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Nonlinear Time Series Analysis

By: Ruey S. Tsay,Rong Chen

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Nonlinear Time Series Analysis

By: Ruey S. Tsay,Rong Chen

A comprehensive resource that draws a balance between theory and applications of nonlinear time series analysis Nonlinear Time Series Analysis offers an important guide to both parametric and nonparametric methods, nonlinear state-space models, and Bayesian as well as classical approaches to nonlinear time series analysis. The authors—noted experts in the field—explore the advantages and limitations of the nonlinear models and methods and review the improvements upon linear time series models. The need for this book is based on the recent developments in nonlinear time series analysis, statistical learning, dynamic systems and advanced computational methods. Parametric and nonparametric methods and nonlinear and non-Gaussian state space models provide a much wider range of tools for time series analysis. In addition, advances in computing and data collection have made available large data sets and high-frequency data. These new data make it not only feasible, but also necessary to take into consideration the nonlinearity embedded in most real-world time series. This vital guide: • Offers research developed by leading scholars of time series analysis • Presents R commands making it possible to reproduce all the analyses included in the text • Contains real-world examples throughout the book • Recommends exercises to test understanding of material presented • Includes an instructor solutions manual and companion website Written for students, researchers, and practitioners who are interested in exploring nonlinearity in time series, Nonlinear Time Series Analysis offers a comprehensive text that explores the advantages and limitations of the nonlinear models and methods and demonstrates the improvements upon linear time series models.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119264057

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The Alpheidae from China Seas

Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea

By: Zhong-li Sha,Yan-rong Wang,Dong-ling Cui

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The Alpheidae from China Seas

Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea

By: Zhong-li Sha,Yan-rong Wang,Dong-ling Cui

As one of the largest families within the Caridea, the Alpheidae have attracted much attention for its species richness, especially on coral reefs. The Alpheidae are one of the most abundant decapods in tropical and subtropical areas, with 48 genera and more than 700 known species. The Alpheidae present a particular challenge in terms of both taxonomy and systematics as they are difficult to identify (some species vary in their growth and there are often large differences between the sexes). Traditional, morphology-based research on the Alpheidae still plays an important role in identifying species, compared with new methods, such as the short gene sequences. Based on more than 2000 specimens collected from the China Seas, this book describes and clearly illustrates 146 species belonging to 16 genera of the Alpheidae. It also presents the key features of every genus and every species within every genus, to enable readers to easily identify the alphid shrimps of the China Seas.

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Springer Nature

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9811506485

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Laser Applications in Surface Modification

By: Jianhua Yao,Qunli Zhang,Rong Liu,Guolong Wu

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Laser Applications in Surface Modification

By: Jianhua Yao,Qunli Zhang,Rong Liu,Guolong Wu

This book introduces the applications of laser in surface modification, such as laser cladding of Stellite alloys and metal-ceramic composites. Besides, nanomaterials including carbon nanotubes and Al2O3 nanoparticles are brought into the laser processing, to form high-temperature resistance, chemical stability, and wear- and oxidation-resistant composite coatings. The readers will get more knowledge about the basic principle and application of laser cladding and laser surface hardening technologies, and gain a deep insight into the process and characteristics of the nanomaterial-assisted laser surface enhancement. It provides references for the researchers, engineers, and students in the fields of mechanical engineering, laser processing, and material engineering.

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Springer Nature

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9811689229

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Chinese Politeness

Diachrony, Variation, and Universals in Politeness Theory

By: Rong Chen

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Chinese Politeness

Diachrony, Variation, and Universals in Politeness Theory

By: Rong Chen

Through a thorough treatment of Chinese politeness, this book argues that universalism is of paramount importance in politeness theorizing.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009281186

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Cultural Pragmatism for US-China Relations

Breaking the Gridlock and Co-creating Our Future

By: Charles Chao Rong Phua

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Cultural Pragmatism for US-China Relations

Breaking the Gridlock and Co-creating Our Future

By: Charles Chao Rong Phua

The Thucydides trap and a US-China face-off are not structurally inevitable; US-China relations are what the US and China make of them. Phua focuses on the ability to see "US as US" and "China as China" to trigger both countries’ cultural tendencies towards pragmatism. Phua examines China’s arduous journey to fit in the Westphalian system, the deep cultural misunderstandings by the West of Sunzi’s The Art of War, and attempts to offer an inside-out cultural synthesis of classical and modern Chinese thought as a proxy of their operational code, beyond the standard clichés about Confucian and Daoist thought. He builds on Jervis’ perception and misperception as well as Alastair Johnston’s cultural realism. Readers will benefit from a culturally-Chinese, western-educated and politically neutral understanding of "China as China". An essential primer for academics, practitioners and students of international relations, diplomacy and Chinese culture.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000738582

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Eighteen Lectures on Dunhuang

By: Xinjiang Rong

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Eighteen Lectures on Dunhuang

By: Xinjiang Rong

In Eighteen Lectures on Dunhuang, Rong Xinjiang provides an accessible overview of Dunhuang studies, an academic field that emerged following the discovery of a medieval monastic library at the Mogao caves near Dunhuang. The manuscripts were hidden in a cave at the beginning of the 11th century and remained unnoticed until 1900, when a Daoist monk accidentally found them and subsequently sold most of them to foreign explorers and scholars. The availability of this unprecedented amount of first-hand material from China’s middle period provided a stimulus for a number of scholarly fields both in China and the West. Rong Xinjiang’s book provides, for the first time in English, a convenient summary of the history of Dunhuang studies and its contribution to scholarship.

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BRILL

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9004252339

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The Silk Road and Cultural Exchanges between East and West

By: Xinjiang Rong

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The Silk Road and Cultural Exchanges between East and West

By: Xinjiang Rong

The Silk Road and Cultural Exchanges Between East and West, originally written in Chinese by Rong Xinjiang and now translated into English, provides insights into previously unresolved issues concerning the interactions among the societies, economies, religions and cultures of the “Western Regions”, and beyond, during the first millennium.

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9004512594

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Review Comment Analysis For E-commerce

By: Rong Zhang,Aoying Zhou,Wenzhe Yu,Yifan Gao,Pingfu Chao

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Review Comment Analysis For E-commerce

By: Rong Zhang,Aoying Zhou,Wenzhe Yu,Yifan Gao,Pingfu Chao

This book presents the recent achievements on the processing of representative user generated content (UGC) on E-commerce websites. This large size of UGC is valuable information for data mining to help customer/object profiling. It provides a comprehensive overview on the concept of customer credibility, object-oriented review summarization technology and content-based collaborative filtering algorithm. It covers a feedback mechanism which is designed to discover customer credibility, which is used to define the professional degree of review content; product-oriented review summarization for restaurants or trip arrangements, and introduced content-based collaborative filtering for product recommendation.

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World Scientific

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9813100079

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Extremal Optimization

Fundamentals, Algorithms, and Applications

By: Yong-Zai Lu,Yu-Wang Chen,Min-Rong Chen,Peng Chen,Guo-Qiang Zeng

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Extremal Optimization

Fundamentals, Algorithms, and Applications

By: Yong-Zai Lu,Yu-Wang Chen,Min-Rong Chen,Peng Chen,Guo-Qiang Zeng

Extremal Optimization: Fundamentals, Algorithms, and Applications introduces state-of-the-art extremal optimization (EO) and modified EO (MEO) solutions from fundamentals, methodologies, and algorithms to applications based on numerous classic publications and the authors’ recent original research results. It promotes the movement of EO from academic study to practical applications. The book covers four aspects, beginning with a general review of real-world optimization problems and popular solutions with a focus on computational complexity, such as "NP-hard" and the "phase transitions" occurring on the search landscape. Next, it introduces computational extremal dynamics and its applications in EO from principles, mechanisms, and algorithms to the experiments on some benchmark problems such as TSP, spin glass, Max-SAT (maximum satisfiability), and graph partition. It then presents studies on the fundamental features of search dynamics and mechanisms in EO with a focus on self-organized optimization, evolutionary probability distribution, and structure features (e.g., backbones), which are based on the authors’ recent research results. Finally, it discusses applications of EO and MEO in multiobjective optimization, systems modeling, intelligent control, and production scheduling. The authors present the advanced features of EO in solving NP-hard problems through problem formulation, algorithms, and simulation studies on popular benchmarks and industrial applications. They also focus on the development of MEO and its applications. This book can be used as a reference for graduate students, research developers, and practical engineers who work on developing optimization solutions for those complex systems with hardness that cannot be solved with mathematical optimization or other computational intelligence, such as evolutionary computations.

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CRC Press

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1315360071

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Innovations in Impact and Blast Protections

Foam-Filled Energy Absorbers and Steel-Concrete-Steel Sandwich Structures

By: Yonghui Wang,Xudong Zhi,Ximei Zhai,Jiachuan Yan,Rong Zhang

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Innovations in Impact and Blast Protections

Foam-Filled Energy Absorbers and Steel-Concrete-Steel Sandwich Structures

By: Yonghui Wang,Xudong Zhi,Ximei Zhai,Jiachuan Yan,Rong Zhang

This book develops several novel foam-filled structures and steel-concrete-steel (SCS) sandwich structures, which provides more alternatives for ensuring the safety of buildings and infrastructures under extreme loading, like impact and blast. In the first part of this book, the aluminium foam- and polyurethane foam-filled structures have been developed for dissipating impact and blast energy. Experimental and numerical studies have been conducted to obtain their behaviours under impact loading. In addition, analytical models have also been proposed to assess their energy absorption performances and facilitate the impact and blast design when using the proposed foam-filled structures. In the second part of this book, SCS sandwich structures with novel shear connectors have been developed and their behaviours under impact and blast loading have been experimentally, numerically and analytical studied. Analytical models for predicting the impact and blast responses of SCS sandwich structures have also been developed. In the third part of this book, a new steel-polyurethane foam-steel-concrete-steel (SPUFSCS) panel (i.e. the combination of foam material and SCS panel) has been developed to achieve a higher impact resistant capacity. Owing to the increasing impact and blast threats on buildings and infrastructures, the studies presented in this book are of significant importance for providing several new solutions for impact and blast enhancement.

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Springer Nature

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9811943753

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Cyclospora and Cyclosporiasis

Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Detection, and Control

By: Long Zhang,Rong-Jun Wang,Guang-Hui Zhao,Jun-Qiang Li

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Cyclospora and Cyclosporiasis

Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Detection, and Control

By: Long Zhang,Rong-Jun Wang,Guang-Hui Zhao,Jun-Qiang Li

Cyclospora cayetanensis is a microscopic parasite that can be transmitted via food or water sources and causes intestinal disease (Cyclosporiasis) in humans. Cyclospora and Cyclosporiasis: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Detection, and Control reviews 22 species of Cyclospora and discusses C. cayetanensis infection in humans. This book offers comprehensive coverage that includes taxonomy and biology, molecular characteristics, and transmission of the parasite. It also provides researchers, clinicians, public health officials, and food safety officials with basic data for the epidemiology of the Cyclospora spp. or C. cayetanensis, as well as strategies to monitor large-scale outbreaks of Cyclospora spp. or C. cayetanensis. The book further covers clinical symptoms, diagnostic methods, and means of treatment and prevention of this disease and informs readers of the hazards of the parasite, common means of transmission, and self-protection measures. - Provides the taxonomy of 22 species of Cyclospora (including two newly identified Cyclospora species) - Covers the scenarios and characteristics of recent epidemics in the world, susceptible populations, and the risk factors in the transmission of the C. cayetanensis - Summarizes recent developments in detection methods of Cyclospora spp. or C. cayetanensis in humans, animals, and the environment

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Academic Press

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0128216220

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Gold Mirrors and Tongue Reflections

The Cornerstone Classics of Chinese Medicine Tongue Diagnosis--The Ao Shi Shang Han Jin Jing Lu, and The Shang Han She Jian

By: Ioannis Solos,Liang Rong,Chen Jia-Xu

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Gold Mirrors and Tongue Reflections

The Cornerstone Classics of Chinese Medicine Tongue Diagnosis--The Ao Shi Shang Han Jin Jing Lu, and The Shang Han She Jian

By: Ioannis Solos,Liang Rong,Chen Jia-Xu

This text introduces important aspects of the earliest writings on tongue diagnosis to assist the reader in understanding its development. It presents the first translations of two of the most influential and authoritative tongue diagnosis texts, the Golden Mirror Records and Tongue Reflections in Cold Damage. Both are key texts for practitioners.

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Singing Dragon

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1848190956

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Color Illustration of Diagnosis and Control for Modern Sugarcane Diseases, Pests, and Weeds

By: Ying-Kun Huang,Wen-Feng Li,Rong-Yue Zhang,Xiao-Yan Wang

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Color Illustration of Diagnosis and Control for Modern Sugarcane Diseases, Pests, and Weeds

By: Ying-Kun Huang,Wen-Feng Li,Rong-Yue Zhang,Xiao-Yan Wang

This book systematically presents 40 pests, 7 natural pest enemies, and 20 diseases and weeds commonly encountered in sugarcane production, combining clear colour photos with detailed scientific descriptions. It covers a range of related topics, including morphological identification, habits and frequency of occurrence, prevention and control measures, symptom identification, characteristics of infections and epidemics, parasitic (predator) characteristics, ways of utilising natural pest enemies, main species and distribution, fluctuation in the field, and chemical control of weeds. With novel content presented in simple, straightforward language, the book provides a valuable reference guide for scientific researchers, educators and industrial practitioners, as well as students and advisers at agricultural universities.

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Springer

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9811313199

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Concrete Composite Columns

Behavior and Design

By: Chong Rong

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Concrete Composite Columns

Behavior and Design

By: Chong Rong

Concrete Composite Columns: Behavior and Design focuses on confined concrete and establishes analytical methods for each composite column. The volume moves beyond existing resources to study the relationship between existing composite structures and design methods for the sectional form of a concrete composite structure. Chapters cover the failure criteria of concrete, confined concrete types, models, including axial stress prediction, analysis and design-oriented constitutive models, the design and analysis of section form, axial and seismic behaviors of concrete composite columns, the seismic design of concrete composite columns, and the engineering application. This book offers a practical solution to students, researchers, and engineers working with both steel and FRP-confined concrete composite columns. - Focuses on confined concrete and provides analytical methods for composite columns - Discusses different types of composite columns, including FRP and steel-concrete composites - Considers the construction method and confining forces in composite concrete columns - Details confined concrete from basic theoretical analysis to seismic behaviors and design methods - Provides a solution to students, researchers, and engineers working with confined composite columns

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Elsevier

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0323853358

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9780323853354

Constitutionalism in Asia

Cases and Materials

By: Wen-Chen Chang,Li-ann Thio,Kevin YL Tan,Jiunn-rong Yeh

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Constitutionalism in Asia

Cases and Materials

By: Wen-Chen Chang,Li-ann Thio,Kevin YL Tan,Jiunn-rong Yeh

This book of text, cases and materials from Asia is designed for scholars and students of constitutional law and comparative constitutional law. The book is divided into 11 chapters, arranged thematically around key ideas and controversies, enabling the reader to work through the major facets of constitutionalism in the region. The book begins with a lengthy introduction that critically examines the study of constitutional orders in 'Asia', highlighting the histories, colonial influences, and cultural particularities extant in the region. This chapter serves both as a provisional orientation towards the major constitutional developments seen in Asia – both unique and shared with other regions – and as a guide to the controversies encountered in the study of constitutional law in Asia. Each of the following chapters is framed by an introductory essay setting out the issues and succinctly highlighting critical perspectives and themes. The approach is one of 'challenge and response', whereby questions of constitutional importance are posed and the reader is then led, by engaging with primary and secondary materials, through the way the various Asian states respond to these questions and challenges. Chapter segments are accompanied by notes, comments and questions to facilitate critical and comparative analysis, as well as recommendations for further reading.The book presents a representative range of Asian materials from jurisdictions including: Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, South Korea, Sri Lanka , Taiwan, Timor-Leste and the 10 ASEAN states.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1782252231

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9781782252238

A Ming Confucian’s World

Selections from Miscellaneous Records from the Bean Garden

By: Lu Rong

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A Ming Confucian’s World

Selections from Miscellaneous Records from the Bean Garden

By: Lu Rong

A forgotten century marks the years between the Ming dynasty's (1368–1644) turbulent founding and its sixteenth-century age of exploration and economic transformation. In this period of social stability, retired scholar-official Lu Rong chronicled his observations of Chinese society in Miscellaneous Records from the Bean Garden (Shuyuan zaji). Openly expressing his admirations and frustrations, Lu provides a window into the quotidian that sets Bean Garden apart from other works of the biji genre of "informal notes." Mark Halperin organizes a translated selection of Lu's accounts from Miscellaneous Records from the Bean Garden to create a panorama of Ming life. A man of unusual curiosity, Lu describes multiple social classes, ethnicities, and locales in his accounts of political intrigues, farming techniques, religious practices, etiquette, crime, and family life. Centuries after their composition, Lu's words continue to provide a richly textured portrait of China on the cusp of the early modern era.

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University of Washington Press

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0295749946

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9780295749945

Towards Strategic Pragmatism in Foreign Policy

Cases of United States of America, China and Singapore

By: Charles Chao Rong Phua

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Towards Strategic Pragmatism in Foreign Policy

Cases of United States of America, China and Singapore

By: Charles Chao Rong Phua

What is pragmatism? Is it a means to an end, or an end in itself? Is it antithetical to ideology or morality? Arguing that pragmatism is a skill much more than an attribute, Phua examines how viewing it in this way can help achieve better foreign policy outcomes. He examines and contrasts the ways in which the United States, China and Singapore have incorporated pragmatism into their approaches to foreign policy. In doing so he debunks dualistic myths around pragmatism and ideology and promotes the view of pragmatism as a skill that can be developed. An essential primer for students, analysts and policymakers, with a fresh and practical approach to pragmatism.

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Routledge

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100047108X

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9781000471083

Electronic and Optical Properties of Graphite-Related Systems

By: Chiun-Yan Lin,Rong-Bin Chen,Yen-Hung Ho,Ming-Fa Lin

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Electronic and Optical Properties of Graphite-Related Systems

By: Chiun-Yan Lin,Rong-Bin Chen,Yen-Hung Ho,Ming-Fa Lin

This book provides an overview of electronic and optical properties of graphite-related systems. It presents a well-developed and up-to-date theoretical model and addresses important advances in essential properties and diverse quantization phenomena. Key features include various Hamiltonian models, dimension-enriched carbon-related systems, complete and unusual results, detailed comparisons with the experimental measurements, clear physical pictures, and further generalizations to other emergent 2D materials. It also covers potential applications, such as touch-screen panel devices, FETs, supercapacitors, sensors, LEDs, solar cells, photodetectors, and photomodulators.

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CRC Press

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1351334964

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Gradient Smoothing Methods With Programming: Applications To Fluids And Landslides

By: Gui-rong Liu,Zirui Mao

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Gradient Smoothing Methods With Programming: Applications To Fluids And Landslides

By: Gui-rong Liu,Zirui Mao

This unique compendium presents the Gradient Smoothing Methods (GSMs), as a general solver for linear and nonlinear PDEs (Partial Differential Equations) with a focus on fluids and flowing solids.The volume introduces the basic concepts and theories of the gradient smoothing technique used in the GSMs. Formulations for both Eulerian-GSM and Lagrangian-GSM are presented. The key ingredients of GSMs and its effectiveness in solving challenging fluid/solid flow problems with complex geometries are then discussed.Applications of GSM are highlighted, including compressible and incompressible flows, hydrodynamics with flexible free surface, and flowing solids with material strength and large deformation in geotechnical engineering, in particular, landslide simulations.In-house MATLAB codes are provided for both Eulerian and Lagrangian GSMs, along with detailed descriptions. More efficient FORTRAN source codes for solving complex engineering problems are also available on Github.

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World Scientific

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9811280029

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9789811280023

Hyper-Heuristics: Theory and Applications

By: Nelishia Pillay,Rong Qu

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Hyper-Heuristics: Theory and Applications

By: Nelishia Pillay,Rong Qu

This introduction to the field of hyper-heuristics presents the required foundations and tools and illustrates some of their applications. The authors organized the 13 chapters into three parts. The first, hyper-heuristic fundamentals and theory, provides an overview of selection constructive, selection perturbative, generation constructive and generation perturbative hyper-heuristics, and then a formal definition of hyper-heuristics. The chapters in the second part of the book examine applications of hyper-heuristics in vehicle routing, nurse rostering, packing and examination timetabling. The third part of the book presents advanced topics and then a summary of the field and future research directions. Finally the appendices offer details of the HyFlex framework and the EvoHyp toolkit, and then the definition, problem model and constraints for the most tested combinatorial optimization problems. The book will be of value to graduate students, researchers, and practitioners.

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Springer

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331996514X

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Extrinsic and Intrinsic Approaches to Self-Healing Polymers and Polymer Composites

By: Ming Qiu Zhang,Min Zhi Rong

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Extrinsic and Intrinsic Approaches to Self-Healing Polymers and Polymer Composites

By: Ming Qiu Zhang,Min Zhi Rong

Explore the cutting-edge in self-healing polymers and composites In Extrinsic and Intrinsic Approaches to Self-Healing Polymers and Polymer Composites, a pair of distinguished materials scientists delivers an insightful and up-to-date exploration of the fundamentals, theory, design, fabrication, characterization, and application of self-healing polymers and polymer composites. The book discusses how to prepare self-healing polymeric materials, how to increase the speed of crack repair, high temperature applications, and how to broaden the spectrum of healing agent species. The authors emphasize the integration of existing techniques with novel synthetic approaches for target-oriented materials design and fabrication. They provide a comprehensive view of this emerging field, allowing new researchers to gather a firm understanding of the framework for creating new materials or applications. Additionally, the book includes: A thorough introduction to the field of self-healing polymers and polymer composites, including the advances made by various laboratories and the challenges, trends, and future directions that characterize modern research in the area Comprehensive explorations of the self-healing strategies proposed by the authors, including addition polymerization, systems-based microcapsules and plastic tubes, and more Practical discussions of the application of reversible S-S bonds in self-healing polymers In-depth examinations of intrinsic self-healing via reversible C-ON bonds Perfect for polymer and materials scientists, chemists, and engineers, Extrinsic and Intrinsic Approaches to Self-Healing Polymers and Polymer Composites will also earn a place in the libraries of professionals working in the polymer, coatings, paints, medical, defense, and pharmaceutical industries.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119629977

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9781119629979

Load Balance For Distributed Real-time Computing Systems

By: Junhua Fang,Rong Zhang,Aoying Zhou

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Load Balance For Distributed Real-time Computing Systems

By: Junhua Fang,Rong Zhang,Aoying Zhou

This illustrative compendium analyzes the load balancing problem in distributed stream processing systems and explores a set of high-performance real-time processing scheme based on key-based balancing strategy, join-matrix model and fault tolerance mechanisms.The volume succinctly provides the theoretical support for the proposed techniques. Through a rich set of experiments and comparisons with the other state-of-the-art techniques using both standard benchmarks and real data sets, the book comprehensively verifies the correctness and effectiveness of the proposed methods.This unique title is an excellent reference text for researchers in the fields of distributed stream processing, parallel system, cloud computing, etc.

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World Scientific

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9811216169

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Advanced Computer-Aided Fixture Design

By: Yiming Rong,Samuel Huang,Zhikun Hou

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Advanced Computer-Aided Fixture Design

By: Yiming Rong,Samuel Huang,Zhikun Hou

This book can be used as either a textbook for advanced engineering courses, or as a reference for engineers in manufacturing and industry. The reader will benefit from the techniques introduced in solving production problems, will gain the skills to compare fixture design alternatives, and will learn to develop applications systems for fixture design and analysis."--BOOK JACKET.

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Academic Press

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0125947518

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9780125947510

The Subject in Crisis in Contemporary Chinese Literature

By: Rong Cai

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The Subject in Crisis in Contemporary Chinese Literature

By: Rong Cai

Post-Mao China produced two parallel discourses on the human subject in the New Era (1976–1989). One was an autonomous, Enlightenment humanist self aimed at replacing the revolutionary paragon that had dominated under Mao. The other was a more problematic subject suffering from either a symbolic physical deformity or some kind of spiritual paralysis that undermines its apparent normalcy. How do we explain the stubborn presence, in the literature of the 1980s and 1990s, of this crippled agent who fails to realize the humanist autonomy envisioned by post-Mao theorists? What are the anxieties and tensions embedded in this incongruity and what do they reveal? This illuminating and original critical study of the crippled subject in post-Mao literature offers a detailed textual analysis of the work of five well-known contemporary writers: Han Shaogong, Can Xue, Yu Hua, Mo Yan, and Jia Pingwa. The author investigates not only the literary characters within the texts, but also their creators—real subjects in history, Chinese writers whose own agency was being tested and established in the search for a new subjectivity. She argues that, reenacting the Maoist legacy, the literary search failed to provide a viable model for a postrevolutionary China. In addition, the deficiency and inadequacy of the subject cannot always be contained in the Communist past—a history to be transcended in the design of modernity after Mao. The representation of the problematic subject thus punctured post-Mao optimism and foreshadowed the eventual abandonment of the move to rethink subjectivity in the 1990s. By diving beneath the euphoria of the 1980s and the confusion and frustration of the 1990s, these critical readings offer a unique perspective with which to gauge the complexity of China’s quest for modernity and a fuller understanding of the self’s multifaceted experience in the post-Mao era.

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0824865065

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Senior Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering

A Guide Book for Teaching and Learning

By: Yongsheng Ma,Yiming Rong

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Senior Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering

A Guide Book for Teaching and Learning

By: Yongsheng Ma,Yiming Rong

This book offers invaluable insights about the full spectrum of core design course contents systematically and in detail. This book is for instructors and students who are involved in teaching and learning of ‘capstone senior design projects’ in mechanical engineering. It consists of 17 chapters, over 300 illustrations with many real-world student project examples. The main project processes are grouped into three phases, i.e., project scoping and specification, conceptual design, and detail design, and each has dedicated two chapters of process description and report content prescription, respectively. The basic principles and engineering process flow are well applicable for professional development of mechanical design engineers. CAD/CAM/CAE technologies are commonly used within many project examples. Thematic chapters also cover student teamwork organization and evaluation, project management, design standards and regulations, and rubrics of course activity grading. Key criteria of successful course accreditation and graduation attributes are discussed in details. In summary, it is a handy textbook for the capstone design project course in mechanical engineering and an insightful teaching guidebook for engineering design instructors.

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Springer Nature

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303085390X

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Belt And Road Initiative: Interregional Cooperation Between Asia And Europe

By: Xinchun Rong

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Belt And Road Initiative: Interregional Cooperation Between Asia And Europe

By: Xinchun Rong

China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is an important developmental measure that started from September 2013 when Chinese President Xi Jinping initiated the strategic concept of building a new Silk Road Economic Belt, as a model for global economic development and growth.This book focuses on the BRI's influence on the interregional cooperation between Asia and Europe. It discusses a variety of topics including financial security — featuring how financial institutions, such as Asian Infrastructural Investment Bank, World Bank and Asian Development Bank provide feasible financial support for the economic development of countries along the BRI route; China's Economy and the 'New Normal' transformation; the integration of high-speed railways, equipment manufacturing into the Initiative; the China Dream and many more.

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World Scientific

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9811206333

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Understanding Chinese Families

A Comparative Study of Taiwan and Southeast China

By: C. Y. Cyrus Chu,Ruoh-Rong Yu

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Understanding Chinese Families

A Comparative Study of Taiwan and Southeast China

By: C. Y. Cyrus Chu,Ruoh-Rong Yu

This book provides the reader with a comprehensive introduction to the distinguishing features of Chinese families. This first full scale study seeks to understand Chinese families within the Chinese social context and draws comparisons with existing western theories and models of the family. It also explores the connection between two Chinese societies across the Taiwan Strait and investigates if the unique features of Chinese families can be applied to broaden the scope of family analysis in general. This book covers ten core areas, including co-residence, marriage, fertility, education, mobility, gender preferences, family supports, filial feedbacks, housework allocation, and the dynamics of family norm changes. The book uses theory-based empirical studies with data collected from a unique panel survey conducted in various areas across the Taiwan Strait, namely Taiwan and Southeast China. The two focal points of the study are geographically close, ethnically homogeneous, and are open to the modern market economy. A comprehensive analysis of these two areas provides new insights into the similarities and differences of Chinese families, to what extent they are distinct from Western ones, and how these similarities and differences were formed. The uniquely complex nature of intra-family interactions in Chinese families and the rapidly changing social background against which these interactions occur make this a hugely fascinating topic.

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Oxford University Press

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0199578095

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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

Particle Methods For Multi-scale And Multi-physics

By: Moubin Liu,Gui-rong Liu

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Particle Methods For Multi-scale And Multi-physics

By: Moubin Liu,Gui-rong Liu

Multi-scale and multi-physics modeling is useful and important for all areas in engineering and sciences. Particle Methods for Multi-Scale and Multi-Physics systematically addresses some major particle methods for modeling multi-scale and multi-physical problems in engineering and sciences. It contains different particle methods from atomistic scales to continuum scales, with emphasis on molecular dynamics (MD), dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) and smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH).This book covers the theoretical background, numerical techniques and many interesting applications of the particle methods discussed in this text, especially in: micro-fluidics and bio-fluidics (e.g., micro drop dynamics, movement and suspension of macro-molecules, cell deformation and migration); environmental and geophysical flows (e.g., saturated and unsaturated flows in porous media and fractures); and free surface flows with possible interacting solid objects (e.g., wave impact, liquid sloshing, water entry and exit, oil spill and boom movement). The presented methodologies, techniques and example applications will benefit students, researchers and professionals in computational engineering and sciences.

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9814571717

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Smart Electronic Systems

Heterogeneous Integration of Silicon and Printed Electronics

By: Li-Rong Zheng,Hannu Tenhunen,Zhuo Zou

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Smart Electronic Systems

Heterogeneous Integration of Silicon and Printed Electronics

By: Li-Rong Zheng,Hannu Tenhunen,Zhuo Zou

Unique in focusing on both organic and inorganic materials from a system point of view, this text offers a complete overview of printed electronics integrated with classical silicon electronics. Following an introduction to the topic, the book discusses the materials and processes required for printed electronics, covering conducting, semiconducting and insulating materials, as well as various substrates, such as paper and plastics. Subsequent chapters describe the various building blocks for printed electronics, while the final part describes the resulting novel applications and technologies, including wearable electronics, RFID tags and flexible circuit boards. Suitable for a broad target group, both industrial and academic, ranging from mechanical engineers to ink developers, and from chemists to engineers.

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3527338950

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Dental Biotribology

By: Zhong-Rong Zhou,Hai-Yang Yu,Jing Zheng,Lin-Mao Qian,Yu Yan

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Dental Biotribology

By: Zhong-Rong Zhou,Hai-Yang Yu,Jing Zheng,Lin-Mao Qian,Yu Yan

Dental Biotribology summarizes the latest achievements in dental wear and is designed to help the reader better understand the relationship between structures and tribological properties of human teeth. This book provides guidance on the biomimic design of anti-wear engineering systems based on human teeth and also explains mechanisms of occlusal wear and erosion as well as fretting wear related to dental implants and orthodontics. Additionally, this book provides valuable insights into the development of improved dental materials and oral treatments.

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1461445507

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Shang Yun-Xiang Style Xingyiquan

The Foundations and Subtleties of Xingyiquan Training

By: Li Wen-Bin,Shrang Zhi-Rong,Li Hong

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Shang Yun-Xiang Style Xingyiquan

The Foundations and Subtleties of Xingyiquan Training

By: Li Wen-Bin,Shrang Zhi-Rong,Li Hong

A modern classic, Shang Yun-Xiang Style Xingyiquan is essential for Xingyiquan practitioners and a useful guide for any practitioner of the Chinese martial arts. While focusing on Shang-style Xingyiquan (derived from author Li Wen-Bin's training under Grandmaster Shang Yun-Xiang), this book clearly breaks down the fundamentals of those movements and forms found in all of Xingyiquan (and other internal martial arts). Rather than simply presenting the traditional, often-cryptic poetry or "songs" to impart martial concepts, Li goes into great detail to explain to readers of all levels the finer points of Xingyi training. Featuring hundreds of original photographs and step-by-step explanation of movements, Shang Yun Xiang Style Xingyiquan is an excellent companion to Xingyiquan training of any style or school. Table of Contents Chapter 1 In Search of the Missing Points in the Origin of Xing Yi Quan Techniques Chapter 2 Features of Shang Yun-Xiang Style Xing Yi Quan Chapter 3 The Foundation for Xing Yi Gong Fu Chapter 4 Wu Xing Quan 五行拳（Five Element Fist） Chapter 5 Jin Tui Lian Huan Quan 进退连环拳 ( Advance & Retreat Linking Fist) Chapter 6 Traditional Xing Yi Weapons

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1583947744

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