The Sixteenth Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, was the first Tibetan Buddhist leader to make extensive teaching tours to the West. His three tours to Europe and North America from 1974 to 1980 led to the global expansion of Tibetan Buddhist schools. This book presents the most in-depth analysis of the Karmapa’s contribution to the preservation and transmission of Tibetan Buddhism in exile. It is the first study to combine Tibetan life-writing and biographical materials in English with a thor...

1962 yılında tüm Çin'de olduğu gibi Şincan Uygur Özerk Bölgesi'nde kuraklığa bağlı olarak kıtlık ve yoksulluklarla boğuşuyordu, aynı zamanda, Çin-Sovyet ilişkileri de giderek bozulmaktaydı. Sovyetler Birliği'ne komşu sınır bölgeleri olan İli ve Tarbagatay gibi azınlık milliyetlerin yaşadığı büyük ilçelerde şiddetli isyanlar patlak vermişti ve bölge oldukça huzursuzdu. Bu sınır bölgelerinde yaşayanlar Sovyetler Birliği'ne kaçıyordu. O dönemde Çin'de üretim ve ekonomi alanında "Büyük İleri A...

This book serves as a solid ground for seeking strategies to build the compact city that situated in a specific local area, based on the systematic examination of the effects of spatial planning system on urbanization control. Furthermore, the critical problems in the urban planning process are revealed, and the possible approaches to improve the local planning system toward effectively promoting more compact development are discussed. This book also provides a comprehensive picture for un...

This book mainly focuses on the key technologies and important issues related to cyberattack strategy design against cyber-physical systems from the perspective of the attacker. Chapter 1 introduces the concept of cyber-physical systems, the significance of their cybersecurity, and research progress both domestically and internationally. Chapters 2–8 present research results on DoS attacks and FDI attacks under model-based, data-driven, time-varying delay, and game-based scenarios. This bo...

Was geschieht zwischen einem Soldaten im Widerstandskrieg gegen Japan und einer blinden Wölfin? Was hat es auf sich mit dem rätselhaften Selbstmord eines jungen Mädchens in der Villa ihres Vaters? Was passiert mit einem Baby in Schnee und Sturm in der Inneren Mongolei? Wie geht man um mit dem Wechselspiel aus Wahrheit und Fiktion? Wie reagiert ein dementer ehemaliger Polizeidirektor auf einen versuchten Einbruch? Wie kommt es, dass ein engagierter junger Arzt mit Penicillin Morde begeht? K...

Deploying a spatial approach towards children’s everyday life in interwar Hong Kong, this book considers the context-specific development of five transnational movements: the garden city movement; imperial hygiene movement; nationalist sentiments; the Young Women's Christian Association; and the Girl Guide. Locating these transnational cultural movements in four layers of context, from the most immediate to the most global, including the context of Hong Kong, Republican China, the British ...

This book mainly focuses on the key technologies and important issues related to localization estimation and formation control for networked multi-agent systems. Chapter 1 introduces the concepts of multi-agent systems, fundamental issues in localization and formation, research progress both at home and abroad, and the theory of system stability. Chapters 2–8 present research results on distributed localization estimation under conditions such as random deployment, non-ideal channels, rand...

This book is written by subject experts based on the latest research results on the characteristic line method of stress wave propagation in rock masses. It establishes a framework for stress wave propagation analysis methods under three levels of rocks, joints and rock masses. It introduces the two-characteristic line method for stress wave propagation in rocks, and further illustrates the modified characteristic line method for stress wave propagation in complex jointed rock masses. The ...

The analysis of drugs and their metabolites in biological media are now expected to routinely achieve � 20% accuracy in the ng/mL concentration level. Therefore, the availability and the selection of quality ion-pairs designating the analytes and their isotopically labeled analogs (ILAs) are important considerations in achieving the accuracy of qua

In early modern China, a major revival of Buddhism coincided with a surging fascination with theater. Buddhist monastics and laypeople increasingly participated in viewing, discussing, and writing plays. Far from merely serving as a medium for conveying religious teachings and practices, drama became a source of deep concern for Buddhists due to the perceived tension between spiritual discipline and worldly entertainment.In Performing Enlightenment, Mengxiao Wang examines ...

Liner Ship Fleet Planning: Models and Algorithms systematically introduces the latest research on modeling and optimization for liner ship fleet planning with demand uncertainty. Container shipping companies have struggled since the financial crisis of 2007-2008, making it critical for them to make informed decisions about their fleet planning and development. Current and future shipping professionals require systematic approaches for investigating and solving their fleet planning problems...

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