On the balcony, there is a small round glass, and a tall and fat big teacup stands on the coffee table, full of moisture. Apart from this small chair, more places on the balcony are occupied by a Zhang Shen yellow nine-wrist rolled rattan rocking chair. This is a small but warm and leisurely private world.
Narrative Devices in the Shiji: Retelling the Past offers the first systematic analysis of narratives in early Chinese historical writings from 400 BCE to 100 CE, with a focus on the Shiji (Records of the Historian), a vast collection of historical accounts completed by Sima Qian (145–86 BCE). For centuries, the dominant approach to the Shiji has been to infer Sima's intentions from his biographical experiences and subsequently project them back into the text. This has caused the import of the work to be overshadowed by Sima's tragedy of castration, and has minimized the question of how narrative as a form affects the text's interpretation. Lei Yang fills the gap by exploring how Sima manipulated the Shiji's narrative structure to represent the past. Drawing on Gérard Genette's narratological theories, the book examines how sequences of events build causality, what is slowed down and sped up to manage information control, and how the text provides multiple perspectives on the same events. Redefining the Shiji's place as a turning point in Chinese textual history, Narrative Devices in the Shiji sheds light on the evolution of early Chinese historiography. As an interdisciplinary dialogue between Chinese texts and the Western theories, it opens the Shiji to new interpretations and provides a novel framework for Chinese historical writings.
Even in the gorgeous sunshine, the back of high-rise buildings is also a shadow, and there are more shadows behind people; In this world, darkness is as eternal as light, and there is no darkness without light
This was a great joy for the old couple, and it was a blessing from heaven. Although the baby girl is small, it can also be seen that she is a beautiful embryo and will definitely be a great beauty in the future.
Although Fang Chai has been desperately moving his legs, the distance between man and chicken is still shortening at the speed visible to the naked eye.
I know I owe you more, but I can only pin it on the afterlife ?? if there is an afterlife, I will definitely repay your love with my whole life, I will!
First, the protagonist in the book, Lu Bu, was born in poverty, which doomed him to be out of touch with most intellectuals from the gentry. Because the discrimination against commoners by the gentry and the gate valve is very serious. For example, during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the relatives of Emperor Wu of Song Wudi visited the cremation's house, and were met with cold reception and even insulted by the cremation, and Emperor Wu of could only submit to humiliation. This shows that the contradiction between the two sides is sharp.
In a twinkling, the blood fog stopped spreading, the bone spears were all resisted by a thin film, and the blood and bones all retracted, turning into two blood energy balls with a size of two meters, and explosions kept ringing inside.
Imagine that year, he was a gentleman in the 21st century. Although he was not a peerless handsome guy, he was strong after all. Although he was just an orphan with no relatives and no reason, he was still alone without a girlfriend after graduating from an ordinary university, but on the whole, he should also be regarded as a promising young man with a bright future
Liu Ruoxi looked up at the starry sky in the downtown area, and gave a deafening and hoarse roar, which attracted everyone's onlookers. Only to see her soul drifting out of the sky, her eyes glazed over and she sat down at the bus stop, which was the 101st interview failure after she lost her job. Try hard to get rid of the double-quality, drought-resistant and Philippine-resistant ideas, and try hard to get rid of them. I am afraid that I will consult Tao Wen's e-member, and I will blow and stir the donkey, and I will knock on it.
The toxins in the body are finally slowly discharged. According to this progress, it won't be long before I can return to being a martial arts fighter.
There was silence in the central square of Mozi Village. On weekdays, the cicadas kept chirping, and they were probably blinded by the hot sun. All of them faded without making a sound.
Now, she has been working as a baili cream for three months-the third daughter of Bailihui, the prime minister of the dynasty, turned 16 this year and just arrived. Was married to the second prince
In addition to the endless forest, there are countless lonely hills that stand strangely in every corner of the forest. In addition, there are countless Warcraft and beasts lurking in the forest, which makes those who want to cut some materials and take them back to make a fire only sigh and hesitate
Looking up, an innocent child casually threw a coin into the broken bowl in front of him, holding the hand of his mother next to him and saying, "Mom, this beggar brother is so poor.
This is a black world. Black earth, black mountains, black trees, and black sky. . . . . . In the endless black forest, there is a red light flashing from time to time, which is very frightening. The world has a dead silence.
There is a mountain named Dayan Mountain in Yicheng, and there is a Zhuangzi named Tengjiazhuang at the foot of Dayan Mountain. Every household in Zhuangzi is very close, just like a whole. On the periphery of Tengjiazhuang, there is a large wooden fence as high as nine feet
This is a very different scenery from Yangcheng. Qin Luo silently sighed, Yangcheng, as the capital of Chu, is naturally magnificent. At this time, it is spring, and Yangcheng must be full of flowers, ancient trees are green, and there is a vibrant atmosphere everywhere. However, all this has nothing to do with him, because he can never go back
Come on, Yu, you'll be fine when you get into the Dragon Valley." It was a man who was bathed in black. Even the color of the night is less than one thousandth of the black light on men. Black light covered his whole body and he couldn't see his face
In this year, Germany changed its strategic policy, concentrated its superior forces to attack Russia in order to defeat Russia in the shortest time, and then dealt with Britain and France. The focus of the war between the two sides has reached the stage of strategic defense in countries such as Britain and France on the eastern and western fronts
For hundreds of years, the soul wandered in dreamland, wandering in nothingness, and she finally reincarnated-the charming sister of that time, the cold plum of that time, the Ding Ning of that time, the snow princess of that time
The morning is always quiet and beautiful, and the morning in winter is even more quiet. The beautiful mountain village is surrounded by mountains and presents a paradise-like no y- nothing. At this time when people haven't got up early to do their work, there is a family whose lights are flickering, and this small light has become the most dazzling existence in the village.
The sun is setting, and the sunset glow is all over the sky. An oval beam of sunlight slanted on the lower edge of the plaque of the "pet clinic". The beam moved down, and nearly one-third of the light entered the clinic. The semicircle beam shines on the left face of Platinum, reflecting a healthy ruddy color
This SpringerBrief explains how to leverage mobile users' social relationships to improve the interactions of mobile devices in mobile networks. It develops a social group utility maximization (SGUM) framework that captures diverse social ties of mobile users and diverse physical coupling of mobile devices. Key topics include random access control, power control, spectrum access, and location privacy. This brief also investigates SGUM-based power control game and random access control game, for which it establishes the socially-aware Nash equilibrium (SNE). It then examines the critical SGUM-based spectrum access game, and pseudonym change game for personalized location privacy. The authors propose future work on extending the SGUM framework to negative social ties, to demonstrate relevance to security applications and span the continuum between zero-sum game (ZSG) and non-cooperative game (NCG). Social Group Utility Maximization targets researchers and professionals working on mobile networks and social networks. Advanced-level students in electrical engineering and computer science will also find this material useful for their related courses.
This SpringerBrief presents spatio-temporal data analytics for wind energy integration using stochastic modeling and optimization methods. It explores techniques for efficiently integrating renewable energy generation into bulk power grids. The operational challenges of wind, and its variability are carefully examined. A spatio-temporal analysis approach enables the authors to develop Markov-chain-based short-term forecasts of wind farm power generation. To deal with the wind ramp dynamics, a support vector machine enhanced Markov model is introduced. The stochastic optimization of economic dispatch (ED) and interruptible load management are investigated as well. Spatio-Temporal Data Analytics for Wind Energy Integration is valuable for researchers and professionals working towards renewable energy integration. Advanced-level students studying electrical, computer and energy engineering should also find the content useful.
Modelling and Precision Control of Systems with Hysteresis covers the piezoelectric and other smart materials that are increasingly employed as actuators in precision engineering, from scanning probe microscopes (SPMs) in life science and nano-manufacturing, to precision active optics in astronomy, including space laser communication, space imaging cameras, and the micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS). As smart materials are known for having hysteretic dynamics, it is necessary to overcome issues with a broadband range of frequencies. This book offers both the mathematical tools for modeling the systems and applications, including complete case studies and source code for the experiments to help both academics and researchers in the industry to achieve precision in the control of Smart Actuator systems. Provides a comprehensive identification of typical complex hysteresis Presents control algorithm design for systems with hysteresis Contain numerous real life examples and two complete case studies Source code to examples are provided
Structural Analysis is a basic course for undergraduate students with majors of civil engineering, engineering mechanics, flight vehicle design, mechanical engineering, naval architecture and ocean engineering etc., and is also an introductory course for undergraduates to learn and master the analysis and design of beam, truss, frame, arch and composite structures for buildings, bridges and flight vehicles and so on. This textbook includes eight chapters, and covers introduction, kinematic analysis of plane member systems, analysis of statically determinate structures, principle of virtual work and deflection calculation, force method, displacement method, influence lines of structures under moving loads, and matrix displacement method. Main features of this textbook lie in: (1) strengthened the interestingness and readability, and increased brief introduction on the developmental history of structural analysis and the important figures; (2) adopted the kinematic method to construct exactly and rapidly the influence lines of forces of statically indeterminate structures proposed by the author, and highlighted the energy principles and methods; (3) increased introducing the backgrounds of engineering applications; (4) from the viewpoints of history, methodology, aesthetic appreciation and creative thinking, inspected structural analysis and strived to cultivate the innovative talents. The present book emphasizes fundamental theories, concepts, computational methods and engineering applications of structural analysis. It can be used as a textbook for undergraduates with majors of civil engineering, engineering mechanics, flight vehicle design, mechanical engineering, and ocean engineering etc., while being a helpful reference for engineers and professionals in the relevant fields.
This book elaborates on the physical principles of polarization remote sensing. It explains the reflective characteristics of surface objects and atmosphere separately, including theory, experiment, instrument and application. In addition, it introduces how polarization remote sensing works in advanced research programs as it can be used in aviation, astronomy, disaster risk prevention and navigation fields. This book serves as a fundamental and comprehensive reference for researchers and students.
Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Lattices by Selective Laser Melting Additive Manufacturing presents the design, manufacturing, microstructure, mechanical properties and applications of TPMS structures fabricated by selective laser additive manufacturing technology. The title explains these complex and useful structures based on systematic work in the UK and China. Sections introduce structure design methods, assess TPMS structures, explain mathematical their modeling, present the manufacturing, microstructure, mechanical and fatigue properties of metal uniform TPMS structures, discuss manufacturing and mechanical responses for functionally graded TPMS structures, give numerical analysis methods for predicting the mechanics of uniform and functionally graded TPMS structures, and more. Presents the state-of-the art in triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) structures by surface laser melting (SLM) Describes how to assess manufacturability of TPMS structures by additive manufacturing (AM) Analyzes the mechanical properties of TPMS structures through experimental and numerical methods Details topology optimization for pore size Gives fatigue fracture mechanics for TPMS structures
Chinese companies have been increasingly active in outbound investment in recent years, with Germany the third largest destination in Europe. Adopting an analytical approach and utilizing case studies and expert interviews, this book examines Chinese mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in Germany, with a focus on the companies’ business growth, particularly the integration process and subsequent growth after acquisition. The authors contend that Chinese investors take a different approach than their western counterparts, by fostering a long-term orientation toward their investments and placing greater emphasis on co-evolution with the acquired firms rather than transfer of knowledge back to China. This book offers readers a behind-the-scenes story of three separate M&A cases, shedding light on the growth models that ensue from mergers and acquisitions, and the endeavors of Chinese and German managers to grow the businesses together.
This book offers readers a series of robotic methods for manipulating zebrafish larva, one of the most popular model vertebrates widely used in biomedical research and clinical applications. The authors leverage advanced control theories, image processing algorithms, and artificial intelligence to establish a robot-assisted automated or semi-automated zebrafish larva-targeted micromanipulation system for different experimental purposes. The methods presented are generic and can be translated to manipulate other types of biological objects, such as embryos or cells. Coverage includes topics that span the procedures of manipulating zebrafish larva, such as in-plane positioning, three-dimensional orientation, deformation-controllable immobilization, organ-targeted microinjection, whole-organism imaging, and high-throughput trajectory tracking of zebrafish larvae group movement. Robotic Micromanipulation of Zebrafish Larva is written in a simple, clear, and easy-to-read style. It is an ideal reference for academic researchers and biomedical operators. It is also a valuable resource for students learning robotics, control and system theories, image processing, artificial intelligence, and biomedical engineering.
This book introduces readers to the main theories of phytoremediation and its application to arsenic-contaminated soils in China. The hyperaccumulation theories are introduced, including the use of hyperaccumulators to remove large amounts of arsenic without producing toxic symptoms. The use of synchrotron-based X-ray absorption fine structure radiation to disclose the hyperaccumulation mechanism – a method that makes it possible to detect the elements in plant tissues without destroying the sample – is introduced in detail. This book also includes practical application cases of phytoremediation, which are rarely found in the literature. Allowing readers to gain a thorough understanding of phytoremediation technology, and demonstrating its efficiency in cleaning arsenic-contaminated soils, the book offers a valuable asset for graduate students, lecturers, researchers and engineers in the field of soil remediation.
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