Edge AI at Home: Run Local LLMs on Your Windows GPU is a practical, step-by-step handbook for anyone who wants to run powerful AI locally—right on a Windows GPU laptop or desktop—without relying on the cloud.Instead of getting stuck in theory, you'll follow clear, hands-on instructions to set up a local AI environment and start using it immediately for real work and creative projects. You'll learn how to run local models, build privacy-friendly workflows, and turn your own PC into ...

An Urban Fantasy Adventure Intertwined with Mysterious PowersThe story is set in a seemingly ordinary modern city, but beneath its surface, various supernatural forces and mysterious organizations lurk in the shadows. The protagonist, an ordinary person, is unexpectedly drawn into a conflict among individuals with supernatural abilities. As the story unfolds, he gradually uncovers the earth-shattering secrets hidden within the city.

If the number one female tyrant ascended to the throne, what would happen to the Imperial Palace? A ruckus? Chicken and dog soaring into the sky?What would happen to the emperor if he messed with the imperial harem and beat up his concubine? To embarrass her in public?The emperor doesn't love the empress, give up on him and go out to attract bees and butterflies!A bundle of money, crawling out of the palace — yak yak yak, all waiting for me!

The book focuses on the issues of secure fusion estimation and control in cyber-physical systems under cyber-attacks, such as privacy protection under eavesdropping attacks, security fusion estimation under DoS and FDI attacks, and model-based and model-free security control under cyber-attacks. The comprehensive and systematic treatment of security protection in cyber-physical systems is one of the main features of the book, which is particularly suitable for readers interested in learnin...

A fox making a name for herself in a wolf's world.I'm Kira Fairwood --- fox shifter, bane of the werewolves, and also their employee. My job isn't just a paycheck. It's a way to ensure my unborn niece's heritage won't work against her when she grows up.So I dive right in to bag a hot alpha werewolf who's using his bar as a front to murder human women. Unfortunately, I soon discover Thom is being framed.Then the true murderer begins to hunt the hunte...

The book explores the academic characteristics, career development, and impacts of “foreignness” of Chinese overseas returnees in research universities. It provides valuable insights into the international mobility of academics and the challenges and opportunities that returnee scholars face in terms of research, teaching, international exchange, income, academic promotion, job satisfaction, and career mobility in their academic careers.Using first-hand large-scale survey data, the...

Two young gentry women meet by chance at a nunnery in Yangzhou, where they fall in love at first sight. After they exchange poetry and recognize each other’s literary talents, their emotional bond deepens. They conduct a mock wedding ceremony at the nunnery and hatch a plan to spend the rest of their lives together. Their schemes are stymied by a series of obstacles, but in the end the two women find an unlikely resolution—a ménage-à-trois marriage.The Fragrant Companions ...

Two young gentry women meet by chance at a nunnery in Yangzhou, where they fall in love at first sight. After they exchange poetry and recognize each other’s literary talents, their emotional bond deepens. They conduct a mock wedding ceremony at the nunnery and hatch a plan to spend the rest of their lives together. Their schemes are stymied by a series of obstacles, but in the end the two women find an unlikely resolution—a ménage-à-trois marriage.The Fragrant Companions ...

Preface A long time ago, I wanted to write a book similar to "Emonomics" combined with "Modern Human Psychology", mainly about the relationship between human emotions and society, economy, business or money, and all aspects, but I have been silent for a long time and have not started writing; first, there is no time for creation, and second, there is no creative impulse. After years of preparation, it is finally started today! My previous works "Love Classes", "The Marriage Classes" and "A...

Tourism Case Studies from the Asia-Pacific Region offers a comprehensive exploration of the diverse world of tourism within one of the most dynamic regions on the globe. Authored by leading academic and industry experts, this volume fills a crucial gap in tourism literature by providing practical and engaging case studies that highlight real-world industry best practices, challenges, and opportunities. The volume explores critical topics such as sustainable practices, cultural preservation...

“Celebrations and traditions might differ, but the story of missing distant family is universal.” — School Library Journal (starred review)This poignant, vibrantly illustrated tale, which won the prestigious Feng Zikai Chinese Children’s Picture Book Award in 2009, is sure to resonate with every child who misses relatives when they are away — and shows how a family’s love is strong enough to endure over time and distance.

This book is part of the 4-volumes collection of Atlas of Chinese Macrofungal Resources. This atlas documented 1819 species (or varieties) in 509 genera of macrofungi known from China, which are, according to their morphological characteristics, practically divided into 10 groups, including 196 larger ascomycetes, 21 jelly fungi, 47 coral fungi, 637 polyporoid, hydnaceous and lephoroid fungi, 11 cantharelloid fungi, 653 agarics, 130 boletes, 75 gasteroid fungi, 16 larger pathogenic fungi o...