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Computational intelligence is a general term for a class of algorithms designed by nature’s wisdom and human intelligence. Computer scientists have proposed many computational intelligence algorithms with heuristic features. These…
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John H. Bisese,Ay-Ming Wang
Normal cranial anatomy as seen by MRI in children aged 1 month to 21 years is comprehensively depicted in this atlas. There are 124 normal cases presented, 62 each of…
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the first International Conference on Internet of Vehicles, IOV 2014, held in Beijing, China, in September 2014. The 41 full papers presented were…
David Q.-H. Wang,Brent A. Neuschwander-Tetri,Piero Portincasa
Summarizes the progress in the molecular and cellular mechanisms of cholesterol and bile acid metabolism and the physical-chemistry of biliary lipids, with emphasis on biliary lipid metabolism that is regulated…
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Includes chapters on various concepts and processes associated with leading across cultures and other boundaries. Drawing on authors from many different cultures and contexts, this title contributes to bridging and…
Includes chapters on various concepts and processes associated with leading across cultures and other boundaries.
Xiaoming Wang,Richard H. Tedford
Human beings’ unique friendship with dogs has been a subject of symbolic and poetic interest for centuries. This title presents a comprehensive account of the origin and evolution of canids-including…
Investigates translations from the languages of China into the languages of Western societies, from the 17th to the 20th centuries. Rather than focusing solely on the activity of translation, the…
A critical reconsideration of the history of photography that explores how commerce and conflict fueled its practice in nineteenth-century China
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This proceedings contains 9 lectures given by active research scientists, introducing the latest developments in the field of surface physics. The main topics cover both experimental and theoretical aspects of…
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Harriet H. Natsuyama,Sueo Ueno,Alan P. Wang
This book analyses radiative transfer through the atmosphere. Innovative mathematical models and computational techniques are explained to solve the basic problem of how to interpret data about the earth’s surface…
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Combinatorial Optimization and Applications, COCOA 2016, held in Hong Kong, China, in December 2016. The 60 full papers…
Jon H. Ritter
Because of the progress in diagnostic transplantation pathology interpretation of transplant biopsies is increasingly becoming an attractive field for general surgical pathologists.
Qing-Guo Wang,Tong H. Lee,Lin Chong
This unique book is the only recent summary presenting a comprehensive, up-to-date and detailed treatment of relay feedback theory, the use of relay feedback for process identification and the use…
With the increasing complexity and dynamism in today’s product design and manufacturing, more optimal, robust and practical approaches and systems are needed to support product design and manufacturing activities.
Kai Wang,J. Li,L. F. Zhang,H. Y. Sun,Z. Y. Gu
The adoption of advanced technical solutions to match the requirements of energy efficiency is becoming increasingly essential, promoting a gradual transformation in the field of mechanical actuators and shifting the…
David H. Monk,Margaret C. Wang,Herbert J. Walberg
Covering such issues as teaching quality, the interface between public and private schooling, and measuring school efficiency, this text addresses the improvement of educational productivity in the USA.
Crystalline semiconductors in the form of thin films are crucial materials for many modern, advanced technologies in fields such as microelectronics, optoelectronics, display technology, and photovoltaic technology. Crystalline semiconductors can…
Ray H. Liu,Dennis V. Canfield,Sheng-Meng Wang
A reference for labs involved in the analysis of abused and therapeutic drugs that features more than 1500 full-scan mass spectra data tables. It illustrates approaches, mechanisms, and challenges pertaining…
Social policy in modern industrialised societies is increasingly challenged by new social risks. These include insecure employment resulting from ever more volatile labour markets, new family and gender relationships resulting…
Qing-Guo Wang,Tong H. Lee,Kok K. Tan
The presence of considerable time delays in many industrial processes is well recognized and achievable performances of conventional unity feedback control systems are degraded if a process has a relatively…
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Information Security and Practice and Experience, ISPEC 2016, held in Zhangjiajie, China, in November 2016. They cover multiple topics…
Constitutes the proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Information Security Practice and Experience, ISPEC 2010, held in Seoul, Korea, in May 2010.
In the last 10 years, intranasal delivery of various therapeutic compounds including small chemicals, large proteins, and even stem cells has proven to be very effective in bypassing the blood-brain-barrier…
This book explores the recent advances in the techniques and platforms used in biomarker research that have revolutionized the way we study, diagnose, and treat brain injury conditions. The contributors…
Shi-fu Wang
A play that chronicles the adventures of the star-crossed lovers Oriole and Student Zhang. It is suitable for students of Chinese cultural and literary traditions.
Tuisko Lorey
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either…
In the past few decades, societies in Asia have experienced rapid and dramatic changes in their economic, social and political spheres. Despite the wide diversity among these countries, a few…
FoLLI-LNCS is the publication platform for the Association of Logic, Language and Information (FoLLI, www.folli.org).
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Designing Hypertext/Hypermedia for Learning, held in Rottenburg/Neckar, FRG, July 3-8, 1989
Julia H Kaufman,Susan M Gates,Melody Harvey,Yan Wang (Peking University Beijing),Mark Barrett
This report presents an approach for understanding the district resources and expenditures required to prepare, hire, evaluate, develop, and support school leaders and provides estimates of those resources and expenditures.
Mian Wang (Professor, Professor, University of California at Santa Barbara),George H. S. Singer (Professor of Education, Professor of Education, University of California at Santa Barbara)
This book reviews the intervention literature on practices for supporting families of children with intellectual disabilities or autism and evaluates their status as evidence-based. It meta-analyses group comparison design studies…
John H Saxon, Jr,Frank Y Wang (LaGuardia College, NY)
Contains complete solutions to the problem sets.
This volume contains selected papers presented at the Spring School and International Conference on Combinatorics. Topics discussed include: enumeration; design; graphs; hypergraphs; and combinatorial optimization.
Presenting practicable strategies modeled from ultramodern technologies, this book offers 32 chapters of industry- and waste-specific analysis and treatment methods for industrial and hazardous waste materials ranging from explosive wastes…
Lawrence K. Wang,Yung-Tse Hung,Howard H. Lo,Constantine Yapijakis
Outlines the fundamentals and developments in hazardous waste treatment in various process industries, such as metal finishing, photographic processing, wood treatment, and explosives. This book provides information that is applicable…
Outlines the fundamentals and of waste treatment in various process industries, such as pharmaceuticals, textiles, petroleum, soap, detergent, phosphate, paper, pulp, pesticides, rubber, and power. This book provides information that…
Delineating methods, technologies, and the regional and global effects of important pollution control practices, this book covers environmental pollution sources, waste characteristics, control technologies, management strategies, facility innovations, process alternatives…
This book highlights new research and an original framework that brings together foreign language teaching, experiments and testing practices that utilize the most recent and widely used e-learning resources –Provided…
This book discusses an emerging field of decision science that focuses on business processes and systems used to extract knowledge from large volumes of data to provide significant insights for…
The twenty-fourth semi-annual Munk Debate, held on May 9, 2019, pits former Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs H. R. McMaster and Director for Chinese Strategy at the…
