Systematic inclusion control strategies for producing high-performance aluminum-killed steelsNon-metallic inclusions in aluminum-killed steels act as stress concentrators and crack initiation sites, degrading toughness, ductility, and fatigue resistance. High-Performance Deoxidized Steels: Inclusion Behavior and Metallurgical Strategies presents a systematic framework for controlling these inclusions under non-stirring conditions, detailing mechanisms of r...

Focusing on “human-in-the-loop” and “human-on-the-loop” mechanisms, cognitive intelligent interaction, and the practical modeling, implementation, and application of limited human intervention in modern aerial systems, this book explores cooperative decision-making technologies between manned and unmanned aerial vehicles.It systematically discusses two primary approaches to cooperative decision-making mechanisms: limited human intervention and cognitive intelligent interaction. The...

This book focuses on the integration of self-evolving Digital Twins (DTs) with wireless networks, exploring critical methodologies for dynamic twin construction and real-time service interaction. It addresses challenges posed by wireless environments, which are paramount for maintaining high-fidelity virtual replicas of physical systems. The content provides a comprehensive outline for building and managing DTs that can continuously adapt over wireless networks.The authors dedicate...

You did everything right... You worked hard. Stayed disciplined. Built a life that looks successful from the outside.So why did it still feel incomplete? Why did achievement bring relief, but never the fulfilment you expected?The Achievement Trap explores the quiet contradiction many high-achievers live inside without realising: the belief that success will finally resolve something deeper, and the disorientation that foll...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting industries worldwide by introducing new methods and altering traditional practices. This book examines AI’s diverse effects, providing insights into its applications, challenges, and future prospects across education, healthcare, finance, and more.The chapters explore how AI technologies, such as large language models, enhance feedback in higher education and influence legal studies while upholding academic integrity. A review of key techni...

As the end of the world arrives in downtown Shanghai, one man’s only wish is to return a library book...When a publisher agrees to let a star author use his company’s attic to write in, little does he suspect this will become the author’s permanent residence...As Shanghai succumbs to a seemingly apocalyptic deluge, a man takes refuge in his bathtub, only to find himself, moments later, floating through the city's streets...The characters in this literary exploration...

Computational Intelligence in Protein-Ligand Interaction Analysis presents computational techniques for predicting protein-ligand interactions, recognizing protein interaction sites, and identifying protein drug targets. The book emphasizes novel approaches to protein-ligand interactions, including machine learning and deep learning, presenting a state-of-the-art suite of skills for researchers. The volume represents a resource for scientists, detailing the fundamentals of computational me...

This book highlights the practical models and algorithms of earth observation satellite (EOS) task scheduling. EOS task scheduling is a typical complex combinatorial optimization problem with NP-Hard computational complexity. It is a key technology in aerospace scheduling and has attracted global attention. Based on the actual needs of the EOS operation control center, the book summarizes and reviews the state of the art in this research and engineering field. In both deterministic scenari...

This book is concerned with the historical fact of overseas Chinese and ethnic Chinese living in Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and Laos before 1949.Against the social background of acute class and ethnic conflicts in Yunnan in modern times, many Chinese people had immigrated. The immigration of overseas Chinese of Yunnan origin was influenced by the condition of transportation. There were economic and political reasons for the immigration, and the former was the chief reason.M...

This book introduces an innovative and high-efficiency technology for mechanical energy harvesting. The book covers the history and development of triboelectric nanogenerators, basic structures, working principles, performance characterization, and potential applications. It is divided into three parts: Part A illustrates the fundamental working modes of triboelectric nanogenerators with their prototype structures and theoretical analysis; Part B and Part C introduce two categories of appl...

A new perspective for understanding the technology behind goods “made in China”The exquisite ceramic ware produced at the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory at Jingdezhen in southern China functioned as a kind of visual propaganda for the Qing dynasty (1644–1911) court. Porcelain for the Emperor charts the career of bannerman Tang Ying, a technocrat in the porcelain industry, through the first half of the eighteenth century to uncover the wider role of special...

This book introduces readers to the main theories of phytoremediation and its application to arsenic-contaminated soils in China. The hyperaccumulation theories are introduced, including the use of hyperaccumulators to remove large amounts of arsenic without producing toxic symptoms. The use of synchrotron-based X-ray absorption fine structure radiation to disclose the hyperaccumulation mechanism – a method that makes it possible to detect the elements in plant tissues without destroying t...