After the invention of a new mechanical element called 'inerter' in 2002, research interest in passive network synthesis has been revived and this field has again become active and essential.The unique compendium highlights the synthesis of passive electrical or mechanical networks, which is motivated by the vibration control based on a new type of mechanical elements named inerter. It introduces important fundamental concepts of passive network synthesis, and presents recent results on th...

The Dirichlet distribution appears in many areas of application, which include modelling of compositional data, Bayesian analysis, statistical genetics, and nonparametric inference. This book provides a comprehensive review of the Dirichlet distribution and two extended versions, the Grouped Dirichlet Distribution (GDD) and the Nested Dirichlet Distribution (NDD), arising from likelihood and Bayesian analysis of incomplete categorical data and survey data with non-response.The theo...

This open access book conducts systematic and comprehensive research on urban spatial development problems in China from territorial perspectives, based on the scientific theory on human settlements environment. By integrating the theories of globalization, spatial planning, state intervention, and beyond, the author systematically sorts out both domestic and foreign urban spatial planning theories at national levels.Moreover, population, industries, natural resources, ecological e...

Lyrical, hilarious, and heartbreaking collection exploring Asian American identity, love, community, and power.In the aftermath of a messy divorce, Frances Kai-Hwa Wang writes in the hope of beginning to build a new life with four children, bossy aunties, unreliable suitors, and an uncertain political landscape. The lyric essays in You Cannot Resist Me When My Hair Is in Braids deftly navigate the space between cultures and reflect on lessons learned from ...

This book focuses on case studies of vocabulary strategy use and presents an in-depth account of the vocabulary learning experiences of Chinese students in the UK. It challenges the view that vocabulary strategies result only from learners’ cognitive choices, and provides insightful analysis of the interplay between learner characteristics, agency and context in the process of strategic learning. The author makes a strong case for using qualitative methodologies to examine the dynamic, com...

This book gathers selected papers from the 28th International Cryogenic Engineering Conference and International Cryogenic Materials Conference 2022 (ICEC28-ICMC 2022), held virtually in Hangzhou, China on 25-29 April 2022, due to COVID-19 pandemic. Highlighting the latest findings on cryogenic engineering and cryogenic materials, it covers topics including: large-scale cryogenic components, processes and systems for refrigeration, separation, and liquefaction of cryogenic fluids, small-sc...

This book contains the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Knowledge Management in Organizations, KMO 2021, held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, in July 2021.The 28 full papers and 9 short papers accepted for KMO 2021 were selected from 86 submissions and are organized in topical sections on: knowledge management models and analysis; knowledge transfer and learning; knowledge and service innovation; knowledge and organization; information systems and information scie...

This two-volume set CCIS 3091-3092 constitutes the proceedings of the 13th Multidisciplinary International Social Networks Conference, MISNC 2026, held in Danang, Vietnam, during August 10–12, 2026.The 79 full papers included in these volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 166 submissions. They are organised into the following topical sections:Part I: Multidisciplinary Social Networks Research; Digital Technologies and Social Networks in Cultural Heritage Preserv...

This two-volume set CCIS 3091-3092 constitutes the proceedings of the 13th Multidisciplinary International Social Networks Conference, MISNC 2026, held in Danang, Vietnam, during August 10–12, 2026.The 79 full papers included in these volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 166 submissions. They are organized into the following topical sections:Part I: Multidisciplinary Social Networks Research; Digital Technologies and Social Networks in Cultural Heritage Preserv...

Despite the significance of urban justice in planning research and practice, how just societies and cities can be organised and achieved remains contested. Spatial justice provides an integrative and unifying theory concerning place, policies, people and their interplay, but ambiguities about its practical bases have undermined its application in planning. Through creating and substantiating a new conceptual framework comprising a morphological study, policy analysis and embodiment researc...

This book intends to summarize the current situation at home and abroad about the treatment and consumption of various metallurgical wastes and domestic waste fertilizers and their products through metallurgical processes. It collects the process characteristics of the whole metallurgical process from sintering, blast furnace, electric furnace, converter, and other aspects, as well as the process parameters for treating various solid wastes, solves the problems that may be encountered in t...

This book serves as a convenient entry point for researchers, practitioners, and students to understand the problems and challenges, learn state-of-the-art solutions for their specific needs, and quickly identify new research problems in their domains. The contributors to this volume describe the recent advancements in three related parts: (1) user engagements in the dissemination of information disorder; (2) techniques on detecting and mitigating disinformation; and (3) trending issues su...