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Dynamic Interpretation of Early Cities in Ancient China

By: Hong Xu

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Dynamic Interpretation of Early Cities in Ancient China

By: Hong Xu

This book offers an archaeological study on China’s ancient capitals. Using abundant illustrations of ancient capital sites, it verifies the archaeological discoveries with documentary records. The author introduces the dynamical interpretation of each ancient capital to the interpretation of the entire development history of China's ancient capitals. The book points out that for most of the almost 2000 years from the earliest Erlitou (二里头)to the Ye city (邺城), there was an era where ancient capitals didn’t have outer enclosures due to factors such as the strong national power, the military and diplomatic advantage, the complexity of the residents, and the natural conditions. Thus an era of “the huge ancient capitals without guards” lasting for over 1000 years formed. The concept that “China’s ancient capitals don’t have outer enclosures” presented in the book questions the traditional view that “every settlement has walled enclosures”. Combining science with theory, it offers researchers of history a clear understanding of the development process of China’s ancient capitals.

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Springer Nature

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9811623872

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Cross-Cultural Schooling Experiences of Chinese Immigrant Families

In Search of Home in Times of Transition

By: Shijing Xu

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Cross-Cultural Schooling Experiences of Chinese Immigrant Families

In Search of Home in Times of Transition

By: Shijing Xu

This book introduces the concept of reciprocal educational learning among cultures with very different historical and philosophical origins. The concept of reciprocal learning grows out of a four year study of immigrant Chinese family narrative experiences in a Western context. This book captures the lived moments of such transitional lives both in and out of school settings to demonstrate why a child would appear and disappear from different caregivers’ purview. Through the narrative lens of student and family life, the study illustrates the intersection of Confucian and Western philosophies of education and how their interaction creates complications as well as benefits for both traditions, hence, the idea of reciprocal learning.

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3319461036

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East-Asian Archaeoastronomy

Historical Records of Astronomical Observations of China, Japan and Korea

By: Zhenoao Xu,W. Pankenier,Yaotiao Jiang

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East-Asian Archaeoastronomy

Historical Records of Astronomical Observations of China, Japan and Korea

By: Zhenoao Xu,W. Pankenier,Yaotiao Jiang

Historical astronomical records can play an important role in modern research, especially in the case of ancient Chinese observational data: sunspot and aurora records are important for the study of solar variability; solar and lunar eclipse records for the study of the Earth's rotation; records of Comet Hally for the study of orbital evolution; "guest star" records for the study of supernova remnants; planetary conjunction records for research in astronomical chronology. In the past, Western scientists have not been able to exploit these valuable data fully because the original records were difficult to gather and interpret, and complete English translations have not been available. East-Asian Archaeoastronomy is the first comprehensive translation into English of such historical records for modern research. The book also features an introduction to East Asian astronomy and offers guidance on how to use the records effectively. It will not only be a valuable research tool for astronomers but should also be of great interest to historians of China and Chinese science.

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CRC Press

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905699302X

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The Chinese City in Space and Time

The Development of Urban Form in Suzhou

By: Yinong Xu

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The Chinese City in Space and Time

The Development of Urban Form in Suzhou

By: Yinong Xu

Drawing on a wealth of primary materials detailing the city's history, customs, and urban construction as well as on recent work in Chinese history, culture, and religion, Yinong Xu examines characteristics of building and transformation in pre-modern Suzhou, characteristics that, while particular to the city's own historical development, reflect or were determined by factors representative of China's urban history in general.".

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824820762

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Binary Neural Networks

Algorithms, Architectures, and Applications

By: Baochang Zhang,Sheng Xu,Mingbao Lin,Tiancheng Wang,David Doermann

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Binary Neural Networks

Algorithms, Architectures, and Applications

By: Baochang Zhang,Sheng Xu,Mingbao Lin,Tiancheng Wang,David Doermann

Deep learning has achieved impressive results in image classification, computer vision, and natural language processing. To achieve better performance, deeper and wider networks have been designed, which increase the demand for computational resources. The number of floatingpoint operations (FLOPs) has increased dramatically with larger networks, and this has become an obstacle for convolutional neural networks (CNNs) being developed for mobile and embedded devices. In this context, Binary Neural Networks: Algorithms, Architectures, and Applications will focus on CNN compression and acceleration, which are important for the research community. We will describe numerous methods, including parameter quantization, network pruning, low-rank decomposition, and knowledge distillation. More recently, to reduce the burden of handcrafted architecture design, neural architecture search (NAS) has been used to automatically build neural networks by searching over a vast architecture space. Our book will also introduce NAS and binary NAS and its superiority and state-of-the-art performance in various applications, such as image classification and object detection. We also describe extensive applications of compressed deep models on image classification, speech recognition, object detection, and tracking. These topics can help researchers better understand the usefulness and the potential of network compression on practical applications. Moreover, interested readers should have basic knowledge of machine learning and deep learning to better understand the methods described in this book. Key Features • Reviews recent advances in CNN compression and acceleration • Elaborates recent advances on binary neural network (BNN) technologies • Introduces applications of BNN in image classification, speech recognition, object detection, and more Baochang Zhang is a full professor with the Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Beihang University, Beijing, China. He was selected by the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in the University of Ministry of Education of China, chosen as the Academic Advisor of the Deep Learning Lab of Baidu Inc., and was honored as a Distinguished Researcher of Beihang Hangzhou Institute in Zhejiang Province. His research interests include explainable deep learning, computer vision, and pattern recognition. His HGPP and LDP methods were state-of-the-art feature descriptors, with 1234 and 768 Google Scholar citations, respectively, and both “Test-of-Time” works. His team’s 1-bit methods achieved the best performance on ImageNet. His group also won the ECCV 2020 Tiny Object Detection, COCO Object Detection, and ICPR 2020 Pollen recognition challenges. Sheng Xu received a BE in automotive engineering from Beihang University, Beijing, China. He has a PhD and is currently at the School of Automation Science and Electrical Engineering, Beihang University, specializing in computer vision, model quantization, and compression. He has made significant contributions to the field and has published about a dozen papers as the first author in top-tier conferences and journals such as CVPR, ECCV, NeurIPS, AAAI, BMVC, IJCV, and ACM TOMM. Notably, he has 4 papers selected as oral or highlighted presentations by these prestigious conferences. Furthermore, Dr. Xu actively participates in the academic community as a reviewer for various international journals and conferences, including CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, NeurIPS, ICML, and IEEE TCSVT. His expertise has also led to his group’s victory in the ECCV 2020 Tiny Object Detection Challenge. Mingbao Lin finished his MS-PhD study and obtained a PhD in intelligence science and technology from Xiamen University, Xiamen, China in 2022. In 2016, he received a BS from Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China. He is currently a senior researcher with the Tencent Youtu Lab, Shanghai, China. His publications on top-tier conferences/journals include: IEEE TPAMI, IJCV, IEEE TIP, IEEE TNNLS, CVPR, NeurIPS, AAAI, IJCAI, ACM MM, and more. His current research interests include developing an efficient vision model, as well as information retrieval. Tiancheng Wang received a BE in automation from Beihang University, Beijing, China. He is currently pursuing a PhD with the Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Beihang University. During his undergraduate studies, he was given the Merit Student Award for several consecutive years, and has received various scholarships including academic excellence and academic competitions scholarships. He was involved in several AI projects including behavior detection and intention understanding research and unmanned air-based vision platform, and more. Now his current research interests include deep learning and network compression; his goal is to explore a high energy-saving model and drive the deployment of neural networks in embedded devices. Dr. David Doermann is a professor of empire innovation at the University at Buffalo (UB), New York, US, and the director of the University at Buffalo Artificial Intelligence Institute. Prior to coming to UB, he was a program manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) where he developed, selected, and oversaw approximately $150 million in research and transition funding in the areas of computer vision, human language technologies, and voice analytics. He coordinated performers on all projects, orchestrating consensus, evaluating cross team management, and overseeing fluid program objectives.

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1003816851

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The China Railway Express and the Belt and Road Initiative

By: Jiechang Xia

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The China Railway Express and the Belt and Road Initiative

By: Jiechang Xia

This book presents an overview of the development of China-Europe express train in the broader context of BRI. It analyzes the benefits to the regions along the route from the safe, smooth and stable operation of the train in recent years, involving the strong impetus for building a new pattern of dual cycle development and driving the recovery of the economy in the post-pandemic era. Based on in-depth case studies of the operations in many regions, this book proposes measures in order to promote the high-quality development of China-Europe train: to improve infrastructure and enhance port capacity; to unify international standards and improve the efficiency of train customs clearance; to open up the European market and actively organize the return source of goods; to standardize government administrative intervention according to market orientation; to strengthen the construction of digital infrastructure with the focus on connectivity; to cultivate international logistics talents and build a high-quality China-Europe express train talent team.

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9819709644

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Historical Dictionary of Asian American Literature and Theater

By: Wenying Xu

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Historical Dictionary of Asian American Literature and Theater

By: Wenying Xu

A Library Journal Best Reference Book of 2022 This book represents the culmination of over 150 years of literary achievement by the most diverse ethnic group in the United States. Diverse because this group of ethnic Americans includes those whose ancestral roots branch out to East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Western Asia. Even within each of these regions, there exist vast differences in languages, cultures, religions, political systems, and colonial histories. From the earliest publication in 1887 to the latest in 2021, this dictionary celebrates the incredibly rich body of fiction, poetry, memoirs, plays, and children’s literature. Historical Dictionary of Asian American Literature and Theater, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 700 cross-referenced entries on genres, major terms, and authors. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about this topic.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538157322

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Assassin's Creed Dynasty, Volume 4

By: Xu Xianzhe

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Assassin's Creed Dynasty, Volume 4

By: Xu Xianzhe

In the 14th year of the Tianbao Era (CE 755) An Lushan, a military governor with ties to the Knights Templar, leads his elite corps to rebel against the Tang Dynasty, and the ill-prepared Tang empire falters under the threat. The two capitals Luoyang and Chang’an fall and China falls under the oppression of the cruel An Lushan. As the Tang dynasty starts to crumble, Li E, a shady Assassin trained by the Hidden Ones in the far West, teams up with Tang loyalists to turn the tide and save both the dynasty and the country from this crisis.

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TOKYOPOP

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1427871841

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Princess Returns

Volume 3

By: Xu XuQingFeng

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Princess Returns

Volume 3

By: Xu XuQingFeng

Sister-in-law framing, husband humiliating, return with hatred. He was cold-blooded and cruel. He killed his enemies and trampled through the clouds. A soft emotion that was laced with poison. A cruel ambush. Lin Jinshu's red lips were like blood, of course it was me. Ma'am, your son and I are hungry. ......

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Funstory

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1636893473

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From Culturalist Nationalism to Conservatism

Origins and Diversification of Conservative Ideas in Republican China

By: Aymeric Xu

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From Culturalist Nationalism to Conservatism

Origins and Diversification of Conservative Ideas in Republican China

By: Aymeric Xu

What does it mean to be a conservative in Republican China? Challenging the widely held view that Chinese conservatism set out to preserve traditional culture and was mainly a cultural movement, this book proposes a new framework with which to analyze modern Chinese conservatism. It identifies late Qing culturalist nationalism, which incorporates traditional culture into concrete political reforms inspired by modern Western politics, as the origin of conservatism in the Republican era. During the May Fourth period, New Culture activists belittled any attempts to reintegrate traditional culture with modern politics as conservative. What conservatives in Republican China stood for was essentially this late Qing culturalist nationalism that rejected squarely the museumification of traditional culture. Adopting a typological approach in order to distinguish different types of conservatism by differentiating various political implications of traditional culture, this book divides the Chinese conservatism of the Republican era into four typologies: liberal conservatism, antimodern conservatism, philosophical conservatism, and authoritarian conservatism. As such, this book captures – for the first time – how Chinese conservatism was in constant evolution, while also showing how its emblematic figures reacted differently to historical circumstances.

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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3110740184

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9783110740189

Reborn To Be the King of Ancient Times

Volume 2

By: Xu Yue

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Reborn To Be the King of Ancient Times

Volume 2

By: Xu Yue

I actually transmigrated to the Wasteland and became the Celestial Emperor? Hehe, Nuwa, Loess, Yaochi, Changxi, Western Queen Mother, Sanxiao ... Aren't countless fairies all mine? I am Haotian? Haotian, who had been bullied by a saint and kicked under the table by a monkey? No, as the Celestial Emperor, I shall rule the world! Could it be that this world was ruled by a king? Could it be that this man was a king's subordinate?

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1649204345

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Searching for Life's Meaning

Changes and Tensions in the Worldviews of Chinese Youth in the 1980s

By: Luo Xu

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Searching for Life's Meaning

Changes and Tensions in the Worldviews of Chinese Youth in the 1980s

By: Luo Xu

Chronicles the changing worldviews of Chinese youth in the tumultuous decade leading up to the Tiananmen demonstrations

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University of Michigan Press

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0472112392

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9780472112395

Comics Art in China

By: John A. Lent,Xu Ying

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Comics Art in China

By: John A. Lent,Xu Ying

International Convention of Asia Scholars 2019 Book Prize – Best Art Publication In the most comprehensive and authoritative source on this subject, Comics Art in China covers almost all comics art forms in mainland China, providing the history from the nineteenth century to the present as well as perspectives on both the industry and the art form. This volume encompasses political, social, and gag cartoons, lianhuanhua (picture books), comic books, humorous drawings, cartoon and humor periodicals, and donghua (animation) while exploring topics ranging from the earliest Western-influenced cartoons and the popular, often salacious, 1930s humor magazines to cartoons as wartime propaganda and comics art in the reform. Coupling a comprehensive review of secondary materials (histories, anthologies, biographies, memoirs, and more) in English and Chinese with the artists’ actual works, the result spans more than two centuries of Chinese animation. Structured chronologically, the study begins with precursors in early China and proceeds through the Republican, wartime, Communist, and market economy periods. Based primarily on interviews senior scholar John A. Lent and Xu Ying conducted with over one hundred cartoonists, animators, and other comics art figures, Comics Art in China sheds light on tumult and triumphs. Meticulously, Lent and Xu describe the evolution of Chinese comics within a global context, probing the often-tense relationship between expression and government, as well as proving that art can be a powerful force for revolution. Indeed, the authors explore Chinese comics art as it continues to grow and adapt in the twenty-first century. Enhanced with over one hundred black-and-white and color illustrations, this book stands out as not only the first such survey in English, but perhaps the most complete one in any language.

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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1496811755

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9781496811752

A revision of the Chinese Gasteruptiidae (Hymenoptera, Evanioidea)

By: Ke-xin Zhao,Cornelis van Achterberg,Zai-fu Xu

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A revision of the Chinese Gasteruptiidae (Hymenoptera, Evanioidea)

By: Ke-xin Zhao,Cornelis van Achterberg,Zai-fu Xu

Gasteruptiidae Ashmead, 1900 (Hymenoptera: Evanioidea) is a worldwide distributed family, including two extant subfamilies Hyptiogastrinae and Gasteruptiinae and one extinct subfamily Kutujellitinae. There are approximately 500 extent species of this family are recorded in the world, with only 16 species in one genus are known from China. An extensive review of previously published literatures and previously unidentified specimens referred to Gasteruptiidae results in taxonomic revision of the family from China. This monograph includes identification of six new species and eight Chinese new record species, establishment of three new synonyms, and designation of three lectotypes. Descriptions and illustrations of the 28 valid Chinese species of the genus Gasteruption are provided and key to all Chinese species are made. The results of this monograph clarify some taxonomic confusion, richen the geographical distributions of Gasteruptiidae in China and provide facilities for further research in Chinese Gasteruptiidae.

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PenSoft Publishers LTD

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9546426563

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Natural Theology Reconfigured

Confucian Axiology and American Pragmatism

By: Zhiqiu Xu

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Natural Theology Reconfigured

Confucian Axiology and American Pragmatism

By: Zhiqiu Xu

Classic natural theology in its logical, rational, Aristotelian presentation has encountered an impasse. Since the Enlightenment, nature has ceased to be a vital topic in theological discussions until a recent revival of interest stemming from ecological and feminist concerns. Provocatively transcending boundaries between Philosophy and Theology, ancient and contemporary, East and West, Natural Theology Reconfigured revitalises the validity and relevancy of Natural Theology, a shipwrecked concept in the West, with the aid of Eastern Confucian Axiology and American Pragmatism.

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Routledge

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1317089677

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Grids of chinese ancient cities

Spatial planning tools for achieving social aims

By: Yibo Xu

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Grids of chinese ancient cities

Spatial planning tools for achieving social aims

By: Yibo Xu

The book is the first to define the meaning and components of the grid and apply it in Chinese planning history. It provides a fresh methodology, pushing the boundary of planning by this new practical tool for planners and governors and new perspective for the architecture and city planning faculties. From graphs to rules, from facts to in-depth analysis, this book focuses on the tool of urban planning, the grid, with thoughtful organization of knowledge from Chinese history, architecture and city planning discipline, providing knowledge along with politics, military, customs, mysterious Fengshui theories and astrology beliefs. Moreover, the book proved the link between grids and social aims, discussing each kind of aim by thoughtful organization of data collected from 301 prefecture cities, unfolding the powers propelling the city formation and shedding light on what shaped our cities today.

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Altralinea Edizioni

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8894869644

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Creation of the Gods

By: Xu Zhonglin

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Creation of the Gods

By: Xu Zhonglin

Creation of the Gods, a Chinese literary classic, ranks among great works as The Three Kingdoms, Water Margin and Journey to the West. It relates the struggles between forces of King Zhou, the despotic last ruler of the Shang dynasty, and Jiang Ziya, the legendary commander and strategist who helped found the Zhou dynasty in the 11th century BC. The ensuing battles were a spectacular drama featuring enlightened priests, immortals, spirits, demons, kings and generals. Astride exotic animals or soaring on clouds, they duelled with a formidable array of magic weapons that will captivate the reader from beginning to end. Cartoonist Chan Kok Sing, well loved for his brand of comic animation and humour, has depicted the Chinese masterpiece with a new energy that both educates and entertains. There is no better way to rediscover the saga of the infamous King Zhou and his vixen-concubine, and how they got their just deserts from the army of the virtuous Wen, founder of the Zhou dynasty.

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Asiapac Books Pte Ltd

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9812295887

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Lattice-Valued Logic

An Alternative Approach to Treat Fuzziness and Incomparability

By: Yang Xu

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Lattice-Valued Logic

An Alternative Approach to Treat Fuzziness and Incomparability

By: Yang Xu

Lattice-valued Logic aims at establishing the logical foundation for uncertain information processing routinely performed by humans and artificial intelligence systems. In this textbook for the first time a general introduction on lattice-valued logic is given. It systematically summarizes research from the basic notions up to recent results on lattice implication algebras, lattice-valued logic systems based on lattice implication algebras, as well as the corresponding reasoning theories and methods. The book provides the suitable theoretical logical background of lattice-valued logic systems and supports newly designed intelligent uncertain-information-processing systems and a wide spectrum of intelligent learning tasks.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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354040175X

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Chinese Materia Medica

Combinations and Applications

By: Xu Li

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Chinese Materia Medica

Combinations and Applications

By: Xu Li

This clearly written, comprehensively indexed, and reader-friendly manual contains more than 350 monographs -- each describing the functions, indications, combinations, and applications of commonly used Chinese Materia Medica. Comprehensive monographs contain: details of main ingredients, taste and nature, channels entered, functions and indications, common dosage, precautions and contraindications. Unique tabular format lists provide "at-a-glance" accessibility. Summary tables in each chapter help you obtain quick overviews of the material covered. Unique coverage on toxicity and legal status. Comprehensive list of appendices and indices -- listings are by pinyin, pharmaceutical, and English names for easy reference.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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1901149021

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City Stage

Hong Kong Playwriting in English

By: Mike Ingham,Xu Xi

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City Stage

Hong Kong Playwriting in English

By: Mike Ingham,Xu Xi

City Stage is an anthology of recent Hong Kong English-language drama written for Hong Kong performers and audiences. All the plays were written in the last ten years and so capture and reflect the fast-developing multiculturalism of the Hong Kong scene – a somewhat paradoxical phenomenon in view of the 1997 return to China Mainland sovereignty. The richness and diversity of the subject-matter, the wide range of theatre styles from the naturalistic to the highly stylized and quite simply the engaging quality of the dramatic writing, all make this anthology both an essential adjunct to the 2001 prose fiction and poetry collection City Voices and at the same time a ground-breaking, independent record of an incredibly fertile period in Hong Kong's recent creative life history. Thematically speaking, whilst all plays have their unique voice and subject-matter, it is accurate to say that the quest for personal and communal identity is a theme that goes to the heart of all present selections. The anthology is important in that it epitomizes the increasing interconnectedness of previously segregated facets of Hong Kong culture, indicating the very welcome tendency towards more open dialogue between Chinese and non-Chinese practitioners and audiences. The anthology contains the complete texts of the shorter plays and strategically selected excerpts from the longer plays. All the texts in this collection were written as English-language versions for performance rather than literary translations, although for some a Chinese-language text was also written.

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Hong Kong University Press

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9622097472

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Network Algorithmics

An Interdisciplinary Approach to Designing Fast Networked Devices

By: George Varghese,Jun Xu

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Network Algorithmics

An Interdisciplinary Approach to Designing Fast Networked Devices

By: George Varghese,Jun Xu

Network Algorithmics: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Designing Fast Networked Devices, Second Edition takes an interdisciplinary approach to applying principles for efficient implementation of network devices, offering solutions to the problem of network implementation bottlenecks. In designing a network device, there are dozens of decisions that affect the speed with which it will perform – sometimes for better, but sometimes for worse. The book provides a complete and coherent methodology for maximizing speed while meeting network design goals. The book is uniquely focused on the seamless integration of data structures, algorithms, operating systems and hardware/software co-designs for high-performance routers/switches and network end systems. Thoroughly updated based on courses taught by the authors over the past decade, the book lays out the bottlenecks most often encountered at four disparate levels of implementation: protocol, OS, hardware and architecture. It then develops fifteen principles key to breaking these bottlenecks, systematically applying them to bottlenecks found in end-nodes, interconnect devices and specialty functions located along the network. Later sections discuss the inherent challenges of modern cloud computing and data center networking. - Offers techniques that address common bottlenecks of interconnect devices, including routers, bridges, gateways, endnodes, and Web servers - Presents many practical algorithmic concepts that students and readers can work with immediately - Revised and updated throughout to discuss the latest developments from authors' courses, including measurement algorithmics, randomization, regular expression matching, and software-defined networking - Includes a new, rich set of homework exercises and exam questions to facilitate classroom use

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0128099860

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9780128099865

Let Go

By: Linda Xu

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Let Go

By: Linda Xu

LET GO is the true story of a girl who was raised by her grandma in her aunt's home in Shanghai. With nine people sardined in a single small room, tension flew high. She constantly found herself the focus of contention between her grandma and her aunt's husband and the target of her mother's uncontrollable rage. Yearning to build a home of her own, she fell in love with a young man at the age of sixteen, married him right out of college and came to the U.S. with him. His love healed her wounds and her Christian faith brought meaning and purpose to her life. But the tremendous losses in his life forced him to revaluate life, death and religion. He eventually made the unthinkable decision, which left her at the crossroads of life ... LET GO depicts an Asian girl's survival under the extraordinary circumstances. It also illuminates that true love triumphs over any adversities.

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1300575581

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Topological Structure and Analysis of Interconnection Networks

By: Junming Xu

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Topological Structure and Analysis of Interconnection Networks

By: Junming Xu

The advent of very large scale integrated circuit technology has enabled the construction of very complex and large interconnection networks. By most accounts, the next generation of supercomputers will achieve its gains by increasing the number of processing elements, rather than by using faster processors. The most difficult technical problem in constructing a supercom puter will be the design of the interconnection network through which the processors communicate. Selecting an appropriate and adequate topological structure of interconnection networks will become a critical issue, on which many research efforts have been made over the past decade. The book is aimed to attract the readers' attention to such an important research area. Graph theory is a fundamental and powerful mathematical tool for de signing and analyzing interconnection networks, since the topological struc ture of an interconnection network is a graph. This fact has been univer sally accepted by computer scientists and engineers. This book provides the most basic problems, concepts and well-established results on the topological structure and analysis of interconnection networks in the language of graph theory. The material originates from a vast amount of literature, but the theory presented is developed carefully and skillfully. The treatment is gen erally self-contained, and most stated results are proved. No exercises are explicitly exhibited, but there are some stated results whose proofs are left to the reader to consolidate his understanding of the material.

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1475733879

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Reconstructing Ancient Korean History

The Formation of Korean-ness in the Shadow of History

By: Stella Xu

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Reconstructing Ancient Korean History

The Formation of Korean-ness in the Shadow of History

By: Stella Xu

This book examines the contested re-readings of “Korea” in early Chinese historical records and their influence on the formation of Korean-ness in later periods. The earliest written records on “Koreans” are found in Chinese documents produced during the Han dynasty, from the third century BCE to the third century CE. Since then, these early Chinese records have been used as primary sources for writing early Korean history in Korea, China, and Japan. This study analyzes the various reinterpretations and utilizations of these early records that became more diverse by the late nineteenth century, when the reconstruction of ancient history became a crucial part of the formation of Korean national consciousness. Korea’s modern historiography was complicated by a thirty-five year colonial experience (1910–1945) under Japan. During this period, Japanese colonial scholars attempted to depict Korean history as stagnant, heteronymous, and replete with factional strife, while Korean nationalist historians strove to construct an indigenous Korean nation in order to mobilize Koreans’ national consciousness and recover political sovereignty. While focused on Korea and Northeast Asia, the links between historiography and political ideology investigated in this study are pertinent to historians in general.

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1498521452

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Blind Source Separation

Theory and Applications

By: Xianchuan Yu,Dan Hu,Jindong Xu

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Blind Source Separation

Theory and Applications

By: Xianchuan Yu,Dan Hu,Jindong Xu

A systematic exploration of both classic and contemporary algorithms in blind source separation with practical case studies The book presents an overview of Blind Source Separation, a relatively new signal processing method. Due to the multidisciplinary nature of the subject, the book has been written so as to appeal to an audience from very different backgrounds. Basic mathematical skills (e.g. on matrix algebra and foundations of probability theory) are essential in order to understand the algorithms, although the book is written in an introductory, accessible style. This book offers a general overview of the basics of Blind Source Separation, important solutions and algorithms, and in-depth coverage of applications in image feature extraction, remote sensing image fusion, mixed-pixel decomposition of SAR images, image object recognition fMRI medical image processing, geochemical and geophysical data mining, mineral resources prediction and geoanomalies information recognition. Firstly, the background and theory basics of blind source separation are introduced, which provides the foundation for the following work. Matrix operation, foundations of probability theory and information theory basics are included here. There follows the fundamental mathematical model and fairly new but relatively established blind source separation algorithms, such as Independent Component Analysis (ICA) and its improved algorithms (Fast ICA, Maximum Likelihood ICA, Overcomplete ICA, Kernel ICA, Flexible ICA, Non-negative ICA, Constrained ICA, Optimised ICA). The last part of the book considers the very recent algorithms in BSS e.g. Sparse Component Analysis (SCA) and Non-negative Matrix Factorization (NMF). Meanwhile, in-depth cases are presented for each algorithm in order to help the reader understand the algorithm and its application field. A systematic exploration of both classic and contemporary algorithms in blind source separation with practical case studies Presents new improved algorithms aimed at different applications, such as image feature extraction, remote sensing image fusion, mixed-pixel decomposition of SAR images, image object recognition, and MRI medical image processing With applications in geochemical and geophysical data mining, mineral resources prediction and geoanomalies information recognition Written by an expert team with accredited innovations in blind source separation and its applications in natural science Accompanying website includes a software system providing codes for most of the algorithms mentioned in the book, enhancing the learning experience Essential reading for postgraduate students and researchers engaged in the area of signal processing, data mining, image processing and recognition, information, geosciences, life sciences.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118679873

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Introduction to Intelligent Construction Technology of Transportation Infrastructure

By: Guanghui Xu,Dongsheng Wang

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Introduction to Intelligent Construction Technology of Transportation Infrastructure

By: Guanghui Xu,Dongsheng Wang

This book expounds on the related technologies of intelligent transportation infrastructure construction. Based on the essential characteristics of intelligent construction, "perception, analysis, decision-making, and execution," the basic structure of intelligent construction technology (ICT) is established. With the integration of engineering construction technologies, the analyses of the essence of intelligent algorithms and the feasibility of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are provided. The book introduces the essential characteristics of Big Data and the Internet of Things and their relationship with engineering construction. On this basis, the feasibility and implementation plan of intelligent technology applications in design, construction, and maintenance are analyzed and demonstrated with engineering examples. The book also combines ICT with intelligent construction talent training, the professional knowledge required for intelligent construction, and the theoretical basis to provide the methods for mastering new technologies. This book can be used by technical personnel in related fields such as highways, railways, airports, and urban road construction to understand and master innovative, intelligent construction technologies. It can also be a reference book for ICT-related college courses.

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Springer Nature

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3031134338

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Community Search over Big Graphs

By: Xin Huang,Laks V.S. Lakshmanan,Jianliang Xu

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Community Search over Big Graphs

By: Xin Huang,Laks V.S. Lakshmanan,Jianliang Xu

Communities serve as basic structural building blocks for understanding the organization of many real-world networks, including social, biological, collaboration, and communication networks. Recently, community search over graphs has attracted significantly increasing attention, from small, simple, and static graphs to big, evolving, attributed, and location-based graphs. In this book, we first review the basic concepts of networks, communities, and various kinds of dense subgraph models. We then survey the state of the art in community search techniques on various kinds of networks across different application areas. Specifically, we discuss cohesive community search, attributed community search, social circle discovery, and geo-social group search. We highlight the challenges posed by different community search problems. We present their motivations, principles, methodologies, algorithms, and applications, and provide a comprehensive comparison of the existing techniques. This book finally concludes by listing publicly available real-world datasets and useful tools for facilitating further research, and by offering further readings and future directions of research in this important and growing area.

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3031018745

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City Voices

Hong Kong Writing in English 1945 to the Present

By: Michael Ingham,Xu Xi

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City Voices

Hong Kong Writing in English 1945 to the Present

By: Michael Ingham,Xu Xi

City Voices is the first showcase of postwar Hong Kong literature originating in English. Fiction, poetry, essays and memoirs from more than 70 authors are featured to demonstrate 'the rich variety and vitality of the city's literary production'. Together with work from established authors, both bilingual writers who choose to write in English and expatriate authors who have made Hong Kong their home, a section of 'New Voices' introduces the work of unknown and young writers who are part of today's surge of new creativity.

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Hong Kong University Press

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9622096042

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9789622096042

Sinascape

Contemporary Chinese Cinema

By: Gary G. Xu

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Sinascape

Contemporary Chinese Cinema

By: Gary G. Xu

Sinascape: Contemporary Chinese Cinema is a comprehensive study of Chinese-language films at the turn of the millennium. Emphasizing the transnational nature of contemporary Chinese cinema, it provides close readings of most of the important films of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and explores the interactions and transactions among these films and between Chinese cinema and Hollywood. General readers, film enthusiasts, and critics will all benefit from Gary Xu's discussion of popular films like Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Kung Fu Hustle, Devils on the Doorstep, Suzhou River, Beijing Bicycle, Millennium Mambo, Goodbye Dragon Inn, and Hollywood Hong Kong.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0742554503

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9780742554504

American Doctors in Canton

Modernization in China, 1835-1935

By: Guangqiu Xu

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American Doctors in Canton

Modernization in China, 1835-1935

By: Guangqiu Xu

Traditional Chinese medicine developed over thousands of years, but changes introduced from 1835-1935 by American missionary doctors initiated a landslide of cultural revolution in the city of Canton and medical modernization throughout China. Focusing on medical missionaries’ ideas and approaches in a principal city of the period, Canton, Guangqiu Xu, a native of Canton, describes the long-term impact of American models of medical work, which are still in place in China today. Despite stiff resistance to change and Chinese suspicion of foreign ideas, the impact of American medical missionaries was profound. They opened medical schools, trained modern doctors, and promoted public health education. These transformations in turn led to major social movements in the modernization of Canton, such as the women’s rights movement, modern charity and welfare systems, and modern hygiene campaigns. This book focuses on the changes American doctors brought to Canton, their implementation, what remains of their influence today, and how some of these transformations have spread across China. It shows that the Chinese have themselves become more responsive to cultural relations with the US as part of the acceptance of these changes, and demonstrates how the unique blend of modern Western and traditional Chinese medicines has helped modernize China and make Canton the cradle of modern reform and revolution in China.

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Transaction Publishers

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1412845483

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9781412845489

Cancer Inhibitors from Chinese Natural Medicines

By: Jun-Ping Xu

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Cancer Inhibitors from Chinese Natural Medicines

By: Jun-Ping Xu

Nature is an attractive source of therapeutic and preventive compounds, and with such chemical diversity found in millions of species of plants, over 60% of currently used anticancer agents are derived from natural sources. Cancer Inhibitors from Chinese Natural Medicines summarizes new advancements in the experimental and clinical research of a selection of promising cancer inhibitors. It focuses on the latest scientific investigations of 238 Chinese herbs and discusses important aspects, including the types of inhibitors in the herbs, level of potency, mechanisms, and the advances in modification and formulation. Formulations from nano-particulates and immunotoxins in cancer inhibitors are also included in this comprehensive resource.

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CRC Press

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1498787665

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The Era of Interactive Media

By: Jesse S. Jin,Changsheng Xu,Min Xu

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The Era of Interactive Media

By: Jesse S. Jin,Changsheng Xu,Min Xu

Interactive Media is a new research field and a landmark in multimedia development. The Era of Interactive Media is an edited volume contributed from world experts working in academia, research institutions and industry. The Era of Interactive Media focuses mainly on Interactive Media and its various applications. This book also covers multimedia analysis and retrieval; multimedia security rights and management; multimedia compression and optimization; multimedia communication and networking; and multimedia systems and applications. The Era of Interactive Media is designed for a professional audience composed of practitioners and researchers working in the field of multimedia. Advanced-level students in computer science and electrical engineering will also find this book useful as a secondary text or reference.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461435013

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The Formation of Chinese Civilization

An Archaeological Perspective

By: Kwang-chih Chang,Pingfang Xu,Liancheng Lu,Xu Pingfang,Shao Wangping,Zhang Zhongpei,Wang Renxiang

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The Formation of Chinese Civilization

An Archaeological Perspective

By: Kwang-chih Chang,Pingfang Xu,Liancheng Lu,Xu Pingfang,Shao Wangping,Zhang Zhongpei,Wang Renxiang

Paleolithic sites from one million years ago, Neolithic sites with extraordinary jade and ceramic artifacts, excavated tombs and palaces of the Shang and Zhou dynasties--all these are part of the archaeological riches of China. This magnificent book surveys China's archaeological remains and in the process rewrites the early history of the world's most enduring civilization. Eminent scholars from China and America show how archaeological evidence establishes that Chinese culture did not spread from a single central area, as was long assumed, but emerged out of geographically diverse, interacting Neolithic cultures. Taking us to the great archaeological finds of the past hundred years--tombs, temples, palaces, cities--they shed new light on many aspects of Chinese life. With a wealth of fascinating detail and hundreds of reproductions of archaeological discoveries, including very recent ones, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in Chinese antiquity and Chinese views on the formation of their own civilization.

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Yale University Press

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0300093829

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