The Tactile Internet will change the landscape of communication by introducing a new paradigm that enables the remote delivery of haptic data. This book answers the many questions surrounding the Tactile Internet, including its reference architecture and adapted compression methods for conveying haptic information. It also describes the key enablers for deploying the applications of the Tactile Internet. As an antecedent technology, the IoT is tackled, explaining the differences and similarities between the Tactile Internet, the Internet of Things and the Internet of Everything. The essentials of teleoperation systems are summarized and the challenges that face this paradigm in its implementation and deployment are also discussed. Finally, a teleoperation case study demonstrating an application of the Tactile Internet is investigated to demonstrate its functionalities, architecture and performance.

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During a decisive battle, Maruka's rabbit-shaped boyfriend, Mochizuki, met his end, and now Maruka is on a spiral of self-destruction. Lured in by Gaku Saitou's tempting words, she forms an alliance with her greatest enemy, taking their power to new heights and beginning a Groan-Up massacre. Amidst shifting power levels and interconnecting plots, what will happen next in the Academy Game?

Academy Game mastermind, Gaku Saitou, has fallen for Maruka. His forbidden love transforms him into a Groan-Up befitting of his true nature…and sends him on a rampage destroying everyone and everything standing in his way. Can the students stop him before Maruka falls into his clutches? Or will they have no choice but to face despair? Find out in this epic final volume.

Maruka has fallen in love at first sight with Mochizuki, a rabbit-shaped monster known as a Groan-Up. The two are recruited into the Academy Game, an app where players compete by hunting Groan-Ups, by the mysterious university student Gaku Saitou. While Mochizuki is concerned about their safety, Maruka gets hooked on the dangerous game, diving head-first into battle...

Ever since a monster killed her mother, Maruka has recklessly sought them out with a death wish. But when the first monster she runs into defies her expectations, not only does Maruka end up fighting alongside him-she asks him to be her boyfriend!

In this notable work, Souad T. Ali examines the seminal writings of Egyptian reformist scholar Ali'Abd al-Raziq, often regarded as the intellectual father of Islamic secularism, and his controversial argument that the caliphate should be considered a human innovation, rather than a religious imperative. 'Abd al Raziq contended that Islam is "a religion, not a state; a message, not a government," a major departure from the traditional view that religious and political spheres are intertwined and inseparable in Islam.

Opponents denounced 'Abd al-Raziq's ideas as a foreign corruption imported from the West. Ali's careful, objective, and scholarly examination of 'Abd al-Raziq's work, however, reveals that his arguments are not based in Western thought. Rather, they sit firmly within the dictates of Islam's sacred texts, particularly the Quran and Hadith, and also enjoy considerable support from the historical record.

This analysis critically challenges prevalent misinterpretations of Islam that have endured for centuries. Ali recognizes the varied models and discourses that have arisen throughout different epochs, especially so the role that Western intervention has played in placing the question of Islam's modernity at the forefront of intellectual debate. Throughout, the study emphasizes the atmosphere of openness and tolerance that is a requisite for free, intelligent debate.