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Ultrasound for Medical Education and Primary Care

Edited by Jing Gao, Wen He, J. Brian Fowlkes ...

A practical guide to clinical ultrasonographyAs medical schools integrate ultrasound into pre-clinical curricula, students and clinicians need teaching materials designed specifically for educational settings. Ultrasound for Medical Education and Primary Care addresses this gap through collaboration among ultrasound specialists, biomedical engineers, medical educators, and students from multiple ... Read more

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A practical guide to clinical ultrasonographyAs medical schools integrate ultrasound into pre-clinical curricula, students and clinicians need teaching materials designed specifically for educational settings. Ultrasound for Medical Education and Primary Care addresses this gap through collaboration among ultrasound specialists, biomedical engineers, medical educators, and students from multiple
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Renewable Energy Grid Integration Assessment and Certification

by Qing Li, Jinping Zhang, Ziyu Chen, Shiyao Qin, Jing He ...

Series series Energy (R0)
This book proposes a method for grid integration assessment and certification of renewable energy , mainly through on-site inspection, simulation and on-site testing. It has established a renewable energy grid integrated certification system, combining "standards-test-certify", which is an effective means to ensure the power performance of renewable energy. The content of this book is selective, ... Read more

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This book proposes a method for grid integration assessment and certification of renewable energy , mainly through on-site inspection, simulation and on-site testing. It has established a renewable energy grid integrated certification system, combining "standards-test-certify", which is an effective means to ensure the power performance of renewable energy. The content of this book is selective,
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Kingdom of Characters (Pulitzer Prize Finalist)

The Language Revolution That Made China Modern

by Jing Tsu ...

**PULITZER PRIZE FINALISTA New York Times Notable Book of 2022What does it take to reinvent a language?**After a meteoric rise, China today is one of the world’s most powerful nations. Just a century ago, it was a crumbling empire with literacy reserved for the elite few, as the world underwent a massive technological transformation that threatened to leave them behind. In Kingdom of Characters, ... Read more

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**PULITZER PRIZE FINALISTA New York Times Notable Book of 2022What does it take to reinvent a language?**After a meteoric rise, China today is one of the world’s most powerful nations. Just a century ago, it was a crumbling empire with literacy reserved for the elite few, as the world underwent a massive technological transformation that threatened to leave them behind. In Kingdom of Characters,
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Kingdom of Characters (Pulitzer Prize Finalist)

The Language Revolution That Made China Modern

by Jing Tsu ...

Narrated by Jing Tsu ...

Unabridged

11 hours 18 min

What does it take to reinvent a language?After a meteoric rise, China today is one of the world’s most powerful nations. Just a century ago, it was a crumbling empire with literacy reserved for the elite few, as the world underwent a massive technological transformation that threatened to leave them behind. In Kingdom of Characters, Jing Tsu argues that China’s most daunting challenge was a ... Read more

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What does it take to reinvent a language?After a meteoric rise, China today is one of the world’s most powerful nations. Just a century ago, it was a crumbling empire with literacy reserved for the elite few, as the world underwent a massive technological transformation that threatened to leave them behind. In Kingdom of Characters, Jing Tsu argues that China’s most daunting challenge was a
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Social Protection in East Asian Chinese Societies

Challenges, Responses and Impacts

Edited by Peter Saunders, Alex Jingwei He ...

Despite its impressive economic growth, East Asia is facing daunting challenges in mitigating its social problems, including chronic poverty and worsening social inequality. The past decade has seen growing scholarly interest in the development of East Asian social policies not only because of the sheer size of the population and its global impact, but also due to the stark contrast between this ... Read more

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Despite its impressive economic growth, East Asia is facing daunting challenges in mitigating its social problems, including chronic poverty and worsening social inequality. The past decade has seen growing scholarly interest in the development of East Asian social policies not only because of the sheer size of the population and its global impact, but also due to the stark contrast between this
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Social Media Processing

11th Chinese National Conference, SMP 2023, Anhui, China, November 23–26, 2023, Proceedings

Edited by Feng Wu, Xuanjing Huang, Xiangnan He, Jiliang Tang, Shu Zhao, Daifeng Li, Jing Zhang ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 11th Chinese National Conference of Social Media Processing, SMP 2023, held in Anhui, China, in November 2023.The 16 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 88 submissions. The papers are organized in the topical sections on knowledge representation and reasoning; knowledge acquisition and knowledge base ... Read more

$76.99 USD

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 11th Chinese National Conference of Social Media Processing, SMP 2023, held in Anhui, China, in November 2023.The 16 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 88 submissions. The papers are organized in the topical sections on knowledge representation and reasoning; knowledge acquisition and knowledge base
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Cyber Security in Intelligent Computing and Communications

Edited by Rajeev Agrawal, Jing He, Emmanuel Shubhakar Pilli, Sanjeev Kumar ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book looks at cyber security challenges with topical advancements in computational intelligence and communication technologies. This book includes invited peer-reviewed chapters on the emerging intelligent computing and communication technology research advancements, experimental outcomes, and cyber security practices, threats, and attacks with challenges. The book begins with a state-of-the ... Read more

$170.09 USD

This book looks at cyber security challenges with topical advancements in computational intelligence and communication technologies. This book includes invited peer-reviewed chapters on the emerging intelligent computing and communication technology research advancements, experimental outcomes, and cyber security practices, threats, and attacks with challenges. The book begins with a state-of-the
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Policy Entrepreneurship

An Asian Perspective

Edited by Michael Mintrom, Dayashankar Maurya, Alex Jingwei He ...

Policy entrepreneurs engage in collaborative action to promote broad societal changes. They distinguish themselves from other political actors through their willingness to promote policy innovations that are new within specific contexts. Policy Entrepreneurship: An Asian Perspective showcases an exciting collection of new research studies. Previous studies of policy entrepreneurship within ... Read more

$62.99 USD

Policy entrepreneurs engage in collaborative action to promote broad societal changes. They distinguish themselves from other political actors through their willingness to promote policy innovations that are new within specific contexts. Policy Entrepreneurship: An Asian Perspective showcases an exciting collection of new research studies. Previous studies of policy entrepreneurship within
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Brain Informatics

15th International Conference, BI 2022, Padua, Italy, July 15–17, 2022, Proceedings

Edited by Mufti Mahmud, Jing He, Stefano Vassanelli, André van Zundert, Ning Zhong ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Brain Informatics, BI 2022, held as hybrid event in Padua, Italy (in person) and Queensland, Australia (online) in July 2022.The 29 papers were selected from 65 submissions and the main theme of BI 2022 is Brain Science meets**Artificial Intelligence with respect to the five tracks: Cognitive and computational ... Read more

$76.49 USD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Brain Informatics, BI 2022, held as hybrid event in Padua, Italy (in person) and Queensland, Australia (online) in July 2022.The 29 papers were selected from 65 submissions and the main theme of BI 2022 is Brain Science meets**Artificial Intelligence with respect to the five tracks: Cognitive and computational
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China and the Global South in a Contested World Order

The Changing Dynamics of Policy and Practice in an Era of Polycrisis

by Jing Gu ...

Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
China and the Global South in a Contested World Order is a timely and thought-provoking exploration of China’s growing influence across the Global South. From the Belt and Road Initiative to China’s rising power in Africa and Southeast Asia, this book explores China’s vision of a new world order and its unique approach to “true multilateralism”. Through compelling case studies and fresh insights ... Read more

$53.99 USD

China and the Global South in a Contested World Order is a timely and thought-provoking exploration of China’s growing influence across the Global South. From the Belt and Road Initiative to China’s rising power in Africa and Southeast Asia, this book explores China’s vision of a new world order and its unique approach to “true multilateralism”. Through compelling case studies and fresh insights
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The One-Man Office

Running a Full Workload When the Team Is Just You

by Jing Wen ...

It is 4:17 on a Wednesday. You have been at your desk since eight in the morning. The inbox still has fourteen unread messages. The list you made this morning has five items on it, and none of them are checked off.If that sounds like your week, you are not disorganized. You are not behind. You are outnumbered.Running a business alone means being the accountant, the project manager, the salesperson ... Read more

$8.99 USD

It is 4:17 on a Wednesday. You have been at your desk since eight in the morning. The inbox still has fourteen unread messages. The list you made this morning has five items on it, and none of them are checked off.If that sounds like your week, you are not disorganized. You are not behind. You are outnumbered.Running a business alone means being the accountant, the project manager, the salesperson
... Read more
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How We Disappeared

by Jing-Jing Lee ...

Narrated by Angela Lin, Ryun Yu ...

Unabridged

11 hours 49 min

*A Library Journal **“Emerging Stars” Pick*A beautiful, stunningly ambitious novel set in World War II Singapore about a woman who survived the Japanese occupation and a man who thought he had lost everything—for fans of** Pachinko and We Were the Lucky OnesSingapore, 1942. As Japanese troops sweep down Malaysia and into Singapore, a village is ransacked, leaving ... ... Read more

$28.99 USD

*A Library Journal **“Emerging Stars” Pick*A beautiful, stunningly ambitious novel set in World War II Singapore about a woman who survived the Japanese occupation and a man who thought he had lost everything—for fans of** Pachinko and We Were the Lucky OnesSingapore, 1942. As Japanese troops sweep down Malaysia and into Singapore, a village is ransacked, leaving ...
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