Delve into the intricate world of Chinese brocade, tracing its rich history and evolution through the ages. This book offers a comprehensive look at the birth and development of modern Chinese brocade techniques, setting it against the backdrop of the expansive Belt and Road Initiative. As we navigate the intertwining threads of Chinese silk culture, classic cases of contemporary brocade art are beautifully showcased, spanning four distinct sections: Chinese Rites, Buddhist Art, Cheongsam,...

Zhang Jinxing, during the late twentieth century and early twenty-first century, has become a Chinese folk hero, dedicating himself single-mindedly to the challenge of revealing what has evaded Chinese anthropologists and zoologists for centuries: the existence of the yeren, or wild men.From his dream of becoming a modern-day explorer, he forged a personal approach to field research derived from his apprenticing with scientists in the field rather than through formal study—the resu...

本书是《中国法院信息化发展报告》的英文版，围绕《人民法院信息化建设五年发展规划（2016～2020）》所确定的建设任务，对中国法院2016年建设人民法院信息化3.0版、打造“智慧法院”的成效进行了总结分析。书中围绕审判管理信息化、信息化推进司法公开、信息化助力基本解决执行难、司法大数据应用等方面总结了全国法院信息化的进展；对地方法院在信息化建设、信息化助力提升司法质效、助力诉讼服务、助力司法大数据应用等方面的情况进行了分析。

The Immersion Method for Microbially Induced Calcite Precipitation: Applications for Sustainability comprehensively explores the synergy between microbiology and engineering, focusing on MICP and its applications in material improvement and environmental remediation. Highlighting the immersion method, the book elucidates MICP's ability to enhance mechanical properties uniformly throughout treated materials, offering a sustainable alternative for various engineering challenges. Emp...

Ever wished your kitchen had a little more Wok Happens Tired of sanitized, boring cookbooks that tiptoe around flavor bombs and kitchen chaos? Brace yourself, because Wok Happens is the loud, unapologetic, no-filter guide to Chinese cooking you’ve been waiting Forget perfection.Forget culinary snobbery. This is Chinese home-style cooking turned inside out and upside down—spicy, messy, joyful, rebellious. From the sizzle of chili oil to the numbing ...

This book presents 58 refereed papers given at the 38th Matador Conference held at National Formosa University, Taiwan in March 2015. The MATADOR series of conferences covers the topics of manufacturing automation and systems technology, applications, design, organisation and management, and research.These proceedings include original papers contributed by researchers from around the globe, covering the principles, techniques and applications in the aerospace, automotive, biomedica...

Sustainable Manufacturing SystemsLearn more about energy efficiency in traditional and advanced manufacturing settings with this leading and authoritative resourceSustainable Manufacturing Systems: An Energy Perspective delivers a comprehensive analysis of energy efficiency in sustainable manufacturing. The book presents manufacturing modeling methods and energy efficiency evaluation and improvement methods for different manufactur...

China's vast population contains a large number of disadvantaged or minority groups. This unique book outlines what legal protection each minority group receives under Chinese law, together with a helpful comparative study on Chinese national and regional laws. Ground-breaking and detailed, it offers a comprehensive analysis of the various disparate aspects of minority rights protection in China, such as current anti-discrimination policy, the implementation of international standards for ...

Earthen levees are extensively used to protect the population and infrastructure from periodic floods and high water due to storm surges. The causes of failure of levees include overtopping, surface erosion, internal erosion, and slope instability. Overtopping may occur during periods of flooding due to insufficient freeboard. The most problematic situation involves the levee being overtopped by both surge and waves when the surge level exceeds the levee crest elevation with accompanying w...

Experts must be able to analyze and distinguish all materials, or combinations of materials, in use today-whether they be metals, ceramics, polymers, semiconductors, or composites. To understand a material's structure, how that structure determines its properties, and how that material will subsequently work in technological applications, researche

Plasma chemistry, a foundational science driving advancements in the engineering of biomedicine, space propulsion, and semiconductor manufacturing, is currently increasingly relying on AI to diagnose and control chemical compositions and reaction rates in plasmas. This book presents a groundbreaking aspect of fundamental plasma chemistry that integrates modern ML and neuromorphic systems and is the first book to introduce such a unique theory. It explores these topics in depth and introduc...

This volume presents an overview of the evolution of the current Chinese Constitution (1982) and the characteristics of constitutional studies since 1978. Readers are introduced to the basic principles of constitutional system in China and gain insights into the real state of Chinese law, allowing them to form their own opinions. It will also aid commercial communications with Chinese legal professionals as well as enterprises. The book covers a number of topics, including the history of c...