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Golden Age

A Novel

by Wang Xiaobo ...

Narrated by Brian Nishii ...

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8 hours 44 min

Like Gary Shteyngart or Michel Houellebecq, Wang Xiaobo is a Chinese literary icon whose satire forces us to reconsider the ironies of history.Wang Er, a twenty-one-year-old ox herder, is shamed by the local authorities and forced to write a confession of his crimes, but he instead takes it upon himself to write a modernist literary tract. Later, as a lecturer at a chaotic, newly built university, ... Read more

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Like Gary Shteyngart or Michel Houellebecq, Wang Xiaobo is a Chinese literary icon whose satire forces us to reconsider the ironies of history.Wang Er, a twenty-one-year-old ox herder, is shamed by the local authorities and forced to write a confession of his crimes, but he instead takes it upon himself to write a modernist literary tract. Later, as a lecturer at a chaotic, newly built university,
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AI for Cybersecurity

Research and Practice

Edited by Houbing Herbert Song, Elisa Bertino, Alvaro Vasquez, Huihui Helen Wang, Yan Shoshitaishvili, Sumit Kumar Jha ...

Informative reference on the state of the art in cybersecurity and how to achieve a more secure cyberspaceAI for Cybersecurity presents the state of the art and practice in AI for cybersecurity with a focus on four interrelated defensive capabilities of deter, protect, detect, and respond. The book examines the fundamentals of AI for cybersecurity as a multidisciplinary subject, describes how to ... Read more

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Informative reference on the state of the art in cybersecurity and how to achieve a more secure cyberspaceAI for Cybersecurity presents the state of the art and practice in AI for cybersecurity with a focus on four interrelated defensive capabilities of deter, protect, detect, and respond. The book examines the fundamentals of AI for cybersecurity as a multidisciplinary subject, describes how to
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Chinese Legal Translation

An Analysis of Conditional Clauses in Hong Kong Bilingual Ordinances

by Wang Yan ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Chinese Translation
Chinese Legal Translation analyses and investigates the Chinese translation of conditional clauses introduced by various introductory words in Hong Kong bilingual ordinances within the framework of descriptive translation studies and translation typology.This book explores the text typology of Hong Kong bilingual ordinances and highlights differences and similarities between different translations ... Read more

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Chinese Legal Translation analyses and investigates the Chinese translation of conditional clauses introduced by various introductory words in Hong Kong bilingual ordinances within the framework of descriptive translation studies and translation typology.This book explores the text typology of Hong Kong bilingual ordinances and highlights differences and similarities between different translations
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Preparing Teachers for Inclusive Education in China

by Wang Yan ...

Focusing on the competence of teachers that underpins inclusive education seeking equal access to education for special needs children, this title examines teacher competence cultivation based on examples in China and excellent international experience.To give a clear picture of the context of inclusive education in China, the author first clarifies the relevant concepts and reviews the evolving ... Read more

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Focusing on the competence of teachers that underpins inclusive education seeking equal access to education for special needs children, this title examines teacher competence cultivation based on examples in China and excellent international experience.To give a clear picture of the context of inclusive education in China, the author first clarifies the relevant concepts and reviews the evolving
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Pension Policy and Governmentality in China

Manufacturing Public Compliance

by Yan Wang ...

Rapid economic growth is often a disruptive social process threatening the social relations and ideologies of incumbent regimes. Yet far from acting defensively, the Chinese Communist Party has lead a major social and economic transformation over forty years, without yet encountering fundamental challenges subverting its rule. A key question for political sociology is thus - how have the logics of ... Read more

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Rapid economic growth is often a disruptive social process threatening the social relations and ideologies of incumbent regimes. Yet far from acting defensively, the Chinese Communist Party has lead a major social and economic transformation over forty years, without yet encountering fundamental challenges subverting its rule. A key question for political sociology is thus - how have the logics of
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State Estimation of Multi-Agent Vehicle-Road Interaction Systems

by Yan Wang, Guodong Yin, Chao Huang ...

Up-to-date discussions of the challenges and solutions in multi-agent vehicle-road interaction systemsIn State Estimation of Multi-Agent Vehicle-Road Interaction Systems, a team of distinguished researchers introduces a novel conceptual framework that defines a system comprising vehicles and local road segments within a connected vehicle (V2X) environment—referred to as the vehicle neighborhood ... Read more

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Up-to-date discussions of the challenges and solutions in multi-agent vehicle-road interaction systemsIn State Estimation of Multi-Agent Vehicle-Road Interaction Systems, a team of distinguished researchers introduces a novel conceptual framework that defines a system comprising vehicles and local road segments within a connected vehicle (V2X) environment—referred to as the vehicle neighborhood
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Fundamentals of Uncertainty Quantification for Engineers

Methods and Models

by Yan Wang, Anh.V. Tran, David L. Mcdowell ...

Fundamentals of Uncertainty Quantification for Engineers: Methods and Models provides a comprehensive introduction to uncertainty quantification (UQ) accompanied by a wide variety of applied examples and implementation details to reinforce the concepts outlined in the book. Sections start with an introduction to the history of probability theory and an overview of recent developments of UQ methods ... Read more

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Fundamentals of Uncertainty Quantification for Engineers: Methods and Models provides a comprehensive introduction to uncertainty quantification (UQ) accompanied by a wide variety of applied examples and implementation details to reinforce the concepts outlined in the book. Sections start with an introduction to the history of probability theory and an overview of recent developments of UQ methods
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Corrosion in Concrete Structures

Integrating Advanced Technologies and Sustainable Practices

Edited by Ruby Aslam, Qihui Wang, Zhitao Yan, Afroz Aslam ...

Enhance the durability and longevity of critical infrastructure with this essential book that provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary guide to the fundamentals of concrete corrosion and practical solutions using advanced anti-corrosion technologies and sustainable practices.Concrete is the backbone of modern infrastructure, forming the foundation of bridges, high-ways, buildings, and countless ... Read more

$164.00 USD

Enhance the durability and longevity of critical infrastructure with this essential book that provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary guide to the fundamentals of concrete corrosion and practical solutions using advanced anti-corrosion technologies and sustainable practices.Concrete is the backbone of modern infrastructure, forming the foundation of bridges, high-ways, buildings, and countless
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First-stage LISA Data Processing and Gravitational Wave Data Analysis

Ultraprecise Inter-satellite Laser Ranging, Clock Synchronization and Novel Gravitational Wave Data Analysis Algorithms

by Yan Wang ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This thesis covers a diverse set of topics related to space-based gravitational wave detectors such as the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA). The core of the thesis is devoted to the preprocessing of the interferometric link data for a LISA constellation, specifically developing optimal Kalman filters to reduce arm length noise due to clock noise. The approach is to apply Kalman filters of ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This thesis covers a diverse set of topics related to space-based gravitational wave detectors such as the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA). The core of the thesis is devoted to the preprocessing of the interferometric link data for a LISA constellation, specifically developing optimal Kalman filters to reduce arm length noise due to clock noise. The approach is to apply Kalman filters of
... Read more
Paradigm Shift of Education Governance in China

Two Compulsory Education Legislation Episodes: 1986 vs 2006

by Yan Wang ...

Series series Education (R0)
The book addresses the paradigm shift in education governance in China through a study of two legislation episodes in China: the 1986 Compulsory Education Law and the 2006 Compulsory Education Law Amendment. The research began with two broad questions: how was the Compulsory Education Law made and amended? Why was it made and amended? Using ethnographic interviews and documentary analysis as the ... Read more

$49.99 USD

The book addresses the paradigm shift in education governance in China through a study of two legislation episodes in China: the 1986 Compulsory Education Law and the 2006 Compulsory Education Law Amendment. The research began with two broad questions: how was the Compulsory Education Law made and amended? Why was it made and amended? Using ethnographic interviews and documentary analysis as the
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Urban Nexus Approach for Sustainable Cities

Principles, Methods and Applications

Edited by Wanglin Yan ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book showcases the advanced research for cities to implement the food-energy-water (FEW) nexus principles. The volume is a continuity of Resilient and Adaptive Tokyo: Towards Sustainable Urbanization in Perspective of Food-energy-water Nexus (2024) and again taking Tokyo as the focal area, compiles with fundamental principles of nexus thinking and empirical applications of nexus approaches. ... Read more

$197.99 USD

This book showcases the advanced research for cities to implement the food-energy-water (FEW) nexus principles. The volume is a continuity of Resilient and Adaptive Tokyo: Towards Sustainable Urbanization in Perspective of Food-energy-water Nexus (2024) and again taking Tokyo as the focal area, compiles with fundamental principles of nexus thinking and empirical applications of nexus approaches.
... Read more
Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass Feedstock and Solid Waste into Biofuels

Production and Pollutant Control

Edited by Yanjun Hu, Nan Zhou, Shurong Wang, Jianhua Yan ...

Series series Woodhead Series in Bioenergy
Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass Feedstock and Solid Waste into Biofuels: Production and Pollutant Control offers a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art in biofuel production with a special focus on pollutants control, which is both necessary and beneficial for the target audience and the development of this research field. Biofuel is currently a major trend due to the existing ... Read more

$179.99 USD

Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass Feedstock and Solid Waste into Biofuels: Production and Pollutant Control offers a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art in biofuel production with a special focus on pollutants control, which is both necessary and beneficial for the target audience and the development of this research field. Biofuel is currently a major trend due to the existing
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