Selenium WebDriver Architecture and Core Concepts

Selenium WebDriver Core Components

  • Selenium IDE: A record-and-playback tool for automating browsers.
  • Selenium WebDriver: The core tool for automating web applications.
  • Selenium Grid: Allows running tests on multiple machines simultaneously.

Understanding the WebDriver Hierarchy

Java Interfaces and the WebDriver Structure

In Java, an Interface acts as a blueprint containing abstract methods, default methods, and static variables.

  • WebDriver Interface: Initially designed as a core Java interface.
  • WebDriver
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Public Finance Essentials: Taxation, Budgets, and Market Failure

Public Finance Principles: Social Advantage and Market Failure

The Principle of Maximum Social Advantage (MSA)

The Principle of Maximum Social Advantage is one of the fundamental principles of public finance, introduced by Professor Hugh Dalton. It provides guidance to governments on how to use taxation and public expenditure in such a way that social welfare is maximized.

Concept of MSA

Public finance involves two main activities:

  1. Taxation: which imposes a burden (sacrifice) on the people.
  2. Public Expenditure:
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Integrating Ethics and Sustainability in Modern Business Strategy

Class 29: Patagonia’s Values-Driven Strategy

Access Class Materials

1. Patagonia’s Ownership Structure and Strategic Influence

In 2022, Patagonia restructured its ownership to ensure the company’s mission-driven strategy would outlive its founder:

  • 100% of voting stock was transferred to the Patagonia Purpose Trust:
    • Holds 2% of total stock, but all decision-making power.
    • Controlled by the Chouinard family and close advisors.
    • Ensures the company stays true to its environmental mission.
  • 100% of nonvoting
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Operations Management Performance Measurement and Analytics

Measuring Performance in Operations Management (MGMT270)

This topic covers key concepts in measuring performance within operations management (OM).

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the types of measures used for decision making. (LO 3-1)
  • Explain the use of analytics in OM and how internal and external measures are related. (LO 3-2)
  • Explain how to design a good performance measurement system. (LO 3-3)
  • Describe four models of organizational performance. (LO 3-4)

LO 3-1: Types of Measures for Decision Making

Measurement

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Key Concepts in Biotechnology: GM Crops and Enzymes

BT Cotton: A Genetically Modified Crop

BT cotton is a genetically modified (GM), pest-resistant cotton variety. It is modified by inserting one or more genes from Bacillus thuringiensis (a common soil bacterium) which produces an insecticide to combat bollworms. This information is crucial for understanding biotechnology topics relevant to competitive examinations like the IAS exam.

Key Facts about BT Cotton

  • BT cotton is the only GM crop approved for commercial cultivation in India (since 2002) by
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Amputee Rehabilitation: Stump Shaping, Prosthetics, and Mobility Training

Post-Amputation Care and Rehabilitation

The proper management of the residual limb (stump) following amputation is a critical component of post-operative care. Meticulous bandaging, combined with the appropriate use of prosthetics and orthotics, supports healing, controls swelling, and prepares the limb for functional independence.

Foundational Role of Stump Bandaging

Stump bandaging is not merely a wound care measure; it plays a foundational role in prosthetic success. It helps control edema, shape

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Achieving the Good Life: Aristotle’s Virtue Versus Csikszentmihalyi’s Flow

Lawson Dunford

Professor DeMarco

The Good Life

November 29, 2019

What Constitutes the Good Life?

It is in the best interest of all people to pursue ‘the good life,’ but what exactly does this life consist of? Philosophers have been debating this topic for hundreds of years, and a plethora of perspectives have appeared. While examining the works of author Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi in Flow, and Aristotle in Nicomachean Ethics, these differing views can be observed. In each work, what constitutes ‘the

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Catalan Theater Revival: Post-War Censorship and Key Authors

Catalan Theater Under the Franco Regime (1939–1975)

The Civil War was a defeat for Catalan culture. The Franco regime forbade the use of the Catalan language, and institutions were suppressed. Literature in Catalan developed mainly in exile or underground. Theater was suppressed until 1946, when some performances resumed, though shows suffered heavy censorship, and it was forbidden to translate works into Catalan.

Early performances represented works from the nineteenth century (such as those by

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The Dynamics of Global Economic Interdependence

Key Aspects of Economic Interdependence

Trade Interdependence

Countries engage in the exchange of goods and services through international trade. They rely on imports to meet their domestic demand and on exports to sell their surplus production to generate income. Trade interdependence is facilitated by bilateral and multilateral agreements, such as free trade agreements or customs unions.

Supply Chain Interdependence

Global supply chains have become highly interconnected, with different countries specializing

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Essential Terraform Commands Reference

Get Help

  • terraform -help — Get a list of available commands for execution with descriptions. This can be used with any other subcommand to get more information.
  • terraform fmt -help — Display help options for the fmt command.

Show Your Terraform Version

  • terraform version — Shows the current version of Terraform and notifies you if a newer version is available for download.

Format Your Terraform Code

This should be the first command you run after creating your configuration files to ensure your code

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