Take your DevOps and DevSecOps game to the next level by leveraging the power of the GitHub toolset in practiceKey FeaturesRelease software faster and with confidenceIncrease your productivity by spending more time on software delivery and less on fixing bugs and administrative tasksDeliver high-quality software that is more stable, scalable, and secureBook DescriptionThis practical guide to DevOps uses GitHub as the DevOps p...

Automate your build, test, and deploy pipelines using GitHub Actions!Continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines help you automate the software development process and maximize your team’s efficiency. GitHub Actions in Action teaches you how to build, test, and deploy pipelines in GitHub Actions through hands-on labs and projects.In GitHub Actions in Action you will learn how to:Create and share GitHub Actions workflowsAu...

This LNCS 13453 constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 48th International Workshop on Graph-Theoretic Concepts in Computer Science, WG 2022.The 32 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 96 submissions. The WG 2022 workshop aims to merge theory and practice by demonstrating how concepts from Graph Theory can be applied to various areas in Computer Science, or by extracting new graph theoretic problems from applications.

While the socio-economic and historical aspects of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) have been extensively documented and researched, the role of the VOC in visual culture and the arts has been relatively neglected. This authoritative volume addresses various aspects of cultural exchange between the Low Countries and Asia. Increased prosperity and the flood of imported goods from Asia had a huge influence on seventeenth-century Holland. To cite some examples: when the VOC spread its merch...

Authored by a Microsoft Regional Director, this book shows you how to leverage the power of the community-driven GitHub Actions workflow platform to automate repetitive engineering tasksKey FeaturesAutomate CI/CD workflows and deploy securely to cloud providers like Azure, AWS, or GCP using OpenIDCreate your own custom actions with Docker, JavaScript programming, or shell scripts and share them with othersDiscover ways to automate complex scena...

This textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to relational (SQL) and non-relational (NoSQL) databases. The authors thoroughly review the current state of database tools and techniques and examine upcoming innovations.In the first five chapters, the authors analyze in detail the management, modeling, languages, security, and architecture of relational databases, graph databases, and document databases. Moreover, an overview of other SQL- and NoSQL-based database approaches is p...

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to relational (SQL) and non-relational (NoSQL) databases. The authors thoroughly review the current state of database tools and techniques, and examine coming innovations.The book opens with a broad look at data management, including an overview of information systems and databases, and an explanation of contemporary database types:SQL and NoSQL databases, and their respective management systemsThe n...

Lasers in Dermatology presents an excellent and complete survey of the numerous applications of lasers in dermatological therapy and research, the fundamentals of laser-skin interaction, and the various laser sources and tools in use. A comprehensive outlook to new instrumentation, such as pulsed lasers of ultraviolet and infrared wavelengths, completes this up-to-date overview, which is indispensable not only to practitioners and clinical researchers in dermatology but al...

The revised edition of this renowned and bestselling title is the most comprehensive single text on all aspects of biomaterials science. It provides a balanced, insightful approach to both the learning of the science and technology of biomaterials and acts as the key reference for practitioners who are involved in the applications of materials in medicine. - Over 29,000 copies sold, this is the most comprehensive coverage of principles and applications of all classes of biomaterials: "the ...

As the biomedical engineering field expands throughout the world, clinical engineers play an evermore-important role as translators between the medical, engineering, and business professions. They influence procedure and policy at research facilities, universities, as well as private and government agencies including the Food and Drug Administration and the World Health Organization. The profession of clinical engineering continues to seek its place amidst the myriad of professionals that ...

The goal of this volume is to summarize the state-of-the-art in the utilization of computer vision techniques in the diagnosis of skin cancer.Malignant melanoma is one of the most rapidly increasing cancers in the world. Early diagnosis is particularly important since melanoma can be cured with a simple excision if detected early. In recent years, dermoscopy has proved valuable in visualizing the morphological structures in pigmented lesions. However, it has also been shown that der...

New discoveries in the field of stem cell research have frequently appeared in the news and in scientific literature. Research in this area promises to lead to new therapies for cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and a wide variety of other diseases. This two-volume reference integrates this exciting area of biology, combining the prerequisites for a general understanding of adult and embryonic stem cells, the tools, methods, and experimental protocols needed to study and characterize stem c...