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Provides an overview, Java tutorials with sample code, samples of the underlying XML documents, and explanations of freely-available Java APIs for XML Remote Procedure Calls, SOAP, UDDI, and WSDL.
These 56 contributions comprise the record of the April 2001 symposium, covering a range of topics, including algorithmic developments and applications related to the quest for the computer simulation
Eighteen international specialists in psychology and education many with extensive experiences in multicultural education discuss issues of interest to educators who wish to create optimal learning en
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Recent years have seen a rapid expansion of the number of psychologists and applied social scientists working or training in applied settings such as mental health, health promotion, education, work a
Wanted in Canada on 18 counts of money-laundering, fraud, and theft, Albert Walker first dropped from sight in 1990.??A financial advisor at the time, he disappeared amid accusations that he stole $3.
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The Swedish scholar and prelate, Olaus Magnus (1490–1557), last Catholic archbishop of Uppsala, lived the latter half of his life in exile. His devotion to his country and his people never faltered,
This collection of 31 articles (dedicated to Margaret Langdon) represents the multitude of approaches to Native American languages taken by linguists today. Half of the essays treat Hokan languages, b
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