Data model patterns [[electronic resource] ] : a metadata map / / David C. Hay

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910458675903321
• Autore: Hay David C. <1947->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Morgan Kaufmann, c2006
• ISBN: 1-281-05033-4; 0-08-047703-8
• Edizione: [1st edition]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (427 p.)
• Collana: The Morgan Kaufmann series in data management systems
• Disciplina: 005.74
• Soggetti: Data warehousing; Metadata; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-394) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of contents; PREFACE; ABOUT METADATA; ABOUT THIS BOOK; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; FOREWORD; 1 ABOUT METADATA MODELS; WHAT ARE METADATA?; IN SEARCH OF METADATA; THE ARCHITECTURE FRAMEWORK; METAMODELS AND THE FRAMEWORK; THE NOTATION: OBJECT AND ENTITY CLASSES; LEVEL OF ABSTRACTION; 2 DATA; DATA AND THE ARCHITECTURE FRAMEWORK; THE BUSINESS OWNER AND BUSINESS RULES; ROW TWO: BUSINESS TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND FACT TYPES; ROW THREE: THE ENTITY-RELATIONSHIP DIAGRAM; ROW FOUR: DATA DESIGN; ROW SIX: THE PRODUCTION SYSTEM; 3 ACTIVITIES, FUNCTIONS, AND PROCESSES; ACTIVITIES AND THE ARCHITECTURE FRAMEWORK DEFINITIONS; TYPES OF PROCESS MODELS; ROW TWO: FUNCTIONS AND BUSINESS PROCESSES; ROW THREE: PROCESSING DATA; ROW FOUR: PROGRAM MODULES; ROW SIX: PROGRAM INVENTORY; 4 LOCATIONS; ABOUT LOCATIONS; ROW TWO: PLACING PARTIES, BUSINESS PROCESSES, AND MOTIVATION; ROW THREE: DATA FLOW DIAGRAMS; ROW FOUR: PLACING DATA AND PROGRAMS; ROW SIX: SYSTEM INVENTORY; 5 PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS; THE PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS COLUMN; ABOUT PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS; ROW TWO: THE BUSINESS OWNER'S VIEW; ROW THREE: THE ARCHITECT'S VIEW; ROW ; FOUR: THE DESIGNER'S VIEW; ROW SIX: SECURITY AND GOVERNANCE 6 EVENTS AND TIMING; THE EVENTS AND TIMING COLUMN; ROW TWO: BUSINESS EVENT TYPES; ROW THREE: SYSTEM EVENTS; ROW FOUR: PROGRAM EVENTS; 7 MOTIVATION; THE MOTIVATION COLUMN; ROW THREE: THE ARCHITECT'S VIEW; ROW FOUR: THE DESIGNER'S VIEW; ROW SIX: MEASURING DATA QUALITY; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: In recent years, companies and government agencies have come to realize that the data they use represent a significant corporate resource, whose cost calls for management every bit as rigorous as the management of human resources, money, and capital equipment. With this realization has come recognition of the importance to integrate the data that has traditionally only been available from disparate sources. An important component of this integration is the management of the "metadata? that describe, catalogue, and provide access to the various forms of underlying business data. The "me

Essential guide to blood groups [[electronic resource] /] / Geoff Daniels, Imelda Bromilow

• Record Nr.: UNISA996213962303316
• Autore: Daniels Geoff
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Malden, Mass ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2007
• ISBN: 1-281-32211-3; 9786611322113; 0-470-75092-8; 0-470-75032-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (112 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BromilowImelda
• Disciplina: 612.11825
• Soggetti: Blood groups
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 95) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: An introduction to blood groups -- Techniques used in blood grouping ; -- The ABO blood groups -- The Rh blood group system -- Other blood groups -- Clinical significance of blood group antibodies -- Quality assurance in immunohaematology -- Trouble-shooting and problem-solving in the reference laboratory -- Frequently asked questions.
• Sommario/riassunto: Essential Guide to Blood Groups is the only pocket sized guide to provide essential information on blood group systems. The main aim of the blood transfusion laboratory is to promote safe blood transfusion. The avoidance of errors, from sample receipt and laboratory testing through to the release of blood for transfusion, is of paramount importance. Knowledge of immunohaematology theory and its application to blood transfusion together with the principles of good laboratory practice are essential. This handbook helps to address these important issues and also covers:<u

Plant anatomy and embryology of angiosperms [[electronic resource] /] / Singh, Pande, Jain

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910791470403321
• Autore: Singh V
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Meerut, India, : Global Media, 2009-2010
• ISBN: 600-00-3601-9; 1-282-79817-0; 9786612798177; 1-4416-6400-9
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (338 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): PandeP. C; JainD. K
• Soggetti: Plant anatomy; Angiosperms - Embryology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: ""COVER ""; ""Contents""; ""ANATOMY""; ""The Plant Body""; ""The Cell""; ""Cell Division""; ""Meristems""; ""Permanent Tissues""; ""Root : Primary ; and Secondary Sttucture ""; ""Stem : Primary and Secondary Structure ""; ""Stem : Anomalous Structures ""; ""Root : Stem Transition""; ""Leaf : Morphology and Anatomy ""; ""Objective Type Questions""; ""EMBRYOLOGY""; ""Introduction""; ""Life-Cycle of Angiosperms""; ""Microsporangium, Microsporogenesis and Male Gametophyte ""; ""Megasporangium, Megasporogenesis and Female Gametophyte ""; ""Pollination""; ""Fertilization""; ""Endosperm""; ""Embryogenesis""""Polyembryony""; ""Apomixis""; ""Experimental Embryology""; ""Embryology in Relation to Taxonomy""; ""Objective Questions""