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    Creative Writing Programs in China

    by Jin Feng ...
    Series series Asia Shorts
    What happens when a US cultural institution is imported to China, the purported chief rival of the United States in the twenty-first century? The first book-length account of university-based creative writing programs in China, this book reveals how Chinese intellectuals adapt American-style writing programs such as the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and the International Writing Program at Chinese ... Read more

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  • Tasting Paradise on Earth

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    by Jin Feng ...
    Preparing and consuming food is an integral part of identity formation, which in contemporary China embodies tension between fast-forward modernization and cultural nostalgia. Jin Feng’s wide-ranging exploration of cities in the Lower Yangzi Delta—or Jiangnan, a region known for its paradisiacal beauty and abundant resources—illustrates how people preserve culinary inheritance while also revamping ... Read more

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  • New Woman in Early Twentieth-Century Chinese Fiction

    by Jin Feng ...
    Series series Comparative Cultural Studies
    In The New Woman in Early Twentieth-Century Chinese Fiction, Jin Feng proposes that representation of the "new woman" in Communist Chinese fiction of the earlier twentieth century was paradoxically one of the ways in which male writers of the era explored, negotiated, and laid claim to their own emerging identity as "modern" intellectuals. Specifically, Feng argues that male writers such as Lu Xun ... Read more

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  • Understanding China

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    Series series Routledge Contemporary China Series
    This book offers a long-overdue, balanced, and objective perspective on China’s transformation from a constrained economy in the late 1970s to a leading global power in 2024.It examines the political motivations behind China’s rise through a detailed contextualisation of the reforms and opening-up policies of Deng Xiaoping, its governing principles, and the implications of its ascent for the world ... Read more

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  • Energy and Resource Recovery from Municipal Wastewater and Biosolids

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    Series series Woodhead Series in Bioenergy
    Energy and Resource Recovery from Municipal Wastewater and Biosolids: A Circular Economy Framework covers the latest technological advancements and innovative processes for energy and resource recovery from municipal wastewater and biosolids. Focusing on multi-functional approaches for bioenergy production, wastewater reclamation, and resource recovery, the book presents sustainable practices to ... Read more

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  • Metagenomics and Microbial Ecology

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    Microorganisms comprise the greatest genetic diversity in the natural ecosystem, and characterization of these microbes is an essential step towards discovering novel products or understanding complex biological mechanisms. The advancement of metagenomics coupled with the introduction of high-throughput, cost-effective NGS technology has expanded the possibilities of microbial research in various ... Read more

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  • Recent Advances and Future Perspectives of Microbial Metabolites

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    Recent Advances and Future Perspectives of Microbial Metabolites: Applications in Biomedicine sheds new light on various applications of microbial metabolites in the biomedical sector. The purpose of this book is to integrate the latest research advancements on the application of microbial metabolites in the medical industry into a single platform. In 10 chapters, the significance of biomedical ... Read more

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  • Rock-Filled Concrete Dam

    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book provides a timely review on recent advancements in rock-filled concrete dam: a new type of dam originated from Tsinghua University in China. It covers historical overview of the development, filling process of high performance self-compacting concrete, mechanical and physical properties of rock-filled concrete, design of rock-filled concrete gravity dams and arch dams, as well as ... Read more

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  • Computer Vision

    Second CCF Chinese Conference, CCCV 2017, Tianjin, China, October 11–14, 2017, Proceedings, Part I

    Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
    This three volume set, CCIS 771, 772, 773, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the CCF Chinese Conference on Computer Vision, CCCV 2017, held in Tianjin, China, in October 2017.The total of 174 revised full papers presented in three volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 465 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: biological vision inspired visual ... Read more

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  • Stress Responses of Foodborne Pathogens

    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Food-borne bacterial pathogens encounter a number of stressors during food processing and preservation. More and more pathogens are able to adapt their physiological properties and/or genetic expression to survive these stressors and pose a risk to food safety and public health.This book provides the reader with a comprehensive overview of common food processing-associated stressors (e.g., heat, ... Read more

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  • Hydropower and Renewable Energies

    Powering a Sustainable Future with Storage and Renewables

    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This open access book explores the complementarity of hydropower with new energy sources such as solar and wind in the global energy transition. It analyzes the technological advantages, environmental impacts, and economic potential of combining hydropower and new energy sources, while examining the related policies and market mechanisms. Through a multidimensional approach, the book demonstrates ... Read more

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  • New and Future Development in Biopesticide Research: Biotechnological Exploration

    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book discusses different approaches for successful pest-management through biotechnological interventions. Pest management is directly associated with the agricultural productivity. The book introduces the reader to various kinds of biopesticides that have been developed and are being developed for field application. Chemical pesticides have been widely used to control pests, and these induce ... Read more

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