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Slow passage through homoclinic orbits for the unfolding of a saddle-center bifurcation and the change in the adiabatic invariant
Authors: David C. Diminnie, Richard Haberman
Venue: Physica D (2002)

Slowly varying, conservative, one degree of freedom Hamiltonian systems are analyzed in the case of a saddle-center bifurcation. At the bifurcation, a homoclinic orbit connects to a nonhyperbolic saddle point. Using averaging for strongly nonlinear oscillations, action is an adiabatic invariant before and after the slow passage of the homoclinic orbit. The homoclinic orbit is assumed to be crossed near to its creation in the saddle-center bifurcation, a dynamic unfolding. A large sequence of nearly homoclinic orbits with autonomous saddle approaches is matched to the strongly nonlinear oscillations valid before and after. Connection formulas are computed, determining the change in the action due to the slow passage through the unfolding of the saddle-center bifurcation. If the energy in one specific saddle region is particularly small, as occurs near the boundaries of the basin of attraction, then the solution in only that saddle region satisfies the nonautonomous Painlevé I.
Security Transformation: Digital Defense Strategies to Protect Your Company's Reputation and Market Share
Authors: Mary Pat McCarthy, Stuart Campbell, Rob Brownstein
Venue:  (2002)

:The first two of the above stories are based on fact. The third hasn't occurred -- yet. But how can you be sure that it won't? Security Transformation shows you how to determine your company's biggest vulnerabilities, details the methods for treating those vulnerabilities, and provides the tools to help lift your information security program from a supporting role into one that advances your business goals and objectives. Accessible, nontechnical, and jargon-free, this timely book presents a practical approach for ensuring your company's ability to fully exploit the many profitable advantages of today's digital world while protecting itself against the unwanted intrusions that have become a fact of life. Interviews with many renowned business and information security leaders including Compaq CEO Michael Capellas, VeriSign CEO Stratton Sclavos, and ExodusCommunications CEO Ellen Hancock, combine with KPMG's insightful commentary to illustrate the direct operational benefits of taking network security seriously. Security Transformation covers everything from the psychological aspects of system security to the actual nuts and bolts of instituting a structured Enterprise Security Architecture -- one that effectively supports your company's business strategies and objectives. McCarthy and Campbell detail the often overlooked ROI that a sound security program can generate. They outline the critical role information security plays in engendering trust, value, and loyalty -- the foundation for all good relationships. As everything from retail marketing through internal corporate communication takes advantage of the tremendous efficiencies and cost advantages of the World Wide Web, computer network security is no longer a little-noticed, back-office responsibility -- it is among the most critical issues facing businesses today. Security Transformation looks at the issue from every angle, and acquaints business decision makers with the bottom-line issues of security they need to understand in order to effectively transact business in an increasingly digital world.
Your Official America Online Guide to Powering Up the Internet, 1st edition
Authors: John Kaufeld, Steve Hunger
Venue:  (2000)

:Your Official America Online® Guide to Powering Up the Internet Includes AOL 5.0 CD with 500 hours free for a month Turbo Charge Your PC with the Latest Internet Technologies Wireless e-mail. Webcast music. Webcam video conferencing. Today's Internet technologies blur the line between computers and consumer electronicsand let you do things you never thought possible. This unique guide takes you on a grand tour of cutting-edge Internet hardware, software, and services  and shows you step-by-step how to make the most of them. From handheld devices, home networking, and broadband connections to MP3, multiplayer gaming, and instant messaging, here is all the information you need to make your computer work harder for you! Open the book and discover how to:Enjoy AOL on TV, AOL on the road, AOL everywhere!Surf the Internet at warp speed with a broadband connectionShare the family printer and other resources with home networkingUse your voice to do the typing with voice-recognition technologyTake your digital music anywhere with MP3 playersProtect your computer with anti-virus software and helpful tipsShare live videos with friends and familyPut the Internet in your palm with a handheld computerUse money-saving decision guides to shop smart online and get more out of internet auctionsSystem Requirements: See CD Installation Instructions page inside Shelving: Internet/AOLAuthor Biography: John Kaufeld is the author of the bestselling America Online® For Dummies®, now in its 6th edition. His many other books include For Dummies® guides to games onlineand Microsoft Access 2000. Steve Hunger is an expert on new Internet technologies who owns a startup Web hosting and e-commerce development company.
Automotive Control Systems: For Engine, Driveline and Vehicle, 1st edition
Authors: Uwe Kiencke, Lars Nielsen
Venue:  (2000)

:This book enables control engineers to understand engine and vehicle models necessary for controller design and introduces mechanical engineers into vehicle-specific signal processing and automatic control. With only a few exceptions the approaches are close to some of those utilized in actual vehicles, rather than being purely theoretical. The authors have large experiences in industrial development (Bosch) as well as in academic research.
The Unified Process Transition and Production Phases, 1st edition
Authors: Scott W. Ambler
Venue:  (2001)

:This is the last in a four-book series comprising a critical review of the Unified Process that includes a survey of the alternate software processes and the synthesis of a more robust process. The Transition and Production phases are the final phases of the Unified Process that provide for the deployment, operation and support of the system among the user groups. This volume includes a master's collection of best practices that includes practical advice for successfully launching the software, applying personal processes, developing and enhancing organizational software processes, achieving reuse, conducting project assessments, saving a troubled project, testing the system, avoiding a maintenance nightmare and operating and supporting the software.Author Biography: Scott W. Ambler is a software process mentor with AmbySoft Inc. in Newmarket, Ont, Canada. He is also a contributing editor with Software Development magazine and is a columnist for Computing Canada. Larry L. Constantine is a trainer and consultant with clients around the world based in Rowley, Mass. He has published 14 books and over 150 articles, including the popular Software Development "Management Forum" column.
More Internet for Dummies
Authors: Margaret L. Young, John Levine
Venue:  (1994)

:Get in the fast lane of the information superhighway! With expert advice on everything from connecting to the Net to videoconferencing to setting up a Web site ready for business, MORE Internet For Dummies, 4th Edition, shifts you right into high gear! Inside, find even MORE helpful advice on how to Establish a high-speed PPP connection to the Net Choose the search engine that best suits your surfing needs Download cool software, graphics, and games Create and open .zip, .sit, .wav, .gif, and other weird files Set up your own home page, conduct business -- and make money Use encryption to make online credit card purchases safe Use the Net for long-distance phone service -- and save lots of cash Take advantage of the Web-ready features of Windows 98 -- videoconferencing, broadcast options, and connectivity tools
Cruising CompuServe: A Visual Guide to Getting the Most out of Wincim
Authors: Grace Joely Beatty, David C. Gardner, David A. Sauer
Venue:  (1995)

:Using their famous "point and click" format, the creators of the popular Visual Learning Guides series have designed a user-friendly road maap for touring the CompuServe virtual highway. Cruising Compuserve shows how to experience everything Compuserve offers--from games and computers to news and investment information.
Software portability gains realized with METAH and Ada95
Authors: Bruce Lewis
Venue: ACM SIGAda Ada Letters (2002)

MetaH is an Architecture Description Language (ADL) developed to express and evaluate the software architecture of avionics and flight control systems. It is intended for not only description and analysis, but also for integration of the software components on the specified embedded hardware. This automated composition to specification with glue code generation allows rapid development and evolution of real-time embedded mission and safety critical systems. It also provides very high portability in these complex systems for software application code across various execution environments. This is accomplished by leveraging language and O/S standards, minimizing component dependencies, and by constructing component timing relationships to specification across differing execution platforms.This paper describes MetaH and provides the results of porting a highly time sensitive application across significantly different embedded hardware/software execution environments. We initially developed a reusable MetaH specification for missile architectures, populated it with software components reengineered from a production missile system, and executed it on single and dual i80960MC target configurations. We then retargeted this application to single and dual Pentium target configurations; and to a single PowerPC configuration. We compare the costs of these exercises with estimated costs to do the same tasks using traditional methods.In each of these cases the high portability and supported functionality of Ada95 was a significant enabler. Current trends say that future avionics systems and perhaps other safety critical applications will require space and time partitioning. Should Ada95 and the Ravenscar profile support these capabilities?
Compositional SOS and beyond: a coalgebraic view of open systems
Authors: Andrea Corradini, Reiko Heckel, Ugo Montanari
Venue: Theoretical Computer Science (2002)

In this paper we address the issue of providing a structured coalgebra presentation of transition systems with algebraic structure on states determined by an equational specification . More precisely, we aim at representing such systems as coalgebras for an endofunctor on the category of -algebras. The systems we consider are specified by using arbitrary SOS rules, which in general do not guarantee that bisimilarity is a congruence. We first show that the structured coalgebra representation works only for systems where transitions out of complex states can~be derived from transitions out of corresponding component states. This decomposition property of transitions indeed ensures that bisimilarity is a congruence. For a system not satisfying this requirement, next we propose a closure construction which adds context transitions, i.e., transitions that spontaneously embed a state into a bigger context or vice versa. The notion of bisimulation for the enriched system coincides with the notion of dynamic bisimilarity for the original one, i.e., with the coarsest bisimulation which is a congruence. This is sufficient to ensure that the structured coalgebra representation works for the systems obtained as result of the closure construction.
Lyndon words and shuffle algebras for generating the coloured multiple zeta values relations tables
Authors: M. Bigotte, G. Jacob, N. E. Oussous, M. Petitot
Venue: Theoretical Computer Science (2002)

We study here the coloured multiple zeta values, obtained by extending the usual notion of the multiple zeta values by adding roots of unity. We state their main combinatorial properties. And we give, as a result, a Maple algorithm which generates the relations table between these values.
The Convergence of Spectral and Finite Difference Methods for Initial-Boundary Value Problems
Authors: Natasha Flyer, Paul N. Swarztrauber
Venue: SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (2001)

The general theory of compatibility conditions for the differentiability of solutions to initial-boundary value problems is well known. This paper introduces the application of that theory to numerical solutions of partial differential equations and its ramifications on the performance of high-order methods. Explicit application of boundary conditions (BCs) that are independent of the initial condition (IC) results in the compatibility conditions not being satisfied. Since this is the case in most science and engineering applications, it is shown that not only does the error in a spectral method, as measured in the maximum norm, converge algebraically, but the accuracy of finite differences is also reduced. For the heat equation with a parabolic IC and Dirichlet BCs, we prove that the Fourier method converges quadratically in the neighborhood of t=0 and the boundaries and quartically for large t when the first-order compatibility conditions are violated. For the same problem, the Chebyshev method initially yields quartic convergence and exponential convergence for t>0. In contrast, the wave equation subject to the same conditions results in inferior convergence rates with all spectral methods yielding quadratic convergence for all t. These results naturally direct attention to finite difference methods that are also algebraically convergent. In the case of the wave equation, we prove that a second-order finite difference method is reduced to 4/3-order convergence and numerically show that a fourth-order finite difference scheme is apparently reduced to 3/2-order. Finally, for the wave equation subject to general ICs and zero BCs, we give a conjecture on the error for a second-order finite difference scheme, showing that an O(N-2log N) convergence is possible.
Professional Java E-Commerce
Authors: Ronald Ashri, Tracie Karsjens, Mark G. Kerzner, Robert Flenner, Chad Derby
Venue:  (2001)

:J2EE can integrate services from a variety of vendors and legacy systems, i.e. applications and data that have been inherited from languages, platforms, and techniques before the current technology. The fact that J2EE is cross platform, scalable and portable means that server-side Java will play a very large part in the evolution of business systems and services. Building on the success of Professional Java Server J2EE edition (1861004656), this comprehensive compedium will provide the Java developer with the information they need to develop scalable and powerful e-commerce sites. Its ambitious coverage includes the broad sweep of B2C, B2B and M-Commerce. The book will start with an overview of the business considerations required when developing E-Commerce solutions, will move on to review the underlying technologies that are used in developing Java solutions. It will then move onto illustrate how Java can be used to address each of the listed E-Commerce problem domains through a combination of generic discussions and real-world case studies.
Iterative Multigrid Regularization Techniques for Image Matching
Authors: Stefan Henn, Kristian Witsch
Venue: SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (2001)

In this paper, we consider the problem of matching images, i.e., to find a deformation u, which transforms a digital image into another such that the images have nearly equal gray values in every image element. The difference of the two images is measured by their L2-difference, which should be minimized. This yields a nonlinear ill conditioned inverse problem for u, so the numerical solution is quite difficult. A Tikhonov regularization method is considered to rule out discontinuous and irregular solutions to the minimization problem. An important problem is a proper choice of the regularization parameter $\alpha$. For the practical choice of $\alpha,$ we use iterative regularization methods based on multigrid techniques. To obtain a suitable initial guess, we use an approach similar to the full multigrid (FMG) developed by Brandt [Math. Comp., 31 (1977), pp. 333--390]. The algorithms have optimal complexity: the amount of work is proportional to the number of picture elements. Finally, we present some experimental results for synthetic and real images.
Sequential consistency as lazy linearizability
Authors: Michel Raynal
Venue: Proceedings of the fourteenth annual ACM symposium on Parallel algorithms and architectures (2002)

This revue shows that, from an implementation point of view, sequential consistency can be considered as a form of lazy linearizability. This claim is supported by a versatile protocol that can be tailored to implement any of them.
Light field mapping: efficient representation and hardware rendering of surface light fields
Authors: Wei-Chao Chen, Jean-Yves Bouguet, Michael H. Chu, Radek Grzeszczuk
Venue: ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG) (2002)

A light field parameterized on the surface offers a natural and intuitive description of the view-dependent appearance of scenes with complex reflectance properties. To enable the use of surface light fields in real-time rendering we develop a compact representation suitable for an accelerated graphics pipeline. We propose to approximate the light field data by partitioning it over elementary surface primitives and factorizing each part into a small set of lower-dimensional functions. We show that our representation can be further compressed using standard image compression techniques leading to extremely compact data sets that are up to four orders of magnitude smaller than the input data. Finally, we develop an image-based rendering method, light field mapping, that can visualize surface light fields directly from this compact representation at interactive frame rates on a personal computer. We also implement a new method of approximating the light field data that produces positive only factors allowing for faster rendering using simpler graphics hardware than earlier methods. We demonstrate the results for a variety of non-trivial synthetic scenes and physical objects scanned through 3D photography.
Extreme work teams: using SWAT teams as a model for coordinating distributed robots
Authors: Hank Jones, Pamela Hinds
Venue: Proceedings of the 2002 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work (2002)

We present a field study of police SWAT teams for the purpose of enabling grounded design of a system to coordinate distributed field robots. The mission-oriented, spatially distributed SWAT environment provides a rich resource for robotics designers that mirrors field robot deployments in key ways. We highlight the processes with which SWAT team leaders create and maintain common ground among team members and coordinate action in these tightly-coupled, distributed teams. We present a system for coordinating distributed robots that we designed based on our SWAT team observations.
Information Modelling and Knowledge Bases X, 1st edition
Authors: H. Jaakkola, H. Kangassalo, Eiji Kawaguchi
Venue:  (1998)

:This book is concerned with modelling of information in various ways, and the development and use of models in information systems of different kinds. Interesting applications of modelling can also be found in fields other than in information systems, e.g. in conceptual modelling of narrative texts. The topics of the articles cover a wide variety of themes in the domain of information modelling, design and specification of information systems and knowledge bases, ranging from foundations and theories to systems construction and application studies. The contributions in this volume represent the following major themes: - models in intelligent activity - concept modelling and conceptual modelling - conceptual modelling and information requirements specification - collections of concepts, knowledge base design, and data base design - human-computer interaction and modelling - software engineering and modelling - applications
Progressing to Distributing Multi-Processing, 1st edition
Authors: Harry Singh
Venue:  (1998)

:For large enterprises and the IT professionals who serve them, the future is distributed, component-based systems, integrated across the Internet. To build and manage these systems, developers and managers must master an unprecedented range of new skills and technologies. Progressing to Distributed Multiprocessing brings them all together in a practical guide to planning and implementing distributed, Internet-based applications. Coverage includes the fundamental rationale, challenges, and foundations of distributed computing; objects and the Internet: IIOP, ORBs, Web brokers, TP monitors, and Web integration; choosing the most appropriate roles for thin and fat clients; multiprocessor options, including MPP, SMP, clustered systems, DMP, and NUMA; and advanced distributed operating systems and the services they provide.
Modular Digital Multitracks: The Power User's Guide, 2nd edition
Authors: George Petersen
Venue:  (1998)

:From the editor of Mix comes this completely updated edition for users who seek maximum results from a minimum amount of gear. Petersen gives the inside story on the Alesis ADAT-XT and Meridian 20-bit ADAT; the Studer V-Eight; the Tascam DA-38, DA-88 and DA-98; the Sony PCM-800; and tons more. He tells you everything you need to know about these machines, including how they work and how to operate them. Includes unbiased evaluations of the units and peripherals; advanced techniques for synchronization, editing, and mixing; features you won't learn about from the manufacturers' literature; secret commands and undocumented error messages, and much more. 8-1/2" x 11", 162 pages.
Linear Control Systems, 1st edition
Authors: Charles E. Rohrs, Donald Schultz, James Melsa
Venue:  (1992)

:This new junior/senior level textbook,based on the classic Melsa-Schultz LINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS,adds the best of modern topics such as robustness,ramifications of model inaccuracies on the design of control systems,computer examples using MATLAB,and design problems to a very successful classic textbook. It has broad applications to electrical,mechanical,chemical and aerospace engineering.
Data discretization for novel relationship discovery in information retrieval
Authors: G. Benoît
Venue: Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (2002)

This article describes an information retrieval, visualization, and manipulation model. After term or phrases have been input for a query, the system designed on this model offers the user multiple ways to exploit the retrieval set via an interactive interface. The retrieved data are clustered into thematic concepts related to the query, represented on screen as a grid of nodes. Users of the system may manipulate the retrieval set to explore document-document, document-concept, concept-concept relationships in the retrieval set that might otherwise be masked by altering (a) the discrete grid size of the display, (b) the influence, or weight, of various document terms and properties, and (c) mixed levels of granularity. As these factors are reweighed, the display is updated in real-time to expose unanticipated document relationships, and shifts in cluster membership. The article outlines the mathematical model and then describes an information-retrieval application built on the model to search structured and full-text files. The application, written in Java, uses a small test collection of Dialog and Swiss-Prot documents.
Running Microsoft Access 2000 with Cdrom, 1st edition
Authors: John L. Viecas, John Vies
Venue:  (1999)

:A comprehensive reference that takes readers through the most used tasks and functions of the software. The book is easy to use, with a friendly, open design that features copious screen shots, call-outs, cross-references, and tips. The CD-ROM includes all sample databases from the book.