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This book introduces researchers, students and the general public
to an intriguing phenomenon at the intersection of diverse fields:
national branding. In particular, it uses representative cases
particularly to show how China responded to major challenges, not
only in the distant past, but also especially in our hectic age of
national image construction. By pursuing an interdisciplinary,
socio-historical approach, the book sheds new light on the role of
cultural symbols in national image building. As such, readers will
learn how China has exploited its "black-and-white" tradition -
calligraphy and painting - in the construction of a national image.
This book addresses the discursive construction of corporate
identities in social media on the part of Chinese corporations,
particularly highlighting how followers of corporate social media
co-create corporate identities during firm-follower interactions.
Toward this end, it pursues an integrated sociolinguistics approach
combining e.g. thematic analysis, interactional analysis and
in-depth interviews. Readers will also find extensive information
on the brand-new dialogic framework of corporate identity
formation. The book offers an insightful and revealing guide for
both practitioners/trainers and teachers in corporate communication
who are faced with the challenges of managing public relations and
corporate images in the age of social media. It can also serve as a
valuable case study for those readers who are fascinated by the
Chinese economy and discourse analysis of the Chinese language.
This book addresses the discursive construction of corporate
identities in social media on the part of Chinese corporations,
particularly highlighting how followers of corporate social media
co-create corporate identities during firm-follower interactions.
Toward this end, it pursues an integrated sociolinguistics approach
combining e.g. thematic analysis, interactional analysis and
in-depth interviews. Readers will also find extensive information
on the brand-new dialogic framework of corporate identity
formation. The book offers an insightful and revealing guide for
both practitioners/trainers and teachers in corporate communication
who are faced with the challenges of managing public relations and
corporate images in the age of social media. It can also serve as a
valuable case study for those readers who are fascinated by the
Chinese economy and discourse analysis of the Chinese language.
This book has one single purpose: to present the development of the
partial hybrid finite element method for the stress analysis of
laminated composite structures. The reason for this presentation is
because the authors believe that partial hybrid finite element
method is more efficient that the displacement based finite element
method for the stress analysis oflaminated composites. In fact, the
examples in chapter 5 of this book show that the partial hybrid
finite element method is about 5 times more efficient than the
displacement based finite element method. Since there is a great
need for accurate and efficient calculation of interlaminar
stresses for the design using composites, the partial hybrid finite
method does provide one possible solution. Hybrid finite method has
been in existence since 1964 and a significant amount of work has
been done on the topic. However, the authors are not aware of any
systematic piece of literature that gives a detailed presentation
of the method. Chapters of the displacement finite element method
and the evolution 1 and 2 present a sununary of the hybrid finite
element method. Hopefully, these two chapters can provide the
readers with an appreciation for the difference between the
displacement finite element method and the hybrid finite element.
It also should prepare the readers for the introduction of partial
hybrid finite element method presented in chapter 3.
Hybrid Finite Element Method for Stress Analysis of Laminated
Composites presents the development of the partial hybrid finite
element method for the stress analysis of laminated composite
structures. The authors believe that the partial hybrid finite
element method is more efficient than the displacement-based finite
element method for the stress analysis of laminated composites.
Since there is a great need for accurate and efficient calculation
of interlaminar stresses for designs using composites, the partial
hybrid finite method does provide one possible solution. Hybrid
Finite Element Method for Stress Analysis of Laminated Composites
is the culmination of the work of three generations of PhD students
in the Concordia Center for Composites. Particular points of
interest include: a new ISO function method and classification of
stress modes which allow the systematic determination of stress
polynomials how the hybrid finite elements and global/local
approach allow the stress analysis of laminated composites to be
five times more efficient than the displacement finite element
method a detailed description of three different types of hybrid
finite elements for laminated composites. Hybrid Finite Element
Method for Stress Analysis of Laminated Composites will be of
interest to researchers and designers of laminated composites as
well as finite element method students and programmers of finite
element codes.
This open access edited book brings together a closer examination
of European and Asian responses to the escalating rivalry between
the US and China. As the new Cold War has surfaced as a perceivable
reality in the post-COVID era, the topic itself is of great
importance to policymakers, academic researchers, and the
interested public. Furthermore, this manuscript makes a valuable
contribution to an under-studied and increasingly important
phenomenon in international relations: the impact of the growing
strategic competition between the United States and China on third
parties, such as small and middle powers in the two arguably most
affected regions of the world: Europe and East Asia. The European
side has been under-studied and explicitly comparative work on
Europe and East Asia is extremely rare. Given that the manuscript
focuses heavily on recent developments-and because many of these
developments have been quite dramatic-there are very few
publications that cover the same topics.
This open access edited book brings together a closer examination
of European and Asian responses to the escalating rivalry between
the US and China. As the new Cold War has surfaced as a perceivable
reality in the post-COVID era, the topic itself is of great
importance to policymakers, academic researchers, and the
interested public. Furthermore, this manuscript makes a valuable
contribution to an under-studied and increasingly important
phenomenon in international relations: the impact of the growing
strategic competition between the United States and China on third
parties, such as small and middle powers in the two arguably most
affected regions of the world: Europe and East Asia. The European
side has been under-studied and explicitly comparative work on
Europe and East Asia is extremely rare. Given that the manuscript
focuses heavily on recent developments-and because many of these
developments have been quite dramatic-there are very few
publications that cover the same topics.
This book provides a comprehensive overview on the recent
significant advancements of conductive polymers and their
composites in terms of conductive mechanism, fabrication
strategies, important properties, and various promising
applications. The corresponding knowledge was systematically
compiled in the logical order and demonstrated as seven chapters.
The special structure, influencing factors of the conductivity, the
charge carrier transport model, the wettability and classical
categories of the conductive polymers are narrated. Both
conventional and novel strategies undertaken to fabricate the
conductive polymers are introduced, as provided the overall master
of the progress. In comparison with the bulk counterpart,
nanostructured conductive polymers with different dimensions such
as nanospheres, nano-networks, nanotubes and nanowire arrays are
produced through distinct methods, thus presenting unique and
distinct performance endowed by the nanometer scale. The
combination of conductive polymers with other functional materials
results in a number of the composites with improved properties by
synergistic effect. The superior performance of conductive polymers
and their composites greatly facilitates their development toward
various important applications in the advanced and sophisticated
fields such as biological utilization, energy storage and sensors.
Due to their excellent biocompatibility, conductive polymers and
their composites stand out to be useful in the biological field
including tissue engineering, drug delivery and artificial muscle.
To meet the urgent demand of the energy storage, conductive
polymers and their composites play an important role in the devices
including supercapacitors, solar cells and fuel cells. Finally,
development of conductive polymers and their composites in the
modern industry is greatly enhanced by their applications in smart
sensors such as conductometric sensors, gravimetric sensors,
optical sensors, chemical sensors and biosensors. This book has
significant value for researchers, graduate students, and engineers
carrying out the fundamental research or industrial production of
conductive polymers and their composites.
This book traces the transformation of traditional Chinese
theatre's (xiqu) aesthetics during its encounters with Western
drama and theatrical forms in both mainland China and Taiwan since
1978. Through analyzing both the text and performances of eight
adapted plays from William Shakespeare, Bertolt Brecht, and Samuel
Beckett, this book elaborates on significant changes taking place
in playwriting, acting, scenography, and stage-audience relations
stemming from intercultural appropriation. As exemplified by each
chapter, during the intercultural dialogue of Chinese and foreign
elements there exists one-sided dominance by either culture,
fusion, and hybridity, which corresponds to the various facets of
China's pursuit of modernity between its traditional and Western
influences.
This book traces the transformation of traditional Chinese
theatre's (xiqu) aesthetics during its encounters with Western
drama and theatrical forms in both mainland China and Taiwan since
1978. Through analyzing both the text and performances of eight
adapted plays from William Shakespeare, Bertolt Brecht, and Samuel
Beckett, this book elaborates on significant changes taking place
in playwriting, acting, scenography, and stage-audience relations
stemming from intercultural appropriation. As exemplified by each
chapter, during the intercultural dialogue of Chinese and foreign
elements there exists one-sided dominance by either culture,
fusion, and hybridity, which corresponds to the various facets of
China's pursuit of modernity between its traditional and Western
influences.
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