Integrated MicroRNA-mRNA analysis of human innate immune cells upon leishmania major infection

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EDGE4ALL: edge computing for smart city

This paper describes an Edge Computing based architecture for a complex scenario such as a Smart City. A Smart City can be de scribed (from a technical point of view) as thousands or even millions of small disposable devices (IoTs), each one capturing a physical aspect of the environment and endowed with wireless communication capability. Altogether, the generated data will feed intelligent algorithms allowing smart applications, typically running at the Cloud level. Since the Cloud has bandwidth limitations when trying to deal with such a number of connections, it becomes evident the need to introduce an intermediate stage - the Edge - between the devices and the Cloud. Furthermore, in a Smart City context, it is frequent to highlight information security issues that need to be addressed. So, this project aims to develop an Edge, which main requirements are: enforce IoTs security; be solid and robust enough to handle a huge number of logs/connections; efficiently transform low-level data into high-level information; offer a proper API to integrate with higher-level systems; and be easily scalable. Besides describing the design, this paper also presents some results supporting the decisions taken, and discuss some alternative solutions

How to become a Smart City: Learning from Amsterdam

This exploratory study has been carried out to better understand the development process of strategies that allow large European cities to become smart. This aim is achieved through the analysis of the Amsterdam’s smart city strategy. By using case study research with a descriptive approach, the activities undertaken during the implementation of this successful initiative have been mapped and organized in a step-by-step roadmap. This made it possible to obtain a detailed description of the entire development process, useful knowledge to consider for other similar initiatives, and a conceptual framework for future comparative research. All these results will support the construction of a holistic and empirically valid theory able to explain how to build effective smart city strategies in this type of urban area

Coproduction and cocreation in smart city initiatives: An exploratory study

Citizens\u2019 participation represents an essential condition for successful smart city initiatives. However, citizens\u2019 participation in public initiatives can take many different forms, from simple consultation to the active involvement in their design, implementation and evaluation. When they are actively involved in public initiatives, a shift can be determined from initiatives designed and implemented FOR the citizens, to initiatives designed and implemented with a substantial contribution FROM the citizens, which is what coproduction in the public sector amounts to. With reference to the result of a survey of the relevant academic literature, this exploratory study considers how the concepts of coproduction (and the related concept of codesign) and cocreation are used in the smart city literature. The study highlights a relatively scarce use and a poor conceptualization of these concepts in the smart city literature and identifies some critical aspects that still need a conceptual clarification