Cheng Chen: 14 books
The Return of Ideology
The Search for Regime Identities in Postcommunist Russia and China
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2016
As a nation makes the transition from communism to democracy or another form of authoritarianism, its regime must construct not only new political institutions, but also a new political ideology that can guide policy and provide a sense of mission. The new ideology is crucial for legitimacy at home...
In-Vitro Diagnostic Devices
Introduction to Current Point-of-Care Diagnostic Devices
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2015
Addressing the origin, current status, and future development of point-of-care diagnostics, and serving to integrate knowledge and tools from Analytical Chemistry, Bioengineering, Biomaterials, and Nanotechnology, this book focusses on addressing the collective and combined needs of industry and academia...
by Cheng Chen
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2015
This book explores the Energy Minimization Multi-scale (EMMS) theory and the drag model for heterogeneous gas-solid fluidized flows. The results show that the cluster density plays a critical role with regard to drag. A novel cluster model is proposed and indicates that the profile of cluster density...
Soft Power
China's Emerging Strategy in International Politics
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2009
Soft power has become a very popular concept in international affairs, appearing in government policy papers, academic discussions, and the popular media. In China, soft power has become one of the most frequently used phrases among political leaders, leading academics, and journalists. Defined against...
Globalization and Agriculture
Redefining Unequal Development
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2017
Globalization and Agriculture: Redefining Unequal Development focuses on the development of national agriculture of nine countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia from two different and complementary angles. One angle is the opportunities created by globalization for agricultural production and...
China and East Asian Strategic Dynamics
The Shaping of a New Regional Order
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2011
China and East Asian Strategic Dynamics: the Shaping of a New Regional Order, edited by Mingjiang Li and Dongmin Lee, examines how China's remarkable economic growth and its proactive diplomatic efforts in recent years have not only shored up its importance in global issues, but also induced a transformation...
by Jie Yang, Yingying Chen, Wade Trappe
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2014
This Springer Brief provides a new approach to prevent user spoofing by using the physical properties associated with wireless transmissions to detect the presence of user spoofing. The most common method, applying cryptographic authentication, requires additional management and computational power...
by Quan Pan, Seong G. Kong, Yongmei Cheng
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2016
This book introduces the optical multi-band polarization imaging theory and the utilization of the multi-band polarimetric information for detecting the camouflage object and the optical hidden marker, and enhancing the visibility in bad weather and water. The book describes systematically and in...
Big Mechanisms in Systems Biology
Big Data Mining, Network Modeling, and Genome-Wide Data Identification
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
Big Mechanisms in Systems Biology: Big Data Mining, Network Modeling, and Genome-Wide Data Identification explains big mechanisms of systems biology by system identification and big data mining methods using models of biological systems. Systems biology is currently undergoing revolutionary changes...
by Professor Ellen McIntyre, Dr. Diane W. Kyle, Cheng-Ting Chen
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2008
With examples, checklists, and more, this instructional model helps educators address language development in a regular classroom while supporting ELLs in learning academic content.
Doing English in Asia
Global Literature and Culture
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2016
Doing English in Asia: Global Literature and Culture examines the effect of globalization on the curriculum of Asian universities. As knowledge of the English language has increasingly been understood as necessary to excel in international business, a number of Asian universities have replaced the...
by Cheng-Meng Chen
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2015
This PhD thesis presents the latest findings on the tunable surface chemistry of graphene/graphene oxide by systematically investigating the tuning of oxygen and nitrogen containing functional groups using an innovative carbonization and ammonia treatment. In addition, novel macroscopic assemblies...
by Cheng-Hung Chen, Desineni Subbaram Naidu
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2017
An in-depth review of hybrid control techniques for smart prosthetic hand technology by two of the world’s pioneering experts in the field
Long considered the stuff of science fiction, a prosthetic hand capable of fully replicating all of that appendage’s various functions is closer to...
by Nishanth G. Chemmangattuvalappil, Denny Ng Kok Sum, Rafil Elyas
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2017
Chemical Engineering Process Simulation is ideal for students, early career researchers, and practitioners, as it guides you through chemical processes and unit operations using the main simulation softwares that are used in the industrial sector. This book will help you predict the characteristics...