Our goal in this book is to present our conceptualization of information and of knowledge, and to clarify the distinctions between these two concepts. Indeed, they are more than concepts. These two words convey a plurality of meanings and have a deep character that goes beyond pure conceptualizations. By emphasizing their distinctions, we do not...
Django is a high-level Python web application framework designed to support the rapid development of dynamic web sites, web applications, and web services. It includes a template system that allows programmers and designers to easily and efficiently output their content in a flexible, extendable, and maintainable manner.
Mammalian cell lines command an effective monopoly for the production of therapeutic proteins that require post-translational modifications. This unique advantage outweighs the costs associated with mammalian cell culture, which are far grater in terms of development time and manufacturing when compared to microbial culture. The development of...
ParCo2007 marks a quarter of a century of the international conferences on parallel computing that started in Berlin in 1983. The aim of the conference is to give an overview of the state-of-the-art of the developments, applications and future trends in high performance computing for all platforms. The conference addresses all aspects of...
This book will introduce professional engineers and students alike to system development using Platform FPGAs. The focus is on embedded systems but it also serves as a general guide to building custom computing systems. The text describes the fundamental technology in terms of hardware, software, and a set of principles to guide the...
The challenge of this book is thinking critically about media practices in a setting where they are fast, fun, and ubiquitous. As an avowedly engaged and political approach to thought, critical theory of any sort encounters challenges. Attempting to analyze and intervene in the present, it nonetheless adopts a backward gaze, an idea G.W.F....
The benefits which Internet technologies offer to business professionals also present considerable risks. The management of these risks is the focus of this book.
Realize the benefits of Internet technologies, while ensuring your company is protected from the associated risks!
Relational database systems have evolved significantly since their inception
over 30 years ago. New applications are now more complex than ever,
and tuning a production system for performance has become a critical yet
time-consuming activity. Due to the increasing complexity in both application
workloads and query engines, even...
Huge sums of money are invested annually by the pharmaceutical industry into
improved treatments for diseases including cancer, arthritis and AIDS. In the
United Kingdom alone, almost one fifth of all industrial research and development
is performed by the pharmaceutical industry, which in turn puts back more than
one fifth of...
Effectively analyzing large volumes of diverse logs can pose many challenges. Logging and Log Management helps to simplify this complex process using practical guidance and real-world examples. Packed with information you need to know for system, network and security logging. Log management and log analysis methods are covered in...
Pro Spring updates the perennial bestseller with the latest that the Spring Framework 4 has to offer. Now in its fourth edition, this popular book is by far the most comprehensive and definitive treatment of Spring available.
With Pro Spring, you’ll learn Spring basics and core topics, and share the...
This concise book shows JavaScript developers how to build superb web applications with CoffeeScript, the remarkable language that’s gaining considerable interest. Through example code, this guide demonstrates how CoffeeScript abstracts JavaScript, providing syntactical sugar and preventing many common errors. You’ll...
