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A definitive guide to the philosophy and practice of Shaolin kung
fu, this workout book contains easy-to-follow instructions,
photographs of the movements, and is suitable for beginners,
long-term martial artists, and those looking for an unbeatable
workout program that will target body and mind. The secret of how
to use the workout as a pathway to Zen is shared as well as the
Shaolin breath of power. Static and dynamic stretches, the five
fundamental stances, the five fundamental kicks, traditional
punches, and famous Shaolin forms are included.
This fascinating study compares and contrasts the immense internal
migration movements in China and Indonesia. Over the next two
decades, approximately two-thirds of the rural labour force is
expected to migrate, transforming their respective societies from
primarily rural to urban based. Whilst both countries face similar
challenges as hundreds of millions of people move, the policies
implemented and their consequences are very different. Using an
extensive range of qualitative and quantitative data, the
contributors explore the impact of migration on migrants and their
families, as well as the rural communities they leave behind and
the urban communities they enter. They discover that migrants earn
less and face discrimination in the urban labour market, although
more so in China where there are greater restrictions. However
migration contributes to a more equal distribution of income in
urban China and to lowering poverty in rural China, and migrants
fare better on health and poverty indicators in Indonesia.The Great
Migration will strongly appeal to researchers, economists and
sociologists with a special interest in migration and development
studies. Policy-makers in both China and Indonesia will also find
much to fascinate them within this highly original book.
This book mainly studies the methodologies of structural design and
construction for highway engineering, which are applicable to the
overall control and the precise operation of engineering
structures. It explores the method of comprehensive analysis, the
simplification of complex problems, and the application of typical
engineering tools. In turn, the book presents a number of
innovative approaches, e.g. the coordinated control of structural
deformation method, the theory of underground engineering balance
and stability, and the soft soil foundation treatment of "bumping
at the bridgehead." These methodologies are then illustrated in
typical cases and representative problems, explained from a
practical standpoint. Examples in special settings are also
discussed, e.g. highway construction in Tibet, and rebuilding after
the Wenchuan earthquake. The book offers a valuable reference guide
for all those whose work involves highway engineering design,
construction, management, and scientific research.
This book mainly studies the methodologies of structural design and
construction for highway engineering, which are applicable to the
overall control and the precise operation of engineering
structures. It explores the method of comprehensive analysis, the
simplification of complex problems, and the application of typical
engineering tools. In turn, the book presents a number of
innovative approaches, e.g. the coordinated control of structural
deformation method, the theory of underground engineering balance
and stability, and the soft soil foundation treatment of "bumping
at the bridgehead." These methodologies are then illustrated in
typical cases and representative problems, explained from a
practical standpoint. Examples in special settings are also
discussed, e.g. highway construction in Tibet, and rebuilding after
the Wenchuan earthquake. The book offers a valuable reference guide
for all those whose work involves highway engineering design,
construction, management, and scientific research.
This volume consists of the state-of-the-art reports on new
developments in micromechanics and the modeling of nanoscale
effects, and is a companion book to the recent Kluwer volume on
nanomechanics and mul- scale modeling (it is entitled Trends in
Nanoscale Mechanics). The two volumes grew out of a series of
discussions held at NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC), lectures
and other events shared by many researchers from the national
research laboratories and academia. The key events include the 2001
Summer Series of Round-Table Discussions on Nanotechnology at ICASE
Institute (NASA LaRC) organized by Drs. V. M. Harik and M. D. Salas
and the 2002 NASA LaRC Workshop on Multi-scale Modeling. The goal
of these interactions was to foster collaborations between academic
researchers and the ICASE Institute (NASA LaRC), a universi- based
institute, which has pioneered world-class computational,
theoretical and experimental research in the disciplines that are
important to NASA. Editors gratefully acknowledge help of Ms. E.
Todd (ICASE, NASA LaRC), the ICASE Director M. D. Salas and all
reviewers, in particular, Dr. B. Diskin (ICASE/NIA, NASA LaRC),
Prof. R. Haftka (University of Florida), Dr. V. M. Harik
(ICASE/Swales Aerospace, NASA LaRC), Prof.
This book reviews all aspects of boron research in recent years
and is based on the Third International Symposium on all Aspects of
Plant and Animal Boron Nutrition. This includes B sorption
mechanisms in soils, deficiency and toxicity of B, B fertilizer
application and basic research on the physiology and molecular
biology of plant B nutrition, and nutritional function of B in
animals and humans.
Boron is one of the essential micro nutrients for higher plants
growth and development, and more and more studies have been
conducted to establish boron as an essential element in animals and
humans. This book reviews all aspects of boron research in recent
years and is based on the Third International Symposium on all
Aspects of Plant and Animal Boron Nutrition which was held in
Wuhan, P.R. China in 2005. This includes B sorption mechanisms in
soils, deficiency and toxicity of B, B fertilizer application and
basic research on the physiology and molecular biology of plant B
nutrition, and nutritional function of B in animals and humans.
This book is aimed at scientists, Masters or Ph. D. students
focusing on boron research field, as well as providing managers
involved in agricultural production with an important reference to
recent developments in boron nutrition research.
This book includes a collection of state-of-the-art reviews written
by leading researchers in the areas of micromechanics, micro-scale
testing, MEMS, micro-flows, nanocrystalline materials and
multi-scale modelling. The structure and properties of MEMS
materials, multi-scale modelling of materials (e.g., multi-grid,
probabilistic, stochastic, Voronoi cells, homogenisation,
micropolar) and micro-flows are discussed in great details. The
book is an exceptional resource on multi-scale methods, modelling
of materials, MEMS and micro-fluidics with particular emphasis on
electrostatic and electrokinetic effects. Extensive bibliography
concerning all these topics is included. Highlights on nanoscale
effects in materials, MEMS, and the latest multi-scale methods are
presented.
Numerous illustrations of micro-scale testing, materials
microstructure, MEMS-related applications, electrostatic and
electrokinetic phenomena are discussed.
This book provides a comprehensive review of the latest
developments in micromechanics of nanostructured materials and
micro-flows, as well as advanced multi-scale methods for the
analysis of materials and complex flow in nanotechnology.
Material of the book is accessible to a wide range of researchers
and students.
The International Society of Family Law is an independent,
international, and non-political scholarly association dedicated to
the study, research and discussion of family law and related
disciplines. The Society's membership currently includes
professors, lecturers, scholars, teachers, and researchers from
more than 50 different countries, offering a unique opportunity for
networking within a truly international family law community.The
International Survey of Family Law is the annual review of the
International Society of Family Law. It brings together reliable
and clearly structured insights into the latest and most notable
developments in family law from all around the globe. Chapters are
prepared by an international team of selected experts in the field,
usually covering 20 or more jurisdictions in each edition.
Volume VIII in the Ben cao gang mu series offers a
complete translation of chapters 38 through 46, devoted to clothes,
utensils, worms, insects, amphibians, animals with scales, and
animals with shells. The Ben cao gang mu is a
sixteenth-century Chinese encyclopedia of medical matter and
natural history by Li Shizhen (1518–1593). The culmination of a
sixteen-hundred-year history of Chinese medical and pharmaceutical
literature, it is considered the most important and comprehensive
book ever written in the history of Chinese medicine and remains an
invaluable resource for researchers and practitioners. This
nine-volume series reveals an almost two-millennia-long panorama of
wide-ranging observations and sophisticated interpretations,
ingenious manipulations, and practical applications of natural
substances for the benefit of human health. Paul Unschuld's
annotated translation of the Ben cao gang mu, presented here
with the original Chinese text, opens a rare window into viewing
the people and culture of China's past.
Volume II in the Ben cao gang mu series offers a
complete translation of chapters 5 through 11, devoted
to waters, fires, soils, metals, jades, stones, minerals, and
salts. The Ben cao gang mu is a sixteenth-century
Chinese encyclopedia of medical matter and natural history by Li
Shizhen (1518–1593). The culmination of a sixteen-hundred-year
history of Chinese medical and pharmaceutical literature, it is
considered the most important and comprehensive book ever written
in the history of Chinese medicine and remains an invaluable
resource for researchers and practitioners. This nine-volume series
reveals an almost two-millennia-long panorama of wide-ranging
observations and sophisticated interpretations, ingenious
manipulations, and practical applications of natural substances for
the benefit of human health. Paul Unschuld's annotated translation
of the Ben cao gang mu, presented here with the original
Chinese text, opens a rare window into viewing the people and
culture of China's past.
Volume IX in the Ben cao gang mu series offers a
complete translation of chapters 47 through 52, devoted to fowls,
domestic and wild animals, and human substances. Â
The Ben cao gang mu is a sixteenth-century Chinese
encyclopedia of medical matter and natural history by Li Shizhen
(1518–1593). The culmination of a sixteen-hundred-year history of
Chinese medical and pharmaceutical literature, it is considered the
most important and comprehensive book ever written in the history
of Chinese medicine and remains an invaluable resource for
researchers and practitioners. This nine-volume series reveals an
almost two-millennia-long panorama of wide-ranging observations and
sophisticated interpretations, ingenious manipulations, and
practical applications of natural substances for the benefit of
human health. Paul Unschuld's annotated translation of
the Ben cao gang mu, presented here with the original Chinese
text, opens a rare window into viewing the people and culture of
China's past. Â
This useful volume adopts a balanced approach between technology
and mathematical modeling in computer networks, covering such
topics as switching elements and fabrics, Ethernet, and ALOHA
design. The discussion includes a variety of queueing models,
routing, protocol verification and error codes and divisible load
theory, a new modeling technique with applications to grids and
parallel and distributed processing. Examples at the end of each
chapter provide ample material for practice. This book can serve as
an text for an undergraduate or graduate course on computer
networks or performance evaluation in electrical and computer
engineering or computer science.
This is the first book to present time series analysis using the
SAS Enterprise Guide software. It includes some starting background
and theory to various time series analysis techniques, and
demonstrates the data analysis process and the final results via
step-by-step extensive illustrations of the SAS Enterprise Guide
software. This book is a practical guide to time series analyses in
SAS Enterprise Guide, and is valuable resource that benefits a wide
variety of sectors.
Volume V in the Ben cao gang mu series offers a complete
translation of chapters 18 through 25, devoted to creeping herbs,
water herbs, herbs growing on stones, mosses, and cereals.
The Ben cao gang mu is a sixteenth-century Chinese
encyclopedia of medical matter and natural history by Li Shizhen
(1518–1593). The culmination of a sixteen-hundred-year history of
Chinese medical and pharmaceutical literature, it is considered the
most important and comprehensive book ever written in the history
of Chinese medicine and remains an invaluable resource for
researchers and practitioners. This nine-volume series reveals an
almost two-millennia-long panorama of wide-ranging observations and
sophisticated interpretations, ingenious manipulations, and
practical applications of natural substances for the benefit of
human health. Paul U. Unschuld's annotated translation of
the Ben cao gang mu, presented here with the original Chinese
text, opens a rare window into viewing the people and culture of
China's past.
Volume III in the Ben cao gang mu series offers a complete
translation of chapters 12 through 14, devoted to mountain herbs
and fragrant herbs. The Ben cao gang mu is a sixteenth-century
Chinese encyclopedia of medical matter and natural history by Li
Shizhen (1518-1593). The culmination of a sixteen-hundred-year
history of Chinese medical and pharmaceutical literature, it is
considered the most important and comprehensive book ever written
in the history of Chinese medicine and remains an invaluable
resource for researchers and practitioners. This nine-volume series
reveals an almost two-millennia-long panorama of wide-ranging
observations and sophisticated interpretations, ingenious
manipulations, and practical applications of natural substances for
the benefit of human health. Paul U. Unschuld's annotated
translation of the Ben cao gang mu, presented here with the
original Chinese text, opens a rare window into viewing the people
and culture of China's past.
Volume IV in the Ben cao gang mu series offers a complete
translation of chapters 15 through 17, devoted to marshland herbs
and poisonous herbs. The Ben cao gang mu is a sixteenth-century
Chinese encyclopedia of medical matter and natural history by Li
Shizhen (1518-1593). The culmination of a sixteen-hundred-year
history of Chinese medical and pharmaceutical literature, it is
considered the most important and comprehensive book ever written
in the history of Chinese medicine and remains an invaluable
resource for researchers and practitioners. This nine-volume series
reveals an almost two-millennia-long panorama of wide-ranging
observations and sophisticated interpretations, ingenious
manipulations, and practical applications of natural substances for
the benefit of human health. Paul U. Unschuld's annotated
translation of the Ben cao gang mu, presented here with the
original Chinese text, opens a rare window into viewing the people
and culture of China's past.
This volume examines trends in inequality in the People's Republic
of China. It contains findings on inequality nationwide, as well as
within the rural and urban sectors, with an emphasis on public
policy considerations. Several chapters focus on inequality of
income; others analyse poverty, inequality in wealth, and the
distribution of wages. Attention is given to groups such as
migrants, women, and the elderly, as well as the relationship
between income and health care funding and the impact of the rural
tax reform. All contributors to this volume make use of a large,
nationwide survey of Chinese households, the product of long-term
co-operation between Chinese and international researchers that is
unique in its scope and duration. Using these data, the
contributors examine changes in inequality from 1988 to 2002.
This timely and important collection of original essays analyzes
China s foremost social cleavage: the rural-urban gap. It is now
clear that the Chinese communist revolution, though professing
dedication to an egalitarian society, in practice created a rural
order akin to serfdom, in which 80 percent of the population was
effectively bound to the land. China is still struggling with that
legacy. The reforms of 1978 changed basic aspects of economic and
social life in China s villages and cities and altered the nature
of the rural-urban relationship. But some important institutions
and practices have changed only marginally or not at all, and China
is still sharply divided into rural and urban castes with different
rights and opportunities in life, resulting in growing social
tensions.
The contributors, many of whom conducted extensive fieldwork,
examine the historical background of rural-urban relations; the
size and trend in the income gap between rural and urban residents
in recent years; aspects of inequality apart from income (access to
education and medical care, the digital divide, housing quality and
location); experiences of discrimination, particularly among urban
migrants; and conceptual and policy debates in China regarding the
status and treatment of rural residents and urban migrants.
This volume examines trends in inequality in the People's Republic
of China. It contains findings on inequality nationwide, as well as
within the rural and urban sectors, with an emphasis on public
policy considerations. Several chapters focus on inequality of
income; others analyse poverty, inequality in wealth, and the
distribution of wages. Attention is given to groups such as
migrants, women, and the elderly, as well as the relationship
between income and health care funding and the impact of the rural
tax reform. All contributors to this volume make use of a large,
nationwide survey of Chinese households, the product of long-term
co-operation between Chinese and international researchers that is
unique in its scope and duration. Using these data, the
contributors examine changes in inequality from 1988 to 2002.
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