A short account of the contributions of Donald E. Knuth to the eld of computer science is given, with emphasis on his classical text The Art of Computer Programming. Also discussed are his development of the T E X typesetting system, the LR parser and attribute grammar.

The artistic labor market is marked by several adversities, such as low wages, above-average unemployment, and constrained underemployment. Nevertheless, it attracts many young people. The number of students exceeds the available jobs by far. A potential explanation for this puzzle is that artistic work might result in exceptionally high job satisfaction, a conjecture that has been mentioned at...

Beginning in December 2007, UMLCAR is conducting a network-wide upgrade of the Automatic Real-Time Ionogram Scaler with True height (ARTIST), the ionogram autoscaling software developed for Digisondes. The new ARTIST Version 5 revamps classic, well-seasoned ARTIST 4 techniques for the modern computers and programming environments. It also implements new approaches developed to strengthen the AR...

T hese mixed-media watercolour collages were made in response to a participatory museum workshop and collaborative art making event held at the Redpath Museum McGill University. These research-creation collages, part of larger series eight, draw on participant discourse relating critical concepts habitat loss, species containment finality extinction, inspired by Whooping crane (Grus americana) ...

Su objetivo es el estudio de procesos que tienen restricción en tiempo para su ejecución y los cuales típicamente se asocian a dispositivos autónomos. En este laboratorio se usa la computadora para medir, observar, monitorear, controlar y optimizar procesos, así como el trabajo que tiene restricciones de tiempo para su finalización o ejecución. Incluye tele-monitoreo, tele-adquisición de datos ...