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</P> <b>A comprehensive guide to Fog and Edge applications, architectures, and technologies</b> <p>Recent years have seen the explosive growth of the Internet of Things &#40;IoT&#41;: the internet&#45; connected network of devices that includes everything from personal electronics and home appliances to automobiles and industrial machinery. Responding to the ever&#45;increasing bandwidth demands and privacy concerns of the IoT, Fog and Edge computing concepts have developed to collect, analyze, and process data closer to devices and more efficiently than traditional cloud architecture. <p><i>Fog and Edge Computing: Principles and Paradigms</i>provides a comprehensive overview of the state&#45;of&#45;the&#45;art applications and architectures driving this dynamic field of computing while highlighting potential research directions and emerging technologies. <p>Exploring topics such as developing scalable architectures, moving from closed systems to open systems, and ethical issues rising from data sensing, this timely book addresses both the challenges and opportunities that Fog and Edge computing presents. Contributions from leading IoT experts discuss federating Edge resources, middleware design issues, data management and predictive analysis, smart transportation and surveillance applications, and more. A coordinated and integrated presentation of topics helps readers gain thorough knowledge of the foundations, applications, and issues that are central to Fog and Edge computing. This valuable resource: <ul> <li>Discusses IoT and new computing paradigms in the domain such as Fog, Edge and Mist</li> <li>Provides insights on transitioning from current Cloud&#45;centric and 4G/5G wireless environments to Fog computing</li> <li>Examines methods to optimize virtualized, pooled, and shared resources</li> <li>Identifies potential technical challenges and offers suggestions for possible solutions</li> <li>Discusses major components of Fog and Edge computing architectures such as middleware, interaction protocols, and autonomic management</li> <li>Includes access to a website portal for advanced online resources</li> </ul> <p><i>Fog and Edge Computing: Principles and Paradigms</i>is an essential source of up&#45;to&#45;date information for systems architects, developers, researchers, and advanced undergraduate and graduate students in fields of computer science and engineering.

A unique interreligious dialogue provides needed context for deeper understanding of interfaith relations, from ancient to modern times Freedom is far from straightforward as a topic of comparative theology. While it is often identified with modernity and even postmodernity, freedom has long been an important topic for reflection by both Christians and Muslims, discussed in both the Bible and the Qurʾan. Each faith has a different way of engaging with the idea of freedom shaped by the political context of their beginnings. The New Testament emerged in a region under occupation by the Roman Empire, whereas the Qurʾan was first received in tribal Arabia, a stateless environment with political freedom. Freedom: Christian and Muslim Perspectives , edited by Lucinda Mosher, considers how Christian and Muslim faith communities have historically addressed many facets of freedom. The book presents essays, historical and scriptural texts, and reflections. Topics include God's freedom, human freedom to obey God, autonomy versus heteronomy, autonomy versus self-governance, freedom from incapacitating addiction and desire, hermeneutic or discursive freedom vis-à-vis scripture and tradition, religious and political freedom, and the relationship between personal conviction and public order. The rich insights expressed in this unique interfaith discussion will benefit readers-from students and scholars, to clerics and community leaders, to politicians and policymakers-who will gain a deeper understanding of how these two communities define freedom, how it is treated in both religious and secular texts, and how to make sense of it in the context of our contemporary lives. Freedom: Christian and Muslim Perspectives considers how these two faith communities have historically addressed freedom. Through a series of essays, historical and scriptural texts, and reflections, this unique interreligious dialogue provides needed context for deeper understanding of interfaith relations, from ancient to modern times.