Presents applied theory and advanced simulation techniques for electric machines and drivesThis book combines the knowledge of experts from both academia and the software industry to present theories of multiphysics simulation by design for electrical machines, power electronics, and drives. The comprehensive design approach described within supports new applications required by technologies sustaining high drive efficiency. The highlighted framework considers the ...

Ultrasonic Chemical Process Intensification focuses on acoustic foundations and ultrasound cavitation. The book describes the theory and methodologies of ultrasonic enhanced chemical reaction, mass and heat transfer process, mechanical separation, pulverization process, and other unit operation processes. Users will find various sonochemical reactors and industrial ultrasonic processing equipment and devices as well as the application and progress of ultrasonic enhanced chemical reaction p...

《周易漫談》，書名原稱《我所認識的易經》，始作於2017年，完成於2023年。原分七冊，自印出版，分贈好友及提供學員閱讀參考。現重新修訂改版，合為五冊，定名為《周易漫談》，分享給一般愛好《易經》的朋友。《周易》，原是周朝王室的《易法》。周武王姬發滅商後，周朝成為中央天朝，周公奉命為新政府統籌制禮作樂工程，占卜屬於禮制的項目之一，故亦在創制之列。《易法》約完成於三千年前，原是占筮與治國兼備的用書；但由於文辭精簡古奧，號稱難讀，秦漢以後已經沒有人能夠讀通卦爻辭了。北宋大儒程頤著《伊川易傳》，在〈自序〉中說：「前儒失意以傳言，後學誦言而忘味。自秦以下，蓋无傳矣！予生千載之後，悼斯文之湮晦，將俾後人沿流而求源，此《傳》所以作也。」但程子所作的《伊川易傳》，不是解《易》。朱熹也說：「伊川見得箇大道理，卻將經來合他這道理，不是解《易》。」又說：「恐於文義名物也有未盡。」（《朱子語類》卷六十七）作者研究《易》學，立志推廣中華文化，以這本難讀的經典開始，嘗試解通每一卦的卦爻辭...

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...

Inter-ethnic political integration is a major theoretical and practical problem which is increasingly prominent in the political reality of multi-ethnic countries. This book is the final result of a special study on inter-ethnic political integration, emphasizing and proving the basic concepts and questions of inter-ethnic political integration, constructing a theoretical system of inter-ethnic political integration, forming a theoretical framework of inter-ethnic political integration, an...

Since the mid-1960s, Thailand's growth performance has been exceptional. Although hard hit by the external shocks fo the late 1970s and the early 1980s that proved severely destabilizing to many developing countries, Thailand showed remarkable reslience: price stability was quickly restored, and the Thai economy emerged from this period with strong recovery in growth and investment, in an environment of overall macroeconomic stability. This study examines the evolution of investment and gr...

Biotechnology of Major Cereals focuses on the recent advances and future prospects in cereal biotechnology. The first part of the book covers the world's major cereals and focus on new developments and trends. The second part is technology rather than species-led, detailing fundamental developments in technologies and significant target traits.

This book explains the exciting field of sonomyography (SMG), which makes it possible to use continuous signals detected by ultrasound images in real time to evaluate muscle functions.After an introduction, the book discusses the methods to extract and analyse different SMG signals, including muscle thickness, penetration angle, fascicle length, contraction activity, and muscle cross-sectional areas, etc. It then describes the mono-modal applications of sonomyography: posture recogn...

From Fragmentation to Financial Integration in Europe is a comprehensive study of the European Union financial system. It provides an overview of the issues central to securing a safer financial system for the European Union and looks at the responses to the global financial crisis, both at the macro level-the pendulum of financial integration and fragmentation-and at the micro level-the institutional reforms that are taking place to address the crisis. The emerging financial sector managemen...

This book covers some of the most popular methods in design space sampling, ensembling surrogate models, multi-fidelity surrogate model construction, surrogate model selection and validation, surrogate-based robust design optimization, and surrogate-based evolutionary optimization.Surrogate or metamodels are now frequently used in complex engineering product design to replace expensive simulations or physical experiments. They are constructed from available input parameter values a...

Integrating information from several areas of engineering geology, hydrogeology, geotechnical engineering, this book addresses the general field of groundwater from an engineering perspective. It covers geological engineering as well as hydrogeological and environmental geological problems caused by groundwater engineering. It includes 10 chapters, i.e., basic groundwater theory, parameter calculation in hydrogeology, prevention of geological problem caused by groundwater, construction dew...

The proposed SDN, prepared by a team of MCM/LEG experts, analyses whether bail-in -- defined as a statutory power to recapitalize a distressed SIFI by converting and/or writing down its unsecured debt -- could be a useful complementary tool to other resolution powers. More specifically, the note studies the effectiveness of bail-in in achieving prompt bank recapitalization at the time of distress, discusses potential risks when a bail-in power is activated, and proposes design features to ...