How to deal with the relationship between tradition and modernity has become a global concern under the impact of pluralism. This book explores the relationship between traditional Dai culture and modern school education through a field study in the Dai region of Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China.The study analyses the reasons for conflicts between monastic education and modern school education in the Dai region of Xishuangbanna. It also discusses the logic behind the formation of the D...

"This book is like the warm hug you didn't know you needed."Dear fellow sensitive souls,Aloha and thank you for being part of the experience of From The Womb of Gentleness.From the Womb of Gentleness arose this collection of my poems and beautiful illustrations created by children's book illustrator, Yuanhui Chen.If life feels extra intense for you right now, we gently encourage you to read this book like you are being invited to th...

This book is for people who are interested in Luke and the law, and specifically in Acts 15. For all students writing papers related to Luke and the law or Acts 15 and especially for professors who are teaching Acts, this is a book they must consider. This work provides a new approach to reading Acts 15. It reads both Peter’s and James’ speeches in Acts 15 in light of Jesus’ view of the law in the Gospel of Luke. For example, this book proposes that Peter’s reference to God’s cleansing the...

This one-stop resource for trainee teachers within the Further Education and Skills Sector (FES) incorporates all the core requirements of the new Diploma in Teaching (DiT) for FES. Also, fully linked to the occupational and professional standards developed for the FE teaching landscape.This book provides both new and existing teachers with information and support for a career in the sector, as it is fully aligned with the latest government requirements. It emphasi...

Based on extensive interviews with industry leaders, Innovative to the Core: Stories from China and the World describes the components of innovative cultures, including both national culture and organizational culture and how they compare to the China model.Distinguishing between innovation and related concepts, chapters detail how talent management, leader behaviors, organizational systems, and company culture must combine and interact to create environments that are inno...

Media representations of ageing play a role in stereotype formation and even reinforce them. Encountering these stereotypes can negatively impact the self-esteem, health status, physical wellbeing and cognitive performance of older people.This international collection examines different dimensions of ageing and ageism in a range of media. Chapters include explorations of the UK media during the COVID-19 pandemic; age, gender and mental health in Ghana; advertising in Brazil; magazi...

This volume offers state-of-the-art research in service science and its related research, education and practice areas. It showcases recent developments in smart service systems, operations management and analytics and their impact in complex service systems. The papers included in this volume highlight emerging technology and applications in fields including healthcare, energy, finance, information technology, transportation, sports, logistics, and public services. Regardless of size and ...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Workshop on Ophthalmic Medical Image Analysis, OMIA 2024, held in conjunction with the 27th International Conference on Medical Imaging and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2024, in Marrakesh, Morocco, in October 2024.The 16 papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 31 submissions. The papers cover various topics such as computer-aided detection and diagnosis of disease; ima...

This textbook was compiled with a focus on the local Indian context, culture, and business practices. The topics can be divided into two categories: social life, and workplace activities related to business communication, designed to enhance the business Mandarin Chinese communication skills of learners. There are 10 lessons each in three volumes, for a total of 30 lessons, in line with the number of hours in a typical semester in India.

This textbook was compiled with a focus on the local Indian context, culture, and business practices. The topics can be divided into two categories: social life, and workplace activities related to business communication, designed to enhance the business Mandarin Chinese communication skills of learners. There are 10 lessons each in three volumes, for a total of 30 lessons, in line with the number of hours in a typical semester in India.

This book lays a new foundation toward achieving artificial self-intelligence by future machines such as intelligent vehicles. Its chapters provide a broad coverage to the three key modules behind the design and development of intelligent vehicles for the ultimate purpose of actively ensuring driving safety as well as preventing accidents from all possible causes. Self-contained and unified in presentation, the book explains in details the fundamental solutions of vehicle's perception, veh...

This book offers a complete and well-organized review of the latest advances made in developing ultra-weak chemiluminescence techniques for analytical applications. It systematically introduces the current theories, mechanisms, instruments, technologies, and real applications of ultra-weak chemiluminescence. Compared to books devoted to the normal chemiluminescence and bioluminescence, this book covers a wide range of ultra-weak chemiluminescence based on inorganic chemical reactions and n...