This book explores admissible consensus analysis and design problems concerning singular multi-agent systems, addressing various impact factors including time delays, external disturbances, switching topologies, protocol states, topology structures, and performance constraint. It also discusses the state-space decomposition method, a key technique that can decompose the motions of singular multi-agent systems into two parts: the relative motion and the whole motion. The relative motion is ...

This volume includes peer reviewed articles from the Fourth International Conference on Sustainable Civil Engineering and Architecture (ICSCEA) 2025, held at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on 11–13 July 2025. The conference brings together professionals from academia and industry to share their expertise and experiences, as well as to enable collaboration and enhance cooperation in the sector. The book focuses on the most recent developments in sustainable architecture and civil engineering, i...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First MICCAI Workshop on Domain Adaptation and Representation Transfer, DART 2019, and the First International Workshop on Medical Image Learning with Less Labels and Imperfect Data, MIL3ID 2019, held in conjunction with MICCAI 2019, in Shenzhen, China, in October 2019.DART 2019 accepted 12 papers for publication out of 18 submissions. The papers deal with methodological advancements and ideas that can improve the applicability ...

Focus on net carbon capture bioenergy technologies which fully address the challenge of climate changeFocus on optimising use of co-products and non-food plant materialsReviews of key technologies and products cover both principles and practical applications, including case studies

The first woman ever admitted to a prestigious order of mages unravels a secret conspiracy that could change the practice of magic forever, in this standalone dark fantasy from the author of The Sword of Kaigen.“Powerful, thought-provoking. . . . Fans of R.F. Kuang’s Babel will find much to admire here, from the intricate magic system to the unflinching exploration of societal issues.”—BooklistAN ELLE

Some of us are more equal than others....Meet Stanley Huang: father, husband, ex-husband, man of unpredictable tastes and temper, aficionado of all-inclusive vacations and bargain luxury goods, newly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. For years, Stanley has claimed that he’s worth a small fortune. But the time is now coming when the details of his estate will finally be revealed, and Stanley’s family is nervous.For his son Fred, the inheritance Stan...

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Peaches and her pals go to the Moonberry Jubilee Fair in this adorable, cozy graphic novel that’s all about going with the flow and enjoying life’s heartwarming, laugh-out-loud moments.“Chock-full of charm with a lovable cast of characters. Pocket Peaches is a winner!” – Lincoln Peirce, bestselling author of Big NateThe Moonberry Jubilee Fair has finally arrived—and Mango ...

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"From Tea to Coffee is a wonderful exploration of history and a life that has extended across half a century and two continents. For those who believe that East and West can never meet or can only stand in opposition to each other, this memoir offers a beautiful counterpoint." —Bennett R. Coles, award-winning author of six published books including Dark Star Rising"Cheng Wang's transformative evolution from young Communist ideologue to astute western observer is a must-read cultura...

Twelve short stories, varying in theme and form, explore the margins of mortality, conscience, and female identity across time and culture. Blurring the edges between genres, Infinitesimal is a whirlwind of academia and plot twists, dystopian world building and philosophical revelations, from colossal concepts down to the very small.If the world becomes completely utilitarian, where do all the elders go? How does one of ancient China's most powerful women spend her mornings? When l...