This volume gives an overview of the state-of-the-art with respect to the development of all types of parallel computers and their application to a wide range of problem areas.

The international conference on parallel computing ParCo97 (Parallel Computing 97) was held in Bonn, Germany from 19 to 22 September 1997. The first conference in this biannual series was held in 1983 in Berlin. Further conferences were held in Leiden (The Netherlands), London (UK), Grenoble (France) and Gent (Belgium).

From the outset the aim with the ParCo (Parallel Computing) conferences was to promote the application of parallel computers to solve real life problems. In the case of ParCo97 a new milestone was reached in that more than half of the papers and posters presented were concerned with application aspects. This fact reflects the coming of age of parallel computing.

Some 200 papers were submitted to the Program Committee by authors from all over the world. The final programme consisted of four invited papers, 71 contributed scientific/industrial papers and 45 posters. In addition a panel discussion on Parallel Computing and the Evolution of Cyberspace was held. During and after the conference all final contributions were refereed. Only those papers and
posters accepted during this final screening process are included in this volume.

The practical emphasis of the conference was accentuated by an industrial exhibition where companies demonstrated the newest developments in parallel processing equipment and software. Speakers from participating companies presented papers in industrial sessions in which new developments in parallel computing were reported.

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What factors determine whether a person's beliefs are epistemically rational? Many traditional accounts contend that those factors lie in the beliefs themselves. For example, a belief can fit with one's evidence, it can originate in reliable (or otherwise virtuous) processes, or it can cohere with other beliefs (some of which may be self-justifying). In this provocative book, Franz-Peter Griesmaier presents a new picture of epistemic rationality, emphasizing the role of the agent rather than the belief. The rationality of an agent's beliefs ultimately depends on her epistemic sophistication, which is manifest in the stringency of her standards, in the skill she has in accessing and evaluating evidence, and in the wisdom she displays in choosing contextually appropriate standards. To be epistemically rational means, in this view, that one has discharged one's epistemic duties by using the contextually proper standards for finding and evaluating the available evidence during the process of belief formation. In the course of defending this view, Griesmaier discusses a wide variety of topics from the perspective of a unifying framework. These topics include the possibility of lucky justification, the importance of error avoidance, the problem of simplicity, various forms of evidentialism, doxastic voluntarism, epistemic deontologism, the question of belief's aim, contextualism, and the connections between his account and formal models of justification and knowledge, such as epistemic and justification logics.

Flow meters measure the volumetric flow rate in a pipeline. Most meters are based on deriving a signal from the fluid flow and calibrating the signal against the volumetric flow rate. The calibration is done in fully-developed flow, and the same state of flow must exist at the meter's position when it is in practical use. Because the field of flow metering has been neglected by fluid mechanicists for a long time, this book addresses two major fluid mechanical problems in flow metering: the analysis of signal generation in turbulent pipe flow, which explains the function of the meter beyond a simple calibration, and the possible use of a meter in non-developed flows. These problems are investigated with reference to, and examples from, a variety of meters, e.g. ultrasound cross-correlation meters, vortex meters, and turbine meters. Studying these problems requires consideration of specific phenomena in turbulent non-developed pipe flow, as caused by installations, and finding special solutions with signal processing, both of which are included in the book.

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Die Autoren formulieren Anforderungen an ein strategisches Kompetenzmanagement und beschreiben die Konzeption dieses Systems zur Steigerung der Perfomance des Unternehmens. Sie erlautern die Entwicklung von strategieorientierten Kompetenzmodellen in der Praxis und die Steuerung der Kompetenzentwicklungsprozesse im gesamten Unternehmen. Damit ist gewahrleistet, dass Unternehmen zukunftig notwendige Kompetenzen und Ressourcen fur die Zielerreichung und Performancesteigerung zur Verfugung stehen.

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Die rasante Entwicklung der Kornrnunikationstechnologien im letzten Jahrzehnt hat den weltweiten Austausch von Daten zu privaten und kommerziellen Zwecken ermoeglicht. Vor allem durch UEbertragung in oeffentlich zuganglichen Netzen sind sensitive Daten und Nachrichten vielfaltigen Gefahren ausgesetzt. Dies gilt sowohl fur Nachrichten, die zwischen Kornmunikations- partnern ausgetauscht werden, als auch fur Daten, die in Daten- banken und Rechnersystemen gespeichert oder verarbeitet werden. Prinzipiell sind alle derartigen Systeme physikalischen wie EDV-technischen Zugriffen ausgesetzt. Gefahrdungen bestehen z . B. in - moeglichen Zugriffen auf Informationen durch unberechtigte Personen oder Systeme - Versuchen zur Herstellung unberechtigter Verbindungen - Modifikationen der Authentizitat, Integritat und Anordnung von Nachrichtenstroemen - Wiedereinspielen authentischer Nachrichten -Versuchen zur Systemblockierung und dergleichen --- Der Ruf nach sicheren Datenschutztechniken ist zwar allent- halben zu hoeren, Schwerpunkte der oeffentlichen Diskussion sind organi atorische und juristische Datensicherungsrnassnahrnen. Die meisten Datensicherheitsprobleme gestatten mathematische Loesungen. Kryptographie ist ein Weg zu sicherer Kommunikation, zum Verbergen von Nachrichteninhalten und zur Gewahrleistung authentisierbaren Nachrichtenaustauschs. Ein weiteres schwieriges Problern taucht auf. Elektronische Kornmunikations- systeme sind fur viele Benutzer entwickelt worden. Bei der gegenseitigen Kornmunikation unter Verwendung eines krypta- graphischen Systems mussen zunachst unter den Teilnehmern Schlussel ausgetauscht werden. Ein Schlussel dient dazu, ein allgerneines Verschlusselungsverfahren zu spezialisieren. Denkt man an die vielen Kunden einer Bank und ferner daran, dass man VI in einem System wie Btx auch noch mit anderen oeffentlichen Einrichtungen (Kaufhauser, Verwaltung, etc. ) kommunizieren kann, so ist klar, welche enorme Anzahl von Schlusseln verteilt und verwaltet werden muss.

Diploma Thesis from the year 2012 in the subject Electrotechnology, grade: 2.0 bzw."B," The Slovak Technical University (Faculty of electrical engineering and information technology), language: English, comment: Design a signal detection device for detection and digitization of weak signals with frequencies up to 25 Hz before their transmission into a personal computer (PC). The device should contain an input low-pass filter with a cutoff frequency of 25 Hz, a preamplifier, microcontroller MSP430F2013 for digitization and preparation of the digitized signals for transmission into the PC via USB interface., abstract: Design a signal detection device for detection and digitization of weak signals with frequencies up to 25 Hz before their transmission into a personal computer (PC). The device should contain an input low-pass filter with a cutoff frequency of 25 Hz, a preamplifier, microcontroller MSP430F2013 for digitization and preparation of the digitized signals for transmission into the PC via USB interface.

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.