The problems in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) are not only novel and interesting but also deeply rooted in profound mathematical context. The team at the International Mathematical Olympiad Research Center at East China Normal University has compiled and studied problems from past IMOs, dividing them into four volumes based on the mathematical fields involved: algebra, geometry, number theory, and combinatorics.In the combinatorics volume, the IMO combinatorics prob...

The rise of China's economy is an integral part of world history. Since 1978, China achieved tremendous economic success. What is the secret behind China's economic rise? This book approaches the topic by focusing on origins, models, and characteristics — a comprehensive perspective that offers further reflection on the often-discussed and ever-relevant subject of China's economic rise.The rise of China's economy keeps puzzling the intellectual minds. With clear and professional in...

This SDN studies the evolution of inequality across age groups leading up to and since the global financial crisis, as well as implications for fiscal and labor policies. Europe’s population is aging, child and youth poverty are rising, and income support systems are often better equipped to address old-age poverty than the challenges faced by poor children and/or unemployed youth today.

Finding the right criteria to use when judging Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is essential if it is to stand up to criticism from those concerned about the importance of evidence-based medicine. This edited volume highlights how CAM requires different research tools and techniques from conventional medicine, and examines effective methodologies for accurately assessing CAM.Addressing a problem which is often cited as the reason for a failure to appreciate the potentia...

Há muito considerado uma obra-prima do fantástico e do misterioso, Contos de fantasia chineses é uma coleção de contos sobrenaturais compilados de antigas histórias folclóricas chinesas por Pu Songling no século XVIII. Esses contos de fantasmas, magia e outras coisas bizarras e fantásticas são um verdadeiro clássico da literatura chinesa e dos contos sobrenaturais em geral. Esta primeira edição brasileira contou com organização de Yao Feng e tradutoras que converteram a obra ao português b...

This book systematically introduces the single frequency semiconductor laser, which is widely used in many vital advanced technologies, such as the laser cooling of atoms and atomic clock, high-precision measurements and spectroscopy, coherent optical communications, and advanced optical sensors. It presents both the fundamentals and characteristics of semiconductor lasers, including basic F-P structure and monolithic integrated structures; interprets laser noises and their measurements; a...

Machine learning and artificial intelligence have propelled research across various molecular science disciplines thanks to the rapid progress in computing hardware, algorithms, and data accumulation. This book presents recent machine learning applications in the broad research field of molecular sciences. Written by an international group of renowned experts, this edited volume covers both the machine learning methodologies and state-of-the-art machine learning applications in a wide rang...

This volume is a unique combination of papers that cover critical topics in biostatistics from academic, government, and industry perspectives. The 6 sections cover Bayesian methods in biomedical research; Diagnostic medicine and classification; Innovative Clinical Trials Design; Modelling and Data Analysis; Personalized Medicine; and Statistical Genomics. The real world applications are in clinical trials, diagnostic medicine and genetics. The peer-reviewed contributions were solicited an...