. Philosophical ontology takes many forms, from the metaphysics of Aristotle to the object-theory of Alexius Meinong. The term 'ontology' (or ontologia) was itself coined in 1613, independently, by two philosophers, Rudolf G&ouml;ckel (Goclenius), in his Lexicon philosophicum and Jacob Lorhard (Lorhardus), in his Theatrum philosophicum. Its first occurrence in English as recorded by the OED appears in Bailey's dictionary of 1721, which defines ontology as 'an Account of being in the Abstract'Regardless of its name, what we now refer to as philosophical ontology has sought the definitive and exhaustive classification of entities in all spheres of being. It can thus be conceived as a kind of generalized chemistry. The taxonomies which result from philosophical ontology have been intended to be definitive in the sense that they could serve as answers to such questions as: What classes of entities are needed for a complete description and explanation of all the goings-on in the universe? Or: What classes of entities are needed to give an account of what makes true all truths? They have been designed to be exhaustive in the sense that all types of entities should be included, including also the types of relations by which entities are tied together.
Inventory management simulations at Cat Logistics
Authors: C. Ann Goodsell, Thomas J. Van Kley
Venue: Proceedings of the 32nd conference on Winter simulation (2000)

Simulation is used extensively by Caterpillar Logistics Services, Inc. (Cat Logistics) to determine an appropriate strategy for achieving clients inventory and customer service goals. Internally developed inventory management simulations, at the transaction and SKU level, help both to develop inventory / service strategies for potential clients and to determine the effect of a change in strategy for existing clients. Inventory management continues to be a significant contributor to the success of Cat Logistics. It is one service that distinguishes Cat Logistics from all other third party logistics providers; a distinction made possible, in large part, by Cat Logistics simulation technology.
Multimedia: Digital Photography
Authors: Alex May
Venue:  (2000)

:World-renowned for its digital expertise, Dorling Kindersley shares its know-how in a series of user-friendly visual guides to all the computer skills you'll ever need. The Essential Computers series provides simple, visual references to all the computer skills you need, from word processing to the internet. Addressing the issues that thousands of new users face every day, the Essential Computers series helps them join the "Information Age." Each book in the series is geared toward solving a specific task by using the most up-to-date software available. Whether the issue is creating spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel or parental control of the internet, each lesson is taught in the simple, step-by-step style that DK made famous. The text is clearly illustrated with pictures pulled directly from computer screens, showing the reader what to expect at each stage.
Language modeling for soft keyboards
Authors: Joshua Goodman, Gina Venolia, Keith Steury, Chauncey Parker
Venue: Proceedings of the 7th international conference on Intelligent user interfaces (2002)

Language models predict the probability of letter sequences. Soft keyboards are images of keyboards on a touch screen for input on Personal Digital Assistants. When a soft keyboard user hits a key near the boundary of a key position, the language model and key press model are combined to select the most probable key sequence. This leads to an overall error rate reduction by a factor of 1.67 to 1.87. An extended version of this paper [4] is available.
A Proposal for a Heterogeneous Cluster ScaLAPACK (Dense Linear Solvers)
Authors: Olivier Beaumont, Vincent Boudet, Antoine Petitet
Venue: IEEE Transactions on Computers (2001)

In this paper, we study the implementation of dense linear algebra kernels, such as matrix multiplication or linear system solvers, on heterogeneous networks of workstations. The uniform block-cyclic data distribution scheme commonly used for homogeneous collections of processors limits the performance of these linear algebra kernels on heterogeneous grids to the speed of the slowest processor. We present and study more sophisticated data allocation strategies that balance the load on heterogeneous platforms with respect to the performance of the processors. When targeting unidimensional grids, the load-balancing problem can be solved rather easily. When targeting two-dimensional grids, which are the key to scalability and efficiency for numerical kernels, the problem turns out to be surprisingly difficult. We formally state the 2D load-balancing problem and prove its NP-completeness. Next, we introduce a data allocation heuristic, which turns out to be very satisfactory: Its practical usefulness is demonstrated by MPI experiments conducted with a heterogeneous network of workstations.
Card shark and thespis: exotic tools for hypertext narrative
Authors: Mark Bernstein
Venue: Proceedings of the 12th ACM conference on Hypertext and Hypermedia (2001)

Card Shark and Thespis are two newly-implemented hypertext systems for creating hypertext narrative. Both systems depart dramatically from the tools currently popular for writing hypertext fiction, and these departures may help distinguish between the intrinsic nature of hypertext and the tendencies of particular software tools and formalisms. The implementation of these systems raises interesting questions about assumptions underlying recent discussion of immersive, interactive fictions, and suggests new opportunities for hypertext research.
Microsoft Excel 2000 Quicktorial
Authors: Patricia Murphy
Venue:  (1999)

:With a completion time of 12+ hours, this book covers beginning through advanced features of the software. Lessons contain objectives, step-by-step instructions, screen illustrations, tips, notes, Internet coverage, chapter summaries, end-of-chapter exercises, projects, and SCANS correlations. Numerous exercises allow the reader to immediately apply what is learned. Integration with other software applications is also covered in the book. It is appropriate for individual or group work.
Supply chain infrastructures: system integration and information sharing
Authors: Michael O. Ball, Meng Ma, Louiqa Raschid, Zhengying Zhao
Venue: ACM SIGMOD Record (2002)

The need for supply chain integration (SCI) methodologies has been increasing as a consequence of the globalization of production and sales, and the advancement of enabling information technologies. In this paper, we describe our experience with implementing and modeling SCIs. We present the integration architecture and the software components of our prototype implementation. We then discuss a variety of information sharing methodologies. Then, within the framework of a multi-echelon supply chain process model spanning multiple organizations, we summarize research on the benefits of intra-organizational knowledge sharing, and we discuss performance scalability.
QuarkXPress 4: Advanced Electronic Mechanicals, 1st edition
Authors: CORPORATE Against the Clock,  Inc. Staff
Venue:  (1999)

:This book is designed to offer strong advice and training for novice Graphic Arts Professionals delivering completed projects to vendors. Demonstration Software. Project-based instruction. Project data available on dual-platform CD-ROM. Two-color, spiral bound books with four-color illustrations of completed assignments. For all beginners in graphics arts, desktop publishing, and computer design and graphics.
DOS 6.2 Instant Reference, 2nd edition
Authors: Robert M. Thomas
Venue:  (1993)

:Get quick answers to your most pressing questions about this new, enhanced version of DOS. It's all here in the DOS 6.2 Instant Reference. This convenient pocket-sized reference features: * Clear, concise, step-by-step explanations of all current commands * Coverage of all the essential features and applications of DOS 6.0 and 6.2 * A complete discussion of ScanDisk, the new utility that helps you anticipate and correct hard disk problems * Alphabetically organized entries that letyou find what you want fast Suitable for beginners and veterans alike, the DOS 6.2 Instant Reference is your best bet for plain-English guidance to America's most popular operating system. 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
Partiality, Modality, and Nonmomotonicity
Authors: Patrick A. Doherty
Venue:  (1996)

:This edited volume of articles provides a state-of the art description of research in logic based approaches to knowledge representation, which combines approaches to reasoning with incomplete information that includes partial, modal, and nonmonotonic logics.
New inequalities in triangle
Authors: Mihály Bencze
Venue: Octogon Mathematical Magazine (2001)

In this paper we give a method for generating new inequalities in geometry. Let be the following notations: a,b,c the sides of triangle ABC, p the semiperimeter, ha, hb, hc the altitudes, O the center of circumcircle, I the center of incircle, R, the radius of circumcircle, r the radius of incircle, Ia, Ib, Ic the center of excircles, ra, rb, rc the radius of excircles.
An O(V) algorithm M for computing transitive reduction of a planar acyclic digraph
Authors: Sukhamay Kundu
Venue: Proceedings of the 20th annual Southeast regional conference (1982)

We present a linear O(V) algorithm for computing the transitive reduction of a planar acyclic digraph G, where V is the number of nodes in G. The algorithm makes explicit use of a fixed, but otherwise arbitrary, planar representation of G and obtains the transitive reduction in two steps, by computing successively the left reduction and the right-reduction. The planar digraphs form the second class of digraphs for which linear transitive reduction algorithm is known; the other class being the digraphs whose transitive reductions are directed spanning trees.
Integrating College Study Skills: Reasoning in Reading, Listening, and Writing, 4th edition
Authors: Peter Elias Sotiriou
Venue:  (1995)

:This successful text shows students how to use study strategies by integrating their reading, writing, and listening skills. Through a balance of discussion and carefully sequenced exercises, Sotiriou coves basic college survival skills and progresses to specific strategies for studying, reading, note taking, and exam taking.Integrating College Study Skills is more sophisticated than many books on the market because it doesn't look or read like a workbook. It delves deeper into the understanding and application of basic learning strategies, more so than other study skills books, by guiding the student to use reasoning when studying. 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
Explanation-Based Neural Network Learning: A Lifelong Learning Approach
Authors: Sebastian Thrun
Venue:  (1996)

:Lifelong learning addresses situations in which a learner faces a series of different learning tasks providing the opportunity for synergy among them. Explanation-based neural network learning (EBNN) is a machine learning algorithm that transfers knowledge across multiple learning tasks. When faced with a new learning task, EBNN exploits domain knowledge accumulated in previous learning tasks to guide generalization in the new one. As a result, EBNN generalizes more accurately from less data than comparable methods. Explanation-Based Neural Network Learning: A Lifelong Learning Approach describes the basic EBNN paradigm and investigates it in the context of supervised learning, reinforcement learning, robotics, and chess.