This comprehensive and self-contained textbook presents an accessible overview of the state of the art of multivariate algorithmics and complexity. Increasingly, multivariate algorithmics is having significant practical impact in many application domains, with even more developments on the horizon. The text describes how the multivariate...

• Install JavaScriptMVC in three different ways, including installing using Vagrant and Chef
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In Global Brand Strategy, Sicco van Gelder tackles this central issue head on. He shows how both global and local brand management need to agree on a common basis for their brand strategy and planning. Drawing on his extensive experience, he has created a unique framework—the Global Brand Proposition Model—which enables them...

Expert .NET 2.0 IL Assember drills down into the internal structures and operations of the .NET common language runtime and teaches you how to master the IL assembly language, ILAsm. (The rule of thumb is that if the runtime can do it, ILAsm must be able to express it.) This book is ideal if you're a compiler and tool developer, a...

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As SOA interest and adoption have accelerated rapidly, the challenges of governance have risen to the forefront across the entire industry. Without an SOA governance model, SOA adoption is stilted and hampered by a lack of...

Volume 21 of the Handbook of Magnetic Materials, like the...

Android development is hot, and many programmers are interested in joining the fun. However, because this technology is based on Java, you should first obtain a solid grasp of the Java language and its foundational APIs to improve your chances of succeeding as an Android app developer. After all, you will be busy learning the architecture of...

This is an introductory to intermediate level text on the scienceof image processing, which employs the Matlab programming languageto illustrate some of the elementary, key concepts in modern imageprocessing and pattern recognition. The approach taken isessentially practical and the book offers a framework within whichthe concepts can be...