Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Copyright -- Credits -- About the Author -- About the Reviewer -- www.PacktPub.com -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Functions in R -- Introduction -- Creating R functions -- Matching arguments -- Understanding environments -- Working with lexical scoping -- Understanding closure -- Performing lazy evaluation -- Creating infix operators -- Using the replacement function -- Handling errors in a function -- The debugging function -- Chapter 2: Data Extracting, Transforming, and Loading -- Introduction -- Downloading open data -- Reading and writing CSV files -- Scanning text files -- Working with Excel files -- Reading data from databases -- Scraping web data -- Accessing Facebook data -- Working with twitteR -- Chapter 3: Data Preprocessing and Preparation -- Introduction -- Renaming the data variable -- Converting data types -- Working with the date format -- Adding new records -- Filtering data -- Dropping data -- Merging data -- Sorting data -- Reshaping data -- Detecting missing data -- Imputing missing data -- Chapter 4: Data Manipulation -- Introduction -- Enhancing a data.frame with a data.table -- Managing data with a data.table -- Performing fast aggregation with a data.table -- Merging large datasets with a data.table -- Subsetting and slicing data with dplyr -- Sampling data with dplyr -- Selecting columns with dplyr -- Chaining operations in dplyr -- Arranging rows with dplyr -- Eliminating duplicated rows with dplyr -- Adding new columns with dplyr -- Summarizing data with dplyr -- Merging data with dplyr -- Chapter 5: Visualizing Data with ggplot2 -- Introduction -- Creating basic plots with ggplot2 -- Changing aesthetics mapping -- Introducing geometric objects -- Performing transformations -- Adjusting scales -- Faceting -- Adjusting themes -- Combining plots -- Creating maps…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- What you need to invest in for each state -- The pursuit of calm (not happiness) -- Part II Step out of check out -- chapter 3 Hit the reset button -- From martyr to warrior -- It's time to be selfish -- Reset - do it your way -- The reset three-step -- The reset toolbox -- Oxygen masks aren't just for emergencies -- Reset rituals -- Beware the false breaks -- Be purposeful about pausing -- chapter 4 Re-establish boundaries -- From victim to validated -- The three myths about boundaries -- Myth #1: Boundaries are selfish -- Truth #1: Boundaries allow us to care more deeply for others -- Myth #2: Setting boundaries pushes people away -- Truth #2: Setting boundaries gives others permission to do the same -- Myth #3: Setting boundaries takes too much time -- Truth #3: Taking time now will free up time (and your angst) later -- Listen to the niggles -- Four tools to set boundaries that stick -- Tool #1: Expand your options -- know your preferences -- Tool #2: Drop the 'hint' -- Tool #3: Be okay with push back -- Tool #4: Stop apologising (#sorrynotsorry) -- Set it - the universe will test it -- In the everyday moments -- chapter 5 Reconnect with what matters -- From cynical to grateful -- Self-harm versus self-calm -- Let's get physical -- Accept what is -- Drive what could be…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Create an Elastic Pool and Add Toystore Store Shards to the Elastic Pool -- Elastic Jobs -- Use Cases -- Architecture -- Elastic Job Workflow -- Create an Elastic Job using the Azure Portal -- Activity: Exploring Elastic Pools -- Summary -- High Availability and Disaster Recovery -- High Availability -- Disaster Recovery -- Standard Geo-Replication -- Database Failover -- Active Geo-Replication -- Database Failover -- Synchronous Replication -- Auto-Failover Groups -- Auto-Failover Group Terms -- Configuring Active Geo-Replication and Performing a Manual Failover -- Configuring the Auto-Failover Group -- Activity: Configure Active Geo-Replication -- Activity: Configure Auto-Failover Groups -- Summary -- Monitoring and Tuning Azure SQL Database -- Monitoring an Azure SQL Database using the Azure Portal -- Monitoring Database Metrics -- Alert Rules, Database Size, and Diagnostic Settings -- Alert Rules -- Database Size -- Diagnostic Settings -- Query Performance Insight -- Monitor Queries using the Query Performance Insight Blade -- Monitoring an Azure SQL Database using DMVs -- Monitoring Database Metrics -- Monitoring Connections -- Monitoring Query Performance -- Monitoring Blocking -- Extended Events -- Examining Queries -- Tuning an Azure SQL Database -- Automatic Tuning -- Create Index -- Drop Indexes -- Force Last Good Plan -- In-Memory Technologies -- In-Memory OLTP -- Columnstore Indexes -- Activity: Explore the In-Memory OLTP Feature -- Summary -- Index…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Contents note continued: 0--1 Months: The Period of Nothingness -- 2--4 Months: Behold, a Brave New World -- 4--6 Months: The Winds of Trust -- 6--12 Months: Dropping Anchor -- 1--2 Years: Welcome to the Land of Trust -- 2--4 Years: A Seasoned Citizen -- How to Estimate the Value of a Link Based on Aging Factors -- Link Aging and Link Churning -- Levels of Distrust -- How to Find an Old Website Worth Buying -- How the Buying Process Works -- Common Pitfalls -- Beware When Shopping the Online Marketplace -- Sites That Have Nothing to Do with Your Business -- Avoiding Expired Domains -- 5.The Nuclear Football -- The Nuclear Football Defined -- How to Execute the Nuclear Football -- The First Pillar of the Nuclear Football: Excellent, Targeted Content -- Niche Subject Matter -- An Emotional Connection -- A Strong Editorial Voice -- Openness and Vulnerability -- Digestible Data -- Large, Clear Images (Usually Involving People) --…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…2.4.3 VPNs2.4.4 DNS; 2.4.5 DHCP; 2.4.6 IP Broadcast; 2.4.7 IP Multicast; 2.4.8 Firewalls; 2.4.9 NATs; 2.5 Quality of Service; 2.5.1 Bandwidth; 2.5.2 Dropped Packets; 2.5.3 Delay and Jitter; 2.5.4 Service Level Agreements; 2.5.5 MPLS; 2.6 IP and Ethernet Addresses; 2.6.1 IP Addresses; 2.6.2 Subnets and the Subnet Mask; 2.6.3 Ethernet Addresses; 2.7 Network Diagrams; 2.8 Pro Audio, Meet IP; Chapter 3 Switching and Routing; 3.1 Layers and Terms; 3.2 Ethernet Switch; 3.2.1 Managed Switches; 3.2.2 Scalability; 3.3 IP Router; 3.3.1 Roots of the Internet; 3.3.2 TCP/IP Suite; 3.4 Straddling Layers…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Working with LUID_AND_ATTRIBUTES structures; 1.2.4. See Also; 1.3. Dropping Privileges in setuid Programs; 1.3.2. Solution; 1.3.3. …”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Notes -- CHAPTER 1: Goodbye Employees, Hello Contributors -- Work Different -- Contracted Contributors -- Setting the Table -- Working in Partnership Is about Hearing, Not Listening -- Dancing to a Different Tune -- More Ch‐Ch‐Changes -- Working for the Weekend -- A Proposition You Can't Refuse -- A Quick but Important Digression About Ch‐Ch‐Change -- You're Gonna Hear Me Roar -- People Leaders Beat Leaders of People -- People Leaders' Calls to Action (CTAs) -- Executives' and HR's Calls to Action (CTAs) -- Notes -- CHAPTER 2: Stressed Out, Burnt Out, and Quietly Quitting -- We Did It to Ourselves and We Need to Fix It -- The Human Energy Crisis -- A Quick Science Lesson, Part 1: Energy Is Finite -- A Quick Science Lesson, Part 2: The Perma‐Crises Mindset -- Go Easy on Me -- The Link Between Stress and Performance -- When It's More than Just Stress -- I'm Fired Up and Tired of the Way That Things Have Been -- It's Okay to Not Be Okay -- The Calm After the Storm -- People Leaders' CTAs -- Executives' and HR's CTAs -- Notes -- CHAPTER 3: The New Rhythm of Work -- Drop the Beat, Y'all! -- The Importance of Being Nsync, Er, in Sync -- "Boss, Why the &amp -- %* Are We Having All These &amp -- %*ing Meetings?" …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 4: Working through Drum Programming and Arrangements -- Taking the creation of drum loops to another level -- Creativity versus programming -- Using the Channel Rack to create billboard charting drum loops -- The hip hop Channel Rack framework -- The West Coast hip hop Channel Rack framework -- The modern West Coast hip hop Channel Rack framework -- The trap music Channel Rack framework -- Creating suspense through transitionary ear candy -- Drum programming in FL Studio -- Drum sequence templates for hacking billboards -- East Coast Patterns -- West Coast Patterns -- Modern West Coast patterns -- Trap Patterns -- Club Patterns -- Summary -- Exercise -- Chapter 5: Approaching Melody and Composition Theory -- Basics of music composition theory -- Fundamentals of music theory -- Studying the icons -- Creating on the fly from experience -- Working off the cuff -- Composing in FL Studio - the basics -- Selecting a key -- Using rhythms in composition -- Picking your sound palette -- Layering and stylistic rules -- Crafting melodies in FL Studio -- Creating billboard chart melodies in FL Studio -- Composition theory -- Billboard charting pop chord progression frameworks -- Rap chord progression frameworks -- Chord progression frameworks in modern music -- Summary -- Exercise -- Chapter 6: A Billboard-Ready Production Arrangement -- Introduction to arrangement -- History of arrangement -- Modern-day arranging -- Pop music frameworks -- Using FL Studio to increase your workflow arrangement -- Creating the billboard charting arrangement templates -- The rap arrangement formula -- Sonic signature in arrangements -- Arrangement transitions -- Transitional effects -- Drop-ins and dropouts of drum patterns -- Summary -- Exercise -- Part 3: Best Techniques and How to Appear on the Billboard Charts -- Chapter 7: Chart-Topping Mixing Techniques…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Mehrere Karten auf einmal anzeigen -- Karte drehen -- Weitere Karten-Ansichten -- 9.6 iWork: Pages, Numbers und Keynote -- 9.7 Fotos -- iCloud-Fotomediathek aktivieren -- Fotos bearbeiten -- Erweiterungen nutzen -- Automatische Gesichts-Erkennung -- Nachträglich hinterlegen, wo ein Foto aufgenommen wurde -- Fotos für Freunde und Kollegen freigeben -- Fotos drucken lassen -- 9.8 Vorschau -- PDFs bearbeiten und zusammenführen -- Mehrere Fotos auf einmal skalieren -- 9.9 Neu gestaltete Notizen-App -- Eigene Notizen mit interaktiven Anlagen -- Bessere Formatierungs-Werkzeuge -- Die gleichen Notizen, überall -- Mehrere Listen anlegen -- Festplatte in mehrere Teile aufteilen -- 10 Auf Safari durch das Web -- 10.1 Das Safari-Fenster -- 10.2 Lieblings-Websites an den Browser anheften -- Angeheftete Sites wieder loslösen -- 10.3 Sound in Tabs stummschalten -- 10.4 Websites bequemer lesen -- 10.5 Surfen, ohne Spuren zu hinterlassen -- Immer privat surfen -- 10.6 Überblick über alle offenen Tabs behalten -- 10.7 Webseiten später lesen -- 10.8 Feeds und soziale Neuigkeiten lesen -- 10.9 Safari mit Erweiterungen ausbauen -- 11 Kommunizieren per Apple Mail -- 11.1 Verbesserungen in Mail -- Wischgesten -- 11.2 Apple Mail einrichten -- IMAP- oder POP-Account konfigurieren -- 11.3 Sortierung der Nachrichten ändern -- 11.4 Das Fenster von Apple Mail im Überblick -- Bcc-Feld anzeigen -- 11.5 Text im Entwurf formatieren -- 11.6 Alle Header einer E-Mail anzeigen -- 11.7 Signaturen einstellen -- Bilder und Logos in die Signatur einbauen -- Signatur für E-Mail-Konto zuweisen -- 11.8 Große Anlagen automatisch per Mail Drop senden -- 11.9 Wischgeste nach links: Archivieren statt löschen -- Neue Regel einrichten -- Mail-Plug-ins wieder entfernen -- 12 Verbindungen zu anderen Geräten und dem Internet -- 12.1 Mit einem WLAN verbinden -- WLAN abschalten…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…An increasing share of people who drop out of the lower middle fall into poverty -- 4.1.4. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…. -- The CREATE TABLE command -- The INSERT command -- The SELECT command -- The WHERE command -- The UPDATE command -- The DELETE command -- The DROP command -- Viewing data from your own webserver -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Security -- Using MySQL instead -- Sensing and sending data to online services -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Chapter 11: Building Neural Network Modules for Optical Character Recognition -- Introduction -- Visualizing optical characters -- How to do it... -- Building an optical character recognizer using neural networks -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Applications of an OCR system -- Chapter 12: Building Robots -- Introduction -- Building a Rover-Pi robot with forward driving motors -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Darlington array circuits -- Transistor and relay circuits -- Tethered or untethered robots -- Rover kits -- Using advanced motor control -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Motor speed control using PWM control -- Using I/O expanders -- Building a six-legged Pi-Bug robot -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Controlling the servos -- The servo class -- Learning to walk -- The Pi-Bug code for walking -- Controlling servos directly with ServoBlaster -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Using an infrared remote control with your Raspberry Pi -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- Avoiding objects and obstacles -- Getting ready…”

“…Next, the book guides you in using Qt Designer to design user interfaces and implementing and testing dialogs, events, the clipboard, and drag and drop functionality to customize your GUI. You will learn a variety of topics, such as look and feel customization, GUI animation, graphics rendering, implementing Google Maps, and more. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- America's Army -- Foldit -- Moonbase Alpha -- Keeping it real with simulations -- Virtual Heroes -- SimCity -- From Dust -- Gamify all things with gamification -- Language learning with DuoLingo -- Game elements and mechanics -- Becoming a better human with Habitica (HabitRPG) -- Game elements and mechanics -- Shop till you drop with AliExpress (mobile application) -- Game elements and mechanics -- What is game design? …”

“…User friendly features such as drag-and-drop, point-and-click, and cut-and-paste tools belie the software’s powerful capabilities that can help you create cleaner, more precise, more polished designs in a fraction of the time. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Using the Find Menu -- Adjusting Date and Time for different time zones -- Reinstating your Catalog -- Resolution issues: Adding Pixels -- Remove Color Cast -- Fixing Skin Tones -- Altered reality: adding Lens Flare -- Altered Reality: Correcting Camera Distortion -- Altered Reality: Creating Depth of Field FX -- Altered Reality: Tilt Shift Effect -- Altered Reality: Changing Eye Color -- Altered Reality: The Liquify filter -- Using the Help Menu -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Feature Appendix -- Home Screen -- Organizer - Import -- Organizer-its five view spaces -- Quick Edit mode: Tool bar -- Quick Edit: Adjustments -- Guided Edit mode -- Basics -- Color -- Black and White -- Fun Edits -- Special Edits -- Photomerge -- Advanced Edit mode: Tool bar -- VIEW tools -- SELECT tools -- ENHANCE tools -- DRAW tools -- MODIFY tools -- Color Picker -- Drop-down menus -- File menu -- Edit menu -- Image menu -- Enhance menu -- Layer menu -- Select menu -- Filter menu -- View menu -- Window menu -- Help menu -- The Panels -- (Quick/Advanced Modes) -- Color swatches -- Actions panel -- Graphics panel -- Styles panel -- Filters panel -- Effects panel -- Layers panel -- More tabs -- Histogram panel -- History panel -- Favorites panel -- Navigator panel -- Info panel -- Create Menu -- Slideshow -- Photo Collage -- Photo Reel -- Quote Graphic -- Photo Book -- Greeting Card -- Photo Calendar -- Video Story -- Video Collage -- Highlight Reel -- Share menu -- Email -- Flickr -- Facebook -- Vimeo and YouTube -- PDF Slideshow -- Glossary -- Other Books You May Enjoy -- Index…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Embracing the Dependency Inversion Principle -- Understanding how the DIP works -- Applying the DIP in an analytics button -- Understanding Command and Query Responsibility Segregation in React -- Introducing useReducer -- Using a reducer function in a context -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Diving Deep into Composition Patterns -- Technical requirements -- Understanding composition through higher-order components -- Reviewing higher-order functions -- Introducing HOCs -- Implementing an ExpandablePanel component -- Exploring React Hooks -- Unveiling remote data fetching -- Refactoring for elegance and reusability -- Developing a drop-down list component -- Implementing keyboard navigation -- Maintaining simplicity in the Dropdown component -- Introducing the Headless Component pattern -- The advantages and drawbacks of Headless Component pattern -- Libraries and further learnings -- Summary -- Part 4: Engaging in Practical Implementation -- Chapter 11: Introducing Layered Architecture in React -- Technical requirements -- Understanding the evolution of a React application -- Single-component applications -- Multiple-component applications -- State management with Hooks -- Extracting business models -- Layered frontend application -- Enhancing the Code Oven application -- Refactoring the MenuList through a custom hook -- Transitioning to a class-based model -- Implementing the ShoppingCart component -- Applying discounts to Items -- Exploring the Strategy pattern -- Delving into layered architecture -- The layered structure of the application -- Advantages of layered architecture -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Implementing an End-To-End Project -- Technical requirements -- Getting the OpenWeatherMap API key -- Preparing the project's code base -- Reviewing the requirements for the weather application -- Crafting our initial acceptance test…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Centralized Splitting -- An Even More Practical Centralized Splitting Architecture -- Greenfields -- Brownfields -- CABLE COLOR CODES -- AERIAL OR UNDERGROUND: A DECISION MADE FOR YOU -- Aerial Plant -- Optical Ground Wire -- Snowshoes in the Summer -- Underground Plant -- New Developments -- Existing Developments -- To Conduit or Not to Conduit -- Trace Your Cable -- CONNECTING FIBERS -- Fusion Splicing -- Connectorization -- Preterminated Drop Cable -- INSIDE CABLING -- Bend Radius -- Fiber for Indoor Installation -- Ribbon Fibers -- OPTICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE FTTX NETWORK -- DESIGN METHODOLOGIES -- EPON Optics -- PX20 Optics at OLT and at ONT -- PX20 OLT, PX10 ONT -- More on the Penalty -- GPON Optics -- Class B+ Optics at the OLT and ONT -- TESTING OPTICAL NETWORKS -- Visible Light Source -- Optical Level Meter -- Optical Time Domain Reflectometer -- THE DUMB, SIMPLE, STUPID STUFF -- Mixing Green and Blue -- Lesson Learned -- Fiber is Fiber is Fiber -- Lesson Learned -- What, Mark My Cable Route Accurately? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The rise and fall of OpenID -- OpenID Connect -- Authorization -- Third-party authorization -- Proprietary versus third-party -- Proprietary auth with .NET Core -- Setting up the .NET Core Identity -- Configuring the Identity service -- Extending the ApplicationUser -- Upgrading the DbContext -- Revising the DbSeeder -- A word on async tasks, awaits, and deadlocks -- Updating the database -- Adding the identity migration -- Applying the migration -- Option #1 - update -- Option #2 - drop and recreate -- Seeding the data -- Authentication methods -- Sessions -- Tokens -- Signatures -- Two-factor -- Conclusions -- Implementing JWT authentication -- Add the auth service to the .NET Core Startup class -- Updating the AppSettings files -- The TokenController -- Upgrading the BaseApiController -- Reflecting the upgrade on the affected controllers -- Adding the TokenController -- The TokenRequestViewModel -- The TokenResponseViewModel -- Testing with Postman -- Angular login form -- The TokenResponse interface -- The AuthService class -- Updating the AppModule -- The new LoginComponent -- First login test -- Adding the token to the HTTP request header -- The AuthInterceptor class -- Adding the HttpInterceptor in the AppModule -- Enforcing authorization -- Adapting the client -- NavMenuComponent -- QuizComponent -- Shielding the server -- Retrieving the current user ID -- Client-server auth test -- Suggested topics -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Advanced Topics -- Token expiration and refresh tokens -- What's a refresh token? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Hollywood Movie Titles: Adding a WOW Factor -- Preparing the Project -- Adding Media to Your Project -- Adding Media to the Timeline -- Creating the Main Title Text -- Flying Solo: Adding the Fill Clip to the Timeline -- Filling the Title with Clouds -- Creating a Drop Shadow for the Title -- Adding a Fade Out to All Media Clips -- Making Adjustments, Rendering, and Exporting -- 2 Hollywood Movie Titles: Using Color and Motion -- Installing New Fonts -- Flying Solo: Preparing the Project -- Creating, Cropping, and Coloring a Freeze Frame -- Flying Solo: Creating the Second and Third Freeze Frames -- Creating Credits for Each Freeze Frame -- Animating the First Actor's Freeze Frame and Credits -- Flying Solo: Animating the Second and Third Actor's Freeze Frame and Credits -- Creating an Opening Title -- Flying Solo: Creating the Closing Titles -- Making Adjustments, Rendering, and Exporting -- 3 Hollywood Movie Sound: Narration, SmartSound, and Sound FX -- Preparing the Project -- Adding Mood Music to a Movie -- Mixing the Music Track -- Adding SmartSound Music to a Movie -- Flying Solo: Mixing the Retromovie Music -- Adding Sound Effects to Your Movie -- Creating a Narration Track -- Making Adjustments, Rendering, and Exporting -- 4 Hollywood Movie Titles: The Star Wars Title Effect -- Flying Solo: Preparing the Project -- Creating Your "Long Ago" Text -- Building Your Opening Logo -- Animating Your Logo -- Flying Solo: Preparing Your Scrolling Text -- Making the Scrolling Text Scroll -- Changing the Speed -- Transforming the Shape of the Scrolling Text -- Animating the Scrolling Text -- Flying Solo: Adding the Star Wars Theme Music -- Flying Solo: Adding Some Project Polish -- Making Adjustments, Rendering, and Exporting -- 5 Hollywood Movie Titles: Creating the PiP (Picture-in-Picture) Effect…”