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Computational logistics : 11th International Conference, ICCL 2020, Enschede, the Netherlands, September 28-30, 2020, Proceedings by ICCL (Conference) Online), SpringerLink (Online service)

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Evidence brief. Use of patient reported outcome measures for measurement based care in mental health shared decision-making by Peterson, Kim, Anderson, Johanna, Bourne, Donald

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Microservices : science and engineering by SpringerLink (Online service)

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Cloud computing and service Science : 7th International Conference, CLOSER 2017, Porto, Portugal, April 24-26, 2017, Revised selected papers by International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science Porto, Portugal, SpringerLink (Online service)

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Software engineering for embedded systems : methods, practical techniques, and applications First edition. by ScienceDirect (Online service)

Contents: “…-- Certification killers -- Project planning strategies -- Strategy 1: determine the project certification scope early -- Strategy 2: determine feasibility of certification -- Strategy 3: select an independent assessor (if used) -- Strategy 4: understand your assessor's role (if used) -- Strategy 5: assessment communication is key -- Strategy 6: establish a basis of certification -- Strategy 7: establish a "fit and purpose" for your product -- Strategy 8: establish a certification block diagram -- Strategy 9: establish communication integrity objectives -- Strategy 10: identify all interfaces along the certification boundary -- Strategy 11: identify the key safety defensive strategies -- Strategy 12: define built in test (BIT) capability -- Strategy 13: define fault annunciation coverage -- Strategy 14: define reliance and expectation of the operator/user -- Strategy 15: define plan for developing software to appropriate integrity level -- Strategy 16: define artifacts to be used as evidence of compliance -- Strategy 17: plan for labor-intensive analyses -- Strategy 18: create user-level documentation -- Strategy 19: plan on residual activity -- Strategy 20: publish a well-defined certification plan -- Faults, failures, hazards, and risk analysis -- Faults, errors, and failures -- Availability and reliability -- Fault handling -- Hazard analysis -- Risk analysis -- Safety-critical architectures -- "Do-er"/"Check-er" -- Two processors -- "Voter" -- Software implementation strategies -- Strategy 1: have a well-defined, repeatable peer-review process -- Strategy 2: consider using existing safety coding standards -- Strategy 3: handle all combinations of input data -- Strategy 4: specific variable value checking -- Strategy 5: mark safety-critical code sections -- Strategy 6: timing execution checking -- Strategy 7: stale data -- Strategy 8: comparison of outputs -- Strategy 9: initialize data to least permissive state -- Strategy 10: order of execution -- Strategy 11: volatile data checking -- Strategy 12: non-volatile data checking -- Strategy 13: make sure the entire system can run -- Strategy 14: remove "dead" code -- Strategy 15: fill unused memory -- Strategy 16: static code analysis -- Background -- Is that software yours? …”
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Wireless and satellite systems : 11th EAI international conference, WiSATS 2020, Nanjing, China, September 17-18, 2020 : proceedings. Part I by WiSATS (Conference) Online), SpringerLink (Online service)

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Lean Six Sigma : methods for production optimization by Niemann, Jörg

Contents: “…5.3.3 Solution proposal and blank templates -- References -- 6 Line Balancing -- 6.1 Classification of the Method -- 6.2 Description of the Method -- 6.2.1 Actual Analysis -- 6.2.1.1 Activities -- 6.2.1.2 Customer Cycle -- 6.2.1.3 OEE -- Overall Equipment Effectiveness -- 6.2.1.4 Cycle and Takt Time -- 6.2.2 Presentation of Analysis Results -- 6.2.2.1 Work Distribution Diagram -- 6.2.2.2 Operation List -- 6.2.2.3 Network Planning Technique -- 6.3 Workshop 9: "Aircraft Manufacturing" -- 6.3.1 Production Round 1 -- 6.3.1.1 Execution of the First Production Round -- 6.3.1.2 Round 1: Evaluation.…”
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Springer handbook of mechanical engineering by SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…Equilibria -- First Law of Thermodynamics -- Second Law of Thermodynamics -- Exergy and Anergy -- Thermodynamics of Substances -- Changes of State of Gases and Vapors -- Thermodynamic Processes -- Ideal Gas Mixtures -- Heat Transfer -- Tribology -- Tribology -- Design of Machine Elements -- Mechanical Drives -- Gearings -- Cylindrical Gearings -- Bevel Gearings -- Worm Gearings -- Design of Gear Wheels, Worm Wheels, and Worms -- Planetary Gears -- Wave Gears -- Shafts and Axles -- Shaft-Hub Connections -- Rolling Bearings -- Design of Bearing Units -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Manufacturing Engineering -- Casting -- Metal Forming -- Machining Processes -- Assembly, Disassembly, Joining Techniques -- Rapid Prototyping and Advanced Manufacturing -- Precision Machinery Using MEMS Technology -- Measuring and Quality Control -- Quality Management -- Manufacturing Measurement Technology -- Measuring Uncertainty and Traceability -- Inspection Planning -- Further Reading -- Engineering Design -- Design Theory -- Basics -- Precisely Defining the Task -- Conceptual Design -- Design -- Design and Manufacturing for the Environment -- Failure Mode and Effect Analysis for Capital Goods -- Piston Machines -- Foundations of Piston Machines -- Positive Displacement Pumps -- Compressors -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Pressure Vessels and Heat Exchangers -- Pressure Vessel -- General Design Concepts -- Design of Tall Towers -- Testing Requirement -- Design Codes for Pressure Vessels -- Heat Exchangers -- Material of Construction -- Turbomachinery -- Theory of Turbomachinery Stages -- Gas Turbine Engines: Design and Dynamic Performance -- Transport Systems -- Overview -- Automotive Engineering -- Railway Systems -- Railway Engineering -- Aerospace Engineering -- Construction Machinery -- Basics -- Earthmoving, Road Construction, and Farming Equipment -- Machinery for Concrete Works -- Site Lifts -- Access Machinery and Equipment -- Cranes -- Equipment for Finishing Work -- Automation and Robotics in Construction -- Enterprise Organization and Operation -- Overview -- Organizational Structures -- Process Organization, Capabilities, and Supply Networks -- Modeling and Data Structures -- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) -- Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) -- Advanced Organization Concepts -- Interorganizational Structures -- Organization and Communication -- Enterprise Collaboration and Logistics -- Complementary Material for Mechanical Engineers -- Power Generation -- Principles of Energy Supply -- Primary Energies -- Fuels -- Transformation of Primary Energy into Useful Energy -- Various Energy Systems and Their Conversion -- Direct Combustion System -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Fuel Cells -- Nuclear Power Stations -- Combined Power Station -- Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) System -- Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) Power Generation -- Total-Energy Systems for Heat and Power Generation -- Transformation of Regenerative Energies -- Solar Power Stations -- Heat Pump -- Energy Storage and Distribution -- Furnaces -- Fluidized-Bed Combustion System -- Liquid-Fuel Furnace -- Burners -- General Furnace Accessories -- Environmental Control Technology -- Steam Generators -- Parts and Components of Steam Generator -- Energy Balance Analysis of a Furnace/Combustion System -- Performance of Steam Generator -- Furnace Design -- Strength Calculations -- Heat Transfer Calculation -- Nuclear Reactors -- Future Prospects and Conclusion -- Electrical Engineering -- Fundamentals -- Transformers -- Rotating Electrical Machines -- Power Electronics -- Electric Drives -- Electric Power Transmission and Distribution -- Electric Heating.…”
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VMware cloud on AWS insights on the first VMware enterprise-proven SaaS solution by Lombard, Christophe

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Beginning SQL Server for developers Fourth edition. by Dewson, Robin

Contents: “…-- SQL Server Editions -- The Example -- Installation -- Install -- Setup Role -- Choosing the Features to Install -- Naming the Instance -- Service Accounts -- Authentication Mode -- Defining the Data Directories -- FILESTREAM Options -- Creating the Reporting Services Database -- Distributed Replay Options -- Security -- Services Accounts -- Looking at the Authentication Mode -- Windows Authentication Mode -- Administrators on a Machine -- Mixed Mode -- The sa Login -- Summary -- Chapter 2: SQL Server Management Studio -- A Quick Overview of SSMS -- Query Editor -- sqlcmd -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Database Design and Creation -- Defining a Database -- Prebuilt Databases Within SQL Server -- master -- tempdb -- model -- msdb -- AdventureWorks/AdventureWorksDW -- Choosing the Database System Type -- OLTP -- Backups -- Indexes -- In-memory data -- BI/OLAP -- Example System Choice -- Gathering the Data -- Determining the Information to Store in the Database -- Financial Products -- Customers -- Customer Addresses -- Shares -- Transactions -- External and Ignored Information -- Building Relationships -- Using Keys -- Primary Key -- Foreign/Referencing Key -- Candidate/Alternate Key -- A Unique Constraint Instead of a Primary Key -- Creating Relationships -- Relationships and Referential Integrity -- Types of Relationships -- One-to-One -- One-to-Many -- Many-to-Many -- More on Foreign Keys -- Normalization -- Assign Each Entity a Unique Identifier -- Store Only Information That Directly Relates to That Entity -- Avoid Repeating Values or Columns -- Normal Forms -- First Normal Form -- Customers -- Shares -- Second Normal Form -- Third Normal Form.…”
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Computational methods and models for transport : new challenges for the greening of transport systems by SpringerLink (Online service), CM3 Conference on Computational Multi Physics, Multi Scales and Multi Big Data in Transport Modeling, Simulation and Optimization, European Conferences on Green Challenges in Transport

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Advanced persistent training : take your security awareness program to the next level by Schroeder, Jordan

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Encyclopedia of deserts by Oklahoma Museum of Natural History (Norman, Okla.)

Contents: “…An Introduction to Deserts -- Aardvark -- Aardwolf -- Aborigines -- Acacia -- Activity Cycles, Animals -- Activity Cycles, Plants (Phenology) -- Addax -- Adder -- Adiabatic Processes -- Adobe -- Adventitious Roots -- Aeolian Deposits -- Aeolian Erosion -- Aestivation -- Afghanistan, Deserts of -- Africa, Deserts of -- African Lion -- Agave -- Agriculturalists -- Agriculture in Deserts -- Aia-Shan-Gobi Desert -- Algae -- Algarrobo -- Alluvial Fan -- Alluvial Soils -- Altiplano -- Amphibians -- Andean Grasslands (Andean Steppes) -- Andes -- Animal Adaptations -- Annual Plants -- Antarctic Desert -- Antelope -- Anticyclone -- Antlions -- Ants -- Anza-Borrego Desert -- Apache -- Aquatic Habitats -- Aquifer -- Arabian Desert -- Arabian Gulf, Deserts of -- Arabs -- Arachnids -- Arctic Desert -- Arenosol -- Argali -- Argentina, Deserts of -- Aridity -- Aridity Index -- Aridosol -- Arid Zones Defined -- Arizona Desert -- Arkosic Sand -- Armadillo -- Arrowweed -- Arroyo -- Artemisia -- Artesian Basin -- Artesian Water -- Artesian Well -- Arthropods -- Asia, Deserts of -- Asphalt -- Ass -- Aswan -- Atacama Desert -- Atlas Brown Cattle -- Atmospheric Circulation -- Australia, Deserts of -- Awassi Sheep -- Babbler -- Baboon -- Bacteria -- Badger -- Badlands -- Bagworms -- Baja California, Deserts of -- Bajada -- Barbary Deer -- Barbary Lion -- Barbary Partridge -- Barbary Sheep -- Barchan (Barkhan) Dune -- Barometric Pressure(Atmospheric Pressure) -- Basin and Range Topography -- Bat -- Beargrass -- Bedouins -- Bees -- Beetles -- Benguela Current -- Big Bend National Park -- Bighorn Sheep -- Bilharzia -- Biodiversity -- Biome -- Biosphere Reserve.…”
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Learn Swift on the Mac : for OS X and iOS by Malik, Waqar

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Pro Python Second edition. by Browning, J. Burton, Alchin, Marty

Contents: “…Using __all __ to Customize Imports -- Relative Imports -- The __import__() function -- The importlib module -- Taking It With You -- Chapter 3: Functions -- Arguments -- Planning for Flexibility -- Variable Positional Arguments -- Variable Keyword Arguments -- Combining Different Kinds of Arguments -- Invoking Functions with Variable Arguments -- Preloading Arguments -- Introspection -- Example: Identifying Argument Values -- Example: A More Concise Version -- Example: Validating Arguments -- Decorators -- Closures -- Wrappers -- Decorators with Arguments -- Decorators with-or without-Arguments -- Example: Memoization -- Example: A Decorator to Create Decorators -- Function Annotations -- Example: Type Safety -- Factoring Out the Boilerplate -- Example: Type Coercion -- Annotating with Decorators -- Example: Type Safety as a Decorator -- Generators -- Lambdas -- Introspection -- Identifying Object Types -- Modules and Packages -- Docstrings -- Taking It with You -- Chapter 4: Classes -- Inheritance -- Multiple Inheritance -- Method Resolution Order -- Example: C3 Algorithm -- Using super() to Pass Control to Other Classes -- Introspection -- How Classes Are Created -- Creating Classes at Runtime -- Metaclasses -- Example: Plugin Framework -- Controlling the Namespace -- Attributes -- Properties -- Descriptors -- Methods -- Unbound Methods -- Bound Methods -- Class Methods -- Static Methods -- Assigning Functions to Classes and Instances -- Magic Methods -- Creating Instances -- Example: Automatic Subclasses -- Dealing with Attributes -- String Representations -- Taking It With You -- Chapter 5: Common Protocols -- Basic Operations -- Mathematical Operations -- Bitwise Operations -- Variations -- Numbers -- Sign Operations -- Comparison Operations -- Iterables -- Example: Repeatable Generators -- Sequences -- Mappings -- Callables.…”
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Inductive logic programming : 16th international conference, ILP 2006, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, August 24-27, 2006 : revised selected papers by ILP (Conference) Santiago de Compostela, Spain), SpringerLink (Online service)

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Logic, rationality, and interaction : 7th International Workshop, LORI 2019, Chongqing, China, October 18-21, 2019, Proceedings by LORI (Workshop) Chongqing, China), SpringerLink (Online service)

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Computer supported cooperative work in design. II : 9th International Conference, CSCWD 2005 Coventry, UK, May 24-26, 2005, revised selected papers by International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design Coventry, England, SpringerLink (Online service)

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Serious games and edutainment applications by SpringerLink (Online service)

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