Robert Yang: 13 books

Book cover of Process Plant Lifecycle Information Management
by Robert Yang
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2009

Process plants produce products and perform functions through some processes. There are many types of process plants covering a wide spectrum of industries from chemical, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, food, power generation, water and waste water treatment, nuclear, to specialized government plants. From...
Book cover of Reconsidering Roots

Reconsidering Roots

Race, Politics, and Memory

by Erica L. Ball, Norvella Carter, Warren Chalklen
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2017

This wide-ranging interdisciplinary collection—the first of its kind—invites us to reconsider the politics and scope of the Roots phenomenon of the 1970s. Alex Haley’s 1976 book was a publishing sensation, selling over a million copies in its first year and winning a National Book Award and...
Book cover of Exile in Colonial Asia

Exile in Colonial Asia

Kings, Convicts, Commemoration

by Anand A. Yang, Kieko Matteson, Professor Clare Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2016

Exile was a potent form of punishment and a catalyst for change in colonial Asia between the seventeenth and early twentieth centuries. Vast networks of forced migration supplied laborers to emerging colonial settlements, while European powers banished rivals to faraway locations. Exile in Colonial...
Book cover of Sea Rovers, Silver, and Samurai

Sea Rovers, Silver, and Samurai

Maritime East Asia in Global History, 1550–1700

by Anand A. Yang, Kieko Matteson, Tonio Andrade
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2016

Sea Rovers, Silver, and Samurai traces the roots of modern global East Asia by focusing on the fascinating history of its seaways. The East Asian maritime realm, from the Straits of Malacca to the Sea of Japan, has been a core region of international trade for millennia, but during the long seventeenth...
Book cover of Macroeconomic Challenges of Scaling Up Aid to Africa: A Checklist for Practitioners
by Yongzheng Yang, Robert Mr. Powell, Sanjeev Mr. Gupta
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2006

Over the next decade, African countries are expected to be the largest beneficiaries of increased donor aid, which is intended to improve their prospects for achieving the Millennium Development Goals. This handbook will help these countries assess the macroeconomic implications of increased aid and...
Book cover of China's Banking and Financial Markets

China's Banking and Financial Markets

The Internal Research Report of the Chinese Government

by Li Yang, Robert Lawrence Kuhn
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012

"This is a very timely book. With the recapitalization and reform of China's banking sector now well under way, the banks are on the brink of a new era of growth and expansion. This work is the definitive reference on the banking sector in China, and is an essential tool for anyone seeking to...
Book cover of Geeky Giving: A SFF Charity Anthology
by K.B. Spangler, Michael J. Martinez, Mary Robinette Kowal
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016

Geeky Giving’s authors—15 bright stars in the science fiction and fantasy community—explore what happens when leading-edge science fuels fiction in this anthology inspired by the work at Barrow Neurological Foundation. In these pages you’ll find authors explore the consequences of targeting...
Book cover of Analysis of Genetic Association Studies
by Gang Zheng, Yaning Yang, Xiaofeng Zhu
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2012

Analysis of Genetic Association Studies is both a graduate level textbook in statistical genetics and genetic epidemiology, and a reference book for the analysis of genetic association studies. Students, researchers, and professionals will find the topics introduced in Analysis of Genetic Association...
Book cover of Memory, Identity, and Commemorations of World War II

Memory, Identity, and Commemorations of World War II

Anniversary Politics in Asia Pacific

by Lily Gardner Feldman, Marc Gallicchio, Ricardo T. Jose
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2018

Why do some governments and societies attach great significance to a particular anniversary year whereas others seem less inclined to do so? What motivates the orchestration of elaborate commemorative activities in some countries? What are they supposed to accomplish, for both domestic and international...
Book cover of Density-Functional Theory of Atoms and Molecules
by Robert G. Parr, Yang Weitao
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 1989

This book is a rigorous, unified account of the fundamental principles of the density-functional theory of the electronic structure of matter and its applications to atoms and molecules. Containing a detailed discussion of the chemical potential and its derivatives, it provides an understanding of...
Book cover of Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South
by Justin Welby, Dana L. Robert, David Maxwell
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2018

Christianity has transformed many times in its 2,000-year history, from its roots in the Middle East to its presence around the world today. From the mid-twentieth century onward the presence of Christianity has increased dramatically in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, and the majority of the world’s...
Book cover of Encounters Old and New in World History

Encounters Old and New in World History

Essays Inspired by Jerry H. Bentley

by Anand A. Yang, Kieko Matteson, Professor Lauren Benton
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017

This collection of essays asserts the specific value of world history research and teaching, showing how the field contributes to the larger historical profession and offering concrete suggestions to develop more interaction between the academy and the public. The twelve contributors, each with their...
Book cover of Near-Capacity Variable-Length Coding

Near-Capacity Variable-Length Coding

Regular and EXIT-Chart-Aided Irregular Designs

by Robert G. Maunder, Jin Wang, Lie-Liang Yang
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2011

Recent developments such as the invention of powerful turbo-decoding and irregular designs, together with the increase in the number of potential applications to multimedia signal compression, have increased the importance of variable length coding (VLC). Providing insights into the very latest research,...
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