“…The book’s practical review of MLA comprises: Theoretical, conceptual, and methodological background Statistical background The modelling process and presentation of research Tutorials with example datasets Multilevel Modelling for Public Health and Health Services Research: Health in Context is a practical and timely resource for public health and health services researchers, statisticians interested in the relationships between contexts and behaviour, graduate students across these disciplines, and anyone interested in utilising multilevel modelling or multilevel analysis. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Preface xvii -- Acknowledgment xix -- 1 Public Safety Networks from TETRA to Commercial Cellular Networks 1 -- 1.1 Introduction 1 -- 1.2 Evaluation of TETRA and TETRAPOL 3 -- 1.3 Understanding TETRA Modes of Operation 4 -- 1.3.1 TETRA Security 4 -- 1.3.2 Evaluating the Challenge of Data Transmission and Possible Solutions on TETRA Networks 5 -- 1.3.3 Comparing Public Safety Networks to the Commercial Cellular Networks 6 -- 1.3.3.1 Services 6 -- 1.3.3.2 Networks 6 -- 1.3.4 How to Overcome These Differences 7 -- 1.3.4.1 Limitations of TETRA 7 -- 1.3.4.2 Need for Broadband 8 -- 1.4 Unifying the Two Worlds of Public Safety Networks and Commercial Networks 8 -- 1.4.1 User Requirements 8 -- 1.4.2 Public Safety Network Migration 9 -- 1.4.3 Deployment Models 9 -- 1.5 The Transition from TETRA to LTE and the Current Initiatives 10 -- 1.5.1 Network Softwarization 10 -- 1.5.2 LTE Technology for Public Safety Communications 10 -- 1.5.3 LTE as a Public Safety Mobile Broadband Standard 11 -- 1.5.4 Security Enhancements for Public Safety LTE Features 11 -- 1.6 Conclusion 12 -- References 12 -- 2 Public Safety Networks Evolution Toward Broadband and Interoperability 15 -- 2.1 Introduction 15 -- 2.1.1 Communication Technology 15 -- 2.1.2 Wireless Communication Systems 16 -- 2.1.3 Government Involvement 17 -- 2.2 Evolution to Broadband Systems 18 -- 2.2.1 Determining Factors 19 -- 2.2.2 Evolution Process 21 -- 2.2.3 Broadband System Architecture 22 -- 2.2.4 Advantages of Broadband Systems 25 -- 2.3 Interoperability 28 -- 2.3.1 Developing an Interoperability Public Safety System 28 -- 2.3.2 Platform and Technology 29 -- 2.3.3 Benefits of Evolution 32 -- 2.4 Conclusion 33 -- 2.5 Recommendations 34 -- References 35 -- 3 Public Safety Communication Evolution 37 -- 3.1 Introduction 37 -- 3.1.1 Public Safety Network and Emergency Communication Networks 37 -- 3.2 Public Safety Standardization 39 -- 3.3 Evolution of Public Safety Communication 39 -- 3.3.1 Mission-Critical Voice 40 -- 3.3.2 Mission-Critical Data 41.…”

“…"The concept of 'the commons' has been used as a framework to understand resources shared by a community rather than a private entity, and it has also inspired social movements working against the enclosure of public goods and resources. One such resource is free (libre) and open source software (FLOSS). …”

“…"The concept of 'the commons' has been used as a framework to understand resources shared by a community rather than a private entity, and it has also inspired social movements working against the enclosure of public goods and resources. One such resource is free (libre) and open source software (FLOSS). …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 18 Conducting Post-Incident Reviews -- Going beyond Root Cause Analysis -- Stepping through an Incident -- Succeeding at Post-Incident Reviews -- Scheduling it immediately -- Including everyone -- Keeping it blameless -- Reviewing the timeline -- Asking tough questions -- Acknowledging hindsight bias -- Taking notes -- Making a plan -- Part 5 Tooling Your DevOps Practice -- Chapter 19 Adopting New Tools -- Integrating with Open Source Software -- Opening community innovation -- Licensing open source -- Deciding on open source -- Transitioning to New Languages -- Compiling and interpreting languages -- Parallelizing and multithreading -- Programming functionally -- Managing memory -- Choosing languages wisely -- Chapter 20 Managing Distributed Systems -- Working with Monoliths and Microservices -- Choosing a monolithic architecture first -- Evolving to microservices -- Designing Great APIs -- What's in an API -- Focusing on consistent design -- Containers: Much More than Virtual Machines -- Understanding containers and images -- Deploying microservices to containers -- Comparing orchestrators: Harmonize the hive -- Configuring containers -- Monitoring containers: Keeping them alive until you kill them -- Securing containers: These boxes need a lock -- Chapter 21 Migrating to the Cloud -- Automating DevOps in the Cloud -- Taking your DevOps culture to the cloud -- Learning through adoption -- Benefitting from cloud services -- Cumulus, Cirrus, and Steel: Types of Clouds -- Public cloud -- Private cloud -- Hybrid cloud -- Cloud as a Service -- Infrastructure as a Service -- Platform as a Service -- Software as a Service -- Choosing the Best Cloud Service Provider -- Amazon Web Services (AWS) -- Microsoft Azure -- Google Cloud Platform (GCP) -- Finding Tools and Services in the Cloud -- Part 6 The Part of Tens…”