Functional foods and nutraceuticals encompasses a wide variety of topics ranging
from foods with positive health attributes to even dietary supplements. The analysis
of this diverse category can create its own set of challenges since sometimes it is not
known what is the active agent. Hence an analyst looks for a marker compound,...
The phone rings, and the networking guys tell you that you’ve been hacked and that your customers’ sensitive information is being stolen from your network. You begin your investigation by checking your logs to identify the hosts involved. You scan the hosts with antivirus software to find the malicious program, and catch a lucky...
Use the latest version of HTML to create dynamic Web pages
HTML5 is the latest iteration of the standard markup language for creating Web pages. It boasts extensive updates from its predecessor and allows you to incorporate rich media content into a site without any dependence on extra software such as Flash. Packed with...
This astounding declaration was made by the former PepsiCo executive and
Apple CEO John Sculley, the same visionary responsible for ousting Steve Jobs
in 1985. While some traditional marketers might still agree with his statement,
today most marketing executives recognize data-driven decisions will shape
the future of...
Getting StartED with Netbooks broadly targets consumers at a pivotal moment in the explosive growth of the MID/Netbook/UMPC market. We intend to create value for this group by providing an indispensable, "Consumer Reports Meets Whole Earth Catalog" sort of information aggregation.
Foundations of SQL Server 2008 R2 Business Intelligence introduces the exciting gamut of business intelligence tools included with SQL Server 2008. Microsoft has designed SQL Server 2008 to be more than just a database. It’s a complete business intelligence (BI) platform. The database is at the core, and surrounding the...
This book was written for the entry- to intermediate-level SAS programmer who helps
with the analysis and reporting of clinical trial data in the pharmaceutical industry. The
industry may call this individual a “SAS programmer,” “clinical SAS programmer,”
“statistical/stats programmer,”...
I have worked in systems engineering, software development, software configuration management, software testing, and software quality assurance organizations for more than 30 years. My experience in these selected fields has been somewhat different from that of most people. I always wanted to experience the software disciplines required in...
AS A PROCES S IMPROVEMENT professional, I have experienced many team
challenges. Big challenges. It is not unusual to see teams that seem so perfectly
compatible start in excitement only to fizzle in different directions and
end up not working together. Products suffer, customers suffer, and ultimately...
In early 2004, DTrace remained nascent; while Mike Shapiro, Adam Leventhal, and I had completed our initial implementation in late 2003, it still had substantial gaps (for example, we had not yet completed user-level instrumentation on x86), many missing providers, and many features yet to...
Information security has become a critical component in the stability and progress
of the modern world. With high expectations from the public and stringent regulations
from legislative and industry bodies, never have the pressures on corporations,
governments and other organizations been so great to protect their own data as well
as...
Being an effective analyst or a well-informed consumer of analyses requires that you know how to properly define the problem, apply suitable statistical techniques, and clearly and honestly communicate the results. Being a well-informed consumer of analyses requires the same skills so that you can recognize them in action. Robert Carver's...
