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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 book examines the introduction of Soviet socialist culture in
the People's Republic of China, with a focus on the period of
Sino-Soviet friendship in the 1950s. The vast state initiative to
transplant Soviet culture into Chinese soil has conventionally been
dismissed as a tool of propaganda and political indoctrination.
However, this book demonstrates that this transnational engagement
not only facilitated China's broader transition to socialist
modernity but also generated unintended consequences that outlasted
the propaganda. Drawing on archival findings, newspapers,
magazines, media productions, and oral interview, the book delves
into changes in Chinese popular imagination and everyday aesthetics
contingent upon Soviet influence. It proposes a revisionist view of
the Soviet impact on China, revealing that Soviet culture offered
Chinese people the language and imagery to conceive of their future
as a dream about material abundance, self-determination, and the
pleasures of leisure and cultural enrichment. Written with a
transnational, interdisciplinary, and thematic approach, this book
is aimed at scholars and students in the fields of Sino-Soviet
relations, international socialism, modern Chinese history,
cultural studies, and mass communication. It will also be of
interest to researchers seeking to understand the nature,
significance, and repercussions of Sino-Soviet cultural engagement.
This book examines the introduction of Soviet socialist culture in
the People's Republic of China, with a focus on the period of
Sino-Soviet friendship in the 1950s. The vast state initiative to
transplant Soviet culture into Chinese soil has conventionally been
dismissed as a tool of propaganda and political indoctrination.
However, this book demonstrates that this transnational engagement
not only facilitated China's broader transition to socialist
modernity but also generated unintended consequences that outlasted
the propaganda. Drawing on archival findings, newspapers,
magazines, media productions, and oral interview, the book delves
into changes in Chinese popular imagination and everyday aesthetics
contingent upon Soviet influence. It proposes a revisionist view of
the Soviet impact on China, revealing that Soviet culture offered
Chinese people the language and imagery to conceive of their future
as a dream about material abundance, self-determination, and the
pleasures of leisure and cultural enrichment. Written with a
transnational, interdisciplinary, and thematic approach, this book
is aimed at scholars and students in the fields of Sino-Soviet
relations, international socialism, modern Chinese history,
cultural studies, and mass communication. It will also be of
interest to researchers seeking to understand the nature,
significance, and repercussions of Sino-Soviet cultural engagement.
This book explores for the first time the world of micro-finance,
Chinese startups, and the digitalization of the Chinese economy.
Through the cases such as the Ant Financial Services Group, CFPA
Microfinance, micro-financial projects of China Minsheng Bank,
Meixing in Nanchong, and more, this book introduces the practical
exploration in the recent years from the perspectives of
microfinance, financing of small and medium sized enterprises,
digital inclusive finance, and credit. From the perspective of
management, it especially integrates an enterprise's task, vision,
and value into the design of organization process, deeply explores
how to realized the double bottom lines of social and financial
performances, manifests how microfinance's marginal cost is reduced
by digital finance such as data, internet, cloud computing,
artificial intelligence and the advantages of digital finance in
providing convenient, low-cost, and touchable service, and
discusses its huge technological bonus to small-amount,
decentralized, and large-quantity microfinance. This book will be
of value to journalists, economists and researchers.
This book explores for the first time the world of micro-finance,
Chinese startups, and the digitalization of the Chinese economy.
Through the cases such as the Ant Financial Services Group, CFPA
Microfinance, micro-financial projects of China Minsheng Bank,
Meixing in Nanchong, and more, this book introduces the practical
exploration in the recent years from the perspectives of
microfinance, financing of small and medium sized enterprises,
digital inclusive finance, and credit. From the perspective of
management, it especially integrates an enterprise's task, vision,
and value into the design of organization process, deeply explores
how to realized the double bottom lines of social and financial
performances, manifests how microfinance's marginal cost is reduced
by digital finance such as data, internet, cloud computing,
artificial intelligence and the advantages of digital finance in
providing convenient, low-cost, and touchable service, and
discusses its huge technological bonus to small-amount,
decentralized, and large-quantity microfinance. This book will be
of value to journalists, economists and researchers.
This book offers a comprehensive reference guide for graduate
students and professionals in both academia and industry, covering
the fundamentals, architecture, processing details, and
applications of 3D microelectronic packaging. It provides readers
an in-depth understanding of the latest research and development
findings regarding this key industry trend, including TSV, die
processing, micro-bumps for LMI and MMI, direct bonding and
advanced materials, as well as quality, reliability, fault
isolation, and failure analysis for 3D microelectronic packages.
Images, tables, and didactic schematics are used to illustrate and
elaborate on the concepts discussed. Readers will gain a general
grasp of 3D packaging, quality and reliability concerns, and common
causes of failure, and will be introduced to developing areas and
remaining gaps in 3D packaging that can help inspire future
research and development.
The series Topics in Current Chemistry Collections presents
critical reviews from the journal Topics in Current Chemistry
organized in topical volumes. The scope of coverage is all areas of
chemical science including the interfaces with related disciplines
such as biology, medicine and materials science. The goal of each
thematic volume is to give the non-specialist reader, whether in
academia or industry, a comprehensive insight into an area where
new research is emerging which is of interest to a larger
scientific audience. Each review within the volume critically
surveys one aspect of that topic and places it within the context
of the volume as a whole. The most significant developments of the
last 5 to 10 years are presented using selected examples to
illustrate the principles discussed. The coverage is not intended
to be an exhaustive summary of the field or include large
quantities of data, but should rather be conceptual, concentrating
on the methodological thinking that will allow the non-specialist
reader to understand the information presented. Contributions also
offer an outlook on potential future developments in the field.
This book presents advanced methodologies in two areas related to
electroencephalogram (EEG) signals: detection of epileptic seizures
and identification of mental states in brain computer interface
(BCI) systems. The proposed methods enable the extraction of this
vital information from EEG signals in order to accurately detect
abnormalities revealed by the EEG. New methods will relieve the
time-consuming and error-prone practices that are currently in use.
Common signal processing methodologies include wavelet
transformation and Fourier transformation, but these methods are
not capable of managing the size of EEG data. Addressing the issue,
this book examines new EEG signal analysis approaches with a
combination of statistical techniques (e.g. random sampling,
optimum allocation) and machine learning methods. The developed
methods provide better results than the existing methods. The book
also offers applications of the developed methodologies that have
been tested on several real-time benchmark databases. This book
concludes with thoughts on the future of the field and anticipated
research challenges. It gives new direction to the field of
analysis and classification of EEG signals through these more
efficient methodologies. Researchers and experts will benefit from
its suggested improvements to the current computer-aided based
diagnostic systems for the precise analysis and management of EEG
signals.
This volume provides a comprehensive reference for graduate
students and professionals in both academia and industry on the
fundamentals, processing details, and applications of 3D
microelectronic packaging, an industry trend for future
microelectronic packages. Chapters written by experts cover the
most recent research results and industry progress in the following
areas: TSV, die processing, micro bumps, direct bonding, thermal
compression bonding, advanced materials, heat dissipation, thermal
management, thermal mechanical modeling, quality, reliability,
fault isolation, and failure analysis of 3D microelectronic
packages. Numerous images, tables, and didactic schematics are
included throughout. This essential volume equips readers with an
in-depth understanding of all aspects of 3D packaging, including
packaging architecture, processing, thermal mechanical and moisture
related reliability concerns, common failures, developing areas,
and future challenges, providing insights into key areas for future
research and development.
This book presents advanced methodologies in two areas related to
electroencephalogram (EEG) signals: detection of epileptic seizures
and identification of mental states in brain computer interface
(BCI) systems. The proposed methods enable the extraction of this
vital information from EEG signals in order to accurately detect
abnormalities revealed by the EEG. New methods will relieve the
time-consuming and error-prone practices that are currently in use.
Common signal processing methodologies include wavelet
transformation and Fourier transformation, but these methods are
not capable of managing the size of EEG data. Addressing the issue,
this book examines new EEG signal analysis approaches with a
combination of statistical techniques (e.g. random sampling,
optimum allocation) and machine learning methods. The developed
methods provide better results than the existing methods. The book
also offers applications of the developed methodologies that have
been tested on several real-time benchmark databases. This book
concludes with thoughts on the future of the field and anticipated
research challenges. It gives new direction to the field of
analysis and classification of EEG signals through these more
efficient methodologies. Researchers and experts will benefit from
its suggested improvements to the current computer-aided based
diagnostic systems for the precise analysis and management of EEG
signals.
This book is among the first to theoretically and empirically
examine what and how Western expatriate managers learn and develop
from their international assignments in China. The book draws on
literature associated with expatriate studies, experiential
learning theory, and knowledge acquisition to develop an expatriate
learning process model. Following on from this, the study then
examines expatriate learning outcomes from four perspectives:
learning style transition, adaptive flexibility, global mind-sets
and managerial tacit knowledge. It enhances understanding of the
cultural differences between Western countries and China as well as
the kinds of learning strategies successful expatriates adopt in
order to quickly adapt to intercultural business contexts. This
book will appeal to international business practitioners and
research fellows who are interested in international human resource
management.
Fully Tuned Radial Basis Function Neural Networks for Flight
Control presents the use of the Radial Basis Function (RBF) neural
networks for adaptive control of nonlinear systems with emphasis on
flight control applications. A Lyapunov synthesis approach is used
to derive the tuning rules for the RBF controller parameters in
order to guarantee the stability of the closed loop system. Unlike
previous methods that tune only the weights of the RBF network,
this book presents the derivation of the tuning law for tuning the
centers, widths, and weights of the RBF network, and compares the
results with existing algorithms. It also includes a detailed
review of system identification, including indirect and direct
adaptive control of nonlinear systems using neural networks. Fully
Tuned Radial Basis Function Neural Networks for Flight Control is
an excellent resource for professionals using neural adaptive
controllers for flight control applications.
This is a unique book that provides a comprehensive understanding
of nonlinear equations involving the fractional Laplacian as well
as other nonlocal operators. Beginning from the definition of
fractional Laplacian, it gradually leads the readers to the
frontier of current research in this area. The explanations and
illustrations are elementary enough so that first year graduate
students can follow easily, while it is advanced enough to include
many new ideas, methods, and results that appeared recently in
research literature, which researchers would find helpful. It
focuses on introducing direct methods on the nonlocal problems
without going through extensions, such as the direct methods of
moving planes, direct method of moving spheres, direct blowing up
and rescaling arguments, and so on. Different from most other
books, it emphasizes on illuminating the ideas behind the formal
concepts and proofs, so that readers can quickly grasp the essence.
Fully Tuned Radial Basis Function Neural Networks for Flight
Control presents the use of the Radial Basis Function (RBF) neural
networks for adaptive control of nonlinear systems with emphasis on
flight control applications. A Lyapunov synthesis approach is used
to derive the tuning rules for the RBF controller parameters in
order to guarantee the stability of the closed loop system. Unlike
previous methods that tune only the weights of the RBF network,
this book presents the derivation of the tuning law for tuning the
centers, widths, and weights of the RBF network, and compares the
results with existing algorithms. It also includes a detailed
review of system identification, including indirect and direct
adaptive control of nonlinear systems using neural networks. Fully
Tuned Radial Basis Function Neural Networks for Flight Control is
an excellent resource for professionals using neural adaptive
controllers for flight control applications.
Adhering to the combination of theoretical introduction and
practical case introduction, this book summarizes the basic
concepts and methods in management and big data analysis at home
and abroad and introduces a large number of relevant practical
cases, especially new cases in the Internet era, to help readers
integrate theoretical knowledge into practical applications. The
chapters of this book are interrelated and independent of each
other, making it easy for the reader to study in pieces or to delve
deeper into a particular topic of interest. Covering an array of
theories about management and big data at home and abroad, this
book lays a solid foundation for being an authentic manager. It is
organized into sections on decision-making, organization,
leadership, control, innovation, and big data to fully dissect and
summarize the basic concepts of these characters in management and
to show the basic methods that managers can use to solve problems.
Each section contains a large number of examples to demonstrate how
entrepreneurs successfully manage their large companies and
overcome the difficulties in the business, utilizing the
corresponding management functions or big data technology. Further,
in order to adapt to the development of the Internet era, this book
also absorbs a lot of practice cases of management innovation and
big data which have emerged in recent years based on advanced
network platform and big data analysis. This book puts great
emphasis on the innovative function of management, adding more
comprehensive methods and more updated cases related to the
Internet.
This textbook provides students with an overview of cyber-physical
microgrid networks and an in-depth introduction to photovoltaics,
batteries, flywheel, supercapacitor, micro-turbines, wind
generation, power-electronic interfaces, modeling and stability
analysis of microgrids, and cyber-communication networks and
security. The text helps upper-level undergraduate and graduate
students gain a foundational understanding of microgrids and
renewable energy, and offers an introduction to the frontier of
theoretical research and practical applications of cyber-physical
systems, paving the way to uncover and understand the operational
mechanism of cyber-physical microgrids. The book includes examples
and test systems throughout for problem-solving and will be an
essential resource for students, researchers, and professionals in
power engineering.
This textbook provides students with an overview of cyber-physical
microgrid networks and an in-depth introduction to photovoltaics,
batteries, flywheel, supercapacitor, micro-turbines, wind
generation, power-electronic interfaces, modeling and stability
analysis of microgrids, and cyber-communication networks and
security. The text helps upper-level undergraduate and graduate
students gain a foundational understanding of microgrids and
renewable energy, and offers an introduction to the frontier of
theoretical research and practical applications of cyber-physical
systems, paving the way to uncover and understand the operational
mechanism of cyber-physical microgrids. The book includes examples
and test systems throughout for problem-solving and will be an
essential resource for students, researchers, and professionals in
power engineering.
Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Lattices by Selective Laser Melting
Additive Manufacturing presents the design, manufacturing,
microstructure, mechanical properties and applications of TPMS
structures fabricated by selective laser additive manufacturing
technology. The title explains these complex and useful structures
based on systematic work in the UK and China. Sections introduce
structure design methods, assess TPMS structures, explain
mathematical their modeling, present the manufacturing,
microstructure, mechanical and fatigue properties of metal uniform
TPMS structures, discuss manufacturing and mechanical responses for
functionally graded TPMS structures, give numerical analysis
methods for predicting the mechanics of uniform and functionally
graded TPMS structures, and more.
The series Topics in Current Chemistry Collections presents
critical reviews from the journal Topics in Current Chemistry
organized in topical volumes. The scope of coverage is all areas of
chemical science including the interfaces with related disciplines
such as biology, medicine and materials science. The goal of each
thematic volume is to give the non-specialist reader, whether in
academia or industry, a comprehensive insight into an area where
new research is emerging which is of interest to a larger
scientific audience. Each review within the volume critically
surveys one aspect of that topic and places it within the context
of the volume as a whole. The most significant developments of the
last 5 to 10 years are presented using selected examples to
illustrate the principles discussed. The coverage is not intended
to be an exhaustive summary of the field or include large
quantities of data, but should rather be conceptual, concentrating
on the methodological thinking that will allow the non-specialist
reader to understand the information presented. Contributions also
offer an outlook on potential future developments in the field.
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Cyber Security - 15th International Annual Conference, CNCERT 2018, Beijing, China, August 14-16, 2018, Revised Selected Papers (Paperback, 1st ed. 2019)
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This open access book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the
15th International Annual Conference on Cyber Security, CNCERT
2018, held in Beijing, China, in August 2018. The 14 full papers
presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 53 submissions.
The papers cover the following topics: emergency response, mobile
internet security, IoT security, cloud security, threat
intelligence analysis, vulnerability, artificial intelligence
security, IPv6 risk research, cybersecurity policy and regulation
research, big data analysis and industrial security.
Buildings should not only be functional but aesthetically pleasing.
This requires the use of decorative materials both on the exterior
and inside a building. Building decorative materials reviews the
range of materials available and their potential applications. The
book begins by considering the main types of decorative material
and the physical, mechanical and other properties they require. It
then discusses types and potential uses of decorative stone
materials such as marble, granite, slate or gypsum. It then goes on
to discuss the ways cement and concrete can be used for decorative
effect, before considering the role of ceramics in such areas as
tiling. The following chapters review decorative glass for windows
or facades, metals and wood before assessing polymer materials such
as plastics and textiles. The final group of chapters discuss
coatings, including waterproofing materials, multi-functional
materials used for such purposes as soundproofing and thermal
insulation, and the use of more sustainable decorative materials.
Building decorative materials is a useful reference for architects,
civil engineers and those studying civil or structural engineering.
Thanks to NASA's Dawn mission, the last half-decade has witnessed a
significant advance in our understanding of Ceres. The largest
object between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, Ceres is the most
water-rich body in the inner solar system after Earth which shows
evidence of brine-driven activity in its recent history, and even
possibly at the present. The potential existence of a subsurface
ocean or regional seas in Ceres and its salt- and organic-rich
composition underscore its astro-biological significance. After
signaling the discovery of the asteroid belt more than two
centuries ago, Ceres once again reveals new insights for us to
understand the formation, evolution, and habitability of this large
icy body in our solar system. This book reviews the current state
of knowledge about Ceres after the extensive scientific exploration
by the Dawn mission. Starting from the introduction of the
discovery of Ceres and what we know about this enigmatic world
before Dawn's arrival, each chapter focuses on one aspect of Ceres,
including its surface composition, its geology, the role of water
ice in shaping Ceres's surface, its interior structure, and
expressions of cryovolcanic or brine activity at the surface.
Following this framework, the book addresses the astro-biological
significance of Ceres. The last chapter summarizes the new
questions opened by the Dawn mission and the next step to exploring
the dwarf planet closest to Earth.
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