This book utilises expectancy–value theory and undermining effect of extrinsic reward theory to examine the impact of the Central Government-Funded Teacher Education (CGFTE) policy on Chinese pre-service teachers' motivations for choosing the teaching profession.Quantitative data analysis revealed six distinct categories of motivations to teach: teacher influence, job advantages (extrinsic), social value (altruistic), personal interest (intrinsic), others' suggestions, and fallback...

This book examines industrial upgrading in China’s Pearl River Delta (PRD), with a specific focus on how strategic coupling impacts industrial upgrading from the perspective of relational economic geography. It shows that firms in the PRD have been struggling after serving as low-tier suppliers and subcontractors for transnational corporations for two decades, since the 1980s opening reform in China. Indigenous innovation and direct state support have fostered the success of a few firms, b...

The "golden age" of traditional real estate is over. Where is the wealth code for the next decade?The old model of "high leverage, low liquidity, and pre-sales" that supported global real estate for decades is systematically collapsing. At this historical crossroads, a massive migration of global assets to the blockchain has quietly begun.Written by industry expert Jason Y. Liu, The Endgame of Real Estate Finance: RWA, AI, and the New On-Chain Cycle

**【核心简介】**我们正站在人类经济史的转折点。当"智能"从稀缺资源变为像电力一样可无限复制、即时调用的廉价要素时，传统的经济学逻辑将彻底失效。本书《AI 经济学》由资深行业践行者 Jason Y. Liu (刘毅) 撰写，深度解构了人工智能如何从底层撕裂并重写商业世界的运行标准 。+4【本书看点】 本书跳出了"AI工具使用"的初级层面，从宏观与微观的双重视角，系统性地推导了智能文明的生存法则：成本革命： 揭示 AI 如何让认知与行动的边际成本趋近于零，从而终结科斯定理下的传统企业边界 。+3组织重构： 预演从"金字塔科层制"向"倒钉子型"及"液态智能体网络"的演变，提出"10人+100智能体"的未来公司形态 。+3劳动...

AI Economics: Growth, Organization, and Society in the Age of Intelligence is a comprehensive exploration of how artificial intelligence is not merely a technological tool but a civilization-level paradigm shift that rebuilds business and growth paradigms from the ground up.The central thesis of the book is the collapse of intelligence costs. The author argues that human history has seen three decisive cost leaps: the collapse o...

世界不会总是为你停下，但你可以为自己停下。"在一个日益嘈杂的时代，小林是一个普通的孩子。他感到自己正被学校的噪音、技术的浪潮以及周围成年人匆忙的脚步所淹没。他的发明被误解，他的声音常被忽略，仅仅为了"跟上节奏"就让他感到筋疲力尽。直到他发现了一家神秘的修理店并遇到了 Opendeed--它既不是 AI，也不是未来工具，而是一种珍贵且至关重要的能力隐喻：深度理解力。通过十二个"秘密任务"，小林开启了一场蜕变之旅。他发现：倾听是一种选择： 先理解他人是开启心门的钥匙。时机胜过一切： 被听见并不取决于声音的大小，而在于找到正确的表达时机。边界即是力量： 学会说"不"并不是推开他人，而是为了在未来能更真诚地通过保护自我来给予。完成的力量： 真正的休息不在于做得更少，而在于学会为每件...

当家中亲爱的老人家渐入暮年、经常忘东忘西，甚至有轻微的“老年痴呆”现象时，由美国精神-神经病学有证专家刘钟毅博士所完成的小手册，或可作为缓解痴呆的参考。当你决定服用椰子油时，你需要熟知以下五段总结。有问题时，再翻阅书中其他部分。1．根据纽波医师的专著，口服椰油可以使一些痴呆症患者的痴呆缓解，算是治标，而非治本。减轻的程度和速度因人而异。椰油的剂量为，每天20 – 40 克, 从每天10-20 克开始，逐渐增加到每天40 克，持续90天后总结其效果和反应。效果良好者，可以继续服用。效果不显著者，则没有必要继续服用。在椰油的情况下，克（g）等于毫升(cc)。根据纽波医师的专著和加州加大 (UC) 健康月报，口服上述剂量之椰油，不会使患者血脂和胆固醇浓度显著增加。因此，心血管病和脑意外的危险并未增加。病人对口服椰油治疗的反应，无效还是有效，有效到什么程度，在治疗前无法预知。本书建议试服三个月。如果毫无效果，即不必再试。如果有某种效果，不妨继续服用。试服三个...

In a world that is getting smarter, do you still know how you make your own decisions?In the age of Artificial Intelligence, where information is at our fingertips and choices are often "pre-arranged," the ability to think independently has never been more critical. Invisible Choices takes young readers on a journey through the fascinating world of behavioral economics-not through dry theories, but through the everyday life of a boy named Nono.Nono...

This book presents the first-principles calculations that can be used to determine the essential chemical and physical characteristics of cathode, electrolyte and anode materials in ion-based batteries. Methods for evaluating and analysing the first-principles results are discussed in detail, and the theoretical framework is illustrated for each system. This text is ideal as a reference for researchers and senior graduate students working on the theory and fundamental science of battery ma...

"The world will not always stop for you. But you can stop for yourself."In an increasingly clamorous era, Xiao Lin is an ordinary boy who feels drowned out by the noise of school, the rush of technology, and the hurried pace of the adults around him. His inventions go misunderstood, his voice is often ignored, and he finds himself exhausted by the simple effort of trying to keep up.+4Everything changes when he discovers a mysterious repair shop and ...

This book examines in detail the application and theory of slicene-based layered materials, offering a new perspective on up-to-date mainstream theoretical and experimental research. It includes a wide range of layered systems, and takes into account the critical factors involved, such as the group-IV monoelements, stacking configurations, layer numbers, Moire superlattices. multiorbital chemical bondings and spin-orbit coupling are discussed in detail, and the theoretical framework with f...

This book presents an overview of the development of China-Europe express train in the broader context of BRI. It analyzes the benefits to the regions along the route from the safe, smooth and stable operation of the train in recent years, involving the strong impetus for building a new pattern of dual cycle development and driving the recovery of the economy in the post-pandemic era. Based on in-depth case studies of the operations in many regions, this book proposes measures in order to ...