Green Business Practices For Dummies

Green Business Practices For Dummies Publisher: F-r Du–i?s | 2009 | ISBN: 0470393394 | PDF | 384 pages | 5.23 Mb   The only resource with specific,hands-on guidance for greening your business Want to take advantage of profit-enhancing opportunities while minimizing negative environmental and social impact? This practical guide shows you how to implement green business practices and gain competitive advantage through reduced costs, product and process innovation, increased productivity, and more. You’ll cultivate an eco-minded workforce and manage environmental opportunities and threats at every level of your organization. Develop your sustainability plan – establish your goals, choose key performance indicators, and share your plan with stakeholders Embark on your green journey – get started by altering daily office practices, re-evaluating products and processes, and adapting your physical facilities

David A. Patterson, “Computer Organization and Design”

David A. Patterson, “Computer Organization and Design”  Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann | ISBN: 1558606041 | edition 2004 | PDF | 684 pages | 50 mb The choice of ‘Real Stuff’ is judicious. The ‘Computers in the Real World’ sections are interesting to read and should widen the horizons of the too often too tech-oriented Sophomores and Juniors. On the whole this is a very solid book and the success of the third edition is assured as has been the success of its two predecessors.

LINPACK Users’ Guide by J. J. Dongarra

LINPACK Users’ Guide by J. J. Dongarra (Repost) Publisher: Society for Industrial Mathematics (January 1, 1987) | ISBN: 089871172X | Pages: 375 | DJVU | 2.08 MB The authors of this carefully structured guide are the principal developers of LINPACK, a unique package of Fortran subroutines for analyzing and solving various systems of simultaneous linear algebraic equations and linear least squares problems. This guide supports both the casual user of LINPACK who simply requires a library subroutine, and the specialist who wishes to modify or extend the code to handle special problems. It is also recommended for classroom work. 

D.Chamberlain, et al, “RT Essentials”

D.Chamberlain, et al, “RT Essentials”  Publisher: O’Reilly | ISBN: 0596006683 | edition 2005 | PDF | 218 pages | 2,6 mb In a typical organization, there’s always plenty that to do such as: pay vendors, invoice customers, answer customer inquiries, and fix bugs in hardware or software. You need to know who wants what and keep track of what is left to do.

Mathematical Optimization in Computer Graphics and Vision

Luiz Velho, Paulo Cezar Pinto Carvalho, Luiz de Figueiredo, Jonas Gomes – Mathematical Optimization in Computer Graphics and Vision Publisher: Mоrgan Kаufmann | 2008-05-02 | ISBN: 0127159517 | PDF | 304 pages | 4.73 MB Mathematical Optimization of Computer Graphics and Vision Luiz Velho, Paulo Cezar Pinto Carvalho, Jonas Gomes, Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo Mathematical optimization is deeply pervasive in the vast majority of graphical applications. To study all available methodologies would be the work of a lifetime, however, there is a core set of techniques that every computer graphics professional should understand in order to envision and expand the boundaries of what is possible in their work. This authoritative reference is a consolidated guide to the seminal techniques of mathematical optimization as applied to computer graphics and vision. 

Getting Started with SAS Profitability Management 1.3

Getting Started with SAS Profitability Management 1.3 SAS | July 25, 2008 | ISBN-10: 1599948907 | 144 pages | PDF | 8.72 MB This document contains step-by-step instructions for defining a SAS Profitability Management model using the sample data sets provided with the product. The instructions include those for defining and viewing reports based on the model, and for generating and viewing the resulting OLAP cube. The document provides a detailed description of, as well as conceptual information concerning, model elements.

Getting Started With SAS Enterprise Miner 5.2

Getting Started With SAS Enterprise Miner 5.2 SAS | April 28, 2006 | ISBN-10: 1599940027 | 156 pages | PDF | 3.25 MB SAS Enterprise Miner 5.2 is the SAS data mining solution that addresses the entire data mining process using an intuitive Java point-and-click interface. This guide introduces you to the core functionality of SAS Enterprise Miner and shows you how to perform basic data mining tasks. You will learn how to use the graphical user interface (GUI) tools to create and manage process flow diagrams and projects, and to export mining results for reporting and integration with other SAS software. The data mining tasks you will learn include sampling, exploring, modifying, modeling, and assessing data in order to create and refine predictive models. Getting Started with Enterprise Miner 5.2 provides...

Understanding Motion Capture for Computer Animation, 2nd Edition

Alberto Menache, “Understanding Motion Capture for Computer Animation, 2nd Edition” Mo…n Ka….nn | 2010-12-29 | ISBN: 0123814960 | 276 pages | PDF | 6,9 MB The power of today’s motion capture technology has taken animated characters and special effects to amazing new levels of reality. And with the release of blockbusters like Avatar and Tin-Tin, audiences continually expect more from each new release. To live up to these expectations, film and game makers, particularly technical animators and directors, need to be at the forefront of motion capture technology. In this extensively updated edition of Understanding Motion Capture for Computer Animation and Video Games, an industry insider explains the latest research developments in digital design and film, games, medicine, sports, and security engineering.

Information Systems and Healthcare Enterprises

Information Systems and Healthcare Enterprises IGI Publishing; 1 edition | July 3, 2007 | ISBN-10: 1599046512 | 380 pages | PDF | 1.8 Mb The healthcare industry in the United States consumes roughly 20% of the gross national product per year. This huge expenditure not only represents a large portion of the countrys collective interests, but also an enormous amount of medical information. Information intensive healthcare enterprises have unique issues related to the collection, disbursement, and integration of various data within the healthcare system. Information Systems and Healthcare Enterprises provides insight on the challenges arising from the adaptation of information systems to the healthcare industry, including development, design, usage, adoption, expansion, and compliance with industry regulations. Highlighting the role of healthcare information systems in fighting healthcare fraud and the role of information...

Maya 4.5 Fundamentals

Jim Lammers, Lee Gooding – Maya 4.5 Fundamentals Publisher: Nеw Ridеrs Prеss | 2003-01-14 | ISBN: 0735713278 | CHM | 624 pages | 23.41 MB Whether you are new to the 3D environment or are porting your skills from a different 3D graphics program, if you are a hands-on learner, Maya 4.5 Fundamentals is the book for you. In this revision of the bestselling Maya 4 Fundamentals, authors Jim Lammers and Lee Gooding get you started with a straightforward conceptual framework, then launch into a series of well-developed tutorials designed to move you from being a rank beginner to a confident Maya user. Maya 4.5 Fundamentals includes:

A First Course in Finite Elements

Jacob Fish, Ted Belytschko – A First Course in Finite Elements Publisher: Wilеy | 2007-06-12 | ISBN: 0470035803 | PDF | 336 pages | 4.40 MB Developed from the authors, combined total of 50 years undergraduate and graduate teaching experience, this book presents the finite element method formulated as a general-purpose numerical procedure for solving engineering problems governed by partial differential equations. Focusing on the formulation and application of the finite element method through the integration of finite element theory, code development, and software application, the book is both introductory and self-contained, as well as being a hands-on experience for any student. This authoritative text on Finite Elements:

Frank Garvan, “The MAPLE Book”

Frank Garvan, “The MAPLE Book”  Publisher: Chapman & Hall/CRC | ISBN: 1584882328 | edition 2001 | PDF | 467 pages | 2,6 mb Maple is a very powerful computer algebra system used by students, educators, mathematicians, statisticians, scientists, and engineers for doing numerical and symbolic computations. Greatly expanded and updated from the author’s MAPLE V Primer, The MAPLE Book offers extensive coverage of the latest version of this outstanding software package, MAPLE 7.0 The MAPLE Book serves both as an introduction to Maple and as a reference. Organized according to level and subject area of mathematics, it first covers the basics of high school algebra and graphing, continues with calculus and differential equations then moves on to more advanced topics, such as linear algebra, vector calculus, complex analysis, special functions, group theory,...

Integrating and Extending BIRT (Eclipse Series)

Integrating and Extending BIRT (Eclipse Series) By Jason Weathersby, Tom Bondur, Iana Chatalbasheva Publisher: Ad.,.dison-We..sley Profes,.sional; 3 edition 2011 | 880 Pages | ISBN: 0321772822 | PDF | 8 MB The world-wide developer community has downloaded over ten million copies of BIRT (Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools). Built on the open-source Eclipse platform, BIRT is a powerful reporting system that provides an end-to-end solution from creating and deploying reports to integrating report capabilities in enterprise applications.

Ludics, Dialogue and Interaction

Alain Lecomte, Samuel Tronçon, “Ludics, Dialogue and Interaction” Spri…r | 2011-07-25 | ISBN: 3642192106 | 234 pages | PDF | 2,1 MB This volume contains the key contributions to workshops and meetings that were held within the context of the PRELUDE project. PRELUDE, an acronym for “Towards Theoretical Pragmatics based on Ludics and Continuation Theory”, ran from November 2006 to November 2009, with funding from the new French National Agency for Research (ANR). The objective of the project was to develop perspectives on Natural Language Semantics and Pragmatics based on recent developments in Logic and Theoretical Computer Science; the articles shed light on the role of Ludics in the study of speech acts, inferential semantics, game-theoretical frameworks, interactive situations in the dynamics of language, the representation of commitments and interaction, programming web...

J. Frédéric Bonnans, “Numerical Optimization: Theoretical and Pr...

J. Frédéric Bonnans, “Numerical Optimization: Theoretical and Practical Aspects”  Publisher: Springer | ISBN: 354035445X | edition 2006 | PDF | 491 pages | 4,2 mb “Just as in its 1st edition, this book starts with illustrations of the ubiquitous character of optimization, and describes numerical algorithms in a tutorial way. It covers fundamental algorithms as well as more specialized and advanced topics for unconstrained and constrained problems. Most of the algorithms are explained in a detailed manner, allowing straightforward implementation. Theoretical aspects of the approaches chosen are also addressed with care, often using minimal assumptions.

Graph-based Knowledge Representation: Computational Foundations of Con...

Michel Chein, Marie-Laure Mugnier – Graph-based Knowledge Representation: Computational Foundations of Conceptual Graphs Publisher: Sрringer | 2008-10-08 | ISBN: 1848002858 | PDF | 444 pages | 3.45 MB This book addresses the question of how far it is possible to go in knowledge representation and reasoning by representing knowledge with graphs (in the graph theory sense) and reasoning with graph operations. The authors have carefully structured the book with the first part covering basic conceptual graphs, the second developing the computational aspects, and the final section pooling the kernel extensions. An appendix summarizes the basic mathematical notions. This is the first book to provide a comprehensive view on the computational facets of conceptual graphs. The mathematical prerequisites are minimal and the material presented can be used in artificial intelligence courses at graduate...

Principles of Logic and Logic Programming

George Metakides, Anil Nerode – Principles of Logic and Logic Programming Publisher: Nоrth Hоlland | 1996-06-27 | ISBN: 0444816445 | PDF | 344 pages | 10.24 MB Logic’s basic elements are unfolded in this book. The relation of and the transition from Logic to Logic Programming are analysed. With the use and the development of computers in the beginning of the 1950′s, it soon became clear that computers could be used, not only for arithmetical computation, but also for symbolic computation. Hence, the first arithmetical computation programs, and the first programs created to answer elementary questions and prove simple theorems, were written simultaneously. The basic steps towards a general method based on Logic, were accomplished in 1965 by Robinson and later by Kowalski and Colmerauer who made use of Logic directly as a...

Advances in Computation and Intelligence

Lishan Kang, Yong Liu, Sanyou Zeng – Advances in Computation and Intelligence Publisher: Sрringer | 2007-10-11 | ISBN: 3540745807 | PDF | 663 pages | 13.24 MB This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Intelligence Computation and Applications, ISICA 2007, held in Wuhan, China, September 21-23, 2007. The 71 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from nearly 1000 submissions. The topics include Evolutionary Computation, Evolutionary learning, Neural Networks, Swarms, Pattern Recognition, Data Mining and others.

Multiple Classifier Systems: 7th International Workshop

Multiple Classifier Systems: 7th International Workshop Springer; 1 edition | June 12, 2007 | ISBN-10: 3540724818 | 524 pages | PDF | 7.1 Mb This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Multiple Classifier Systems, MCS 2007, held in Prague, Czech Republic in May 2007. The 49 revised full papers presented together with 2 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from more than 80 initial submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on kernel-based fusion, applications, boosting, cluster and graph ensembles, feature subspace ensembles, multiple classifier system theory, intramodal and multimodal fusion of biometric experts, majority voting, and ensemble learning.