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The first woman ever admitted to a prestigious order of mages unravels
a secret conspiracy that could change the practice of magic forever in
this standalone dark fantasy from the author of The Sword of Kaigen.
For twenty years, Sciona has devoted every waking moment to the study
of magic, fuelled by a mad desire to achieve the impossible: to be the
first woman ever admitted to the High Magistry at the University of
Magics and Industry.
When Sciona finally achieves her ambition and becomes a Highmage, she
finds her challenges have just begun. Her new colleagues are determined
to make her feel unwelcome – and instead of a qualified lab assistant
they give her a janitor.
What neither Sciona nor her peers realize is that her taciturn
assistant was not always a janitor. Ten years ago he was a nomadic
hunter who lost his family on their perilous journey from the wild
plains to the city. But now he sees the opportunity to finally
understand the forces that decimated his tribe, drove him from his
homeland – and keep the privileged in power.
At first, mage and outsider have a fractious relationship. But working
together, they uncover an ancient secret that could change the course
of magic forever – if it doesn’t get them killed first.
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Lunar New Year (Paperback)
Natasha Yim; Illustrated by Jingting Wang
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R223
R196
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A celebratory, inclusive and educational exploration of Lunar New
Year for both children that celebrate and children who want to
understand and appreciate their peers who do. Lunar New
Year captures the magic of the celebration by exploring how
Ling and her family enjoy the biggest Chinese festival of the year.
The new year festival lasts for 15 days full of preparation,
celebration and symbolism. Join Ling, her sister Mei and granny Po
Po as they clean the house from top to bottom, pick fresh flowers
from the garden, visit friends and family, and carry red lanterns
through their neighbourhood. Ling invites the reader into her
home and family, allowing the reader to experience this special
celebration first-hand through an authentic narrative non-fiction
story. A fun 16-page 'factivity' section follows the story
and delves into more detail about how the festival is celebrated in
China and beyond. Enriching activities are also included, such as
guess the riddle, make your own red envelope and a recipe to make
delicious Lunar New Year 'pot sticker' dumplings. Learn all
about the magic of Lunar New Year, by exploring: The preparations
in the lead-up to the festival The Reunion dinner on New Year's Eve
New Year's day fireworks Dragon dancing and the New Year
Monster The lantern festival ... and more! ​ In the
Celebrations & Festivals series, you are invited into a
family's celebrations as you explore the magic and excitement of
religious and cultural festivals around the world. The
heart-warming story is followed by a fun 'factivity' section packed
with information on the festival in more detail along
with activities, recipes and craft projects to enjoy.Â
The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Linguistics offers a broad and
comprehensive coverage of the entire field from a
multi-disciplinary perspective. All chapters are contributed by
leading scholars in their respective areas. This Handbook contains
eight sections: history, languages and dialects, language contact,
morphology, syntax, phonetics and phonology, socio-cultural aspects
and neuro-psychological aspects. It provides not only a diachronic
view of how languages evolve, but also a synchronic view of how
languages in contact enrich each other by borrowing new words,
calquing loan translation and even developing new syntactic
structures. It also accompanies traditional linguistic studies of
grammar and phonology with empirical evidence from psychology and
neurocognitive sciences. In addition to research on the Chinese
language and its major dialect groups, this handbook covers studies
on sign languages and non-Chinese languages, such as the
Austronesian languages spoken in Taiwan.
A compendium of poetry prompts from Joseph Coelho (Children's
Laureate 2022-2024). Each fun and engaging prompt for writing a
poem helps children discover how to write poems and then read them
out loud. This is a book to build confidence and literacy skills
through channeling children's imaginations. This is a book
for the whole family to enjoy, bright, cheerful but cool
illustrations will appeal to children of all primary ages.
Introduces basic principles and mechanisms, covers new
developments, and provides a different view of the main facets of
bioelectrosynthesis Bioelectrosynthesis represents a promising
approach for storing renewable energy or producing target chemicals
in an energy-sustainable and low-cost way. This timely and
important book systemically introduces the hot issues surrounding
bioelectrosynthesis, including potential value-added products via
bioelectrochemical system, reactor development of
bioelectrosynthesis, and microbial biology on biofilm communities
and metabolism pathways. It presents readers with unique viewpoints
on basic principles and mechanisms along with new developments on
reactor and microbial ecology. Beginning with a principle and
products overview of bioelectrosynthesis, Bioelectrosynthesis:
Principles and Technologies for Value-Added Products goes on to
offer in-depth sections on: biogas production and upgrading
technology via bioelectrolysis; organic synthesis on cathodes;
chemical products and nitrogen recovery; external electron transfer
and electrode material promotion; and the microbiology of
bioelectrosynthesis. Topics covered include: hydrogen production
from waste stream with microbial electrolysis cell; microbial
electrolysis cell; inorganic compound synthesis in
bioelectrochemical system; microbial growth, ecological, and
metabolic characteristics in bioelectrosynthesis systems; microbial
metabolism kinetics and interactions in bioelectrosynthesis system;
and more. * Comprehensively covers all of the key issues of
biolelectrosynthesis * Features contributions from top experts in
the field * Examines the conversion of organic wastes to methane
via electromethanogenesis; methane production at biocathodes;
extracellular electron transport of electroactive biofilm; and more
Bioelectrosynthesis: Principles and Technologies for Value-Added
Products will appeal to chemists, electrochemists, environmental
chemists, water chemists, microbiologists, biochemists, and
graduate students involved in the field.
The Elgar Encyclopedia of Nonprofit Management, Leadership and
Governance is the ultimate reference guide for those interested in
the rapidly growing nonprofit sector. Each insightful entry
includes a definition of the concept, practical applications in
nonprofit organizations, and discussion of current issues and
future directions. With contributions from over 200 renowned
experts in the field, this Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive
overview of the essential topics related to nonprofit management,
leadership and governance. Entries explore a diverse range of
issues and actors within the nonprofit sector, including business
planning, crowdfunding and fundraising, governing boards, mergers
and acquisitions, risk management, stakeholder management and
wealth inequality. They cover the foundations of the sector
alongside more current and topical issues including celebrity,
diaspora, LGBTQ+ and e-philanthropy; authoritarian regimes; the
digital divide; and the Millennial generation’s civic engagement.
This Encyclopedia is a vital resource for students and scholars of
organization studies, business and management, corporate
governance, and public administration. Its practical applications
will prove beneficial to a diverse range of stakeholders across the
nonprofit sector, including professional managers, board members,
donors, government officials, and media professionals. Fully cross
referenced and accessible in style Authoritative summaries of
nearly 200 essential topics Written by leading scholars and
practitioners across the field Provides definitions, applications,
and discussions of current issues and future directions
This original book is a unique and original in-depth study on how,
in the past decade, Chinese State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) have
achieved technological innovation in the large infrastructure
sectors. It reveals a "new world" of Chinese innovation, showing
that SOEs are willing to innovate and are also more than capable of
doing so. Based on findings from first-hand data and years of
observations, this book shows how the innovation ecosystem
perspective incentivises and facilitates Chinese SOEs' innovation
and highlights the entrepreneurial role of the government. Using
the examples of UHV Power Transmission, mobile telecommunication
standards, high-speed trains, and nuclear electric power, the book
exhibits the complex determinants of SOEs' success in radical
technological innovations within the large infrastructure sector.
Chapters also demonstrate the innovation process of SOEs, the
unique innovation model of China, as well as its advantages and
disadvantages. Catch-Up and Radical Innovation in Chinese
State-Owned Enterprises will be a useful resource for academics in
research disciplines such as development studies, innovation and
entrepreneurship, and Chinese studies. It will also aid
entrepreneurs, businesses and managers who intend to collaborate
with Chinese SOEs, to better understand the trends of SOEs'
engagement in radical innovation and the potential opportunities
for broadening their international collaborations.
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.
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.
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.
Many applications, including computer vision, computer arithmetic,
deep learning, entanglement in quantum information, graph theory
and energy networks, can be successfully tackled within the
framework of polynomial optimization, an emerging field with
growing research efforts in the last two decades. One key advantage
of these techniques is their ability to model a wide range of
problems using optimization formulations. Polynomial optimization
heavily relies on the moment-sums of squares (moment-SOS) approach
proposed by Lasserre, which provides certificates for positive
polynomials. On the practical side, however, there is 'no free
lunch' and such optimization methods usually encompass severe
scalability issues. Fortunately, for many applications, including
the ones formerly mentioned, we can look at the problem in the eyes
and exploit the inherent data structure arising from the cost and
constraints describing the problem.This book presents several
research efforts to resolve this scientific challenge with
important computational implications. It provides the development
of alternative optimization schemes that scale well in terms of
computational complexity, at least in some identified class of
problems. It also features a unified modeling framework to handle a
wide range of applications involving both commutative and
noncommutative variables, and to solve concretely large-scale
instances. Readers will find a practical section dedicated to the
use of available open-source software libraries.This
interdisciplinary monograph is essential reading for students,
researchers and professionals interested in solving optimization
problems with polynomial input data.
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Microbial Biocatalysis
Zhilong Wang, Tao Pan
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R1,730
R1,490
Discovery Miles 14 900
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Label-Free Biosensor
Pengfei Zhang, Rui Wang
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R2,099
R1,790
Discovery Miles 17 900
Save R309 (15%)
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An excellent guide for understanding the trends, challenges and
opportunities facing China through globalization, this Handbook
answers the pertinent questions regarding the globalization process
and China's influence on the world. With contributions from leading
experts and international researchers, each chapter covers key
topics regarding China's participation in globalization, including:
China's new role in global economic governance; outward direct
investment; China's soft power and the implications for foreign
relations; global migration, diaspora and talent. An enriching
range of case studies and extensive empirical research are used to
explore the successes and failures of globalization in China, and
to discuss the dilemmas facing decision makers in today's
globalized world. A major contribution to the field, this Handbook
offers valuable insights to China's often misunderstood
globalization process. An essential reference for academics and
researchers looking for a go-to empirical resource, this Handbook
provides scholars of economics, politics and East Asian studies
with an exemplary selection of contemporary research on China and
globalization. Contributors: G. Arboit, L. Baker, J. Chaisse, G.
Chance, Y. Chu, T.W. Cline, E. de Diego, T. Fang, Y. Feng, B. Gao,
Z. Gao, Y. He, M.-h. Huang, W. Jiang, H. Karoui, D.L.-H. Ke, W. Li,
B. Liang, G.Y. Liang, L. Lo, J. Lu, L. Miao, J.O. Moeller, M.
Pinho, F. Qin, G. Quinlivan, S. Shih, R. Singh, Y. Tan, F. Wang, H.
Wang, L. Yan, H. Zhao, W. Zhao, Z. Zhu, D. Zweig
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Of Noble Heritage
Margaret Wang
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R766
Discovery Miles 7 660
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