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Principles of Data Management : Facilitating information sharing
Data is a valuable corporate asset and its effective management is vital to an organisation’s success and survival.With this book you will learn to master the key principles of data management and use them to implement best practices in your organization. This professional guide covers all the key areas of data management, including database development and corporate data modelling.It is business-focused, providing the knowledge and techniques required to successfully implement the data management function. This fully updated new edition provides new chapters on the most important data topics such as big data, artificial intelligence, linked data and concept systems.Principles of Data Management is fully aligned with syllabus for the BCS Professional Certificate in Data Management Essentials, making this the go-to text to unlocking the value of your data. Ideal for business managers and all involved in the development of information systems as well as data management professionalsComprehensive and descriptive view of data managementSuitable for all levels, from beginners to advanced learnersMust-read for anyone involved in the development of systems to manage data
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This book provides a comprehensive, easy-to-understand introductory guide to information, offering students the critical tools they need to shift their positioning from consumers and users to creators and critics. Searching, accessing, and using information are central to most daily lives.Yet, many users are not able to define what information is, identify who controls information, and create information to achieve a common good.In this book, Micky Lee teaches readers to critically interrogate key issues such as the categorization of information and knowledge throughout history, what digital divides are, why information is gender and race biased, how governments and corporations control citizens and consumers, as well as how we can resist unbalanced power relations.Readers will not only be able to relate these issues to "old" technologies, such as writing and printing, but will also be able to examine futurist technologies through the lenses of these enduring issues. A thoughtful and comprehensive overview, this is an ideal book for students and scholars of media studies, information and society, and communication and technology.
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While information science draws distinctions between 'information', signals and data, artists from the 1960s to the present have questioned the validity and value of such boundaries.Artists have investigated information's materiality, in signs, records and traces; its immateriality, in hidden codes, structures and flows; its embodiment, in instructions, social interaction and political agency; its overload, or uncontrollable excess, challenging utopian notions of networked society; its potential for misinformation and disinformation, subliminally altering our perceptions; and its post-digital unruliness, unsettling fixed notions of history and place. This anthology provides the first art-historical reassessment of information-based art in relation to data structures and exhibition curation, examining landmark exhibitions and re-examining work by artists of the 1960s to early 1980s, from Les Levine and N.E.Thing Co. to General Idea and Jenny Holzer.David Askewold, Iain Baxter, Guy Bleus, Heath Bunting, CAMP (Shaina Anand & Ashok Sukumaran), Ami Clarke, Richard Cochrane, Rod Dickinson, Hans Haacke, Graham Harwood, Jenny Holzer, Joseph Kosuth, Christine Kozlov, Steve Lambert and the Yes Men, Oliver Laric, Les Levine, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Muntadas, Erhan Muratoglu, Raqs Media Collective, Erica Scourti, Stelarc, Thomson & Craighead, Angie Waller, Stephen Willats, Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries, Elizabeth Vander Zaag. Writers include James Bridle, Matthew Fuller, Francesca Gallo, Lizzie Homersham, Antony Hudek, Eduardo Kac, Friedrich Kittler, Arthur and Marilouise Kroker, Scott Lash, Alessandro Ludovico, Jean-Francois Lyotard, Charu Maithani, Suhail Malik, Armin Medosch, Srinivas Aditya Mopidevi, Craig Saper, Jorinde Seijdel, Tom Sherman, Felix Stalder, McKenzie Wark, Benjamin Weil.
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Access and Benefit Sharing of Genetic Resources, Information and Traditional Knowledge
Addressing the management of genetic resources, this book offers a new assessment of the contemporary Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) regime.Debates about ABS have moved on. The initial focus on the legal obligations established by international agreements like the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity and the form of obligations for collecting physical biological materials have now shifted into a far more complex series of disputes and challenges about the ways ABS should be implemented and enforced.These now cover a wide range of issues, including: digital sequence information, the repatriation of resources, technology transfer, traditional knowledge and cultural expressions, open access to information and knowledge, naming conventions, farmers’ rights, new schemes for accessing pandemic viruses sharing DNA sequences, and so on.Drawing together perspectives from an interdisciplinary range of leading and emerging international scholars, this book offers a new approach to the ABS landscape; as it breaks from the standard regulatory analyses in order to explore alternative solutions to the intractable issues for the Access and Benefit Sharing of genetic resources.Addressing these modern legal debates from a perspective that will appeal to both ABS scholars and those with broader legal concerns in the areas of intellectual property, food, governance, Indigenous issues, and so on, this book will be a useful resource for scholars and students as well as those in government and in international institutions working in relevant areas.
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Is the information about sharing on some Haribo bags binding?
The information about sharing on Haribo bags is not legally binding. It is simply a suggestion or recommendation from the company to encourage people to share their candy with others. There are no legal consequences for not sharing the candy as indicated on the packaging. It is ultimately up to the individual to decide whether or not they want to share their Haribo candy.
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What is Oswald Avery's contribution to the discovery that DNA carries genetic information?
Oswald Avery's contribution to the discovery that DNA carries genetic information was through his groundbreaking experiments in the 1940s. Avery, along with his colleagues Colin MacLeod and Maclyn McCarty, demonstrated that DNA, and not proteins as previously believed, was the molecule responsible for carrying genetic information. Their experiments with bacteria showed that when DNA was altered, the genetic characteristics of the bacteria changed accordingly. This discovery laid the foundation for the understanding of DNA as the hereditary material in living organisms.
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Do you say "gathered information" or "found information"?
Both "gathered information" and "found information" are commonly used phrases, but they can have slightly different connotations. "Gathered information" implies a deliberate and systematic collection of data, while "found information" suggests a more incidental or accidental discovery. The choice between the two phrases depends on the context and the specific emphasis you want to convey.
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Is it said "gathered information" or "found information"?
Both phrases are commonly used and can be interchangeable depending on the context. "Gathered information" implies that the information was actively collected or assembled, while "found information" suggests that the information was discovered or came across. Ultimately, the choice between the two phrases depends on the specific circumstances and the tone you want to convey.
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Access and Benefit Sharing of Genetic Resources, Information and Traditional Knowledge
Addressing the management of genetic resources, this book offers a new assessment of the contemporary Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) regime.Debates about ABS have moved on. The initial focus on the legal obligations established by international agreements like the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity and the form of obligations for collecting physical biological materials have now shifted into a far more complex series of disputes and challenges about the ways ABS should be implemented and enforced.These now cover a wide range of issues, including: digital sequence information, the repatriation of resources, technology transfer, traditional knowledge and cultural expressions, open access to information and knowledge, naming conventions, farmers’ rights, new schemes for accessing pandemic viruses sharing DNA sequences, and so on.Drawing together perspectives from an interdisciplinary range of leading and emerging international scholars, this book offers a new approach to the ABS landscape; as it breaks from the standard regulatory analyses in order to explore alternative solutions to the intractable issues for the Access and Benefit Sharing of genetic resources.Addressing these modern legal debates from a perspective that will appeal to both ABS scholars and those with broader legal concerns in the areas of intellectual property, food, governance, Indigenous issues, and so on, this book will be a useful resource for scholars and students as well as those in government and in international institutions working in relevant areas.
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Ontological Information: Information In The Physical World
This book is about the nature of information. It touches on many core issues of philosophy of the mind, ontology, and epistemology, and draws in several domain-specific concepts from physics, mathematics, thermodynamics, computer science, and biology.The terms used in this book, such as the mind, a conscious agent, meaning, and knowledge are used with very precise meanings because they can be easily misinterpreted.A proper understanding of these terms can be gained from the referenced literature.But more specifically, this book is about the concept of information as physical phenomenon.The book is a unique exposition of the concept of information as physical phenomenon.It provides the detailed analysis and synthesis of the current conceptualizations of information demonstrating the lack of common definition and their incompleteness.The detailed argument is provided why information may be defined as a physical phenomenon and why this type of information may be seen as fundamental to our understanding of this concept.
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Scams, Security and Over-Sharing : Controlling your information and staying safe online
This book isn't about cybersecurity, it's about life.Specifically, connected life in the 21st century. It's about the behaviours we need to change and the threats we need to be aware of to ensure that we can keep ourselves and our families as safe as possible in the new connected world. We are the pioneers in connectivity and this world is evolving in a way that none of us has ever seen before.This book will cover elements of 21st century life which will be familiar to all consumers - from social media, to email hacking, to content theft, to connected devices and even connected cars.It will steer clear of just dryly delivering facts but will use true anecdotes to tell stories of the dangers of connectivity to us all, every day, and how we can make simple changes to live our connected lives more safely. * Honest, jargon-free advice on how to keep your data safe in an increasingly complex digital world* Topical and engaging examples from across the consumer, digital and corporate worlds* Covers everything from passwords to talking assistants, phishing to social media
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Principles and Practice of Big Data : Preparing, Sharing, and Analyzing Complex Information
Principles and Practice of Big Data: Preparing, Sharing, and Analyzing Complex Information, Second Edition updates and expands on the first edition, bringing a set of techniques and algorithms that are tailored to Big Data projects.The book stresses the point that most data analyses conducted on large, complex data sets can be achieved without the use of specialized suites of software (e.g., Hadoop), and without expensive hardware (e.g., supercomputers).The core of every algorithm described in the book can be implemented in a few lines of code using just about any popular programming language (Python snippets are provided). Through the use of new multiple examples, this edition demonstrates that if we understand our data, and if we know how to ask the right questions, we can learn a great deal from large and complex data collections.The book will assist students and professionals from all scientific backgrounds who are interested in stepping outside the traditional boundaries of their chosen academic disciplines.
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What is Oswald Avery's contribution to the discovery that DNA is the carrier of genetic information?
Oswald Avery's contribution to the discovery that DNA is the carrier of genetic information was significant. In 1944, Avery, along with his colleagues Colin MacLeod and Maclyn McCarty, conducted an experiment where they demonstrated that DNA, and not proteins as previously believed, was the molecule responsible for carrying genetic information. Their groundbreaking work laid the foundation for the understanding of the role of DNA in heredity and paved the way for the development of modern molecular biology. Avery's research revolutionized the field of genetics and solidified the importance of DNA in passing on genetic traits from one generation to the next.
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What are information inquiries?
Information inquiries are requests for specific information or data. They can be made by individuals, organizations, or businesses seeking to gather information for various purposes such as research, decision-making, or problem-solving. Information inquiries can be formal or informal, and can be made through various channels such as email, phone calls, or online forms. The goal of an information inquiry is to obtain accurate and relevant information to address a specific need or question.
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What is socket information?
Socket information refers to the details of a communication endpoint in a network. This includes the IP address and port number of the socket, which are used to establish a connection between two devices. Socket information is essential for enabling communication between different devices on a network, allowing them to send and receive data. It is used in various network protocols such as TCP/IP and UDP to facilitate the exchange of information between devices.
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Is everything just information?
Everything can be seen as information in some form or another. From the physical world to the thoughts in our minds, everything can be represented and understood as data or signals. However, this perspective may not capture the full richness and complexity of human experience, emotions, and consciousness. While information is a fundamental aspect of the universe, it may not be the only way to understand or appreciate the world around us.
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