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The Computing collection presents a range of foundational and applied content across computer and data science, including fields such as Artificial Intelligence; Computational Modelling; Computer Networks, Computer Organization & Architecture, Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition, Data Management; Embedded Systems & Computer Engineering; HCI/User Interface Design; Information Security; Machine Learning; Network Security; Software Engineering.

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    • Advances in Project Scheduling

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • R. Slowinski + 1 more
      • English
      • eBook
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      This multi-author volume, containing contributions from international experts in the field, presents recent developments in project scheduling for both theory and practice. It is organized in three parts: I. Basic deterministic models; II. Special deterministic models; III. Stochastic models. A variety of approaches is presented dealing with multiple-category resource constraints, different mathematical models of activities, and various project performance measures in single and multiobjective formulation. Exact and heuristic algorithms are presented for both deterministic and stochastic project description.The volume will be of special interest to scientists, students, decision makers, executive managers, consultants and practitioners involved in systems management or operations research, in particular in business, engineering, and finance, but also in other areas of pure and applied sciences.

    • Computer Architecture Technology Trends

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • Architecture Technology Architecture Technology Corpor
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Please note this is a Short Discount publication.This year's edition of Computer Architecture Technology Trends analyses the trends which are taking place in the architecture of computing systems today. Due to the sheer number of different applications to which computers are being applied, there seems no end to the different adoptions which proliferate. There are, however, some underlying trends which appear. Decision makers should be aware of these trends when specifying architectures, particularly for future applications.This report is fully revised and updated and provides insight into the fundamentals of computer architecture – what it is, and how it is applied to fit a particular problem definition. Also discussed is where the future leads, given current trends in computer architecture.

    • Formal Description Techniques, IV

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 2
      • October 22, 2013
      • K.R. Parker + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Formality is becoming accepted as essential in the development of complex systems such as multi-layer communications protocols and distributed systems. Formality is mandatory for mathematical verification, a procedure being imposed on safety-critical system development. Standard documents are also becoming increasingly formalised in order to capture notions precisely and unambiguously. This FORTE '91 proceedings volume has focussed on the standardised languages SDL, Estelle and LOTOS while, as with earlier conferences, remaining open to other notations and techniques, thus encouraging the continuous evolution of formal techniques. This useful volume contains 29 submitted papers, three invited papers, four industry reports, and four tool reports organised to correspond with the conference sessions.

    • Token Ring Technology Report

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • Architecture Technology Architecture Technology Corpor
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Please note this is a Short Discount publication.This report provides an overview of the IBM Token–Ring technology and products built by IBM and compatible vendors. It consists of two sections: 1. A summary of the design trade–offs for the IBM Token–Ring. 2. A summary of the products of the major token–ring compatible vendors broken down by adapters and components, wiring systems, testing, and new chip technology.

    • Software Engineering Education

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 40
      • October 22, 2013
      • B.Z. Barta + 2 more
      • English
      • eBook
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      Software engineering education is an important, often controversial, issue in the education of Information Technology professionals. It is of concern at all levels of education, whether undergraduate, post-graduate or during the working life of professionals in the field. This publication gives perspectives from academic institutions, industry and education bodies from many different countries. Several papers provide actual curricula based on innovative ideas and modern programming paradigms. Various aspects of project work, as an important component of the educational process, are also covered and the uses of software tools in the software industry and education are discussed. The book provides a valuable source of information for all those interested and involved in software engineering education.

    • Brain Browser

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • Floyd E. Bloom
      • English
      • eBook
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      Brain Browser is designed to assist researchers as well as beginning and advanced neuroscience students in their efforts to organize, analyze, and contribute to the growing detailed knowledge of the brain. Brain Browser serves as an electronic notebook for neuroanatomy and offers numerous educational and research applications.For the Student:Learn the organization and structure of the rat brainOrganize your knowledge of brain function and structureStore neuroanatomical references and terms in an efficient mannerFor the Advanced Neuroscientist:Add your own experimental results and build a personal databaseOrganize and recall multiple items of complexly interrelated dataDevelop a more efficient and organized way to write papers and do researchBrain Browser consists of four main Hypertext stacks:Learner introduces the beginner to rat brain organization and provides elementary coverage of circuits, cells, and neurotransmitters.Ne... presents a computer atlas based on The Rat Brain: In Stereotaxic Coordinates, by George Paxinos and Charles Watson (Academic Press, Second Edition, 1986).Linker is an extensive database of neuronal circuitry (the afferent and efferent connections between brain locations).DataMaker enables users to add or modify templates of the atlas plates with their own data.In addition, the Reference program, containing more than 320 references, links any desired reference to any data point. The Dictionary defines terms used in Brain Browser and allows users to add new entries.The program includes five high-density disks, a user's manual, and a complete tutorial. User support is provided by electronic mail on CompuServe(r). Department site licenses are available, as well as a buyer's frequency plan. Contact the publisher for complete details.Brain Browser(tm) is a trademark of The Scripps Research Institute.PLUS(tm) is a trademark of Spinnaker Software CorporationMicrosoft... Windows(tm) is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.IBM(r) is a registered trademark of International Business Machines, Inc.CompuServe(r) is a registered trademark of CompuServe, Inc.Macintosh(r) is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc.Hypercard(r) is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc.Intel(r) is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.

    • Neurobionics

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • H.-W. Bothe + 2 more
      • English
      • eBook
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      The goal of neurobionics is to elaborate methods for the repairment and substitution of impaired functions of the human nervous system. This publication contains contributions from internationally recognized scientists exploring the structure of this novel interdisciplinary research field. The structure consists of theoretical sciences (philosophy, mathematics, neuroinformatics, computational neuroscience), basic biological sciences (molecular biology, cell biology, biological network neuroscience, neurophysiology), technical engineering (microelectronics, micromechanics, robotics, microsystems), and clinical neurosciences (neurodiagnostics, neurology, neurosurgery, neurorehabilitation)... It is hoped the book indicates that a new kind of partnership across these various disciplines is mandatory if emerging problems in the field are to be solved. It also aims to set the coordinates for an international and interdisciplinary research field dealing with a subject intrinsic to man's mind and its biological carrier which may be partially replaced by artificial means in the future.

    • Attention and Memory

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • G. Underwood
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Written specifically for students of experimental psychology, this book focuses on attention and memory, and attempts to inegrate these two closely related phenomena. In addition to the concepts of short term and long term memory there has been added the system of immediate or sensory memory. In the description of the representation of knowledge by human memory the author has necessarily drawn conclusions about optimal presentation and retrieval procedures, which should be transferable to non-laboratory situations where information processing is presently inadequate. The present approach attempts to keep in perspective the functions of attention and memory that the proponents of model building techniques have tended to overlook in their investigations. A new and fresh contribution to a growing area of research and teaching interest

    • Bridge Technology Report

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • Architecture Technology Architecture Technology Corpor
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 2 8 4 9 7 2
      Please note this is a Short Discount publication.As LANs have proliferated, new technologies and system concepts have come to the fore. One of the key issues is how to interconnect networks. One means of interconnection is to use a 'bridge'. Other competing technologies are repeaters, routers, and gateways. Bridges permit traffic isolation, connect network segments together and operate at the MAC layer. Further, because they operate at the MAC layer, they can handle a variety of protocols such as TCP/IP, SNA, and X.25.This report focuses on the specific technology of bridging two networks and the competing approaches of spanning tree [backed by DEC] and the source route technology [backed by IBM]. Both of these approaches are compared and their strengths and weaknesses described and contrasted. Other approaches that combine the two approaches as well as novel approaches to this problem are described.In a world of increasing complexity of networks, it is imperative that the user understand the possible means of bridging two networks and the capabilities of the various vendors products. The report focuses itself on developing that critical understanding.

    • The Fundamental Role of Teletraffic in the Evolution of Telecommunications Networks

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • J. Labetoulle + 1 more
      • English
      • eBook
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      The International Teletraffic Congress (ITC) is a recognized international organization taking part in the work of the International Telecommunications Union. The congress traditionally deals with the development of teletraffic theory and its applications to the design, planning and operation of telecommunication systems, networks and services. The contents of ITC 14 illustrate the important role of teletraffic in the current period of rapid evolution of telecommunication networks. A large number of papers address the teletraffic issues behind developments in broadband communications and ATM technology. The extension of possiblities for user mobility and personal communications together with the generalization of common channnel signalling and the provision of new intelligent network services are further extremely significant developments whose teletraffic implications are explored in a number of contributions. ITC 14 also addresses traditional teletraffic subjects, proposing enhancements to traffic engineering practices for existing circuit and packet switched telecommunications networks and making valuable original contributions to the fundamental mathematical tools on which teletraffic theory is based. The contents of these Proceedings accurately reflect the extremely wide scope of the ITC, extending from basic mathematical theory to day-to-day traffic engineering practices, and constitute the state of the art in 1994 of one of the fundamental telecommunications sciences.

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