“…Surrogate Court dockets are filled with cases involving family members fighting over the assets and intentions of a deceased parent or spouse. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…4.3.1.3 - Scope of Business Keys -- 4.3.1.4 - Difference between Business Keys and Surrogate Keys -- 4.3.2 - Hub Entity Structure -- 4.3.2.1 - Hash Key -- 4.3.2.2 - Business Key -- 4.3.2.3 - Load Date -- 4.3.2.4 - Record Source -- 4.3.2.5 - Last Seen Date -- 4.3.3 - Hub Examples -- 4.4 - Link Definition -- 4.4.1 - Reasons for Many-to-Many Relationships -- 4.4.2 - Flexibility of Links -- 4.4.3 - Granularity of Links -- 4.4.4 - Link Unit-of-Work -- 4.4.5 - Link Entity Structure -- 4.4.5.1 - Hash Key -- 4.4.5.2 - Dependent Child Key -- 4.4.6 - Link Examples -- 4.5 - Satellite Definition -- 4.5.1 - Importance of Keeping History -- 4.5.2 - Splitting Satellites -- 4.5.2.1 - Splitting by Source System -- 4.5.2.2 - Splitting by Rate of Change -- 4.5.3 - Satellite Entity Structure -- 4.5.3.1 - Parent Hash Key -- 4.5.3.2 - Load Date -- 4.5.3.3 - Load End Date -- 4.5.3.4 - Hash Difference -- 4.5.3.5 - Extract Date -- 4.5.4 - Satellite Examples -- 4.5.5 - Link Driving Key -- References -- Chapter 5 - Intermediate Data Vault Modeling -- 5.1 - Hub Applications -- 5.1.1 - Business Key Consolidation -- 5.2 - Link Applications -- 5.2.1 - Link-on-link -- 5.2.2 - Same-as Links -- 5.2.3 - Hierarchical Links -- 5.2.4 - Nonhistorized Links -- 5.2.5 - Nondescriptive Links -- 5.2.6 - Computed Aggregate Links -- 5.2.7 - Exploration Links -- 5.3 - Satellite Applications -- 5.3.1 - Overloaded Satellites -- 5.3.2 - Multi-Active Satellites -- 5.3.3 - Status Tracking Satellites -- 5.3.4 - Effectivity Satellites -- 5.3.5 - Record Tracking Satellites -- 5.3.6 - Computed Satellites -- References -- Chapter 6 - Advanced Data Vault Modeling -- 6.1 - Point-in-Time Tables -- 6.1.1 - Point-in-Time Table Structure -- 6.1.2 - Managed PIT Window -- 6.2 - Bridge Tables -- 6.2.1 - Bridge Table Structure -- 6.2.2 - Comparing PIT Tables with Bridge Tables -- 6.3 - Reference Tables…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…4.7.1 Convex Optimization Problems -- 4.7.2 Nonconvex Optimization Problems -- Exercises -- Chapter 5 Optimization Problems -- 5.1 Least‐Squares Problems -- 5.2 Quadratic Programs -- 5.3 Conic Optimization -- 5.3.1 Conic Duality -- 5.3.2 Epigraphical Cones -- 5.4 Rank Optimization -- 5.5 Partially Separability -- 5.5.1 Minimization of Partially Separable Functions -- 5.5.2 Principle of Optimality -- 5.6 Multiparametric Optimization -- 5.7 Stochastic Optimization -- Exercises -- Chapter 6 Optimization Methods -- 6.1 Basic Principles -- 6.1.1 Smoothness -- 6.1.2 Descent Methods -- 6.1.3 Line Search Methods -- 6.1.3.1 Backtracking Line Search -- 6.1.3.2 Bisection Method for Wolfe Conditions -- 6.1.4 Surrogation Methods -- 6.1.4.1 Trust‐Region Methods -- 6.1.4.2 Majorization Minimization -- 6.1.5 Convergence of Sequences -- 6.2 Gradient Descent -- 6.2.1 L‐Smooth Functions -- 6.2.2 Smooth and Convex Functions -- 6.2.3 Smooth and Strongly Convex Functions -- 6.3 Newton's Method -- 6.3.1 The Newton Decrement -- 6.3.2 Analysis of Newton's Method -- 6.3.2.1 Affine Invariance -- 6.3.2.2 Pure Newton Phase -- 6.3.2.3 Damped Newton Phase -- 6.3.3 Equality Constrained Minimization -- 6.4 Variable Metric Methods -- 6.4.1 Quasi‐Newton Updates -- 6.4.1.1 The BFGS Update -- 6.4.1.2 The DFP Update -- 6.4.1.3 The SR1 Update -- 6.4.2 The Barzilai-Borwein Method -- 6.5 Proximal Gradient Method -- 6.5.1 Gradient Projection Method -- 6.5.2 Proximal Quasi‐Newton -- 6.5.3 Accelerated Proximal Gradient Method -- 6.6 Sequential Convex Optimization -- 6.7 Methods for Nonlinear Least‐Squares -- 6.7.1 The Levenberg‐Marquardt Algorithm -- 6.7.2 The Variable Projection Method -- 6.8 Stochastic Optimization Methods -- 6.8.1 Smooth Functions -- 6.8.2 Smooth and Strongly Convex Functions -- 6.8.3 Incremental Methods -- 6.8.4 Adaptive Methods -- 6.8.4.1 AdaGrad -- 6.8.4.2 RMSprop…”

“…The present research contributes primarily to the understanding of the applied aspects of ion bombardment as a surrogate for neutron irradiation and a tool for experimental simulation of harsh radiation environments. …”

“…It examines how laws have had to respond to social changes in family life, from rapidly rising divorce rates to surrogate mothers, and gives insight into family courts, which are required to deal with the chaos of family life and often struggle to keep up-to-date with social and scientific changes. …”