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This book addresses the dynamics of China's grain production,
consumption and trade with a particular emphasis on China's demand
for feedgrain vis-a-vis its demand for foodgrain and the likely
implications of this on the international grain trade given that
China is now a member of the WTO. The book provides the reader with
insight into the latest developments in China's foodgrain and
feedgrain consumption and draws attention to the rising importance
of feedgrain (and the relative decline in importance of foodgrain)
in the overall Chinese grain economy. It also offers deliberations
on many important issues concerning China's grains that are
currently hotly debated. The book can be used as a valuable
reference by government officials, grain traders, food market
analysts, researchers and university students who are interested in
China's food issues in general and foodgrain and feedgrain issues
in particular.
With the world's largest population and second largest economy,
China plays an important role in global food production and
consumption. This book by a distinguished group of authors presents
an updated analysis of food consumption in China. The material
covered is informative and comprehensive. All food-related traders,
researchers and analysts would benefit from reading this book.' -
Yanrui Wu, The University of Western AustraliaRecent decades have
seen China's domestic consumption in sectors such as food, housing,
health care, education and travel greatly increase. This important
book assesses China's current food consumption trends and the
outlook for its future needs of such a crucial commodity. Key
features of the book include: - A systematic examination of the key
elements shaping food consumption, with particular attention to
factors peculiar to China; - An evaluation of changes in food
consumption between rural and urban residents, the rich and poor,
and consumers of different regions and identification of the key
drivers behind such changes; - A comprehensive coverage of all
major food items including foodgrains, meats and other animal
products, fruits and vegetables, alcoholic drinks, and aquacultural
products; and - A projection for China s food import needs by 2020.
This book will be of great relevance to anyone who is interested in
the dynamics of Chinese food consumption, such as commodity
traders, leaders of agri-food industries, food trade officials, and
food market researchers. It will also prove a valuable reference
for undergraduate and postgraduate students majoring in food
marketing and trade, general food and agricultural economics and
scholars studying food consumption issues. Contents: Preface 1.
Introduction 2. Past Studies on China's Food Consumption 3. Recent
Trends in China s Food Consumption 4. Food Consumption Dynamics:
Key Drivers and Future Trends 5. Outlook for China s Food
Consumption and Import Needs 6. Further Discussion 7. Conclusions
and Implications References Appendixes Appendix A. Food Balance
Sheets Appendix B. Income Elasticity Estimates Appendix C.
Projections on China s Food Production and Consumption by 2022
Appendix D. Sown Area, Yield, Crop Output and Output of Animal
Products Index
China's food security has never failed to attract the public's
attention. Feeding China's large population has always been a huge
challenge. The latest large-scale famine took place in 1958-62
during which approximately 37 million people died of starvation.
However, since the early 1980s, China's food availability has
improved drastically. The important question is then: has China
achieved its food security? Although China's food availability has
significantly improved, it has not achieved a high level of food
security due to the lack of progress in several other important
dimensions of food security. The book examines China's food
security practices in the past six decades, explores the root
causes that led to food shortages or abundances, and elaborates on
the challenges that China has to deal with in order to improve its
future food security. China's quest for food security serves as a
valuable lesson for many other countries to learn through China's
experiences and to better manage their food security in the future.
The book also draws attention to the fact that China's food
security status has a huge impact on the global community and hence
global collaboration is a mutually beneficial approach.
This book addresses the dynamics of China's grain production,
consumption and trade with a particular emphasis on China's demand
for feedgrain vis-a-vis its demand for foodgrain and the likely
implications of this on the international grain trade given that
China is now a member of the WTO. The book provides the reader with
insight into the latest developments in China's foodgrain and
feedgrain consumption and draws attention to the rising importance
of feedgrain (and the relative decline in importance of foodgrain)
in the overall Chinese grain economy. It also offers deliberations
on many important issues concerning China's grains that are
currently hotly debated. The book can be used as a valuable
reference by government officials, grain traders, food market
analysts, researchers and university students who are interested in
China's food issues in general and foodgrain and feedgrain issues
in particular.
China's food security has never failed to attract the public's
attention. Feeding China's large population has always been a huge
challenge. The latest large-scale famine took place in 1958-62
during which approximately 37 million people died of starvation.
However, since the early 1980s, China's food availability has
improved drastically. The important question is then: has China
achieved its food security? Although China's food availability has
significantly improved, it has not achieved a high level of food
security due to the lack of progress in several other important
dimensions of food security. The book examines China's food
security practices in the past six decades, explores the root
causes that led to food shortages or abundances, and elaborates on
the challenges that China has to deal with in order to improve its
future food security. China's quest for food security serves as a
valuable lesson for many other countries to learn through China's
experiences and to better manage their food security in the future.
The book also draws attention to the fact that China's food
security status has a huge impact on the global community and hence
global collaboration is a mutually beneficial approach.
This book looks at food security from a socio-economic perspective.
It offers a detailed and systematic examination of food security
from its historical backgrounds, concepts and measurements, to the
determinants and approaches to achieve food security. The book also
introduces the key challenges and root causes of food insecurity.
Through country-specific cases, the book highlights instances of
both successful and disastrous national food security management
and their outcomes. The invaluable learning experiences of these
countries shed light on food security practices, and the
straightforward demand-supply framework effectively guides readers
in understanding food security issues. This is an essential
resource for anyone who is keen to learn more about food security,
particularly researchers and university students who are new to the
field. The book endeavours to help us reflect on the current
phenomenon and strategize better for the future.
This book looks at food security from a socio-economic perspective.
It offers a detailed and systematic examination of food security
from its historical backgrounds, concepts and measurements, to the
determinants and approaches to achieve food security. The book also
introduces the key challenges and root causes of food insecurity.
Through country-specific cases, the book highlights instances of
both successful and disastrous national food security management
and their outcomes. The invaluable learning experiences of these
countries shed light on food security practices, and the
straightforward demand-supply framework effectively guides readers
in understanding food security issues. This is an essential
resource for anyone who is keen to learn more about food security,
particularly researchers and university students who are new to the
field. The book endeavours to help us reflect on the current
phenomenon and strategize better for the future.
Object motion in multimedia database contains important information
for data content analysis especially event detection. The motion
content in its raw form is real-value multidimensional time series.
Processing and analyzing this kind of data is not trivial since
most standard machine learning algorithms can only be applied to
data in vector space. In this work, we explore the techniques to
solve three problems related to motion cues in multimedia
databases: object motion estimation, motion representation, and
motion analysis to recognize activities and events. In this book we
first discuss our work on object detection and tracking, which
estimate the object motion. We then introduce our edit distance
based approach to measure the similarity between motion
trajectories in its raw form. We also present our work on a novel
trajectory representation framework, "bag of segments," by which
trajectories are transformed to a frequency in vector space so that
most traditional machine learning algorithms can be directly
applied to the motion trajectory data. Finally, we introduce our
work on using the Granger causality test to analyze multi-object
interactions from motion.
Endoscopic spine surgery essentials from expert spine surgeons
Atlas of Full-Endoscopic Spine Surgery by internationally renowned
spine surgeons Christoph Hofstetter, Sebastian Ruetten, Yue Zhou,
and Michael Wang provides concise, step-by-step guidance on the
latest full endoscopic spine procedures. The book is targeted at
practicing spine surgeons, fellows, and residents currently not
trained in endoscopic spine surgery who have the desire to learn
and incorporate these techniques into clinical practice. It is also
an excellent curriculum resource for cadaveric training courses
taught at the national and international level. The book lays a
solid foundation with opening chapters on anesthesia, OR setup and
endoscopic tools, applied anatomy, basic endoscopic surgical tasks,
and preoperative diagnostics. Additional sections include
step-by-step descriptions of the full spectrum of cervical,
thoracic, and lumbar endoscopic approaches. The last section
provides invaluable pearls on overcoming challenges, avoiding
pitfalls, and optimizing postoperative care. Key Features
Transforaminal endoscopic lumbar and thoracic discectomy approaches
Trans-SAP endoscopic approach for foraminal and lateral recess
decompression Interlaminar endoscopic lumbar discectomy
Cervical/thoracic and lumbar unilateral laminotomy for bilateral
decompression Special topics including endoscopic management of
challenging cases, endoscopic revision surgery, and management of
complications. Neurosurgery residents, fellows, young practicing
neurosurgeons, and all healthcare practitioners involved in the
care of endoscopic spine surgery patients will gain invaluable
insights from this book. This book includes complimentary access to
a digital copy on https://medone.thieme.com.
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