The use of digital representations to aid in projects—Building Information Modeling (BIM)—is gaining traction worldwide as an effective and beneficial approach to executing projects that can reduce errors and improve project results. The author explains the current state of BIM use in China, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Following multiple case studies in each country, Professor Chang explores the explicit and implicit motivators that may drive BIM participation and the factor...

As the first volume of World Scientific Encyclopedia with Semantic Computing and Robotic Intelligence, this volume is designed to lay the foundation for the understanding of the Semantic Computing (SC), as a core concept to study Robotic Intelligence in the subsequent volumes.This volume aims to provide a reference to the development of Semantic Computing, in the terms of 'meaning', 'context', and 'intention'. It brings together a series of technical notes, in average, no longer than 10 pa...

An Oprah Daily Top 25 Fantasy Book of 2022From an award-winning team of authors, editors, and translators comes a groundbreaking short story collection that explores the expanse of Chinese science fiction and fantasy.In The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories, you can dine at a restaurant at the end of the universe, cultivate to immortality in the high mountains, watch roses perform Shakespeare, or arrive at the i...

The most horrifying murder, the most unbelievable truth! The cannibal dinner, the gag girl, the lover's ice sculpture, the Nanke murderer's surrender, the human skin painting, the ghost's reflection in the mirror …You will never be able to understand in the human mind the true purpose behind these horrific murders. Let the hypnotists take a unique view and lead you into the heart of those terrible criminals and into those terrifying truths. We hereby declare that a...

The most horrifying murder, the most unbelievable truth! The cannibal dinner, the gag girl, the lover's ice sculpture, the Nanke murderer's surrender, the human skin painting, the ghost's reflection in the mirror …You will never be able to understand in the human mind the true purpose behind these horrific murders. Let the hypnotists take a unique view and lead you into the heart of those terrible criminals and into those terrifying truths. We hereby declare that a...

From an award-winning team of authors, editors, and translators comes a groundbreaking short story collection that explores the expanse of Chinese science fiction and fantasy.In The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories, you can dine at a restaurant at the end of the universe, cultivate to immortality in the high mountains, watch roses perform Shakespeare, or arrive at the island of the gods on the backs of giant fish to ensure that the wor...

《故宮好好玩01**：從前從前皇帝有座動物園》推出英文版！**暢銷繪本作家陳又凌 X 國立故宮博物院嶄新的視角X****趣味發現，發現故宮文物之美，窺見文化外交歷史精彩片段！特別附錄：「皇家動物觀察員報告」以及「動物軼聞」從前從前皇帝有座動物園，動物園裡有許多來自各方的珍禽異獸，牠們從哪裡來?又是怎麼來的?皇帝真的喜歡這些動物嗎？所有的祕密，讓大收藏家乾隆皇帝來告訴你！國立故宮博物院收藏許多動物相關的畫作，這些動物在今日我們已經耳熟能詳，但在當時卻是非常難得一見，其中有許多動物都是來自海外...

This book provides a comprehensive introduction the reliability, and electronic materials innovations in advanced memory device packaging from component to system level. Special features of this book are sections covering not only the advanced packaging materials, but also system level packaging and integration in memory modules and solid state drives (SSD).The book is an extremely useful and applicable guide to professionals and students on materials reliability in memory device p...

This book adopts a comprehensive approach, drawing from archaeology, physical anthropology, human genetics, linguistics, cultural anthropology, ethnology and ethnography, to explore the Austronesian link of ‘Liangdao Man,’ and the origins of Austronesian language groups. Due to their dating 2,300~1,500 years earlier than Austronesian-speaking peoples, these two individuals should be Pre-Austronesian or Proto-Austroasiatic. The Matsu archipelago is situated off Fuzhou City's estuary in Fuji...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Green, Pervasive, and Cloud Computing, GPC 2022, held in Chengdu, China, in December 2022.The 19 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 104 submissions. GPC 2022 shares novel ideas and experiences in the areas of Green, Pervasive, and Cloud Computing.

This book offers an extensive exploration of foundation models, guiding readers through the essential concepts and advanced topics that define this rapidly evolving research area. Designed for those seeking to deepen their understanding and contribute to the development of safer and more trustworthy AI technologies, the book is divided into three parts providing the fundamentals, advanced topics in foundation modes, and safety and trust in foundation models:Part I introduces ...

Bai Jia was originally a pitiful little white flower in his previous life. His biological father didn't hurt, but his stepmother schemed against him. She had never been able to make a comeback in her life. In this lifetime of hard work, she had accidentally bumped into the CEO's arms, receiving an explosive boost of luck.He had wanted to officially start face smacking mode and be a dregs fighter!However, the CEO was the first to take the lead in everything....