Tabla de Contenidos: “…Technology options -- 4.1 Web services -- 4.1.1 Static and dynamic Web services -- 4.1.2 JAX-RPC -- 4.1.3 Web services and the service-oriented architecture -- 4.1.4 Web services security -- 4.1.5 For more information on Web services -- 4.2 Flow languages -- 4.2.1 Flow Definition Language -- 4.2.2 Flow Definition Markup Language -- 4.2.3 Business Process Execution Language for Web Services -- 4.3 Java Connector Architecture (JCA) -- 4.4 Java Message Service -- 4.4.1 What messaging is -- 4.4.2 JMS and IBM WebSphere MQ -- 4.4.3 Advantages of JMS -- 4.4.4 Disadvantages of JMS -- 4.5 Business Rule Bean framework -- 4.6 Information integration -- 4.6.1 Data consolidation -- 4.6.2 Distributed access -- 4.6.3 For more information -- Chapter 5. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Employment protection legislation in Canada is not restrictive -- Figure 2.10. Framework policies and resource flows to patenting firms, 2003-10…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Effects of central bank negative interest rates -- Interest rates have become negative across different maturities -- Characteristics of negative interest rate frameworks -- Figure 1.21. The slope of the yield curve has declined -- Figure 1.22. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…. -- Using Python to control two different GUI frameworks -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works...…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Abstracting out the external system -- Deciding what our domain model needs -- Writing the domain code -- Deciding what should be in our domain model -- Using libraries and frameworks in the domain model -- Deciding on a programming approach -- Substituting test doubles for external systems -- Replacing the adapters with test doubles -- Unit testing bigger units -- Unit testing entire user stories -- Wordz - abstracting the database -- Designing the repository interface -- Designing the database and random numbers adapters -- Summary -- Questions and answers -- Further reading -- Chapter 10: FIRST Tests and the Test Pyramid -- Technical requirements -- The test pyramid -- Unit tests - FIRST tests -- Integration tests -- What should an integration test cover? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Machine generated contents note: Preface 1 I Introduction to Volatility and Variance 3 1 Derivatives, Volatility and Variance 5 1.1 Option Pricing and Hedging 5 1.2 Notions of Volatility and Variance 7 1.3 Listed Volatility and Variance Derivatives 8 1.3.1 The US History 8 1.3.2 The European History 10 1.3.3 Volatility of Volatility Indexes 11 1.3.4 Products Covered in this Book 12 1.4 Volatility and Variance Trading 12 1.4.1 Volatility Trading 13 1.4.2 Variance Trading 14 1.5 Python as Our Tool of Choice 15 1.6 Quick Guide Through Rest of the Book 15 2 Introduction to Python 19 2.1 Python Basics 19 2.1.1 Data Types 19 2.1.2 Data Structures 21 2.1.3 Control Structures 23 2.1.4 Special Python Idioms 24 2.2 NumPy 27 2.3 matplotlib 32 2.4 pandas 36 2.4.1 pandas Data Frame class 36 2.4.2 Input-Output Operations 40 2.4.3 Financial Analytics Examples 43 2.5 Conclusions 48 3 Model-Free Replication of Variance 49 3.1 Introduction 49 3.2 Spanning with Options 49 3.3 Log Contracts 50 3.4 Static Replication of Realized Variance and Variance Swaps 51 3.5 Constant Dollar Gamma Derivatives and Portfolios 51 3.6 Practical Replication of Realized Variance 52 3.7 VSTOXX as Volatility Index 57 3.8 Conclusions 59 II Listed Volatility Derivatives 61 4 Data Analysis and Strategies 63 4.1 Introduction 63 4.2 Retrieving Base Data 63 4.2.1 EURO STOXX 50 Data 63 4.2.2 VSTOXX Data 65 4.2.3 Combining the Data Sets 67 4.2.4 Saving the Data 68 4.3 Basic Data Analysis 69 4.4 Correlation Analysis 72 4.5 Constant Proportion Investment Strategies 77 4.6 Conclusions 82 5 VSTOXX Index 83 5.1 Introduction 83 5.2 Collecting Option Data 84 5.3 Calculating the Sub-Indexes 91 5.3.1 The Algorithm 91 5.4 Calculating the VSTOXX Index 98 5.5 Conclusions 101 5.6 Python Scripts 103 5.6.1 index_collect_option_data.py 103 5.6.2 index_subindex_calculation.py 107 5.6.3 index_vstoxx_calculation.py 110 6 Valuing Volatility Derivatives 113 6.1 Introduction 113 6.2 The Valuation Framework 113 6.3 The Futures Pricing Formula 114 6.4 The Option Pricing Formula 115 6.5 Monte Carlo Simulation 118 6.6 Automated Monte Carlo Tests 123 6.6.1 The Automated Testing 123 6.6.2 The Storage Functions 126 6.6.3 The Results 128 6.7 Model Calibration 133 6.7.1 The Option Quotes 133 6.7.2 The Calibration Procedure 134 6.7.3 The Calibration Results 138 6.8 Conclusions 141 6.9 Python Scripts 141 6.9.1 srd_functions.py 141 6.9.2 srd_simulation_analysis.py 145 6.9.3 srd_simulation_results.py 148 6.9.4 srd_model_calibration.py 151 7 Advanced Modeling of the VSTOXX Index 155 7.1 Introduction 155 7.2 Market Quotes for Call Options 155 7.3 The SRJD Model 158 7.4 Term Structure Calibration 159 7.4.1 Futures Term Structure 159 7.4.2 Shifted Volatility Process 163 7.5 Option Valuation by Monte Carlo Simulation 164 7.5.1 Monte Carlo Valuation 165 7.5.2 Technical Implementation 165 7.6 Model Calibration 169 7.6.1 The Python Code 169 7.6.2 Short Maturity 171 7.6.3 Two Maturities 173 7.6.4 Four Maturities 175 7.6.5 All Maturities 176 7.7 Conclusions 181 7.8 Python Scripts 181 7.8.1 srjd_fwd_calibration.py 181 7.8.2 srjd_simulation.py 183 7.8.3 srjd_model_calibration.py 185 8 Terms of the VSTOXX and its Derivatives 191 8.1 The EURO STOXX 50 Index 191 8.2 The VSTOXX Index 192 8.3 VSTOXX Futures Contracts 192 8.4 VSTOXX Options Contracts 193 8.5 Conclusions 195 III Listed Variance Derivatives 197 9 Realized Variance and Variance Swaps 199 9.1 Introdution 199 9.2 Realized Variance 199 9.3 Variance Swaps 204 9.3.1 Definition of a Variance Swap 204 9.3.2 Numerical Example 205 9.3.3 Mark-to-Market 208 9.3.4 Vega Sensitivity 209 9.3.5 Variance Swap on the EURO STOXX 50 211 9.4 Variance vs. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Adding UARTs to the RPi -- Summary -- Chapter 10 Interacting with the Physical Environment -- Interfacing to Actuators -- DC Motors -- Stepper Motors -- Relays -- Interfacing to Analog Sensors -- Linear Analog Sensors -- Nonlinear Analog Sensors -- Analog Sensor Signal Conditioning -- Interfacing to an Analog Accelerometer -- Interfacing to Local Displays -- MAX7219 Display Modules -- Character LCD Modules -- OLED Dot-Matrix Display -- Building C/C++ Libraries -- Makefiles -- CMake -- Summary -- Chapter 11 Real-Time Interfacing Using the Arduino -- The Arduino -- An Arduino Serial Slave -- A UART Echo Test Example -- UART Command Control of an Arduino -- An Arduino I2C Slave -- An I2C Test Circuit -- I2C Register Echo Example -- I2C Temperature Sensor Example -- I2C Temperature Sensor with a Warning LED -- Arduino Slave Communication Using C/C++ -- An I2C Ultrasonic Sensor Application -- An Arduino SPI Slave -- Programming the Arduino from the RPi Command Line -- Summary -- Part III Advanced Interfacing and Interaction -- Chapter 12 The Internet of Things -- The Internet of Things (IoT) -- The RPi as an IoT Sensor -- The RPi as a Sensor Web Server -- Nginx -- GNU Cgicc Applications (Advanced) -- A C/C++ Web Client -- Network Communications Primer -- A C/C++ Web Client -- Secure Communication Using OpenSSL -- The RPi as a "Thing" -- ThingSpeak -- The Linux Cron Scheduler -- Sending E-mail from the RPi -- If This Then That (IFTTT) -- Large-Scale IoT Frameworks -- MQ Telemetry Transport (MQTT) -- IBM Bluemix Internet of Things -- An IBM IoT MQTT Node.js Publish Example -- An IBM IoT MQTT C++ Publish Example -- Visualize Data Using IBM Quickstart -- The C++ Client/Server -- IoT Device Management -- Remote Monitoring of the RPi -- RPi Watchdog Timers -- Static IP Addresses -- Power over Ethernet (PoE) -- Summary…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Philosophy and Representation -- Everyday Design: The Aesthetic Dimension of Alternative Use -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Functional Accounts of Design Aesthetic Appreciation -- 2.1 An Alternative Paradigm -- 2.2 The Role that the Notion of "Function" Plays within FADAA -- 2.3 From Acknowledged to Prescribed Function -- 3 Appreciating Everyday Design -- 3.1 Possible Objections -- 3.2 A New Framework for the Aesthetics of Design -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Digital Objects' Aesthetic Features. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The European Union Erasmus+ Teacher Academies Action -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Erasmus+ Teacher Academies Action -- 2.1 Background and Intention -- 2.2 Teacher Academy Projects -- 2.2.1 Underpinning Intentions and Purposes -- 2.2.2 Approaches and Designs Adopted by the Projects -- 2.2.3 Frameworks and Conceptual Modelling…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- 3.4 IJV Formation Progression Checklist -- 3.5 Progression Checklist Question Rationale -- 3.6 Progression Checklist Summary -- 3.7 Conclusion -- CHAPTER FOUR Securing Internal Alignment: How To Avoid Damaging 'Own Goals' -- 4.1 Alignment -- 4.2 Eight Principle Framework -- Section II Preparing a JV -- CHAPTER FIVE Good Process Attributes: What Indicates A Negotiation Is Likely To Conclude Successfully? …”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Dynamic -- 3.2.8 Open Research Issues and Future Challenges -- 3.2.8.1 Architecture and Protocols -- 3.2.8.2 Reliability -- 3.2.8.3 Throughput -- 3.2.8.4 Lifetime -- 3.2.8.5 Data Collection and Routing Technology -- 3.2.8.6 Security and Privacy -- 3.2.8.7 Service Discovery -- 3.2.8.8 Context Awareness -- 3.3 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Emerging World of the Metaverse: An Indian Perspective -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Internet of Things and Virtual Reality -- 4.3 Emergence of the Metaverse -- 4.4 Network and Communication in the Metaverse -- 4.4.1 Building Smart Cities with the Metaverse -- 4.4.2 Industry 4.0 and Digital Twin -- 4.5 Socialization in the Metaverse -- 4.6 The Metaverse in India -- 4.7 Technological Limitations -- 4.8 Data Safety and Security -- 4.9 Dilemmas and Conundrum of the Metaverse -- 4.10 Future of the Metaverse -- 4.10.1 Metaverse for Business Ideas -- 4.10.2 Customer User Engagement -- 4.10.3 Legal Framework in the Metaverse -- 4.11 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Intelligent Optical Networks: Challenges, Opportunities, and Applications -- 5.1 Introduction…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…. -- Chapter 2: Plugin Framework Basics -- Introduction -- Creating a plugin file and header -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Adding output content to page headers using plugin actions -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Action hooks online listings -- Searching for hooks in the WordPress source code -- See also -- Using WordPress path utility functions to load external files and images -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…PRINCIPLES -- 2.2 SUSTAINING THE WAM STRATEGIC VISION -- (a) Continuous Leadership Engagement -- (b) Vision Integrity Checks -- 2.3 A NEW MODEL: WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT OFFICE -- (a) Defining the New WMO Model -- (b) Engaging the WMO -- UNIT TWO The Framework for the Organization -- CHAPTER THREE Changing the Organization -- 3.1 DEVELOPING THE BUSINESS CASE -- (a) Selecting a Team to Develop the Business Case -- (b) Preliminary and Final Business Cases -- (c) Techniques to Define the Problem -- (d) Create the Business Case -- 3.2 FINANCIAL PLANNING AND RETURN ON INVESTMENT -- (a) Developing a Return on Investment for Small versus Large Companies -- (b) Considerations for a Smaller Business WFM System ROI -- (c) Estimating Cost Savings -- (d) Calculation Tables -- (e) ROI for All Organizations-Scalability and Due Diligence…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…6.1 Robustness of SR-SELL(0) and SR-SELL on Existing Attacks -- 6.2 Robustness of SR-SELL(0) and SR-SELL on SyntAk -- 6.3 Overhead of SR-SELL(0) and SR-SELL -- 7 Related Work -- 8 Conclusions -- References -- Symbolic Quantum Simulation with Quasimodo -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background on Quantum Simulation -- 3 Quasimodo's Programming and Analysis Interface -- 3.1 Extending Quasimodo -- 4 The Internals of Quasimodo -- 5 Experiments -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Verifying the Verifier: eBPF Range Analysis Verification -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background on Abstract Interpretation -- 3 Abstract Interpretation in the Linux Kernel -- 4 Automatic Verification of the Kernel's Algorithms -- 4.1 Soundness Specification for Abstraction/Reduction Operators -- 4.2 Refining Soundness Specification with Input Preconditioning -- 4.3 Automatically Producing Programs Exercising Soundness Bugs -- 5 C to Logic for Kernel's Abstract Operators -- 6 Experimental Evaluation -- 7 Limitations and Caveats -- 8 Related Work -- 9 Conclusion -- References -- Software Verification -- Automated Verification of Correctness for Masked Arithmetic Programs -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Preliminaries -- 3 The Core Language -- 4 Overview of the Approach -- 4.1 Our Approach -- 5 Term Rewriting System -- 6 Algorithmic Verification -- 6.1 Term Normalization Algorithm -- 6.2 Computing Affine Constants -- 6.3 Verification Algorithm -- 6.4 Implementation Remarks -- 7 Evaluation -- 7.1 Evaluation for Computing Affine Constants -- 7.2 Evaluation for Correctness Verification -- 7.3 Scalability of FISCHER -- 7.4 Evaluation for More Boolean Masking Schemes -- 7.5 Evaluation for Arithmetic/Boolean Masking Conversions -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Automatic Program Instrumentation for Automatic Verification -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Instrumentation Framework -- 2.1 The Core Language…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…: Minority Ethnic Children Reflect on the Need for Minority Ethnic Teachers -- 14.1 Introduction and Literature Review -- 14.2 Methodology -- 14.3 Findings -- 14.3.1 A Lack of Teacher Diversity -- 14.3.2 Desire for a More Diverse Teaching Staff -- 14.3.3 Relationships with Teachers -- 14.3.4 Becoming a Teacher in Ireland -- 14.4 Discussion and Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 15: Creating Inclusive Communities: Preparing the University for a Cohort of Deaf-Sign Language Users in Initial Teacher Education -- 15.1 Introduction and Literature Review -- 15.2 Methodology -- 15.3 Findings -- 15.3.1 Motivation for Participating -- 15.3.2 Effectiveness of the Activities -- 15.4 Discussion and Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 16: LGBTQI + Teachers in Ireland: Dilemmas of Visibility, Age-Appropriateness and Religion across a Period of Rapid Legislative Change -- 16.1 Introduction and Literature Review -- 16.2 Methodology -- 16.3 Findings -- 16.3.1 Heteronormative Politics of Visibility and Legitimacy -- 16.3.2 Childhood Innocence, Age-Appropriateness and Student/Teacher Boundaries -- 16.3.3 Religious Structures and Identifications -- 16.4 Discussion and Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Chapter 17: Supporting Mature Students in Primary Teacher Education: A Framework of Care -- 17.1 Introduction and Literature Review -- 17.2 Methodology -- 17.3 Findings -- 17.3.1 Educational Histories and Early Disappointments…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…A few remarks on earlier research, concepts, and method -- 2.1 Some theoretical background -- 2.2 Turn-initial position and turn-constructional units -- 2.3 Topic, activity framework, and overall structural organization -- 2.4 Data and method -- 3. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Building with Java and Spring Boot -- Introducing Java -- Writing a Java app -- Introducing JSPs and servlets -- Introducing Spring and Spring Boot -- A simple Spring Boot web app -- Introducing .NET -- Generating a Hello World web app -- Using Python web app frameworks -- Django -- Flask -- Reviewing the roadmap -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Writing Less Code - CMSs, No-Code Solutions, and Generative AI -- Introducing WordPress -- Key features -- Understanding the technical perspective -- Getting to know Drupal -- Key features -- Understanding the technical perspective -- Throwing away coding altogether - "no-code" solutions -- Introducing some popular no-code solutions -- Utilizing artificial intelligence -- Generative AI -- GitHub Copilot -- Reviewing the roadmap -- Summary -- Part 3: Getting and Keeping a Job and Growing a Career -- Chapter 9: Landing Your First Job -- Understanding the FAANG/non-FAANG divide -- Calibrating your FAANG expectations -- Comparing tech companies to non-tech companies -- Using the web to become a web developer! …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Implementing sprinting -- Adding reverb zones -- Deeper SOLID refactoring -- Summary -- Part 5: Enhancing and Finishing Games -- Chapter 13: Implementing AI with Sensors, Behavior Trees, and ML-Agents -- Technical requirements -- Refactoring the 2D enemy systems to 3D with NavMesh -- Importing scripts from the 2D project -- Refactoring the PatrolWaypoints class for NavMesh -- Configuring the enemy NavMesh Agent (Prefab) -- Adding waypoints to the level and testing -- Dynamic enemies with sensors and behavior trees -- Creating sensory behaviors -- Wrangling behaviors with a behavior tree -- Introducing ML with ML-Agents -- Navigating training efficiency with NavMesh -- Examining an ML-Agents setup -- Summary -- Chapter 14: Entering Mixed Reality with the XR Interaction Toolkit -- Technical requirements -- Introduction to MR and development frameworks -- XR Interaction Toolkit (XRI) -- AR Foundation -- OpenXR: Meta package -- Designing a boss room -- Setting up the physical space -- Creating the Unity project -- Laying out the boss room scene -- Working with AR planes (AR Foundation) -- Spawning using planes with AR Plane Manager -- Instantiating on a table plane -- Instantiating using the floor plane -- Instantiating with wall planes -- Toggling MR visuals with XR Input -- Placing interactable objects in the world -- Making objects XR interactables -- Placing the modules in the room -- Making the module slots interactable -- Configuring the laser gun -- Implementing the boss room mechanics -- Solving the crystal modules puzzle -- Spawning enemies -- Completing the game loop -- Summary -- Chapter 15: Finishing Games with Commercial Viability -- Technical requirements -- Introducing GaaS - UGS -- Introducing Unity DevOps -- Introducing Unity LiveOps -- Safeguarding your investment! …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Planning for software configuration management -- Planning for ClearCase and ClearQuest -- Writing an SCM plan -- Introduction -- Purpose -- Scope -- Definitions, acronyms, and abbreviations -- References -- Overview -- The SCM framework…”