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Cisco Systems, "BCRAN. Building Cisco Remote Access Networks. Student Guide.
v2.2"
Cisco Systems | 2005 Year | PDF | 16,89 Mb | 868 Pages
Maria-Isabel Sanchez-Segura (Editor), "Developing Future Interactive Systems"
Idea Group Publishing | ISBN 1591404126 | 2004 Year | PDF | 3,56 Mb | 347 Pages
Interactive systems are growing in the last decade because of the amount of
fields in which this kind of application can be used as a test bed to experiment
in medicine, training, education, and so on. Developing Future Interactive
Systems is a compilation of knowledge collected from several researchers in the
field of interactive systems, offering an overview of the different parts of the
environment that must be taken into account to develop a quality interactive
system from the software engineering discipline. The book is oriented to
developers of interactive systems, as well as researchers in the field of
virtual environments.
John Krogstie (Editor), Terry Halpin (Editor), Keng Siau (Editor), "Information
Modeling Methods and Methodologies"
Idea Group Publishing | ISBN 1591403758 | 2004 Year | PDF | 3,23 Mb | 300 Pages
The purpose of this book is to disseminate the research results and best
practice from researchers and practitioners interested in and working on
modeling methods and methodologies. Though the need for such studies is well
recognized, there is a paucity of such research in the literature. What
specifically distinguishes this book is that it looks at various research
domains and areas such as enterprise, process, goal, object-orientation, data,
requirements, ontology, and component modeling, to provide an overview of
existing approaches and best practices in these conceptually closely-related
fields. *Note: This book is part of a series entitled "Advanced Topics in
Database Research".
Simon Shiu, Sankar K. Pal, "Foundations of Soft Case-Based Reasoning"
Wiley-Interscience | ISBN 0471086355 | 2004 Year | PDF | 1,6 Mb | 274 Pages
A breakthrough on today s fastest growing artificial intelligence technique
Many of today s engineering and business computer applications require decisions
to be made on the basis of uncertain or incomplete information, a phenomenon
that has resulted in the development of case-based reasoning, a powerful
computing technique by which a system s problem-solving ability is enhanced by
reference to its previously stored experiences. Foundations of Soft Case-Based
Reasoning is the first book of its kind to provide a unified framework for
understanding how soft computing techniques can be used to build and maintain
case-based reasoning (CBR) systems. Written by two internationally renowned
experts, the book demonstrates the latest advances of machine learning and
intelligence and presents CBR methodologies and algorithms designed to be useful
for both students of artificial intelligence and practitioners in the field.
Structured according to the four major phases of the problem-solving process of
a CBR system: representation and indexing of cases, case selection and
retrieval, case adaptation, and case-base maintenance; the authors provide a
solid foundation of the subject with a balanced mix of theory, algorithms, and
application. An important resource for students and practitioners alike,
Foundations of Soft Case-Based Reasoning: Illustrates decision-making problems
in a wide range of engineering and business applications, such as data mining
and pattern recognition Features real-world examples of successful applications
in such areas as medical diagnosis, weather prediction, law interpretation, and
Web access path determination, to name a few Describes in a unified way how the
merits of various soft computing tools (e.g., fuzzy sets, neural networks,
genetic algorithms, and rough sets) can give rise to more efficient CBR systems
Demonstrates the significance of granular computing and rough sets in CBR
Andy McKay, "The Definitive Guide to Plone"
Apress | ISBN 1590593294 | 2004 Year | CHM | 10 Mb | 584 Pages
The Definitive Guide to Plone is the authoritative, unique guide to Plone,
describing everything from installing Plone (on Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux) to
writing code for the system. The book - part of Apress's library of Python
programming and content management tools, and written by one of Plone's core
development team - emphasizes the customization of Plone, and shows how to fully
integrate Plone into an existing Web site and application. If you want to adopt
Plone for some or all of its features, this is the book to pick up and learn by.
William J. Brown, Raphael C. Malveau, Hays W. "Skip" McCormick (III), Thomas J.
Mowbray, "AntiPatterns: Refactoring Software, Architectures, and Projects in
Crisis"
Wiley | ISBN 0471197130 | 1998 Year | PDF | 2,08 Mb | 336 Pages
"The AntiPatterns authors have clearly been there and done that when it comes
to managing software development efforts. I resonated with one insight after
another, having witnessed too many wayward projects myself. The experience in
this book is palpable." -John Vlissides, IBM Research "This book allows
managers, architects, and developers to learn from the painful mistakes of
others. The high-level AntiPatterns on software architecture are a particularly
valuable contribution to software engineering. Highly recommended!" -Kyle Brown
Author of The Design Patterns Smalltalk Companion "AntiPatterns continues the
trend started in Design Patterns. The authors have discovered and named common
problem situations resulting from poor management or architecture control,
mistakes which most experienced practitioners will recognize. Should you find
yourself with one of the AntiPatterns, they even provide some clues on how to
get yourself out of the situation." -Gerard Meszaros, Chief Architect, Object
Systems Group Are you headed into the software development mine field? Follow
someone if you can, but if you're on your own-better get the map! AntiPatterns
is the map. This book helps you navigate through today's dangerous software
development projects. Just look at the statistics:
* Nearly one-third of all software projects are cancelled.
* Two-thirds of all software projects encounter cost overruns in excess of 200%.
* Over 800f all software projects are deemed failures.
While patterns help you to identify and implement procedures, designs, and codes
that work, AntiPatterns do the exact opposite; they let you zero-in on the
development detonators, architectural tripwires, and personality booby traps
that can spell doom for your project. Written by an all-star team of object-
oriented systems developers, AntiPatterns identifies 40 of the most common
AntiPatterns in the areas of software development, architecture, and project
management. The authors then show you how to detect and defuse AntiPatterns as
well as supply refactored solutions for each AntiPattern presented.
Friedrich T. Sommer (Editor), Andrzej Wichert (Editor), "Exploratory Analysis
and Data Modeling in Functional Neuroimaging"
The MIT Press | ISBN 0262194813 | 2002 Year | PDF | 14,51 Mb | 352 Pages
Functional imaging tools such as fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging),
PET (positron emission tomography), EEG (electro-encephalogram), and MEG
(magneto-encephalogram) allow researchers to record activity in the working
brain and draw inferences about how the brain functions. This book provides a
survey of theoretical and computational approaches to neuroimaging, including
inferential, exploratory, and causal methods of data analysis; theories of
cerebral function; and biophysical and computational models of neural nets. It
also emphasizes the close relationships between different approaches, for
example, between causal data analysis and biophysical modeling, and between
functional theories and computational models.
Harold Davis, "Building Research Tools with Google For Dummies"
For Dummies | ISBN 076457809X | 2005 Year | PDF | 8,16 Mb | 382 Pages
Googlea funny name for a fabulous tool. Youve already used it to look up all
sorts of information on the Web almost instantly. Now what if you could use its
amazing abilities to turbo-charge your research on a grand scale?
Building Research Tools With Google For Dummies can help you do just that. In
plain English, it shows you easy ways to:
Ask Google exactly what you want to know
Determine whether what you need can actually be found through Google, and where
to look if the answer is no
Improve your research results
Present your findings in a way that makes sense
Write your own specialized search applicationsif you want to
To get the most from Google, you need to understand Google. Building Research
Tools With Google For Dummies explains how Google works and how you can build
more effective queries (hint: its a lot more than just using the Advanced
Search techniques!) It even shows you how to think like a researcher and how to
package the results of your research so it means something to your audience.
Youll be able to:
Understand Google research techniques and use the custom search-related syntax
Recognize Googles strengthsand limitations
Target your search by using Google operators
Use Google to research photos, or even an entire industry
Improve the effectiveness of your results by understanding Googles comparative
methodology
Build custom tools using WDSL and Web Services