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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Copyrights and Trademarks -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Outstanding Features of This Book -- 1.2 Whom This Book Is For -- 1.3 What This Book Covers -- 1.4 How This Book Is Organized and How to Use This Book -- 1.5 How to Use the Source Code and the Sample Database -- 1.5.1 Instructor Materials and Customer Support -- Chapter 2 Introduction to Databases -- 2.1 What Are Databases and Database Programs? -- 2.1.1 File Processing System -- 2.1.2 Integrated Databases -- 2.2 Developing a Database -- 2.3 A Sample Database -- 2.3.1 Relational Data Model -- 2.3.2 Entity-Relationship (ER) Model -- 2.4 Identifying Keys -- 2.4.1 Primary Key and Entity Integrity -- 2.4.2 Candidate Key -- 2.4.3 Foreign Keys and Referential Integrity -- 2.5 Define Relationships -- 2.5.1 Connectivity -- 2.6 ER Notation -- 2.7 Data Normalization -- 2.7.1 First Normal Form (1NF) -- 2.7.2 Second Normal Form (2NF) -- 2.7.3 Third Normal Form (3NF) -- 2.8 Database Components in Some Popular Databases -- 2.8.1 Microsoft Access Databases -- 2.8.1.1 Database File -- 2.8.1.2 Tables -- 2.8.1.3 Queries -- 2.8.2 SQL Server Databases -- 2.8.2.1 Data Files -- 2.8.2.2 Tables -- 2.8.2.3 Views -- 2.8.2.4 Stored Procedures -- 2.8.2.5 Keys and Relationships -- 2.8.2.6 Indexes -- 2.8.2.7 Transaction Log Files -- 2.8.3 Oracle Databases -- 2.8.3.1 Data Files -- 2.8.3.2 Tables -- 2.8.3.3 Views -- 2.8.3.4 Stored Procedures -- 2.8.3.5 Initialization Parameter Files -- 2.8.3.6 Control Files -- 2.8.3.7 Redo Log Files -- 2.8.3.8 Password Files -- 2.9 Create a New Oracle XE 18c Sample Database -- 2.9.1 Connect to Default Oracle Database from the Oracle SQL Developer -- 2.9.2 Create an Oracle User Account for the User Schema -- 2.9.3 Create LogIn Table -- 2.9.4 Create Faculty Table.

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This paper examines the causal effect of political legitimacy on stability, using the historical case of Imperial China. Chinese rulers ascribed their legitimacy to a heavenly mandate. Calamities like earthquakes were considered to be a sign of weakened approval, making quakes a proxy for a negative legitimacy shock. I use quake-induced minor shaking (i.e., strong enough to be felt, but too weak to cause material damage) to demonstrate that legitimacy shocks cause more conflicts. I examine whether quakes serve as a coordination device to overcome collective action problems.

The Future of Humanity seeks to answer the question: "What kind of global civilization should human beings pursue and what do we have to do collectively?," one a question that has preoccupied scholars, philosophers and politicians for centuries. In doing so, the book tackles concepts as monumental as the keys to happiness, alien nonconventional intelligence, immortality, morality and China's possible role in bringing about a better worldjoining this global discussion. To navigate these many and complex topics, Jin combines the spiritual insights of ancient Chinese thinkers with a deep respect for the accomplishments and discoveries of modern Western science, exploring and explaining her distinct vision for a what a better, global future civilization could be.