Tabla de Contenidos: “…The guideline for architecture selection -- 1.2.3. Development of cross-networks of neurons in the brain -- Chapter 2: NDHB-Model/RT: Nonlinear Dynamic Human Behavior Model with Realtime Constraints -- 2.1. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…9.2.3 The Crank‐Nicholson Method -- 9.2.4 Using the MATLAB function 'pdepe()' -- 9.2.5 Two‐Dimensional Parabolic PDEs -- 9.3 Hyperbolic PDES -- 9.3.1 The Explicit Central Difference Method -- 9.3.2 Two‐Dimensional Hyperbolic PDEs -- 9.4 Finite Element Method (FEM) for Solving PDE -- 9.5 GUI of MATLAB for Solving PDES - PDEtool -- 9.5.1 Basic PDEs Solvable by PDEtool -- 9.5.2 The Usage of PDEtool -- 9.5.3 Examples of Using PDEtool to Solve PDEs -- Appendix A Mean Value Theorem -- Appendix B Matrix Operations/Properties -- B.1 Addition and Subtraction -- B.2 Multiplication -- B.3 Determinant -- B.4 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors of a Matrix1 -- B.5 Inverse Matrix -- B.6 Symmetric/Hermitian Matrix -- B.7 Orthogonal/Unitary Matrix -- B.8 Permutation Matrix -- B.9 Rank -- B.10 Row Space and Null Space -- B.11 Row Echelon Form -- B.12 Positive Definiteness -- B.13 Scalar (Dot) Product and Vector (Cross) Product -- B.14 Matrix Inversion Lemma -- Appendix C Differentiation W.R.T. …”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…A National Programme for Improving the Quality of Teacher Education -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The QLB Programme in Context -- 2.1 Characteristics of the German System of Teacher Education -- 2.2 The Qualitätsoffensive Lehrerbildung Programme -- 3 Methods -- 4 Findings: Institutionalisation and Structure-Building for Teacher Education -- 4.1 Impact on Institutional Actors for Teacher Education in Universities: University Top Management and Cross-Sectional Institutions -- 4.2 Collaboration between Disciplines and Teacher Education Phases -- 5 Discussion -- Notes -- References -- 8. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Global Finance in Practice 4.3: Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics: The Four Ps -- 4.3 Corporate Governance -- Global Finance in Practice 4.4: Italian Cross-Shareholding and the End of the Salatto Buono -- Global Finance in Practice 4.5: Volkswagen's Governance and Diesel Gate -- 4.4 The Market for Corporate Control -- Summary Points -- Mini-case: Toshiba's Failing Corporate Governance -- Questions -- Problems -- Part 2: Foreign Exchange Theory and Markets -- Chapter 5. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Systems Development Life Cycle -- Insight on Business: OVHcloud Takes E-commerce to the Clouds -- Alternative Web Development Methodologies -- 4.3 Choosing Software -- Simple versus Multi-tiered Website Architecture -- Web Server Software -- Application Servers -- E-commerce Merchant Server Software (E-commerce Software Platforms) -- 4.4 Choosing Hardware -- Right-sizing Your Hardware Platform: The Demand Side -- Right-sizing Your Hardware Platform: The Supply Side -- 4.5 Other E-commerce Site Tools -- Website Design: Basic Business Considerations -- Tools for Search Engine Optimization -- Tools for Interactivity and Active Content -- Personalization/Customization Tools -- The Information Policy Set -- Insight on Society: Designing for Accessibility -- 4.6 Developing a Mobile Website and Building Mobile Applications -- Planning and Building a Mobile Presence -- Mobile Presence: Design Considerations -- Cross-Platform Mobile App Development Tools -- Mobile Presence: Performance and Cost Considerations -- Insight on Technology: Klook Sets Its Sights on New Vistas -- 4.7 Careers in E-commerce -- The Company -- Position: UX Designer -- Qualifications/Skills -- Preparing for the Interview -- Possible First-Interview Questions -- 4.8 Case Study: Skyscanner: The One-Stop Travel Platform -- 4.9 Review -- Key Concepts -- Questions -- Projects -- References -- Chapter 5. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…3.1 Price Elasticity of Demand -- The price elasticity of demand -- Measuring the price elasticity of demand -- Interpreting the figure for elasticity -- Determinants of price elasticity of demand -- 3.2 Price Elasticity of Demand and Consumer Expenditure -- 3.3 Price Elasticity of Supply (PES) -- The determinants of price elasticity of supply -- 3.4 Other Elasticities -- Income elasticity of demand -- Cross-price elasticity of demand -- 3.5 Markets and Adjustment over Time -- Short-run and long-run adjustment -- Price expectations and speculation -- 3.6 Markets Where Prices are Controlled -- Setting a minimum (high) price -- Setting a maximum (low) price -- Chapter 3 Boxes -- 3.1 The Measurement of Elasticity -- 3.2 Advertising and its Effect on Demand Curves: How to increase sales and price -- 3.3 Elasticities and Relationships: Where there's a relationship, there's an elasticity -- 3.4 Short Selling: Gambling on a fall in share prices -- 3.5 A Minimum Unit Price for Alcohol: A way of reducing alcohol consumption -- 3.6 UK Payday Loan Cap: Capping the cost of short-term credit -- 3.7 The Effect of Imposing Taxes on Goods: Who ends up paying? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- 7.5 How to Build a Relationship with Your Partner -- 7.6 How Cross-Cultural Issues Impact IJV Partner Selection and Discussions -- 7.7 Communication Difficulties -- 7.8 How do Local Partners Prepare For Negotiations? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…. -- There's more... -- See also -- Using Cross-Origin Resource Sharing with CRM Online -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Chapter 7: Security -- Introduction -- Building cumulative security roles -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Configuring business unit hierarchies -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more ... -- See also -- Configuring access based on hierarchical positions -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…1 1.2 End-to-End 3D Visual Ecosystem 3 1.2.1 3D Modeling and Representation 5 1.2.2 3D Content Creation 6 1.2.3 3D Video Compression 7 1.2.4 3D Content Delivery 8 1.2.5 3D Display 9 1.2.6 3D QoE 9 1.3 3D Visual Communications 10 1.4 Challenges and Opportunities 11 References 15 2 3D Graphics and Rendering 17 2.1 3DTV Content Processing Procedure 19 2.2 3D Scene Representation with Explicit Geometry - Geometry Based Representation 22 2.2.1 Surface Based Representation 23 2.2.2 Point Based Representation 37 2.2.3 Point Based Construction 38 2.2.4 Point Based Compression and Encoding for Transmission 38 2.2.5 Point Based Rendering: Splatting 39 2.2.6 Volumetric Representation 40 2.2.7 Volumetric Construction 40 2.2.8 Volumetric Compression and Encoding for Transmission 41 2.2.9 Volumetric Rendering 42 2.3 3D Scene Representation without Geometry - Image-Based Representation 43 2.3.1 Plenoptic Function 43 2.3.2 Single Texture Representation 46 2.3.3 Multiple Texture Representation 48 2.3.4 Image Based Animation 51 2.4 3D Scene Representation with Implicit Geometry - Depth-Image-Based Representation 51 2.4.1 History of Depth-Image-Based Representation 52 2.4.2 Fundamental Concept Depth-Image-Based Representation 53 2.4.3 Depth Construction 56 2.4.4 Depth-Image-Based Animation 57 References 57 3 3D Display Systems 63 3.1 Depth Cues and Applications to 3D Display 63 3.1.1 Monocular Depth Cues 63 3.1.2 Binocular Depth Cues 64 3.2 Stereoscopic Display 65 3.2.1 Wavelength Division (Color) Multiplexing 65 3.2.2 Polarization Multiplexing 69 3.2.3 Time Multiplexing 69 3.3 Autostereoscopic Display 71 3.3.1 Occlusion-Based Approach 71 3.3.2 Refraction-Based Approach 75 3.4 Multi-View System 78 3.4.1 Head Tracking Enabled Multi-View Display 79 3.4.2 Automultiscopic 79 3.5 Recent Advances in Hologram System Study 83 References 84 4 3D Content Creation 85 4.1 3D Scene Modeling and Creation 85 4.1.1 Geometry-Based Modeling 86 4.1.2 Image-Based Modeling 86 4.1.3 Hybrid Approaches 87 4.2 3D Content Capturing 87 4.2.1 Stereo Camera 87 4.2.2 Depth Camera 88 4.2.3 Multi-View Camera 88 4.2.4 3D Capturing with Monoscopic Camera 89 4.3 2D-to-3D Video Conversion 101 4.3.1 Automatic 2D-to-3D Conversion 103 4.3.2 Interactive 2D-to-3D Conversion 111 4.3.3 Showcase of 3D Conversion System Design 112 4.4 3D Multi-View Generation 125 References 126 5 3D Video Coding and Standards 129 5.1 Fundamentals of Video Coding 129 5.2 Two-View Stereo Video Coding 142 5.2.1 Individual View Coding 142 5.2.2 Inter-View Prediction Stereo Video Coding 143 5.3 Frame-Compatible Stereo Coding 144 5.3.1 Half-Resolution Frame-Compatible Stereo Coding 144 5.3.2 Full-Resolution Frame-Compatible Layer Approach 146 5.4 Video Plus Depth Coding 148 5.5 Multiple View Coding 156 5.6 Multi-View Video Plus Depth (MVD) Video 160 5.7 Layered Depth Video (LDV) 163 5.8 MPEG-4 BIFS and AFX 165 5.9 Free-View Point Video 166 References 167 6 Communication Networks 171 6.1 IP Networks 171 6.1.1 Packet Networks 171 6.1.2 Layered Network Protocols Architecture 172 6.2 Wireless Communications 174 6.2.1 Modulation 175 6.2.2 The Wireless Channel 177 6.2.3 Adaptive Modulation and Coding 191 6.3 Wireless Networking 193 6.4 4G Standards and Systems 193 6.4.1 Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) 195 6.4.2 Evolved Packet Core (EPC) 200 6.4.3 Long Term Evolution-Advance (LTE-A) 201 6.4.4 IEEE 802.16 - WiMAX 202 References 203 7 Quality of Experience 205 7.1 3D Artifacts 205 7.1.1 Fundamentals of 3D Human Visual System 205 7.1.2 Coordinate Transform for Camera and Display System 206 7.1.3 Keystone Distortion 211 7.1.4 Depth-Plane Curvature 212 7.1.5 Shear Distortion 212 7.1.6 Puppet-Theater Effect 213 7.1.7 Cardboard Effect 215 7.1.8 Asymmetries in Stereo Camera Rig 216 7.1.9 Crosstalk 217 7.1.10 Picket-Fence Effect and Lattice Artifacts 217 7.1.11 Hybrid DCT Lossy Compression Artifact 218 7.1.12 Depth Map Bleeding and Depth Ringing 219 7.1.13 Artifacts Introduced by Unreliable Communication Networks 219 7.1.14 Artifacts from New View Synthesis 219 7.1.15 Summary of 3D Artifacts 220 7.2 QoE Measurement 220 7.2.1 Subjective Evaluations 222 7.2.2 2D Image and Video QoE Measurement 226 7.2.3 3D Video HVS Based QoE Measurement 235 7.2.4 Postscript on Quality of Assessment 246 7.3 QoE Oriented System Design 247 7.3.1 Focus Cues and Perceptual Distortions 247 7.3.2 Visual Fatigue 249 References 250 8 3D Video over Networks 259 8.1 Transmission-Induced Error 259 8.2 Error Resilience 267 8.3 Error Concealment 270 8.4 Unequal Error Protection 275 8.5 Multiple Description Coding 279 8.6 Cross-Layer Design 282 References 286 9 3D Applications 289 9.1 Glass-Less Two-View Systems 289 9.1.1 Spatially Multiplexed Systems 290 9.1.2 Temporally Multiplexed Systems 290 9.2 3D Capture and Display Systems 291 9.3 Two-View Gaming Systems 294 9.4 3D Mobile 298 9.4.1 HTC EVO 3D 298 9.4.2 Mobile 3D Perception 299 9.5 Augmented Reality 302 9.5.1 Medical Visualization 304 9.5.2 Mobile Phone Applications 306 References 309 10 Advanced 3D Video Streaming Applications 313 10.1 Rate Control in Adaptive Streaming 313 10.1.1 Fundamentals of Rate Control 313 10.1.2 Two-View Stereo Video Streaming 318 10.1.3 MVC Streaming 318 10.1.4 MVD Streaming 319 10.2 Multi-View Video View Switching 321 10.3 Peer-to-Peer 3D Video Streaming 325 10.4 3D Video Broadcasting 328 10.5 3D Video over 4G Networks 329 References 331 Index 335…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Document-Relative Links -- Links Relative to the Site Root -- Links Inside Include Files -- Choosing Where to Locate Your Include Files -- Security Considerations with Includes -- Adjusting Your include_path -- Editing the include_path in php.ini or .user.ini -- Using .htaccess to Change the include_path -- Using set_include_path() -- Nesting Include Files -- Chapter Review -- Chapter 6: Bringing Forms to Life -- How PHP Gathers Information from a Form -- Understanding the Difference Between post and get -- Getting Form Data with PHP Superglobals -- Processing and Validating User Input -- Creating a Reusable Script -- PHP Solution 6-1: Preventing Cross-Site Scripting in a Self-Processing Form -- PHP Solution 6-2: Making Sure Required Fields Aren't Blank -- Preserving User Input When a Form Is Incomplete -- PHP Solution 6-3: Creating Sticky Form Fields -- Filtering Out Potential Attacks -- PHP Solution 6-4: Blocking Email Addresses That Contain Suspect Content -- Sending Email -- Using Additional Email Headers Safely -- PHP Solution 6-5: Adding Headers and Automating the Reply Address -- PHP Solution 6-6: Building the Message Body and Sending the Mail -- Troubleshooting mail() -- Handling Multiple-Choice Form Elements -- PHP Solution 6-7: Handling Radio Button Groups -- PHP Solution 6-8: Handling Check-Box Groups -- PHP Solution 6-9: Using a Drop-Down Option Menu -- PHP Solution 6-10: Handling a Multiple-Choice List -- PHP Solution 6-11: Handling a Single Check Box -- Chapter Review -- Chapter 7: Using PHP to Manage Files -- Checking That PHP Can Open a File -- Creating a Folder Outside the Server Root for Local Testing on Windows -- Creating a Folder Outside the Server Root for Local Testing on macOS -- Configuration Settings That Affect File Access -- Reading and Writing to Files…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…10.2.1 Low-Discrepancy Sequences -- 10.2.2 Randomizing QMC -- 10.3 Brownian Bridge Technique -- 10.3.1 A Steepener under a Libor Market Model -- 11 Valuation of Financial Instruments with Embedded American/Bermudan Options within Monte Carlo Frameworks -- 11.1 Pricing American options using the Longstaff and Schwartz algorithm -- 11.2 A Modified Least Squares Monte Carlo Algorithm for Bermudan Callable Interest Rate Instruments -- 11.2.1 Algorithm: Extended LSMC Method for Bermudan Options -- 11.2.2 Notes on Basis Functions and Regression -- 11.3 Examples -- 11.3.1 A Bermudan Callable Floater under Different Short-rate Models -- 11.3.2 A Bermudan Callable Steepener Swap under a Two Factor Hull-White Model -- 11.3.3 A Bermudan Callable Steepener Cross Currency Swap in a 3D IR/FX Model Framework -- 12 Characteristic Function Methods for Option Pricing -- 12.1 Equity Models -- 12.1.1 Heston Model -- 12.1.2 Jump Diffusion Models -- 12.1.3 Infinite Activity Models -- 12.1.4 Bates Model -- 12.2 Fourier Techniques -- 12.2.1 Fast Fourier Transform Methods -- 12.2.2 Fourier-Cosine Expansion Methods -- 13 Numerical Methods for the Solution of PIDEs -- 13.1 A PIDE for Jump Models -- 13.2 Numerical Solution of the PIDE -- 13.2.1 Discretization of the Spatial Domain -- 13.2.2 Discretization of the Time Domain -- 13.2.3 A European Option under the Kou Jump Diffusion Model -- 13.3 Appendix: Numerical Integration via Newton-Cotes Formulae -- 14 Copulas and the Pitfalls of Correlation -- 14.1 Correlation -- 14.1.1 Pearson's ρ -- 14.1.2 Spearman's ρ -- 14.1.3 Kendall's ρ -- 14.1.4 Other Measures -- 14.2 Copulas -- 14.2.1 Basic Concepts -- 14.2.2 Important Copula Functions -- 14.2.3 Parameter estimation and sampling -- 14.2.4 Default Probabilities for Credit Derivatives -- 15 Parameter Calibration and Inverse Problems -- 15.1 Implied Black-Scholes Volatilities…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Customizing a TOC -- Changing the structure of a TOC -- Indexing a Document -- Marking index items in the document -- Generating the index -- Editing an index -- Putting Cross‐References in a Document -- Putting Footnotes and Endnotes in Documents -- Entering a footnote or endnote -- Choosing the numbering scheme and position of notes -- Deleting, moving, and editing notes -- Compiling a Bibliography -- Inserting a citation for your bibliography -- Editing a citation -- Changing how citations appear in text -- Generating the bibliography -- Book III Excel 2016 -- Chapter 1 Up and Running with Excel -- Creating a New Excel Workbook -- Getting Acquainted with Excel -- Rows, columns, and cell addresses -- Workbooks and worksheets -- Entering Data in a Worksheet -- The basics of entering data -- Entering text labels -- Entering numeric values -- Entering date and time values -- Quickly Entering Lists and Serial Data with the AutoFill Command -- Formatting Numbers, Dates, and Time Values -- Establishing Data-Validation Rules -- Chapter 2 Refining Your Worksheet -- Editing Worksheet Data -- Moving Around in a Worksheet -- Getting a Better Look at the Worksheet -- Freezing and splitting columns and rows -- Hiding columns and rows -- Comments for Documenting Your Worksheet -- Selecting Cells in a Worksheet -- Deleting, Copying, and Moving Data -- Handling the Worksheets in a Workbook -- Keeping Others from Tampering with Worksheets -- Hiding a worksheet -- Protecting a worksheet -- Chapter 3 Formulas and Functions for Crunching Numbers -- How Formulas Work -- Referring to cells in formulas -- Referring to formula results in formulas -- Operators in formulas -- The Basics of Entering a Formula -- Speed Techniques for Entering Formulas -- Clicking cells to enter cell references -- Entering a cell range -- Naming cell ranges so that you can use them in formulas…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- 4.1.1 Home setup -- 4.1.2 Corporate network -- 4.2 Data injection attacks -- 4.2.1 SQLi -- 4.2.2 Cross-site scripting -- 4.3 Malware: Viruses, Trojans, and ransomware -- 4.3.1 Viruses -- 4.3.2 Trojans -- 4.3.3 Ransomware -- 4.3.4 Protection -- 4.4 Dodgy Wi-Fi -- 4.4.1 Defenses -- 4.5 Mobile phones, SMS, and 5G -- 4.5.1 Malware -- 4.5.2 IMEI cloning -- 4.5.3 SMS spoofing -- 4.5.4 Problems with 5G -- 4.5.5 Keeping safe -- Summary -- 5 Tricking our way in: Social engineering -- 5.1 The weakest link: People -- 5.2 Malicious USB -- 5.2.1 USB devices with malware -- 5.2.2 BadUSB: USB devices that attack your laptop and phone -- 5.2.3 Evil maid attacks -- 5.3 Targeted attacks: Phishing -- 5.4 Credential theft and passwords -- 5.4.1 Store passwords more securely -- 5.4.2 Make it easier to use unique, complex passwords -- 5.4.3 Stop relying on just a password to protect your accounts -- 5.5 Building access cards -- Summary -- 6 Internal attacks -- 6.1 What happens after they get in? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…CLOUD COMPUTING INTRUSIONS TECHNIQUES -- Reconnaissance Techniques -- Denial of Service -- Account Cracking -- Structured Query Language Injection -- Cross-Site Scripting -- Malware Injection -- 12. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…7.4 Variation in the Product archetype pattern -- 7.5 The Product archetype pattern -- 7.6 ProductType and ProductInstance -- 7.7 Uniquely identifying goods and services -- 7.8 Candidates for ProductIdentifier -- 7.9 SerialNumber and Batch -- 7.10 Product specification -- 7.11 ProductCatalog -- 7.12 CatalogEntry -- 7.13 Packages -- 7.14 PackageType and PackageInstance -- 7.15 Combining ProductTypes -- 7.16 Package specification process -- 7.17 Rule-driven package specification -- 7.18 Concepts of rule-driven package specification -- 7.19 An example of a PackageType -- 7.20 ProductRelationships -- 7.21 Up-selling and cross-selling -- 7.22 Price -- 7.23 Package pricing -- 7.24 Measured products -- 7.25 Services -- 7.26 ServiceType and ServiceInstance -- 7.27 The specialized Product pleomorphs -- 7.28 Summary -- 8 Inventory archetype pattern -- 8.1 Business context -- 8.2 Inventory archetype pattern overview and roadmap -- 8.3 Inventory and the Product archetype pattern pleomorphs -- 8.4 The Inventory archetype -- 8.5 ProductInventoryEntry -- 8.6 ServiceInventoryEntry -- 8.7 Capacity planning and management -- 8.8 Availability -- 8.9 Reservations -- 8.10 Example-an inventory of books -- 8.11 Book inventory revisited -- 8.12 Example-an inventory of train journeys -- 8.13 Summary -- 9 Order archetype pattern -- 9.1 Business context -- 9.2 Order archetype pattern and roadmap -- 9.3 The Order archetype -- 9.4 PurchaseOrder and SalesOrder -- 9.5 OrderLine -- 9.6 PartySummaryRoleInOrder -- 9.7 DeliveryReceiver -- 9.8 ChargeLine -- 9.9 TaxOnLine -- 9.10 OrderManager -- 9.11 OrderEvents -- 9.12 OrderStatus and LifecycleEvents -- 9.13 AmendEvents -- 9.14 AmendOrderLineEvent -- 9.15 AmendPartySummaryEvent -- 9.16 AmendTermsAndConditionsEvent -- 9.17 DiscountEvent -- 9.18 DespatchEvent -- 9.19 ReceiptEvent -- 9.20 OrderPayment and PaymentEvents…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…ACFS Enhancements -- File Support -- Highly Available NFS -- ACFS Snapshots -- Other Enhancements -- End of Line -- Chapter 5: Backup, Recovery, and Data Guard New Features -- RMAN-Related New Features -- Improvements in Incremental and Multisection Backups -- Recovery of Databases Over the Network Using Backup Sets from a Standby Database -- Active Database Duplication Improvements -- Cross-Platform Backup and Recovery Improvements -- Recovering Tables and Partitions with RMAN -- Miscellaneous RMAN New Features -- Oracle Data Guard New Features -- The SYSDG Privilege -- The Far Sync Instance -- Cascaded Redo Transport Destinations -- Fast-Sync Mode -- Other New Standby Database and Data Guard Features -- End of Line -- Chapter 6: Oracle Database 12c SQL and PL/SQL New Features -- Oracle Database 12c DML New Features -- Row Pattern Matching -- Enhancements to the Oracle Native Left Outer Join Syntax -- Top-n Query New Features -- Concurrent Execution of Union and Union All Branches -- Oracle Database 12c DDL New Features -- Increased Size Limits for VARCHAR2, NVARCHAR2, and RAW Data Types -- Identity Columns -- Cascading Truncate Statements -- Invisible Columns -- Default Values for Columns Based on Oracle Sequences -- Default Values for Columns on Explicit NULL Insertion -- Sequence-Related New Features -- Creating Multiple Indexes on the Same Column Set -- With Clause New Features -- Oracle Database 12c PL/SQL New Features -- Using the Bequeath Clause on Views -- PL/SQL Subprogram White Lists -- Using PL/SQL-Specific Data Types Across the PL/SQL-to-SQL Interface -- Changes to Security Privileges on Invoker Rights PL/SQL Program Units -- Granting Roles to PL/SQL Packages and Stand-Alone Subprograms -- A Final Word on PL/SQL New Features -- End of Line -- Chapter 7: Partitioning Enhancements -- Moving Partitions Online…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Scrum Values Expose Fear, Dysfunction, and Waste -- Prepare for change aches and pains -- The five core values of Scrum -- Scrum value #1 - Courage -- Free the spark -- Scrum value #2 - Commitment -- Commitment exposes fear of dedicated, cross-functional Scrum teams -- Expert-to-Task or ETT model of human resource allocation -- Team-to-Backlog or the TTB model of human team allocation -- What do we do about commitment issues? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Contents -- About the Author -- Chapter 1: Analysis of Stress -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Classification of Load -- 1.3 Stress -- 1.4 Concept of Stress at a Point -- 1.5 State of Plane Stress -- 1.6 Principal Stresses -- 1.7 Mohr's Circle -- 1.8 Stress Concentration -- Problems -- Objective Questions -- Answers -- Chapter 2: Analysis of Strain -- 2.1 Concept of Strain -- 2.2 Direct and Shearing Strain -- 2.2.1 Shearing Strain -- 2.3 State of Strain at a Point -- 2.4 State of Plane Strain -- 2.5 Strain Gauge -- 2.6 Strain Gauge Application -- Problems -- Objective Questions -- Answers -- Chapter 3: Stress-Strain Relationship -- 3.1 Hooke's Law -- 3.2 Three Dimensional Hooke's Law -- 3.3 Stress-Strain Relationships for Plane Stress -- 3.4 Stress-Strain Relationships for Plane Strain -- 3.5 Bulk Modulus -- 3.6 Relation Between E and G -- 3.7 Generalized Hooke's Law -- 3.8 Relationship Among Elastic Constants for an Isotropic Homogeneous Elastic Material -- Problems -- Objective Questions -- Answers -- Chapter 4: Axial Loading -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Stress and Strain Under Axial Load -- 4.3 Static Properties of Materials -- 4.4 Elastic Stress-Strain Relationship -- 4.5 Mechanical Strengths -- 4.6 Strain Hardening -- 4.7 Yielding, Yield Strength and Proof Stress -- 4.8 Fracture Mode -- 4.9 Strain Energy -- 4.10 Resilience and Toughness -- 4.11 Deformation of Axially Loaded Members -- 4.12 Bars of Varying Cross-Section -- 4.13 Factor of Safety -- 4.14 Temperature Effects -- 4.15 Statically Indeterminate Axially Loaded Members -- 4.16 Composite Bars -- Problems -- Objective Questions -- Answers -- Chapter 5: Thin-Walled Pressure Vessels -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Stresses in Thin Cylinders -- 5.3 Strain and Change in Volume -- 5.4 Strengthening of Thin Cylinders…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Representation -- Evaluation -- Optimization -- Generalization -- Feature engineering with IoT data -- Dealing with missing values -- Centering and scaling -- Time series handling -- Validation methods -- Cross-validation -- Test set -- Precision, recall, and specificity -- Understanding the bias-variance tradeoff -- Bias -- Variance -- Trade-off and complexity -- Comparing different models to find the best fit using R -- ROC curves -- Area Under the Curve (AUC) -- Random forest models using R -- Random forest key concepts -- Random forest R examples -- Gradient Boosting Machines (GBM) using R -- GBM key concepts -- The Gradient Boosting Machines R example -- Ensemble -- Anomaly detection using R -- Forecasting using ARIMA -- Using R to forecast time series IoT data -- Deep learning -- Use cases for deep learning with IoT data -- A Nickel Tour of deep learning -- Setting up TensorFlow on AWS -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Strategies to Organize Data for Analytics -- Linked Analytical Datasets -- Analytical datasets -- Building analytic datasets -- Linking together datasets -- Managing data lakes -- When data lakes turn into data swamps -- Data refineries -- Developing a progression process -- The data retention strategy -- Goals -- Retention strategies for IoT data -- Reducing accessibility -- Reducing the number of fields -- Reduce the number of records -- The retention strategy example -- Summary -- Chapter 12: The Economics of IoT Analytics -- The economics of cloud computing and open source -- Variable versus fixed costs -- The option to quit -- Cloud costs can escalate quickly -- Monitoring cloud billing closely…”