Managing multimedia semantics is a complex task because content creators and archivists describe and interpret semantics associated with the multimedia content in several ways, depending on the context and use of the information. Disciplines such as computer vision and pattern recognition, multimedia database management and modeling, and film...
Learn about the revolutionary new technology of negative-refraction metamaterials
Negative-Refraction Metamaterials: Fundamental Principles and Applications introduces artificial materials that support the unusual electromagnetic property of negative refraction. Readers will discover several classes of negative-refraction materials along with...
"This book manages to convey the practical use of UML 2 in clear and understandable terms with many examples and guidelines. Even for people not working with the Unified Process, the book is still of great use. UML 2 and the Unified Process, Second Edition is a must-read for every UML 2 beginner and a helpful guide and...
The Spring Framework is a major open source application development framework that makes Java/J2EE™ development easier and more productive. This book shows you not only what Spring can do but why, explaining its functionality and motivation to help you use all parts of the framework to develop successful applications.
When most people think of word processing, they think of Microsoft Word. After all, it has been around for more than 20 years-practically an eternity in computer time. But Word has also provided its users-nearly everyone on the face of the planet-with an endless supply of annoyances. That is, until now. ...
How can a data-flooded manager get out of the “mire”? How can a confused decision maker pass through a “maze”? How can an over-burdened problem solver clean up a “mess”? How can an exhausted scientist decipher a “myth”? The answer is an interdisciplinary subject and a powerful tool known as...
Complete instructions for building real-world Web applications, with all code on CD
Create six practical applications — two user login-in apps, online catalog, shopping cart, content management system, and Web forum — both in procedural and object-oriented programming....
This is not a game?or is it? Alternate reality games (ARGs) ask players to ignore barriers that separate the real world from the virtual?Web sites, television ads, movie credits, and even game-generated phone calls can be clues to uncovering the mystery the game represents. ARGs have become the fascinating new compulsion for the people who...
It is challenging at best to find a resource that provides the breadth of information necessary to develop a successful micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) design. Micro Electro Mechanical System Design is that resource. It is a comprehensive, single-source guide that explains the design process by illustrating the full range of issues...
Produced by the award-winning maranGraphics Group, Maran Illustrated Effortless Algebra is a valuable resource to a wide range of readers-from people first being introduced to algebra to those studying for their SATs or GEDs. Maran Illustrated Effortless Algebra shows the reader the best way to perform each task, while the full-color examples...
For years, fiber optics was the future. Now, it's the present, and the time has come to act if you want to make a career in this fast-growing field. "The Fiber Optics Installer and Technician Guide" is a comprehensive resource designed to prepare you for the two leading fiber optics certifications, Fiber Optics Installer (FOI)...
Learn hands-on antenna design from a leading expert
Modern Antenna Design, Second Edition continues the practical approach that marked the popular first edition by distilling theory to the essentials of antenna design without becoming buried in mathematics. Written by an expert antenna designer whose designs have been used on NASA missions to...
