“…Creating robust software requires the use of efficient algorithms, but programmers seldom think about them until a problem occurs. Algorithms in a Nutshell describes a large number of existing algorithms for solving a variety of problems, and helps you select and implement the right algorithm for your needs -- with just enough math to let you understand and analyze algorithm performance. …”

“…Get the confidence and tools to take advantage of this growing method of investing Tax liens sales and tax deed auctions, conducted by governmental agencies for delinquent taxes on real estate, are not new-they have been around for more than 200 years. But until recently, they remained a small niche market for investors. …”

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“…It is a powerful tool in analyzing both natural and man-made systems, using the relationships between players within these networks and between the networks themselves to gain insight into the nature of each field. Until now, studies in network science have been focused on particular relationships that require varied and sometimes-incompatible datasets, which has kept it from being a truly universal disciplin…”

“… HTML5 is more than a markup language-it's a dozen independent web standards all rolled into one. Until now, all it's been missing is a manual. With this thorough, jargon-free guide, you'll learn how to build web apps that include video tools, dynamic drawings, geolocation, offline web apps, drag-and-drop, and many other features. …”

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“…The definitive compendium for the Insurance Digital Revolutio n From slow beginnings in 2014, InsurTech has captured US$7billion in investment since 2010 — a 10% annual compound growth rate is predicted until at least 2020. Three in four insurance companies believe some part of their business is at risk of disruption and understanding the trends, drivers and emerging technologies behind Insurance’s Digital Revolution is a business-critical priority for all growth-minded firms. …”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 6: The Imprecise Wanderings of a Precise Idea: The Travels of Spatial Analysis -- The View from Somewhere: Place and the Spatial Mobility of Knowledge -- Place and Knowledge -- Spatial Mobility of Knowledge -- A History and Geography of Spatial Analysis -- The Early Years -- The Later Years -- Seattle and Iowa City -- Lund -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Knowledges in Disciplines and Cities: An Essay on Relations Between Archaeology and Social Sciences -- Preamble: Knowledges -- Introductions -- The Times and Spaces of Academic Social Knowledges -- Practical Knowledges in, Through, and Out of Cities -- Indictments -- Of Mainstream Social Science -- Of Mainstream Archaeology -- Debates Generated by Bringing Cities Back In -- Cities and the Creation of States -- Cities and the Development of Agriculture -- Conclusion: The Limiting Case of Uncertainty of Knowledge -- References -- Part II: Mediators, Networks, and Learning -- Chapter 8: Collaboration and Knowledge Exchange between Scholars in Britain and the Empire, 1830-1914 -- Motivations Driving Scholarly Networking Within the British Empire -- An International Republic of Letters -- Critiques of Imperialism -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: Geographies of Selection: Academic Appointments in the British Academic World, 1850-1939 -- Selection Practices -- Assessing Specialized Knowledge -- Search Committees -- London Selection Committees -- Personalized Trust Versus Government Recruitment -- Geographies of Selection -- Origin and Nationality -- Social Proximity and Distance -- Cultures of Academic Sociability -- References -- Chapter 10: The University of Cambridge, Academic Expertise, and the British Empire, 1885-1962 -- Knowing the Empire -- Capitalizing on the Empire -- Imperial Travels Until 1945 -- Imperial Travels After 1945 -- Empowering the Empire -- Conclusions…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Foreword 1 -- Foreword 2 -- The Failure to Present "the Full Story" -- Range of Disciplines and Experiential Knowledge -- Issues Raised by Legalized Euthanasia -- Expansion and Normalization Through Giving Priority to Autonomy -- Suicide and Social Contagion -- Euthanasia is Incompatible with Palliative Care -- Loving Accompaniment Until Natural Death -- The "Mystery of Death" -- Conclusion -- Contents -- About the Authors -- About the Editor -- 1: The Slippery Slope Syndrome -- 1.1 The Decriminalization of Euthanasia -- 1.2 Ignorance About Palliative Care -- 1.3 The Trivialization of Euthanasia -- 1.4 A Perverted Sense of Duty -- 1.5 Suffering and Silence -- 1.6 The Economic Context -- 1.7 Euthanasia in the Psychiatric Context -- 1.8 After Euthanasia -- 1.9 The Euthanasia of Minors -- 1.10 The Euthanasia of Remorse -- References -- 2: The Doctor Turned into an Instrument -- 2.1 The Therapeutic Alliance -- 3: When Conscience Wavers. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Local Coordinate Space -- Translating (Moving) a Part -- Scaling a Part -- Rotating a Part -- Studs: Roblox Unit of Measurement -- Translation Snapping -- Rotation Snapping -- Collisions -- Anchoring Objects -- Commenting Your Code -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Variables, Scope, Arrays, Operators, and Conditionals -- Basic Lua Data Types -- Variables and Literals -- Naming Variables in Lua -- Variable Declaration and Initialization -- Variable Scope -- Tables, Arrays, and Dictionaries -- Creating an Array -- Two-Dimensional Array -- Creating a Dictionary -- Operators (Unary/Binary) and Operands -- Assignment Operator -- Arithmetic Operators -- Compound Assignment Operators -- Relational Operators -- Length Unary Operator -- Concatenation Operator -- String Coercion -- Escape Sequences -- Conditionals -- Logical Operators -- Operator Precedence and Using Parentheses -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Loops -- While Loops -- Infinite Loops -- Repeat...Until Loop -- Numeric For Loop -- Generic For Loops -- Nested Loops -- Breaking Out of a Loop -- Continue Statement of a Loop -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Objects, Data Types, and Properties -- Roblox Parts and Objects -- Object Hierarchy Navigation -- Roblox (Luau) Additional Data Types -- Manipulating Parts: Vector3 Data Type…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Repetition: A Deeper Exploration of Loops -- More Loop Blocks in Scratch -- The repeat until Block -- Building a forever if Block -- Stop Commands -- Ending a Computational Loop -- Validating User Input -- Counters -- Check a Password -- Counting by a Constant Amount -- Revisiting Nested Loops -- Recursion: Procedures that Call Themselves -- Scratch Projects -- Analog Clock -- Bird Shooter Game…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Looping; 6.4.2. while and until Loops; 6.4.3. break and continue; 6.4.4. shift and Option Processing; 6.5. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Enabling and encouraging middle-class workers to upskill and reskill throughout their careers -- 1.4.3. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…. -- Simple breaks through clutter. -- Keep paring away until you have the essence of your idea. -- A Few Words About Outdoor. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Chapter 38: The Payroll User Interface: Model View Presenter -- The Interface -- Implementation -- Building a Window -- The Payroll Window -- The Unveiling -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Appendix A: A Satire of Two Companies -- Rufus Inc.: Project Kickoff -- Rupert Industries: Project Alpha -- Appendix B: What Is Software? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Getting the Documentation You Need Without Appraisal -- Appraisal As a Counseling Tool for Poor Performers -- Dealing With Problem Employees -- Conclusion -- Review of Chapter Assumptions -- Part Three How to Get There: The Transition to Alternatives -- 9 Disconnecting Appraisal and Designing Alternatives -- Overview of the Design Process -- Quick Overview of Initial Steps -- Step 1: Assess the Need for Change -- Step 2: Get a Charter from Top Management -- Step 3: Form a Design Team -- Step 4: Look At the Past-A Critical Step -- Step 5: Revisit and Clarify the Overall Objective -- Step 6: Build from a New Set of Assumptions -- Step 7: Begin the Process of Design -- 10 Creating Consensus and Confidence for Change -- Overview of Remaining Steps -- Step 8: Devise a Communication and Educational Strategy -- Step 9: Gather Feedback from Stakeholders -- Step 10: Refine the Design -- Step 11: Get Another Blessing -- Step 12: Complete the Design and Devise an Implementation Strategy -- Case Study Electronic Data Corporation (EDS)- Working Within Corporate Mandates -- Step 13: Plan a Pilot -- Case Study the Perils of Going for the Whole Enchilada -- Step 14: Unveil the Final Design -- Step 15: Educate and Train On the Alternative Systems -- Step 16: Implement and Continuously Improve -- The Remaining Functions of Appraisal -- Conclusion Free At Last! …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Benefits of built-in control flow -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Handling Errors Reactively -- Technical requirements -- Understanding the anatomy of an Observable contract -- Exploring error handling patterns and strategies -- The replace strategy -- The rethrow strategy -- The retrying strategy -- Choosing the right error handling strategy -- Handling errors in our recipe app -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Combining Streams -- Technical requirements -- Defining the filtering requirement -- Exploring the imperative pattern for filtering data -- Exploring the declarative pattern for filtering data -- The combineLatest operator -- Updating the filter value -- Highlighting common pitfalls and best practices -- Unnecessary subscriptions -- Missing or incomplete values -- Performance overhead -- Confusing error handling -- Summary -- chapter 6: Transforming Streams -- Technical requirements -- Defining the autosave requirement -- Exploring the imperative pattern for the autosave feature -- Exploring the reactive pattern for the autosave feature -- Higher-order Observables -- Higher-order mapping operators -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Sharing Data between Angular Components -- Technical requirements -- Defining the sharing data requirement -- Exploring the reactive pattern to share data -- Step 1 - Creating a shared service -- Step 2 - Updating the last selected recipe -- Step 3 - Consuming the last selected recipe -- Wrapping up the data-sharing reactive pattern -- Leveraging Deferrable Views in Angular 17 -- Summary -- Part 3: The Power of Angular Signals -- Chapter 8: Mastering Reactivity with Angular Signals -- Technical requirements -- Understanding the motivation behind Signals -- The traditional Zone.js approach -- The new Signals approach -- Unveiling the Signal API -- Defining Signals -- Creating Signals using the constructor function -- Reading Signals…”