This volume examines the urgent need to explore the potential of Asian models of governance, given the shifting global political economic landscape. It was originally published as a special issue…

Focusing on the teachers' competence that underpins inclusive education seeking equal access to education for special needs children, this title examines the teacher competence cultivation based on China's cases and…

This is a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art computational methods based on orbital-free formulation of density functional theory completed by the most recent developments concerning the exact properties, approximations, and interpretations…

Spinal osteotomy techniques have been dramatically applied as a standard method for severe and rigid spinal deformity. The book Spinal Osteotomy is divided into sections that focus on principles of…

This book uses the theoretical foundations of New Structural Economics and the experiences from emerging market economies such as China, Brazil, South Korea and India to examine South-South development aid…

This two volume set (CCIS 901 and 902) constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference of Pioneering Computer Scientists, Engineers and Educators, ICPCSEE 2018 (originally ICYCSEE) held in…

The papers address issues such as parallel algorithms, developments in software tools and environments, unstructured adaptive mesh applications, industrial applications, atmospheric and oceanic global simulation, interdisciplinary applications and evaluation of…

This book reflects how the concern regarding the effects of radiation exposure in patients and health personnel involved in cardiac electrophysiology (EP) has inspired new developments in cardiac electrophysiology procedures…