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Learn how to use the Power Query M formula language and its functions effectively for better data modeling and impactful…
business intelligence reports. Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookKey FeaturesGet comprehensive coverage of fundamental and advanced Power Query conceptsGain hands-on experience with practical examples based on real-world problemsDelve into the intricacies of Power Query M language for enhanced data manipulationBook DescriptionData transformation is a critical step in building data models and business intelligence reports. Power Query is an invaluable tool for anyone who wants to master data transformation, and this book will equip you with the knowledge and skills to make the most of it. The Definitive Guide to Power Query (M) will help you build a solid foundation in the Power Query M language. As you progress through the chapters, you'll learn how to use that knowledge to implement advanced concepts and data transformations. This will set the stage for an uncompromisingly thorough exploration of the Power Query M Language. You'll also get to grips with optimizing performance, handling errors, and implementing efficient data processing techniques. As this is a hands-on guide, the practical examples in the chapters will help you gain the skills to apply Power Query to real-world problems and improve your data analysis capabilities. By the end of this book, you will be able to leverage all of Power Query's remarkable capabilities for data transformation.What you will learnGain a strong understanding of Power Query fundamentalsMaster various functions within Power Query to perform complex data operationsAcquire knowledge about values, types, and control structures in Power QueryDevelop proficiency in error handling techniquesLearn performance optimization strategies for Power QueryApply what you've learned to real-world scenarios, including common troublesome patternsWho this book is forThis book is for business analysts, business intelligence professionals, and power business users working with data who want to add Power Query mastery to their resume. This book will be beneficial for anyone who wants to automate their process of data cleaning and save huge amount of time. Having some basic experience in Power Query is recommended.
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Recognize and avoid these common PostgreSQL mistakes!The best mistakes to learn from are ones made by other people! In PostgreSQL…
Mistakes and How To Avoid Them you&’ll explore dozens of common PostgreSQL errors so you can easily avoid them in your own projects, learning proactively why certain approaches fail and others succeed. In PostgreSQL Mistakes and How To Avoid Them you&’ll learn how to: • Avoid configuration and operation issues • Maximize PostgreSQL utility and performance • Fix bad SQL practices • Solve common security and administration issues • Ensure smooth migration and upgrades • Diagnose and fix a bad database As PostgreSQL continues its rise as a leading open source database, mastering its intricacies is crucial. PostgreSQL Mistakes and How To Avoid Them is full of tested best practices to ensure top performance, and future-proof your database systems for seamless change and growth. Each of the mistakes is carefully described and accompanied by a demo, along with an explanation that expands your knowledge of PostgreSQL internals and helps you to build a stronger mental model of how the database engine works. Foreword by Gianni Ciollil. About the technology Fixing mistakes in PostgreSQL databases can be time-consuming and risky—especially when you&’re making live changes to an in-use system. Fortunately, you can learn from the mistakes other Postgres pros have already made! This incredibly practical book lays out how to find and avoid the most common, dangerous, and sneaky errors you&’ll encounter using PostgreSQL. About the book PostgreSQL Mistakes and How To Avoid Them identifies Postgres problems in key areas like data types, features, security, and high availability. For each mistake you&’ll find a real-world narrative that illustrates the pattern and provides concrete recommendations for improvement. You&’ll especially appreciate the illustrative code snippets, schema samples, mind maps, and tables that show the pros and cons of different approaches. What's inside • Diagnose configuration and operation issues • Fix bad SQL code • Address security and administration issues • Ensure smooth migration and upgrades About the reader For PostgreSQL database administrators and application developers. About the author Jimmy Angelakos is a systems and database architect and PostgreSQL Contributor. He works as a Senior Principal Engineer at Deriv. Table of Contents 1 Why PostgreSQL matters—and why talking about mistakes does too 2 Bad SQL usage 3 Improper data type usage 4 Table and index mistakes 5 Improper feature usage 6 Performance bad practices 7 Administration bad practices 8 Security bad practices 9 High availability bad practices 10 Upgrade/migration bad practices 11 PostgreSQL, best practices, and you: Final insights A Frogge Emporium database B Cheat sheet
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Everything you need to know about AI to survive—and thrive—as an engineer.If you&’re worried about your tech career going obsolete…
in a world of super-powered AI, never fear. The AI Pocket Book crams everything engineers need to know about AI into one short volume you can fit into your pocket. You&’ll build a better understanding of AI (and its limitations), learn how to use it more effectively, and future-proof your job against its advancement. In The AI Pocket Book you&’ll find no-nonsense advice on: • Deciphering AI jargon (there&’s lots of it!) • Where AI fits within your field of engineering • Why AI hallucinates—and what to do about it • What to do when AI comes for your job • The dark side of AI—copyright, snake oil, and replacing humans • Balancing skepticism with unrealistic expectations The AI Pocket Book gives you Emmanuel Maggiori&’s unvarnished and opinionated take on where AI can be useful, and where it still kind of sucks. Whatever your tech field, this short-and-sweet guide delivers the facts and techniques you&’ll need in the workplace of the present. About the technology You don&’t have to know everything about AI to get a big payoff! Whether you&’re looking to boost your coding speed, generate ideas for your next project, or just get a helping hand with your next Medium article, there&’s an AI-powered tool ready to assist. This fit-in-your pocket guide tells you everything you need to surf the AI wave instead of drowning in it. About the book The AI Pocket Book takes a peek inside the AI black box and gives you just enough on key topics like transformers, hallucinations, and the modern ecosystem of AI models and tools. You&’ll get handy techniques to select AI tools, learn when putting AI first is the smart move, and pick up some excellent tips for managing the inevitable, potentially expensive, screw ups. What's inside • Deciphering AI jargon (there&’s lots of it!) • Evaluating AI tools • Why AI hallucinates and what to do about it • How and when to use AI About the reader For engineers in all fields, from software to security. About the author Emmanuel Maggiori, PhD, is a software engineer and 10-year AI industry insider. He is also the author of Smart Until It&’s Dumb and Siliconned. Table of Contents 1 How AI works 2 Hallucinations 3 Selecting and evaluating AI tools 4 When to use (and not to use) AI 5 How AI will affect jobs and how to stay ahead 6 The fine print A Catalog of generative AI tools
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Roll the dice to create your very own Minecraft story in this tabletop game—with instructions and an adventure book!When a…
village is raided by illagers, its poor inhabitants seek the aid of a mighty hero to track down the invaders. They need someone brave, clever, and determined. They need you!Make crucial decisions, craft powerful items, roll dice to battle mobs, and explore the Overworld on your epic journey to discover and destroy the mysterious Temple of the Charged Creeper. This book contains:• A complete adventure book with a bestiary of wicked mobs and a collection of perilous adventure locations.• A character sheet and rules reference to help you track your heroic progress (or to let you play with your friend as your narrator!).So sharpen your sword, prepare your pickaxe, and grab your dice. Your epic Minecraft adventure begins now!
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Learn how to design web APIs that are a delight to use and maintain.Thousands of developers have followed renowned API…
expert Arnaud Lauret&’s guidance to create APIs that are flexible, secure, and easily integrated. This new edition of the bestselling The Design of Web APIs covers the latest updates to the OpenAPI standard, teaches you to streamline and standardize API design decisions with rationale and automation, and gives you insights you can apply to other API styles, such as gRPC. You&’ll quickly see how a well-designed and properly-documented API gives your users autonomy—and saves you from constant explanations and hand-holding. This fully revised second edition of The Design of Web APIs teaches you the principles and techniques you need to design easy-to-consume public and private web APIs. In it, you&’ll learn how to: • Analyze requirements to identify API capabilities for versatile, reusable designs • Create HTTP-based REST APIs with CRUD, batch/bulk, or long operations • Design interoperable, user-friendly APIs with seamless operations and data flow • Ensure secure, efficient APIs while overcoming limitations and constraints • Modify APIs without breaking compatibility, evaluating consequences carefully • Future-proof your APIs and choose effective versioning strategies • Document REST APIs using OpenAPI and JSON Schema for seamless implementation • Streamline and standardize API design decisions with rationale and automation The Design of Web APIs, Second Edition teaches vital skills for gathering requirements, balancing business and technical goals and constraints, and adopting a consumer-first mindset. Each chapter is packed full of hands-on examples, including designing an Online Shopping API and user-friendly banking operations, and over seventy exercises to help your new skills stick. Plus, you&’ll explore paradigms applicable beyond REST APIs, and fully describe and document your APIs with OpenAPI and JSON Schema. Your web APIs will soon be easier to consume and your clients—internal and external—will be happier than ever! About the technology Web APIs open up your software to developers, exposing features, and capabilities to other programs. Well-designed web APIs are a joy. The bad ones are a nightmare, with endless impact on system performance, developer productivity, and end-user experience. This book shows you how to design APIs your fellow developers will love to use. About the book The Design of Web APIs, Second Edition teaches you to design efficient and adaptable REST APIs. This revised and rewritten second edition contains the latest updates to the OpenAPI standard, along with insights you can apply to other API styles such as GraphQL. Learn vital skills for gathering requirements, creating easy-to-consume public and private web APIs, and handling non-backward compatible modifications and versioning. What's inside • Design reusable, user-friendly and interoperable APIs • Document your APIs with OpenAPI and JSON Schema • Create secure and efficient APIs by design • Streamline and standardize API design decisions About the reader Written for developers with experience building and consuming APIs. About the author Arnaud Lauret runs the API Handyman blog and is a frequent speaker at API conferences. He currently works as an API Industry Researcher at Postman. Table of Contents 1 What is API design? Part 1 2 Identifying API capabilities 3 Observing operations from the REST angle 4 Representing operations with HTTP 5 Modeling data 6 Describing HTTP operations with OpenAPI 7 Describing data with JSON Schema in OpenAPI Part 2 8 Designing user-friendly, interoperable data 9 Designing user-friend
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This book compiles a curated selection of insightful, rigorously researched, and state-of-the-art papers presented at the Computing Conference 2025, hosted…
in London, UK, on June 19–20, 2025. Drawing submissions from across the globe, the conference received 473 papers, each subjected to a stringent double-blind peer-review process. Of these, 169 papers were accepted for inclusion, reflecting exceptional scholarship and innovation across disciplines such as IoT, artificial intelligence, computing, data science, networking, data security, and privacy. Researchers, academics, and industry leaders converged to share pioneering ideas, transformative methodologies, and practical solutions to real-world challenges. By bridging academic theory and industrial application, the conference catalyzed opportunities for knowledge synthesis and interdisciplinary progress. The diverse contributions within this proceedings not only address contemporary technological issues but also anticipate future trends, offering frameworks for continued exploration. We trust this collection will serve as an indispensable reference for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers navigating the evolving landscapes of computing and digital innovation. As we reflect on the conference&’s outcomes, we are confident that the insights and collaborations forged here will inspire sustained advancements in these critical fields. May the ideas within these pages spark further inquiry, drive technological evolution, and contribute meaningfully to solving the challenges of our interconnected world.
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Business and economics, Computers and internet, Police and military
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Written &“in the manner of a good crime thriller&” (The Wall Street Journal), the inside story of the largest law-enforcement…
sting operation ever, in which the FBI created its own tech start-up to wiretap the world In 2018, a powerful app for secure communications called Anom took root among organized criminals. They believed Anom allowed them to conduct business in the shadows. Except for one thing: it was secretly run by the FBI. Backdoor access to Anom and a series of related investigations granted American, Australian, and European authorities a front-row seat to the underworld. Tens of thousands of criminals worldwide appeared in full view of the same agents they were trying to evade. International smugglers. Money launderers. Hitmen. A sprawling global economy as efficient and interconnected as the legal one. Officers watched drug shipments and murder plots unfold, making arrests without blowing their cover. But, as the FBI started to lose control of Anom, did the agency go too far? A painstakingly investigated exposé, Dark Wire reveals the true scale and stakes of this unprecedented operation through the agents and crooks who were there. This fly-on-the-wall thriller is a caper for our modern world, where no one can be sure who is listening in.
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Deep learning made simple.Dip into deep learning without drowning in theory with this fully updated edition of Practical Deep Learning…
from experienced author and AI expert Ronald T. Kneusel.After a brief review of basic math and coding principles, you&’ll dive into hands-on experiments and learn to build working models for everything from image analysis to creative writing, and gain a thorough understanding of how each technique works under the hood. Whether you&’re a developer looking to add AI to your toolkit or a student seeking practical machine learning skills, this book will teach you:How neural networks work and how they&’re trainedHow to use classical machine learning modelsHow to develop a deep learning model from scratchHow to evaluate models with industry-standard metricsHow to create your own generative AI modelsEach chapter emphasizes practical skill development and experimentation, building to a case study that incorporates everything you&’ve learned to classify audio recordings. Examples of working code you can easily run and modify are provided, and all code is freely available on GitHub. With Practical Deep Learning, second edition, you&’ll gain the skills and confidence you need to build real AI systems that solve real problems.New to this edition: Material on computer vision, fine-tuning and transfer learning, localization, self-supervised learning, generative AI for novel image creation, and large language models for in-context learning, semantic search, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 25th IFIP WG 6.1 International Conference on Distributed Applications and Interoperable Systems,…
DAIS 2025, held in Lille, France, as Part of the 20th International Federated Conference on Distributed Computing Techniques, DisCoTec 2025, during June 16–20, 2025. The 7 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 16 submissions.They focus on all practical and conceptual aspects of distributed applications, including their design, modeling, implementation, and operation; the supporting middleware; appropriate software engineering methodologies and tools; and experimental studies and applications.
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The eight-volume set, CCIS 2522-2529, constitutes the extended abstracts of the posters presented during the 27th International Conference on Human-Computer…
Interaction, HCII 2025, held in Gothenburg, Sweden, during June 22–27, 2025. The total of 1430 papers and 355 posters included in the HCII 2025 proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 7972 submissions. The papers presented in these eight volumes are organized in the following topical sections: Part I: Virtual, Tangible and Intangible Interaction; HCI for Health. Part II: Perception, Cognition and Interaction; Communication, Information, Misinformation and Online Behavior; Designing and Understanding Learning and Teaching experiences. Part III: Design for All and Universal Access; Data, Knowledge, Collaboration, Research and Technological Innovation. Part IV: Human-Centered Security and Privacy; Older Adults and Technology; Interacting and driving. Part V: Interactive Technologies for wellbeing; Game Design; Child-Computer Interaction. Part VI: Designing and Understanding XR Cultural Experiences; Designing Sustainable (Smart) Human Environments. Part VII: Design, Creativity and AI; eCommerce, Fintech and Customer Behavior. Part VIII: Interacting with Digital Culture; Interacting with GenAI and LLMs.
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The essential introduction to discrete and computational geometry—now fully updated and expandedDiscrete and Computational Geometry bridges the theoretical world of…
discrete geometry with the applications-driven realm of computational geometry, offering a comprehensive yet accessible introduction to this cutting-edge frontier of mathematics and computer science. Beginning with polygons and ending with polyhedra, it explains how to capture the shape of data given by a set of points, from convex hulls and triangulations to Voronoi diagrams, geometric duality, chains, linkages, and alpha complexes. Connections to real-world applications are made throughout, and algorithms are presented independent of any programming language. Now fully updated and expanded, this richly illustrated textbook is an invaluable learning tool for students in mathematics, computer science, engineering, and physics.Now with new sections on duality and on computational topologyProject suggestions at the end of every chapterCovers traditional topics as well as new and advanced materialFeatures numerous full-color illustrations, exercises, and fully updated unsolved problemsUniquely designed for a one-semester classAccessible to college sophomores with minimal backgroundAlso suitable for more advanced studentsOnline solutions manual (available to instructors)
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Computers and internet, General non-fiction, Medicine, Science and technology
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The book &“Machine Learning for Disease Detection, Prediction, and Diagnosis&” can be a comprehensive guide to the novel concepts, techniques,…
and frameworks essential for improving the viability of existing machine-learning practices. It provides an in-depth analysis of how these new technologies are helpful to detect, predict and diagnose diseases more accurately. The book covers various topics such as image classification algorithms, supervised learning methods like support vector machines (SVM), deep neural networks (DNNs), convolutional neural networks (CNNs), etc. unsupervised approaches such as clustering algorithms as well as reinforcement learning strategies. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in machine-learning applications related to disease detection or diagnosis. It explains different concepts and provides practical examples of how they can it implements using real-world data sets from medical imaging datasets or public health records databases, among others. Furthermore, it offers insights into recent advances made by researchers which have enabled automated decision-making systems based on AI models with improved accuracy over traditional methods. This text also discusses ways through which current models could improve further by incorporating domain knowledge during the model training phase, thereby increasing their efficacy even further. Overall, this book serves as a great source of information about the latest advancements made in the field of Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence towards efficient building systems capable enough detecting & diagnosing diseases automatically while avoiding human errors resulting due manual intervention at any stage along process pipeline thus ensuring better outcomes overall. Moreover, it helps readers understand the underlying principles behind each technique discussed so that they may apply them according to their own application scenarios efficiently without worrying much about the implementation details required to get the job done the right way the first time around itself!
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Journals and memoirs, Biography, Death and bereavement
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This unforgettable and "beautifully written" ( The Seattle Times ) memoir explores first love, unthinkable loss, and the toll of…
grief. Kareem Rosser and Lee Lee Jones were young, beautiful, and deeply in love. Their love was a real-world romance that felt like a fairy tale: Kareem was raised in the Bottom—one of the most impoverished neighborhoods in Philadelphia—while Lee Lee was raised in the wealth of the Pennsylvania suburbs. The world was at their feet, a lifetime of joy and adventure ahead of them. But their love story was interrupted by a devastating accident, which almost cost Lee Lee her life, and destroyed every plan and dream that Lee Lee and Kareem had made together. In the months and years that follow, while Lee Lee struggles to heal, Kareem is crippled by ambiguous grief, for the woman that he loves and for the future he imagined for them both. In the space between debilitating depression and bursts of anxiety, he's forced to finally face his demons: his tumultuous childhood, his latent mental health issues, the murders of his older brother and his best friend, and a life constantly lived in the grip of panic and fear. "Relatable, powerful, and transformative" ( Booklist , starred review), When You're Ready is a narrative that honors love in all its forms: first love, parental love, renewed love, and, most importantly, self-love. With notes on unresolved loss and second chances, it's a story that will grab you by the heartstrings and uplift your soul
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Science and technology, Death and bereavement
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The follow-up to celebrated grief expert, neuroscientist, and psychologist Dr. Mary-Frances O'Connor's The Grieving Brain focuses on the impact of…
grief—and life's other major stressors—on the human body. Coping with death and grief is one of the most painful human experiences. While we can speak to the psychological and emotional ramifications of loss and sorrow, we often overlook its impact on our physical bodies. Dr. Mary-Frances O'Connor specializes in the study of grief, and in The Grieving Body she shares vital scientific research, revealing imperative new insights on its profound physiological impact. As she did in The Grieving Brain, O'Connor combines illuminating studies and personal stories to explore the toll loss takes on our cardiovascular, endocrine, and immune systems and the larger implications for our long-term well-being. The Grieving Body addresses questions about how bereavement affects us, such as: Can we die of a broken heart? What happens in our bodies when we're grieving? How do our coping behaviors affect our physical health? What is the cognitive impact of grief? Why are we more prone to illness during times of enormous stress? and more Research-backed, warm, and empathetic, The Grieving Body is an essential, hopeful read for those experiencing loss as well as their supportive friends and family
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Das Lehrbuch befasst sich mit Fehlern in der Software: Wie kann man diese Bugs und Programmfehler erkennen, benennen, erfassen und…
transparent machen? Ziel ist es, aus Fehlern zu lernen, um sie in der Zukunft zu vermeiden. Neben Grundlagen und der Definition von „Golden Rules&“ werden Fehler anhand konkreter Praxisbeispiele aufgezeigt. Das Buch kann als Ergänzung zu Vorlesungen im Themenbereich C/C++ bzw. Einführung in die Informatik genutzt werden. Damit ist das Lehrbuch sowohl für Studierende der Informatik und verwandter Studiengänge geeignet als auch für Berufseinsteiger*innen. Diese zweite korrigierte Auflage bietet dazu auch die Programme zum Download.
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Computers and internet, Philosophy
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Given the rise of AI and the advent of online collaboration opportunities (e.g., social media, crowdsourcing), emerging research has started…
to investigate the integration of AI and human intelligence, especially in a collaborative social context. This creates unprecedented challenges and opportunities in the field of Social Intelligence (SI), where the goal is to explore the collective intelligence of both humans and machines by understanding their complementary strengths and interactions in the social space. In this book, a set of novel human-centered AI techniques are presented to address the challenges of social intelligence applications, including multimodal approaches, robust and generalizable frameworks, and socially empowered explainable AI designs. The book then presents several human-AI collaborative learning frameworks that jointly integrate the strengths of crowd wisdom and AI to address the limitations inherent in standalone solutions. The book also emphasizes pressing societal issues in the realm of social intelligence, such as fairness, bias, and privacy. Real-world case studies from different applications in social intelligence are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed solutions in achieving substantial performance gains in various aspects, such as prediction accuracy, model generalizability and explainability, algorithmic fairness, and system robustness.
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Computers and internet, Writing
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You&’ve met with a terrible fate, haven&’t you? Those grim words hang over the entirety of Majora Mask, the sixth…
entry in the Legend of Zelda series. In his darkest adventure, Link must relive the same three days over and over again to prevent the moon from colliding into the kingdom of Termina and ending the world. Made with a small team in a single year for the Nintendo 64 from the assets of its predecessor, Majora&’s Mask could have been a shameless cash-in—but instead has gained wide recognition as the most mysterious, mature, and touching game in the series. It&’s also the Zelda game that has inspired more inventive fan theories and bone-chilling internet horror stories than might be expected from a high-fantasy adventure. Through rigorous research and a new in-depth interview with Majora&’s North American localizer, Jason Leung, writer and editor Gabe Durham investigates the relationship between Majora&’s fast-paced, adaptive development and the meaning projected onto its story by players—and shines a light on the strange and tumultuous romance between art and fandom.
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Computers and internet
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In the rapidly evolving world of data and analytics, professionals face the challenge of navigating complex platforms in order to…
build more efficient solutions. Microsoft Fabric, hailed as Microsoft’s “biggest data product in history after SQL Server,” offers powerful capabilities but comes with a steep learning curve. The myriad of choices within Fabric can be overwhelming, with multiple ways to tackle tasks, not all of which are equally efficient. This book serves as a definitive roadmap to understanding Microsoft Fabric—and leveraging it to suit your needs. Authors Nikola Ilic and Ben Weissman demystify the core concepts and components necessary to build, manage, and administer robust data solutions within this game-changing product. Discover the core Microsoft Fabric components and understand key concepts and techniques for building a robust data platform Learn to apply Microsoft Fabric effectively in your day-to-day job Understand the concept of a lake-centric architecture Gain the skills to implement a scalable and efficient end-to-end analytics solution Manage and administer a Fabric tenant
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Computers and internet
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This seven-volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Human Computer Interaction thematic area of the 27th International Conference on…
Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, held in Gothenburg, Sweden, during June 22–27, 2025. The HCI Thematic Area constitutes a forum for scientific research and addressing challenging and innovative topics in Human-Computer Interaction theory, methodology and practice, including, for example, novel theoretical approaches to interaction, novel user interface concepts and technologies, novel interaction devices, UI development methods, environments and tools, multimodal user interfaces, emotions in HCI, aesthetic issues, HCI and children, evaluation methods and tools, and many others.
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Computers and internet
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The eight-volume set, CCIS 2522-2529, constitutes the extended abstracts of the posters presented during the 27th International Conference on Human-Computer…
Interaction, HCII 2025, held in Gothenburg, Sweden, during June 22–27, 2025. The total of 1430 papers and 355 posters included in the HCII 2025 proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 7972 submissions. The papers presented in these eight volumes are organized in the following topical sections: Part I: Virtual, Tangible and Intangible Interaction; HCI for Health. Part II: Perception, Cognition and Interaction; Communication, Information, Misinformation and Online Behavior; Designing and Understanding Learning and Teaching experiences. Part III: Design for All and Universal Access; Data, Knowledge, Collaboration, Research and Technological Innovation. Part IV: Human-Centered Security and Privacy; Older Adults and Technology; Interacting and driving. Part V: Interactive Technologies for wellbeing; Game Design; Child-Computer Interaction. Part VI: Designing and Understanding XR Cultural Experiences; Designing Sustainable (Smart) Human Environments. Part VII: Design, Creativity and AI; eCommerce, Fintech and Customer Behavior. Part VIII: Interacting with Digital Culture; Interacting with GenAI and LLMs.