Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2004: International Conference, Assisi, Italy, May 14-17, 2004, Proceedings, Part II

Front Matter....Pages -
Advanced Simulation Technique for Modeling Multiphase Fluid Flow in Porous Media....Pages 1-9
The P-GRADE Grid Portal....Pages 10-19
A Smart Agent-Based Grid Computing Platform....Pages 20-29
Publishing and Executing Parallel Legacy Code Using an OGSI Grid Service....Pages 30-36
The PROVE Trace Visualisation Tool as a Grid Service....Pages 37-45
Privacy Protection in Ubiquitous Computing Based on Privacy Label and Information Flow....Pages 46-54
Application-Oriented Scheduling in the Knowledge Grid : A Model and Architecture....Pages 55-65
A Monitoring and Prediction Tool for Time-Constraint Grid Application....Pages 66-75
Optimal Server Allocation in Reconfigurable Clusters with Multiple Job Types....Pages 76-86
Design and Evaluation of an Agent-Based Communication Model for a Parallel File System....Pages 87-96
Task Allocation for Minimizing Programs Completion Time in Multicomputer Systems....Pages 97-106
Fault Detection Service Architecture for Grid Computing Systems....Pages 107-115
Adaptive Interval-Based Caching Management Scheme for Cluster Video Server....Pages 116-125
A Scalable Streaming Proxy Server Based on Cluster Architecture....Pages 126-135
The Measurement of an Optimum Load Balancing Algorithm in a Master/Slave Architecture....Pages 136-145
Data Discovery Mechanism for a Large Peer-to-Peer Based Scientific Data Grid Environment....Pages 146-157
A DAG-Based XCIGS Algorithm for Dependent Tasks in Grid Environments....Pages 158-167
Running Data Mining Applications on the Grid: A Bag-of-Tasks Approach....Pages 168-177
Application of Block Design to a Load Balancing Algorithm on Distributed Networks....Pages 178-185
Maintenance Strategy for Efficient Communication at Data Warehouse....Pages 186-195
Conflict Resolution of Data Synchronization in Mobile Environment....Pages 196-205
A Framework for Orthogonal Data and Control Parallelism Exploitation....Pages 206-215
Multiplier with Parallel CSA using CRT’s Specific Moduli (2 k -1, 2 k , 2 k +1)....Pages 216-225
Unified Development Solution for Cluster and Grid Computing and Its Application in Chemistry....Pages 226-235
Remote Visualization Based on Grid Computing....Pages 236-245
Avenues for High Performance Computation on a PC....Pages 246-251
A Modified Parallel Computation Model Based on Cluster....Pages 252-261
Parallel Testing Method by Partitioning Circuit Based on the Exhaustive Test....Pages 262-271
A Parallel Volume Splatting Algorithm Based on PC-Clusters....Pages 272-279
Three-Center Nuclear Attraction Integrals for Density Functional Theory and Nonlinear Transformations....Pages 280-289
Parallelization of Reaction Dynamics Codes Using P-GRADE: A Case Study....Pages 290-299
Numerical Implementation of Quantum Fluid Dynamics: A Working Example....Pages 300-312
Numerical Revelation and Analysis of Critical Ignition Conditions for Branch Chain Reactions by Hamiltonian Systematization Methods of Kinetic Models....Pages 313-320
Computer Simulations in Ion-Atom Collisions....Pages 321-327
Bond Order Potentials for a priori Simulations of Polyatomic Reactions....Pages 328-337
Inorganic Phosphates Investigation by Support Vector Machine....Pages 338-349
Characterization of Equilibrium Structure for N 2 -N 2 Dimer in 1.2Å≤ R≥2.5Å Region Using DFT Method....Pages 350-356
A Time Dependent Study of the Nitrogen Atom Nitrogen Molecule Reaction....Pages 357-365
From DFT Cluster Calculations to Molecular Dynamics Simulation of N 2 Formation on a Silica Model Surface....Pages 366-373
Molecular Mechanics and Dynamics Calculations to Bridge Molecular Structure Information and Spectroscopic Measurements on Complexes of Aromatic Compounds....Pages 374-382
Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Modeling of Non Equilibrium Reacting Flows. Issues for the Inclusion into a ab initio Molecular Processes Simulator....Pages 383-391
Molecular Simulation of Reaction and Adsorption in Nanochemical Devices: Increase of Reaction Conversion by Separation of a Product from the Reaction Mixture....Pages 392-401
Quantum Generalization of Molecular Dynamics Method. Wigner Approach....Pages 402-411
C 6 NH 6  +  Ions as Intermediates in the Reaction between Benzene and N  +  Ions....Pages 412-421
Towards a Full Dimensional Exact Quantum Calculation of the Li + HF Reactive Cross Section....Pages 422-431
Conformations of 1,2,4,6-Tetrathiepane....Pages 432-436
Fine Grain Parallelization of a Discrete Variable Wavepacket Calculation Using ASSIST-CL....Pages 437-444
On the Solution of Contact Problems with Visco-Plastic Friction in the Bingham Rheology: An Application in Biomechanics....Pages 445-455
On the Stress-Strain Analysis of the Knee Replacement....Pages 456-466
Musculoskeletal Modeling of Lumbar Spine under Follower Loads....Pages 467-475
Computational Approach to Optimal Transport Network Construction in Biomechanics....Pages 476-485
Encoding Image Based on Retinal Ganglion Cell....Pages 486-494
A Simple Data Analysis Method for Kinetic Parameters Estimation from Renal Measurements with a Three-Headed SPECT System....Pages 495-504
Integrating Medical Imaging into a Grid Based Computing Infrastructure....Pages 505-514
Integrating Scientific Software Libraries in Problem Solving Environments: A Case Study with ScaLAPACK....Pages 515-524
Parallel/Distributed Film Line Scratch Restoration by Fusion Techniques....Pages 525-535
An Interactive Distributed Environment for Digital Film Restoration....Pages 536-543
On Triangulations....Pages 544-553
Probability Distribution of Op-Codes in Edgebreaker....Pages 554-563
Polyhedron Splitting Algorithm for 3D Layer Generation....Pages 564-572
Synthesis of Mechanical Structures Using a Genetic Algorithm....Pages 573-582
Optimal Direction for Monotone Chain Decomposition....Pages 583-591
GTVIS: Fast and Efficient Rendering System for Real-Time Terrain Visualization....Pages 592-602
Target Data Projection in Multivariate Visualization – An Application to Mine Planning....Pages 603-612
Parametric Freehand Sketches....Pages 613-621
Variable Level of Detail Strips....Pages 622-630
Bézier Solutions of the Wave Equation....Pages 631-640
Matlab Toolbox for a First Computer Graphics Course for Engineers....Pages 641-650
A Differential Method for Parametric Surface Intersection....Pages 651-660
A Comparison Study of Metaheuristic Techniques for Providing QoS to Avatars in DVE Systems....Pages 661-670
Visualization of Large Terrain Using Non-restricted Quadtree Triangulations....Pages 671-681
Boundary Filtering in Surface Reconstruction....Pages 682-692
Image Coherence Based Adaptive Sampling for Image Synthesis....Pages 693-702
A Comparison of Multiresolution Modelling in Real-Time Terrain Visualisation....Pages 703-712
Photo-realistic 3D Head Modeling Using Multi-view Images....Pages 713-720
Texture Mapping on Arbitrary 3D Surfaces....Pages 721-730
Segmentation-Based Interpolation of 3D Medical Images....Pages 731-740
A Bandwidth Reduction Scheme for 3D Texture-Based Volume Rendering on Commodity Graphics Hardware....Pages 741-750
An Efficient Image-Based 3D Reconstruction Algorithm for Plants....Pages 751-760
Where the Truth Lies (in Automatic Theorem Proving in Elementary Geometry)....Pages 761-770
Helical Curves on Surfaces for Computer-Aided Geometric Design and Manufacturing....Pages 771-778
An Application of Computer Graphics for Landscape Impact Assessment....Pages 779-788
Fast Stereo Matching Using Block Similarity....Pages 789-798
View Morphing Based on Auto-calibration for Generation of In-between Views....Pages 799-808
Immersive Displays Based on a Multi-channel PC Clustered System....Pages 809-816
Virtual Reality Technology Applied to Simulate Construction Processes....Pages 817-826
Virtual Reality Applied to Molecular Sciences....Pages 827-836
Design and Implementation of an Online 3D Game Engine....Pages 837-842
Dynamically Changing Road Networks – Modelling and Visualization in Real Time....Pages 843-853
EoL: A Web-Based Distance Assessment System....Pages 854-862
Discovery Knowledge of User Preferences: Ontologies in Fashion Design Recommender Agent System....Pages 863-872
When an Ivy League University Puts Its Courses Online, Who’s Going to Need a Local University?....Pages 873-881
Threads in an Undergraduate Course: A Java Example Illuminating Different Multithreading Approaches....Pages 882-891
A Comparison of Web Searching Strategies According to Cognitive Styles of Elementary Students....Pages 892-901
The Development and Application of a Web-Based Information Communication Ethics Education System....Pages 902-912
An Interaction Model for Web-Based Learning: Cooperative Project....Pages 913-921
Observing Standards for Web-Based Learning from the Web....Pages 922-931
On Computing the Spectral Decomposition of Symmetric Arrowhead Matrices....Pages 932-941
Relevance Feedback for Content-Based Image Retrieval Using Proximal Support Vector Machine....Pages 942-951
Orthonormality-Constrained INDSCAL with Nonnegative Saliences....Pages 952-960
Optical Flow Estimation via Neural Singular Value Decomposition Learning....Pages 961-970
Numerical Methods Based on Gaussian Quadrature and Continuous Runge-Kutta Integration for Optimal Control Problems....Pages 971-978
Graph Adjacency Matrix Associated with a Data Partition....Pages 979-987
A Continuous Technique for the Weighted Low-Rank Approximation Problem....Pages 988-997
A Spatial Multivariate Approach to the Analysis of Accessibility to Health Care Facilities in Canada....Pages 998-1008
Density Analysis on Large Geographical Databases. Search for an Index of Centrality of Services at Urban Scale....Pages 1009-1015
An Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis (ESDA) Toolkit for the Analysis of Activity/Travel Data....Pages 1016-1025
Using Formal Ontology for Integrated Spatial Data Mining....Pages 1026-1035
G.I.S. and Fuzzy Sets for the Land Suitability Analysis....Pages 1036-1045
Intelligent Gis and Retail Location Dynamics: A Multi Agent System Integrated with ArcGis....Pages 1046-1056
ArcObjects Development in Zone Design Using Visual Basic for Applications....Pages 1057-1068
Searching for 2D Spatial Network Holes....Pages 1069-1078
Extension of Geography Markup Language (GML) for Mobile and Location-Based Applications....Pages 1079-1088
A Clustering Method for Large Spatial Databases....Pages 1089-1095
GeoSurveillance: Software for Monitoring Change in Geographic Patterns....Pages 1096-1106
From Axial Maps to Mark Point Parameter Analysis (Ma.P.P.A.) – A GIS Implemented Method to Automate Configurational Analysis....Pages 1107-1116
Computing Foraging Paths for Shore-Birds Using Fractal Dimensions and Pecking Success from Footprint Surveys on Mudflats: An Application for Red-Necked Stints in the Moroshechnaya River Estuary, Kamchatka-Russian Far East....Pages 1117-1128
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