Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright and Credits -- Packt Upsell -- Contributors -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: From Object-Oriented to Functional Programming -- Java - an introduction -- Java programming paradigms -- Imperative programming -- Real-life imperative example -- Object-oriented paradigm -- Objects and classes -- Encapsulation -- Abstraction -- Inheritance -- Polymorphism -- Declarative programming -- Functional programming -- Working with collections versus working with streams -- An introduction to Unified Modeling Language -- Class relations -- Generalization -- Realization -- Dependency -- Association -- Aggregation -- Composition -- Design patterns and principles -- Single responsibility principle -- Open/closed principle -- Liskov Substitution Principle -- Interface Segregation Principle -- Dependency inversion principle -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Creational Patterns -- Singleton pattern -- Synchronized singletons -- Synchronized singleton with double-checked locking mechanism -- Lock-free thread-safe singleton -- Early and lazy loading -- The factory pattern -- Simple factory pattern -- Static factory -- Simple factory with class registration using reflection -- Simple factory with class registration using Product.newInstance -- Factory method pattern -- Anonymous concrete factory -- Abstract factory -- Simple factory versus factory method versus abstract factory -- Builder pattern -- Car builder example -- Simplified builder pattern -- Anonymous builders with method chaining -- Prototype pattern -- Shallow clone versus deep clone -- Object pool pattern -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Behavioral Patterns -- The chain-of-responsibility pattern -- Intent -- Implementation -- Applicability and examples -- The command pattern -- Intent -- Implementation -- Applicability and examples -- The interpreter pattern -- Intent…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Note continued: Using a Wireless Headset or Car System -- Mute a Call or Put a Call on Hold -- Make a Conference Call -- Make Video Calls Using FaceTime -- Save Time with Call Favorites and Recents -- Send Text and Multimedia Messages -- Using Emoji and iMessage Features -- Manage Your Instant Messages -- Choose Settings for Messages -- Block and Unblock Senders -- Set Up and Use the Emergency SOS Feature -- ch. 6 Networking and Social Networking -- Using Airplane Mode -- Monitor Your Cellular Network Usage -- Control Cellular Data and Background Refresh -- Connect Your iPhone to a Different Carrier -- Turn Data Roaming On or Off -- Connect Bluetooth Devices to Your iPhone -- Share Items via AirDrop -- Share Internet Access via Personal Hotspot -- Connect to Wi-Fi Networks and Hotspots -- Set Up and Enjoy Social Networking -- ch. 7 Working with Apps -- Customize the Home Screen -- Organize Apps with Folders -- Switch Quickly from One App to Another…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Carmen Lim ́on, Javier Avalos and Ulrich Terpitz Protein Activity of the Fusarium fujikuroi Rhodopsins CarO and OpsA and Their Relation to Fungus-Plant Interaction Reprinted from: Int. …”

“…This book also incorporates use cases in the domains of unmanned vehicles (advanced cars and micro aerial robots) and space exploration as examples of computing designs for harsh environments. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- FAQ 8.15: Is parking-lot-for-cars a kind-of parking-lot-for-arbitrary-vehicles (assuming parking-lot-for-vehicles allows parking any kind-of vehicle)? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Contents -- Editors -- List of Contributors -- Chemicals Alternatives Assessment (CAA): Tools for Selecting Less Hazardous Chemicals -- 1.1 Introduction to Chemicals Alternatives Assessments -- 1.2 Common Traits Among CAA Paradigms -- 1.2.1 Step One: Hazard Assessment Through Literature Search and Data Identification -- 1.2.2 Step Two: Hazard Classification and Benchmarking of Relevant Data -- 1.2.3 Step Three: CAA Report Preparation -- 1.3 Life-cycle Assessment and Chemicals Alternatives Assessment -- 1.4 Chemical Alternatives Assessment Paradigms in Use: a Critical Evaluation -- 1.4.1 US EPA's Design for the Environment (DfE) -- 1.4.2 CPA's GreenScreenTM -- 1.4.3 Cradle to Cradle® (C2C) -- 1.4.4 TURI's Pollution Prevention Options Analysis System (P2OASys) -- 1.4.5 The Chemical Scoring and Ranking Assessment Model (SCRAM) -- 1.4.6 Chemicals Assessment and Ranking System (CARS) -- 1.4.7 SC Johnson &amp -- Son's GreenlistTM -- 1.4.8 PRIO -- 1.4.9 The Quick Scan -- 1.4.10 The Column Model and GHS Column Model -- 1.4.11 Evaluation Matrix -- 1.5 Challenges Facing Chemicals Alternatives Assessment Methods -- 1.5.1 Chemicals Alternatives Assessments and Data Gaps -- 1.6 Conclusion -- References -- European Initiatives for Selecting Sustainable Flame Retardants -- 2.1 Introduction - What are Flame Retardants? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- 1.6 Market drivers for SSI -- 1.6.1 E-commerce -- 1.6.2 Banking and finance -- 1.6.3 Healthcare -- 1.6.4 Travel -- 1.7 Major challenges to SSI adoption -- 1.7.1 Building out the new SSI ecosystem -- 1.7.2 Decentralized key management -- 1.7.3 Offline access -- References -- 2 The basic building blocks of SSI -- 2.1 Verifiable credentials -- 2.2 Issuers, holders, and verifiers -- 2.3 Digital wallets -- 2.4 Digital agents -- 2.5 Decentralized identifiers (DIDs) -- 2.6 Blockchains and other verifiable data registries -- 2.7 Governance frameworks -- 2.8 Summarizing the building blocks -- References -- 3 Example scenarios showing how SSI works -- 3.1 A simple notation for SSI scenario diagrams -- 3.2 Scenario 1: Bob meets Alice at a conference -- 3.3 Scenario 2: Bob meets Alice through her online blog -- 3.4 Scenario 3: Bob logs in to Alice's blog to leave a comment -- 3.5 Scenario 4: Bob meets Alice through an online dating site -- 3.6 Scenario 5: Alice applies for a new bank account -- 3.7 Scenario 6: Alice buys a car -- 3.8 Scenario 7: Alice sells the car to Bob -- 3.9 Scenario summary -- Reference…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…3.3.1.7 Different statistical method -- 3.3.1.7.1 Central tendency -- Mean -- Why do not use the mean -- Median -- Mode -- Variance and standard deviation -- Z-score -- Quartiles -- Percentile -- 3.4 Measurement and scaling concepts -- 3.4.1 Comparative scales -- 3.4.1.1 Paired comparison scale -- 3.4.1.2 Rank order scale -- 3.4.1.3 Constant sum scale -- 3.4.1.4 Q-sort scale -- 3.4.2 Non-comparative scales -- 3.4.2.1 Continuous rating scale -- 3.4.2.2 Itemized rating scale -- 3.4.2.2.1 Likert scale -- 3.4.2.2.2 Stapel scale -- 3.4.2.2.3 Semantic differential scale -- 3.5 Various types of scale -- 3.5.1 Nominal -- 3.5.2 Ordinal -- 3.5.3 Interval -- 3.5.4 Ratio -- 3.6 Primary data analysis with Python -- 3.7 Conclusion -- 3.8 Case study -- 3.8.1 Case study: taxonomy of data in a healthcare organization -- 3.8.2 Case study: taxonomy of data in the automobile industry -- 3.8.3 Case study on the data theory -- 3.9 Exercise -- 3.9.1 Objective type question -- 3.9.2 Descriptive type question -- Further reading -- 4 Multivariate data analytics and cognitive analytics -- Abbreviations -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Factor analytics -- 4.3 Principal component analytics -- 4.4 Cluster analytics -- 4.4.1 K-means -- 4.4.1.1 Algorithms -- 4.4.1.2 K-means clustering -- 4.1.2.1 Steps of the K-means clustering algorithm -- 4.1.2.2 Practice problems based on K-means clustering algorithm -- 4.4.2 Cluster analysis of driverless car dataset -- 4.4.2.1 Problem -- 4.5 Linear regression analysis -- 4.5.1 Mathematical expression for regression analysis -- 4.5.2 Solved example of linear regression analysis of driverless car -- 4.5.2.1 Problem -- 4.5.2.2 Solution -- 4.6 Logistic regression analysis -- 4.7 Application of analytics across value chain -- 4.8 Multivariate data analytics with Python -- 4.9 Conclusion -- 4.10 Case study…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The third attempt at the electric car might be the successful one / Geoffrey Heal -- 36. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Integrated deep learning for self-driving robotic cars -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Self-driving program model -- 8.2.1 Human driving cycle -- Perception -- Scene generation -- Planning -- Action -- 8.2.2 Integration of supervised learning and reinforcement learning -- Supervised learning -- Reinforcement learning…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Interior customization of Singapore fast-response police car (ICSFRC)…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…SVD applied on handwritten digits using scikit-learn -- Deep auto encoders -- Model building technique using encoder-decoder architecture -- Deep auto encoders applied on handwritten digits using Keras -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Reinforcement Learning -- Introduction to reinforcement learning -- Comparing supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning in detail -- Characteristics of reinforcement learning -- Reinforcement learning basics -- Category 1 - value based -- Category 2 - policy based -- Category 3 - actor-critic -- Category 4 - model-free -- Category 5 - model-based -- Fundamental categories in sequential decision making -- Markov decision processes and Bellman equations -- Dynamic programming -- Algorithms to compute optimal policy using dynamic programming -- Grid world example using value and policy iteration algorithms with basic Python -- Monte Carlo methods -- Comparison between dynamic programming and Monte Carlo methods -- Key advantages of MC over DP methods -- Monte Carlo prediction -- The suitability of Monte Carlo prediction on grid-world problems -- Modeling Blackjack example of Monte Carlo methods using Python -- Temporal difference learning -- Comparison between Monte Carlo methods and temporal difference learning -- TD prediction -- Driving office example for TD learning -- SARSA on-policy TD control -- Q-learning - off-policy TD control -- Cliff walking example of on-policy and off-policy of TD control -- Applications of reinforcement learning with integration of machine learning and deep learning -- Automotive vehicle control - self-driving cars -- Google DeepMind's AlphaGo -- Robo soccer -- Further reading -- Summary -- Index…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…6-5: Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) -- 6-6: Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Version 3 (IPv6) -- 6-7: Integrated IS-IS -- 6-8: Integrated IS-IS for IPv6 -- 6-9: Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) -- 6-10: Multiprotocol Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) for IPv6 -- Chapter 7 IP Multicast Routing -- 7-1: Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) -- 7-2: Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) -- 7-3: Multiprotocol BGP (MBGP) -- 7-4: Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) -- 7-5: IPv6 Multicast -- Chapter 8 IP Route Processing -- 8-1: Manually Configuring Routes -- 8-2: Policy Routing -- 8-3: Redistributing Routing Information -- 8-4: Filtering Routing Information -- 8-5: Load Balancing -- Part III: Packet Processing -- Chapter 9 Quality of Service -- 9-1: Modular QoS Command-Line Interface (MQC) -- 9-2: Network-Based Application Recognition (NBAR) -- 9-3: Policy-Based Routing (PBR) -- 9-4: Quality of Service for VPNs -- 9-5: QoS Policy Propagation via BGP -- 9-6: Priority Queuing (PQ) -- 9-7: Custom Queuing (CQ) -- 9-8: Weighted Fair Queuing (WFQ) -- 9-9: Weighted Random Early Detection (WRED) -- 9-10: Committed Access Rate (CAR) -- 9-11: Generic Traffic Shaping (GTS) -- 9-12: Frame Relay Traffic Shaping (FRTS) -- 9-13: Use RSVP for QoS Signaling -- 9-14: Link Efficiency Mechanisms -- 9-15: AutoQoS for the Enterprise -- Chapter 10 Multiprotocol Label Switching -- 10-1: Configuring Basic MPLS -- 10-2: MPLS Traffic Engineering -- 10-3: MPLS Virtual Private Networks (VPN) -- Part IV: Voice &amp -- Telephony -- Chapter 11 Voice and Telephony -- 11-1: Quality of Service for Voice -- 11-2: Voice Ports -- 11-3: Dialing -- 11-4: H.323 Gateways -- 11-5: H.323 Gatekeepers -- 11-6: Interactive Voice Response (IVR) -- 11-7: Survivable Remote Site (SRS) Telephony -- Part V: Security -- Chapter 12 Router Security -- 12-1: Suggested Ways to Secure a Router…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Client Device Power -- RF Vulnerability -- Volume of Network Traffic -- Increased and Difficult WLAN Coverage Requirements -- Elevators -- External Bleed-Through -- Elevator Shaft Coverage -- Access Point Installed in Elevator Car -- Continuous Availability and Outage Planning -- Power Loss -- Equipment Failures: APs, WLCs, and Backhaul Network -- RF Interference -- Denial of Service Attacks -- Business Operation Continuity in the WLAN Era -- Power Conservation -- Flexibility -- WLAN Capacity -- Summary -- Chapter 6 Cisco Unified Wireless LAN Architectures -- Cisco Unified Wireless LAN Architecture Review -- Architectural Flexibility, Scalability, and Resiliency -- Architectural Flexibility -- Architectural Resiliency -- N:1 WLC Redundancy -- N:N WLC Redundancy -- N:N:1 WLC Redundancy -- Architectural Scalability -- Mobility -- Mobility Domains -- Campus Architectures -- Enterprise Wiring Closet Deployment -- Enterprise Distribution Layer Deployment -- Data Center or Services Block Deployments -- Campus HREAP -- Branch Architectures -- Distributed Branch Controller Placement -- Centralized Controller Placement with HREAP -- Office Extend AP (OEAP) -- Summary -- Chapter 7 Troubleshooting -- Tools for Troubleshooting 802.11 Wireless Networks -- Wireless LAN Controller Command-Line Interface -- Wireless Control System (WCS) -- Wireless Protocol Analyzer -- Spectrum Analyzers -- Isolating Issues on the Cisco Unified Wireless Network -- Protocol/Network Issues -- LWAPP/CAPWAP Discovery Process -- Troubleshooting the LWAPP CAPWAP Discovery Process -- Network Considerations -- Client Troubleshooting -- Troubleshooting Client Issues Using the WLC CLI -- Troubleshooting Client Issues Using WCS -- Common Client Problems and Solutions -- The Wireless Medium: Troubleshooting Performance-Related Issues -- Coverage and Interference Issues…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The relationship between CSR and value -- 3.1: Literature review -- 3.2: Methodology -- 3.3: Results -- 4: Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Impact evaluation and sustainability reporting: a case study of an integrated framework -- 1: Introduction -- 2: Research methodology -- 3: From Corporate Social Responsibility to Social Impact: the evolution of evaluation and accountability -- 4: The Integrated Reporting Framework -- 5: Italiacamp framework -- 6: Case study: application of Italiacamp framework to Luiss Guido Carli reporting -- 6.1: The evaluation framework -- 7: Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Accountability and third-party independent verification in impact investing: the case of BlueMark -- 1: Introduction -- 2: Methodology -- 3: Background of the research -- 3.1: What is Impact investing? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Le soutien fiscal à l'accession à la propriété devrait être soigneusement évalué en fonction des caractéristiques du marché du logement local, car certaines de ces mesures peuvent être contreproductives lorsque l'offre est inélastique -- Pour accroître l'offre de logements abordables, il pourrait être nécessaire de conjuguer des mesures fiscales et non fiscales -- Bien ciblées, les incitations fiscales visant à améliorer l'efficacité énergétique des logements pourraient contribuer à réduire la consommation d'énergie dans le secteur résidentiel -- Les impôts périodiques sur les logements vacants peuvent soutenir l'offre de logements, mais de plus amples travaux sont nécessaires pour comparer leur efficacité à celle d'autres politiques -- Les taxes à taux différenciés peuvent avoir des effets positifs sur l'offre de logements et contenir l'étalement urbain, mais leur réussite dépendra en partie des interactions avec d'autres politiques d'utilisation des sols -- Les prélèvements pour infrastructures peuvent représenter une source importante de financement pour les projets des administrations locales, mais les politiques fiscales conventionnelles relatives au logement peuvent se révéler une meilleure solution -- Bibliographie -- Notes -- Annexe A. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…2.13 Workers' Compensation Is Tax Free -- 2.14 Disability Pay and Pensions -- 2.15 Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) -- 2.16 Stock Options -- 2.17 Election to Defer Income on Qualified EquityGrants from Private Companies (Section 83(i) election) -- 2.18 Restricted Stock -- Chapter 3 Fringe Benefits -- 3.1 Tax-Free Health and Accident Coverage Under Employer Plans -- 3.2 Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Archer MSAs -- 3.3 Reimbursements and Other Tax-Free Payments From Employer Health and Accident Plans -- 3.4 Group-Term Life Insurance Premiums -- 3.5 Dependent Care Assistance -- 3.6 Adoption Benefits -- 3.7 Education Assistance Plans -- 3.8 Company Cars, Parking, and Transit Passes -- 3.9 Working Condition Fringe Benefits -- 3.10 De Minimis Fringe Benefits -- 3.11 Employer-Provided Retirement Advice -- 3.12 Employee Achievement Awards -- 3.13 Employer-Furnished Meals or Lodging -- 3.14 Minister's Housing or Housing Allowance -- 3.15 Cafeteria Plans Provide Choice of Benefits -- 3.16 Flexible Spending Arrangements -- 3.17 Company Services Provided at No Additional Cost -- 3.18 Discounts on Company Products or Services -- Chapter 4 Dividend and Interest Income -- 4.1 Reporting Dividends and Mutual Fund Distributions -- 4.2 Qualified Corporate Dividends Taxed at Favorable Capital Gain Rates -- 4.3 Dividends From a Partnership, S Corporation, Estate, or Trust -- 4.4 Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Dividends -- 4.5 Taxable Dividends of Earnings and Profits -- 4.6 Stock Dividends on Common Stock -- 4.7 Dividends Paid in Property -- 4.8 Taxable Stock Dividends -- 4.9 Who Reports the Dividends -- 4.10 Year Dividends Are Reported -- 4.11 Distribution Not Out of Earnings: Return of Capital -- 4.12 Reporting Interest on Your Tax Return -- 4.13 Interest on Frozen Accounts Not Taxed -- 4.14 Interest Income on Debts Owed to You…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…6.4 Applications of Supervised and Unsupervised Learning -- 6.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7 Machine Learning Approach for Predicting the Price of Used Cars -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Related Work -- 7.3 Research Methodology -- 7.3.1 Dataset Collection -- 7.3.2 Data Preprocessing -- 7.3.3 Data Analysis -- 7.4 Model Description -- 7.5 Conclusion -- References -- PART II: INTERNET OF THINGS APPLICATIONS -- Chapter 8 Recent Industry-Defined and Domain-Specific IoT Architectures -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Literature Review -- 8.3 Benefits and Major Components of IoT -- 8.3.1 Benefits of IoT -- 8.3.2 Major Components of IoT -- 8.4 IoT Implementation and Building Blocks -- 8.4.1 Various Requirements for IoT Implementation -- 8.4.2 IoT Building Blocks -- 8.5 IoT Architecture -- 8.5.1 Layered Architectures -- 8.5.2 Domain-Specific IoT Architecture -- 8.5.3 Industry-Defined Architectures -- 8.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9 IoT Devices -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.1.1 What is IoT? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Self-managed and automated cars/vehicles -- 2.8.2. Fleet management -- 2.8.3. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Korean experience of sharing economy and its policy implications -- Introduction -- Sharing economy: status and prospects -- Sharing economy in Korea: an overview -- Scope and structure -- Setting the framework: concepts and components -- Previous discussions -- A narrow definition with a focus on the sharing of idle assets -- A Broad definition with a focus on ICT platform applications -- Core components -- Sharing economy in Korea: status and limits -- Status and characteristics -- Car-sharing -- Ride-sharing -- Accommodation-sharing -- Cases of failure: sharing of intangible assets and government-run sharing -- Cases of failure: government-run sharing -- Issues around sharing economy in Korea -- Conflicts with incumbent businesses -- Platform labour workers in regulatory grey area -- Government efforts towards social compromise -- A Need for alternative regulatory strategies -- What conventional regulations can do to the sharing economy -- The purpose of regulatory alternatives -- Alternative 1: Regulation-in-proportion (transaction-volume-based regulations) -- Alternative 2: Platform regulation (delegated implementation) -- Co-regulation: an ideal way forward -- Conclusion -- References…”