Discusses how LINUX works at the system level by learning how and when to manipulate processes, send and catch signals, and use calls, and how to manipulate and read pipes and FIFOs. Softcover.
Linux Programming By Example introduces programmers with some background in C but no knowledge of the specifics of Linux programming...
Ever since the first successful International Cognitive Technology (CT) Conference in Hong Kong in August 1995, a growing concern about the dehumanising potential of machines, and the machining potential of the human mind, has pervaded the organisers' thinking. When setting up the agenda for the Second International CT Conference in Aizu, Japan, in...
Information Processing and Security Systems is a collection of forty papers that were originally presented at an international multi-conference on Advanced Computer Systems (ACS) and Computer Information Systems and Industrial Management Applications (CISIM) held in Elk, Poland. This volume describes the latest developments in...
This monograph deals with mixed refrigerant processes that operate at temperatures
less than 123 K. Most conventional cryogenic refrigerators and liquefiers operatewith
pure fluids, the major exception being natural gas liquefiers that use mixed refrigerant
processes. The fundamental aspects ofmixed refrigerant processes, though...
This publication offers and investigates efficient Monte Carlo simulation methods in order to realize a Bayesian approach to approximate learning of Bayesian networks from both complete and incomplete data. For large amounts of incomplete data when Monte Carlo methods are inefficient, approximations are implemented, such that learning remains...
In this book, Hanadi Mubarak, Ali Husain and Michael promote the concept of innovation incubators from a business-management perspective. The book provides a comprehensive roadmap for the development of new economies based on technology, as well as value added in technology transfer, innovation development and an entrepreneurial climate.
This Festschrift volume, dedicated to He Jifeng on the occasion of his 70th birthday in September 2013, includes 24 refereed papers by leading researchers, current and former colleagues, who congratulated at a celebratory symposium held in Shanghai, China, in the course of the 10th International Colloquium on Theoretical Aspects of Computing,...
A brand new edition of the definitive textbook on humankind’s impact on the Earth’s environment—now in full color
This classic text explores the multitude of impacts that humans have had over time upon vegetation, animals, soils, water, landforms, and the atmosphere. It considers the ways in which climate...
The author of this text coaches the business traveler on important cultural issues that can easily go awry: getting acquainted, making a good impression, eating and drinking together, discussing ethics and politics in the workplace, and much more.
For nearly twenty years, Gwyneth Olofsson has been helping people avoid the cultural gaffes...
This book masterfully illuminates extremely simple, but overwhelmingly powerful metrics, models, and methods for designing professional business cases while the author demystifies esoteric concepts in ROI.
`This is a very well-organized and useful reference book for those who are new to wavelet image and video coding.' Journal of Electronic Imaging, 9:2 (2000)
An exciting new development has taken place in the digital era that has captured the imagination and talent of...
Addresses all three key components of thinking: analysis, evaluation and re-thinking. Gives you the practical critical thinking skills you need to take control of your life, help you cope with virtually any situation--and be more successful in pursuing your ultimate dreams and values.
