This book presents a systematic approach to analyze nature-inspired algorithms. Beginning with an introduction to optimization methods and algorithms, this book moves on to provide a unified framework of mathematical analysis for convergence and stability. Specific nature-inspired algorithms include: swarm intelligence, ant colony optimization, particle swarm optimization, bee-inspired algorithms, bat algorithm, firefly algorithm, and cuckoo search. Algorithms are analyzed from a wide spec...

A major objective of this monograph is to identify the impact of thermal environment on urban center district. It provides in-depth evaluation and research on the correlation between urban spatial morphology indicator and urban thermal environment. In addition, the distribution characteristics of thermal environment and urban morphology units sample are also evaluated intensively. Furthermore, it analyses from three aspects of urban planning, architecture and landscape respectively and inc...

Intelligent computing is a computational approach primarily inspired by the objective laws governing biological groups in nature, as well as the behaviors of biological thinking and movement. It encompasses various algorithmic fields such as evolutionary computation, swarm intelligence computation, neural computation, and more. These algorithms typically achieve the goals of intelligent computing by simulating the distinctive functions of certain species in nature or specific characteristi...

In-depth and systemic examination of distribution automation with specific focus on fault location and service restorationFocuses on the detailed and systemic examination of fault location and service restoration in distribution gridArms the readers with a complete picture of what fault location and service restoration is from both theoretical and practical perspectivesPresents the authors' research on fault location and restoration for di...

This book employs a systematic and multi-faceted approach to explore China's coal consumption, emissions, and its development model. The book first provides an overview of the global and Chinese energy consumption trends and mix, with a particular focus on the position and role of coal. Through comparative analysis, it clarifies the importance of coal in global and Chinese energy security. It details the environmental problems arising from coal consumption, especially carbon dioxide and ot...

中华姓氏源远流长，在距今五六千年时，中华 民族就开始"称姓"了。所谓的"炎黄子孙" 是有其道理的，有许多中华姓氏的来源都与 炎帝和黄帝有直接的关系。对于同姓的人， 我们常说"五百年前是一家"，其实那也不 尽然，因为在漫长的历史长河中，姓氏经历 许多演变，同一个姓可能有不同来源，而不 同的姓却有可能同宗。 本书以图文并茂的方法介绍姓的起源、各种 造姓的方法、改姓、赐姓的现象，并介绍 "新百家姓"－－100个现今最常见的华人姓 氏的起源。同时，也介绍华人取名的习俗、 方式、忌讳，还有字、小名、别号、笔名、 艺名、年号、庙号、谥号等等。

This book is a collection of seminal position essays by leading researchers on new development in Geographic Information Sciences (GIScience), covering a wide range of topics and representing a variety of perspectives. The authors propose enrichments and extensions to the conceptual framework of GIScience; discuss a series of transformational methodologies and technologies for analysis and modeling; elaborate on key issues in innovative approaches to data acquisition and integration, acros...

This book clarifies the direction of business innovation using new ICT such as the Internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), smartphones, and cloud computing through a series of case studies on successful trials and advanced businesses in the Asia-Pacific where many industry sectors have been growing successfully in the 21st century. ICT has been playing an important role in value creation for customers and in profit generation for providers, contributing to various service i...

This book reviews the latest developments in nature-inspired computation, with a focus on the cross-disciplinary applications in data mining and machine learning. Data mining, machine learning and nature-inspired computation are current hot research topics due to their importance in both theory and practical applications. Adopting an application-focused approach, each chapter introduces a specific topic, with detailed descriptions of relevant algorithms, extensive literature reviews and im...