The book is based on stochastic theory of sediment motion, particularly the theory of transition intensities.It provides a complete theory and equation system of non-equilibrium transport of non-uniform suspended load. The content proposed theory reports, for the first time in literature, the general boundary condition of diffusion equations of non-equilibrium transport with transition intensities. The book also introduces the theoretical expressions of size distribution of the car...

Australian Banking and Finance Law and Regulation provides a comprehensive, up-to-date and accessible introduction to the complexities of contemporary law and regulation of banking and financial sectors in one volume. The book provides a detailed analysis of Australia's financial market regulatory framework and the theoretical underpinnings of government intervention in the field. It delves into the legal changes implemented in response to the Global Financial Crisis and recent local scand...

This book provides essential information on emergency management. It is composed of two parts, addressing the basic theory and related methods of emergency management, including risk management, coordination management, crisis management and disaster management. By putting the emphasis on interdisciplinary, systematic perspectives and building a bridge between basic knowledge and further research, it is well suited as an emergency management textbook and offers a valuable guide to prepare ...

-Polyelectrolyte Stars and Cylindrical Brushes By Y. Xu, F. Plamper, M. Ballauff, and A. H. E. Müller -Various Aspects of the Interfacial Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles By N. Popp, S. Kutuzov, A. Böker -Holographic Gratings and Data Storage in Azobenzene-Containing Block Copolymers and Molecular Glasses By H. Audorff, K. Kreger, R. Walker, D. Haarer, L. Kador, and H.-W. Schmidt -Donor–Acceptor Block Copolymers with Nanoscale Morphology for Photovoltaic Applications By M. Sommer, S. Huettne...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 23rd China National Conference on Chinese Computational Linguistics, CCL 2024, held in Taiyuan, China, during July 25–28, 2024.The 34 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 320 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Information Retrieval, Text Classification and QA; Text Generation, Dialogue and Summarization; Machine Translation and Multilingual Information Processi...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the economic development of China's ethnic minorities from the pre-Qin era (before 221 BC) to the early 21st century. Organized into three parts and eleven chapters, it traces the transformation of ethnic minority economies from traditional forms of production such as nomadism, agriculture, and hunting, through the challenges of a semi-feudal and semi-colonial society in modern times, to the socialist reforms and market-oriented changes of con...

'Harmonious World' and China's New Foreign Policy consists of essays by China specialists on the Chinese government's characterization of foreign policy as a 'harmonious world.' The essays deal with such topics as 'harmonious world' and China's new diplomacy, China's multilateral diplomacy after the Cold War, China's changing image of and engagement with the world order, China's energy security diplomacy, and China's trade diplomacy. These insightful contributions will help students in thi...

Intent on proving her brother was murdered a decade ago, Ensley Cartier returns to the one place she vowed to never set foot in again. With the whole town against her, she finds an ally in Levi McGannon. He loves the land and the ranching way of life, but they quickly discover Cattle Cove isn’t the innocent town he once believed and somebody wants Ensley buried along with their secrets.Danger lurks around every corner. Hearts are on the line. Join USA TODAY Bestselling Author Barb ...

A momentary act of bravery puts girl-next-door Prudence Owens in the line of fire. Suddenly responsible for an infant, she finds herself in the crosshairs of a kidnapper intent on taking the baby back--and leaving no witnesses. Texas Rancher Adam Firebrand has no idea how or why his name came up in association with a kidnapping, but he'll stop at nothing to keep a baby girl and her guardian angel safe.USA TODAY Bestselling Author Barb Han guarantees danger lurking around every corn...

Being shot and run off the road isn’t the worst of Vaughn Firebrand’s problems after he is reunited with his high school sweetheart Katy Castillo. Keeping them both alive long enough to find out who is bent on killing her is. In the small Texas town where she once broke his heart, he’ll have to stay close to keep her alive. Both quickly realize when it comes to lovers or killers, second chances are never guaranteed. Vaughn will have to pull on his military experience to outsmart a murderer...

In the war- ravaged terrain of Kandahar, Kade Sturgess and his battle buddy, Zeke, face the harsh truths of combat. With Zeke’s impending fatherhood looming, Kade longs for a connection back home. When tragedy strikes, leaving Kade wounded and Zeke dead, Kade is forced to return to the family ranch. Consumed with guilt and shame, Kade reluctantly returns home where he assumes a new role: protector.Bree Kyndall, pregnant and vulnerable, turns to the one person she can’t forget: Kade...

The Summer I Turned Pretty series is now a major new show on on Amazon Prime!If you loved The Kissing Booth and Jenny Han's smash-hit Netflix movie To All The Boys I've Loved Before, you'll adore this gorgeous, funny, romantic series! This special three-in-one edition features exclusive special content, including Conrad's letters to Isabel.One girl. Two boys. And the summer that changed everything . . ...