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Liquid Crystal Devices are crucial and ubiquitous components of an ever-increasing number of technologies. They are used in everything from cellular phones, eBook readers, GPS devices, computer monitors and automotive displays to projectors and TVs, to name but a few. This second edition continues to serve as an introductory guide to the fundamental properties of liquid crystals and their technical application, while explicating the recent advancements within LCD technology. This edition i...

Arbre généalogique, arbre de la connaissance du Bien et du Mal, arbre de vie, arbre source d'ombre et de fraîcheur... Combien d'expressions, de clés, de mots ne sont-ils pas associés à l'arbre, démultipliés par la diversité des cultures ? Qu'en est-il alors des perceptions chinoise et occidentale de l'arbre ? La peinture peut donner sans doute des premières pistes, qui voit selon la tradition chinoise l'individu se fondre dans la nature, le monde. Plus largement, le regard sur l'arbre trad...

With China becoming a major force in steel research and development, this book highlights the work of a group from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, led by the first four authors. This group has the ideal knowledge base for writing this updated book on heat-resistant steels. The fifth author, Sha, based in the UK, has been collaborating with the Chinese group since 2009 and is the lead or sole author of four research books, all published in English. The last book, “Steels: from materials sc...

Rumah yang Tak Pernah Aku Tinggalkan bukan buku untuk dibaca dengan cepat.Ini adalah buku untuk ditinggali.Ditulis untuk mereka yang tampak kuat di luar, tetapi membawa kelelahan sunyi di dalam.Untuk mereka yang telah lama bertahan, menyesuaikan diri, dan belajar diam — hingga lupa bagaimana rasanya benar-benar pulang ke diri sendiri.Buku ini tidak menawarkan motivasi kosong.Tidak mengajarkan cara “menjadi lebih baik”.Tidak m...

Mit der Reihe Chinesische Perspektiven sollen grundlegende Werke chinesischen Denkens einem größeren deutschen Publikum zugänglich gemacht werden. Mit dem vorliegenden Band, der anlässlich des 40. Jahrestages der Aufnahme der diplomatischen Beziehungen zwischen China und Deutschland verfasst wurde, halten uns die Herausgeber einen faszinierenden Spiegel vor. Der chinesische, auf jeden Fall gut gemeinte Blick auf Deutschland ist auch und gerade für uns reich an Informationen und gibt Anlass...

Menemukan makna dari keadaan kesadaran tidak pernah sesederhana ini. Dalam volume ini kami meninjau arus pemikiran utama yang telah mempelajari tahapan kesadaran secara ilmiah. Dari upaya pertama pada definisi hingga studi empiris, hingga implikasi psikologi fisiologis dan ilmu saraf. Bagian pertama dari panduan ini membawa Anda dan menemani Anda dalam pencarian Anda akan makna dan tujuan kesadaran. Dari kesadaran hingga tidur, dari mimpi hingga kemampuan penuh perhatian. Bagian kedua dari...

Applications of remote sensing technology for monitoring and predicting water-related hazardsWater-related hazards such as floods and droughts have serious impacts on society. Their incidence has increased in recent decades, a trend set to continue with ongoing climate change. Adaptation and mitigation measures require accurate detection, monitoring, and forecasting, much of which comes from remote sensing technologies.Remote Sensing of Water-Related Ha...

This book is the first on the history of Chinese public relations, and has been selected as one of the “40 representative books for 40 years of public relations in China” by the Public Relations Society of China. In four chapters, it systematically reviews and analyzes the trajectory and evolution of public relations in China from the very start – when the “reform and opening” policy was adopted in 1978 – to the present.The book will help both established and new scholars and pract...

Supply and Demand Management in Ride-Sourcing Markets offers a fundamental modeling framework for characterizing ride-sourcing markets by spelling out the complex relationships among key endogenous and exogenous variables in the markets. This book establishes several economic models that can approximate matching frictions between drivers and passengers, describes the equilibrium state of ride-sourcing markets, and more. Based on these models, the book develops an optimum strategy (in terms...

Reviews advantages and disadvantages of different protected cultivation systems, from greenhouses and net houses to aquaponic and vertical farming systems.Detailed assessment of current research on optimising the two main variables in protected cultivation: the aerial environment and root development.Particular focus on systems control to optimise product quality and environmental impact.

How can the G20 fulfill their role most efficiently in the post-crisis era, and what role do the emerging economies play in the new global economic order? This timely volume provides an overview of the most important challenges ahead for the G20, especially China.