Provides extensive coverage of standardized QoS technologies for fixed and mobile ultra-broadband networks and services--bringing together technical, regulation, and business aspects The Quality of Service (QoS) has been mandatory for traditional telecommunication services such as telephony (voice) and television (TV) since the first half of the past century, however, with the convergence of telecommunication networks and services onto Internet technologies, the QoS provision remains a big challenge for all ICT services, not only for traditional ones. This book covers the standardized QoS technologies for fixed and mobile ultra-broadband networks and services, including the business aspects and QoS regulation framework, which all will have high impact on the ICTs in the current and the following decade. QoS for Fixed and Mobile Ultra-Broadband starts by introducing readers to the telecommunications field and the technology, and the many aspects of both QoS and QoE (Quality of Experience). The next chapter devotes itself to Internet QoS, starting with an overview of numerous technology protocols and finishing with business and regulatory aspects. The next three chapters look at QoS in NGN and Future Networks, QoS for fixed ultra-broadband, and QoS for mobile ultra-broadband. The book also provides readers with in-depth accounts of services in fixed and mobile ultra-broadband; broadband QoS parameters, KPIs, and measurements; network neutrality; and the QoS regulatory framework. * Comprehensively covers every aspect of QoS technology for fixed and mobile ultra-broadband networks and services, including the technology, the many regulations, and their applications in business * Explains how the QoS is transiting from the traditional telecom world to an all-IP world * Presents all the fundamentals of QoS regulation, as well as SLA regulation QoS for Fixed and Mobile Ultra-Broadband is an excellent resource for managers, engineers, and employees from regulators, ICT government organizations, telecommunication companies (operators, service providers), ICT companies, and industry. It is also a good book for students and professors from academia who are interested in understanding, implementation, and regulation of QoS for fixed and mobile ultra-broadband.
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<i>Robust and Fault-Tolerant Control</i> proposes novel automatic control strategies for nonlinear systems developed by means of artificial neural networks and pays special attention to robust and fault-tolerant approaches. The book discusses robustness and fault tolerance in the context of model predictive control, fault accommodation and reconfiguration, and iterative learning control strategies. Expanding on its theoretical deliberations the monograph includes many case studies demonstrating how the proposed approaches work in practice. The most important features of the book include: <div> <ul> <li>a comprehensive review of neural network architectures with possible applications in system modelling and control;<br></li> <li>a concise introduction to robust and fault-tolerant control;<br></li> <li>step-by-step presentation of the control approaches proposed;<br></li> <li>an abundance of case studies illustrating the important steps in designing robust and fault-tolerant control; and<br></li> <li>a large number of figures and tables facilitating the performance analysis of the control approaches described.<br></li> </ul> </div> <div> The material presented in this book will be useful for researchers and engineers who wish to avoid spending excessive time in searching neural-network-based control solutions. It is written for electrical, computer science and automatic control engineers interested in control theory and their applications. This monograph will also interest postgraduate students engaged in self-study of nonlinear robust and fault-tolerant control. </div>
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<div> Efficient and effective transportation networks are backbones to modern societies. Methodologically, their design has mainly been driven by optimization approaches oftentimes with a strong cost focus. Their strategic planning, however, should go beyond detailed cost analysis and identify other key decision drivers. </div> <div> <br> </div> <div> Transportation network centrality describes the appearance of a network; hence is crucial for network design. Anne Paul develops a strategic approach to transportation network design by conceptualizing transportation network centrality and relating it to the performance and quality of transportation networks. Consequently, the concept of network centrality serves to support decisions in strategic network design. A practical implementation of this approach is provided, demonstrating its feasibility.  </div> <div> <br> </div> <div> Potential readers include scholars and practitioners from logistics, supply chain management, and operational research with an interest in strategic transportation network design. </div>
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Mit Corona wurden Lehrende vor die Herausforderung gestellt, ihre Lernenden digital zu unterrichten. Vor allem Lehrkräfte, die sich bevorzugt analog auf ihren Unterricht vorbereitet haben, standen vor enormen Herausforderungen. Es gibt eine Unzahl an Apps, die versprechen, Lehrenden zu helfen, Zeit bei der Vorbereitung des Unterrichts zu sparen und ansprechende Unterrichtsmaterialien mit wenigen Klicks zu erstellen. Welches Webtool hält was es verspricht und wie Google for Education eingesetzt werden könnte, beschreibt dieser Taschencoach. Ein Guide führt durch die einzelnen Module von Google und die beliebtesten Apps für den Hybridunterricht. Einfach erklärt, mit Hinweisen zu Datenschutz und Medienzeit.
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Hello, I'm Sarah. What should your future look like? What should the future of humanity look like? Do you sometimes doubt whether politicians can reconcile the two? Come with me on my journey through one life among many in the new world. Experience with me how old problems are solved and how humanity becomes happier together. Be curious to find out which innovations can save our future. Look forward to the hope of being able to achieve anything in life as long as you vote your goals with the public. My life in the new world shows you how the non-fiction series "Handover of Power" could be implemented in the reality of the near future. Please help me and find your truth in this novel. Summary The book gives you hope for a great future without our current political problems. Climate change, war, debt, terrorism, dictatorship, poverty, hunger are disappearing worldwide. It offers many world firsts, including: First political non-fiction series also available as a novel. 3 forms of government and 4 economic systems operating simultaneously in one country. With your purchase, if desired, you will gain access to the network that wants to save the world. We have a plan for 200 years that everyone can have a say in implementing. Everything can, nothing must. Hints This novel is a summary of the non-fiction series called "Handover of Power - European Version" by Andreas Seidl. All references in the text are endnotes, indicating the number and title of appropriate volumes and chapters. In the novel, Germany is exemplary for every country in the world. These developments could take place anywhere, but the author knows Germany best. Trigger warning Drug use, homophobia, suicide, child abuse (domestic violence), racism Please try to approach my texts with an open mind, because I am only interested in how all people could live together in peace. If you feel fear or hatred, you may have understood something from an opposing point of view or I may have worded it inappropriately. Hopefully reading this will bring you new ideas that will give you hope of making the best of every situation.
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<div> Dieses Buch begründet aus den Perspektiven der Neuropsychologie, der Wirtschaftsethik, der Finanz- und Bankenwissenschaft sowie der Nichtregierungsorganisation Tax Justice Network, warum wir eine (neue) Finanzethik und Steuergerechtigkeit brauchen und wie diese gestaltet sein sollte. </div> <div> <br> </div> <div> <b>Finanzethik</b> </div> <div> Die Entwicklung der Finanzmärkte in den letzten Jahrzehnten, einschließlich der Finanzkrise 2008, macht eine profunde Erforschung der ihnen zugrundeliegenden Psychologie, einschließlich der Werte und Normen erforderlich. Es werden die Ergebnisse neuropsychologischer Forschung vorgestellt, die das in den Wirtschaftswissenschaften vorherrschende Verhaltensmodell Homo oeconomicus zu Fall bringen müssten. Zudem wird das deutsche Finanzsystem analysiert: Es hat in den letzten beiden Jahrzehnten einen Wandel erfahren und dabei seine Konsistenz verloren, was zu einer Verschlechterung seines Funktionierens führte. Um verantwortliches Handeln zu schaffen, bedarf es ethischer Leitlinien für die verantwortlichen Akteure in Politik und Wirtschaft. Es wird außerdem die Frage erörtert, inwieweit eine Revitalisierung der Sozialen Marktwirtschaft zur Lösung der genannten Probleme beitragen könnte. </div> <div> <br> </div> <div> <b>Steuergerechtigkeit </b> </div> <div> Die Gleichheit der Besteuerung ist nicht mehr gegeben. Sie orientiert sich längst nicht mehr an der wirtschaftlichen Leistungsfähigkeit der Steuerzahler (Leistungsfähigkeitsprinzip) noch daran, dass die Steuer folgerichtig ausgestaltet ist (Folgerichtigkeitsprinzip). Die Ausnutzung mehr oder weniger legaler „Schlupflöcher“ durch international agierende Privatpersonen und Unternehmen ist heute ein lukratives Geschäftsmodell von Banken, Steuerbüros und Anwaltskanzleien. Der Steuerunterbietungswettbewerb einzelner Staaten trägt wesentlich dazu bei – Stichwort „Steueroasen“ – und führt zu extrem unterschiedlichen Wettbewerbsbedingungen für nationale und internationale Unternehmen. Durch sozialen Vergleich führt das Steuervermeidungsverhalten einzelner außerdem zur Verschlechterung der Steuermoral insgesamt. </div> <div> <br> </div> <div> Das interdisziplinäre Wissenschaftsteam Finanzethik & Steuergerechtigkeit des Frankfurter Zukunftsrats hat zur Lösung dieser Probleme Lösungsvorschläge und Handlungsempfehlungen für Politik und Wirtschaft sowie Steuerzahler erarbeitet, die es in diesem Buch vorstellt. </div>
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<div> “This timely book provides insight into the changing role of the ‘hospital’ in the face of technological, organizational innovation and ever-tightening health budgets.” </div> <div> James Barlow, Imperial College Business School, UK </div> <div> <br> </div> <div> “This book covers various relevant aspects of the hospital in different states and contexts. Underlining the importance of business models for future hospitals, this publication presents models of care from a historic and a current perspective.  All authors possess a deep insight into different health care systems, not only as scholars but as experts working for world-renowned health policy institutions such as the World Health Organization, the World Bank or the European Observatory for Health Systems.” </div> <div> Siegfried Walch, Management Center Innsbruck, Austria </div> <div> <br> </div> <div> <div> “For an organisation like mine, representing those involved in the strategic planning of healthcare infrastructure, this book provides invaluable insights into what really matters – now and for the future – in the complex and contentious field of hospital development.” </div> <div> Jonathan Erskine, European Health Property Network, Netherlands </div> </div> <div> <br> </div> <div> This book seeks to reframe current policy discussions on hospitals. Healthcare services turn expensive economic resources—people, capital, pharmaceuticals, energy, materials—into care and cure. Hospitals concentrate the use and the cost of these resources, particularly highly-trained people, expensive capital, and embedded technologies. But other areas of health, such as public health and primary care, seem to attract more attention and affection, at least within the health policy community. How to make sense of this paradox? Hospitals choose, or are assigned, to deliver certain parts of care packages. They are organised to do this via “business models”. These necessarily incorporate models of care – the processes of dealing with patients. The activity needs to be governed, in the widest senses. Rational decisions need to be taken about both the care and the resources to be used. This book pulls these elements together, to stimulate a debate. </div>
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The Persian Empire's expansion was not merely military conquest—it was a deliberate system of governance that transformed how empires functioned. This book examines how Achaemenid rulers created administrative frameworks that allowed diverse cultures to coexist under central authority, from the satrapy system to the Royal Road network. Drawing on archaeological evidence, administrative texts, and material culture, the narrative traces how Persian power operated through infrastructure, communication, and strategic cultural tolerance. Rather than imposing uniform rule, Persian administrators adapted governance to local contexts while maintaining imperial cohesion—a model that influenced later empires. The book explores how expansion decisions reflected economic calculation, defensive strategy, and ideological legitimacy. Through analysis of inscriptions, palace architecture, and provincial records, it reveals the institutional logic behind one of antiquity's most sophisticated political systems. Relevant for understanding how ancient states managed diversity, resources, and territorial control.
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