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Instant HTML Programmer's Reference HTML 4.0 Edition, 2nd edition
Authors: Alex Homer, Steve Wright, Chris Ullman
Venue:  (1998)

:This is the second edition of the Wrox Press Instant HTML Programmer's Reference. We have taken the existing book, which covered all HTML and browser implementations up to and including HTML 3.2, and added coverage of IE4, Communicator 4 and HTML 4.0. It is a practical programming book, so we have concentrated on those features of HTML 4.0 which are currently supported by browsers. However, we do also touch on the features of HTML 4.0 which we believe will be supported by future browsers. Anyone who wants to lean about HTML will benefit from this book. The Chapters give you a basic grounding in all aspects of HTML while the reference sections give you access to a lot of valuable information in a concise and easy to use format. This book packs a massive amount of information into such a small format which would be a bargain at twice the price!
JAVA IDEs: why and how we use what we do
Authors: Barbara Boucher Owens, Rich Pattis, Chris Stephenson, Jack Rehder, Dean Sanders
Venue: Proceedings of the 33rd SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education (2002)

This panel reflects the experiences of several faculty who each use a different Java Interactive Development Environment (IDE). Panelists will discuss the salient features of the IDEs that are used at their particular institutions. Each panelist will discuss system requirements, ease of installation, strengths and weaknesses of each IDE and pointers for successful adaptation to the classroom.
Medicine Meets Virtual Reality: Art, Science, Technology, 1st edition
Authors: J. Westwood, K. Morgan
Venue:  (1998)

:Medicine is Art Medicine is supported by Science Medicine is enabled by Technology This book addresses the advances in computing and communications technologies that hold the promise for the transformation of medicine. One will learn how leading-edge technology will affect the future of medical and surgical practice by improving access, quality, and continuity of care, while reducing cost. Contributors to the book are the world's leading researchers and developers in the field. Readers: Physicians, Surgeons, Information Scientists, Biomedical Professionals, Corporate Futurists, Biomechanical Engineers, Educators, Roboticists, Medical Technologists, Rehabilitation Specialists, Systems Integrators/Engineers, Psychotherapists/Behaviourists.
Dual/Primal mesh optimization for polygonized implicit surfaces
Authors: Yutaka Ohtake, Alexander G. Belyaev
Venue: Proceedings of the seventh ACM symposium on Solid modeling and applications (2002)

A new method for improving polygonizations of implicit surfaces with sharp features is proposed. The method is based on the observation that, given an implicit surface with sharp features, a triangle mesh whose triangles are tangent to the implicit surface at certain inner triangle points gives a better approximation of the implicit surface than the standard marching cubes mesh Lorensen(in our experiments we use VTK marching cubes VTK). First, given an initial triangle mesh, its dual mesh composed of the triangle centroids is considered. Then the dual mesh is modified such that its vertices are placed on the implicit surface and the mesh dual to the modified dual mesh is considered. Finally the vertex positions of that "double dual" mesh are optimized by minimizing a quadratic energy measuring a deviation of the mesh normals from the implicit surface normals computed at the vertices of the modified dual mesh. In order to achieve an accurate approximation of fine surface features, these basic steps are combined with adaptive mesh subdivision and curvature-weighted vertex resampling. The proposed method outperforms approaches based on the mesh evolution paradigm in speed and accuracy.
Smart Homes for Dummies
Authors: Danny Briere, Pat Hurley
Venue:  (1999)

:Tips to automate your home and enhance its value! Find out how to maximize your home networking budget Includes the pros and cons of emerging technologies Not long ago living like the Jetsons existed only somewhere off in a galaxy far far away. Welcome to the high-tech networked home of the 21st century. This down-to-earth guide will enlighten you about everything from residential security systems to entertainment networks, and help you keep your home improvement budget from spiraling into orbit! Discover how to: Select compatible products Go wireless or use existing wiring Choose the right security system Enjoy multi-room Internet access Set up your PC and phone network The Dummies Way Explanations in plain English "Get in, get out" information Icons and other navigational aids Tear-out cheat sheet Top ten lists A dash of humor and fun Get smart! Register to win cool prizes Browse exclusive articles and excerpts Get a free Dummies Daily e-mail newsletter Chat with authors and preview other books Talk to us, ask questions, get answers
HTML in an Instant, 1st edition
Authors: Ruth Maran
Venue:  (2001)

:"Thank you for making the Web a fun and exciting place to be." &mdash; Steve Thomas (The Dalles, OR)"Thank you, thank you, thank you... for making it so easy for me to break into this high-tech world." - Gay O'Donnell (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)Read Less &mdash; Learn MoreAre you a visual learner who needs results - right away? Do you prefer to focus on the essentials - and skip the bells and whistles? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and you'll find extra-large, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle over 100 key Html tasks, from adding a banner and interlacing a Gif image to creating radio buttons and setting up a style sheet.Fast coverage of the essentials helps you get right to workFocused two-page lessons cover a single taskVisual format shows you step by step how it's doneAuthor Biography: Ruth Maran is the Author and Architect of maranGraphics books. She creates the words and structure that are the basis for the books.
Working with Unicenter Tng, 2nd edition
Authors: Rick Sturm, Audrey Rasmussen, Robert Taylor
Venue:  (1999)

:Unicenter TNG is the next generation of enterprise management - one platform that controls all the computing assets on an organization's network, from laptops to mainframes, from intranets to extranets. It manages every network device, server, workstation, operating system, database, and application a company is running. Working with Unicenter TNG gives professionals an overview from architecture through implementation. It surveys the major management disciplines, with illustrations of what is required to master each of them. Whether you're already working directly with Unicenter TNG or are evaluating its fit for your company's needs, Working with Unicenter TNG is the only book available offering a thorough perspective.
Journalism and New Media
Authors: John Vernon Pavlik
Venue:  (2001)

:Ubiquitous news, global information access, instantaneous reporting, interactivity, multi-media content, extreme customization: journalism is undergoing the most fundamental transformation since the rise of the penny press in the nineteenth century. Here is a report from the front lines on the impact and implications for journalists and the public alike. John V. Pavlik argues that new media can revitalize news gathering and reengage an increasingly distrustful and alienated citizenry. Pavlik considers the implications of convergence and the emerging tools of the information age -- and speculates on their likely adoption, evolution, and impact on news and society in the twenty-first century, examining both the positive and negative forces that will shape the face of journalism in a digital age. With a foreword by Seymour Topping, administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes, the book is a valuable reference on everything from organizing a new age newsroom to job hunting in the new media.
PDF with Acrobat 4: Visual QuickStart Guide, 1st edition
Authors: Ted Alspach, Jennifer Alspach
Venue:  (1999)

:Get the most out of Adobe's latest release of Acrobat with this completely updated cross-platform guide to using Acrobat and creating PDFs, including coverage of the all-new annotation and document management tools.et the most out of Adobe's latest release of Acrobat with this completely updated cross-platform guide to using Acrobat and creating PDFs, including coverage of the all new annotation and documentation management tools. The Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) has become the standard, cross-platform method for sending and receiving formatted documents online. No matter what kind of system the original PDF file was created on, it can be read on any other system. This makes Acrobat valuable for all kinds of electronic and online publishing.PDF with Acrobat 4: Visual QuickStart Guide is the best way to get up and running quickly with Acrobat. The book focuses on creating and editing PDF files, and teaches how to make PDF files available as Web pages. In addition to teaching Acrobat-specific techniques, the book also provides basic page design principles, tips, and techniques.
The Zen of Direct3D Game Programming
Authors: Peter Walsh
Venue:  (2001)

:Direct3D is a constantly and rapidly evolving technology that requires users to update their skill set regularly. The Zen of Direct3D Game Programming provides a good, solid introduction to using Direct3D graphics and then takes readers to a very advanced level covering Immediate Mode in-depth. Readers will find information on how to program with and the structure of Direct3D. There is also deep coverage of the ins and outs of DirectDraw, 3D fundamentals and mathematics, and advanced IM features such as texture mapping, rendering, simulating motion, and lighting effects. This book is perfect for hobbyist programmers who are interested in learning the technology, as well as for professional programmers who are looking to upgrade their skills. Series editor Andr&eacute; LaMothe has published numerous magazine articles and is an international best-selling author with over six game programming and 3D graphics titles to his credit. He has been active in the computing industry for more than twenty years, during which he created one of the world's first commercially available virtual reality games, CyberGate. Andr&eacute; is also the founder and CEO of Xtreme Games LLC.
Reference Jacobian optimization-based rezone strategies for arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian methods
Authors: Patrick Knupp, Len G. Margolin, Mikhail Shashkov
Venue: Journal of Computational Physics (2002)

The philosophy of the arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) methodology for solving multidimensional fluid flow problems is to move the computational grid, using the flow as a guide, to improve the accuracy and efficiency of the simulation. A principal element of ALE is the rezone phase in which a "rezoned" grid is created that is adapted to the fluid motion. We will describe a general rezone strategy that ensures the continuing geometric quality of the computational grid, while keeping the "rezoned" grid as close as possible to the Lagrangian grid at each time step. Although the methodology can be applied to more general grid types, here we restrict ourselves to logically rectangular grids in two dimensions. Our rezoning phase consists of two components: a sequence of local optimizations followed by a single global optimization. The local optimization defines a set of "reference" Jacobians which incorporates our definition of mesh quality at each point of the grid. The set of reference Jacobians then is used in the global optimization. At each node we form a local patch from the adjacent cells of the Lagrangian grid and construct a local realization of the Winslow smoothness functional on this patch. Minimization of this functional with respect to the position of the central node defines its "virtual" location (the node is not actually moved at this stage). By connecting this virtually moved node to its (stationary) neighbors, we define a reference Jacobian that represents the best locally achievable geometric grid quality. The "rezoned" grid results from a minimization (where the points are actually moved) of a global objective function that measures the distance (in a least-squares sense) between the Jacobian of the rezoned grid and the reference Jacobian. This objective function includes a "barrier" that penalizes grids whose cells are close to being inverted. The global objective function is minimized by direct optimization leading to the rezoned grid. We provide numerical examples to demonstrate the robustness and effectiveness of our methodology on model examples as well as for ALE calculations of Rayleigh-Taylor unstable flow.
Analysis of distributed commit protocols
Authors: Eric C. Cooper
Venue: Proceedings of the 1982 ACM SIGMOD international conference on Management of data (1982)

The reliability of atomic commit protocols for distributed systems is investigated. Recent research has proved that blocking is unavoidable after certain site or network failures. The results of this paper enable one to quantify the expected amount of such blocking.A probabilistic model of a distributed system is developed, consisting of two components: a model of the communication network and a model of distributed transaction processing. We introduce the notion of the window of uncertainty for a site participating in a distributed transaction, which characterizes when that site is vulnerable to blocking in the event of a network partition. The model is then used to evaluate and compare the expected number of blocked sites for several atomic commit protocols.
Convergence rates of regularized approximation processes
Authors: Sen-Yen Shaw, Hsiang Liu
Venue: Journal of Approximation Theory (2002)

We define the concept of an A-regularized approximation process and prove for it uniform convergence theorems and strong convergence theorems with optimal and non-optimal rates. The sharpness of non-optimal convergence is also established. The general results provide a unified approach to dealing with convergence rates of various approximation processes, and also of local ergodic limits as well. As applications, approximation theorems, and local Abelian and Cesáro ergodic theorems with rates are deduced for n-times integrated solution families for Volterra integral equations, which include n-times integrated semigroups and cosine functions as special cases. Applications to (Y)-semigroups and tensor product semigroups are also discussed.
Do thumbnail previews help users make better relevance decisions about web search results?
Authors: Susan Dziadosz, Raman Chandrasekar
Venue: Proceedings of the 25th annual international ACM SIGIR conference on Research and development in information retrieval (2002)

We describe an empirical evaluation of the utility of thumbnail previews in web search results. Results pages were constructed to show text-only summaries, thumbnail previews only, or the combination of text summaries and thumbnail previews. We found that in the combination case, users were able to make more accurate decisions about the potential relevance of results than in either of the other versions, with hardly any increase in speed of processing the page as a whole.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Planning a Trip Online
Authors: Julia A. Cardis, Kendall Smith
Venue:  (1999)

:Complete Idiot's Guide to Planning a Trip Online shows you how to use valuable information and online resources to research and purchase travel and accommodations using the Internet. Learn tips for finding discounted airfares and accommodations and view a list of recommended Web sites offering travel-related content and resources. You receive no-nonsense discussion of the resources available for booking travel and gathering information related to travel planning, simple explanations of the terminology of shopping and researching online, and general travel advice including planning, domestic travel concerns and international travel considerations.
Information Technology for Management: Making Connections for Strategic Advantage,3rd Edition, 3rd edition
Authors: Efraim Turban, Ephraim R. McLean, James C. Wetherbe
Venue:  (2001)

:A practical, managerial-oriented approach to getting the most out of IT. Managers will learn the most effective ways to use information systems in this new edition. The authors examine case studies to highlight new technology and applications including fuzzy logic, neural computing, and hypermedia.
Playing with ptrace, Part I
Authors: Pradeep Padala
Venue: Linux Journal (2002)

You might have used strace to see whatsystem calls a program makes. strace strace and you'll see it uses the ptrace call. What's that? Here's what.
General match: a subsequence matching method in time-series databases based on generalized windows
Authors: Yang-Sae Moon, Kyu-Young Whang, Wook-Shin Han
Venue: Proceedings of the 2002 ACM SIGMOD international conference on Management of data (2002)

We generalize the method of constructing windows in subsequence matching. By this generalization, we can explain earlier subsequence matching methods as special cases of a common framework. Based on the generalization, we propose a new subsequence matching method, General Match. The earlier work by Faloutsos et al. (called FRM for convenience) causes a lot of false alarms due to lack of point-filtering effect. Dual Match, recently proposed as a dual approach of FRM, improves performance significantly over FRM by exploiting point filtering effect. However, it has the problem of having a smaller allowable window size---half that of FRM---given the minimum query length. A smaller window increases false alarms due to window size effect. General Match offers advantages of both methods: it can reduce window size effect by using large windows like FRM and, at the same time, can exploit point-filtering effect like Dual Match. General Match divides data sequences into generalized sliding windows (J-sliding windows) and the query sequence into generalized disjoint windows (J-disjoint windows). We formally prove that General Match is correct, i.e., it incurs no false dismissal. We then propose a method of estimating the optimal value of the sliding factor J that minimizes the number of page accesses. Experimental results for real stock data show that, for low selectivities (10-6&sim;10-4), General Match improves average performance by 117% over Dual Match and by 998% over FRM; for high selectivities (10-3&sim;10-1), by 45% over Dual Match and by 64% over FRM. The proposed generalization provides an excellent theoretical basis for understanding the underlying mechanisms of subsequence matching.
Maintaining software through intentional source-code views
Authors: Kim Mens, Tom Mens, Michel Wermelinger
Venue: Proceedings of the 14th international conference on Software engineering and knowledge engineering (2002)

Maintaining the source code of large software systems is hard. One underlying cause is that existing modularisation mechanisms are inadequate to handle crosscutting concerns. We propose intentional source-code views as an intuitive and lightweight means of modelling such concerns. They increase our ability to understand, modularise and browse the source code by grouping together source-code entities that address the same concern. They facilitate software development and evolution, because alternative descriptions of the same intentional view can be checked for consistency and relations among intentional views can be defined and verified. Finally, they enable us to specify knowledge developers have about source code that is not captured by traditional program documentation mechanisms.Our intentional view model is implemented in a logic metaprogramming language that can reason about and manipulate object-oriented source code directly. The proposed model has been validated on the evolution of a medium-sized object-oriented application in Smalltalk, and a prototype tool has been implemented.
Descriptive Geometry: An Integrated Approach Using AutoCAD, 1st edition
Authors: Kevin Standiford, Debrah Standiford
Venue:  (2000)

:Today's most popular software applications -AutoCAD, Microsoft Access, and Microsoft Excel - are used in Descriptive Geometry: An Integrated Approach Using AutoCAD to assist readers in developing a complete understanding of the principles involved in graphically describing a technical project through the use of descriptive geometry. Emphasis on learning to apply descriptive geometry principles to solve real-world problems accurately and efficiently, with the use of AutoCAD, is incorporated into 75% of the solutions to problems presented in the book. In addition to numerous practice problems requiring the use of AutoCAD, each chapter of Descriptive Geometry also invites readers to utilize AutoLISP&reg; and Visual LISP programming to solve specific spatial problems. An accompanying interactive, Windows-based CD-ROM containing quick access to definitions, examples, animations, video clips, web links, and practice tests is included for use in conjunction with the book. This unique integration of current technology, plus fundamental instruction in descriptive geometry principles make Descriptive Geometry: An Integrated Approach Using AutoCAD a valuable addition to every successful design-oriented architectural and engineering education and training program. For maximum benefit, the reader should possess a basic understanding of manual drafting, AutoCAD, and the use of spreadsheets prior to beginning study of descriptive geometry using this book.Keywords: Descriptive Geometry
A Fully-Pipeline Linear Systolic Architecture for Modular Multiplier in Public-Key Crypto-Systems
Authors: Xingjun Wu, Hongyi Chen, Yihe Sun, Weixin Gai
Venue: Journal of VLSI Signal Processing Systems (2002)

In this paper, a fully-pipeline linear systolic array based on adjusted Montgomery&apos;s algorithm is presented to perform modular multiplication at extremely high speed. The processing element (PE) consists of only 4 full-adders and 14 flip-flops. Three-stage internal pipelined PE results in a very short critical path with only a one-bit full-adder delay. Thus, it can run at a very high cycle rate. The total execution time for an n-bit modular multiplication is 2n &plus; 11 cycles with only (n/2 &plus; 2) PEs. A modular exponentiation based on it takes (3n &plus; 16.5)n cycles in average. Compared with most published VLSI modular multipliers, the hardware complexity is greatly reduced while keeping very high throughput. Therefore it is a good candidate of the arithmetic units used in the many public-key crypto-systems, e.g. RSA, Elliptic Curve and so on, especially for the embedded applications concerning information security.
Series Expansions for the Evolution of Mechanical Control Systems
Authors: Francesco Bullo
Venue: SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization (2001)

This paper presents a series expansion that describes the evolution of a mechanical system starting at rest and subject to a time-varying external force. Mechanical systems are presented as second-order systems on a configuration manifold via the notion of affine connections. The series expansion is derived by exploiting the homogeneity property of mechanical systems and the variations of constant formula. A convergence analysis is obtained using some analytic functions and combinatorial analysis results. This expansion provides a rigorous means of analyzing locomotion gaits in robotics and lays the foundation for the design of motion control algorithms for a large class of underactuated mechanical systems.