“…What happens to people not only when the borders they seek to cross become heavily guarded, but also when new borders are drawn straight through the middle of their lives? …”

“…When trainers use games, learners win big. As a trainer interested in game design, you know that games are more effective than lectures. …”

Tabla de Contenidos:

Tabla de Contenidos: “…CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; AUTHORS' NOTE; CHAPTER 1 Signposts: Harbingers of Things to Come; CHAPTER 2 Baby Boomers: The Elephant in the Python; CHAPTER 3 Managing Boomers; CHAPTER 4 Big Bird, Wayne's World, and Home Alone: Signposts for Generation X; CHAPTER 5 Managing Generation X; CHAPTER 6 The Next Elephant in the Python: Signposts for Generation Y; CHAPTER 7 Managing Generation Y; CHAPTER 8 Old Dogs Have Lots to Offer: Signposts for the Traditional Generation; CHAPTER 9 Managing the Traditional Generation; CHAPTER 10 Cell Phones and Hanna Montana: Signposts for the Linkster Generation…”

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: “…-- Local Participation -- 6. Governance of the "Big Five" -- Summary -- Governance of the Big Five Organizations -- Key Financiers of the United Nations System and International Organizations -- The World Bank Group -- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations -- The World Food Programme -- The International Fund for Agricultural Development -- CGIAR -- Collaboration among Rome-Based Agencies -- Partnerships between the World Bank Group and United Nations Agencies -- A Fractionated Record of Donor Evaluations of International Organizations: The Need to Separate the Forest from the Trees -- Evaluating the Governance Processes of the Big Five -- 7. …”

“…InSecTT creates trust in AI-based intelligent systems and solutions as a major part of the AIoT. InSecTT fosters cooperation between big industrial players from various domains, a number of highly innovative SMEs distributed all over Europe and cutting-edge research organizations and universities. …”

“…Co-authored by Stephen Goldsmith, former Mayor of Indianapolis, and current Director of the Innovations in Government Program at the Harvard Kennedy School and Susan Crawford, co-director of Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society.The Responsive City highlights the ways in which leadership, empowered government employees, thoughtful citizens, and 21st century technology can combine to improve government operations and strengthen civic trust. It provides actionable advice while exploring topics like: Visualizing service delivery and predicting improvement Making the work of government employees more meaningful Amplification and coordination of focused citizen engagement Big Data in big cities - stories of surprising successes and enormous potential "-- "This book highlights the ways in which leadership, empowered government employees, thoughtful citizens, and 21st century technology can combine to improve government operations and strengthen civic trust. …”

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“…A continent fragmented through the centuries by wars, border conflicts and cultural diversity. As Europeans, we do not have a common language or a common history, but we do have common roots, needs and ambitions. …”

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