The combination of PHP and MySQL is the most convenient approach to dynamic, database-driven web design, holding its own in the face of challenges from integrated frameworksâ€â€such as Ruby on Railsâ€â€that are harder to learn. Due to its open source roots (unlike the competing Microsoft .NET Framework), it is free to implement and is therefore […]
Freight transportation is both a major industry in its own right and a core input into the production process. It is therefore important to understand how commodities, including raw materials and semi-finished products, are moved about in a modern economy in a manner that serves the needs of business more generally. Important changes in technology, […]
Financial markets finance much of the expenditures by corporations, governments, and individuals. Financial institutions are the key intermediaries in financial markets because they transfer funds from savers to the individuals, firms, or government agencies that need funds. Financial Markets and Institutions, 11th Edition, describes financial markets and the financial institutions that serve those markets. It […]
directly across the street from the Supreme Court of the United States. The Justices literally drive by my office each day that the court is in session. From my window I can see the chambers where the Justices and law clerks spend their days crafting legal opinions that impact all of us. There have been […]
Betrieb, Konsolidierung, Outsourcing und Offshoring von Informationstechnologie, ganz gleich ob es nun Call Center, Web- und eBusiness-Applikationen oder Datencenter betrifft, ist ein umfassend diskutiertes Feld. Geht es aber um die Konsolidierung und Neuausrichtung von Daten- und Sprachnetzen im Unternehmen, ist eine Diskussion von Technik, Wirtschaftlichkeit und Best Practices kaum oder nur sehr punktuell in einzelnen […]
Vehicular ad-hoc network (VANET) is a special type of ad-hoc network that is like mobile ad-hoc network (MANET). It can be utilized to improve vehicle safety, enhance traffic efficiency, and provide infotainment in vehicles. VANET has several distinguishing characteristics that differentiate it from MANET. In VANET, topology is very dynamic because vehicles move at a […]
Globalization has placed a premium on the ability of countries to create opportunities for their domestic companies to compete successfully internationally. Easy access to low-cost transportation plays a vital role in enhancing the international competitiveness of companies. Historically companies overwhelmingly selected maritime shipping to transport cargo overseas, especially the hauling of high-volume, low-price per-unit bulk […]
A Contextual and Word-Building Approach! Harness the power of context in your medical terminology course! Developed by dynamic clinical expert Melodie Hull, a trained professional in language methodology, this comprehensive text combines the latest techniques in language development to build your command of the language of medicine. A dramatic clinical scenario, based on the real […]
MapReduce is an important parallel processing model for large-scale, data-intensive applications such as data mining and web indexing. Hadoop, an open source implementation of MapReduce, is widely applied to support cluster computing jobs that require low response time. Most of the MapReduce programs are written for data analysis and they usually take a long time […]
In this second edition we have made minor revisions and added new material to Chapter 8 and partly also to Chapters 2, 3 and 6. We quote from the Preface to the first edition in order to clarify the original motivation behind publication of this book: “There are many books and monographs devoted to the […]
One of the most amazing observations brought out by the research in cellular immunity during the last three decades was the promotion of blood platelets to the status of effectors in the destruction of several pathogens and their involvement in the mechanisms of various inflammatory disorders. It is now widely accepted that, besides their classical […]
Nelson Mandela est mort le 5 décembre 2013, après une vie hors du commun : né en 1918 et très jeune orphelin de père, élevé par le chef du clan Thembu, après une enfance et une jeunesse partagées entre les études et diverses luttes, après avoir été veilleur de nuit dans une mine d’or puis […]