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An empirical study of overriding in open source Java
Inheritance is a pillar of object-oriented programming. Overriding is a subclass’ ability to replace the implementation of a superclass’ method. Even though class inheritance has been around for more than three decades, we actually know little about how overriding is employed. This paper is a deep and extended... more
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Social aspects of music and interactive technologies in facilitating face-to-face interactions in third places: DESIRE 11

This short research paper concisely presents two studies aimed at understanding social factors related to music. More precisely, it explores the way... more

Miscellaneous (H.5.m) | Feb 3 12

Tempo induction from music recordings using ensemble empirical mode decomposition analysis: Computer Music Journal

While many semantic analysis methods for text information exist, the vast majority of current data is of a multimedia nature, which... more

Sound & Music Computing (H.5.5) | Feb 3 12

Necessary and neglected? An empirical study of internal documentation in agile software development teams: SIGDOC 11

Agile programming is not known for favoring internal software documentation. Since internal documentation does not directly contribute to making clients happy, agile programmers exhibit little enthusiasm... more

Methodologies (D.2.1...) | Feb 3 12

Designing and implementing a measurement program for Scrum teams: What do agile developers really need and want?: C3S2E

Agile software development relies on burn-down charts to track progress. Traditional process control, however, demands substantial measurement programs. So what are the needs and wants... more

Software Development (K.6.3...) | Feb 2 12

List decodability at small radii: Designs, Codes and Cryptography

In many cases, it is impossible for a decoding algorithm to specify a unique codeword closest to a received word; list decoding refers to the technique of producing... more

Error Control Codes (E.4...) | Feb 2 12

Depixelizing pixel art: ACM Transactions on Graphics

Pixel art is a particular form of digital art where pixels are used to represent the different features in an image. Almost all arcade game graphics were done using pixel art. At the time they were... more

Fine Arts (J.5...) | Feb 2 12

E-tutorial support for collaborative online learning: an explorative study on experienced and inexperienced e-tutors: Computers & Education

Virtual learning continues to develop and expand into all educational environments, offering students a genuine learning experience. This paper... more

Collaborative Learning (K.3.1...) | Feb 1 12

Comparative experimental studies on spatial memory and learning in rats and robots: J. of Intelligent & Robotic Systems

Comparative cognition studies the behavior of different animals, focusing on differences between species. In this paper, the comparison is performed between rats... more

Learning (I.2.6) | Feb 1 12

On utilization efficiency of backbone bandwidth for a heterogeneous wireless network operator: Wireless Networks

Network operators have to accommodate multiple access technologies and manage resources in a cost-effective way so that the access to Internet services meets quality of service (QoS)... more

Wireless Communication (C.2.1...) | Jan 31 12

Contextual tag inference: ACM Trans. on Multimedia Computing, Communications & Applications

Tagging digital music, video, images, and other media is typically frustrating. Most people attempt to either manually tag digital music files or use software... more

Human Information Processing (H.1.2...) | Jan 30 12

Books
Data architecture: from Zen to reality

The provocative title is misleading: the book has nothing to do with Zen or its relationship to data architecture, with the exception of vague, superficial, and cliched principles that fit any philosophical concept... more
Data Storage Representations (E.2) | Feb 3 12

Privacy online: perspectives on privacy and self-disclosure in the social Web

Although individuals know that online postings are widely accessible, posters act as though this information is private. This is the privacy paradox. Divided into three sections--“Approaches,” “Applications,” and “Audiences”--this book... more
Web-Based Interaction (H.5.3...) | Feb 3 12

Basic electronics for scientists and engineers

Eggleston argues that scientists and engineers often deal with measurement and experimental data in the form of electric signals obtained from some sort of electronic circuitry. In many cases, the circuitry is self-made because the desired electronic... more
Electronics (J.2...) | Feb 2 12

Designing mLearning: tapping into the mobile revolution for organizational performance

Mobile learning (mLearning) is finding application in a wide range of technological innovations, including geolocation; near field communication (NFC), which may help... more
Computer Uses in Education (K.3.1) | Feb 2 12

Multibiometrics for human identification

Multibiometrics-based identification provides greater security and higher accuracy. Since 2006, there have been Annual Biometrics Workshops at the IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. This collection is... more
General (I.5.0) | Feb 1 12

Software development: an open source approach

Nowadays, many human activities rely heavily on data analysis, production, and dissemination. Software, which makes all of this data processing possible, must be robust, dependable, and easy to use. Accordingly, people who develop software should use... more
Software Process (K.6.3...) | Feb 1 12

Socially enhanced services computing: modern models and algorithms for distributed systems

Socially enhanced services computing is a rapidly developing field in Web services. Many open issues, such as Web services standards, practical interoperability of service... more
Web-Based Services (H.3.5...) | Jan 31 12

Peer-to-peer computing: applications, architecture, protocols, and challenges

Kwok presents a thin, though comprehensive, monograph on the current state of peer-to-peer (P2P) research. Certain omissions are glaring, but by and large the treatment of the topic is extensive. A... more
P2P Computing (C.2.1...) | Jan 31 12

Mathematical and algorithmic foundations of the Internet

We all know what the Internet is. Depending on what we’re doing, we may know a bit about its structure. Probably, though, we’re all looking at only selected pieces of things and not seeing much of the... more
General (G.0) | Jan 27 12

The Java EE 6 tutorial: basic concepts (4th ed.)

Over the years, Java has improved its standing with software developers and become a widely popular platform. This book provides a description of Java’s best tools. The authors cover most of the emerging toolkits, including JavaServer Faces, Java... more
Java (D.3.2...) | Jan 25 12


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