Li Zhang: 66 books
In Search of Paradise
Middle-Class Living in a Chinese Metropolis
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
A new revolution in homeownership and living has been sweeping the booming cities of China. This time the main actors on the social stage are not peasants, migrants, or working-class proletariats but middle-class professionals and entrepreneurs in search of a private paradise in a society now dominated...
by William Shepherd, Li Zhang
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2017
Is wind power the answer to our energy supply problems? Is there enough wind for everyone? Is offshore generation better than onshore generation? Can a roof-mounted wind turbine generate enough electricity to supply a typical domestic household?
Electricity Generation Using Wind Power (2nd...
Understanding China's Urbanization
The Great Demographic, Spatial, Economic, and Social Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2016
China’s urbanization is one of the great earth-changing phenomena of recent times. The way in which China continues to urbanize will have a critical impact on the world economy, global climate change, international relations and a host of other critical issues. Understanding and responding to China’s...
Strangers in the City
Reconfigurations of Space, Power, and Social Networks Within China’s Floating Population
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002
With rapid commercialization, a booming urban economy, and the relaxation of state migration policies, over 100 million peasants, known as China’s “floating population,” have streamed into large cities seeking employment and a better life. This massive flow of rural migrants directly challenges...
by Li Zhang
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2010
This book discusses the biological, methodological and sociological issues that have caused men to be overlooked in demographic and sociological literature of fertility. It explores the patterns and determinants of male fertility and studies male fertility rates as compared to those of females in...
Frontiers in Differential Geometry, Partial Differential Equations and Mathematical Physics
In Memory of Gu Chaohao
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
This book is a collection of papers in memory of Gu Chaohao on the subjects of Differential Geometry, Partial Differential Equations and Mathematical Physics that Gu Chaohao made great contributions to with all his intelligence during his lifetime.
All contributors to this book are close friends,...
Li-S and Li-O2 Batteries with High Specific Energy
Research and Development
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2016
This brief reviews the fundamentals, recent developments, challenges and prospects of Li-S and Li-O2 batteries, including fundamental research and potential applications. It starts with a brief overview encompassing the current state of Li-S and Li-O2 battery technology. It then provides general information...
A Backpack and a Bit of Luck
Stories of a Traveller with No Sense of Direction
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2013
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Since she fled in terror from an earthworm on the workbench of her biology lab, Zhang Su Li has found herself at various crossroads in life. Her penchant for travelling and talking to strangers may have begun when, as a schoolgirl, she met an old British chap who was posted...
by Li-Zhi Zhang
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2013
Conjugate Heat and Mass Transfer in Heat Mass Exchanger Ducts bridges the gap between fundamentals and recent discoveries, making it a valuable tool for anyone looking to expand their knowledge of heat exchangers. The first book on the market to cover conjugate heat and mass transfer in heat exchangers,...
Ionic Liquids
Physicochemical Properties
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2009
This comprehensive database on physical properties of pure ionic liquids (ILs) contains data collected from 269 peer-reviewed papers in the period from 1982 to June 2008. There are more than 9,400 data points on the 29 kinds of physicochemical properties for 1886 available ionic liquids, from which...
by Meng Zhang, Weilong Cong, Xiaoxu Song
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2016
Introduction to Renewable Energy Manufacturing Weilong Cong, Meng Zhang, Xiaoxu Song, Bradley Kramer, Timothy Deines, Z.J. Pei, Jahangir Emrani, Zhichao Li, Joe Stuart, and Wangping Sun; Edited by Meng Zhang
by Li-fang Zhang
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2013
Intellectual styles are individuals' preferred ways of using the abilities that they possess. The extent to which one can change his or her intellectual style is a question of interest to both researchers and the general public. This book presents the first comprehensive and systematic review of existing...
by Li-fang Zhang
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2017
Intellectual styles are individuals' preferred ways of using their abilities. This book provides the first comprehensive and systematic review of existing research on the value and desirability of different intellectual styles. By critically analyzing findings from hundreds of international studies...
by Charles Kooperberg, James Y. Dai, Li Hsu
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2016
Diverse methodological and statistical approaches for investigating the role of gene-environment interactions in a range of complex diseases and traits.
Findings from the Human Genome Project and from Genome-Wide Association (GWA) studies indicate that many diseases and traits manifest a more...