Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Authors -- Chapter 1 Reliability Engineering Perspective and Fundamentals -- 1.1 Why Study Reliability? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Volume 01 -- Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Author -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Problem Description -- 1.1.1 Success beyond Anticipation -- 1.1.2 But, It Started Long before That -- 1.1.2.1 A Brief History of the Development of the WWW -- 1.1.3 Fast-Forward to Today -- 1.2 What Is Enterprise Level Security? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…3.1.7.6 Instability -- 3.2 Mechanical design -- 3.2.1 Nonpressure parts -- 3.2.2 Pressure parts -- 3.2.3 Tube vibration and acoustic resonance -- References -- 4 Vertical tube natural circulation evaporators -- Chapter outline -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Evaporator design fundamentals -- 4.2.1 Heat transfer/heat flux -- 4.2.2 Natural circulation and circulation ratio -- 4.2.3 Flow accelerated corrosion -- 4.3 Steam drum design -- 4.3.1 Drum water levels and volumes -- 4.3.1.1 High high water level trip -- 4.3.1.2 High water level alarm -- 4.3.1.3 Normal water level -- 4.3.1.4 Low water level alarm -- 4.3.1.5 Low low water level trip -- 4.3.2 Drum internals -- 4.3.2.1 Primary separator -- 4.3.2.2 Secondary separator -- 4.4 Steam drum operation -- 4.4.1 Continuous blowdown and intermittent blowoff systems -- 4.4.2 Drum level control -- 4.4.2.1 Single-element control -- 4.4.2.2 Three-element control -- 4.4.3 Startup drum level -- 4.5 Specialty steam drums -- 4.5.1 Multiple drum designs for fast start cycles -- 4.5.2 Deaerators -- 4.5.2.1 Integral floating pressure deaerator -- 4.5.2.2 Remote deaerator -- References -- 5 Economizers and feedwater heaters -- Chapter outline -- 5.1 Custom design -- 5.1.1 Full circuit -- 5.1.2 Half circuit -- 5.2 Standard design -- 5.2.1 Full circuit -- 5.2.2 Half circuit -- 5.3 Flow distribution -- 5.4 Mechanical details -- 5.4.1 Tube orientation -- 5.4.2 Venting -- 5.4.3 Steaming -- 5.4.4 Corrosion fatigue -- 5.5 Feedwater heaters -- 5.5.1 Concerns -- 5.5.2 Feedwater heater arrangements -- 5.5.3 Dew point monitoring -- Reference -- 6 Superheaters and reheaters -- Chapter outline -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 General description of superheaters -- 6.2.1 Process steam -- 6.2.2 Power plant steam turbine -- 6.2.3 Steam purity vs various applications -- 6.3 Design types and considerations…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…3.6 Pulsed Operation of Logic Gates -- Summary -- Multiple Choice Questions -- Questions -- Problems -- CHAPTER 4 COMBINATIONAL LOGIC DESIGN -- 4.1 Combinational Circuits -- 4.2 Boolean Laws and Theorems -- 4.2.1 Law of Intersection -- 4.2.2 Law of Union -- 4.2.3 Law of Identity -- 4.2.4 Law of Null -- 4.2.5 Law of Tautology or Idempotence -- 4.2.6 Law of Complement or Negation -- 4.2.7 Law of Double Negation or Involution -- 4.2.8 Law of Commutation -- 4.2.9 Law of Association -- 4.2.10 Law of Distribution -- 4.2.11 Law of Absorption -- 4.2.12 Consensus Theorem -- 4.2.13 Transposition Theorem -- 4.2.14 De Morgan's Theorem-I -- 4.2.15 De Morgan's Theorem-II -- 4.3 Sum-of-product and Product-of-sum Form -- 4.4 Karnaugh Map (K-Map) -- 4.4.1 K-Map Set-Up -- 4.4.2 Mapping of 0's and 1's in the Karnaugh Map -- 4.4.3 Adjacency Rule -- 4.4.4 Grouping of 0's and 1's -- 4.4.5 Determination of Simplified Boolean Function in SOP and POS Form -- 4.5 Karnaugh Map with 'Don't Care' Conditions -- 4.6 Five-Variable Karnaugh Map (K-Map) -- 4.7 Six-Variable Karnaugh Map (K-Map) -- 4.8 Quine-McCluskey Minimization Procedure -- 4.8.1 Reduction Techniques -- 4.8.2 Petrick's Method -- 4.9 Map-Entered Variable Method -- 4.10 Realization of Circuit using NAND/NOR Gates Only -- 4.10.1 AND/OR Conversion to NAND/NAND Networks -- 4.10.2 AND/OR Conversion to NOR/NOR Networks -- 4.11 Hazards -- 4.11.1 Static Hazards -- 4.11.2 Static-1 Hazards -- 4.11.3 Static-0 Hazard -- 4.11.4 Dynamic Hazard -- Summary -- Multiple Choice Questions -- Questions -- Problems -- CHAPTER 5 LOGIC CIRCUIT DESIGN: ARITHMETIC OPERATION -- 5.1 Combinational Circuits -- 5.2 Binary Adder -- 5.2.1 Half-Adder -- 5.2.2 Full-Adder -- 5.3 Binary Subtractor -- 5.3.1 Half-Subtractor -- 5.3.2 Full-Subtractor -- 5.4 Binary Parallel Adder -- 5.5 The Look-Ahead Carry Binary Adders…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Preface -- About the Authors -- 1 Introduction and Overview -- 1.1 Switching and Transmission -- 1.1.1 Roles of Switching and Transmission -- 1.1.2 Telephone Network Switching and Transmission Hierarchy -- 1.2 Multiplexing and Concentration -- 1.3 Timescales of Information Transfer -- 1.3.1 Sessions and Circuits -- 1.3.2 Messages -- 1.3.3 Packets and Cells -- 1.4 Broadband Integrated Services Network -- Problems -- 2 Circuit Switch Design Principles -- 2.1 Space-Domain Circuit Switching -- 2.1.1 Nonblocking Properties -- 2.1.2 Complexity of Nonblocking Switches -- 2.1.3 Clos Switching Network -- 2.1.4 Benes Switching Network -- 2.1.5 Baseline and Reverse Baseline Networks -- 2.1.6 Cantor Switching Network -- 2.2 Time-Domain and Time-Space-Time Circuit Switching -- 2.2.1 Time-Domain Switching -- 2.2.2 Time-Space-Time Switching -- Problems -- 3 Fundamental Principles of Packet Switch Design -- 3.1 Packet Contention in Switches -- 3.2 Fundamental Properties of Interconnection Networks -- 3.2.1 Definition of Banyan Networks -- 3.2.2 Simple Switches Based on Banyan Networks -- 3.2.3 Combinatoric Properties of Banyan Networks -- 3.2.4 Nonblocking Conditions for the Banyan Network -- 3.3 Sorting Networks -- 3.3.1 Basic Concepts of Comparison Networks -- 3.3.2 Sorting Networks Based on Bitonic Sort -- 3.3.3 The Odd-Even Sorting Network -- 3.3.4 Switching and Contention Resolution in Sort-Banyan Network -- 3.4 Nonblocking and Self-Routing Properties of Clos Networks -- 3.4.1 Nonblocking Route Assignment -- 3.4.2 Recursiveness Property -- 3.4.3 Basic Properties of Half-Clos Networks -- 3.4.4 Sort-Clos Principle -- Problems -- 4 Switch Performance Analysis and Design Improvements -- 4.1 Performance of Simple Switch Designs -- 4.1.1 Throughput of an Internally Nonblocking Loss System -- 4.1.2 Throughput of an Input-Buffered Switch -- 4.1.3 Delay of an Input-Buffered Switch -- 4.1.4 Delay of an Output-Buffered Switch -- 4.2 Design Improvements for Input Queueing Switches -- 4.2.1 Look-Ahead Contention Resolution…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Companion Website -- Chapter 1 Importance of Assumptions in Using Statistical Techniques -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Data Types -- 1.2.1 Nonmetric Data -- 1.2.2 Metric Data -- 1.3 Assumptions About Type of Data -- 1.4 Statistical Decisions in Hypothesis Testing Experiments -- 1.4.1 Type I and Type II Errors -- 1.4.2 Understanding Power of Test -- 1.4.3 Relationship Between Type I and Type II Errors -- 1.4.4 One‐Tailed and Two‐Tailed Tests -- 1.5 Sample Size in Research Studies -- 1.6 Effect of Violating Assumptions -- Exercises -- Answers -- Chapter 2 Introduction of SPSS and Segregation of Data -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Introduction to SPSS -- 2.2.1 Data File Preparation -- 2.2.2 Importing the Data Set from Excel -- 2.3 Data Cleaning -- 2.3.1 Interpreting Descriptive Statistics Output -- 2.3.2 Interpreting Frequency Statistic Output -- 2.4 Data Management -- 2.4.1 Sorting Data -- 2.4.1.1 Sort Cases -- 2.4.1.2 Sort Variables -- 2.4.2 Selecting Cases Using Condition -- 2.4.2.1 Selecting Data of Males with Agree Response -- 2.4.3 Drawing Random Sample of Cases -- 2.4.4 Splitting File -- 2.4.5 Computing Variable -- Exercises -- Answers -- Chapter 3 Assumptions in Survey Studies -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Assumptions in Survey Research -- 3.2.1 Data Cleaning -- 3.2.2 About Instructions in Questionnaire -- 3.2.3 Respondent's Willingness to Answer -- 3.2.4 Receiving Correct Information -- 3.2.5 Seriousness of the Respondents -- 3.2.6 Prior Knowledge of the Respondents -- 3.2.7 Clarity About Items in the Questionnaire -- 3.2.8 Ensuring Survey Feedback -- 3.2.9 Nonresponse Error -- 3.3 Questionnaire's Reliability -- 3.3.1 Temporal Stability -- 3.3.1.1 Test-Retest Method -- 3.3.2 Internal Consistency -- 3.3.2.1 Split‐Half Test -- 3.3.2.2 Kuder-Richardson Test…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Impulse Control and Decision Making -- Part V: Stress Management and Leadership -- Chapter 9: Stress Management and Leadership -- Stress Tolerance and Leadership -- How Can You Better Manage Your Time? -- The Half-Full Glass -- Part VI: The Four Pillars of Successful Leadership: Development of the Model…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Questions -- Exercise -- 7 Memory and I/O Decoding -- 7.1 Memory Device Pins -- 7.2 Memory Address Decoding -- 7.3 Memory Banks -- 7.4 I/O Address Decoding -- Key Points of this Chapter -- Questions -- Exercise -- 8 The Interrupt Structure of 8086 -- 8.1 Interrupts of 8086 -- 8.2 Dedicated Interrupt Types -- 8.3 Software Interrupts -- 8.4 Hardware Interrupts -- 8.5 Priority of Interrupts -- 8.6 Interrupt Type Allocation for Current PCs -- 8.7 BIOS 10H Functions -- 8.8 Addressing Video Memory Directly -- 8.9 Keyboard Interfacing -- 8.10 Hooking an Interrupt -- Key Points of this Chapter -- Questions -- Exercise -- 9 Peripheral Interfacing - I -- 9.1 Trainer Kit -- 9.2 Programmable Peripheral Interface (PPI)-8255A -- 9.3 Modes of Operation -- 9.4 Mode 0 -- 9.5 Mode 1 -- 9.6 Mode 2 (Strobed Bidirectional Bus I/O) -- 9.7 Centronics Printer Interface -- 9.8 Interfacing an Analog to Digital Converter to the 8086 -- 9.9 Interfacing to a Digital to Analog Converter -- 9.10 Interfacing Liquid Crystal Displays to the 8086 -- 9.11 Interfacing a Stepper Motor to the 8086 -- 9.12 Hex Keyboard Interfacing -- 9.13 Interfacing Led Displays -- Key Points of this Chapter -- Questions -- Exercise -- 10 Peripheral Interfacing - II -- 10.1 The Programmable Interval Timer 8253/8254 -- 10.2 The Programmable Keyboard Display Interface - 8279 -- 10.3 The Programmable Interrupt Controller (PIC) 8259 -- 10.4 Cascade Mode -- Key Points of this Chapter -- Questions -- Exercise -- 11 Peripheral Interfacing - III -- 11.1 Serial Communication Principles -- 11.2 Simplex, Half Duplex and Full Duplex Communication -- 11.3 The Programmable Serial Communication Interface -- 11.4 Internal Reset on Power Up -- 11.5 Direct Memory Access -- 11.6 The DMA Controller - 8237 -- 11.7 DMA and IBM-PC -- 11.8 PCI Based Computers -- Key Points of this Chapter -- Questions -- Exercise…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…3.3.3.3 Scrambling-Based and Spreading-Based NOMA Schemes -- 3.4 Duplex Schemes -- 3.4.1 Frequency and Time Division Duplex Schemes -- 3.4.2 Half-Duplex and Flexible-Duplex Schemes -- 3.4.3 Full-Duplex Schemes -- 3.5 Operating Frequency Bands -- 3.6 Frame Structure and Numerology -- 3.7 Time-Frequency Resources -- 3.7.1 Physical Resource Blocks -- 3.7.2 Bandwidth Part -- 3.7.3 Resource Allocation -- 3.7.3.1 Resource Allocation in Time Domain -- 3.7.3.2 Resource Allocation in Frequency Domain -- 3.7.3.3 Physical Resource Block Bundling -- 3.7.4 Resource Allocation for Grant-Free/Semi-persistent Scheduling -- References -- ITU-R Specifications -- 3GPP Specifications -- Articles, Books, White Papers, and Application Notes -- 4 New Radio Access Physical Layer Aspects (Part 2) -- 4.1 Downlink Physical Layer Functions and Procedures -- 4.1.1 Overall Description of Downlink Physical Layer -- 4.1.2 Reference Signals -- 4.1.2.1 Demodulation Reference Signals -- 4.1.2.2 Phase Tracking Reference Signals -- 4.1.2.3 Channel State Information Reference Signals -- 4.1.2.4 Tracking Reference Signals -- 4.1.3 Control Channels -- 4.1.3.1 Physical Broadcast Channel -- 4.1.3.2 Physical Downlink Control Channel -- 4.1.3.2.1 Structure and Physical Layer Processing of PDCCH -- 4.1.3.2.2 UE Group-Common Signaling -- 4.1.3.2.3 Downlink Control Information Formats -- DCI Format 0_0 -- DCI Format 0_1 -- DCI Format 1_0 -- DCI Format 1_1 -- DCI Format 2_0 -- DCI Format 2_1 -- DCI Format 2_2 -- DCI Format 2_3 -- 4.1.3.2.4 Common and UE-Specific Search Spaces -- 4.1.3.2.5 Dynamic and Semi-persistent Scheduling -- 4.1.4 Synchronization Signals -- 4.1.4.1 Primary Synchronization Sequence -- 4.1.4.2 Secondary Synchronization Sequence -- 4.1.4.3 Synchronization Signal Blocks -- 4.1.5 Physical Downlink Shared Channel -- 4.1.6 CSI Measurement and Reporting and Beam Management…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Internet of Robotic Things: A New Architecture and Platform -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.1 Architecture -- 1.1.1.1 Achievability of the Proposed Architecture -- 1.1.1.2 Qualities of IoRT Architecture -- 1.1.1.3 Reasonable Existing Robots for IoRT Architecture -- 1.2 Platforms -- 1.2.1 Cloud Robotics Platforms -- 1.2.2 IoRT Platform -- 1.2.3 Design a Platform -- 1.2.4 The Main Components of the Proposed Approach -- 1.2.5 IoRT Platform Design -- 1.2.6 Interconnection Design -- 1.2.7 Research Methodology -- 1.2.8 Advancement Process-Systems Thinking -- 1.2.8.1 Development Process -- 1.2.9 Trial Setup-to Confirm the Functionalities -- 1.3 Conclusion -- 1.4 Future Work -- References -- 2 Brain-Computer Interface Using Electroencephalographic Signals for the Internet of Robotic Things -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Electroencephalography Signal Acquisition Methods -- 2.2.1 Invasive Method -- 2.2.2 Non-Invasive Method -- 2.3 Electroencephalography Signal-Based BCI -- 2.3.1 Prefrontal Cortex in Controlling Concentration Strength -- 2.3.2 Neurosky Mind-Wave Mobile -- 2.3.2.1 Electroencephalography Signal Processing Devices -- 2.3.3 Electromyography Signal Extraction of Features and Its Signal Classifications -- 2.4 IoRT-Based Hardware for BCI -- 2.5 Software Setup for IoRT -- 2.6 Results and Discussions -- 2.7 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Automated Verification and Validation of IoRT Systems -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.1.1 Automating V&amp -- V-An Important Key to Success -- 3.2 Program Analysis of IoRT Applications -- 3.2.1 Need for Program Analysis -- 3.2.2 Aspects to Consider in Program Analysis of IoRT Systems -- 3.3 Formal Verification of IoRT Systems -- 3.3.1 Automated Model Checking -- 3.3.2 The Model Checking Process -- 3.3.2.1 PRISM -- 3.3.2.2 UPPAAL…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover -- Half Title Page -- RIVER PUBLISHERS SERIES IN AUTOMATION, CONTROL AND ROBOTICS -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- List of Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 - Introduction -- 1.1 Maintenance Today -- 1.2 The Path to Proactive Maintenance -- 1.3 Why to Read this Book -- References -- Chapter 2 - Business Drivers of a Collaborative, Proactive Maintenance Solution -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 CBM-based PM in Industry -- 2.1.2 CBM-based PM in Service Business -- 2.1.3 Life Cycle Cost and Overall Equipment Effectiveness -- 2.1.4 Integrating IoT with Old Equipment -- 2.1.5 CBM Strategy as a Maintenance Business Driver -- 2.2 Optimization of Maintenance Costs -- 2.3 Business Drivers for Collaborative Proactive Maintenance -- 2.3.1 Maintenance Optimisation Models -- 2.3.2 Objectives and Scope -- 2.3.3 Maintenance Standards -- 2.3.4 Maintenance-related Operational Planning -- 2.4 Economic View of CBM-based PM -- 2.5 Risks in CBM Plan Implementation -- 2.5.1 Technology -- 2.5.2 People -- 2.5.3 Processes -- 2.5.4 Organizational Culture -- References -- Chapter 3 - The MANTIS Reference Architecture -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.1.1 MANTIS Platform Architecture Overview -- 3.2 The MANTIS Reference Architecture -- 3.2.1 Related Work and Technologies -- 3.2.1.1 Reference architecture for the industrial internet of things -- 3.2.1.2 Data processing in Lambda -- 3.2.1.3 Maintenance based on MIMOSA -- 3.2.2 Architecture Model and Components -- 3.2.2.1 Edge tier -- 3.2.2.2 Platform tier -- 3.2.2.3 Enterprise tier -- 3.2.2.4 Multi stakeholder interactions -- 3.3 Data Management -- 3.3.1 Data Quality Considerations -- 3.3.2 Utilization of Cloud Technologies -- 3.3.3 Data Storages in MANTIS -- 3.3.4 Storage Types -- 3.3.4.1 Big data file systems…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover -- Half Title Page -- RIVER PUBLISHERS SERIES IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 - Introduction -- 1.1 State of the Art in Engineering Data-Intensive Systems -- 1.1.1 The Challenge -- 1.2 State of the Art in Semantics-Driven Software Engineering -- 1.2.1 The Challenge -- 1.3 State of the Art in Data Quality Engineering -- 1.3.1 The Challenge -- 1.4 About ALIGNED -- 1.5 ALIGNED Partners -- 1.5.1 Trinity College Dublin -- 1.5.2 Oxford University - Department of Computer Science -- 1.5.3 Oxford University - School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography -- 1.5.4 University of Leipzig - Agile Knowledge Engineering and Semantic Web (AKSW) -- 1.5.5 Semantic Web Company -- 1.5.6 Wolters Kluwer Germany -- 1.5.7 Adam Mickiewicz University in Pozna ́n -- 1.5.8 Wolters Kluwer Poland -- 1.6 Structure -- Chapter 2 - ALIGNED Use Cases - Data and SoftwareEngineering Challenges -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The ALIGNED Use Cases -- 2.2.1 Seshat: Global History Databank -- 2.2.2 PoolParty Enterprise Application Demonstrator System -- 2.2.3 DBpedia -- 2.2.4 Jurion and Jurion IPG -- 2.2.5 Health Data Management -- 2.3 The ALIGNED Use Cases and Data Life Cycle. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Frontcover -- Half Title Page -- River Publishers Series in Communications -- Title Page - Digitising the Industry Internet of Things Connecting the Physical, Digital and Virtual Worlds -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Editors Biography -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1 - Introduction -- Chapter 2 - IoT Ecosystems Implementing Smart Technologies to Drive Innovation for Future Growth and Development -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Support for IoT Ecosystem Creation -- 2.3 Spurring Innovation in Lead Markets -- 2.4 Outlook -- Chapter 3 - IoT Digital Value Chain Connecting Research, Innovation and Deployment -- 3.1 Internet of Things Vision -- 3.1.1 IoT Common Definition -- 3.1.2 Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive IoT -- 3.1.3 IoT of Robotic Things -- 3.2 IoT Strategic Research and Innovation Directions -- 3.3 IoT Smart Environments and Applications -- 3.3.1 Wearables -- 3.3.2 Smart Health,Wellness and AgeingWell -- 3.3.3 Smart Clothing -- 3.3.4 Smart Buildings and Architecture -- 3.3.5 Smart Energy -- 3.3.6 Smart Mobility and Transport -- 3.3.7 Industrial IoT and Smart Manufacturing -- 3.3.8 Smart Cities -- 3.3.8.1 Open Data and Ecosystem for Smart Cities -- 3.3.8.2 Citizen Centric Smart Cities IoT Applications and Deployments -- 3.3.9 Smart Farming and Food Security -- 3.3.9.1 Business Models and Innovation Ecosystems -- 3.3.9.2 Societal Aspects -- 3.3.9.3 Coordination among Different DGs, Programmes and Member States -- 3.3.9.4 Policy and Regulations -- 3.4 IoT and Related Future Internet Technologies -- 3.4.1 Cloud Computing -- 3.4.2 Edge Computing -- 3.5 Networks and Communication -- 3.5.1 Network Technology -- 3.5.2 Communication Technology -- 3.6 IoT Standardisation -- 3.7 IoT Security -- 3.7.1 IoT Security Framework based on Artificial Intelligence Concepts…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half title - Building the Hyperconnected SocietyIoT Research and Innovation Value Chains, Ecosystems and Markets -- Series Title -- Title page - Building the Hyperconnected SocietyIoT Research and Innovation Value Chains, Ecosystems and Markets -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Editors Biography -- Chapter 1- Introduction -- 1.1 Now Is the Time -- 1.2 The Digital Single Market and Internet of Things Transformative Technologies -- 1.3 Benefits and Challenges -- 1.4 Conclusion -- Chapter 2 - New Horizons for the Internet of Thingsin Europe -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The IoT Is the New Age -- 2.3 The IoT Can Unleash a New Industrialand Innovation Era -- 2.4 Issues to Be Tackled -- 2.5 Building IoT Innovation Ecosystems -- 2.6 IoT Large Scale Pilots for Testing and Deployment -- 2.7 Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation -- 2.8 Conclusions -- Chapter 3 - Internet of Things beyond the Hype: Research, Innovation and Deployment -- 3.1 Internet of Things Vision -- 3.1.1 Internet of Things Common Definition -- 3.2 IoT Strategic Research and Innovation Directions -- 3.2.1 IoT Applications and Deployment Scenarios -- 3.3 IoT Smart-X Applications -- 3.3.1 Wearables -- 3.3.2 Smart Health,Wellness and AgeingWell -- 3.3.3 Smart Homes and Buildings -- 3.3.4 Smart Energy -- 3.3.5 Smart Mobility and Transport -- 3.3.6 Smart Manufacturing and Industrial Internet of Things -- 3.3.7 Smart Cities -- 3.3.7.1 Large Scale Pilots and Ecosystem for Smart Cities -- 3.3.7.2 Role of Institutions and Citizens in the Global IoT -- 3.3.8 Smart Farming and Food Security -- 3.4 Future Internet Support for IoT -- 3.4.1 Macro-Challenges for Supporting IoT Evolution -- 3.4.1.1 Billions of Devices -- 3.4.1.2 IoT Management for Robustness and Reliability -- 3.4.1.3 Intelligent Reasoning over IoT Data…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Single-Phase Diode Rectifiers -- 7.2.1. Single-Phase Half-Wave Rectifiers -- 7.2.2. Single-Phase Full-Wave Rectifiers -- 7.2.3. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…2.5 Standard Bidirectional Converter -- 2.6 Single‐Phase Half‐Bridge VSC -- 2.6.1 Analysis of Operation -- 2.6.2 Switching Model -- 2.6.3 Average (or Control) Model -- 2.6.4 Sensitivity Analysis and Role of Feedback -- 2.6.4.1 Sensitivity to R -- 2.6.5 Synchronized Sampling -- 2.7 Full‐Bridge VSC -- 2.7.1 Bipolar PWM Operation -- 2.7.2 Unipolar PWM Operation -- 2.8 Three‐Phase VSC -- 2.8.1 Modeling in Stationary Domain -- 2.8.2 Modeling in Rotating Synchronous Frame -- 2.8.3 Compact Modeling Using Complex Transfer Functions* -- 2.9 Modeling of Converter Delays -- 2.10 Summary and Conclusion -- Exercises -- Problems -- References -- Part II Feedback Control Systems -- Chapter 3 Frequency‐Domain (Transfer Function) Approach -- 3.1 Key Concepts -- 3.1.1 Transfer Function -- 3.1.1.1 Differential Equation -- 3.1.1.2 Definition of Zeros and Poles of a TF or an LTI System -- 3.1.1.3 Partial Fraction Expansion (PFE) -- 3.1.2 Stability -- 3.1.3 Disturbance -- 3.1.4 Uncertainty -- 3.1.5 Statement of Control Problem -- 3.2 Open‐Loop Control -- 3.3 Closed‐Loop (or Feedback) Control -- 3.3.1 Feedback Philosophy -- 3.3.2 Stability Margins -- 3.3.2.1 Case I: Proportional Control C(s)&amp -- equals -- Kp -- 3.3.2.2 Case II: Proportional‐Derivative Control C(s)&amp -- equals -- K(s+z)&amp -- equals -- Kds+Kp -- 3.3.2.3 Case III: Proportional‐Integrating Control C(s)&amp -- equals -- Ks+zs&amp -- equals -- Kp+Kis -- 3.3.2.4 Case IV: PID Control C(s)&amp -- equals -- K(s+z1)(s+z2)s&amp -- equals -- Kds+Kp+Kis -- 3.4 Some Feedback Loop Properties -- 3.4.1 Removal of Steady‐State Error -- 3.4.2 Pole Location and Transient Response -- 3.5 Summary and Conclusion -- Problems -- Chapter 4 Time‐Domain (State Space) Approach -- 4.1 State Space Representation and Properties -- 4.1.1 Relationship between SS and TF -- 4.1.2 Facts -- 4.2 State Feedback…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Using This Book -- 1.2 Fundamentals of Audio Signal Processing -- 1.2.1 Acquisition of Audio Samples -- 1.3 Reconstruction of the Analog Signal -- 1.4 Numerical Representation of Audio Data -- 1.5 Analytical DSP Test Signals -- 1.5.1 DC and Step (0 Hz) -- 1.5.2 Nyquist -- 1.5.3 1⁄2 Nyquist -- 1.5.4 1⁄4 Nyquist -- 1.5.5 Impulse -- 1.6 Signal Processing Algorithms -- 1.6.1 Bookkeeping -- 1.6.2 The One-Sample Delay -- 1.6.3 Multiplication With a Scalar Value -- 1.6.4 Addition and Subtraction -- 1.6.5 Some Algorithm Examples and Difference Equations -- 1.6.5.1 Gain, Attenuation and Phase Inversion -- 1.7 1st Order Feed-Forward and Feedback Algorithms -- 1.8 Bibliography -- Chapter 2: Anatomy of an Audio Plugin -- 2.1 Plugin Packaging: Dynamic-Link Libraries (DLLs) -- 2.2 The Plugin Description: Simple Strings -- 2.2.1 The Plugin Description: Features and Options -- 2.3 Initialization: Defining the Plugin Parameter Interface -- 2.3.1 Initialization: Defining Channel I/O Support -- 2.3.2 Initialization: Sample Rate Dependency -- 2.4 Processing: Preparing for Audio Streaming -- 2.4.1 Processing: Audio Signal Processing (DSP) -- 2.5 Mixing Parameter Changes With Audio Processing -- 2.5.1 Plugin Variables and Plugin Parameters -- 2.5.2 Parameter Smoothing -- 2.5.3 Pre and Post-Processing Updates -- 2.5.4 VST3 Sample Accurate Updates -- 2.5.5 Multi-Threaded Software -- 2.6 Monolithic Plugin Objects -- 2.7 Bibliography -- Chapter 3: VST3 Programming Guide -- 3.1 Setting Up the VST3 SDK -- 3.1.1 VST3 Sample Projects -- 3.1.2 VST3 Documentation -- 3.2 VST3 Architecture and Anatomy -- 3.2.1 Single vs. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…6.5.3 Coordinated Scheduling via Worst Companion Reporting 145 -- 6.6 Practical Implementation of CoMP in a Trial Environment 147 -- 6.6.1 Setup and Scenarios 149 -- 6.6.2 Measurement Results 149 -- 6.7 Future Directions 151 -- References 152 -- 7 Relaying for IMT-Advanced 157 -- 7.1 An Overview of Relaying 157 -- 7.1.1 Relay Evolution 158 -- 7.1.2 Relaying Deployment Scenarios 159 -- 7.1.3 Relaying Protocol Strategies 160 -- 7.1.4 Half Duplex and Full Duplex Relaying 162 -- 7.1.5 Numerical Example 162 -- 7.2 Relaying in the Standard Bodies 164 -- 7.2.1 Relay Types in LTE-Advanced Rel-10 164 -- 7.2.2 Relay Nodes in IEEE 802.16m 166 -- 7.3 Comparison of Relaying and CoMP 166 -- 7.3.1 Protocols and Resource Management 167 -- 7.3.2 Simulation Results 169 -- 7.4 In-band RNs versus Femtocells 171 -- 7.5 Cooperative Relaying for Beyond IMT-Advanced 173 -- 7.6 Relaying for beyond IMT-Advanced 176 -- 7.6.1 Multihop RNs 176 -- 7.6.2 Mobile Relay 177 -- 7.6.3 Network Coding 177 -- References 177 -- 8 Network Coding in Wireless Communications 181 -- 8.1 An Overview of Network Coding 181 -- 8.1.1 Historical Background 182 -- 8.1.2 Types of Network Coding 183 -- 8.1.3 Applications of Network Coding 183 -- 8.2 Uplink Network Coding 188 -- 8.2.1 Detection Strategies 188 -- 8.2.2 User Grouping 190 -- 8.2.3 Relay Selection 191 -- 8.2.4 Performance 192 -- 8.2.5 Integration in IMT-Advanced and Beyond 194 -- 8.3 Nonbinary Network Coding 194 -- 8.3.1 Nonbinary NC based on UE Cooperation 195 -- 8.3.2 Nonbinary NC for Multiuser and Multirelay 196 -- 8.3.3 Performance 197 -- 8.3.4 Integration in IMT-Advanced and Beyond 198 -- 8.4 Network Coding for Broadcast and Multicast 199 -- 8.4.1 Efficient Broadcast Network Coding Scheme 200 -- 8.4.2 Performance 201 -- 8.5 Conclusions and Future Directions 202 -- References 203 -- 9 Device-to-Device Communication 207 -- 9.1 Introduction 207 -- 9.2 State of the Art 208 -- 9.2.1 In Standards 208 -- 9.2.2 In Literature 210 -- 9.3 Device-to-Device Communication as Underlay to Cellular Networks 211.…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgment -- 1 Deep Dive Into Blockchain Technology: Characteristics, Security and Privacy Issues, Challenges, and Future Research Directions -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Blockchain Preliminaries -- 1.2.1 Functioning of Blockchain -- 1.2.2 Design of Blockchain -- 1.2.3 Blockchain Elements -- 1.3 Key Technologies of Blockchain -- 1.3.1 Distributed Ledger -- 1.3.2 Cryptography -- 1.3.3 Consensus -- 1.3.4 Smart Contracts -- 1.3.5 Benchmarks -- 1.4 Consensus Algorithms of Blockchain -- 1.4.1 Proof of Work (PoW) -- 1.4.2 Proof of Stake (PoS) -- 1.4.3 BFT-Based Consensus Algorithms -- 1.4.4 Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance (PBFT) -- 1.4.5 Sleepy Consensus -- 1.4.6 Proof of Elapsed Time (PoET) -- 1.4.7 Proof of Authority (PoA) -- 1.4.8 Proof of Reputation (PoR) -- 1.4.9 Deputized Proof of Stake (DPoS) -- 1.4.10 SCP Design -- 1.5 Internet of Things and Blockchain -- 1.5.1 Internet of Things -- 1.5.2 IoT Blockchain -- 1.5.3 Up-to-Date Tendency in IoT Blockchain Progress -- 1.6 Applications of Blockchain in Smart City -- 1.6.1 Digital Identity -- 1.6.2 Security of Private Information -- 1.6.3 Data Storing, Energy Ingesting, Hybrid Development -- 1.6.4 Citizens Plus Government Frame -- 1.6.5 Vehicle-Oriented Blockchain Appliances in Smart Cities -- 1.6.6 Financial Applications -- 1.7 Security and Privacy Properties of Blockchain -- 1.7.1 Security and Privacy Necessities of Online Business Transaction -- 1.7.2 Secrecy of Connections and Data Privacy -- 1.8 Privacy and Security Practices Employed in Blockchain -- 1.8.1 Mixing -- 1.8.2 Anonymous Signatures -- 1.8.3 Homomorphic Encryption (HE) -- 1.8.4 Attribute-Based Encryption (ABE) -- 1.8.5 Secure Multi-Party Computation (MPC) -- 1.8.6 Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge (NIZK)…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Post Pandemic: The New Advanced Society -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.1 Themes -- 1.1.1.1 Theme: Areas of Management -- 1.1.1.2 Theme: Financial Institutions Cyber Crime -- 1.1.1.3 Theme: Economic Notion -- 1.1.1.4 Theme: Human Depression -- 1.1.1.5 Theme: Migrant Labor -- 1.1.1.6 Theme: Digital Transformation (DT) of Educational Institutions -- 1.1.1.7 School and College Closures -- 1.2 Conclusions -- References -- 2 Distributed Ledger Technology in the Construction Industry Using Corda -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Prerequisites -- 2.2.1 DLT vs Blockchain -- 2.3 Key Points of Corda -- 2.3.1 Some Salient Features of Corda -- 2.3.2 States -- 2.3.3 Contract -- 2.3.3.1 Create and Assign Task (CAT) Contract -- 2.3.3.2 Request for Cash (RT) Contract -- 2.3.3.3 Transfer of Cash (TT) Contract -- 2.3.3.4 Updation of the Task (UOT) Contract -- 2.3.4 Flows -- 2.3.4.1 Flow Associated With CAT Contract -- 2.3.4.2 Flow Associated With RT Contract -- 2.3.4.3 Flow Associated With TT Contract -- 2.3.4.4 Flow Associated With UOT Contract -- 2.4 Implementation -- 2.4.1 System Overview -- 2.4.2 Working Flowchart -- 2.4.3 Experimental Demonstration -- 2.5 Future Work -- 2.6 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Identity and Access Management for Internet of Things Cloud -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Internet of Things (IoT) Security -- 3.2.1 IoT Security Overview -- 3.2.2 IoT Security Requirements -- 3.2.3 Securing the IoT Infrastructure -- 3.3 IoT Cloud -- 3.3.1 Cloudification of IoT -- 3.3.2 Commercial IoT Clouds -- 3.3.3 IAM of IoT Clouds -- 3.4 IoT Cloud Related Developments -- 3.5 Proposed Method for IoT Cloud IAM -- 3.5.1 Distributed Ledger Approach for IoT Security -- 3.5.2 Blockchain for IoT Security Solution…”