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Prisoners of the Cave

Love, Loss and Survival After the Chinese Communist Revolution

By: Meihuai Ke

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Prisoners of the Cave

Love, Loss and Survival After the Chinese Communist Revolution

By: Meihuai Ke

In The Allegory of the Cave, Plato describes a group of people who have been chained in a cave all their lives, facing a blank wall. They watch shadows projected on the wall from objects passing in front of a fire behind them, and they give names to these shadows. Although they are not accurate representations of the world, these shadows become the prisoners' reality. One prisoner is freed from the cave and, after seeing the natural world, realizes that the shadows are an illusion. He returns to the cave and tells the other prisoner what he has seen. The prisoners of the cave, however, who know only this life would rather see him die than hear the truth, and they sentence him to death. This is the tale told by these volumes. Prisoners of the Cave: Love, Loss, and Survival After the Chinese Communist Revolution is a translated, abridged edition of the original Chinese publication The Dream in Lake Village. The first of two volumes recounts the true stories of villagers living in Nanke, a small lakeside town in southern China, from 1949 to 1999. These stories cover many pivotal, political events from Chinese history, including the Great Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution, Land Reform Movement, Anti-Rightist Campaign, Three Red Banners Movement, Reform and Opening Up, and June Fourth Incident--all of which had huge permanent impacts on Chinese society. Beginning with a kind-hearted widow named Aunt Li, who seeks to find the truth behind the chaos and turmoil of the world, the novel follows the paths of many of her family members, friends, and neighbors. Their stories of suffering, loss, love, and success continuously return to the two threads that run through the entire novel--one of good and one of evil. The progression of their lives reveals that humans are inherently good and that no matter how evil an ideology or practice, it can only pollute an inherently kind and compassionate mind for so long. Evil cannot run rampant forever--eventually, good will triumph.

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Public Memory in Early China

By: K. E. Brashier

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Public Memory in Early China

By: K. E. Brashier

In early imperial China, the dead were remembered by stereotyping them, by relating them to the existing public memory and not by vaunting what made each person individually distinct and extraordinary in his or her lifetime. Their posthumous names were chosen from a limited predetermined pool; their descriptors were derived from set phrases in the classical tradition; and their identities were explicitly categorized as being like this cultural hero or that sage official in antiquity. In other words, postmortem remembrance was a process of pouring new ancestors into prefabricated molds or stamping them with rigid cookie cutters. Public Memory in Early China is an examination of this pouring and stamping process. After surveying ways in which learning in the early imperial period relied upon memorization and recitation, K. E. Brashier treats three definitive parameters of identity—name, age, and kinship—as ways of negotiating a person’s relative position within the collective consciousness. He then examines both the tangible and intangible media responsible for keeping that defined identity welded into the infrastructure of Han public memory.

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BRILL

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1684170753

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Environmental Analytical Chemistry

By: Ke Qu,Dezhong Dan

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Environmental Analytical Chemistry

By: Ke Qu,Dezhong Dan

Environmental Analytical Chemistry is a science that investigates how to use modern scientific theory and advanced experimental techniques to identify and determine the types, components, amounts and chemical forms of substances in the environment, including both naturally occurring chemicals and anthropogenic contaminants. The book covers the newest developments of environmental analytical chemistry in recent years. Its topics include pretreatment techniques of environmental samples, chemical species and speciation analysis, atmospheric pollutants analysis, water pollutants analysis, soil pollutants analysis, sensing techniques for environmental pollutants and on-site rapid emergency analytical technology for environmental emergencies. The book will be of use for researchers and technical personnel in the field of environmental science, environmental chemistry, environmental monitoring and analytical chemistry. - Includes the newest developments in environmental analytical chemistry - Includes a variety of topics, not only fundamentals of analytical chemistry, but also practical applications in various environmental samples from atmospheric, water, and soil environments - Covers on-site, rapid emergency analytical technology for environmental emergencies, which is unique and not seen in most other books

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Elsevier

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0443219672

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Boundary Value Problems for Analytic Functions

By: Jian-Ke Lu

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Boundary Value Problems for Analytic Functions

By: Jian-Ke Lu

This book deals with boundary value problems for analytic functions with applications to singular integral equations. New and simpler proofs of certain classical results such as the Plemelj formula, the Privalov theorem and the Poincar-Bertrand formula are given. Nearly one third of this book contains the author's original works, most of which have not been published in English before and, hence, were previously unknown to most readers in the world.It consists of 7 chapters together with an appendix: Chapter I describes the basic knowledge on Cauchy-type integrals and Cauchy principal value integrals; Chapters II and III study, respectively, fundamental boundary value problems and their applications to singular integral equations for closed contours; Chapters IV and V discuss the same problems for curves with nodes (including open arcs); Chaper VI deals with similar problems for systems of functions; Chapter VII is concerned with some miscellaneous problems and the Appendix contains some basic results on Fredholm integral equations. In most sections, there are carefully selected sets of exercises, some of which supplement the text of the sections; answers/hints are also given for some of these exercises.For graduate students or seniors, all the 7 chapters can be used for a full year course, while the first 3 chapters may be used for a one-semester course.

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World Scientific

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9810210205

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Theory of Molecular Fluids

I: Fundamentals

By: C. G. Gray,K. E. Gubbins

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Theory of Molecular Fluids

I: Fundamentals

By: C. G. Gray,K. E. Gubbins

Theory of Molecular Fluids I: Fundamentals

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Oxford University Press

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0191036706

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My Cold CEO Fiancee

Volume 6

By: Ke LeJiaBing

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My Cold CEO Fiancee

Volume 6

By: Ke LeJiaBing

A Divine level expert in the Hidden Dragon City, on the first day he went to work at the Ice Mountain Fiancée Company, he had actually been arranged to clean the toilet! Just do it, but why is it a ladies' room?

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Funstory

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1649559895

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No, Mature Man

Volume 1

By: Ke Aiduo

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No, Mature Man

Volume 1

By: Ke Aiduo

Isn't the first time a blind date has been too thorough, sir? She ran away and coincidentally bumped into her boss. "Sorry, CEO, it was all a misunderstanding." Misunderstanding? I don't mind letting the misunderstanding get deeper.

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1648460119

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The East Turkestan Independence Movement, 1930s to 1940s

By: Wang Ke

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The East Turkestan Independence Movement, 1930s to 1940s

By: Wang Ke

Based on rare firsthand historical data, Wang Ke presents the analysis of the East Turkestan from the perspective of Islamic social structure, the origin and evolution of thoughts on national revolution, the power structure of the Republic, and international politics. The original Japanese edition of this book has been recognized as the most authoritative research work on the independence movement of East Turkestan. This revised, enriched English edition provides valuable references for the prominent issues of Xinjiang today. "For those intrigued by the modern history of China's Xinjiang region, this detailed study of the 1940s invites the reader to explore a tempestuous decade marked by conflict and turmoil as Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other ethnic groups sought to form an independent state, the East Turkestan Republic. Understanding the complex involvement of powerful outside forces, a brutal world war, and an opportunity for groups that saw a chance at independence requires careful examination, and Professor Wang's book does an admirable job in doing so. His exceptionally wellwritten book offers numerous insights, many based on materials that range from diaries and documents to memoirs and personal interviews. Altogether, Wang's recently translated account strengthens our understanding of Xinjiang's mid20th century conundrum.”--Linda Benson, Professor Emerita, Oakland University

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The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press

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9629967693

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Matrix Preconditioning Techniques and Applications

By: Ke Chen

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Matrix Preconditioning Techniques and Applications

By: Ke Chen

A comprehensive introduction to preconditioning techniques, now an essential part of successful and efficient iterative solutions of matrices.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521838282

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Beauty Goes Astray

Volume 3

By: Yi Ke

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Beauty Goes Astray

Volume 3

By: Yi Ke

The impoverished boss, Ike, was an unlucky guy. When he just arrived at the new unit, he found out that his female boss was a peerless beauty that he had provoked. What's more, he inadvertently discovered her boss's top secret.

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1649911459

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The Muslim Bonaparte

Diplomacy and Orientalism in Ali Pasha's Greece

By: K. E. Fleming

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The Muslim Bonaparte

Diplomacy and Orientalism in Ali Pasha's Greece

By: K. E. Fleming

Ali Pasha of Ioannina (?1750-1822), the Ottoman-appointed governor of the northern mainland of Greece, was a towering figure in Ottoman, Greek, and European history. Based on an array of literatures, paintings, and musical scores, this is the first English-language critical biography about him in recent decades. K. E. Fleming shows that the British and French diplomatic experience of Ali was at odds with the "orientalist" literatures that he inspired. Dubbed by Byron the "Muslim Bonaparte," Ali enjoyed a position of diplomatic strength in the eastern Adriatic; in his attempt to secede from the Ottoman state, he cleverly took advantage of the diplomatic relations of Britain, Russia, France, and Venice. As he reached the peak of his powers, however, European accounts of him portrayed him in ever more "orientalist" terms--as irrational, despotic, cruel, and undependable. Fleming focuses on the tension between these two experiences of Ali--the diplomatic and the cultural. She also places the history of modern Greece in the context of European history, as well as that of Ottoman decline, and demonstrates the ways in which contemporary European visions of Greece, particularly those generated by Romanticist philhellenism, contributed to a unique form of "orientalism" in the south Balkans. Greece, a territory never formally colonized by Western Europe, was subject instead to a surrogate form of colonial control--one in which the country's history and culture, rather than its actual land, was annexed, invaded, and colonized. Originally published in 1999. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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An Introduction to the Theory of Seismology

By: Keith Edward Bullen,Bruce A. Bolt

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An Introduction to the Theory of Seismology

By: Keith Edward Bullen,Bruce A. Bolt

This radical revision of Professor Bullen's acclaimed and widely used text provides an introduction to modern seismological theory, with emphasis on both the physical models and the mathematical descriptions of earthquakes and their sources. The essential core of the earlier editions has been retained, particularly the tensor treatment of elasticity, seismic wave travel-time analysis and density in the Earth, although these parts of the text have been brought up to date and expanded. The new part of the book reflects on how the study of earthquakes, seismic waves and seismic risk has been broadened in the past two decades. Thus, this edition includes introductory theory of earthquake sources, seismic wave travel through complex geological zones and viscous and anisotropic media, vibrations of the whole Earth, strong-motion seismology and earthquake prediction and risk. There is an emphasis on statistical and numerical procedures and problems of resolution in inverse theory. Modern class exercises are to be found throughout. The book assumes some background in classical physics and mathematics, including simple differential equations, linear algebra and probability theory. It will be suitable for use in undergraduate courses in geophysics, applied mechanics and geotechnology and for graduate courses in seismology and earthquake engineering. In addition, it will serve as a reference text on seismological problems for professionals concerned with earthquakes, Earth structure and wave motion.

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0521283892

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Design and Analysis of Cryptographic Algorithms in Blockchain

By: Ke Huang,Yi Mu,Fatemeh Rezaeibagha,Xiaosong Zhang

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Design and Analysis of Cryptographic Algorithms in Blockchain

By: Ke Huang,Yi Mu,Fatemeh Rezaeibagha,Xiaosong Zhang

This book seeks to generalize techniques and experiences in designing and analyzing cryptographic schemes for blockchain. It devotes three chapters to review the background and basic knowledge, four chapters to discuss specific types of cryptographic primitive design for blockchain, one chapter to discuss optimization tools and another chapter for blockchain regulation and economies. This book covers the systematic survey of research objects, as well as detailed reviews of cryptographic schemes, lectures and methodologies to practice cryptography. The main findings of this book are summarized as following, first, the practical design and analysis of cryptographic schemes for blockchain can address major problems in blockchain at algorithmic level. Then, some intrinsic deficiencies in some traditional cryptographic primitives, like centralized setup, impractical design, etc, prevent the successful application of these primitives in blockchain. However, huge efforts are being made to make these primitives practical and applicable for researchers. Finally, the formal and rigorous design and analysis of public key cryptographic algorithms is vital to blockchain. Design and Analysis of Cryptographic Algorithms in Blockchain is a useful textbook for graduate students and PhD students, or researches who wish to connect cryptography with blockchain for research and developing projects.

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CRC Press

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1000413624

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Spatial Optical-Fiber Coupling Technology in Optical-Wireless Communication

By: Xizheng Ke

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Spatial Optical-Fiber Coupling Technology in Optical-Wireless Communication

By: Xizheng Ke

This book analyzes the development of space light-fiber coupling research, highlights its importance, examines the underlying theory and key problems, and elaborates on methods to improve the space light-fiber coupling efficiency. Starting from the basic theory of electromagnetic field, the transmission characteristics of light in optical fibers are expounded, and the coupling characteristics of optical signals of different modes are investigated. The spatial light-fiber coupling techniques such as mode conversion method, lens coupling method, and wavefront distortion correction method are discussed in detail, and the key technologies involved are verified by experiments. This book is suitable for the vast majority of engineering and technical personnel and teachers in colleges and institutions who are engaged in wireless optical communication. It can also be used to train senior undergraduates and graduate students in relevant fields.

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Springer Nature

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9819915252

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Advances in Natural Computation

Pt. 1: First International Conference, ICNC 2005, Changsha, China, August 27-29, 2005, Proceedings

By: Ke Chen

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Advances in Natural Computation

Pt. 1: First International Conference, ICNC 2005, Changsha, China, August 27-29, 2005, Proceedings

By: Ke Chen

Annotation The three volume set LNCS 3610, LNCS 3611, and LNCS 3612 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Natural Computation, ICNC 2005, held in Changsha, China, in August 2005 as a joint event in federation with the Second International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery FSKD 2005 (LNAI volumes 3613 and 3614). The program committee selected 313 carefully revised full papers and 189 short papers for presentation in three volumes from 1887 submissions. The first volume includes all the contributions related to learning algorithms and architectures in neural networks, neurodynamics, statistical neural network models and support vector machines, and other topics in neural network models; cognitive science, neuroscience informatics, bioinformatics, and bio-medical engineering, and neural network applications as communications and computer networks, expert system and informatics, and financial engineering. The second volume concentrates on neural network applications such as pattern recognition and diagnostics, robotics and intelligent control, signal processing and multi-media, and other neural network applications; evolutionary learning, artificial immune systems, evolutionary theory, membrane, molecular, DNA computing, and ant colony systems. The third volume deals with evolutionary methodology, quantum computing, swarm intelligence and intelligent agents; natural computation applications as bioinformatics and bio-medical engineering, robotics and intelligent control, and other applications of natural computation; hardware implementations of natural computation, and fuzzy neural systems as well as soft computing.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3540283234

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THE 13TH COHORT

By: K.E. Pottie

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THE 13TH COHORT

By: K.E. Pottie

The 13th Cohort wishes to see the rise of the 4th Reich. Powerful men and women have found the Spear of Destiny and plan to use its rumored magical properties to create a new Hitler.Can Jack and Emily stop them before it is too late? Back in 1944, Henri, Sonny and Captain Robertson attempt to stop the Nazis from escaping with the spear.

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1647199492

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Multiconfigurational Quantum Chemistry

By: Björn O. Roos,Roland Lindh,Per ke Malmqvist,Valera Veryazov,Per-Olof Widmark

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Multiconfigurational Quantum Chemistry

By: Björn O. Roos,Roland Lindh,Per ke Malmqvist,Valera Veryazov,Per-Olof Widmark

The first book to aid in the understanding of multiconfigurational quantum chemistry, Multiconfigurational Quantum Chemistry demystifies a subject that has historically been considered difficult to learn. Accessible to any reader with a background in quantum mechanics and quantum chemistry, the book contains illustrative examples showing how these methods can be used in various areas of chemistry, such as chemical reactions in ground and excited states, transition metal and other heavy element systems. The authors detail the drawbacks and limitations of DFT and coupled-cluster based methods and offer alternative, wavefunction-based methods more suitable for smaller molecules.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470633468

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9780470633465

Search and Optimization by Metaheuristics

Techniques and Algorithms Inspired by Nature

By: Ke-Lin Du,M. N. S. Swamy

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Search and Optimization by Metaheuristics

Techniques and Algorithms Inspired by Nature

By: Ke-Lin Du,M. N. S. Swamy

This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to nature-inspired metaheuristic methods for search and optimization, including the latest trends in evolutionary algorithms and other forms of natural computing. Over 100 different types of these methods are discussed in detail. The authors emphasize non-standard optimization problems and utilize a natural approach to the topic, moving from basic notions to more complex ones. An introductory chapter covers the necessary biological and mathematical backgrounds for understanding the main material. Subsequent chapters then explore almost all of the major metaheuristics for search and optimization created based on natural phenomena, including simulated annealing, recurrent neural networks, genetic algorithms and genetic programming, differential evolution, memetic algorithms, particle swarm optimization, artificial immune systems, ant colony optimization, tabu search and scatter search, bee and bacteria foraging algorithms, harmony search, biomolecular computing, quantum computing, and many others. General topics on dynamic, multimodal, constrained, and multiobjective optimizations are also described. Each chapter includes detailed flowcharts that illustrate specific algorithms and exercises that reinforce important topics. Introduced in the appendix are some benchmarks for the evaluation of metaheuristics. Search and Optimization by Metaheuristics is intended primarily as a textbook for graduate and advanced undergraduate students specializing in engineering and computer science. It will also serve as a valuable resource for scientists and researchers working in these areas, as well as those who are interested in search and optimization methods.

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Birkhäuser

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3319411926

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9-12Cr Heat-Resistant Steels

By: Wei Yan,Wei Wang,Yiyin Shan,Ke Yang,Wei Sha

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9-12Cr Heat-Resistant Steels

By: Wei Yan,Wei Wang,Yiyin Shan,Ke Yang,Wei Sha

With China becoming a major force in steel research and development, this book highlights the work of a group from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, led by the first four authors. This group has the ideal knowledge base for writing this updated book on heat-resistant steels. The fifth author, Sha, based in the UK, has been collaborating with the Chinese group since 2009 and is the lead or sole author of four research books, all published in English. The last book, “Steels: from materials science to structural engineering,” was published by Springer in 2013. Within two months of its publication, researchers at the University of Science and Technology Liaoning had requested translation of the book into Chinese. Springer obliged, and the Chinese version was published by the Metallurgical Industry Press, Beijing, in August 2014. Sha has organized and completed the writing of the proposed book, though the main research was done in China.

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3319148397

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Numerical Solution of Initial-Value Problems in Differential-Algebraic Equations

By: K. E. Brenan,S. L. Campbell,L. R. Petzold

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Numerical Solution of Initial-Value Problems in Differential-Algebraic Equations

By: K. E. Brenan,S. L. Campbell,L. R. Petzold

This book describes some of the places where differential-algebraic equations (DAE's) occur.

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SIAM

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0898713536

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The History of Public Relations in China

By: Ke Xue,Sherry Xueer Yu,Mingyang Yu

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The History of Public Relations in China

By: Ke Xue,Sherry Xueer Yu,Mingyang Yu

This book is the first on the history of Chinese public relations, and has been selected as one of the “40 representative books for 40 years of public relations in China” by the Public Relations Society of China. In four chapters, it systematically reviews and analyzes the trajectory and evolution of public relations in China from the very start – when the “reform and opening” policy was adopted in 1978 – to the present. The book will help both established and new scholars and practitioners in the field to understand the changing nature of public relations in China. It offers a unique perspective by placing the discussion of the development of public relations in the general context of the changes and development of China as a whole, and in relation to the changing status of public relations around the world. Accordingly, readers will not only gain a more in-depth understanding of the history of the field, but also of the political, economic, societal, cultural and scientific development of China in modern times.

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9811940932

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The First Emperor

Selections from the Historical Records

By: Sima Qian,K. E. Brashier

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The First Emperor

Selections from the Historical Records

By: Sima Qian,K. E. Brashier

The following year Qin unified all under Heaven and the title of August Emperor was immediately adopted.' The short-lived Qin dynasty unified China in 221 BC and created an imperial legacy that lasted until 1911. The extraordinary story of the First Emperor, founder of the dynasty, is told in the Historical Records of Sima Qian, the Grand Historiographer and the most famous Chinese historian. He describes the Emperor's birth and the assassination attempt on his life, as well as the political and often brutal events that led to the founding of the dynasty and its aftermath. Sima Qian recounts the building of the Great Wall, the 'burning of the books', and the construction of the First Emperor's magnificent tomb, a tomb now world famous since the discovery of the terracotta warriors in 1974. Sima Qian's love of anecdote ensures that his history is never dull, and Raymond Dawson's fluent translation captures his lively and vivid style. Chronicling recent archaeological developments and questioning Sima Qian's biases, K. E. Brashier's preface highlights the importance of the Grand Historiographer's account and Dawson's translation in the twenty-first century. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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0191607746

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Succession and the Transfer of Social Capital in Chinese Family Businesses

Understanding Guanxi as a Resource – Cases, Examples and Firm Owners in Their Own Words

By: Xing Ke

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Succession and the Transfer of Social Capital in Chinese Family Businesses

Understanding Guanxi as a Resource – Cases, Examples and Firm Owners in Their Own Words

By: Xing Ke

This is the first systematic study of the succession process of Chinese family businesses which reveals what is truly happening during the time of hand-over. In explaining the features of the Chinese way of succession, special attention is paid to the transfer of social capital and guanxi, among other cultural and socioeconomic contexts, which could impact the behaviours and decisions of the family business stakeholders. Carefully selected 63 cases of family firms and the authentic words and experiences of the founders and their second generation are of high relevance in helping the readers to understand Chinese family businesses and their successions as well as to learn from their successes or failures.

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3847108921

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Observer-Based Fault Estimation and Accomodation for Dynamic Systems

By: Ke Zhang,Bin Jiang,Peng Shi

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Observer-Based Fault Estimation and Accomodation for Dynamic Systems

By: Ke Zhang,Bin Jiang,Peng Shi

Due to the increasing security and reliability demand of actual industrial process control systems, the study on fault diagnosis and fault tolerant control of dynamic systems has received considerable attention. Fault accommodation (FA) is one of effective methods that can be used to enhance system stability and reliability, so it has been widely and in-depth investigated and become a hot topic in recent years. Fault detection is used to monitor whether a fault occurs, which is the first step in FA. On the basis of fault detection, fault estimation (FE) is utilized to determine online the magnitude of the fault, which is a very important step because the additional controller is designed using the fault estimate. Compared with fault detection, the design difficulties of FE would increase a lot, so research on FE and accommodation is very challenging. Although there have been advancements reported on FE and accommodation for dynamic systems, the common methods at the present stage have design difficulties, which limit applications of respective design approaches. Therefore, the problems of FE and accommodation are needed to be further studied. This book considers the theory and technology of FE and accommodation for dynamic systems, and establishes a systemic and comprehensive framework of FE and accommodation for continuous/discrete-time systems.

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3642339867

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Lord of the Milky Way

Volume 5

By: Ke NiJiangXing

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Lord of the Milky Way

Volume 5

By: Ke NiJiangXing

From the beginning of human birth, after millions of years of development, mankind finally strutted into the universe. In order to steal resources and continue civilization, he had no choice but to compete with the other races and delve into the mysteries of the universe! Furthermore, an unprecedented honorary system was established to stimulate everyone's greatest dedication to society. The honorary point was the only standard to judge a citizen's status! The protagonist's rise to fame in the city, due to the unexpected change in the fate of life, in the gap between the rise, gradually towards the peak of honor. What kind of changes would his appearance bring to this universe where fish and dragons were mixed together? In the vast universe, what kind of powerful race existed, and what kind of shocking secret did it contain? All the wonderful things are in this book.

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