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This book examines the transformation of the economies of China and
the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region through the process of
globalization. A subject gathering tremendous interest globally,
due in part to China's transformation being a spectacular
successful story and because Hong Kong, as the world's freest
economy, has been seen to be bearing the brunt of the opening up of
China to the extent that Fortune magazine carried a story
announcing its 'death'. This volume provides comprehensive coverage
of various issues, including industrial restructuring, financial
markets, technology, agriculture, exchange rate issues, trade and
FDI issues, environmental issues, distributional issues and
corporate governance issues. The message is clear: China's
influence on the world economy is carrying increasing weight and
yet this is providing the country with tremendous opportunity to
play a role that will contribute toward a sustainable, prosperous
world economy.
Plants in Mesozoic Time showcases the latest research of broad
botanical and paleontological interest from the world s experts on
Mesozoic plant life. Each chapter covers a special aspect of a
particular plant group ranging from horsetails to ginkgophytes,
from cycads to conifers and relates it to key innovations in
structure, phylogenetic relationships, the Mesozoic flora, or to
animals such as plant-eating dinosaurs. The book s geographic scope
ranges from Antarctica and Argentina to the western interior of
North America, with studies on the reconstruction of the Late
Jurassic vegetation of the Morrison Formation and on fossil
angiosperm lianas from Late Cretaceous deposits in Utah and New
Mexico. The volume also includes cutting-edge studies on the
evolutionary developmental biology ("evo-devo") of Mesozoic
forests, the phylogenetic analysis of the still enigmatic
bennettitaleans, and the genetic developmental controls of the
oldest flowers in the fossil record."
This book describes, analyzes, and recommends traffic engineering
(TE) and quality of service (QoS) optimization methods for
integrated voice/data dynamic routing networks. These functions
control a network's response to traffic demands and other stimuli,
such as link failures or node failures. TE and QoS optimization is
concerned with measurement, modeling, characterization, and control
of network traffic, and the application of techniques to achieve
specific performance objectives. The scope of the analysis and
recommendations include dimensioning, call/flow and connection
routing, QoS resource management, routing table management, dynamic
transport routing, and operational requirements. Case studies are
included which provide the reader with a concrete way into the
technical details and highlight why and how to use the techniques
described in the book.
* Includes Case Studies of MPLS & GMPLS Network
Optimization
* Presents state-of-the-art traffic engineering and quality of
service optimization methods and illustrates the tradeoffs between
the various methods discussed
* Contains practical Case Studies based on large-scale service
provider implementations and architecture plans
* Written by a highly respected and well known active expert in
traffic engineering and quality of service
This book presents an overview of critical developments surrounding
the handover of Hong Kong to Chinese rule. Well-known commentators
from a variety of disciplines examine the issues and events in the
years leading up to the transfer of sovereignty, and in the
eighteen months that followed. Major dilemmas are addressed in the
economic, political, legal, social and diplomatic life of the
territory, which remain in many cases unresolved and pressing as
Hong Kong enters the new century.
A must-have for parasite identification. Coverage is complete,
including well-recognized species of parasites as well as
information on those less commonly encountered. This complete
expansion of the classic Atlas of Human Parasitology is the perfect
reference to have at hand when you need to view the unknown and
assimilate your findings into a clinical context. Number of plates
has nearly doubled from 110 (in 5th Edition Atlas) to 213 in the
new book 1,500 images, including clinical and gross photos
Comprehensive information on over 100 parasites of humans
Illustrates parasites in feces, blood and lab preps, and also
parasites in tissue sections where morphology can be the most
challenging Discusses where serology and molecular methods are
useful (in conjunction with or in place of morphology) Covers
microanatomy of parasites as an aid to tissue diagnosis Additional
treatment of artifacts, and illustrates arthropods responsible for
transmission Incorporates illustrated keys for quick diagnosis of
protozoa, helminth eggs, microfilariae and filariform larvae
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