Fan Zhu's Books

Matrilocal Son-in-law Is Supreme

Volume 1

By: Fan FuYao

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Matrilocal Son-in-law Is Supreme

Volume 1

By: Fan FuYao

In the Kunlun Ruins, there were two great stewards, four great deacons, nine great knights, and seven great guilds. He was the High Lord who controlled the Kunlun Ruins, but he was also a leisurely family chef. With a tiger in his heart sniffing the rose, shouldering the responsibility of supporting the heavens and the earth, and holding the pot in his hands, just like that, he was a real man!

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Funstory

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1636546641

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9781636546643

Statistical Foundations of Data Science

By: Jianqing Fan,Runze Li,Cun-Hui Zhang,Hui Zou

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Statistical Foundations of Data Science

By: Jianqing Fan,Runze Li,Cun-Hui Zhang,Hui Zou

Statistical Foundations of Data Science gives a thorough introduction to commonly used statistical models, contemporary statistical machine learning techniques and algorithms, along with their mathematical insights and statistical theories. It aims to serve as a graduate-level textbook and a research monograph on high-dimensional statistics, sparsity and covariance learning, machine learning, and statistical inference. It includes ample exercises that involve both theoretical studies as well as empirical applications. The book begins with an introduction to the stylized features of big data and their impacts on statistical analysis. It then introduces multiple linear regression and expands the techniques of model building via nonparametric regression and kernel tricks. It provides a comprehensive account on sparsity explorations and model selections for multiple regression, generalized linear models, quantile regression, robust regression, hazards regression, among others. High-dimensional inference is also thoroughly addressed and so is feature screening. The book also provides a comprehensive account on high-dimensional covariance estimation, learning latent factors and hidden structures, as well as their applications to statistical estimation, inference, prediction and machine learning problems. It also introduces thoroughly statistical machine learning theory and methods for classification, clustering, and prediction. These include CART, random forests, boosting, support vector machines, clustering algorithms, sparse PCA, and deep learning.

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CRC Press

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0429527616

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9780429527616

Widow Queen

Volume 1

By: Fan Fan

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Widow Queen

Volume 1

By: Fan Fan

Under the influence of his aunt, Mo Yin, the young miss of the Duke of the Kingdom Protector's Mansion, was well aware that the inner court of the Imperial Palace was a dangerous place to live. He only wished to find an ordinary man. A couple would raise their eyebrows at the same time. Qin Se and Ming Ming. But God did not do as he wished, and when she was first married, her husband died and she became a widow. The crown prince, Han Zhong, ascended the throne and sent people to ask for marriage, but she vowed to the death that she would not marry again. He used his methods to force her to enter the palace. If there is a next life, may you not be in the royal family, and I have not yet married. Female lead: Mo Yin Male lead: Han Li. Note: There is a transversal component, but it is not the main tone of this article.

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1649755503

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9781649755506

Reconstructionist Confucianism

Rethinking Morality after the West

By: Ruiping Fan

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Reconstructionist Confucianism

Rethinking Morality after the West

By: Ruiping Fan

Contrasting with conventional Neo-Confucian attempts to recast the Confucian heritage in light of modern Western values, this book offers a Reconstructionist Confucian project to reclaim Confucian resources to meet contemporary moral and public policy challenges. Ruiping Fan argues that popular accounts of human goods and social justice within the dominant individualist culture of the West are too insubstantial to direct a life of virtue and a proper structure of society. Instead, he demonstrates that the moral insights of Confucian thought are precisely those needed to fill the moral vacuum developing in post-communist China and to address similar problems in the West. The book has a depth of reflection on the Confucian tradition through a comparative philosophical strategy and a breadth of contemporary issues addressed unrivaled by any other work on these topics. It is the first in English to explore not only the endeavor to revive Confucianism in contemporary China, but also brings such an endeavor to bear upon the important ethical, social, and political difficulties being faced in 21st century China. The book should be of interest to any philosopher working in application of traditional Chinese philosophy to contemporary issues as well as any reader interested in comparative cultural and ethical studies.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9048131561

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9789048131563

A History of Modern Chinese Popular Literature

By: Boqun Fan

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A History of Modern Chinese Popular Literature

By: Boqun Fan

The first English translation of one of the most authoritative and significant studies in the field of modern Chinese literature.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107068568

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9781107068568

Sustainable Process Integration and Intensification

Saving Energy, Water and Resources

By: Jiří Jaromír Klemeš,Petar Sabev Varbanov,Sharifah Rafidah Wan Alwi,Zainuddin Abdul Manan,Yee Van Fan,Hon Huin Chin

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Sustainable Process Integration and Intensification

Saving Energy, Water and Resources

By: Jiří Jaromír Klemeš,Petar Sabev Varbanov,Sharifah Rafidah Wan Alwi,Zainuddin Abdul Manan,Yee Van Fan,Hon Huin Chin

In its second edition, Sustainable Process Integration and Intensification continues the presentation of fundamentals of key areas of both fields. Thoroughly updated and extended to include the latest developments, the reader also finds illustrated working sessions for deeper understanding of the taught materials.The book is addressed to graduate students as well as professionals to help the effectively application in plant design and operation.

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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311053536X

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9783110535365

Contemporary Multivariate Analysis and Design of Experiments

By: Jianqing Fan,Gang Li

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Contemporary Multivariate Analysis and Design of Experiments

By: Jianqing Fan,Gang Li

This book furthers new and exciting developments in experimental designs, multivariate analysis, biostatistics, model selection and related subjects. It features articles contributed by many prominent and active figures in their fields. These articles cover a wide array of important issues in modern statistical theory, methods and their applications. Distinctive features of the collections of articles are their coherence and advance in knowledge discoveries.

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World Scientific

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981256120X

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9789812561206

Sport and Nationalism in China

By: Zhouxiang Lu,Fan Hong

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Sport and Nationalism in China

By: Zhouxiang Lu,Fan Hong

This book examines the relationships between sport, nationalism and nation building in China. By exploring the last 150 years of Chinese history, it offers unparalleled depth and breadth of coverage and provides a clear grasp of Chinese sports nationalism from both macro and micro perspectives. Beginning with a discussion on the role of sport in the Qing Dynasty’s Self-Strengthening Movement (1861-1895), the book examines how sport contributed to the shaping of the early forms of Chinese nationalism in the late 19th century. It identifies and defines the core functions of sport in the Chinese Nationalist Revolution which successfully transformed China from a culturally bound empire to a modern nation state in 1911. The following section, on the Republic of China Era (1912-1949), explores the interactions between sport and the construction of Chinese nationalism and national consciousness, illustrating how sport played its part in the building of the newly established nation state. Moving on to the Communist China Era (1949-present), the book scans the whole spectrum of both modern and contemporary Chinese nationalism and interprets the most important issues on the course of China’s nation building, explaining why sport is so tightly bound up with nationalism and patriotism, and how sport became an essential part of nationalists', politicians' and educationalists' strategy to revive the Chinese nation.

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Routledge

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1317932560

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9781317932567

Mathematical Theory of Elasticity of Quasicrystals and Its Applications

By: Tianyou Fan

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Mathematical Theory of Elasticity of Quasicrystals and Its Applications

By: Tianyou Fan

This inter-disciplinary work covering the continuum mechanics of novel materials, condensed matter physics and partial differential equations discusses the mathematical theory of elasticity of quasicrystals (a new condensed matter) and its applications by setting up new partial differential equations of higher order and their solutions under complicated boundary value and initial value conditions. The new theories developed here dramatically simplify the solving of complicated elasticity equation systems. Large numbers of complicated equations involving elasticity are reduced to a single or a few partial differential equations of higher order. Systematical and direct methods of mathematical physics and complex variable functions are developed to solve the equations under appropriate boundary value and initial value conditions, and many exact analytical solutions are constructed. The dynamic and non-linear analysis of deformation and fracture of quasicrystals in this volume presents an innovative approach. It gives a clear-cut, strict and systematic mathematical overview of the field. Comprehensive and detailed mathematical derivations guide readers through the work. By combining mathematical calculations and experimental data, theoretical analysis and practical applications, and analytical and numerical studies, readers will gain systematic, comprehensive and in-depth knowledge on continuum mechanics, condensed matter physics and applied mathematics.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642146430

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9783642146435

Footbinding, Feminism and Freedom

The Liberation of Women's Bodies in Modern China

By: Fan Hong

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Footbinding, Feminism and Freedom

The Liberation of Women's Bodies in Modern China

By: Fan Hong

Through the medium of women's bodies, Fan Hong explores the significance of religious beliefs, cultural codes and political dogmas for gender relations, gender concepts and the human body in an Asian setting.

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Routledge

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1136303073

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9781136303074

How Chinese Learn Mathematics

Perspectives from Insiders

By: Lianghuo Fan

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How Chinese Learn Mathematics

Perspectives from Insiders

By: Lianghuo Fan

- Represents a concerted research effort in mathematics education of Chinese learners, the first of its kind - Contains contributions from the world's leading scholars and most active researchers in this area and beyond - Provides comprehensive coverage and insiders' perspectives on relevant issues

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World Scientific

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9812560149

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9789812560148

Modeling and State Estimation of Automotive Lithium-Ion Batteries

By: Shunli Wang,Fan Wu,Jialu Qiao,Carlos Fernandez,Josep M Guerrero

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Modeling and State Estimation of Automotive Lithium-Ion Batteries

By: Shunli Wang,Fan Wu,Jialu Qiao,Carlos Fernandez,Josep M Guerrero

This book aims to evaluate and improve the state of charge (SOC) and state of health (SOH) of automotive lithium-ion batteries. The authors first introduce the basic working principle and dynamic test characteristics of lithium-ion batteries. They present the dynamic transfer model, compare it with the traditional second-order reserve capacity (RC) model, and demonstrate the advantages of the proposed new model. In addition, they propose the chaotic firefly optimization algorithm and demonstrate its effectiveness in improving the accuracy of SOC and SOH estimation through theoretical and experimental analysis. The book will benefit researchers and engineers in the new energy industry and provide students of science and engineering with some innovative aspects of battery modeling.

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CRC Press

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1040046754

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The Socioeconomics of Nationalism in China

Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

By: C. Simon Fan

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The Socioeconomics of Nationalism in China

Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

By: C. Simon Fan

This book analyzes Chinese nationalism from the perspective of social economics. It posits a conceptual framework in which national status is treated as a "luxury" while material consumption is considered as a "necessity" in people’s preferences, which implies that popular nationalism tends to increase with economic development. The book extensively uses the tools of game theory and behavioral economics to analyze inter-ethnical and international conflicts in historical and contemporary China. The author’s economic approach to the subject of nationalism brings fresh and critical insights into the Chinese historical events and relations with foreign countries. For example, it helps resolve the following puzzles: Why did most Chinese support an ethnic minority, the Manchus, to be their ruler after the collapse of the Ming dynasty? In the Boxer Rebellion, why did the Qing dynasty declare war against more than eight foreign powers when it knew well that any of the countries could defeat China easily? What are the fundamental causes of the 1962 Sino-Indian War and the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese War? Who is responsible for the bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade? This book attempts to answer the questions based on the theories of social economics and rational choice, which will interest those researching on nationalism, China studies, international relations, history and political economy.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000618137

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9781000618136

Photon Upconversion Nanomaterials

By: Fan Zhang

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Photon Upconversion Nanomaterials

By: Fan Zhang

This book introduces the latest advances made in both fundamental studies and potential applications of upconversion nanomaterials, particularly in the field of high-resolution in vitro bioanalysis and in vivo imaging. This book starts with the synthesis and characterization, and focuses on applications ranging from materials science to biology. Above all, it describes cutting-edge advances in upconversion nanophosphor (UCNP)-based applications in multiplexed encoding, guest delivery and release systems, photodynamic therapy (PDT), solar cells, photocatalysis and so on. The major barriers that currently prevent UCNPs from being used in mainstream applications are also presented in detail.

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Springer

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3662455978

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9783662455975

Gang of One

Memoirs of a Red Guard

By: Fan Shen

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Gang of One

Memoirs of a Red Guard

By: Fan Shen

The memoir of Shen, age 12 at the start of the Cultural Revolution in 1966, recounts being complicit in arduous Red Guard activities that directly or indirectly led to several gruesome deaths of political "enemies"--And later falling in love with and marrying the daughter of a man brutally tortured and killed by one of his fellow Red Guards.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803293364

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9780803293366

Agricultural development: New perspectives in a changing world

By: Otsuka, Keijiro, ed.,Fan, Shenggen, ed.

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Agricultural development: New perspectives in a changing world

By: Otsuka, Keijiro, ed.,Fan, Shenggen, ed.

Agricultural Development: New Perspectives in a Changing World is the first comprehensive exploration of key emerging issues facing developing-country agriculture today, from rapid urbanization to rural transformation to climate change. In this four-part volume, top experts offer the latest research in the field of agricultural development. Using new lenses to examine today’s biggest challenges, contributors address topics such as nutrition and health, gender and household decision-making, agrifood value chains, natural resource management, and political economy. The book also covers most developing regions, providing a critical global perspective at a time when many pressing challenges extend beyond national borders. Tying all this together, Agricultural Development explores policy options and strategies for developing sustainable agriculture and reducing food insecurity and malnutrition. The changing global landscape combined with new and better data, technologies, and understanding means that agriculture can and must contribute to a wider range of development outcomes than ever before, including reducing poverty, ensuring adequate nutrition, creating strong food value chains, improving environmental sustainability, and promoting gender equity and equality. Agricultural Development: New Perspectives in a Changing World, with its unprecedented breadth and scope, will be an indispensable resource for the next generation of policymakers, researchers, and students dedicated to improving agriculture for global wellbeing.

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Intl Food Policy Res Inst

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0896293831

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9780896293830

Injection Molding

Integration of Theory and Modeling Methods

By: Rong Zheng,Roger I. Tanner,Xi-Jun Fan

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Injection Molding

Integration of Theory and Modeling Methods

By: Rong Zheng,Roger I. Tanner,Xi-Jun Fan

This book covers fundamental principles and numerical methods relevant to the modeling of the injection molding process. As injection molding processing is related to rheology, mechanical and chemical engineering, polymer science and computational methods, and is a rapidly growing field, the book provides a multidisciplinary and comprehensive introduction to the subjects required for an understanding of the complex process. It addresses the up-to-date status of fundamental understanding and simulation technologies, without losing sight of still useful classical approaches. The main chapters of the book are devoted to the currently active fields of flow-induced crystallization and orientation evolution of fiber suspensions, respectively, followed by detailed discussion of their effects on mechanical property, shrinkage and warpage of injection-molded products. The level of the proposed book will be suitable for interested scientists, R&D engineers, application engineers, and graduate students in engineering.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642212638

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9783642212635

Treatises of the Supervisor and Guardian of the Cinnamon Sea

The Natural World and Material Culture of Twelfth-Century China

By: Fan Chengda

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Treatises of the Supervisor and Guardian of the Cinnamon Sea

The Natural World and Material Culture of Twelfth-Century China

By: Fan Chengda

Fan Chengda (1126-1193) was a high-ranking Chinese government official in Guangxi, an experienced traveler, a keen observer, and a gifted writer. His observations on a wide range of subjects are always interesting and revealing, and constitute an important contribution to the literature on Song dynasty China’s frontier peoples. Originally written in direct, unadorned, and allusion-free classical Chinese prose, the complete and annotated English translation of Treatises of the Supervisor and Guardian of the Cinnamon Sea (Guihai yuheng zhi) captures its charm and significance.

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University of Washington Press

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0295802065

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9780295802060

I Want to Be an Exclusive King

Volume 4

By: Fang Fan

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I Want to Be an Exclusive King

Volume 4

By: Fang Fan

Jiuquan Town was located to the north of the Great Wu Dynasty, less than a hundred miles away from the capital. It was bustling with life. On the public road in the east side of the town, there was a hall called "Hall of Imperial Physicians". There was a legendary doctor in the hall who was once the imperial physician of the palace, and his medical skills were of the highest level.

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Funstory

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1649556349

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Textile-Based Energy Harvesting and Storage Devices for Wearable Electronics

By: Xing Fan,Nannan Zhang,Yi Wang

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Textile-Based Energy Harvesting and Storage Devices for Wearable Electronics

By: Xing Fan,Nannan Zhang,Yi Wang

Textile-Based Energy Harvesting and Storage Devices for Wearable Electronics Discover state-of-the-art developments in textile-based wearable and stretchable electronics from leaders in the field In Textile-Based Energy Harvesting and Storage Devices for Wearable Electronics, renowned researchers Professor Xing Fan and his co-authors deliver an insightful and rigorous exploration of textile-based energy harvesting and storage systems. The book covers the principles of smart fibers and fabrics, as well as their fabrication methods. It introduces, in detail, several fiber- and fabric-based energy harvesting and storage devices, including photovoltaics, piezoelectrics, triboelectrics, supercapacitors, batteries, and sensing and self-powered electric fabrics. The authors also discuss expanded functions of smart fabrics, like stretchability, hydrophobicity, air permeability and color-changeability. The book includes sections on emerging electronic fibers and textiles, including stress-sensing, strain-sensing, and chemical-sensing textiles, as well as emerging self-powered electronic textiles. Textile-Based Energy Harvesting and Storage Devices for Wearable Electronics concludes with an in-depth treatment of upcoming challenges, opportunities, and commercialization requirements for electronic textiles, providing valuable insight into a highly lucrative new commercial sector. The book also offers: A thorough introduction to the evolution from classical functional fibers to intelligent fibers and textiles An exploration of typical film deposition technologies, like dry-process film deposition and wet-process technologies for roll-to-roll device fabrication Practical discussions of the fabrication process of intelligent fibers and textiles, including the synthesis of classical functional fibers and nano/micro assembly on fiber materials In-depth examinations of energy harvesting and energy storage fibers, including photovoltaic, piezoelectric, and supercapacitor fibers Perfect for materials scientists, engineering scientists, and sensor developers, Textile-Based Energy Harvesting and Storage Devices for Wearable Electronics is also an indispensable resource for electrical engineers and professionals in the sensor industry seeking a one-stop reference for fiber- and fabric-based energy harvesting and storage systems for wearable and stretchable power sources.

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John Wiley & Sons

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3527345248

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9783527345243

Metamaterial Electromagnetic Wave Absorbers

By: Willie J. Padilla,Kebin Fan

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Metamaterial Electromagnetic Wave Absorbers

By: Willie J. Padilla,Kebin Fan

Electromagnetic metamaterials are a family of shaped periodic materials which achieve extraordinary scattering properties that are difficult or impossible to achieve with naturally occurring materials. This book focuses on one such feature of electromagnetic metamaterials—the theory, properties, and applications of the absorption of electromagnetic radiation. We have written this book for undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and practitioners, covering the background and tools necessary to engage in the research and practice of metamaterial electromagnetic wave absorbers in various fundamental and applied settings. Given the growing impact of climate change, the call for innovations that can circumvent the use of conventional energy sources will be increasingly important. As we highlight in Chapter 6, the absorption of radiation with electromagnetic metamaterials has been used for energy harvesting and energy generation, and will help to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. Other applications ranging from biochemical sensing to imaging are also covered. We hope this book equips interested readers with the tools necessary to successfully engage in applied metamaterials research for clean, sustainable energy. This book consists of six chapters. Chapter 1 provides an introduction and a brief history of electromagnetic wave absorbers; Chapter 2 focuses on several theories of perfect absorbers; Chapter 3 discusses the scattering properties achievable with metamaterial absorbers; Chapter 4 provides significant detail on the fabricational processes; Chapter 5 discusses examples of dynamical absorbers; and Chapter 6 highlights applications of metamaterial absorbers.

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Morgan & Claypool Publishers

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1636392601

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World History and National Identity in China

The Twentieth Century

By: Xin Fan

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World History and National Identity in China

The Twentieth Century

By: Xin Fan

Nationalism is pervasive in China today. Yet nationalism is not entrenched in China's intellectual tradition. Over the course of the twentieth century, the combined forces of cultural, social, and political transformations nourished its development, but resistance to it has persisted. Xin Fan examines the ways in which historians working on the world beyond China from within China have attempted to construct narratives that challenge nationalist readings of the Chinese past and the influence that these historians have had on the formation of Chinese identity. He traces the ways in which generations of historians, from the late Qing through the Republican period, through the Mao period to the relative moment of 'opening' in the 1980s, have attempted to break cross-cultural boundaries in writing an alternative to the national narrative.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108905307

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9781108905305

Rural China

Economic and Social Change in the Late Twentieth Century

By: Jie Fan,Thomas Heberer,Wolfgang Taubmann

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Rural China

Economic and Social Change in the Late Twentieth Century

By: Jie Fan,Thomas Heberer,Wolfgang Taubmann

This book reports the findings of two field studies conducted between 1993 and 2001 in seven townships and six provinces in China. The authors describe the process of rural urbanization and its related economic, social, and political changes by focusing mainly on the zhen (town), in addition to administrative offices and companies involved in the local economy, and village committees. The authors show that the social changes resulting from China's economic reforms are occurring mainly from below, and that this process is also resulting in a weakening of the economic and political dominance of the central government. Other changes discussed in this study include the development of new ownership structures and the increasing dominance of the private sector; a shift in the functions of administrative offices as the bureaucracy becomes increasingly business oriented; the rise of a new local elite; a rebirth of traditional social structures (clans, local associations); and the emergence of new interest groups and institutions to represent their needs.

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Routledge

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1317460634

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9781317460633

Progress in Heterocyclic Chemistry

Chapter 4.3. Five-Membered Ring Systems: Furans and Benzofurans

By: Kap-Sun Yeung,Xiao-Shui Peng,Jie Wu,Renhua Fan,Xue-Long Hou

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Progress in Heterocyclic Chemistry

Chapter 4.3. Five-Membered Ring Systems: Furans and Benzofurans

By: Kap-Sun Yeung,Xiao-Shui Peng,Jie Wu,Renhua Fan,Xue-Long Hou

This review covers work published in the calendar year 2012. References to new, naturally occurring furans, dihydrofurans, and tetrahydrofurans are given. New methods for the ring synthesis of furans, dihydrofurans, and tetrahydrofurans, and benzofurans are discussed. Novel reaction chemistry of furans, dihydrofurans, and tetrahydrofurans, and benzofurans is covered.

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0128056207

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9780128056202

Frontiers in Statistics

Dedicated to Peter John Bickel in Honor of His 65th Birthday

By: Jianqing Fan

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Frontiers in Statistics

Dedicated to Peter John Bickel in Honor of His 65th Birthday

By: Jianqing Fan

During the last two decades, many areas of statistical inference have experienced phenomenal growth. This book presents a timely analysis and overview of some of these new developments and a contemporary outlook on the various frontiers of statistics.Eminent leaders in the field have contributed 16 review articles and 6 research articles covering areas including semi-parametric models, data analytical nonparametric methods, statistical learning, network tomography, longitudinal data analysis, financial econometrics, time series, bootstrap and other re-sampling methodologies, statistical computing, generalized nonlinear regression and mixed effects models, martingale transform tests for model diagnostics, robust multivariate analysis, single index models and wavelets.This volume is dedicated to Prof. Peter J Bickel in honor of his 65th birthday. The first article of this volume summarizes some of Prof. Bickel's distinguished contributions.

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World Scientific

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1860946704

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Narratives of Chinese Economic Reforms

How Does China Cross the River?

By: Xibao Zhang,Shenggen Fan,Arjan de Haan

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Narratives of Chinese Economic Reforms

How Does China Cross the River?

By: Xibao Zhang,Shenggen Fan,Arjan de Haan

Rapid growth in the Chinese economy over the past three decades poses puzzles and challenges to neo-classical economic theory, as policies implemented during the reform process were often unorthodox. Although the Chinese experience has been widely studied, myths and questions about these reforms remain. To fill in the knowledge gap, and to inform a process of learning from China's development successes, this book features a series of case studies on the policy process of different initiatives, including rural industrialization, dual-track price reform, migration policy, village elections and fiscal reform. Uniquely, many of the authors of the case studies were deeply involved in these reforms, either through direct policymaking or through providing analytical and technical support that led to these policy changes. They provide a first-hand account of how the political processes occurred, how social and political entrepreneurs shaped the choices and sequences of various reforms, and how the rigidities and sometimes erroneous beliefs were overcome.

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981429330X

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Mathematical Theory Of Elasticity And Generalized Dynamics Of Quasicrystals And Its Applications

By: Tian-you Fan

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Mathematical Theory Of Elasticity And Generalized Dynamics Of Quasicrystals And Its Applications

By: Tian-you Fan

This book gives a detailed description on mathematical theory of elasticity and generalized dynamics of solid quasicrystals and its applications.The Chinese edition of the book Mathematical Theory of Elasticity of Quasicrystals and Its Applications was published by the Beijing Institute of Technology Press in 1999, written by Prof Tian-You Fan. In this English edition of the book, the phonon-phason dynamics, defect dynamics and hydrodynamics of solid quasicrystals are included, so the scope of the book is beyond elasticity. Hence, the title in this edition is changed to Mathematical Theory of Elasticity and Generalized Dynamics of Quasicrystals and Its Applications. This book is the first and only monograph in the scope of quasicrystals since first published in 1999 in China and worldwide. In this edition, the two-dimensional quasicrystals of second kind, soft-matter quasicrystals and photonic bade-gap and application of photonic quasicrystals are added.This book combines the mechanical and physical behavior of quasicrystals and mathematical physics, which may help graduate students and researchers in the fields of new materials, condensed matter physics, applied mathematics and engineering science.

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World Scientific

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981127911X

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An East Asian Challenge to Western Neoliberalism

Critical Perspectives on the ‘China Model’

By: Niv Horesh,Kean Fan Lim

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An East Asian Challenge to Western Neoliberalism

Critical Perspectives on the ‘China Model’

By: Niv Horesh,Kean Fan Lim

Analysts generally agree that, in the long term, the biggest challenge to American hegemony is not military, but rather China’s economic rise. This perception is spread in no small measure because Xi Jinping has – in the face of patent military inferiority – conducted himself much more boldly on the world stage than Hu Jintao. Meanwhile, China has also begun conjuring up an alternative vision for global leadership, now widely termed as the ‘China model’. This book therefore offers a critical and comprehensive explanation of the China model and its origins. Using a range of case studies, covering varying historical and geographical approaches, it debates whether the Chinese experience in the last three decades of economic reform should be interpreted as an answer to the reigning hegemony of neoliberalism, or rather a further reinforcement of it. To answer these questions, it provides an investigation into what China may have learned from its East Asian neighbours’ earlier economic successes. It also examines how it is responding to and might even reconfigure the world political-economic system as it develops fresh and potentially more powerful regulatory capacities. Providing a multi-dimensional analysis of the ‘China model’, the book will be of interest to students and scholars of Chinese Economics, Economic Geography and Chinese Studies.

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Routledge

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131740498X

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9781317404989

The Institutional Evolution of China

Government vs Market

By: Fan Zhang

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The Institutional Evolution of China

Government vs Market

By: Fan Zhang

China's recent evolution is not only a story of extraordinary economic growth but also a story of great institutional change. Fan Zhang challenges traditional theory to explain the real origins of China's reform, the political and economic forces driving it, and the reasoning behind its stagnation. The institutional re-arrangement of government and market has been crucial in this marketization process. Using a wealth of documents and cases, Zhang provides a detailed analysis of China's institutional changes over the past 40 years, focusing on the government-market relationship. A theoretical framework is presented to explain the targets and incentives of government and business firms in a bureaucratic-market system, which promoted economic growth, but also fostered corruption and resulted in a re-centralisation of the system. Using an index of marketization in China since 1978, Zhang shows that overall, market expansion has continued but with diminishing marginal gains. The government control of financial resources that had previously been relaxed in the early years of reform has been enhanced to some extent as a result of the changing institutional environment. Policy makers dealing with China-related policies, researchers and postgraduate students in political science, economics and Chinese studies will find this book a compelling exploration of the current and constant cooperation and conflict between government and market.

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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178471691X

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Culture, Institution, and Development in China

The economics of national character

By: C. Simon Fan

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Culture, Institution, and Development in China

The economics of national character

By: C. Simon Fan

How does culture shape history, and history shape culture? This book answers this question by bringing readers on a fascinating journey through the evolution of Chinese culture, political and legal institutions, and "national character" of historical and contemporary China. It illustrates how "national character" evolves endogenously along with an institutional environment through the use of economic theories. Recognizing the unique role of "personality" in violence and social order – important variables that contribute to successful economies, the book provides a meaningful take on "personality" from the "average personality" of a country’s people. It analyses the relationship between culture, institution and "national character", providing gainful, interesting insights into the monumental transformation of China.

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Routledge

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1317241835

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9781317241836

Graphene-Carbon Nanotube Hybrids for Energy and Environmental Applications

By: Wei Fan,Longsheng Zhang,Tianxi Liu

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Graphene-Carbon Nanotube Hybrids for Energy and Environmental Applications

By: Wei Fan,Longsheng Zhang,Tianxi Liu

This book describes various carbon nanomaterials and their unique properties, and offers a detailed introduction to graphene–carbon nanotube (CNT) hybrids. It demonstrates strategies for the hybridization of CNTs with graphene, which fully utilize the synergistic effect between graphene and CNTs. It also presents a wide range of applications of graphene–CNT hybrids as novel materials for energy storage and environmental remediation. Further, it discusses the preparation, structures and properties of graphene–CNT hybrids, providing interesting examples of three types of graphene–CNT hybrids with different nanostructures. This book is of interest to a wide readership in various fields of materials science and engineering.

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Springer

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9811028036

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9789811028038

Chinese Shadow Theatre

History, Popular Religion, and Women Warriors

By: Fan-Pen Li Chen

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Chinese Shadow Theatre

History, Popular Religion, and Women Warriors

By: Fan-Pen Li Chen

In her study of Chinese shadow theatre Fan-Pen Li Chen documents and corrects misconceptions about this once-popular art form. She argues how a traditional folk theatre reflected and subverted Chinese popular culture.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773531971

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9780773531970

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