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Improve the Accurate Detection and Diagnosis of Cancer and Other
Diseases Despite the expansion of the CAD field in recent decades,
there is currently no single book dedicated to the development and
use of CAD systems. Filling this need, Computer-Aided Detection and
Diagnosis in Medical Imaging covers the major technical advances
and methodologies shaping the development and clinical utility of
CAD systems in breast imaging, chest imaging, abdominal imaging,
and other emerging applications. After a historical overview of
CAD, the book is divided into four sections. The first section
presents CAD technologies in breast imaging, which is the most
advanced area of CAD application. The second section discusses CAD
technologies in chest and abdominal imaging. The third section
explores emerging CAD technologies in a wide range of imaging
modalities designed to address a variety of diseases. The final
section describes the current use of CAD systems in clinical
practice as well as how CAD will play an important role in
quantitative image biomarkers and imaging genomics research. This
book brings together existing and emerging CAD approaches at a
level understandable to students, CAD system developers, basic
scientists, and physician scientists. Newcomers to CAD research
will learn about fundamental aspects in the process of CAD system
development. Developers of CAD systems will gain insight on
designing new or improved CAD systems. Experienced researchers will
get up-to-date information on the latest CAD technologies.
Nitride Phosphors and Solid-State Lighting provides an in-depth
introduction to the crystal chemistry, synthesis, luminescence, and
applications of phosphor materials for solid-state lighting, mainly
focusing on new nitride phosphors. Drawing on their extensive
experimental work, the authors offer a multidisciplinary study of
phosphor materials that encompasses materials science, inorganic
chemistry, solid-state chemistry, solid-state physics, optical
spectroscopy, crystal field theory, and computational materials
science. The book begins with an introduction to the principles,
semiconductor/phosphor materials, and characterizations of
solid-state lighting and white light-emitting diodes (LEDs). It
then discusses the optical and luminescence processes occurring in
optically active centers of solid materials and presents the
photoluminescence properties of traditional phosphors for white
LEDs, including garnets, aluminates, silicates, sulfides,
oxysulfides, phosphates, and scheelites. The remainder of the text
focuses on newly developed nitride phosphors. The authors describe
the crystal chemistry of general nitride compounds, the crystal
structure and photoluminescence properties of new nitride
phosphors, and synthetic methods for preparing nitride phosphors.
They detail the structural analysis of nitride phosphors and
present experimental and computational results of typical nitride
phosphors. The authors also examine key issues, such as excitation
and emission spectra, thermal quenching, and quantum efficiency.
The final chapter explores applications of nitride phosphors in
white LEDs for general lighting and LCD backlight purposes.
Covering novel luminescent materials, this book brings you up to
date on the evolving field of solid-state lighting. It illustrates
the fundamentals, synthesis, properties, and applications of the
latest nitride phosphor materials.
Improve the Accurate Detection and Diagnosis of Cancer and Other
Diseases Despite the expansion of the CAD field in recent decades,
there is currently no single book dedicated to the development and
use of CAD systems. Filling this need, Computer-Aided Detection and
Diagnosis in Medical Imaging covers the major technical advances
and methodologies shaping the development and clinical utility of
CAD systems in breast imaging, chest imaging, abdominal imaging,
and other emerging applications. After a historical overview of
CAD, the book is divided into four sections. The first section
presents CAD technologies in breast imaging, which is the most
advanced area of CAD application. The second section discusses CAD
technologies in chest and abdominal imaging. The third section
explores emerging CAD technologies in a wide range of imaging
modalities designed to address a variety of diseases. The final
section describes the current use of CAD systems in clinical
practice as well as how CAD will play an important role in
quantitative image biomarkers and imaging genomics research. This
book brings together existing and emerging CAD approaches at a
level understandable to students, CAD system developers, basic
scientists, and physician scientists. Newcomers to CAD research
will learn about fundamental aspects in the process of CAD system
development. Developers of CAD systems will gain insight on
designing new or improved CAD systems. Experienced researchers will
get up-to-date information on the latest CAD technologies.
Thanks to their considerable advantages, index modulation and
orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) are considered to
be promising candidates for future wireless communications. This
book focuses on the index modulation techniques for OFDM
communications systems, which allow information to be conveyed not
only via constellation symbols, but also by the indices of various
transmission entities in OFDM systems, such as signal
constellations, spreading codes, and pilots. The book discusses
representative transmitter and receiver designs, optimization and
performance analysis of index modulation based on various
transmission entities. It first introduces readers to
constellation-based index modulation via a combinatorial approach,
including the classical index modulation scheme and two embodiments
of information-guided precoding for OFDM systems. It further
discusses constellation-based index modulation via a permutational
approach, including the basic, generalized, and diversity-enhancing
forms. It then describes how the spreading code is used to design
an index modulated spread spectrum for OFDM systems, and the
extensions to multi-code and multi-user scenarios. In addition it
explores information guided pilot insertion for OFDM systems,
followed by applications to carrier phase tracking and channel
estimation. Lastly, the book highlights a number of open problems
and discusses future research directions in the general field of
index modulation. Intended for professionals and researchers in the
field of wireless communications, this book is also a valuable
resource for advanced-level electrical engineering and computer
science students.
Thanks to their considerable advantages, index modulation and
orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) are considered to
be promising candidates for future wireless communications. This
book focuses on the index modulation techniques for OFDM
communications systems, which allow information to be conveyed not
only via constellation symbols, but also by the indices of various
transmission entities in OFDM systems, such as signal
constellations, spreading codes, and pilots. The book discusses
representative transmitter and receiver designs, optimization and
performance analysis of index modulation based on various
transmission entities. It first introduces readers to
constellation-based index modulation via a combinatorial approach,
including the classical index modulation scheme and two embodiments
of information-guided precoding for OFDM systems. It further
discusses constellation-based index modulation via a permutational
approach, including the basic, generalized, and diversity-enhancing
forms. It then describes how the spreading code is used to design
an index modulated spread spectrum for OFDM systems, and the
extensions to multi-code and multi-user scenarios. In addition it
explores information guided pilot insertion for OFDM systems,
followed by applications to carrier phase tracking and channel
estimation. Lastly, the book highlights a number of open problems
and discusses future research directions in the general field of
index modulation. Intended for professionals and researchers in the
field of wireless communications, this book is also a valuable
resource for advanced-level electrical engineering and computer
science students.
Ever since its invention in the 1980s, the compound semiconductor
heterojunction-based high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) has
been widely used in radio frequency (RF) applications. This book
provides readers with broad coverage on techniques and new trends
of HEMT, employing leading compound semiconductors, III-N and III-V
materials. The content includes an overview of GaN HEMT
device-scaling technologies and experimental research breakthroughs
in fabricating various GaN MOSHEMT transistors. Readers are offered
an inspiring example of monolithic integration of HEMT with LEDs,
too. The authors compile the most relevant aspects of III-V HEMT,
including the current status of state-of-art HEMTs, their
possibility of replacing the Si CMOS transistor channel, and growth
opportunities of III-V materials on an Si substrate. With detailed
exploration and explanations, the book is a helpful source suitable
for anyone learning about and working on compound semiconductor
devices.
Nitride Phosphors and Solid-State Lighting provides an in-depth
introduction to the crystal chemistry, synthesis, luminescence, and
applications of phosphor materials for solid-state lighting, mainly
focusing on new nitride phosphors. Drawing on their extensive
experimental work, the authors offer a multidisciplinary study of
phosphor materials that encompasses materials science, inorganic
chemistry, solid-state chemistry, solid-state physics, optical
spectroscopy, crystal field theory, and computational materials
science. The book begins with an introduction to the principles,
semiconductor/phosphor materials, and characterizations of
solid-state lighting and white light-emitting diodes (LEDs). It
then discusses the optical and luminescence processes occurring in
optically active centers of solid materials and presents the
photoluminescence properties of traditional phosphors for white
LEDs, including garnets, aluminates, silicates, sulfides,
oxysulfides, phosphates, and scheelites. The remainder of the text
focuses on newly developed nitride phosphors. The authors describe
the crystal chemistry of general nitride compounds, the crystal
structure and photoluminescence properties of new nitride
phosphors, and synthetic methods for preparing nitride phosphors.
They detail the structural analysis of nitride phosphors and
present experimental and computational results of typical nitride
phosphors. The authors also examine key issues, such as excitation
and emission spectra, thermal quenching, and quantum efficiency.
The final chapter explores applications of nitride phosphors in
white LEDs for general lighting and LCD backlight purposes.
Covering novel luminescent materials, this book brings you up to
date on the evolving field of solid-state lighting. It illustrates
the fundamentals, synthesis, properties, and applications of the
latest nitride phosphor materials.
Tactile Sensing, Skill Learning and Robotic Dexterous Manipulation
focuses on cross-disciplinary lines of research and groundbreaking
research ideas in three research lines: tactile sensing, skill
learning and dexterous control. The book introduces recent work
about human dexterous skill representation and learning, along with
discussions of tactile sensing and its applications on unknown
objects' property recognition and reconstruction. Sections also
introduce the adaptive control schema and its learning by imitation
and exploration. Other chapters describe the fundamental part of
relevant research, paying attention to the connection among
different fields and showing the state-of-the-art in related
branches. The book summarizes the different approaches and
discusses the pros and cons of each. Chapters not only describe the
research but also include basic knowledge that can help readers
understand the proposed work, making it an excellent resource for
researchers and professionals who work in the robotics industry,
haptics and in machine learning.
This book analyses the particular nature, characteristics and
current conditions of urbanization in China. It reviews the theory
of "urbanization with a diversified process" and puts forward the
basic principles for promoting urbanization on the basis of a
perspective reflecting the diversified sizes of towns and cities.
Further, it assesses the overall strategic planning for advancing
urbanization and explores the characteristics of an urban society
formed on the basis of diversified urbanization.
Over the past two decades a quiet revolution has been taking place
in the countryside of China where hundreds of millions of people
have been lifted out of poverty. This book focuses on some of the
practical actions and clever use of appropriate technologies which
have been at the heart of this positive grassroots-driven change in
rural Gansu Province. Key to this has been mobilizing the
population and their expeditious use of rainwater harvesting both
to dramatically improve crop yields and provide households with
reliable domestic water supplies. Since Gansu is semi-arid and
stored rainwater a scarce resource, ingenious systems of providing
crops with just the right amount of supplementary irrigation at
critical periods have been developed. Challenges such as lack of
fuelwood have been overcome by the development of simple low-cost
solar cookers, which by focusing the sun s rays using tiny mirrors
can boil a kettle in minutes. These affordable units are now being
produced at hundreds of small rural factories. The construction of
low-cost greenhouses using plastic sheeting allows for the
collection of rainwater and its use in efficient drip irrigation
systems. By supplying vegetables and cash crops to local markets
farmers have been able to repay their initial investment in under
two years. The real significance of this case study is that most of
the approaches described are based on universal principles of
sustainable development. "Every Last Drop" is recommended reading
for engineers, planners, staff of NGOs, academics and students in
the water, energy, and agriculture sectors."
Cyclospora cayetanensis is a microscopic parasite that can be
transmitted via food or water sources and causes intestinal disease
(Cyclosporiasis) in humans. Cyclospora and Cyclosporiasis:
Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Detection, and Control reviews 22 species
of Cyclospora and discusses C. cayetanensis infection in humans.
This book offers comprehensive coverage that includes taxonomy and
biology, molecular characteristics, and transmission of the
parasite. It also provides researchers, clinicians, public health
officials, and food safety officials with basic data for the
epidemiology of the Cyclospora spp. or C. cayetanensis, as well as
strategies to monitor large-scale outbreaks of Cyclospora spp. or
C. cayetanensis. The book further covers clinical symptoms,
diagnostic methods, and means of treatment and prevention of this
disease and informs readers of the hazards of the parasite, common
means of transmission, and self-protection measures.
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Emperor Qin Shihuang (Paperback)
Tong Qiang, Li Xiyan; Translated by Wang Zhengwen; Commentary by Wang Zhengwen
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Throughout history, the thinking of Western Europe and America has
often dominated scholarly conversation, even on objects of study
outside of those cultures. Thus Western academic inquiry into
Chinese philosophy, for example, from Confucius and Laozi to Mozi
and Chen Liang, has rarely engaged with scholarly work from China
itself. This has been the West's great loss. Penn State University
Press is pleased to have entered into an agreement with Nanjing
University Press to allow greater access to the critical work of
Chinese scholars concerning prominent Chinese thinkers. These
volumes, all displaying the text in both Chinese and English, offer
unique, fresh, and provocative assessments of these essential
Chinese philosophical and intellectual figures.
Silk Road: The Study of Drama Culture is the translated edition of
the Chinese academic book of the same title written by Professor LI
Qiang from Shaanxi Normal University, China. The book breaks
through the concept of regarding Han Drama as the center, yet
elaborates the Silk Road drama as an inclusive culture and a
prevailing literary art form in human civilization. Relying on his
extensive experience and broad vision, the author conducts the
thorough study by means of literature, artifacts and academic
fieldwork. The book studies the drama culture of all ethnic groups
from Asia, Europe and Africa and touches upon the cultural
exchanges between China and its neighboring countries, between the
East and the West. The carefully presented details in this book are
aimed to explore all the related fields such as dramaturgy,
philology, phonology, religion, history, geography, archeology,
ethnology, and folklore between the East and the West from the
perspective of cultural anthropology. The explanations in the book
contribute to an in-depth study on the origins of the Silk Road and
the drama culture along the Silk Road.
2016 International Conference on Advanced Materials and Energy
Sustainability [AMES2016] was held in Wuhan, Hubei, China during
May 27-29, 2016. AMES2016 aims to bring together researchers,
engineers, and students to participate in the discussion of
Advanced Materials and Energy Sustainability. AMES2016 features
unique mixed topics of Advanced Materials and Related Technology,
Energy Management and Renewable Energy and Environmental
Engineering and Sustainable Development.The conference program
committee is greatly honoured to have three renowned experts for
taking time off to present their keynotes to the conference. In
addition, we have put together five invited sessions. There are a
total of 260 submissions from various parts of the world. Among
them, 87 articles are compiled into this proceedings, covering
Polymers, Composites and Mesoporous Materials; Applications of
Micro- and Nano-Technology and Materials; Processing Technologies
and Computational Methods in Area of Materials Science; Smart Grid,
Micro-Grid Concepts; Fuels, Combustion and Materials Handling;
Advanced and Renewable Energy Systems; Sustainable Management of
Environment; Sustainable Cities and Communities, Transportation and
Wind Energy Systems and Technologies.
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