This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th CCF China Blockchain Summit on Blockchain Technology and Application, CBCC 2025, held in Shanghai, China, during December 18–21, 2025.The 26 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 102 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Blockchain Privacy Protection; Blockchain Data and Behavior Analysis; Blockchain Technology Innovation and Applications; Smart Contract; Block...

Intelligent Railway Alignment Design offers a comprehensive exploration of intelligent railway alignment optimization. The book considers a variety of critical topics, starting with the optimal selection of key technical standards for railway design and then introduces the comprehensive geographic information model. The methods for evaluating the suitability of the railway alignment based on the comprehensive geographic information model are discussed, together with economic optimization m...

CFD analysis for pump design and performance evaluationDesigning highly efficient pumps requires transitioning from traditional trial-and-error methods to advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) approaches and tools. Impeller Pumps: Design and Performance Evaluation using Computational Fluid Dynamics provides researchers and engineers with detailed methodologies for applying CFD to centrifugal, axial flow, mixed flow, vortex, and multistage pu...

This book explores metonymic patterns in Li Bai's poetry from a cognitive poetic perspective **and offers new insights into the use of metonymies in poetry more widely.**Focusing more specifically on Annotations to the Annals of the Complete Collection of Li Bai compiled by A Qi, it sheds light on the poetic style of one of the most celebrated poets of China's Tang Dynasty (610-907 AD).Adopting corpus-based and introspection methods, this book builds a met...

Including detailed discussions of both the current state and future directions of the field, this comprehensive textbook presents a complete overview of multilingualism.Written by internationally recognized researchers and educators, Understanding Multilingualism: An Introduction provides detailed coverage of the various dimensions of modern multilingualism. It highlights the interdisciplinary nature of the field by exploring the broad spectrum of differen...

Using the implementation of a deep learning framework as an example, C++ Template Metaprogramming in Practice: A Deep Learning Framework explains the application of metaprogramming in a relatively large project and emphasizes ways to optimize systems performance. The book is suitable for developers with a basic knowledge of C++. Developers familiar with mainstream deep learning frameworks can also refer to this book to compare the differences between the deep learning fram...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the Second China Conference on Networking, CCF ChinaNet 2025, which took place in Shenyang, China, during September 12-14, 2025.The 13 full papers included in the book were carefully reviewed and selected from 102 submissions. They deal with networking technologies such as cloud computing; mobile and network security; computer engineering and networks; etc. The theme of this year's conference was “Integrating Industry, Search, and Innovation...

Does the language we speak affect the way we think? This Element provides a synthesis of contemporary research on the interplay between language and cognition in speakers of two or more languages and examines variables deemed to impact bilingual acquisition and conceptualization of language-specific thinking patterns during L2 learning. An overview of different yet interrelated studies is offered across a variety of conceptual domains to illustrate different approaches and key variables. T...

The book "In the Mao Zedong era" is a memoir about the lives of the Chinese people, for better or worse - before and after the liberation in China, focusing on the period from 1949 to 1976. We follow the author's own life, looking back at the historical events of that period. She hopes that through this book, more people around the world will understand the true historical story of China during the Mao Zedong´s time.

Ferns are the most remarkable of plants, and their science is both complex and beautiful. Among our most ancient plants, they have a unique way of reproducing, and their story reveals much about our planet's evolution. Ferns tells a remarkable science story by tracing their origins to over 350 million years ago. It explores how ferns migrated from seat to land, how they sought light and interacted within ecosystems, how they survived mass extinctions, and what their ability to ada...

This book will employ physical modeling and mathematical derivation to develop an analytical theory for electromagnetic metasurface, which aims to deepen physical mechanisms and lays a solid theoretical foundation for further research on metasurfaces. Firstly, the book presents the general description of metasurface boundary conditions and key calculation methods, Secondly, the book develops the network transmission theory for multi-layer metasurface structures, yielding mathematical model...

Employing the intellectual migration analytical framework, this book examines the dynamics of student and professional migration. Intellectual migration encompasses a spectrum where higher education students and professionals at various life stages move to pursue intellectual credentials that can promote career development. Besides exploring the link between internal and international migration, chapters in this book investigate how key notions of the intellectual migration framework — int...