The area of similarity searching is a very hot topic for both research and commercial applications. Current data processing applications use data with considerably less structure and much less precise queries than traditional database systems. Examples are multimedia data like images or videos that offer queryby-example search, product catalogs...
Every day, out in the various online forums devoted to SQL Server, and on Twitter, the same types of questions come up repeatedly: Why is this query running slowly? Why is SQL Server ignoring my index? Why does this query run quickly sometimes and slowly at others? My response is the same in each case: have you looked at the execution plan? An...
This manual explains how to use SAS ETL Studio to specify metadata for sources, specify metadata for targets, and create jobs that specify how data is extracted, transformed, and loaded from sources to targets.
Features that are new in SAS ETL Studio 9.1.3 include the following:
Designed for a compulsory fundamental course, C: From Theory to Practice uses a hands-on approach to teach the C programming language, using numerous examples and a clear, concise presentation. Easy to use and classroom tested, this textbook includes more than 500 exercises and examples of progressive difficulty to help students in...
Nikon. The name has been associated with top-flight photography equipment for generations. And the introduction of the D5000 has only enriched Nikon’s well-deserved reputation, offering all the control a die-hard photography enthusiast could want while at the same time providing easy-touse, point-and-shoot features for the beginner. ...
Let me get one thing out of the way right from the get-go: I think you’re pretty darn smart for buying a For Dummies book. That says to me that you have the confidence and intelligence to know what you don’t know. The For Dummies franchise is built around the core notion that all of us feel insecure about certain topics when...
Wiley-Interscience Series in Discrete Mathematics and Optimization Advisory Editors Ronald L. Graham Jan Karel Lenstra Robert E. Tarjan Discrete Mathematics and Optimization involves the study of finite structures. It is one of the fastest growing areas in mathematics today. The level and depth of recent advances in the area and the wide...
Fundamentally, computers just deal with numbers. They store letters and other characters by assigning a number for each one. There are hundreds of different encoding systems for mapping characters to numbers, but Unicode promises a single mapping. Unicode enables a single software product or website to be targeted across multiple...
Martin Evening's award-winning Adobe Photoshop for Photographers titles have become must-have reference sources - the only Photoshop books written to deal directly with the needs of photographers. This book contains a wealth of invaluable practical advice, with even more hints and tips to help you achieve professional-looking results....
Master the challenges of Android user interface development with these sample patterns
With Android 4, Google brings the full power of its Android OS to both smartphone and tablet computing. Designing effective user interfaces that work on multiple Android devices is extremely challenging. This book provides more than 75...
