This book explains the AI algorithms, techniques, and application methods used in manufacturing, and how they contribute to the advancement of industrial intelligence.Industrial artificial intelligence (IAI) is rapidly evolving alongside the development of smart manufacturing, which cannot be achieved without intelligence at its core. IAI enables intelligent and resilient manufacturing systems, making them fault-tolerant, on-demand, and self-organizing. It also provides on-demand m...

Parallel Kinematics- Type, Kinematics, and Optimal Design presents the results of 15 year's research on parallel mechanisms and parallel kinematics machines. This book covers the systematic classification of parallel mechanisms (PMs) as well as providing a large number of mechanical architectures of PMs available for use in practical applications. It focuses on the kinematic design of parallel robots. One successful application of parallel mechanisms in the field of machine tools,...

The present book gathers a large amount of the recent research results on this topic to provide a better understanding of the size effect by giving a quantitative description of the relationship between the properties of engineering concrete-making material (e.g. the nominal strength) and the corresponding structure size. To be precise, this is about to explore the new static and dynamic unified size effect laws for concrete materials, as well as size effect laws for concrete components. B...

Opening a new window into Chinese intellectual discourse, this unique book is a critical engagement with the issues, problems, and meanings of contemporary Chinese intellectual thought. As key participants in these debates who have exercised a significant influence on the development of contemporary Chinese thought, the volume's contributors explore concerns over the role of the intellectual and the outcomes of knowledge production in the humanities. Masterfully translated, these essays pr...

Translingual Catholics explores the life experiences and theological writings of twentieth-century Chinese Catholic intellectuals and their impact on global Catholic theology.Weaving together archival resources in Chinese, French, and English, Translingual Catholics examines the preconciliar theological contribution of Republican-Era Chinese Catholics to global Catholicism and to the dialogue between Christianity and Chinese spiritual traditions. ...

Jinshan peut être considérée comme une ville trois fois nouvelle, recréée successivement, d’abord à sa création en 1386 dans l’objectif de renforcer le système défensif national, puis en tant que ville satellite en 1972, et enfin comme ville nouvelle depuis la fin des années 1990. Cette évolution se produit non seulement à l’échelle locale et dans les espaces internes des villes satellites ou des villes nouvelles, mais aussi plus largement aux échelles municipale et régionale. Cette recher...

Girl Syndrome focuses on the psychological dilemmas and identity anxieties of contemporary women during their formative years. "Girl Syndrome" is not a medical disease, but rather a hidden and pervasive psychological state—a fear of growing up, a doubt about self-worth, and an inner imbalance caused by the constant tug-of-war between societal pressures and emotional expectations.Through fragments of several women's lives, the novel depicts their struggles in their academic, profess...

Advanced methodologies in machine learning, optimal control, and agricultural water management to address irrigation scheduling in large-scale agricultureThrough a multidisciplinary approach, Precision Irrigation for Agriculture presents rigorous and practical methods that integrate machine learning, optimal control, and agricultural water management to design irrigation schedulers tailored for large-scale agricultural fields. The book includes case studie...

Adopting curriculum vitae (CV) analysis method, this book collects CVs of university faculty from 109 universities of "The Double First Class University Plan" in China, and systematically analyses the mobility pattern of faculty in China for the first time.Examining the overall mobility frequency of Chinese faculty and its growing rate, the authors predict that after the epidemic, with the growing number of returned overseas talents, there may be a third wave of faculty mobility. T...

Introducing state-of-the art computational methods, this book combines detailed explanations with real-world case studies to give a full grounding in the design of engineering materials. This book presents a wide spectrum of key computational methods, such as CALPHAD-method, first-principles calculations, phase-field simulation and finite element analysis, covering the atomic-meso-macro scale range. The reader will see these methods applied to case studies for steel, light alloys, superall...

The challenge of standardising social work education remains a much-discussed but under-documented issue, particularly in developing and less-developed countries. Existing literature often emphasises the need for student-centred learning but lacks a comprehensive examination of how students can shape curricula, lesson plans and teaching methods in cooperation with educators.This edited volume brings together leading scholars from across the Global North and South to explore the co-...

This book, drawing from internationally renowned scales like Bayley and Gesell, develops a child developmental assessment scale based on research data from Chinese children. It stands as a meticulous creation of the Capital Institute of Pediatrics, a national-level institution for children’s development research in China. The scale demonstrates good reliability and validity, meeting psychometric standards in various statistical aspects. In the revised scale, developmental quotients are cla...