This is a study of Chinese Hui Muslim women's historic and unrelenting spiritual, educational, political and gendered drive for an institutional presence in Islamic worship and leadership: 'a mosque of one's own' as a unique feature of Chinese Muslim culture. The authors place the historical origin of women's segregated religious institutions in the Chinese Islamic diaspora's fight for survival, and in their crucial contribution to the cause of ethnic/religious minority identity and solida...

The 4-volume set LNAI 13013 – 13016 constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2021, which took place in Yantai, China, during October 22-25, 2021.The 299 papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 386 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Robotics dexterous manipulation; sensors, actuators, and controllers for soft and hybrid robots; cable-driven par...

The 4-volume set LNAI 13013 – 13016 constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2021, which took place in Yantai, China, during October 22-25, 2021.The 299 papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 386 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Robotics dexterous manipulation; sensors, actuators, and controllers for soft and hybrid robots; cable-driven par...

This book mainly introduces an essential safety concept and procedure for electrical engineering in oil and gas field. It begins by providing broad guidelines for performing electrical safety and operability review (ELSOR), giving reader a general overview of the field. It subsequently verifies electrical distribution, overhead line and hazardous area classification safety analysis together with comparison of different international codes and standards with China national codes, to interpr...

In the late 1970s Islam regained its force by generating novel forms of piety and forging new paths in politics throughout the world, including China. The Islamic revival in China, which came to fruition in the 2000s and the 2010s, prompted increases in government suppression but also intriguing resonances with the broader Muslim world—from influential theoretical and political contestations over Muslim women’s status, the popularization of mass media and the appearance of new patterns of ...

Winter is coming and the Smurfs are busy gathering food in preparation for winter's arrival, except for Lazy Smurf, who's snoozing away on a pile of hay. At night, Lazy lies awake in bed and has trouble sleeping. He heads to the forest and tries to hibernate with the squirrels, thinking it'd help him sleep better at night, but ends up snuggling next to a grizzly bear… Copyright by Peyo 2022. The audiobook is produced by Storytel Production and published by Storyside 2022.

One day, Papa Smurf is working on an important experiment in his laboratory. A loud explosion goes off and Papa turns green - from head to toe. He tries means and ways to undo the magic but nothing works. He eventually seeks the help of an old friend, the Enchanter Homnibus, who advises him to visit a hot spring called 'Skunk Spring' where the water smells terrible… Copyright by Peyo 2022. The audiobook is produced by Storytel Production and published by Storyside 2022.

It's the start of autumn and the Smurfs are preparing for the change in seasons. Meanwhile, Vanity Smurf is on the search for a fresh flower to wear in his hat and accidentally puts on the rude hat that Papa Smurf created a long time ago. He undergoes a change in personality and gets on the nerves of all the Smurfs… Copyright by Peyo 2022. The audiobook is produced by Storytel Production and published by Storyside 2022.

Hefty Smurf seeks the help of Handy Smurf to build a smurf machine that can exercise and compete with him. All goes well until Robot Hefty defeats Hefty Smurf at a game of tennis. It all goes downhill from there. Robot Hefty quickly gains popularity with the Smurfs as he helps them with their chores and Hefty is heartbroken to see himself replaced by a robot…. Copyright by Peyo 2022. The audiobook is produced by Storytel Production and published by Storyside 2022.

It's summer vacation and the Smurfs celebrate with a lively performance at the village square. Everyone ignores Brainy Smurf's performance and he leaves for the forest in a huff. He ends up being captured by a woodcutter who sells him to the wicked witch Merulla… Copyright by Peyo 2022. The audiobook is produced by Storytel Production and published by Storyside 2022.

When China's first HIV-positive patient was reported in 1985, among those initially infected were peasants who had sold their plasma to international companies. Then it became clear that sex workers and injecting drug users were also becoming infected, and later, transient populations, ethnic groups and the poor. The realisation that HIV was a profoundly social issue had begun to dawn. It was becoming clear that this epidemic was being propelled by three main economic drivers: the blood tr...

This book focuses on the theory of the Zakharov system in the context of plasma physics. It has been over 40 years since the system was first derived by V. E. Zakharov – and in the course of those decades, many innovative achievements with major impacts on other research fields have been made.The book represents a first attempt to highlight the mathematical theories that are most important to researchers, including the existence and unique problems, blow-up, low regularity, large t...