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-\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.1.2}Distributed Algorithms}{45}{subsection.2.1.2}
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-\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.2.3}Main Idea}{68}{subsection.4.2.3}
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-\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.4.7}Performance Comparison with other Approaches}{85}{subsection.4.4.7}
-\contentsline {section}{\numberline {4.5}Conclusion}{91}{section.4.5}
-\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {5}Multiround Distributed Lifetime Coverage Optimization Protocol in Wireless Sensor Networks}{93}{chapter.5}
-\contentsline {section}{\numberline {5.1}Introduction}{93}{section.5.1}
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-\contentsline {section}{\numberline {5.5}Conclusion}{104}{section.5.5}
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-\contentsline {section}{\numberline {6.5}Conclusion}{120}{section.6.5}
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-\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {7}Conclusion and Perspectives}{123}{chapter.7}
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-\contentsline {section}{\numberline {7.2}Perspectives}{124}{section.7.2}
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