Many metaheuristics are inspired by natural intelligence, particularly in how living species adapt and collaborate for survival. Swarm intelligence-based algorithms mimic the collective behaviour of animals and insects, and this book explores four such algorithms: Cat Swarm, Chicken Swarm, Bird Swarm, and Elephant Search. The authors have created engaging games to help children understand these algorithms through hands-on activities. With this interactive experience, the authors hope child...

Provides a comprehensive assessment of the major developments in global pig breeding programmesConsiders how genetics and breeding can be utilised to improve the sustainability and reduce the environmental impact of pork productionReviews the factors which can affect the reproductive efficiency of boars and sows, focussing on those that can impact semen quality and reproductive performance respectively

"Nestas páginas, convido-vos a conhecer um pouco dos fundamentos da Medicina Tradicional Chinesa e a perceber como podemos aplicar no nosso dia-a-dia e, até, hora a hora, esta filosofia de vida. Como mudando pequenos hábitos e gestos podemos aprender a viver em harmonia com a Natureza, com mais saúde e tranquilidade." Dr.ª Wenqian ChenA Dr.ª Wenqian Chen, fundadora e directora do Centro de Terapias Chinesas em Lisboa, partilha aqui a sua experiênc...

Most AP Psych review books give you everything. This one gives you what's on the exam.The AP Psychology exam has been completely redesigned. Five units. Digital format. Two new free-response question types. Most review guides haven't caught up. Score 5 on AP Psych was written from the ground up for the current exam — and nothing else.Written by an educational psychologist with over a decade of AP Psychology teaching experience, this focused guide cuts throu...

Considers the role of fertiliser use in agriculture as a major contributor to the imbalance of the global nitrogen cycleReviews the effectiveness of inorganic nitrogen fertilisers and organic sources of nitrogen in optimising nitrogen use efficiencyHighlights recent developments in the use of enhanced efficiency nitrogen fertilisers to reduce nitrous oxide emissions

The Westphalian model of international relations has given us a zero-sum game of winners and losers that has proven to be ineffective in addressing the pressing issues of our times. Philosopher Zhao Tingyang has argued that by conceptualizing international relations from the planetary perspective of tianxia, we can develop a sense of “worldness” that at once acknowledges the plurality of moral ideals defining of the world’s cultures and seeks practical ways to formulate a shared m...

By investigating the Southern Weekly Incident, in which censorship of the prominent Chinese newspaper Southern Weekly triggered mass online contention in Chinese society, Resistance in Digital China examines how Chinese people engage in resistance on digital networks whilst cautiously safeguarding their life under authoritarian rule.Chen's in-depth analysis of the Southern Weekly Incident ties together overlapping debates in internet studies, Chi...

De-Whitening Intersectionality: Race, Intercultural Communication, and Politics re-evaluates how the logic of color-blindness as whiteness is at play in the current scope of intersectional research on race, intercultural communication, and politics. Calling for a re-centering of difference by exploring the emergence and inception of intersectionality concepts, the coeditors and contributors distinguish between the uses of intersectionality that seem inclusive versus those that actually ena...

There is growing acceptance among pragmaticians that identity is often (de)constructed and negotiated in communication in order to impact the outcome of the interaction. Filling an important gap in current research, this book offers the first systematic, pragmatic theory to account for the generative mechanisms of identity in communication.Using data drawn from real-life communicative contexts in China, Xinren Chen examines why identity strategies are adopted, how and why identitie...

Drought remains the biggest single threat from climate change to the production of key cereal crops, such as wheat and barley. Cereals also respond in complex ways to drought stress, making improved drought tolerance a challenging trait to achieve. With many cereals recognised as staple food crops due to their nutritional value, more research is required into improving drought tolerance as a means of ensuring the future food security of millions.Developing drou...

Learn how to bring about significant personal transformation and growth with ease and become your best self without finding your purpose first!Drawing on decades of leadership experience, Dr Jefferson Yu-Jen Chen and Anne Duggan explore how the principles of disruption can be applied to get what you want in life and become your best-self. They question conventional thinking around purpose and the importance that it plays in achieving success.In an insightful, practical and ...

Exploring multimodality in English language teaching textbooks, this book focusses on how language and image are co-deployed within these resources in order to create and convey interpersonal meaning. Presenting cutting-edge research in appraisal studies and multimodal discourse analysis, Yumin Chen uses systemic functional linguistics and social semiotics to investigate how different voices are introduced and aligned inter-modally in textbooks, extending the appraisal systems of engagemen...