This book serves as a definitive guide to glioma surgery, integrating advanced theoretical insights with practical surgical methodologies. The text provides an in-depth examination of the applied anatomy pertinent to glioma surgery, the principles underlying modern precision neurosurgery, and the clinical applications of state-of-the-art computer-assisted surgical technologies. Furthermore, it articulates critical strategies such as multimodal navigation, awake brain mapping, and advanced ...

Nowadays energy crisis and global warming problems are hanging over everyone's head, urging much research work on energy saving. In the ICT industry, which is becoming a major consumer of global energy triggered by the telecommunication network operators experiencing energy cost as a significant factor in profit calculations, researchers have start

This revelatory account of the ways silver shaped Chinese history shows how an obsession with “white metal” held China back from financial modernization. First used as currency during the Song dynasty in around 900 CE, silver gradually became central to China’s economic framework and was officially monetized in the middle of the Ming dynasty during the sixteenth century. However, due to the early adoption of paper money in China, silver was not formed into coins but became a cumbersome “we...

This book presents a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of the latest progresses in UHMWPE biomaterials, which has been critical for the performance and longevity of joint implants. Oriented by clinical challenges to UHMWPE-based joint implants, it introduces the processing, crosslinking, structural manipulation, oxidation mechanism, stabilization, drug delivery, and wear, as well as clinical performance, biomechanics, and simulated studies of joint implant based on UHMWPE with low wea...

This book highlights the latest advances in algebraic topology, from homotopy theory, braid groups, configuration spaces and toric topology, to transformation groups and the adjoining area of knot theory. It consists of well-written original research papers and survey articles by subject experts, most of which were presented at the “7th East Asian Conference on Algebraic Topology” held at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, Punjab, India, from December 1...

Apocalyptic predictions that AI will eliminate millions of jobs have caused widespread fear. When people hear that AI can write, code, and diagnose, they often jump to a scary conclusion: If machines can think, human work is doomed. Messy Jobs argues that this gloomy belief gets the economics of work wrong.Economists Luis Garicano, Jin Li, and Yanhui Wu offer a new framework for thinking about AI and work. They show why some roles will disappear, why others will be reshape...

Many African countries are increasingly interested in learning from China's experiences in achieving effective agricultural development. The Chinese government and academic community are also keen to share experiences and lessons with Africa. China made agriculture one of its development assistance priorities at the Third FOCAC Summit in Beijing in 2006.This systematic comparative study of agricultural development in China and Africa provides a unique basis for African countries an...

The Healing Chamber is an invitation to slow down, breathe, and return to yourself as you enter a sanctuary of reflection, restoration, and personal clarity. Structured around a series of symbolic rooms, the book guides readers through compassionate spaces designed to support emotional healing, self-understanding, and inner renewal. From The Doorway and The Still Room to The Release Room, The Mirror Room, and The Open Door, each room offers a place to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the...

You’re Healed: The Transformative Journey Within is a compassionate companion for anyone seeking peace, renewal, and emotional clarity. Blending heartfelt storytelling with practical tools, this book offers gentle guidance through life’s most challenging seasons—grief, change, self-doubt, and the search for meaning. Through relatable stories, reflective exercises, and simple mindfulness practices, readers are invited to pause, reconnect with themselves, and rediscover the strength that alr...

Discipline is not about being harsh. It is about being reliable.In The Hard Teacher: A Discipline of Self-Mastery, Dr. Jin Wu Goh Chin Ting examines what it means to live with integrity. Self-mastery, this book argues, is built through daily decisions — not through motivation or emotion, but through steady consistency.The chapters explore simple but demanding truths: keep your word, finish what you start, control your reactions, do what needs to be done even when you do not...

The book aims to provide comprehensive and practical guidance on magnetismand magnetic materials. It involves four parts, focusing on fundamentalmagnetism, hard magnetic materials, soft magnetic materials andother functional magnetic materials.Part I highlights the ubiquity of magnetism and the close relationshipsbetween magnetic materials and our daily life. Perspectives on magnetismfrom Engineering and Physics are provided to introduce the ...

In "Holy Light for Redemption Vol 2 Part 1," Gesar embarks on a transformative journey of spiritual enlightenment and redemption. The stakes are higher than ever as divine interventions and mystical teachings shape Gesar's path, preparing him for the monumental battles ahead. Guided by celestial beings, Gesar learns the sacred arts and harnesses holy powers that will prove crucial in his quest to vanquish malevolent forces. This volume weaves a tale of profound inner growth and the dawning...