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Edgar G. Ulmer: Detour on Poverty Row illuminates the work of this under-appreciated film auteur through 21 new essays penned by a range of scholars from around the globe. Ulmer, an immigrant to Hollywood who fell from grace in Tinseltown after only one studio film, became one of the reigning directors of Poverty Row B-movies.Structured in four sections, Part I examines various contexts important to Ulmer's career, such as his work at the Producers Releasing Corpo...

With approximately 13.8 million minimally-invasive cosmetic surgeries performed in the United States, and approximately 12.2 million minimally invasive cosmetic treatments performed in 2011, most of these are undertaken in surgeons’ group practice or surgery center locations. The most common as well as the most dreaded complications are presented along with articles presenting “best practice for cosmetic surgery centers. Each topic presents Anesthesia, Infection control, Complication avoi...

S-BPMstands for “subject-oriented business process management” and focuses on subjects that represent the entities (people, programs etc.) that are actively engaged in processes. S-BPMhas become one of the most widely discussed approaches for process professionals. Its potential particularly lies in the integration of advanced information technology with organizational and managerial methods to foster and leverage business innovation, operational excellence and intra- and inter-organizatio...

This is not a 1000-page encyclopedia filled with obscure configuration items that you will never use -- this book shows you what people actually do in the SAP system, and how to do it better. Michael Martinez will help you understand the documentflow and the business process steps you need to work in the exciting area of SAP.SAPCOOKBOOK Training Tutorials are the fastest way to learn SAP, period.

With enhancement package 6, SAP has done some renovation work to a number of CO planning functions as well as master data maintenance. These functions are accessible via the NetWeaver Business Client as well of the Analysis Client which virtually provides a means of uploading plan data from Excel. The following transactions are affected by the renovation: - Primary cost planning for cost centers and projects - Overall cost planning - Activity planning - Master d...

Do you need to manage a research project?This guide presents and partially reviews 25 online tools and resources, available at zero cost, to help researchers, evaluators, doctoral students and supervisors, research managers and administrators, with a range of activities and skills involved in managing research successfully.Includes tools and resources for:• Project planning• Goal-setting• Time management• Document sharing and storage• Orga...

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*"Excellent hands-on introduction to Power Bi""Great way to learn Power BI"*Power BI Academy is a series of short books that help students and professionals improve their Power Business Intelligence (BI) knowledge by creating professional dashboards through easy step-by-step instructions.Through this series, you will have the opportunity to work with datasets, metrics, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) from a wide range of industries, helping yo...

When SAP acquired Business Objects in 2008 Crystal Reports became a standard part of SAP’s software and menu of reporting tools. This book written specifically for business users provides an introduction to SAP Crystal Reports using a real-world business reporting scenario and will enable you to create your first report. We’ll cover:• Overview, history and evolution of Crystal Reports• Basic end-user navigation• Creating a basic report from scratch• Formatting ...

This is a step-by-step tutorial that covers the basics of working with the MicroStrategy platform.If you are a BI developer who would like to use MicroStrategy to build BI apps, this book is ideal for you. This book is also for mid-management executives who need to analyze data and Excel files that are too complicated to manage. A basic concept of BI is assumed.

Tongue-in-cheek title notwithstanding, this book is a powerful entry-level pathway to a successful technical writing career. Let me help you cut through the morass of how-to books. With this simple primer, you'll learn how to assess a process, interview subject matter experts, and convert raw text into a succinct, easy-to-scan format. Learn from my fifteen-plus years experience as a technical writer and instructional designer. My techniques are based on real hands-on experience I used writ...