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  Data Mesh Architecture -...

  Simon Winston

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  In an era where data reigns supreme, organizations are seeking innovative solutions to tame the ever-growing data landscape. "Demystifying Data Mesh" is your essential guide to understanding and implementing one of the most revolutionary concepts in data architecture: the Data Mesh. 
  With real-world case studies, practical examples, and actionable insights, "Demystifying Data Mesh" equips you with the knowledge and tools to implement Data Mesh in your organization. You'll discover how to ensure data quality, security, and governance while harnessing the full potential of your data assets. 
  As the data landscape continues to evolve, staying ahead of the curve is essential. This book not only provides a deep understanding of Data Mesh but also explores the future trends and possibilities it brings to the table, including its relationship with AI, machine learning, and the cloud. 
  Whether you're a data engineer, data scientist, data analyst, or a business leader looking to make data-driven decisions, this book is your gateway to unlocking the true potential of your data. "Demystifying Data Mesh" empowers you to revolutionize your data architecture and harness the power of data like never before. 
   

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  JavaScript for Beginners:...

  Alex Thompson

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  "JavaScript for Beginners: Unlocking the Power of Web Development: A Comprehensive Guide to Mastering JavaScript from Scratch" is your essential resource for diving into the dynamic world of JavaScript. This book, designed for complete novices and those with a basic understanding, takes you on a step-by-step journey to master the language that powers modern web development. From setting up your development environment to writing your first lines of code, you'll be guided through practical applications of JavaScript that are relevant in today's web development landscape.  
  One of the standout features of this guide is its focus on practical applications. You'll discover how to manipulate the DOM, handle events, and make your web pages interactive. The book also delves into asynchronous JavaScript, teaching you about callbacks, promises, and async/await to handle real-world scenarios like API calls. 
  In addition to the core topics, this comprehensive guide emphasizes debugging and testing your code, preparing you for professional development practices. Each chapter is designed to progressively build your confidence and skills, with examples and exercises to reinforce your learning. 
  By the end of this book, you will not only understand JavaScript's syntax and features but also be capable of creating dynamic and interactive web applications from scratch. This is the ultimate goal of "JavaScript for Beginners"-to unlock the power of web development and set you on the path to becoming a proficient JavaScript developer.

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  Cobol - Cobol Database Interaction

  Andy Vickler

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  Are you interested in getting a better understanding of the COBOL programming language? 
  Do you seek to know how COBOL interacts with other database management systems? 
  Would you like to expand your knowledge base of database systems? 
  COBOL Database Interaction is a set of techniques that allow us to interact with databases. COBOL Database Interaction is used to retrieve, store, and modify specific records in a database table. It is done by modifying row values. This feature of COBOL allows us to perform everyday tasks such as deleting or updating records in a database table while restoring the original state of the data after the updated records have been deleted. 
  COBOL Database Interaction is used to update records in a database table selectively. It is done by modifying row values without affecting other records in the same table. COBOL Database Interaction allows us to perform tasks such as deleting or updating specific, preexisting records, and also provides us with a mechanism by which we can create new, empty records (without having to create them manually) before saving them to their original data tables. 
  Why is it necessary to understand COBOL database interaction? 
  Understanding the basics of COBOL database interaction is essential in the technology field because COBOL has been used in many industries and is still in use today. In addition, this knowledge can be applied to many software applications and programs.

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  Sleep - The Mysteries the...

  M.D. Carlos H. Schenck

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  In “Sleep”, Carlos H. Schenck, M.D., a leading sleep expert with over 40 years experience, presents a probing exploration of sleep, an activity that occupies over 200,000 hours of our lives. This timeless book delves into the intricate processes of sleep and the peculiar dysfunctions that can emerge, ranging from common issues like insomnia and sleep apnea to the more mysterious and extreme disorders known as “parasomnias”. These include dream enactment, sleep related eating disorder, sexsomnia, night terrors, and sleep violence, which surprisingly affect millions. 
  What distinguishes Dr. Schenck's work is his focus on the forefront of sleep science, particularly in identifying and treating parasomnias. He reveals their connection to more typical sleep problems and the implications for their treatment. The book is enriched with startling real-life examples from Dr. Schenck's extensive clinical practice, such as a woman who discovers chocolate wrappers in her bed upon waking or a man who, in his sleep, mistakenly perceives his wife as a threat. These narratives, drawn directly from patient experiences, illustrate the often terrifying and dangerous aspects of these disorders, offering hope and solutions to those affected and their families. 
  Significantly, each chapter of the book encompasses a wide range of sleep disorders, enriched with personal stories reported by Dr. Schenck's patients. These accounts provide an intimate first-person perspective on living with these conditions, making the book a uniquely relevant and comprehensive guide for anyone suffering from sleep disorders. By combining engaging patient narratives with the latest in medical research, "Sleep" serves as an essential resource for understanding and navigating the complex world of sleep disorders, shedding light on one of our most enigmatic medical puzzles.

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  Search for Exoplanets The: The...

  Editors Charles River

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  While modern technology has helped astronomers view the furthest reaches of the Solar System, it has also allowed scientists to start discovering planets orbiting distant stars. To make it easier to assess the relative mass and size of the new planets being discovered, scientists give these measurements as multiples of those properties for either Jupiter or Earth. In other words, if the planet is the same mass as Jupiter, then this measure would be listed as 1.0 MJ. If it were three times the mass of Earth, then it would be listed as 3.0 MEarth. The sizes of exoplanets are frequently given by expressing their radii as multiples of Jupiter’s radius or as multiples of Earth’s radius, RJ and REarth, respectively.  
  	Of course, given the immense distances involved, detecting exoplanets has always been hard, even to this day. The variations of light that might be evidence of an exoplanet can be caused by other phenomena, and separating the false positives from the actual detections is part of the rigor required by modern planet hunters. For example, in July 1988, a Canadian team led by astronomers Bruce Campbell, Gordon Walker, and Stephenson Yang discovered persistent indications that a planet orbited the primary star in the Gamma Cephei system, 44.98 light-years (13.79 parsecs) from the Earth. Though the technique they used was successfully employed in many subsequent discoveries, the quality of their data was insufficient for others to verify as unequivocally the result of an extrasolar planet. For reasons of poor data quality, the claimed discovery of Gamma Cephei Ab was retracted in 1992.  
  	The first confirmed discovery of an exoplanet involved a system that surprised most planet hunters. While most astronomers had been looking to find planets orbiting stars in the main sequence (between infancy and old age) or in their old age (giant phase), the first confirmed planets were found to orbit a dead star.

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  Be Fruitful and Multiply - How...

  Donald Worster

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  A groundbreaking history that explores how human desires have affected our relationship with the natural world, and why this is a cause for hope Donald Worster looks back over 200,000 years of Homo sapiens to show how human nature, especially the drive for food and sex, has responded to environmental conditions throughout history. Examining how this process led from foraging to the agrarian revolution and then to a capitalist way of life, Worster brings us face to face with a third transformation of human society that is beginning to take shape in China: an ecological civilization. This meticulously researched book explores how human desires have driven us to overrun our environments, and how we have adapted by creating new relationships with the earth. Tying the past to the future and humans to the planet, Worster acknowledges that we are at a potentially dangerous tipping point. Yet he offers a surprisingly optimistic vision, full of faith in the strength of our human desires, to help us develop exciting futures in a changing world—as we have done time and again—and achieve a good life for the billions of us trying to survive on a finite planet.

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