Written between 500 BCE and 700 CE, these seven texts have inspired generals for millennia, both in China and the wider world. Featuring Sun Tzu's The Art of War, this new translation brings to light the military masterpieces of ancient China. These seven texts display an understanding of strategy and warfare still relevant more than 2,000 years after they were originally written. Together, they present a uniquely eastern tradition of warfare that emphasizes speed, stealth, and cu...

La obra de Wu Qi ocupa un lugar significativo entre los manuales militares clásicos de la antigua China imperial. Tanto este tratado como el ya famoso Arte de la guerra de Sun Tzu son conocidos bajo el término común "El arte de la guerra de Sun y Wu". Vale aclarar que no existe un libro con este título, solo se trata de una forma en la que los intelectuales chinos combinan los nombres para referirse a las obras de estos dos magníficos estrategas. El Discurso sobre el arte de la guerra nos ...

Comprehensive reference detailing key aspects of SHE, enabling readers to formulate different kinds of SHE equations, effectively solve the nonlinear SHE equations, and grasp key aspects of SHE applications.Unified Selective Harmonic Elimination for Power Converters focuses on the three main challenges of selective harmonic elimination (SHE)—the mathematical modeling of fundamental and harmonic components using the pre-defined waveform, accurately solving ...

Der TCM-Klassiker von Li Wu – jetzt in der 8. Auflage!Im Zentrum der Traditionellen Chinesischen Medizin (TCM) steht die Anregung der Lebensenergie Qi. Demnach liegt jeder Beschwerde, ob körperlicher oder seelischer Natur, eine Störung des harmonischen Verhältnisses zwischen den Polen Yin und Yang zugrunde. Bei der Behandlung geht es daher stets darum, das aus dem Lot geratene Gleichgewicht wiederherzustellen, um so den Fluss der Lebensenergie Qi anzuregen und die Selbsthei...

Becoming a leader enables you to inspire, galvanize, and achieve your dreams as an aspiring healthcare provider. Strong leadership skills are needed in modern clinical settings to enhance teamwork, communication, and collaboration. Don't wait until you have completed training or are given a title to start on your leadership journey—start today. Unlocking the Leader Within: A Medical Student's Guide to Practical Leadership is a unique and practical resource that equips you with real-world s...

Visual Question Answering (VQA) usually combines visual inputs like image and video with a natural language question concerning the input and generates a natural language answer as the output. This is by nature a multi-disciplinary research problem, involving computer vision (CV), natural language processing (NLP), knowledge representation and reasoning (KR), etc.Further, VQA is an ambitious undertaking, as it must overcome the challenges of general image understanding and the ques...

Despite China’s rise to the status of global power, many Chinese youths are anxious about their personal future, in large measure because the rapid changes have left them feeling adrift. This book, available in open access, provides a manifesto of intellectual activism that counsels China’s young people to think by themselves and for themselves. Consisting of three conversations between Xiang Biao, a social anthropologist, and Wu Qi, a rising journalist, the book probes how China ...

This book mainly presents the state-of-the-art development in indoor sound environment. Not simply introducing the research on the acoustic environment or noise level of indoor building, the book considers the differences in the function of buildings and the perception of acoustic environment, as well as the relationship between sound quality and health and behavior. The book includes the multidisciplinary studies in architecture, acoustics, environmental science, psychology, sociology, an...

"The Book of War" is a seminal text attributed to Sunzi, a legendary military strategist from ancient China. This classic work delves into the philosophy and strategy of warfare, emphasizing the importance of adaptability, intelligence, and the psychological aspects of conflict. Sunzi's teachings advocate for understanding both oneself and the enemy, promoting the idea that the best victory is one that is achieved without fighting. The text has influenced military leaders and strategists t...

Qi Gong for Total Wellness is a clear, illustrated guide to Qi Gong, the ancient self-healing art that combines movement, meditation, and visualization to boost energy and improve health. Author Baolin Wu specializes in Nine Palaces Solar Qi Gong which works with the energy of the son, and trains practioners to expel toxins and intake healthy qi through the nine openings--palaces-- of the body.This introduction to the concepts of Qi Gong and contains exercises and ...

Fernöstliches Heilwissen für Sie und Ihr Baby! Die Schwangerschaft sollte die schönste Zeit im Leben einer Frau sein. Niemals mehr wird ihr das Kind so nahe sein. Beide sollten sich fabelhaft fühlen und jeden Tag des Wunders, das sich gerade ereignet, genießen. Gleiches gilt für die Geburt und die darauffolgende Stillzeit. Allerdings können die hormonellen und energetischen Umstellungen während dieser Phasen Mutter und Baby vor große Herausforderungen stellen und ihre Befindlichkeit stark ...

Many African countries are increasingly interested in learning from China's experiences in achieving effective agricultural development. The Chinese government and academic community are also keen to share experiences and lessons with Africa. China made agriculture one of its development assistance priorities at the Third FOCAC Summit in Beijing in 2006.This systematic comparative study of agricultural development in China and Africa provides a unique basis for African countries an...