Have you taken a fancy to the identity of my Crown Prince's daughter? You want it? Alright, come and take it if you have the ability! Have you taken a fancy to my title as Crown Prince Jing's consort? You want it? Alright, come snatch if you have the ability! What? Did he fall for my genius baby again? Go to hell! I've given you a chance, and it's because you don't know how to cherish the time you have to run away that you can't blame me for the misfortune that continues to befall you late...

Taking a comparative approach, this fieldwork-based study explores the lives and thoughts of Buddhist nuns in present-day Taiwan and Sri Lanka. The author examines the postcolonial background and its influence on the modern situation, as well as surveying the main historical, economic, and social factors which influence the position of nuns in society.Based on original research, including interviews with nuns in both countries, the book examines their perspectives on controversial ...

**A 2025 NATIONAL POETRY SERIES WINNER SELECTED BY SASHA ROQUE PIMENTELA collection of poems that explores questions of time, language, community, and selfhood through a contemporary Asian American lens.**DIARY heralds the arrival of a virtuosic new talent. Spanning the first five years of Yi Wei’s twenties, it chronicles their attempt to write truth in the midst of grief, isolation, and upheaval. As Wei moves candidly through self-doubt, self-denial, and self-exam...

Ever since the incident three years ago, art school graduate Shen Mo hasn't been able to paint with his right hand. He's currently working a desk job in a company owned by the Ji family, one of the wealthiest families in the city. Unbeknownst to his coworkers, however, he has a far more important role: the fake lover of the Ji family's young CEO, Ji Mingxuan.Ever the perfectionist, Ji Mingxuan makes Shen Mo put on the full act, both in public and in the bedroom. Their fake relation...

This book presents a succinct overview of research on China's Energy Efficiency as studied by the Center for Energy & Environmental Policy Research (CEEP), Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT). Energy efficiency, linking energy supply, demand and market, is crucial to the world's energy development. China consumes one fourth of the world's energy currently, however its per capital consumption is no more than half of that in OECD countries. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of t...

Energy poverty, one of the major challenges facing the global energy system, has drawn wide attention from the international community and academia. As the largest developing country in the world, China faces a number of challenges in understanding and resolving the problem of energy poverty.Energy Economics: Understanding and Interpreting Energy Poverty in China presents a succinct overview of research on China’s Energy Poverty as studied by the Center for Energy & Enviro...

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the theoretical, technological, and practical systems of carbon mitigation system engineering developed by the author’s team through long-term research and engineering practice. The book is structured into three sections: Theory, Technology, and Practice. Section I establishes the carbon mitigation system engineering theory, referred to as the “Time-Space-Efficiency-Benefit” (TSEB) coordination theory. Guided by this theory, section II est...

As the largest energy consuming country and the second largest oil importing country, China has been the net importer of all fossil energy since 2009. With its increasing external energy dependence year by year, as well as frequent occurrences of oil, coal, and electricity shortages, the issue of energy security has been increasingly serious. What is the level of energy security in China? How might we improve national energy supply security and reduce energy trade risks?This book s...

In Caohai Wetland in Guizhou, China, twelve-year-old Xiaoxi lives with her grandmother while her parents work far from home. Among the reeds, the water, and the black-necked cranes that return each winter, she finds comfort, wonder, and a deep connection to the place around her.But when a factory is planned near the marsh, Xiaoxi is drawn into a painful conflict: the project could bring jobs closer to home, yet it could also harm the cranes' fragile refuge. As the wetland begins to ...

Current and Emerging Technologies in Microbial Diagnostics, the latest volume in the Methods in Microbiology series, provides comprehensive, cutting-edge reviews of current and emerging technologies in the field of clinical microbiology. The book features a wide variety of state-of-the art methods and techniques for the diagnosis and management of microbial infections, with chapters authored by internationally renowned experts. This volume focuses on current techniques, such as MALDI-TOF m...

This book derives from the content of graduate courses on cold atomic gases, taught at the Renmin University of China and at the University of Science and Technology of China. It provides a brief review on the history and current research frontiers in the field of ultracold atomic gases, as well as basic theoretical description of few- and many-body physics in the system. Starting from the basics such as atomic structure, atom-light interaction, laser cooling and trapping, the book then mo...

In recent years, advanced molecular techniques in diagnostic microbiology have been revolutionizing the practice of clinical microbiology in the hospital setting. Molecular diagnostic testing in general and nucleic acid-based amplification methods in particular have been heralded as diagnostic tools for the new millennium. This third edition covers not only the most recent updates and advances, but details newly invented omic techniques, such as next generation sequencing. It is divided in...