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NoSQL for dummies / by Fowler, Adam,author.;

Subjects: NoSQL.; Non-relational databases.; SQL (Computer program language);

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Sams Teach Yourself NoSQL with MongoDB in 24 hours / by Dayley, Brad.(CARDINAL)653307;

"Now, in just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you can learn how to leverage MongoDB's immense power. Each short, easy lesson builds on all that's come before, teaching NoSQL concepts and MongoDB techniques from the ground up."--

Subjects: MongoDB.; Databases; Information storage and retrieval systems.; Non-relational databases.;

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Getting started with Ethereum : a step-by-step guide to becoming a blockchain developer / by Bauer, Davi Pedro,author.;

Get started with blockchain development with this step-by-step guide. This book takes you all the way from installing requisite software through writing, testing, and deploying smart contracts. Getting Started with Ethereum delves into technologies most closely associated with Ethereum, such as IPFS, Filecoin, ENS, Chainlink, Truffle, Ganache, OpenZeppelin, Pinata, Fleek, Infura, Metamask, and Opensea. Author Davi Bauer walks you through project creation, how to compile projects and contracts, configure networks, and deploy smart contracts on blockchains. He then covers smart contracts, including deploying and verifying them. This book approaches blockchain in a way that allows you to focus on the topic that most interests you, covering Ethereum-related technologies broadly and not just focusing on Solidity. This hands-on guide offers a practical rather than conceptual approach get you coding. Upon completing this book, you will be able to confidently develop and deploy smart contracts on blockchains. Source code can be found at https://github.com/Apress/getting-started-ethereum. What You Will Learn Understand tokenization of assets, including NFTs, using Ethereum Host censorship-resistant applications using IPFS Deploy on second-layer blockchains using Polygon Deploy smart contracts with multiple technologies around Ethereum Who Is This Book For Off-chain developers who want to migrate to on-chain development starting with the Ethereum blockchain and the technologies around it. Prior programming knowledge and conceptual understanding of blockchain is necessary.Chapter 1: Getting Started -- Chapter 2: Solidity -- Chapter 3: ERC20 - Fungible Tokens -- Chapter 4: Unit Tests for Smart Contracts -- Chapter 5: ERC721 - Non-Fungible Tokens -- Chapter 6: Faucets -- Chapter 7: IPFS - InterPlanetary File System -- Chapter 8: Filecoin -- Chapter 9: ENS - Ethereum Name Service -- Chapter 10: Chainlink -- Chapter 11: Nethereum -- 12. Conclusion.

Subjects: Blockchains (Databases); Database security.;

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MLA handbook for writers of research papers. by Gibaldi, Joseph,1942-MLA handbook for writers of research papers.; Modern Language Association of America.(CARDINAL)137700;

MARCIVE 10/07/09Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-260) and index.Chapter 2: Plagiarism And Academic Integrity -- 2-1: Definition of plagiarism -- 2-2: Consequences of plagiarism -- 2-3: Information sharing today -- 2-4: Unintentional plagiarism -- 2-5: Forms of plagiarism -- 2-6: When documentation is not needed -- 2-7: Related issues -- 2-7-1: Reusing a research paper -- 2-7-2: Collaborative work -- 2-7-3: Research on human subjects -- 2-7-4: Copyright infringement -- 2-8: Summing up -- Chapter 3: Mechanics Of Writing -- 3-1: Spelling -- 3-1-1: Consistency -- 3-1-2: Word division -- 3-1-3: Plurals -- 3-1-4: Foreign words -- 3-2: Punctuation -- 3-2-1: Purpose of punctuation -- 3-2-2: Commas -- 3-2-3: Semicolons -- 3-2-4: Colons -- 3-2-5: Dashes and parentheses -- 3-2-6: Hyphens -- 3-2-7: Apostrophes -- 3-2-8: Quotation marks -- 3-2-9: Square brackets -- 3-2-10: Slashes -- 3-2-11: Periods, question marks, and exclamation points -- 3-2-12: Spacing after concluding punctuation marks -- 3-3: Italics -- 3-3-1: Words and letters referred to as words and letters -- 3-3-2: Foreign words in an English text -- 3-3-3: Emphasis -- 3-4: Names of persons -- 3-4-1: First and subsequent uses of names -- 3-4-2: Titles of persons -- 3-4-3: Names of authors and fictional characters -- 3-5: Numbers -- 3-5-1: Arabic numerals -- 3-5-2: Use of words or numerals -- 3-5-3: Commas in numbers -- 3-5-4: Percentages and amounts of money -- 3-5-5: Dates and times of the day -- 3-5-6: Inclusive numbers -- 3-5-7: Roman numerals -- 3-6: Titles of works in the research paper -- 3-6-1: Capitalization and punctuation -- 3-6-2: Italicized titles -- 3-6-3: Titles in quotation marks -- 3-6-4: Titles and quotations within titles -- 3-6-5: Exceptions -- 3-6-6: Shortened titles -- 3-7: Quotations -- 3-7-1: Use and accuracy of quotations -- 3-7-2: Prose -- 3-7-3: Poetry -- 3-7-4: Drama -- 3-7-5: Ellipsis -- 3-7-6: Other alterations of sources -- 3-7-7: Punctuation with quotations -- 3-7-8: Translations of quotations -- 3-8: Capitalization and personal names in languages other than English -- 3-8-1: French -- 3-8-2: German -- 3-8-3: Italian -- 3-8-4: Spanish -- 3-8-5: Latin --Chapter 4: Format Of The Research Paper -- 4-1: Margins -- 4-2: Text formatting -- 4-3: Heading and title -- 4-4: Page numbers -- 4-5: Tables and illustrations -- 4-6: Paper and printing -- 4-7: Corrections and insertions -- 4-8: Binding -- 4-9: Electronic submission -- Chapter 5: Documentation: Preparing The List Of Works Cited -- 5-1: Documenting sources -- 5-2: MLA style -- 5-3: List of works cited -- 5-3-1: Introduction -- 5-3-2: Placement of the list of works cited -- 5-3-3: Arrangement of entries -- 5-3-4: Two or more works by the same author -- 5-3-5: Two or more works by the same authors -- 5-3-6: Cross-references -- 5-4: Citing periodical print publications -- 5-4-1: Introduction -- 5-4-2: Article in a scholarly journal -- 5-4-3: Article in a scholarly journal that uses only issue numbers -- 5-4-4: Article in a scholarly journal with more than one series -- 5-4-5: Article in a newspaper -- 5-4-6: Article in a magazine -- 5-4-7: Review -- 5-4-8: Abstract in an abstracts journal -- 5-4-9: anonymous article -- 5-4-10: Editorial -- 5-4-11: Letter to the editor -- 5-4-12: Serialized article -- 5-4-13: Special issue -- 5-5: Citing non periodical print publications -- 5-5-1: Introduction -- 5-5-2: Book by a single author -- 5-5-3: Anthology or a compilation -- 5-5-4: Book by two or more authors -- 5-5-5: Book by a corporate author -- 5-5-6: Work in an anthology -- 5-5-7: Article in a reference book -- 5-5-8: Introduction, a preface, a foreword, or an afterword -- 5-5-9: Anonymous book -- 5-5-10: Scholarly edition -- 5-5-11: Translation -- 5-5-12: Illustrated book or a graphic narrative -- 5-5-13: Book published in a second or subsequent edition -- 5-5-14: Multivolume work -- 5-5-15: Book in a series -- 5-5-16: Republished book or journal issue -- 5-5-17: Publisher's imprint -- 5-5-18: Book with multiple publishers -- 5-5-19: Brochure, pamphlet, or press release -- 5-5-20: Government publication -- 5-5-21: Published proceedings of a conference -- 5-5-22: Book in a language other than English -- 5-5-23: Book published before 1900 -- 5-5-24: Book without stated publication information or pagination -- 5-5-25: Unpublished dissertation -- 5-5-26: Published dissertation -- 5-6: Citing Web publications -- 5-6-1: Introduction -- 5-6-2: Nonperiodical publication -- 5-6-3: Scholarly journal -- 5-6-4: Periodical publication in an online database -- 5-7: Citing additional common sources -- 5-7-1: Television or radio broadcast -- 5-7-2: Sound recording -- 5-7-3: Film or a video recording -- 5-7-4: Performance -- 5-7-5: Musical score or libretto -- 5-7-6: Work of visual art -- 5-7-7: Interview -- 5-7-8: Map or chart -- 5-7-9: Cartoon or comic strip -- 5-7-10: Advertisement -- 5-7-11: Lecture, a speech, an address, or a reading -- 5-7-12: Manuscript or typescript -- 5-7-13: Letter, a memo, or an e-mail message -- 5-7-14: Legal source -- 5-7-15: Article in a microform collection of articles -- 5-7-16: Article reprinted in a loose-leaf collection of articles -- 5-7-17: Publication on CD-ROM or DVD-ROM -- 5-7-18: Digital file -- 5-8: Work in more than one publication medium --Chapter 6: Documentation: Citing Sources In The Text -- 6-1: Parenthetical documentation and the list of works cited -- 6-2: Information required in parenthetical documentation -- 6-3: Readability -- 6-4: Sample references -- 6-4-1: Citing an entire work, including a work with no page numbers -- 6-4-2: Citing part of a work -- 6-4-3: Citing volume and page numbers of a multivolume work -- 6-4-4: Citing a work listed by title -- 6-4-5: Citing a work by a corporate author -- 6-4-6: Citing two or more works by the same author or authors -- 6-4-7: Citing indirect sources -- 6-4-8: Citing common literature -- 6-4-9: Citing more than one work in a single parenthetical reference -- 6-5: Using notes with parenthetical documentation -- 6-5-1: Content notes -- 6-5-2: Bibliographic notes -- Chapter 7: Abbreviations -- 7-1: Introduction -- 7-2: Time designations -- 7-3: Geographic names -- 7-4: Common scholarly abbreviations and reference words -- 7-5: Publishers' names -- 7-6: Symbols and abbreviations used in proofreading and correction -- 7-6-1: Selected proofreading symbols -- 7-6-2: Common correction symbols and abbreviations -- 7-7: Titles of works -- 7-7-1: Bible -- 7-7-2: Works by Shakespeare -- 7-7-3: Works by Chaucer -- 7-7-4: Other works -- Appendix A: Guides To Writing -- A-1: Introduction -- A-2: Dictionaries of usage -- A-3: Guides to nondiscriminatory language -- A-4: Books on style -- Appendix B: Specialized Style Manuals -- Index.Foreword / Rosemary G Feal -- Preface / David G Nicholls -- Note on the Web component -- Chapter 1: Research And Writing -- 1-1: Research paper as a form of exploration -- 1-2: Research paper as a form of communication -- 1-3: Selecting a topic -- 1-3-1: Freedom of choice -- 1-3-2: Finding an appropriate focus -- 1-3-3: Summing up -- 1-4: Conducting research -- 1-4-1: Modern academic library -- 1-4-2: Library research sources -- 1-4-3: Central information system -- 1-4-4: Reference works -- 1-4-5: Online catalog of library holdings -- 1-4-6: Full-text databases -- 1-4-7: Other library resources and services -- 1-4-8: Web sources -- 1-4-9: Summing up -- 1-5: Compiling a working bibliography -- 1-5-1: Keeping track of sources -- 1-5-2: Creating a computer file for the working bibliography -- 1-5-3: Recording essential publication information -- 1-5-4: Noting other useful information -- 1-5-5: Verifying publication information -- 1-5-6: Converting the working bibliography to the works-cited list -- 1-5-7: Summing up -- 1-6: Evaluating sources -- 1-6-1: Authority -- 1-6-2: Accuracy and verifiability -- 1-6-3: Currency -- 1-6-4: Summing up -- 1-7: Taking notes -- 1-7-1: Methods of note-taking -- 1-7-2: Types of note-taking -- 1-7-3: Recording page or reference numbers -- 1-7-4: Using a computer for note-taking -- 1-7-5: Amount and accuracy of note-taking -- 1-7-6: Summing up -- 1-8: Outlining -- 1-8-1: Working outline -- 1-8-2: Thesis statement -- 1-8-3: Final outline -- 1-8-4: Summing up -- 1-9: Writing drafts -- 1-9-1: First draft -- 1-9-2: Subsequent drafts -- 1-9-3: Writing with a word processor -- 1-9-4: Final draft and the research project portfolio -- 1-9-5: Summing up -- 1-10: Language and style --From the Publisher: The MLA Handbook is published by the Modern Language Association, the authority on MLA documentation style. Widely adopted in high schools, colleges, and publishing houses, the MLA Handbook treats every aspect of research writing, from selecting a topic to submitting the completed paper. The seventh edition is a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to research and writing in the online environment. It provides an authoritative account of MLA documentation style for use in student writing, including simplified guidelines for citing works published on the Web and new recommendations for citing several kinds of works, such as digital files and graphic narratives.1290L

Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Report writing; Research;

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Pros and cons : a debater's handbook / by Newman, Debbie(Orator),editor.(CARDINAL)430113; Woolgar, Ben,editor.(CARDINAL)404242;

(A). Philosophy/political theory -- Anarchism -- Animal rights -- Capitalism v. socialism -- Censorship by the state -- Civil disobedience -- Democracy -- Marxism -- Pacifism -- Privatisation -- Protective legislation v, individual freedom -- Social contract, existence of the -- Utilitarianism -- Welfare state -- (B). Constitutional/governance -- Churches in politics -- Extremist political parties, banning of -- Monarchy, abolition of -- Political candidacy, age of -- Politicians' outside interests, banning of -- Proportional representation -- Referenda, increased use of -- Social movements: courts v. legislatures -- State funding of political parties -- Term limits for politicians -- Voting age, reduction of -- Voting, compulsory -- (C). International relations -- Armaments, limitations on conventional -- Commonwealth, abolition of the -- Democracy, imposition of -- Dictators, assassination of -- European Union, expansion of the.Contents note continued: Military drones, prohibition of -- Non-UN-sanctioned military intervention -- Nuclear weapons, right to possess -- Private military corporations, banning of -- Sanctions, use of -- Terrorism, justifiability of -- Terrorists, negotiation with -- United Nations, failure of the -- United Nations standing army -- United States of Europe -- (D). Economics -- Bonuses, banning of -- Child labour can be justified -- Euro, abolition of the -- Failing companies, bailing out -- Fairtrade, we should not support -- Inheritance tax at 100 per cent -- Regional trade blocs over global free trade -- Salary capping, mandatory -- State pensions, ending provision of -- (E). Social, moral and religious -- Abortion on demand -- Affirmative action -- Alcohol, prohibition of -- Animal experimentation and vivisection, banning of -- Drugs, legalisation of -- Euthanasia, legalisation of -- Gay marriage, legalising of -- God, existence of -- Holocaust denial, criminalisation of.Contents note continued: Homosexuals, ordination of -- Homosexuals, outing of -- Immigration, limitation of -- Mandatory retirement age -- Marriage -- National identity cards -- National service, (re- )introduction of -- Political correctness -- Polygamy, legalisation of -- Population control -- Pornography -- Prostitution, legalisation of -- Right to strike for public sector workers -- Slavery, reparations for -- Smacking, remove parents' right to -- Smoking, banning of -- Veil, prohibition of the -- Women fighting on the front line -- (F). Culture, education and sport -- Arts funding by the state, abolition of -- Beauty contests, banning of -- Blood sports, abolition of -- Boxing, banning of -- Co-education -- Cultural treasures, returning of -- Examinations, abolition of -- Gambling, banning of -- Indigenous languages, protection of -- Music lyrics, censorship of -- Nursery education, free provision of by the state -- Performance-enhancing drugs in sport.Contents note continued: Press, state regulation of the -- Privacy of public figures -- Private schools -- Religious teaching in schools -- School sport, compulsory -- School uniform -- Sex education -- Size zero models, banning of -- Sport, equalise status of men and women in -- Sport, regretting the commercialisation of -- Sports teams punished for the behaviour of fans -- University education, free for all -- Violent video games, banning of -- Zoos, abolition of -- (G). Crime and punishment -- Capital punishment -- Child curfews -- Community sentencing -- International Criminal Court, abolition of the -- Judges, election of -- Jury trials, abolition of -- Mandatory prison sentences -- Parents, responsibility for the criminal acts of their children -- Prisoners' right to vote, denial of -- Prison v. rehabilitation -- Racial profiling -- Right to bear arms -- Sex offenders, chemical castration of -- Televised trials -- Terrorist suspects, torture of -- Zero tolerance.Contents note continued: (H). Health, science and technology -- Cars in city centres, banning of -- Contraception for under-age girls -- Cosmetic surgery, banning of -- DNA database, universal -- Environmental responsibility, developed world should take more -- Eugenics: IVF and genetic screening -- Genetic engineering -- Global warming, binding emission targets for -- Nuclear energy -- Obese children, compulsory attendance at weight-loss camps -- Organ donation: priority for healthy lifestyle -- Organs, legal sale of -- Social networking has improved our lives -- Space exploration -- Surrogate mothers, payment of -- Vegetarianism -- (I). United Kingdom issues -- BBC, privatisation of -- Disestablishment of the Church of England -- English Parliament -- House of Lords, elected v. appointed -- Police, arming of the -- Scottish independence -- Should Britain leave the EU? -- Written constitution -- Appendices -- Appendix A Style tips for persuasive speaking.Contents note continued: Appendix B Preparation for debates that are not in this book -- Appendix C How can I keep speaking for the full time? -- Appendix D Guidance for the chairperson.Pros and Cons: A Debaters Handbook offers a unique and invaluable guide to the arguments both for and against over 140 current controversies and global issues. Since it was first published in 1896 the handbook has been regularly updated and this nineteenth edition includes new entries on topics such as the right to possess nuclear weapons, the bailing out of failing industries, the protection of indigenous languages and the torture of suspected terrorists. Equal coverage is given to both sides of each debate in a dual column format which allows for easy comparison. Each entry also includes a list of related topics and suggestions for possible motions. The introductory essay describes debating technique, covering the rules, structure and type of debate, and offering tips on how to become a successful speaker. The book is then divided into eight thematic sections, where specific subjects are covered individually.

Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Debates and debating.; Debates and debating;

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