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Get to grips with building and productionizing end-to-end big data solutions in Azure and learn best practices for working with large datasetsKey Features:Integrate with Azure Synapse Analytics, Cosmos DB, and Azure HDInsight Kafka Cluster to scale and...

A practical guide to administer, monitor and replicate your PostgreSQL 11 databaseKey FeaturesStudy and apply the newly introduced features in PostgreSQL 11Tackle any problem in PostgreSQL 11 administration and managementCatch up on expert techniques for...

Troubleshoot query performance issues, identify anti-patterns in code, and write efficient T-SQL queriesKey Features:Discover T-SQL functionalities and services that help you interact with relational databasesUnderstand the roles, tasks, and...

The treatment of migrants is a hotly contested Biblical interpretation issue. Bible verses are being used by both sides of this debate in an attempt to add credence to their arguments. An entire chapter is devoted to the mischaracterization of Bible...

Cogito, ergo sum. ("I think, therefore I am.") When Descartes quipped this, he erroneously split thinking from feeling. He assumed thoughts emerge from a substance other than feeling. This is a historic tragedy, and it is unnecessary. It brings...

This edited volume, authored by scholars, students, and activists, focuses on how peace educators at the collegiate level can more effectively address gender and sexuality. Chapters focus on the classroom and the campus at large, and emphasize the...

A major, comprehensive professional text/reference for designing and maintaining security and reliability. From basic concepts to designing principles to deployment, all critical concepts and phases are clearly explained and presented. Includes coverage...

I was a regular listener of Glen Beck's program. Now and then he would challenge his listeners not just to listen to him and believe what he said but to also go out, research, and then come out with what they believed are the problems and solutions to...

Big data has presented a number of opportunities across industries. With these opportunities come a number of challenges associated with handling, analyzing, and storing large data sets. One solution to this challenge is cloud computing, which supports a...

Medicine has, until recently, been slow to adapt to information technologies and systems for many reasons, but the future lies therein. Innovations in Data Methodologies and Computational Algorithms for Medical Applications offers the most cutting-edge...

Tatiana Hernández SotoLicenciada en Periodismo Doctora en Ciencias de la información por la UniversidadComplutense de Madrid (UCM)Especialista universitario en Comunicación DigitalCorreo: thernandezsoto@me.comBlog: http://thernandez.blogia.com/Skype:...

This volume explores the application of computer simulation technology to measurement issues in education -- especially as it pertains to problem based learning. Whereas most assessments related to problem solving are based on expensive and time...

Information is everywhere, and defines everything in today's society. Moreover, information is a key concept in a wide range of academic disciplines, from quantum physics to public policy. However, these disciplines all interpret the concept in quite...

Teachers' unions have long been controversial and divisive organizations, but criticism and distrust of them may be at an all-time high. This volume considers the prevailing assumption that unions successfully block change in education because they are...

This work focuses on resilience estimation and control of cyber-physical networked systems using attacker-defender game theory. It presents attack and defense strategies and describes the design and resilience of control systems to withstand...

This book offers a thorough examination of the potential of blockchain to transform musical practices. Moving beyond blockchain's financial applications, this book presents various perspectives on how this technology plays an important role in a...

Security Officers and Supervisors: 150 Things You Should Know presents an array of relevant topics, including addressing "Tips of the Trade" in how to manage a team of professionals and serve as an effective supervisor.

Montagueo’s passion for STEM naturally integrates into everything he does, including the creation of the Ocean Bowl series. “Becoming a change agent for our world starts with our children. The mission is to evangelise, engage and promote...

This is the pivotal work in Native American folklore. Acclaimed in 1839 for its demonstration "of an oral imaginative lore among the aborigines of this continent," it helped to establish the Indian as the main subject of nineteenth century-folklore...

Updated and expanded, this second edition satisfies the same philosophical objective as the first -- to show the importance of problem posing. Although interest in mathematical problem solving increased during the past decade, problem posing remained...

Le Cuisinier Gascon (1740) est un livre de cuisine �����crit par Louis Auguste De Bourbon. Il contient une collection de recettes traditionnelles de la r�����gion du Gascogne, en France, ainsi que des techniques culinaires et des conseils pour la...

Le Nouveau Secr�����taire du Cabinet (1719) de Milleran, Ren����� est un livre qui traite de l'art de la correspondance et de la r�����daction de lettres. Le livre est destin����� aux secr�����taires de cabinet, aux diplomates et ������ tous ceux qui...

For the Curious explores the power of curiosity in an illustrated poem. By recognizing the importance of asking questions, being creative, and never underestimating the power of your god-given gifts, this book is mean't to empower the curious within us...

This book contributes to the literature on organized crime by providing a detailed account of the various nuances of what happens when criminal organizations misuse or penetrate legitimate businesses. It advances the existing scholarship on attacks,...

The Internet didn’t even exist 30 years ago, and now billions of people are connected to the web every day, and remarkable new technologies have been invented that will dramatically change the way humans exist on our planet. This emerging playing...

In this fifteen lesson workbook, Craig Groeschel shares the principles he has discovered for short-circuiting the bad-decision cycle, making wise decisions, and becoming the person God called us to be.

""Heads of an Analysis of Roman History: With Brief Extracts from Standard Authorities for the Use of Schools"" is a historical text written by Dawson William Turner in 1850. The book provides an in-depth analysis of the history of the Roman Empire,...

The Handbook of Courses Open to Women in British, Continental and Canadian Universities is a comprehensive guidebook written by Isabel Maddison in 1896. The book is intended for women who are interested in pursuing higher education and provides detailed...

Through narrative storytelling, in this book we share insights, best practices, procedures, and community-driven approaches. Regardless of your skill set or organization size, join us to reshape the perception of open data, fostering change in...

This book covers every aspect of forensic accounting, anti-fraud control systems, and fraud investigations. The author uses his own case experience to guide the reader through each phase of a forensic accounting assignment and fraud investigation. The...

"Zero Trust is the strategy that organizations need to implement to stay ahead of cyber threats, period. The industry has 30 plus years of categorical failure that shows us that our past approaches, while earnest in their efforts, have not stopped...

The Blue Square Method The Mindset and Best-Practices of Top Fee-For-Service Professionals The Blue Square Method is a philosophy and process for the enlightened fee-for-service professional who is striving to grow on their own terms. Panoramic...

Complementing the children’s book, The Pretend Friend, this Question Guide has been created to teach children to read to learn and not just learn to read. An invaluable resource designed to upskill parents and teachers alike on the best way to...

- 了解流动性，房屋净值和许多其他关键银行业特征变量的作用；- 选择并处理变量；- 预测违约、偿付、损失率和风险敞口；- 利用危机前特征预测经济衰退和危机后果；- 理解COVID-19对信用风险带来的影响；- 将创新的抽样技术应用于模型训练和验证；- 从Logit分类器到随机森林和神经网络的深入学习;- 进行无监督聚类、主成分和贝叶斯技术的应用；- 为CECL、IFRS 9和CCAR建立多周期模型；- 建立用于在险价值和期望损失的信贷组合相关模型；- 使用更多真实的信用风险数据并运行超过1500行的代码...

Research and Evidence in Software Engineering: From Empirical Studies to Open Source Artifacts introduces advanced software engineering to software engineers, scientists, postdoctoral researchers, academicians, software consultants, management...

THE SIZE, SCOPE OF IMPACT, AND GROWING FREQUENCY of M & A transactions, combined with the high failure rate are strong motives for today’s business leaders to gain a better understanding of these transactions.Today’s leaders and corporate...

Le Dictionnaire Militaire V2: Portatif, Contenant Tous Les Termes Propres A La Guerre (1758) est un ouvrage �����crit par Bordelet, D. L. C. D. Il s'agit d'un dictionnaire militaire portatif qui contient tous les termes relatifs ������ la guerre...

Lee Parrish provides an example-laden vision to improve cybersecurity governance in the boardroom. Additionally, Lee deciphers the technical jargon to increase the reader's cyber fluency - makes you able to ask direct questions, understand the answers...

This book introduces the theories and methods of Nature-Inspired Robotics in artificial intelligence. Software and hardware technologies, alongside theories and methods, illustrate the application of bio-inspired artificial intelligence.

Anyone who has had any success in researching their Welsh ancestry will know that a grasp of specialized Welsh genealogical methods and sources is only one of several factors that contributed to that success. They will know, for example, how important it...