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The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

This volume contains the proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Database Systems for Advanced Applications (DASFAA '97). DASFAA '97 focused on advanced database technologies and their applications. The 55 papers in this volume cover a wide range of areas in the field of database systems and applications ? including the rapidly emerging areas of the Internet, multimedia, and document database systems ? and should be of great interest to all database system researchers and developers, and practitioners.

This is not just another book on fracture mechanics. In recent years, there have been many books published on this subject in an attempt to assess the state of the art and its applications. The majority of the work dealt with energy release rate or critical stress intensity factor and is applicable only to fracture toughness testing. The main reason for this restriction is that the energy release concept cannot easily be extended to mixed mode fracture that occurs in practice as the rule rather than the exception. Cracks will normally curve or turn because the direction of loading can change as a function of time. Their directions of growth cannot be assumed as an a priori and must be determined from a pre-assumed criterion. Analysts are still perplexed with selecting an appropriate fracture criterion because it requires much discernment and judgement. Criteria which often appeared valid for idealized situations are quickly dis credited when encountering more complex physical phenomena. Moreover, the claim of generality cannot be justified on the basis of agreement between theory and experiment for a few simple examples.

Security of Data and Transaction Processing brings together in one place important contributions and up-to-date research results in this fast moving area. Security of Data and Transaction Processing serves as an excellent reference, providing insight into some of the most challenging research issues in the field.

Intelligent Evolutionary Optimization introduces biologically-inspired intelligent optimization algorithms to address complex optimization problems and provide practical solutions for tackling combinatorial optimization problems. The book explores efficient search and optimization methods in high-dimensional spaces, particularly for high-dimensional multi-objective optimization problems, offering practical guidance and effective solutions across various domains. Providing practical solutions, methods, and tools to tackle complex optimization problems and enhance modern optimization techniques, this book will be a valuable resource for professionals seeking to enhance their understanding and proficiency in intelligent evolutionary optimization. • Introduces biologically-inspired intelligent optimization algorithms capable of effectively solving complex optimization problems, teaching readers how to apply these algorithms and improve existing optimization techniques • Explores multi-objective optimization problems in high-dimensional spaces for readers to understand how to perform efficient search and optimization, acquiring strategies and tools adapted to high-dimensional environments • Presents the practical applications of intelligent evolutionary optimization in various fields to help readers gain insights into the latest trends and application scenarios in the field and receive practical guidance and solutions