What kind of role can the middle class play in potential democratization in such an undemocratic, late developing country as China? To answer this profound political as well as theoretical question, Jie Chen explores attitudinal and behavioral orientation of China's new middle class to democracy and democratization. Chen's work is based on a unique set of data collected from a probability-sample survey and in-depth interviews of residents in three major Chinese cities, Beijing, Chengdu and...

The overseas Chinese democracy movement (OCDM) is one of the world's longest-running and most difficult exile political campaigns. This unique book is a rare and comprehensive account of its trajectory since its beginnings in the early 1980s, examining its shifting operational environment and the diversification of its activities, as well as characterizing its distinctive features in comparison to other exile movements.Chen Jie takes an empirical approach to the history of the OCDM...

Integrate RCTs and real-world evidence for stronger regulatory submissionsSince the passage of the 21st Century Cures Act, the landscape of clinical research has transformed dramatically. Today, the integration of real-world data (RWD) and real-world evidence (RWE) with traditional randomized controlled trials (RCTs) is not just innovative - it is essential for modern drug development and regulatory decision-making.This comprehensive volume bridges the meth...

Everyone lives under the same sky.How could my living under it be for nothing?Only by understanding the principles between Heaven and humanitycan one comprehend the power of creation and transformation.Fame and achievement go to the wine cup.Talent and accomplishment enter into poetry.I reckon that the joy found in leisureis unmatched by the wholeness I have attained.

This new volume of Methods in Enzymology continues the legacy of this premier serial with quality chapters authored by leaders in the field. This volume covers computational prediction RNA structure and dynamics, including such topics as computational modeling of RNA secondary and tertiary structures, riboswitch dynamics, and ion-RNA, ligand-RNA and DNA-RNA interactions. - Continues the legacy of this premier serial with quality chapters authored by leaders in the field - Covers computatio...

**Selected as one of the Financial Times Best Books of 2012**Featuring:AUTHORS: Jie Chen, Han Dong, Diao Dou, Cau Kou, Ding Liying, Ho Sin Tung, Yi Sha, Zhu Wen, Xu Zechen and Zhang Zhihao.‘Everyone in the whole country knew this place was full of money, you only had to bend down and pick it up; everyone in the whole country also knew that opportunity here was like bird shit – while you weren’t looking it would spat...

Understand the principles, practices, and applications of bionanotechnologyThis hands-on textbook covers key aspects of bionanotechnology from an engineering perspective. The book delves into a wide variety of topics, including materials science, micro/nano fabrication, general physics, fluid flow, electromagnetics, thermodynamics, molecular biology, immunology, biochemistry, and organic chemistry.Developed from an advanced engineering course taught by its ...

Launched in 2013, the journal Unmanned Systems has published more than 200 articles reporting on the state-of-art development in the field. This review volume has selected the 15 best articles of the journal to mark its 10-year anniversary as well as the progress achieved in the field of unmanned systems in the last decade.The articles selected in this celebratory volume cover all subjects related to the development of automatic machine systems in unmanned hardware platforms (aeria...

Toward Better Governance in China takes a fresh look at the latest efforts made by Chinese leaders to promote governance-based reform. It asserts that the improvement of governance has now become one of the breakthrough points of the much anticipated political reform. Although the Chinese government continues to play down expectations about political reform, many small-scale reform experiments have been quietly undertaken by Chinese leaders at various levels in recent years, inclu...

Medical Product Safety Evaluation: Biological Models and Statistical Methods presents cutting-edge biological models and statistical methods that are tailored to specific objectives and data types for safety analysis and benefit-risk assessment. Some frequently encountered issues and challenges in the design and analysis of safety studies are discussed with illustrative applications and examples.Medical Product Safety Evaluation: Biological Models and Statistical Methods presents c...

This book provides a comprehensive survey of recent progress in the design and implementation of Networks-on-Chip. It addresses a wide spectrum of on-chip communication problems, ranging from physical, network, to application layers. Specific topics that are explored in detail include packet routing, resource arbitration, error control/correction, application mapping, and communication scheduling. Additionally, a novel bi-directional communication channel NoC (BiNoC) architecture is descri...

This book introduces a pioneering framework for monitoring and controlling autonomous energy systems, distinguished by its use of physics-informed deep neural networks. These networks provide accurate estimations and forecasts, interlacing with advanced composite optimization algorithms to simplify the complex processes of state estimation. This approach not only boosts operational efficiency but also maximizes flexibility through a data-driven methodology integrated with physics-based pri...