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Adopting a geographically diverse and theoretically rigorous
approach, this Handbook on the Geographies of Creativity is a
cutting-edge study of creativity as it has emerged in policy,
academic, activist, and cultural discourse over the last two
decades. A range of sectors are explored with in-depth engagement
and understanding, including: dance, music, craft, visual art,
circus arts and fashion. This Handbook departs from conventional
modes of analysing creativity by industry, region or sector, and
instead identifies key themes that thread through shifting contexts
of the creative, namely creativity as imaginary, locality,
mobility, labour, culture, intervention and method. By tracing the
myriad spatialities of creativity, the chapters map its inherently
paradoxical features: reinforcing persistent conditions of
inequality even as it opens avenues for imagining and enacting more
equitable futures. The conceptual framework proposed for critically
appraising present debates and articulating future directions for
creative and cultural industries will be useful for scholars and
academics researching culture, media and design. Policy makers and
professionals working in creative and cultural industries (CCIs)
will find the wide range of case studies in this Handbook an
essential tool for further understanding the field. Contributors
include: S.T. Allison, S. Baker, J. Banfield, D. Bennett, S. Black,
C. Brennan-Horley, A.R. Brown, P. Carter, S. Ching-Kiu Chan, K.
Connell, A. de Dios, S. de Leeuw, O. Efthimiou, C. Gibson, S.
Hannon, H. Hawkins, M. Keane, L. Kong, D. Leslie, S. Luckman, H.
McLean, S. McQuire, J. O'Connor, N. Papastergiadis, J. Peck, N.M.
Rantisi, A. Rogers, J. Smith, J. Wang, S. Warren, D. Wyatt, C.
Veal, A. Yue, L. Zhang
The blockbuster danmei/Boys' Love novels from China that inspired
the animated Scumbag System series streaming in English! This
hilarious story of a man reborn as a villain in a fantasy novel
series who ends up romancing the male protagonist is now in
English, for the very first time. Half-demon Luo Binghe rose from
humble beginnings and a tortured past to become unrivaled in
strength and beauty. With his harem of over three hundred wives,
and dominion over both the human and demonic realms, he is truly
the most powerful protagonist-in a trashy web novel series! At
least, that's what Shen Yuan, online alias "Peerless Cucumber,"
believes as he finishes reading the final chapter in Proud Immortal
Demon Way. But when a combination of rage and a poor meal choice
leads to his death, Shen Yuan finds himself reborn into the world
of the web novel, in the body of Shen Qingqiu-the beautiful but
cruel teacher to a young Luo Binghe. Although as Shen Qingqiu, he
now has incredible power and abilities as a cultivator, he's
destined to be horrifically punished for crimes against the
protagonist, so this new Shen Qingqiu has only one course of
action: get into Luo Binghe's good graces before the young man's
rise to power. That's the only way he'll escape the awful fate of a
true scum villain! This Chinese fantasy (xianxia) comedy built
around the romanticized love between two men (danmei) has been
translated into numerous languages and inspired the animated series
Scumbag System, which amassed millions of streaming
views--including the English version on YouTube through Tencent
Video. As the first novel series by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu to spur a
global multimedia franchise, this incredibly fun tale led the way
to her future blockbusters in the danmei genre: Grandmaster of
Demonic Cultivation and Heaven Official's Blessing. The Seven Seas
English-language edition will include exclusive, all-new covers and
interior illustrations from Xiao Tong Kong (Velinxi) and feature a
translation by Faelicy (faelicy) & Lily (lily_ocho).
[CHARACTER DEPTH LEVEL +10] Three years have passed since Shen
Qingqiu betrayed Luo Binghe, and now there are only two years left
before his "deceased" disciple rises from the dead to claim his
bloody glory as the protagonist. At least, that's how the story is
supposed to go. In the midst of investigating a mysterious plague,
Shen Qingqiu discovers that his actions have irreparably altered
the plot-Luo Binghe has returned all too soon and Shen Qingqiu's
brilliant escape plan isn't even ready yet! Worse, Shen Qingqiu can
no longer predict his young disciple's actions. The only thing that
hasn't changed is Luo Binghe's intense fixation on Shen Qingqiu
himself, but even this obsession may be more than it seems. Not
that Shen Qingqiu has the time to puzzle through all the
inconsistencies. There are various parties at play in the changing
plot, and if he doesn't act fast, he may face a fate far worse than
death.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
What happens after an epic tale ends? This collection of eleven
bonus stories picks up days after the end of Volume 3, and follows
adventures and relationships into the future...and back into the
past. Readers also get a glimpse into another world, where Luo
Binghe was never saved by his beloved teacher - unless he can claim
this world's Shen Qingqiu for himself. Other tales recount the
riotous history of fan favorites Shang Qinghua and Mobei-Jun, the
bittersweet romance of Luo Binghe's parents, and the untold tragedy
of the original scum villain himself.
Since its launch in late 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
has become a significant factor in shaping China's economic and
diplomatic relations with the world. China's increasing clout
presents opportunities as well as challenges, especially for the
developing economies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN) which constitute major sites for investment and trade
alongside the BRI routes.This edited volume examines whether and to
what extent China's economic ascendancy has impacted the proposed
ASEAN Economic Community and the respective nations in the region.
It deals with this question by grounding the analysis along three
themes - institutions at a regional level, industry/sector, and
particular ASEAN countries' economic relationship with China.
Sixteen articles are presented to illuminate the state of affairs
at the regional level and in specific ASEAN economies. They point
to the importance of managing trade and investment flows stemming
from China's increasingly sophisticated national firms. This in
turn hinges on forging 'rules of the game' at both the multilateral
and bilateral levels, which potentially leads to mutually
beneficial industrialization and long-term wealth creation.The
Political Economy of Regionalism, Trade, and Infrastructure will be
of great interest to scholars of political economy and industrial
policy in East Asia, as well as to scholars and policy
professionals analyzing approaches to development strategy more
broadly.
This book presents the fundamental concepts of organizational
learning (OL) and related topics. In addition, it discusses various
factors that influence the success of, and readiness to adopt,
OL. In the modern competitive market, companies are looking
for ways to excel by focusing more on innovation and knowledge
discovery. In response, the book presents a ready-to-use tool for
driving OL, called Project Action Learning (PAL). The PAL framework
helps teams effectively work on, and learn from, meaningful
projects. In this regard, equal emphasis is placed on achieving the
project outcome and the participants’ learning objectives.
Moreover, the book offers a step-by-step guidebook on how
PAL-driven OL can be achieved, making it a valuable asset for
educators and practitioners alike.Â
In this book, the authors cover the recent progress in the
synthesis, characterization and application of various
multi-layered carbides, carbonitrides and nitrides. Moreover, the
processing and development of MXene-based composites are
elaborated, focusing on their applications and performances as
transparent conductors in environmental remediation and energy
storage systems.
Written for the upper level undergraduate, this updated book is
also a solid reference for the graduate food engineering student
and professional. This edition features the addition of sections on
freezing, pumps, the use of chemical reaction kinetic date for
thermal process optimization, and vacuum belt drying. New sections
on accurate temperature measurements, microbiological inactivation
curves, inactivation of microorganisms and enzymes, pasteurization,
and entrainment are included, as are non-linear curve fitting and
processes dependent on fluid film thickness. Other sections have
been expanded.
The authors give a systematic introduction to boundary value
problems (BVPs) for ordinary differential equations. The book is a
graduate level text and good to use for individual study. With the
relaxed style of writing, the reader will find it to be an enticing
invitation to join this important area of mathematical research.
Starting with the basics of boundary value problems for ordinary
differential equations, linear equations and the construction of
Green's functions are presented clearly.A discussion of the
important question of the existence of solutions to both linear and
nonlinear problems plays a central role in this volume and this
includes solution matching and the comparison of eigenvalues.The
important and very active research area on existence and
multiplicity of positive solutions is treated in detail. The last
chapter is devoted to nodal solutions for BVPs with separated
boundary conditions as well as for non-local problems.While this
Volume II complements , it can be used as a stand-alone work.
The authors give a treatment of the theory of ordinary differential
equations (ODEs) that is excellent for a first course at the
graduate level as well as for individual study. The reader will
find it to be a captivating introduction with a number of
non-routine exercises dispersed throughout the book.The authors
begin with a study of initial value problems for systems of
differential equations including the Picard and Peano existence
theorems. The continuability of solutions, their continuous
dependence on initial conditions, and their continuous dependence
with respect to parameters are presented in detail. This is
followed by a discussion of the differentiability of solutions with
respect to initial conditions and with respect to parameters.
Comparison results and differential inequalities are included as
well.Linear systems of differential equations are treated in detail
as is appropriate for a study of ODEs at this level. Just the right
amount of basic properties of matrices are introduced to facilitate
the observation of matrix systems and especially those with
constant coefficients. Floquet theory for linear periodic systems
is presented and used to analyze nonhomogeneous linear
systems.Stability theory of first order and vector linear systems
are considered. The relationships between stability of solutions,
uniform stability, asymptotic stability, uniformly asymptotic
stability, and strong stability are examined and illustrated with
examples as is the stability of vector linear systems. The book
concludes with a chapter on perturbed systems of ODEs.
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to applying
compressive sensing to improve data quality in the context of
mobile crowdsensing. It addresses the following main topics:
recovering missing data, efficiently collecting data, preserving
user privacy, and detecting false data. Mobile crowdsensing, as an
emerging sensing paradigm, enables the masses to take part in data
collection tasks with the aid of powerful mobile devices. However,
mobile crowdsensing platforms have yet to be widely adopted in
practice, the major concern being the quality of the data
collected. There are numerous causes: some locations may generate
redundant data, while others may not be covered at all, since the
participants are rarely systematically coordinated; privacy is a
concern for some people, who don't wish to share their real-time
locations, and therefore some key information may be missing;
further, some participants may upload fake data in order to
fraudulently gain rewards. To address these problematic aspects,
compressive sensing, which works by accurately recovering a sparse
signal using very few samples, has proven to offer an effective
solution.
This book investigates why students choose to study in key Asian
cities, and how this trend relates to the strategic intent of
states and universities to build 'knowledge economies' and
'world-class' profiles. Drawing on substantial theoretical and
empirical research, the authors examine the emotional geographies
of East Asian international education, and offer new analytical
insights into the relations between emotions, nation and
subjectivity. The book challenges Eurocentric views of Asia as a
space of volatile nationalist rivalries. By offering richly
textured portraits of mobile students, it questions contemporary
memes about the utility-maximising Asian learner. This is a
thought-provoking text that will appeal to university researchers,
academics and students interested in the changing architectures of
international education.
This book describes the huge efforts by the Chinese Government
concerning the restoration and future sustainable management of
Chinese water systems. It presents the results of a Sino-European
joint project concerning the Songhuajiang-Liaohe River Basin (SLRB)
in Northeast China conducted by the Chinese Research Academy of
Environmental Sciences (CRAES), the Helmholtz Centre for
Environmental Research - UFZ, Germany, and the Natural Environment
Research Council as represented by the Centre for Ecology and
Hydrology (CEH), UK. The book explains in great detail the
development of risk assessment and corresponding management methods
for (i) controlling water pollution, (ii) assessing river health
and ecological restoration options, (iii) characterizing persistent
organic pollutants (POPs), and (iv) protecting fragile groundwater
resources. It also describes the implemented demonstration sites of
SLRB during the project course as well as lessons learnt on
efficient project management and the dissemination of knowledge and
technologies.
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