Parallel and Distributed Computing and Networks

Drawing Parallels expands your understanding of the workings of architects by looking at their work from an alternative perspective. The book focuses on parallel projections such as axonometric, isome

Janos Bolyai (1802-1860) was a mathematician who changed our fundamental ideas about space. As a teenager he started to explore a set of nettlesome geometrical problems, including Euclid's parallel po

In 1773, Samuel Johnson and James Boswell travelled around the coast of Scotland, and both wrote accounts of the 83-day journey. Here, for the first time, are the two accounts in parallel texts on fac

Biggs, a technical editor for computing magazines, explores the underworld of troublemakers, geniuses, and criminals involved in hacking and computer scams. Featuring interviews with real hackers and

Developments in information and communication technology and networked computing overthe past two decades have given rise to the notion of electronic government, most commonly used torefer to the deli

This, the 30th issue of Transactions on Large-Scale Data- and Knowledge-Centered Systems, contains six in-depth papers focusing on the subject of cloud computing. Topics covered within this context in

In the 1960s, a team of Stanford musicians, engineers, computer scientists, and psychologists used computing in an entirely novel way: to produce and manipulate sound and create the sonic basis of new

This book deals with nonlinear dynamics using electronic circuits, which are used in monitoring systems, industry safety, robot synchronization, and sensors and synchronized networks in automotive dev

This book is a practical guide to designing and building wireless networks in local communities, enhancing lives through improved communication, access to information for educational, social and econo

The horse racing industry has been a pioneer in interactive media, information networks, and their deployment. The race track and the off-track betting parlor offer interactive media environments that

Local Area Networks (LANs) play a larger role in our lives today than ever before. For example, LANs provide us with the capability to realize automated banking services, with instant credit checking

Interest and investment in wind energy project development are steadily increasing, with development ranging from small and community projects to distributed and utility-scale wind ventures. This focu

1960s Japan was one of the world's major frontiers of vanguard art. As Japanese artists developed diverse practices parallel to, and sometimes antecedent to, their Western counterparts, they found the

[Why is the horror genre in film and literature so perennially popular? Why do we enjoy vicarious fear? The parallel fields of sociobiology and evolutionary psychology offer an approach to unraveling

The proceedings of DOSFIAC 2017 consist of papers on topics such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, cloud computing, IOT, smart reservoir, visualization, GIS and SCADA systems. Th

Twenty-five years into transformation, Central and Eastern European regions have undergone substantial socio-economic restructuring, integrating into European and global networks and producing new pat

Play communities existed long before massively multiplayer online games; they have ranged-from bridge clubs to Civil War reenactments. With the emergence of digital networks, however, new varieties af

Founded by Robert M. Savini in 1933, Astor Pictures Corporation distributed hundreds of films in its 32 years of operation. The company distributed over 150 first run features in addition to the numer

Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Whale and Star PressAbstract expressionism is a historical narrative within which the bold and dynamic work of such artists as Jackson Pollock, Will

The modern aircraft carrier is without doubt one of the most exciting and hazardous operating environments in the field of warfare. The ‘flattop’ is a symbol of global military power without parallel,

"Understanding Neural Networks" is a textbook and workbook that provides an interactive learning environment. With or without the aid of a classroom instructor, it allows students and other users to l

Written but never published during his lifetime, this memoir of the founding father of computing is an indispensable primary source of information about Babbage's personal character and work. It bring

This is a book about the computer revolution of the mid-twentieth century and thepeople who made it possible. Unlike most histories of computing, it is not a book about machines,inventors, or entrepre

Sea Rovers, Silver, and Samurai traces the roots of modern global East Asia by focusing on the fascinating history of its seaways. The East Asian maritime realm, from the Straits of Malacca to the Sea of Japan, has been a core region of international trade for millennia, but during the long seventeenth century (1550 to 1700), the velocity and scale of commerce increased dramatically. Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese smugglers and pirates forged autonomous networks and maritime polities; they competed and cooperated with one another and with powerful political and economic units, such as the Manchu Qing, Tokugawa Japan, the Portuguese and Spanish crowns, and the Dutch East India Company.Maritime East Asia was a contested and contradictory place, subject to multiple legal, political, and religious jurisdictions, and a dizzying diversity of cultures and ethnicities, with dozens of major languages and countless dialects. Informal networks based on kinship ties or patron-client relations c

What are protest politics and social movement activism today? What are their main features? To what extent can street citizens be seen as a force driving social and political change? Through analyses of original survey data on activists themselves, Marco Giugni and Maria T. Grasso explain the character of contemporary protest politics that we see today - the diverse motivations, social characteristics, values and networks that draw activists to engage politically to tackle the pressing social problems of our time. The study analyzes left-wing protest culture as well as the characteristics of protest politics, from the motivations of street citizens to how they become engaged in demonstrations to the causes they defend and the issues they promote, from their mobilizing structures to their political attitudes and values, as well as other key aspects such as their sense of identity within social movements, their perceived effectiveness, and the role of emotions for protest participation.

Vision is a massively parallel computational process, in which the retinal image istransformed over a sequence of stages so as to emphasize behaviorally relevant information (such asobject category an

Digital and social media are increasingly integrated into the dynamics of protest movements around the world. They strengthen the mobilization power of movements, extend movement networks, facilitate

Autonomous sensors transmit data and power their electronics without using cables. They can be found in e.g. wireless sensor networks (WSNs) or remote acquisition systems. Although primary batteries p

Women of letters writes a new history of English women's intellectual worlds using their private letters as evidence of hidden networks of creative exchange. The book argues that many women of this pe

During the Cold War, the field of computing advanced rapidly within a complexinstitutional context. In Calculating a Natural World, Atsushi Akera describes the complicatedinterplay of academic, commer

This book focuses on the fields of hybrid intelligent systems based on fuzzy systems, neural networks, bio-inspired algorithms and time series. This book describes the construction of ensembles of Int

This book examines several state-of-the-art coherent spin manipulation experiments in III-V quantum dots. It offers a key element for future quantum networks based on quantum repeaters and quantum tel

The gentle genius of Bruno Munari (1907-98) offers basic instructions and plenty of stimuli, suggestions and illustrative pictures to get adults and children working together. In this volume Munari sh

The painter Miwa Ogasawara's pictures are sparsely populated, almost ghostly images of figures and interiors, which (despite their muted coloring) quietly leak out light. Drawing on - and countering -

Anne Tyng (born 1920) explores the potentials of geometry through her architectural and teaching practices. Since the 1950s, when she worked closely with Louis Kahn and independently pioneered space-f

From her work in dance and choreography to her films and writings, Yvonne Rainer (born 1934) has established herself as one of the America's greatest living artists. This first collection of her poems

Presents a collection of window paintings by the artist shown in an exhibition at the National Gallery, with essays on the themes, symbolism, and style of the painter and a comparison of his work with

This attractive clothbound monograph surveys the career of Vancouver artist Elspeth Pratt, whose colorful sculptures using "poor" materials such as cardboard, polystyrene, balsa wood and vinyl occupy