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So much has to be crammed into today's biology courses that basic information on animal groups and their evolutionary origins is often left out. This is particularly true for the invertebrates. The second edition of Janet Moore's An Introduction to the Invertebrates fills this gap by providing a short updated guide to the invertebrate phyla, looking at their diverse forms, functions and evolutionary relationships. This book first introduces evolution and modern methods of tracing it, then considers the distinctive body plan of each invertebrate phylum showing what has evolved, how the animals live, and how they develop. Boxes introduce physiological mechanisms and development. The final chapter explains uses of molecular evidence and presents an up-to-date view of evolutionary history, giving a more certain definition of the relationships between invertebrates. This user-friendly and well-illustrated introduction will be invaluable for all those studying invertebrates.

Invertebrates --- Phyla (Genus) --- Evolution --- Invertebrates. --- Evolution. --- Fog fruit --- Fogfruit --- Frog fruit --- Frogfruit --- Verbenaceae --- Invertebrata --- Animals --- Invertebrates - Evolution --- Acqui 2006

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The Internet-of-Things is becoming an established technology, with devices being deployed in homes, workplaces, and public areas at an increasingly rapid rate. IoT devices are the core technology of smart-homes, smart-cities, intelligent transport systems, and promise to optimise travel, reduce energy usage and improve quality of life. With the IoT prevalence, the problem of how to manage the vast volumes of data, wide variety and type of data generated, and erratic generation patterns is becoming increasingly clear and challenging. This Special Issue focuses on solving this problem through the use of edge computing. Edge computing offers a solution to managing IoT data through the processing of IoT data close to the location where the data is being generated. Edge computing allows computation to be performed locally, thus reducing the volume of data that needs to be transmitted to remote data centres and Cloud storage. It also allows decisions to be made locally without having to wait for Cloud servers to respond.

hierarchical edge computing --- WSN --- rapid response strategy --- edge node --- fog access points --- cache memory --- convolutional neural network --- proactive caching --- fog computing --- Internet of Things --- service placement --- fog service orchestration --- spectral classification --- portable optical fiber spectrometers --- dew computing --- edge computing --- smartphone --- job scheduling --- scheduling heuristics --- mobile edge computing --- mobile edge server placement --- multiagent RL --- edge security --- offloading computation --- distributed collaboration --- data processing --- dynamic offloading --- IoT --- gateways --- Internet of Things (IoT) --- failure recovery --- FP-Growth algorithm --- association rules --- frequency pattern analysis --- computational offloading --- orchestration --- functional programming --- n/a

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In popular imagination, London is a city of fog. The classic London fogs, the thick yellow "pea-soupers," were born in the industrial age of the early nineteenth century. The first globally notorious instance of air pollution, they remained a constant feature of cold, windless winter days until clean air legislation in the 1960s brought about their demise. Christine L. Corton tells the story of these epic London fogs, their dangers and beauty, and their lasting effects on our culture and imagination. As the city grew, smoke from millions of domestic fires, combined with industrial emissions and naturally occurring mists, seeped into homes, shops, and public buildings in dark yellow clouds of water droplets, soot, and sulphur dioxide. The fogs were sometimes so thick that people could not see their own feet. By the time London's fogs lifted in the second half of the twentieth century, they had changed urban life. Fogs had created worlds of anonymity that shaped social relations, providing a cover for crime, and blurring moral and social boundaries. They had been a gift to writers, appearing famously in the works of Charles Dickens, Henry James, Oscar Wilde, Robert Louis Stevenson, Joseph Conrad, and T.S. Eliot. Whistler and Monet painted London fogs with a fascination other artists reserved for the clear light of the Mediterranean. Corton combines historical and literary sensitivity with an eye for visual drama -generously illustrated here- to reveal London fog as one of the great urban spectacles of the industrial age.

Fog --- Cultural property --- London (England) --- Climate. --- History. --- Description and travel. --- Cultural heritage --- Cultural patrimony --- Cultural resources --- Heritage property --- National heritage --- National patrimony --- National treasure --- Patrimony, Cultural --- Treasure, National --- Londen (England) --- Londinium (England) --- Londres (England) --- Londýn (England) --- Description --- Property --- World Heritage areas --- Meteorology --- Water --- Lunnainn (England) --- Smog --- Air Pollution --- history --- Climate --- History --- Description and travel --- Fog - England - London --- Cultural property - England - London --- Air Pollution - history --- London (England) - Climate --- London (England) - History --- London (England) - Description and travel

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When the calm, resourceful Phileas Fogg takes up a wager at the London Reform Club to prove that the world is a smaller place that can be circumnavigated in 80 days, little did his valet, Passeportout, realise the adventures they had in store.

Voyages around the world --- Wagers --- Betting --- Contracts, Aleatory --- Gambling --- Circumnavigation --- Journeys --- Tours around the world --- Travel books --- Travels --- Trips around the world --- International travel --- Voyages and travels --- Fogg, Phileas --- Fogg, Phileas, --- Фог, Филеас --- Fog, Fileas --- Фогг, Филеас --- Fogg, Fileas --- Verne, Jules,

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This book represents the Special Issue of Energies, entitled “Demand-Response in Smart Buildings”, that was published in the section “Energy and Buildings”. This Special Issue is a collection of original scientific contributions and review papers that deal with smart buildings and communities. Demand response (DR) offers the capability to apply changes in the energy usage of consumers—from their normal consumption patterns—in response to changes in energy pricing over time. This leads to a lower energy demand during peak hours or during periods when an electricity grid’s reliability is put at risk. Therefore, demand response is a reduction in demand designed to reduce peak load or avoid system emergencies. Hence, demand response can be more cost-effective than adding generation capabilities to meet the peak and/or occasional demand spikes. The underlying objective of DR is to actively engage customers in modifying their consumption in response to pricing signals. Demand response is expected to increase energy market efficiency and the security of supply, which will ultimately benefit customers by way of options for managing their electricity costs leading to reduced environmental impact.

demand response --- artificial neural network --- power predictions --- energy management --- genetic algorithm --- optimisation --- microgrid --- smart grid --- requests time --- cloud computing --- response time --- processing time --- resource allocation --- fog computing --- energy resource --- energy security --- energy sources --- Slovakia --- energy flexibility --- retrofitting interventions --- residential consumption --- electrification in the built environment --- smart cities --- smart energy management --- India --- energy efficiency --- low-carbon mobility --- water-energy nexus