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This book brings together the fields of artificial intelligence
(often known as A.I.) and inclusive education in order to speculate
on the future of teaching and learning in increasingly diverse
social, cultural, emotional, and linguistic educational contexts.
This book addresses a pressing need to understand how future
educational practices can promote equity and equality, while at the
same time adopting A.I. systems that are oriented towards
automation, standardisation and efficiency. The contributions in
this edited volume appeal to scholars and students with an interest
in forming a critical understanding of the development of A.I. for
education, as well as an interest in how the processes of inclusive
education might be shaped by future technologies. Grounded in
theoretical engagement, establishing key challenges for future
practice, and outlining the latest research, this book offers a
comprehensive overview of the complex issues arising from the
convergence of A.I. technologies and the necessity of developing
inclusive teaching and learning. To date, there has been little in
the way of direct association between research and practice in
these domains: A.I. has been a predominantly technical field of
research and development, and while intelligent computer systems
and 'smart' software are being increasingly applied in many areas
of industry, economics, social life, and education itself, a
specific engagement with the agenda of inclusion appears lacking.
Although such technology offers exciting possibilities for
education, including software that is designed to 'personalise'
learning or adapt to learner behaviours, these developments are
accompanied by growing concerns about the in-built biases involved
in machine learning techniques driven by 'big data'.
This book focuses on charged-particle optics and microscopy, as
well as their applications in the materials sciences. Presenting a
range of cutting-edge theoretical and methodological advances in
electron microscopy and microanalysis, and examining their crucial
roles in modern materials research, it offers a unique resource for
all researchers who work in ultramicroscopy and/or materials
research. The book addresses the growing opportunities in this
field and introduces readers to the state of the art in
charged-particle microscopy techniques. It showcases recent
advances in scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron
microscopy and helium ion microscopy, including advanced
spectroscopy, spherical-corrected microscopy, focused-ion imaging
and in-situ microscopy. Covering these and other essential topics,
the book is intended to facilitate the development of microscopy
techniques, inspire young researchers, and make a valuable
contribution to the field.
This book focuses on proposing a tsunami early warning system using
data assimilation of offshore data. First, Green's Function-based
Tsunami Data Assimilation (GFTDA) is proposed to reduce the
computation time for assimilation. It can forecast the waveform at
Points of Interest (PoIs) by superposing Green's functions between
observational stations and PoIs. GFTDA achieves an equivalently
high accuracy of tsunami forecasting to the previous approaches,
while saving sufficient time to achieve an early warning. Second, a
modified tsunami data assimilation method is explored for regions
with a sparse observation network. The method uses interpolated
waveforms at virtual stations to construct the complete wavefront
for tsunami propagation. Its application to the 2009 Dusky Sound,
New Zealand earthquake, and the 2015 Illapel earthquake revealed
that adopting virtual stations greatly improved the tsunami
forecasting accuracy for regions without a dense observation
network. Finally, a real-time tsunami detection algorithm using
Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition (EEMD) is presented. The
tsunami signals of the offshore bottom pressure gauge can be
automatically separated from the tidal components, seismic waves,
and background noise. The algorithm could detect tsunami arrival
with a short detection delay and accurately characterize the
tsunami amplitude. Furthermore, the tsunami data assimilation
approach is combined with the real-time tsunami detection
algorithm, which is applied to the tsunami of the 2016 Fukushima
earthquake. The proposed tsunami data assimilation approach can be
put into practice with the help of the real-time tsunami detection
algorithm.
In recent years, several advances have been made in the control of
molecular assembly, generating new and strategically important
applications of the resultant nanotechnology. This book exemplifies
the significant progress made in the understanding of the formation
and nature of molecular assemblies, and the consequent construction
of functional nanostructures.Expanding on discussions of the
characteristics of the various molecular assemblies presented in
the Theme Issue of Philosophical Transactions A, a the Royal
Society journal, Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology
reflects the diverse nature of the interactions between the various
building blocks. This versatility leads to a wide variety of
molecular nanomaterials which have a broad range of technological
applications, and they are explored in this book. Chapters from
leading researchers provide overviews of the principles and
development of molecular assembly and the current topics in
molecular nanostructure and related nanotechnology.Academics across
the physical, chemical, material and biological sciences will find
this a valuable addition to the research literature in
nanochemistry.
China's mistreatment of its Uyghur minority has drawn international
condemnation and sanctions. The repression gripping Xinjiang is
also hugely costly to China in Renminbi, personnel, and stifled
economic productivity. Despite this, the Chinese Communist Party
persists in its policies. Why? Drawing on extensive original data,
Potter and Wang demonstrate insecurities about the stability of the
regime and its claim to legitimacy motivate Chinese policies. These
perceived threats to core interests drive the ferocity of the
official response to Uyghur nationalism. The result is harsh
repression, sophisticated media control, and selective
international military cooperation. China's growing economic and
military power means that the country's policies in Xinjiang and
Central Asia have global implications. Zero Tolerance sheds light
on this problem, informing policymakers, scholars, and students
about an emerging global hotspot destined to play a central role in
international politics in years to come.
China's mistreatment of its Uyghur minority has drawn international
condemnation and sanctions. The repression gripping Xinjiang is
also hugely costly to China in Renminbi, personnel, and stifled
economic productivity. Despite this, the Chinese Communist Party
persists in its policies. Why? Drawing on extensive original data,
Potter and Wang demonstrate insecurities about the stability of the
regime and its claim to legitimacy motivate Chinese policies. These
perceived threats to core interests drive the ferocity of the
official response to Uyghur nationalism. The result is harsh
repression, sophisticated media control, and selective
international military cooperation. China's growing economic and
military power means that the country's policies in Xinjiang and
Central Asia have global implications. Zero Tolerance sheds light
on this problem, informing policymakers, scholars, and students
about an emerging global hotspot destined to play a central role in
international politics in years to come.
This book focuses on charged-particle optics and microscopy, as
well as their applications in the materials sciences. Presenting a
range of cutting-edge theoretical and methodological advances in
electron microscopy and microanalysis, and examining their crucial
roles in modern materials research, it offers a unique resource for
all researchers who work in ultramicroscopy and/or materials
research. The book addresses the growing opportunities in this
field and introduces readers to the state of the art in
charged-particle microscopy techniques. It showcases recent
advances in scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron
microscopy and helium ion microscopy, including advanced
spectroscopy, spherical-corrected microscopy, focused-ion imaging
and in-situ microscopy. Covering these and other essential topics,
the book is intended to facilitate the development of microscopy
techniques, inspire young researchers, and make a valuable
contribution to the field.
Single-molecule studies constitute a distinguishable category of
focused - search in nanoscience and nanotechnology. This book is
dedicated to the - troduction of recent advances on single-molecule
studies. It will be illustrated that studying single molecules is
both intellectually and technologically ch- lenging, and also o?ers
vast potential in opening up new scienti?c frontiers. We wish to
present the readers with several di?erent techniques for studying
single molecules, such as electron-tunneling methods,
interaction-force m- surement techniques, optical spectroscopy,
plus a number of directions where further progress could be
pursued. We hope the work may assist the readers, especially
graduate students and those who wish to explore single molecules,
to become familiarized with the pace of the progress in this ?eld
and the relevant primary techniques. Due to limitation of space, we
are not able to elaborate on the technical details of all of the
experimental methods that are vital in single molecule studies, so
introductions to only selected experimental methods are touched in
the context. Since the technical details and theoretical analysis
of these
techniqueshavealreadybeenthoroughlycoveredinmanyliteratures,weonly
provide introductions to the basic principles of the detection
techniques here, and focus on their experimental achievements in
the area of single-molecule studies. These techniques have proven
to be highly e?ective when indep- dently used. The combinationof
those techniques could lead to further - vances in the detection
capabilities.
This book addresses the emerging paradigm of data-driven
engineering design. In the big-data era, data is becoming a
strategic asset for global manufacturers. This book shows how the
power of data can be leveraged to drive the engineering design
process, in particular, the early-stage design. Based on novel
combinations of standing design methodology and the emerging data
science, the book presents a collection of theoretically sound and
practically viable design frameworks, which are intended to address
a variety of critical design activities including conceptual
design, complexity management, smart customization, smart product
design, product service integration, and so forth. In addition, it
includes a number of detailed case studies to showcase the
application of data-driven engineering design. The book concludes
with a set of promising research questions that warrant further
investigation. Given its scope, the book will appeal to a broad
readership, including postgraduate students, researchers,
lecturers, and practitioners in the field of engineering design.
This book addresses the emerging paradigm of data-driven
engineering design. In the big-data era, data is becoming a
strategic asset for global manufacturers. This book shows how the
power of data can be leveraged to drive the engineering design
process, in particular, the early-stage design. Based on novel
combinations of standing design methodology and the emerging data
science, the book presents a collection of theoretically sound and
practically viable design frameworks, which are intended to address
a variety of critical design activities including conceptual
design, complexity management, smart customization, smart product
design, product service integration, and so forth. In addition, it
includes a number of detailed case studies to showcase the
application of data-driven engineering design. The book concludes
with a set of promising research questions that warrant further
investigation. Given its scope, the book will appeal to a broad
readership, including postgraduate students, researchers,
lecturers, and practitioners in the field of engineering design.
Rapid population growth, urbanisation and industrialisation have
caused serious problems in terms of water pollution and the supply
of safe water. Solutions for monitoring pollutants in water and for
removing them are urgently needed and they must be both efficient
and sustainable. Recent advances in emerging environmental
nanotechnologies provide promising solutions for these issues. The
physical and chemical properties of nanomaterials can be tailored
by controlling attributes such as their size, shape, composition,
and surface, so that they can be both highly specific and highly
efficient. This makes them perfect platforms for a variety of
environmental applications including sensing, treatment and
remediation. Providing an array of cutting-edge nanotechnology
research in water applications, including sensing, treatment, and
remediation, as well as a discussion of progress in the rational
design and engineering of nanomaterials for environmental
applications, this book is a valuable reference for researchers
working in applications for nanotechnology, environmental chemistry
and environmental engineering as well as those working in the water
treatment industry.
This is a new release of the original 1944 edition.
Toward the end of the last century modern Chinese fiction emerged
as part of a general movement for reform. Intellectual leaders of
the time saw in fiction a powerful weapon for political agitation.
In contrasts to the traditional Chinese tales, therefore, these
stories are starkly realistic. They turn the searchlight of truth
on the dark side of modern China's life, on the poverty, the
superstition the incubus of tradition. And they presage the new
world for which the people of China are now fighting, and the
heroism of the battle. This anthology covers the period from 1918
to 1937.
Toward the end of the last century modern Chinese fiction emerged
as part of a general movement for reform. Intellectual leaders of
the time saw in fiction a powerful weapon for political agitation.
In contrasts to the traditional Chinese tales, therefore, these
stories are starkly realistic. They turn the searchlight of truth
on the dark side of modern China's life, on the poverty, the
superstition the incubus of tradition. And they presage the new
world for which the people of China are now fighting, and the
heroism of the battle. This anthology covers the period from 1918
to 1937.
Toward the end of the last century modern Chinese fiction emerged
as part of a general movement for reform. Intellectual leaders of
the time saw in fiction a powerful weapon for political agitation.
In contrasts to the traditional Chinese tales, therefore, these
stories are starkly realistic. They turn the searchlight of truth
on the dark side of modern China's life, on the poverty, the
superstition the incubus of tradition. And they presage the new
world for which the people of China are now fighting, and the
heroism of the battle. This anthology covers the period from 1918
to 1937.
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