Because of the growing reliance on software, growing concerns are how reliable a system is before it is commissioned for use, how high is the level in the system, how many vulnerabilities exist in the system before its operationalization. Equally pressing issues concern how to secure the system from internal and external security threats that may exist in the face of resident vulnerabilities. The two problems are considered increasingly important because it necessitates the development of tools and techniques capable of analyzing the dependability, and security aspects of a system. These concerns become more pronounced in the cases of safety-critical and mission-critical systems. System Reliability and Security: Techniques and Methodologies focuses on the use of soft computing techniques and analytical techniques in the modelling and analysis of dependable and secure systems. It examines systems and applications having complex distributed or networked architectures in such fields as Nuclear energy Ground transportation systems Air traffic control Healthcare and medicine Communications System reliability engineering is a multidisciplinary field that uses computational methods for estimating or predicting reliability aspects of a system and analyzing failure data obtained from real-world projects. System security is a related field that ensures that even a reliable system is secure against accidental or deliberate intrusions and free of vulnerabilities. This book covers the tools and techniques, cutting-edge research topics, and methodologies in the areas of system reliability, and security. It examines prediction models and methods as well as how to secure a system as it is being develop.

Because of the growing reliance on software, growing concerns are how reliable a system is before it is commissioned for use, how high is the level in the system, how many vulnerabilities exist in the system before its operationalization. Equally pressing issues concern how to secure the system from internal and external security threats that may exist in the face of resident vulnerabilities. The two problems are considered increasingly important because it necessitates the development of tools and techniques capable of analyzing the dependability, and security aspects of a system. These concerns become more pronounced in the cases of safety-critical and mission-critical systems. System Reliability and Security: Techniques and Methodologies focuses on the use of soft computing techniques and analytical techniques in the modelling and analysis of dependable and secure systems. It examines systems and applications having complex distributed or networked architectures in such fields as Nuclear energy Ground transportation systems Air traffic control Healthcare and medicine Communications System reliability engineering is a multidisciplinary field that uses computational methods for estimating or predicting reliability aspects of a system and analyzing failure data obtained from real-world projects. System security is a related field that ensures that even a reliable system is secure against accidental or deliberate intrusions and free of vulnerabilities. This book covers the tools and techniques, cutting-edge research topics, and methodologies in the areas of system reliability, and security. It examines prediction models and methods as well as how to secure a system as it is being develop.

The book recreates a past of Hindus and Muslims living together in Kashmir. The atmosphere of togetherness is rife. Almost perfect. The stories also return the reader to the awful conditions of Hindu refugees as they began to live in the refugee camps in Jammu and other places of India. The Muslims back home in Kashmir have their terrible demons to deal with. While Hindus as migrants are cut off from roots and long for home, Muslims are in a unprecedented mess caught up in the tangles of violence and counter violence. The lives of both are in tatters. Only hope seems to be the memory of togetherness, which may heal.

The highly conserved molecular processes underlying learning prompted me to study the impact of external stimuli (infection and environmental stress) on the well investigated behavioural repertoire of honeybee. In both vertebrates and invertebrates, the role of JNK/SAPK (Jun-N-terminal kinase/Stress activated protein kinase) in mechanism of learning and memory formation is not well understood and demands for a thorough investigation, especially in vivo. This work demonstrates a central role of JNK/SAPK, well known as central component in mammalian immune and stress response, in sensory processing and associative learning in honeybees. It presents the first detailed basis for the future analysis of the molecular pathways (especially JNK/SAPK) affected by viral infections (Deformed wing virus; DWV) and other environmental stress stimuli. In addition, it also provides information to identify the molecular targets of the JNK pathway interacting with cognitive functions. Taken together, my data shows first evidence that JNK acts as central mediator between stress and behaviour of honeybee.