The primary objective of Foundations of Stress Waves is to give the reader an understanding of stress wave behaviour while taking into account the dynamic constitutive equations of elastic-plastic solids. The author has combined a 'materials characteristics' approach with a 'singularity surface' approach in this work, which readers will find to be a novel and unique route to solving their problems. - Helps engineers understand the effects and behavior of stress waves in various materials -...

Dynamics of Materials: Experiments, Models and Applications addresses the basic laws of high velocity flow/deformation and dynamic failure of materials under dynamic loading. The book comprehensively covers different perspectives on volumetric law, including its macro-thermodynamic basis, solid physics basis, related dynamic experimental study, distortional law, including the rate-dependent macro-distortional law reflecting strain-rate effect, its micro-mechanism based on dislocation dynam...

Like so many of her young compatriots, Lili Lin lives on the margins of society–she has been jailed for “having a corrupt lifestyle and hooliganism,” and at 24 she is unemployable because she doesn’t have connections and unmarriageable because she isn’t a virgin. Estranged from her parents, restless and cynical, she drifts from day to day. Then she meets an American journalist infatuated with China, who gradually opens her eyes to what is happening. Together they embark on a journey that w...

The voluntary sector plays a crucial role in shaping place, and is in turn shaped by that context, yet this ‘place leadership’ role has been underexplored in research. This interdisciplinary book brings together leading scholars and practitioners to examine this intriguing phenomenon in different political and cultural contexts.Using case studies from the UK, the US, China and Europe, the book provides fresh insights into the dynamic relationship between place, leadership and volun...

Embodied Memories, Embedded Healing critically engages with the major East Asian cultural knowledge, beliefs, and practices that influence environmental consciousness in the twenty-first century. This volume examines key thinkers and aspects of Daoist, Confucianist, Buddhist, indigenous, animistic, and neo-Confucianist thought. With a particular focus on animistic perspectives on environmental healing and environmental consciousness, the contributors also engage with media studies (eco-cin...

一部塵封四百年的家族聖經日記一位被國姓爺梟首的荷蘭青年牧師貼身觀察荷治末期最真實的西拉雅族群及荷鄭台江烽火▍荷治台灣史權威 江樹生教授：這是一本相當接近史實，令人感動的歷史小說。的確，這故事非常值得帶回台灣，分享給台灣的鄉親。　　1661年9月，圍困熱蘭遮城四個多月的國姓爺鄭成功，邀請被俘虜的荷蘭人參加盛宴，宴會結束後，鄭軍士兵蜂擁而入，將所有荷蘭男人斬首。在場有位荷蘭牧師，試圖用言語和祈禱來安慰別人，而他自己成了劊子手的最後一個受害者。那位牧師叫做阿諾德斯．溫世繆（Arnoldus Winsemius），27歲，正是這本「日記」的主人翁。　　一個出生在荷蘭的人，為何會到遙遠的福爾摩沙宣教？在異鄉殉道的阿諾德斯．溫世繆，之後成為溫世繆家族史上的謎樣人物。本書作者Pieter Winsemius身為家族後輩，繼承父親Albert Winsemius（經濟學家，1961-1984年擔任新加坡首席經濟顧問）多年累積的研究成果，並參考詳盡的萊登遺產繼承資料、阿姆斯特丹城市檔案、巴達...

This work investigates a case of political persecution that occurred over 50 years ago (the Wang case), but which still raises profound issues for the relationship between revolutionary regimes and the intellectuals who serve them. Song Jinshou has compiled a list of the documents of the Wang case.

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.

When the tides of history crash against the quiet shores of an ordinary life, the results can be both strange and devastating. Joseph Yen grew up in the shadow of civil war, revolution, and unrelenting political upheaval. Born into the household of a wealthy Shanghai industrialist, he might have expected a life of privilege and stability. Instead, the great storms of the age - national and domestic alike - swept him into a world of uncertainty.Moving with his mother to Beijing, the...

This book presents the work of the RILEM TC 279-WMR, whose purpose was to facilitate the use of waste, marginal and secondary materials for roads by investigating the performance of road materials containing waste through round robin tests and the development of standard procedures for their selection, preparation, and use. The structure of this book includes an introduction, five technical chapters, and a conclusion. The topics addressed are: the use of asphalt binder additives such as pl...

Data Science for Infectious Disease Data Analytics: An Introduction with R provides an overview of modern data science tools and methods that have been developed specifically to analyze infectious disease data. With a quick start guide to epidemiological data visualization and analysis in R, this book spans the gulf between academia and practices providing many lively, instructive data analysis examples using the most up-to-date data, such as the newly discovered coronavir...

This book reviews and discusses the development of self-assembled nanomaterials applied in biomedical fields. Based on self-assembled nanomaterial constructions, it highlights the mechanisms of the stimuli-response-induced assembly/disassembly and transformation. Moreover, it examines healthcare-related diseases, the applications of nanomaterials and therapy/detection strategies, providing readers with both a deeper understanding of the subject and inspirations for future research. The boo...