Tabla de Contenidos: “…. -- See also -- Introducing Matplotlib for chart generation -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- See also -- Chapter 3: Next-Generation Sequencing -- Accessing GenBank and moving around NCBI databases -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- See also -- Performing basic sequence analysis -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- See also -- Working with modern sequence formats -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- See also -- Working with alignment data -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- See also -- Extracting data from VCF files -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- There's more... -- See also…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Lee -- CO2 Uptake and Physicochemical Properties of Carbonation-Cured Ternary Blend Portland -- Cement-Metakaolin-Limestone Pastes -- Reprinted from: Materials 2020, 13, 4656, doi:10.3390/ma13204656 291 -- Hyunuk Kang, Nankyoung Lee and Juhyuk Moon -- Elucidation of the Hydration Reaction of UHPC Using the PONKCS Method -- Reprinted from: Materials 2020, 13, 4661, doi:10.3390/ma13204661 305 -- Kwang-Myong Lee, Young-Cheol Choi, Byoungsun Park, Jinkyo F. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Aziz Thermodynamic Analysis of Three Compressed Air Energy Storage Systems: Conventional, Adiabatic, and Hydrogen-Fueled Reprinted from: Energies 2017, 10(7), 1020; doi: 10.3390/en10071020 -- Jichao Hong, Zhenpo Wang and Peng Liu Big-Data-Based Thermal Runaway Prognosis of Battery Systems for Electric Vehicles on Road Reprinted from: Energies 2017, 10(7), 919; doi: 10.3390/en10070919 -- Xiaogang Wu and Tianze Wang Optimization of Battery Capacity Decay for Semi-Active Hybrid Energy Storage System Equipped on Electric City Bus Reprinted from: Energies 2017, 10(6), 792; doi: 10.3390/en10060792 -- Chengning Zhang, Xin Jin and Junqiu Li PTC Self-Heating Experiments and Thermal Modeling of Lithium-Ion Battery Pack in Electric Vehicles Reprinted from: Energies 2017, 10(4), 572; doi: 10.3390/en10040572 -- Xiaofeng Ding, Jiawei Cheng and Feida Chen Impact of Silicon Carbide Devices on the Powertrain Systems in Electric Vehicles Reprinted from: Energies 2017, 10(4), 533; doi: 10.3390/en10040533 -- Jing Sun, Guojing Xing and Chenghui Zhang Data-Driven Predictive Torque Coordination Control during Mode Transition Process of Hybrid Electric Vehicles Reprinted from: Energies 2017, 10(4), 441; doi: 10.3390/en10040441 -- Yonggang Liu, Jie Li, Ming Ye, Datong Qin, Yi Zhang and Zhenzhen Lei Optimal Energy Management Strategy for a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Based Grade Information Reprinted from: Energies 2017, 10(4), 412; doi: 10.3390/en10040412 -- Bo Jiang, Haifeng Dai, Xuezhe Wei, Letao Zhu and Zechang Sun Online Reliable Peak Charge/Discharge Power Estimation of Series-Connected Lithium-Ion Battery Packs Reprinted from: Energies 2017, 10(3), 390; doi: 10.3390/en10030390 -- Xiaofeng Ding, Min Du, Jiawei Cheng, Feida Chen, Suping Ren and Hong Guo Impact of Silicon Carbide Devices on the Dynamic Performance of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Drive Systems for Electric Vehicles Reprinted from: Energies 2017, 10(3), 364; doi: 10.3390/en10030364 -- Sebastian Kuboth, Andreas König-Haagen and Dieter Brüggemann Numerical Analysis of Shell-and-Tube Type Latent Thermal Energy Storage Performance with Different Arrangements of Circular Fins Reprinted from: Energies 2017, 10(3), 274; doi: 10.3390/en10030274 -- Yunlong Shang, Qi Zhang, Naxin Cui and Chenghui Zhang A Cell-to-cell Equalizer Based on Three-Resonant-State Switched-Capacitor Converters for Series- Connected Battery Strings Reprinted from: Energies 2017, 10(2), 206; doi: 10.3390/en10020206 -- Xin Wang, Jun Yang, Lei Chen and Jifeng He Application of Liquid Hydrogen with SMES for Efficient Use of Renewable Energy in the Energy Internet Reprinted from: Energies 2017, 10(2), 185; doi: 10.3390/en10020185 -- Zijie Wang, Baoshan Zhu, Xuhe Wang and Daqing Qin Pressure Fluctuations in the S-Shaped Region of a Reversible Pump-Turbine Reprinted from: Energies 2017, 10(1), 96; doi: 10.3390/en10010096 -- Jiangong Zhu, Zechang Sun, Xuezhe Wei and Haifeng Dai Battery Internal Temperature Estimation for LiFePO. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- End-to-End Framework in Support of Virtual Design-EngineeringManufacturing-Construction Space Exploration -- Accuracy Aspects when Transforming a Boundary Representation of Solids into a Tetrahedral Space Partition -- The influence of topology optimisation's design space-from shell to volume-on the generation of structural systems -- Qualifying spatial information for underground volumes -- An algorithmic BIM approach to advance concrete printing -- A methodological approach to generate robot control algorithms from BIMModels -- Multi-Level LoD Parametric Design Approach in AEC for Robot-Oriented Construction -- Design and implementation of an optimal sensor system as part of a Digital Twin for a rotary bending machine -- The Effects of Fracture Energy on the Interfacial Strength of Self-Healing Concrete -- A Performance Metric for the Evaluation of Thermal Anomaly Identification with Ill-Defined Ground Truth -- Areas of Interest -- Semantic description of component locations for damage assessment -- Deep Neural Networks for visual bridge inspections and defect visualisation in Civil Engineering -- Automated decision making in structural health monitoring using explainable artificial intelligence -- VOX2BIM -- A Fast Method for Automated Point Cloud Segmentation -- Automated Generation of Railway Track Geometric Digital Twins (RailGDT) from Airborne LiDAR Data -- Deriving Digital Twin Models of Existing Bridges from Point Cloud Data Using Parametric Models and Metaheuristic Algorithms -- Building a balanced and well-rounded dataset for railway asset detection -- Panorama-to-digital twin registration using semantic features -- AI-based thermal bridge detection of building rooftops on district scale using aerial images -- Image Captioning in Chinese for Construction Activity Scenes Understanding Using a Pre-trained Cross-modal Language Model -- Process Pattern-based Hybrid Simulation for Emission Estimation of the Construction Processes -- Automatic image analysis of mineral construction and demolition waste (CDW) using machine learning methods and deep learning -- Fast Crack Detection Using Convolutional Neural Network -- An Integrated Computational GIS Platform for UAV-based Remote Building Façade Inspection -- A Computer Vision Approach for Building Facade Component Segmentation on 3D Point Cloud Models Reconstructed by Aerial Images -- Feasibility Study of Urban Flood Mapping Using Traffic Signs for Route Optimization -- Developing indicators for measuring the effectiveness of visualizations applied in construction safety management using eye-tracking -- Real-time LiDAR for Monitoring Construction Worker Presence Near Hazards and in Work Areas in a Virtual Reality Environment…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Improving Asphalt Mixture Performance by Partially Replacing Bitumen with Waste Motor Oil and Elastomer Modifiers doi: 10.3390/app7080794 -- Cesare Oliviero Rossi, Saltanat Ashimova, Pietro Calandra, Maria Penelope De Santo and Ruggero Angelico Mechanical Resilience of Modified Bitumen at Different Cooling Rates: A Rheological and Atomic Force Microscopy Investigation doi: 10.3390/app7080779 -- Yue Hou, Linbing Wang, Dawei Wang, Xin Qu and Jiangfeng Wu Using a Molecular Dynamics Simulation to Investigate Asphalt Nano-Cracking under External Loading Conditions doi: 10.3390/app7080770 -- Farzaneh Tahmoorian, Bijan Samali, Vivian W.Y. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…L'ordine del discorso, pubblico e privato, del padre fondatore della filosofia anarchica -- 3.3.1 Squarci e regolarità: rivoluzioni e piani educativi del circolo di Shelley -- 3.4 Desideri di sé: Claire-Clare, e i vertici dell'amore romantico -- 3.5 Fu vera gloria? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Delitos especiales de funcionarios públicos, sociedades mercantiles y medio ambiente / Jesús-María Silva Sánchez -- Del Derecho penal al Derecho administrativo del enemigo: la legislación de extranjería en España como ejemplo / Ángeles Solanes Corella -- Conductas omisivas de funcionarios inspectores (en especial, en materia medioambiental y urbanística) / Carmen Tomás-Valiente Lanuza -- Algunos aspectos críticos sobre la aplicación de las normas comunitarias para la represión de la pesca ilegal y su incidencia en el ámbito penal / Inma Valeije Álvarez -- Populismo punitivo y quiebra del principio de legalidad / Clara Viana Ballester -- Decomiso en delitos sobre la ordenación del territorio y el urbanismo / Caty Vidales Rodríguez -- Status Libertatis / Tomás Salvador Vives Antón…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction to Tactics -- Next Frontier of Entrepreneurship Education -- Context of Theory, Practice, and Tactics -- Rooted in First Principles -- Investing in Individuals, Not Startups -- Founder-Led Everything: Wearing Many Hats -- It's Never Too Late to Leverage These Tactics -- Field Manual No. 22-100 -- Experimentation Mindset: Get Your Lab Coat -- Tactical Stages -- Stage 1: Foundations -- Stage 2: Market Testing -- Stage 3: Product Development -- Stage 4: Resource Acquisition -- How to Use This Book -- Output -- Additional Resources -- Stage 1 Foundations -- Tactic 1 Goals: Operational Goals and KPIs-Charting the Course to Major Milestones -- In This Tactic, You Will: -- Breaking Down the Vision -- Why New Ventures Need Goals -- Setting the Right Goals -- Methodologies -- Tracking Goals with Metrics and KPIs -- Value of Assigning Ownership -- Accountability: Recurring Check-in Meetings -- Activities and To-Do Lists -- Reevaluating at Regular Intervals and Resource Changes -- Example -- ReHome -- Summary -- Tactic 2 Systems: Startup Tooling and Systems -- In This Tactic, You Will: -- Goals Are Only as Good as the Systems -- Must-Have Systems for Startups -- Finding Flexibility: Startup versus Corporate Tools and Systems -- Keeping It Simple -- Planned Obsolescence -- Signs It's Time to Transition -- Avoid Overinvesting in Trials -- Applying Metcalfe's Law: Building Alignment on Tools and Systems Among Your Team -- Example -- Oceanworks -- Summary -- Stage 2 Market Testing -- Tactic 3 Market Research: Advanced Primary and Secondary Market Research-Quantifying Qualitative Research -- In This Tactic, You Will: -- PMR Never Ends -- Focus on Qualitative PMR -- Putting the Process in Place -- Maintaining Your Pool of Participants…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Placing the final pieces of the Creative Assist puzzle -- Discovering SCN (Scene) Modes -- Accessing Scene modes -- Reviewing the scene modes -- Adjusting camera settings in SCN mode -- Part 2 Taking Creative Control -- Chapter 4 Taking Charge of Exposure -- Introducing the Exposure Trio: Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO -- Aperture affects depth of field -- Shutter speed affects motion blur -- ISO affects image noise -- Doing the exposure balancing act -- Stepping Up to Advanced Shooting Modes (P, Tv, Av, and M) -- Monitoring Exposure Settings -- Choosing an Exposure Metering Mode -- Setting ISO, Aperture, and Shutter Speed -- Controlling ISO -- Adjusting aperture and shutter speed -- Exploring Exposure-Correction Tools -- Overriding autoexposure results with Exposure Compensation -- Improving high-contrast shots with Highlight Tone Priority -- Trying Auto Lighting Optimizer -- Looking at a few other exposure solutions -- Locking Autoexposure Settings -- Bracketing Exposures Automatically -- HDR Mode shooting -- Using Autoexposure Bracketing (AEB) -- Chapter 5 Controlling Focus and Depth of Field -- Choosing Auto or Manual Focus -- Disabling the Touch Shutter -- Mastering the Autofocus System -- AF Operation: Focus lock or continuous focus adjustment? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Technical requirements -- Understanding and conceptualizing the system -- Designing the propulsion system -- Selection criteria for motor and propeller combination -- Characteristics of motors to be used -- Motor specifications and thrust charts -- Motor and propeller selection -- Battery selection -- Calculating the flight time (endurance) -- Designing and developing the airframe -- Developing the control system -- Electronic speed controllers and flight controllers -- Flight controller -- Selecting the navigation and communication systems -- Communication systems -- Integrated GCS system with communicating devices -- Selection of GPS and navigation system -- Summary -- Part 2: System Conceptualization and Avionics Development -- Chapter 5: The Application of Sensors and IMUs in Drones -- The inertial measurement unit and its role -- Composition of an IMU -- Use of IMUs in unmanned systems -- The barometer and its role -- How does it work? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Antofagasta's recent rise in unemployment has created a stark economic challenge offsetting the region's demographic advantage -- Regional economic trends -- Antofagasta is thriving, with the mining sector fuelling robust economic growth in the region -- Yet, the region is still not using all of the wealth generated to improve living standards at a faster pace -- With a solid foundation in mining, Antofagasta's economy needs to steadily diversify and expand into new sectors to sustain its growth -- Despite mining's dominance, Antofagasta's employment allocation has shown signs of diversification, particularly into public services and hospitality -- Antofagasta, the productivity powerhouse amidst an extractive economy -- Antofagasta's level of formal employment, when compared to Chile, displays less dependence on informal self-employment -- Well-being in Antofagasta region -- Quality of life in the region of Antofagasta -- Snapshot of quality of life in the different subregions of Antofagasta -- Community dimension -- Environmental dimension -- A snapshot of well-being in Indigenous communities -- Annex 2.A. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Robinson -- La razón de cada cual -- Cuestión de civilidad -- Ya que el Dr. Lazo se empeña... -- Las ideas en la enseñanza -- Hechos y opiniones -- Las razones de un movimiento (Respuesta a Carlos Márquez Sterling) -- Defensa de un manifiesto -- Final de una defensa -- La polémica y su «relajo» -- La semilla y la fronda (Con motivo de dos alusiones) -- Las formas y la sustancia (Defensa a una «opinión disidente») -- Dicciones y contradicciones -- Positivismo y metafísica en Ortega -- Réplica a un joven impugnador -- Una puntualización necesaria -- Para alusiones... -- Respuesta a buenos entendedores -- Compromiso con la verdad entera (Réplica a un joven discrepante)…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…MONEY MATTERS IN EPILEPSY -- INTRODUCTION -- COST -- Direct cost -- Indirect cost -- Intangible cost -- CONSEQUENCE (BENEFIT) -- PERSPECTIVE -- COST OF ILLNESS STUDIES (COI) -- SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN EVALUATING COST OF EPILEPSY -- GENERAL TOOLS OF ECONOMIC EVALUATION -- Cost Benefit Analysis -- Cost Effectiveness Analysis -- Cost Utility Analysis (CUA) -- Cost Minimization Analysis (CMA) -- PHARMACO-ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF EPILEPSY -- COMPARISON OF NEWER AEDS AGAINST CONVENTIONAL AEDS -- ACQUISITION COST MAY NOT REFLECT THE OVERALL COST -- ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF EPILEPSY: SCENARIO IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- COST OF EPILEPSY CARE IN INDIA -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX E Committee and Staff Biographies -- STUDY STAFF -- Glossary -- EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TERMS -- Acronyms…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Prevention of Micronutrient Deficiencies -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Prevention of Micronutrient Deficiencies Tools for Policymakers and Public Health Workers -- 1 Summary -- PROJECT CHARGE -- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Findings -- Recommendations -- 2 Key Elements in the Design and Implementation of Micronutrient Interventions -- THE IMPORTANCE OF IRON, VITAMIN A, AND IODINE TO HEALTH -- Iron -- Vitamin A -- Iodine -- THE CONTINUUM OF POPULATION RISK -- OPTIONS FOR SUCCESSFUL INTERVENTIONS -- Supplementation -- Fortification -- Food-Based Approaches -- Other Public Health Control Measures -- COSTS OF INTERVENTIONS -- FEASIBILITY OF INVOLVING KEY SOCIETAL SECTORS IN THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MICRONUTRIENT IN ... -- ELEMENTS OF SUCCESSFUL INTERVENTIONS ACROSS THE CONTINUUM OF POPULATION RISK -- Interventions for Level IV Populations -- Interventions for Level III Populations -- Interventions for Level II Populations -- INTERVENTIONS FOR LEVEL I POPULATIONS -- Balancing Approaches to Country-Specific Circumstances -- Coordinating Interventions Across Micronutrients -- COMMON ELEMENTS OF SUCCESSFUL MICRONUTRIENT INTERVENTIONS -- Political Will/Stability -- Strategic and Program Planning -- Community Involvement, Participation, and Consumer Demand -- Physical and Administrative Infrastructure -- Communications Strategies -- Use of Appropriate Vehicle -- Sustainability -- Information Systems, Monitoring, and Evaluation -- Biological Indicators -- Background Papers -- 3 Prevention of Iron Deficiency -- DIAGNOSIS OF IRON DEFICIENCY AND ANEMIA -- CAUSES OF IRON DEFICIENCY -- IRON EXCESS -- PREVENTION OF IRON DEFICIENCY IN AT-RISK GROUPS -- Infancy -- Preschool Children (3 to &lt -- 7 Years of Age) -- School-Age Children and Adolescents -- Women of Childbearing Age -- Pregnant Women…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…E Technical Notes on the Recalculation Exercise: Supplement to Chapter 3 -- Births Unwanted at Conception -- Births Mistimed at Conception -- F Summaries of Evaluated Programs: Supplement to Chapter 8 -- Community of Caring -- Primary Reference: -- Condom Mailing Program -- Primary Reference: -- Elmira Nurse Home Visiting Program -- Primary References: -- Facts and Feelings -- Primary Reference: -- Girls Incorporated Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy -- Primary References: -- Group Cognitive Behavior Curriculum -- Primary References: -- McCabe Center -- Primary References: -- New Chance -- Primary References: -- The Ounce of Prevention Fund's Parents Too Soon Program -- Primary Reference: -- Postponing Sexual Involvement -- Primary References: -- Project Redirection -- Primary References: -- Project Taking Charge -- Primary References: -- Reducing the Risk -- Primary References: -- Reproductive Health Screening of Male Adolescents -- Primary References: -- School/Community Program for Sexual Risk Reduction Among Teens -- Primary References: -- Self Center -- Primary References: -- Six School-Based Clinics -- Primary Reference: -- St. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Health Data in the Information Age -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- THE PROBLEM -- INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE STUDY -- USES AND USERS OF INFORMATION IN HDOS -- Databases -- Key Attributes of Databases -- Other Characteristics of Databases -- Ensuring the Quality of Data -- PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF DATA ON HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND PRACTITIONERS -- Key Factors in Public Disclosure -- Analyses and Disclosure of Results -- Describing Analytic Methods -- Minimizing Potential Harms -- Releasing Data -- STRENGTHENING QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS THROUGH DATA FEEDBACK -- CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVACY OF PERSONAL DATA -- Privacy and Privacy Rights -- Privacy Rights -- Confidentiality -- Security -- A National Identification System or Dossier -- Personal Identifiers and the Social Security Number -- An "Ideal" Identifier -- Relevance to HDOs of Existing Laws on Confidentiality and Privacy -- Recommendations Regarding Protection of Patient and Person-identifiable Data -- Preemptive Legislation -- Data Protection Units -- Release of Person-Identified Data -- Policies Relating to Access and Disclosure -- Universal Person-Identifiers -- THE FUTURE -- 1 Introduction -- ADVANCING THE PROSPECTS FOR COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH DATABASES AND NETWORKS -- The Problem -- The Opportunity -- HEALTH DATABASE ORGANIZATIONS -- THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE STUDY -- The Study Committee and Its Charge -- Questions Confronting the Study Committee -- STUDY ACTIVITIES -- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- COMMENT -- 2 Health Databases and Health Database Organizations: Uses, Benefits, and Concerns -- DEFINITIONS -- Database -- Key Attributes of Databases -- Other Characteristics of Databases -- Data Network -- Health Database Organization -- The Concept of HDOs -- HDOs Under Development -- THE BENEFITS OF HEALTH DATABASES -- Broad-based Benefits…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…D Centers -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- Agency for Health Care Policy and Research -- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs -- U.S. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Classifying and measuring strengths of character / Christopher Peterson and Nansook Park -- 5. Positive psychology applications / P. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Su repercusión en el convento del Carmen Calzado de Valladolid / Ana Cristina Valero Collantes ; La desamortización ejemplificada en Sepúlveda (Segovia) / Antonio Linage Conde ; Obras de devoción Josefina recuperadas en la provincia de Palencia tras las distintas desamortizaciones: Crónica de un "reciclaje" / Sandra de Arriba Cantero ; El monasterio de Guadalupe: De Real Santuario a despojo nacional (1808-1835) / Antonio Ramiro Chico ; El expolio del Monasterio de Yuste (Cáceres) / Teodoro Martín Martín ; Desamortización de pinturas, libros y "alajas" de los conventos suprimidos en Valencia (1835-1837) / Carmen Rodrigo Zarzosa ; La génesis del Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia y la polémica en torno a los bienes desamortizados a través de la prensa valenciana / Ester Alba Pagán ; La enajenación de las campanas de los conventos suprimidos en Murcia en la desamortización de Mendizábal (1836-1840) / María Teresa López García ; El desamortizado y extinto convento de las Cinco Llagas de San Francisco, de Jumilla (Murcia): la dispersión y pérdida de su legado artístico / Francisco Javier Delicado Martínez ; Convento San Agustín y colegio Santo Tomás de Villanueva en Zaragoza y la desamortización / Fernando Campo del Pozo ; Exclaustración y desamortización en los conventos de agustinos de Menorca / Guillermo Pons Pons ; Convento de Santa Clara de Balaguer (LLeida) en el siglo XIX / María Victoria Triviño ; Notas para el estudio de la desamortización del patrimonio cultural de la Iglesia en la provincia de A Coruña: El Convento de Franciscanos Terceros de Santa Catalina de Montefaro / Mercedes López Picher…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…8.1 Introduction 179 -- 8.2 Scenario and Application 182 -- 8.2.1 Concept Definition 182 -- 8.2.2 Fog-enabled IoT Application 184 -- 8.2.3 Characteristics and Open Challenges 185 -- 8.2.4 Orchestration Requirements 187 -- 8.3 Architecture: A Software-Defined Perspective 188 -- 8.3.1 Solution Overview 188 -- 8.3.2 Software-Defined Architecture 189 -- 8.4 Orchestration 191 -- 8.4.1 Resource Filtering and Assignment 192 -- 8.4.2 Component Selection and Placement 194 -- 8.4.3 Dynamic Orchestration with Runtime QoS 195 -- 8.4.4 Systematic Data-Driven Optimization 196 -- 8.4.5 Machine-Learning for Orchestration 197 -- 8.5 Fog Simulation 198 -- 8.5.1 Overview 198 -- 8.5.2 Simulation for IoT Application in Fog 199 -- 8.5.3 Simulation for Fog Orchestration 201 -- 8.6 Early Experience 202 -- 8.6.1 Simulation-Based Orchestration 202 -- 8.6.2 Orchestration in Container-Based Systems 206 -- 8.7 Discussion 207 -- 8.8 Conclusion 208 -- Acknowledgment 208 -- References 208 -- 9 A Decentralized Adaptation System for QoS Optimization 213 /Nanxi Chen, Fan Li, Gary White, Siobh©Łn Clarke, and Yang Yang -- 9.1 Introduction 213 -- 9.2 State of the Art 217 -- 9.2.1 QoS-aware Service Composition 217 -- 9.2.2 SLA (Re-)negotiation 219 -- 9.2.3 Service Monitoring 221 -- 9.3 Fog Service Delivery Model and AdaptFog 224 -- 9.3.1 AdaptFog Architecture 224 -- 9.3.2 Service Performance Validation 227 -- 9.3.3 Runtime QoS Monitoring 232 -- 9.3.4 Fog-to-Fog Service Level Renegotiation 235 -- 9.4 Conclusion and Open Issues 240 -- References 240 -- 10 Efficient Task Scheduling for Performance Optimization 249 /Yang Yang, Shuang Zhao, Kunlun Wang, and Zening Liu -- 10.1 Introduction 249 -- 10.2 Individual Delay-minimization Task Scheduling 251 -- 10.2.1 System Model 251 -- 10.2.2 Problem Formulation 251 -- 10.2.3 POMT Algorithm 253 -- 10.3 Energy-efficient Task Scheduling 255 -- 10.3.1 Fog Computing Network 255 -- 10.3.2 Medium Access Protocol 257 -- 10.3.3 Energy Efficiency 257 -- 10.3.4 Problem Properties 258.…”