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  • Refusing the Affairs of the Human World - A Novel

    by Liu Yan Chang Ning ...
    A literary fantasy novel about Zhang Yaowei, a disciplined cultivator, and Jin Zhan'er, a fox spirit whose forced shared-fate bond becomes the beginning of a journey through ghosts, demons, local gods, underworld law, old hatred, forbidden arts, resurrection, and a final battle against an ancient rage. Blending xianxia atmosphere, supernatural romance, ghost-story mystery, and mythic conflict, the ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Woven Arch Bridge

    Histories of Constructional Thoughts

    by LIU Yan ...
    Series series China Perspectives
    This book focuses on the woven arch bridge, an arch-shaped structure that is one of the most extraordinary timber building traditions of the world. The woven arch bridge exists widely in different cultures and its specific nature is conceptualized by the author as a kind of “universal uniqueness,” challenging widespread viewpoints on its origin and genealogy.Taking this argument as its main thread ... Read more

    $86.99 CAD

  • Healing with Poisons

    Potent Medicines in Medieval China

    by Yan Liu ...
    **Winner of the 2023 William H. Welch Medal, sponsored by the American Association for the History of MedicineA revealing study of risky cures in classical Chinese pharmacy**At first glance, medicine and poison might seem to be opposites. But in China’s formative era of pharmacy (200–800 CE), poisons were strategically deployed as healing agents to cure everything from chills to pains to epidemics ... Read more

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  • 传承中文 Modern Chinese for Heritage Beginners

    Stories about Us

    by Yan Liu, Jingjing Ji, Grace Wu, Min-Min Liang ...
    Modern Chinese for Heritage Beginners aims to serve as a stepping-stone for Chinese heritage language learners’ future Chinese learning, inspiring them to reflect on their identities, learn Chinese American history, and embrace their cultural heritage.The book starts with talking about individuals and families and then expands to the Chinese and Asian American communities in the U.S. and ... Read more

    $71.99 CAD

  • Modelling Urban Development with Geographical Information Systems and Cellular Automata

    by Yan Liu ...
    Urban development and migration from rural to urban areas are impacting prime agricultural land and natural landscapes, particularly in the less developed countries. These phenomena will persist and require serious study by those monitoring global environmental change. To address this need, various models have been devised to analyze urbanization a ... Read more

    $100.99 CAD

  • Offshore Wind Farm Technology

    by Yongqian Liu, Shuang Han, Jie Yan ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    In this book, the theory and technology of the design, construction, and operation of offshore wind farms are systematically introduced. In terms of design of offshore wind farms, the characteristics, measurement and assessment of wind resources, macro-siting, micro-siting, electrical system design, foundation structure design of offshore wind turbine units and booster stations, and technical, ... Read more

    $256.99 CAD

  • Empirical Likelihood and Quantile Methods for Time Series

    Efficiency, Robustness, Optimality, and Prediction

    by Yan Liu, Fumiya Akashi, Masanobu Taniguchi ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    This book integrates the fundamentals of asymptotic theory of statistical inference for time series under nonstandard settings, e.g., infinite variance processes, not only from the point of view of efficiency but also from that of robustness and optimality by minimizing prediction error. This is the first book to consider the generalized empirical likelihood applied to time series models in ... Read more

    $70.99 CAD

  • A Dream of a Thousand Autumns - A Novel

    by Liu Yan Chang Ning ...
    A literary historical-fantasy novel set amid the fall and renewal of Great Yong. After the disastrous defeat and death of Jinghai Prince Cui Baye, his daughter Cui Ling enters a world of court intrigue, military crisis, hidden evidence, family revenge, imperial succession, and forbidden tenderness. Her bond with Xiao Zhuo develops through banquets, interrogations, poisoned arrows, public trials, ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Practical Applications of Bayesian Reliability

    by Yan Liu, Athula I. Abeyratne ...
    Series series Quality and Reliability Engineering Series
    Demonstrates how to solve reliability problems using practical applications of Bayesian modelsThis self-contained reference provides fundamental knowledge of Bayesian reliability and utilizes numerous examples to show how Bayesian models can solve real life reliability problems. It teaches engineers and scientists exactly what Bayesian analysis is, what its benefits are, and how they can apply the ... Read more

    $131.99 CAD

  • Introduction to Chinese Economy

    Edited by Hongbing Ouyang, Yaqing Liu, Xiaofeng Zhao ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    The original version of this book is a bilingual book for international students and overseas readers, which is included in the “Introduction to China’s S&T Innovation”, a project funded by the Hubei Provincial Public Welfare Academic Publication Special Funds in 2024.The book consists of 14 chapters. Based on the introduction of the historical foundation and natural conditions of China's economic ... Read more

    $280.99 CAD

  • Sodium Batteries

    Fundamentals and Applications

    Edited by Wei Yan, Mingquan Liu, Xifei Li, Jiujun Zhang ...
    Series series Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion
    Although lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are the dominant technology used in portable electronics, electric vehicles, and stationary power stations, there is concern about the long-term availability and sustainability of lithium to meet demand. Sodium batteries (SBs) are seen a viable alternative, as sodium is abundant, and because the battery components and electrical chemistry of SBs and LIBs are ... Read more

    $200.99 CAD

  • New Technologies Applied in Apple Production

    Sensing and Autonomous Systems

    Edited by Yande Liu, Liling Yang, Yinyan Shi, Guantian Wang, Dazhou Zhu, Zhao Zhang ...
    Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
    This book focuses on state-of-the-art sensing and automation technologies for apple production, which provides innovative knowledge on imaging processing, AI algorithms, sensing techniques, non-destructive detection, and robotics. It falls into the area of applied science, more specifically engineering. This book, including a total of seven chapters, provides undergraduates or graduate take-away ... Read more

    $256.19 CAD