This book presents data driven approaches to improve drilling performance in geothermal, coiled tubing, and conventional operations. It begins with transformer models for forecasting rate of penetration in geothermal wells, followed by methods for predicting both penetration and downhole shock in coiled tubing drilling. A variational autoencoder framework is introduced for diagnosing resistivity tool anomalies to support reliable geosteering. Subsequent chapters examine the use of deep aut...

High Strength Steels: Microstructure, Properties, and Applications summarizes the historical context and recent research directions of new high strength steels including high-strength low alloyed steel (HSLA), dual-phase (DP) steel, transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP) assisted steel, quenching and partitioning (Q&P) steel, medium-Mn steel, high-Mn twinning induced plasticity (TWIP) steel, bainitic steel, martensitic steel and maraging steel. In particular, the state-of-the-art underst...

It’s been estimated that around 24 billion tonnes of fertile topsoil is lost each year due to historic and ongoing pollution. With increasing pressure placed upon land as a resource, there is an urgent need to make better use of existing agricultural land, as well as remediate contaminated land for farming use.Contaminants in agricultural soils: Challenges and solutions provides a comprehensive overview of the major types of contaminants in agricultural soils. It considers...

I solemnly recommend another of Teacher Zhi Xin's brilliant collection of spiritual poems: "Feel Free in this Mortal Life"! Each poetry collection of Teacher Zhi Xin's is a fusion of wisdom and mercy after decades of Buddhist practice and demonstration, having finally understood the truth of the origin of life. Each collection can be considered a classical book of Buddhist practice and a demonstration of perfect wisdom in life, providing us with a rare and precious guide to the ultimate tr...

I solemnly recommend another of Teacher Zhi Xin's brilliant collection of spiritual poems: "Feel Free in this Mortal Life"! Each poetry collection of Teacher Zhi Xin's is a fusion of wisdom and mercy after decades of Buddhist practice and demonstration, having finally understood the truth of the origin of life. Each collection can be considered a classical book of Buddhist practice and a demonstration of perfect wisdom in life, providing us with a rare and precious guide to the ultimate tr...

Drylands, a home for nearly 2.5 billion people, are highly vulnerable to anthropogenic climate change, and dryland area may expand to 50% of the Earth's surface by 2100. Climate change may aggravate the prevalence of undernutrition and malnutrition because of adverse effects on quantity and quality of food production in these regions. This book takes a holistic approach to sustainable management of drylands to make agriculture drought-resilient. Eminent scientists from around the world sha...

Teaching and Learning Chinese as a Second or Foreign Language, edited by Ko-Yin Sung, addresses three emerging themes in the field of Chinese language teaching and learning. (1) Increasingly ubiquitous in all language learning and teaching, and for the learning of Chinese as a second language in particular, information and communication technology (ICT) can serve as an important and effective tool. Several chapters focus on how certain emerging ICT tools are applied in teaching and learnin...

I solemnly recommend another of Teacher Zhi Xin's brilliant collection of spiritual poems: "My Daily Life"! Each poetry collection of Teacher Zhi Xin's is a fusion of wisdom and mercy after decades of Buddhist practice and demonstration, having finally understood the truth of the origin of life. Each collection can be considered a classical book of Buddhist practice and a demonstration of perfect wisdom in life, providing us with a rare and precious guide to the ultimate truth of life and ...

I solemnly recommend another of Teacher Zhi Xin's brilliant collection of spiritual poems: "My Daily Life"! Each poetry collection of Teacher Zhi Xin's is a fusion of wisdom and mercy after decades of Buddhist practice and demonstration, having finally understood the truth of the origin of life. Each collection can be considered a classical book of Buddhist practice and a demonstration of perfect wisdom in life, providing us with a rare and precious guide to the ultimate truth of life and ...

I solemnly recommend another of Teacher Zhi Xin's brilliant collection of spiritual poems: "Dance of Healing Hearts"! Each poetry collection of Teacher Zhi Xin's is a fusion of wisdom and mercy after decades of Buddhist practice and demonstration, having finally understood the truth of the origin of life. Each collection can be considered a classical book of Buddhist practice and a demonstration of perfect wisdom in life, providing us with a rare and precious guide to the ultimate truth of...

For thousands of years, mankind has been pondering and working on the issue of education. Throughout time, we have become increasingly aware of the fact that among all civilizations on Earth, the Oriental civilization is the most ancient, with a history spanning 5,000 years. Especially noteworthy is the profound exploration of education in the East, making it the most profound in human history. However, over these 5,000 years, a fundamental issue has persisted in our education system in th...

One of the most important topics in soil science is understanding the relationship between soil biodiversity and soil ecosystem function. This relies on techniques able to accurately identify different soil organisms and how they interact in the soil microbiome.Measuring and assessing the biological health of soils provides a comprehensive overview of the range of techniques used to assess microbial/faunal diversity and activity in soils and its impact on key ecological pr...