This book provides an updated overview of the processes determining the influence of solar forcing on climate. It discusses in particular the most recent developments regarding the role of aerosols in the climate system and the new insights that could be gained from the investigation of terrestrial climate analogues. The book’s...
The practical task of building a talking robot requires a theory of how natural language communication works. Conversely, the best way to computationally verify a theory of natural language communication is to demonstrate its functioning concretely in the form of a talking robot, the epitome of human–machine communication. To...
In this text, the author outlines an expansion strategy based on putting together combinations of adjacency moves into areas away from, but related to, the core business, such as new product lines or new channels of distribution.
Growth is not a choice—it’s an imperative. But the risks are substantial. Only a quarter of all...
Content preparation is an integral part of the usability equation: it answers the question of what information is needed for effective decision making. Once content preparation has been established, the question "how to present what" can be answered. Content Preparation Guidelines for the Web and Information Appliances:...
This book began when I was assigned to help salvage an undergraduate computer
organization course. The course had suffered years of neglect: it had been taught by a
series of professors, mostly visitors, who had little or no interest or background in digital
hardware, and the curriculum had deteriorated to a potpourri of topics that...
As optical character recognition (OCR) begins to find applications ranging from store checkout scanners to money-changing machines and postal system automation, it has become one of the most dynamic areas in information science today. Yet few volumes explore this data-oriented process without relying heavily on mathematical background...
This concise book shows JavaScript developers how to build superb web applications with CoffeeScript, the remarkable language that’s gaining considerable interest. Through example code, this guide demonstrates how CoffeeScript abstracts JavaScript, providing syntactical sugar and preventing many common errors. You’ll...
In this book you'll learn to develop a complete application with ExtJS. Enhance your existing skills and get a better grasp of the JavaScript framework to create advanced Internet applications.
Mastering the development of Microsoft .NET Framework applications in C# is less about knowing the C# language and more about knowing how to use the functionality of the .NET Framework class library most effectively. Visual C# 2005 Recipes explores the breadth of the .NET Framework class library and provides specific solutions to...
