The effect of US protectionist policy on stock prices of firms in the US and abroad is still an open question. This book, first published in 1996, investigates the effects of trade restrictions at the level of the individual firm, focusing on US, Taiwan and South Korea.

The Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus, is the most destructive and invasive termite species globally. It is also the only termite species listed in the world's 100 worst invasive alien species of the Global Invasive Species Database. Annually, its infestation costs more than $4 billion in control and damage repairs in the USA alone. This book is the first comprehensive resource drawing on all the literature on C. formosanus since Tokuichi Shiraki first described the spe...

Comprehensive reference on state-of-the-art aerospace materials, reviewing the latest developments in the field and providing guidance on machining challengesGrinding of Single-Crystal Superalloys provides a comprehensive understanding of grinding technology for single-crystal nickel-based superalloys. It explores and analyzes grinding mechanisms and characteristics using both theoretical and simulation approaches. Grinding behavior in conventional and mic...

The energy demands of contemporary society mandate the urgent development and commercialisation of a ‘post-Li-ion battery’. Metal anodes are an important piece of this puzzle. This research and reference text discusses the role of metal electrodes in batteries in detail. Introducing the fundamental theoretical properties of metal anodes, the book surveys the history and prospects of the field, covering a wide range of metals, including Li, Na, K, Mg, Al, Zn, Ge, Sn, Sb and Bi. The first bo...

5G and Beyond Wireless Communication NetworksA comprehensive and up-to-date survey of 5G technologies and applicationsIn 5G and Beyond Wireless Communication Networks, a team of distinguished researchers deliver an expert treatment of the technical details of modern 5G wireless networks and the performance gains they make possible. The book examines the recent progress in research and development in the area, covering related topic...

Following two successful editions, the third edition of GIS: A Computing Perspective has been completely revised and updated, with extensive new content reflecting the significant progress that has been made in the realm of GIS within the last 20 years. Major new topics covered for the first time in this edition include: graph databases and graph query languages, ontology engineering and qualitative spatial reasoning, geosensor networks and GeoAI, decentralized computing a...

This book introduces a new Model-Based Reliability System Engineering (MBRSE) methodology, including its concept connotation, basic theory and technologies, framework of integrated platform and engineering application cases. Different from traditional Reliability System Engineering (RSE) methods that mainly rely on the management of documents, MBRSE is model centric method, with which the design for hexability (including “reliability, maintainability, testability, supportability, environme...

Analysis and control of time-delayed systems have been applied in a wide range of applications, ranging from mechanical, control, economic, to biological systems. Over the years, there has been a steady stream of interest in time-delayed dynamic systems, this book takes a snap shot of recent research from the world leading experts in analysis and control of dynamic systems with time delay to provide a bird's eye view of its development. The topics covered in this book include solution meth...

描述您想学习如何吸引人们，变得更快乐、更健康、更自由吗？ 如何让人们做你想做的事将 使你开始走上这条美妙的道路。现代生活分散了我们对真正重要事物的注意力，导致我们忘记了我们真正的身份。我们没有人天生就有恐惧、抑郁或紧张，不，我们生活中的某些东西将我们推入螺旋式下降，左右陷入问题。这些问题的解决方案可能正直地盯着我们，但除非我们尝试，否则我们永远无法弄清楚并充分发挥我们的潜力。对于某些人来说，与人打交道可能会非常有压力，但事实并非如此！压垮我们的烦恼和包袱需要放在一边，我们需要变得自由。许多善良、有爱心、聪明的人排斥潜在的朋友、雇主，甚至未来的配偶，因为他们没有社交洞察力，他们不知道如何吸引朋友，他们不明白他们的言行和行为会给别人留下什么印象。 学习这项技能至关重要，因为我们中没有一个人是一座孤岛，我们可以尝试自己生活，但当我们与朋友一起努力实现共同目标时，我们会让生活变得更加丰富、轻松、快乐、简单和轻松。生活不必那么艰难，你可能过的重复、无聊、压力大和不愉快...

This book addresses the latest findings on practical ultra-high voltage AC/DC (UHVAC/UHVDC) power transmission. Firstly, it reviews current constructions and future plans for major UHVDC and UHVAC projects around the world. The book subsequently illustrates the basic theories, economic analysis, and key technologies of UHV power networks in detail, and describes the design of the UHVAC substations and UHVDC converter stations and transmission lines. A wealth of clear and specific figures a...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the first China Conference on Knowledge Graph and Semantic Computing, CCKS, held in Beijing, China, in September 2016.The 19 revised full papers presented together with 6 shared tasks were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on knowledge representation and learning; knowledge graph construction and information extraction; linked data and knowledge-based systems; sha...