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Paradoxes of China's Prosperity
Political Dilemmas and Global Implications
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
The world seems divided to either applaud or fear the rise of China, but this book probes deeper by investigating three aspects of the phenomenon in detail: 1) the institutional dilemmas of the prosperity as it integrates Asian authoritarianism with globalizing capitalism to create economic accomplishments;...
Patterns of the Future
Understanding the Next Wave of Global Change
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2017
Patterns of the Future explains the current world using the theory of long-term development waves (Kondratiev waves). Markku Wilenius, Professor of Futures Studies, argues that we are now entering the sixth wave: the age of intelligent, integrated technologies, helping to restore the balance between...
by Mikio Nakahara, Yidun Wan, Yoshitaka Sasaki
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2012
This book is a collection of lecture notes and contributions in “Summer School on Diversities in Quantum Computation/Information” held on 1–5 August, 2010 at U-Community Hotel, Higashi-Osaka, Japan. Lecturers are world class authorities in respective areas in quantum information and quantum...
Mechatronics and Automation Engineering
Proceedings of the International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation Engineering (ICMAE2016)
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2017
The 2016 International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation Engineering (ICMAE2016) have been successfully held in Xiamen, China, on April 22nd – 24th.
The conference received well over more than 200 submissions, however, only 64 articles were selected and recommended to be included...
Applied Mechanics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Systems
Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Applied Mechanics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Systems (AMMIS2015)
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2015
This book consists of one hundred and twenty-five selected papers presented at the 2015 International Conference on Applied Mechanics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Systems (AMMIS2015), which was held in Nanjing, China during June 19–20, 2015.
AMMIS2015 focuses on seven main areas, namely,...
by Jianjun Yu, Xinying Li, A01
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2018
There is an increasing tendency to integrate optical communication with wireless communication to satisfy continuously emerging (new) data communication demands. Thus, optical-wireless-integrated access networks and transmission systems, as well as LED-based visible light communication are attracting...
3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing
Principles and ApplicationsFifth Edition of Rapid Prototyping
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2016
Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies are developing impressively and are expected to bring about the next revolution. AM is gradually replacing traditional manufacturing methods in some applications because of its unique properties of customisability and versatility. This book provides a very...
The Imperial College Lectures in Petroleum Engineering
Volume 3: Topics in Reservoir Management
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
This book covers several aspects of reservoir management, from initial analysis to enhanced recovery methods, simulation, and history matching. Split into four parts, part one provides readers with an introduction to the physical properties of reservoir rocks. Part two provides an introduction to...
by Hagen Kleinert
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2009
This is the fifth, expanded edition of the comprehensive textbook published in 1990 on the theory and applications of path integrals. It is the first book to explicitly solve path integrals of a wide variety of nontrivial quantum-mechanical systems, in particular the hydrogen atom. The solutions have...
by John Farrar, Mary Hiscock, Vai Io Lo
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2015
Given its geographical proximity to Asia and its close alliance with the West, Australia, amid the rise of Asian economies, needs to re-formulate its policies on trade, investment and security. Over the years, in making decisions on issues relating to trade, investment and security, the Australian...
by Deming Chen
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2016
The 2008 global economic crisis resulted in many new changes in global economic governance, multilateral trading system, the Group20 major economies, regional economic cooperation and other international governance platforms. Countries around the world have begun a complex battle to make sure rules...
by Jong-Wha Lee
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2017
Is This the Asian Century? comprises 25 articles which the author has published on the Project Syndicate website since 2012. These articles are grouped into four broad topics: (1) Growth and Structural Adjustment, (2) Economic Integration and Cooperation, (3) Business, Money, and Finance, and (4)...
Ganga Rejuvenation
Governance Challenges and Policy Options
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2017
This book focuses on governance and management issues in the much publicized 'Ganga Rejuvenation Project', led by the Indian Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi. Attempts over the past three decades to clean up and rejuvenate one of the world's greatest rivers have proved futile. The major reasons for...
by Takuji Kinkyo, Yoichi Matsubayashi, Shigeyuki Hamori
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2012
In the wake of the global financial crisis, leading industrialized countries have managed to show only a gradual recovery, while East Asian economies have surged ahead. In particular, China achieved growth in excess of 10% in 2010 and is expected to continue growing at a rapid pace. It appears that...