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Computer System Performance Modeling in Perspective: A Tribute to the Work of Professor Kenneth C. Sevcik

Imperial College Press, 2006

This book is a tribute to the many contributions that Kenneth C. Sevcik made both as a scholar, and a mentor to numerous young researchers, that was planned on the occasion of his 60th birthday. The project for the book was launched at the end of 2004. Unfortunately it only appears in print after his untimely death due to delays in bringing...

A Beginner's Guide to Gambas: Programming

Infinity Science Press, 2006

A Beginner's Guide to Gambas is the first definitive reference for the Linux-based Gambas programming language. Gambas ships with a graphical development environment based on the Basic programming language. It supports object-oriented programming and is similar to Microsoft's Visual Basic product. Gambas uses the Qt toolkit and supports other...

Malware Forensics: Investigating and Analyzing Malicious Code

Syngress Publishing, 2008

Dissecting the dark side of the Internet -- with its infectious worms, botnets, rootkits, and Trojan horse programs (known as malware)-- this in-depth, how-to guide details the complete process of responding to a malicious code incident, from isolating malware and testing it in a forensic lab environment, to pulling apart suspect code and...

Machine Translation: Its Scope and Limits

Springer, 2008

Machine Translation (MT) is both an engineering technology and a measure of all things to do with languages and computers—whenever a new theory of language or linguistics is offered, an important criteria for its success is whether or not it will improve machine translation.

This book presents a history of machine translation (MT) from...

Network: Theorizing Knowledge Work in Telecommunications

Cambridge University Press, 2008

How does a telecommunications company function when its right hand often doesn't know what its left hand is doing? How do rapidly expanding, interdisciplinary organizations hold together and perform their knowledge work? In this book, Clay Spinuzzi draws on two warring theories of work activity - activity theory and actor-network theory - to...

Artificial Vision: Image Description, Recognition, and Communication (Signal Processing and its Applications)

Academic Press, 1996

Artificial vision is a rapidly growing discipline, aiming to build computational models of the visual capabilites in humans, as well as the machines that emulate them. Recent research work suggests that vision is a complex functionality, involving active sensing and attentional mechanisms, and is strictly related to cognitive processes like...

Words and Symbols: Language and Communication in Therapy (Core Concepts in Therapy)

Open University Press, 2007

This book takes apart, lays out and repositions the most basic of therapeutic tools – the language used to communicate between therapist and client. It begins with a summary of the different schools of thought on language acquisition from infancy onwards. It addresses ways in which philosophical and social contexts may impact on the thoughts...

Calculus Workbook For Dummies (Dummies Series)

For Dummies, 2005

From differentiation to integration — solve problems with ease

Got a grasp on the terms and concepts you need to know, but get lost halfway through a problem or, worse yet, not know where to begin? Have no fear! This hands-on guide focuses on helping you solve the many types of calculus problems you encounter in a...

Real-Time Systems: Formal Specification and Automatic Verification

Cambridge University Press, 2008

Real-time systems need to react to certain input stimuli within given time bounds. For example, an airbag in a car has to unfold within 300 milliseconds in a crash. There are many embedded safety-critical applications and each requires real-time specification techniques. This text introduces three of these techniques, based on logic and automata:...

Wireless Security: Know It All

Newnes, 2008

The latest technologies - the leading experts - proven real-world design solutions - together in one must-have volume!

The Newnes Know It All Series takes the best of what our authors have written to create hard-working desk references that will be an engineer's first port of call for key information, design techniques and...

Fundamentals of Digital Imaging

Cambridge University Press, 2009

The multi-billion dollar industry of digital imaging technology is an active research area with applications in our everyday lives in products such as digital cameras, scanners, printers and display systems. This book presents an introduction to the fundamentals of digital imaging, with emphasis on the basic operations of image capture and display...

Historic Floors: Their History and Conservation (Butterworth - Heinemann Series in Conservation and Museology)

Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998

Leading authorities, archaeologists, architects and archivists consider the latest methods of recording and repairing cathedral floors, including those of cathedrals, country houses, the monumental tiled pavements of the Palace of Westminster and other public buildings. Management policies to protect outstanding floors in over-visited sites are...

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