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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814132703321

Titolo

Grid and cloud computing : concepts and practical applications : procedings of the International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi" / / edited by F. Carminati, L. Betev and A. Grigoras

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, [Netherlands] : , : IOS Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-61499-643-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 p.)

Collana

International School of Physics “Enrico Fermi” ; ; v.192

Disciplina

004.36

Soggetti

Computational grids (Computer systems)

Cloud computing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Contents; Preface; Course group shot; LHC computing (WLCG): Past, present, and future; Introduction; The past-the LCG project and the WLCG; Grid Services; AAA and Security; Computing; Storage; Information System; The WLCG; Policies; The present-experiences in LHC Run 1; Performance during LHC Run 1; First evolution of the computing models; Lessons learned; The future-the next 10 years; Run 2; Software; Longer-term outlook; Conclusion; Scientific Clouds; Introduction; Cloud computing: Definition and technology recap; The problem of getting predictions right

How to define Cloud ComputingWho does what?; The Cloud Hype; Virtualization or Cloud Computing?; Pros and cons; Pros; Cost reduction; Flexibility and scalability; Democratization of resources; Business opportunities; Cons; Non-exclusive rights; Unavailability; No guarantees; Responsibility; Data privacy; Maturity; The big misunderstanding; Private vs. Public Clouds; More pros or cons then?; Apps in the Cloud; A typical application architecture; Is my application cloud-friendly?; Which adaptation?; Is anything missing?; Federated identities; Local scheduling; Networking and storage strategies

Dynamically extending layer 2 networksUsing VMs in existing data centers; Virtualization penalties; Distributed authorization; PaaS architectures; Portals; Conclusions; Clouds in biosciences: A journey to



high-throughput computing in life sciences; Introduction; Short introduction to molecular biology; Short introduction to structural biology; A short introduction to drug discovery; Introduction to medical imaging and neurosciences; Summary; Grid usage in life sciences; Historical introduction; A pioneering application: WISDOM; Grid usage on the plateau of maturity

Structural biology on the gridVirtual Imaging Platform; Pilot agent platforms; Conclusions; Clouds in life sciences; Deployment of life science applications on public clouds; De novo deployment of scientific applications on academic clouds; Migration to academic clouds using pilot agent platforms; Conclusions; Grids and clouds for e-Health; Introduction; GINSENG; Entering a new world; Introduction; Big data; Conclusions; Monitoring and control of large-scale distributed systems; Introduction; The system design; Registration and discovery; The MonALISA service

Monitoring modules and information gatheringSecurity infrastructure; Data storage; Wavelets data compression; Monitoring clients and optimization services; Fast data transfer; Network monitoring and management; The Network Monitoring the USLHCnet; Network topology; Monitoring ALICE distributed computing environment; Services monitoring; Jobs and resource monitoring; Analyzing multiple time series data; Automated management; Data transfer services; Abstracted network topology; Network graph model; Path allocation and data transfer scheduling; Time-based path scheduling

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910557477903321

Autore

Canha Nuno

Titolo

Integrated human exposure to air pollution

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (276 p.)

Soggetti

Biology, life sciences

Research & information: general

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

The book "Integrated human exposure to air pollution" aimed to increase knowledge about human exposure in different micro-environments, or when citizens are performing specific tasks, to demonstrate methodologies for the understanding of pollution sources and their impact on indoor and ambient air quality, and, ultimately, to identify the most effective mitigation measures to decrease human exposure and protect public health. Taking advantage of the latest available tools, such as internet of things (IoT), low-cost sensors and a wide access to online platforms and apps by the citizens, new methodologies and approaches can be implemented to understand which factors can influence human exposure to air pollution. This knowledge, when made available to the citizens, along with the awareness of the impact of air pollution on human life and earth systems, can empower them to act, individually or collectively, to promote behavioral changes aiming to reduce pollutants' emissions. Overall, this book gathers fourteen innovative studies that provide new insights regarding these important topics within the scope of human exposure to air pollution. A total of five main areas were discussed and explored within this book and, hopefully, can contribute to the advance of knowledge in this field.