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NoSQL Distilled: A Brief Guide to the Emerging World of Polyglot Persistence
Author Pramod J. Sadalage , Martin Fowler
The need to handle increasingly larger data volumes is one factor driving the adoption of a new class of nonrelational “NoSQL” databases. Advocates of NoSQL databases claim they can be used to build systems that are more performant, scale better, and are easier to p....
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Computer Vision Technology in the Food and Beverage Industries
Author D-W Sun
The use of computer vision systems to control manufacturing processes and product quality has become increasingly important in food processing. Computer vision technology in the food and beverage industries reviews image acquisition and processing technologies and t....
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Brazil Is the New America: How Brazil Offers Upward Mobility in a Collapsing World
Author James Dale Davidson
Look to Brazil for safe, stable investmentsAs the future of the American economy seems to get bleaker by the day, it is tempting to look abroad for business opportunities. Europe and Asia don't provide much hope, but what about somewhere that's both closer to home....
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The Arab World Unbound: Tapping into the Power of 350 Million Consumers
Author Vijay Mahajan
An expert's guide to exploring business opportunities in the burgeoning Arab marketplaceThis groundbreaking book reveals the myriad opportunities presented by the Arab World's market of 350 million consumers, who collectively wield the ninth-largest economy in the....
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Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Bible
Author Aaron Nelson , Jose Chinchilla , Patrick LeBlanc , Jorge Segarra , Adam Jorgensen
Harness the powerful new SQL Server 2012Microsoft SQL Server 2012 is the most significant update to this product since 2005, and it may change how database administrators and developers perform many aspects of their jobs. If you're a database administrator or devel....
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Computational Colour Science Using MATLAB, 2nd Edition
Author Vien Cheung , Caterina Ripamonti , Stephen Westland
Computational Colour Science Using MATLAB 2nd Edition offers a practical, problem-based approach to colour physics. The book focuses on the key issues encountered in modern colour engineering, including efficient representation of colour information, Fourier analysi....
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Mobility Models for Next Generation Wireless Networks
Author Paolo Santi
Mobility Models for Next Generation Wireless Networks: Ad Hoc, Vehicular and Mesh Networks provides the reader with an overview of mobility modelling, encompassing both theoretical and practical aspects related to the challenging mobility modelling task. It also:Pro....
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Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches for Network Analysis
Author Subhash C. Basak , Matthias Dehmer
Explore the multidisciplinary nature of complex networks through machine learning techniquesStatistical and Machine Learning Approaches for Network Analysis provides an accessible framework for structurally analyzing graphs by bringing together known and novel appro....
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How to Invent and Protect Your Invention: A Guide to Patents for Scientists and Engineers
Author Elyse N. Ball , Wayne H. Watkins , Joseph P. Kennedy
A straightforward guide to inventing, patenting, and technology commercialization for scientists and engineersAlthough chemists, physicists, biologists, polymer scientists, and engineers in industry are involved in potentially patentable work, they are often under-p....
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Pro SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services, Third Edition
Author Rodney Landrum , Shawn McGehee , Brian McDonald
Pro SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services opens the door to delivering customizable, web-enabled reports across your business at reasonable cost. Reporting Services is Microsoft's enterprise-level reporting platform. It is included with many editions of SQL Server, an....
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Regular Expressions Cookbook, 2nd Edition
Author Steven Levithan , Jan Goyvaerts
Take the guesswork out of using regular expressions. With more than 140 practical recipes, this cookbook provides everything you need to solve a wide range of real-world problems. Novices will learn basic skills and tools, and programmers and experienced users will ....
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Practical Computer Vision with SimpleCV
Author Katherine Scott , Nathan Oostendorp , Anthony Oliver , Kurt Demaagd
Learn how to build your own computer vision (CV) applications quickly and easily with SimpleCV, an open source framework written in Python. Through examples of real-world applications, this hands-on guide introduces you to basic CV techniques for collecting, process....
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Data Jujitsu: The Art of Turning Data into Product
Author DJ Patil
Acclaimed data scientist DJ Patil details a new approach to solving problems in Data Jujitsu.Learn how to use a problem's "weight" against itself to:Break down seemingly complex data problems into simplified partsUse alternative data analysis techniques to examine ....
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Contemporary Artificial Intelligence
Author Richard E. Neapolitan , Xia Jiang
The notion of artificial intelligence (AI) often sparks thoughts of characters from science fiction, such as the Terminator and HAL 9000. While these two artificial entities do not exist, the algorithms of AI have been able to address many real issues, from performi....
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Author Yifeng Jiang
Master HBase configuration and administration for optimum database performance with this book and ebook.Move large amounts of data into HBase and learn how to manage it efficientlySet up HBase on the cloud, get it ready for production, and run it smoothly with high ....
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Author Jonathan A Titus
Get the practical knowledge you need to set up and deploy XBee modules with this hands-on, step-by-step series of experiments.The Hands-on XBee Lab Manual takes the reader through a range of experiments, using a hands-on approach. Each section demonstrates module s....
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The Fundamentals of Hedge Fund Management, 2nd Edition
Author Daniel A. Strachman
Updated edition of the book that gives investors, advisors, and managers the tools they need to launch and maintain a hedge fund in today's economyThe hedge fund industry has gone through dramatic changes in recent years. Investors of all types continue to want to ....
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Author Joe Fawcett , Liam R.E. Quin , Danny Ayers
A complete update covering the many advances to the XML languageThe XML language has become the standard for writing documents on the Internet and is constantly improving and evolving. This new edition covers all the many new XML-based technologies that have appeare....
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Statistical Inference: A Short Course
Author Michael J. Panik
A concise, easily accessible introduction to descriptive and inferential techniquesStatistical Inference: A Short Course offers a concise presentation of the essentials of basic statistics for readers seeking to acquire a working knowledge of statistical concepts, m....
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Common Errors in Statistics (and How to Avoid Them), 4th Edition
Author James W. Hardin , Phillip I. Good
Praise for Common Errors in Statistics (and How to Avoid Them)"A very engaging and valuable book for all who use statistics in any setting."—CHOICE"Addresses popular mistakes often made in data collection and provides an indispensable guide to accurate statistical a....
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Author Andrie de Vries , Joris Meys
Still trying to wrap your head around R?With more than two million users, R is the open-source programming language standard for data analysis and statistical modeling. R is packed with powerful programming capabilities, but learning to use R in the real world can b....
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Theory and Approaches of Unascertained Group Decision-Making
Author Jianjun Zhu
Tackling the question of how to effectively aggregate uncertain preference information in multiple structures given by decision-making groups, Theory and Approaches of Unascertained Group Decision-Making focuses on group aggregation methods based on uncertainty pre....
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Pro SQL Server 2012 Relational Database Design and Implementation
Author Jessica M. Moss , Louis Davidson
Learn effective and scalable database design techniques in a SQL Server environment. Pro SQL Server 2012 Relational Database Design and Implementation covers everything from design logic that business users will understand, all the way to the physical implementation....
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Author Kathi Kellenberger , Scott Shaw
Beginning T-SQL 2012 is the first step toward learning the T-SQL language that underlies Microsoft's SQL Server database engine. T-SQL is essential in writing SQL statements to get data into and out of a database. T-SQL is the foundation for business logic embedded....
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Expert Performance Indexing for SQL Server 2012
Author Ted Krueger , Jason Strate
Expert Performance Indexing for SQL Server 2012 is a deep dive into perhaps the single-most important facet of good performance: indexes, and how to best use them. The book begins in the shallow waters with explanations of the types of indexes and how they are store....
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Author Leo Hsu , Regina Obe
If you’re thinking about migrating to the PostgreSQL open source database system, this guide provides a concise overview to help you quickly understand and use PostgreSQL’s unique features. Not only will you learn about the enterprise class features in the 9.2 relea....
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Author Mike Dewar
Learn how to create beautiful, interactive, browser-based data visualizations with the D3 JavaScript library. This hands-on book shows you how to use a combination of JavaScript and SVG to build everything from simple bar charts to complex infographics. You’ll learn....
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FileMaker Pro 12: The Missing Manual
Author Susan Prosser , Stuart Gripman
You don’t have to be a techie to use FileMaker Pro 12, but you do need to know what you’re doing. With this crystal-clear guide, you’ll learn how to create a powerful database that lets you do almost anything with your data. Whether you’re running a business, printi....
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Introducing Regular Expressions
Author Michael Fitzgerald
If you’re a programmer new to regular expressions, this easy-to-follow guide is a great place to start. You’ll learn the fundamentals step-by-step with the help of numerous examples, discovering first-hand how to match, extract, and transform text by matching specif....
Release Date 2012/07