While biomedical researchers may be able to follow instructions in the manuals accompanying the statistical software packages, they do not always have sufficient knowledge to choose the appropriate statistical methods and correctly interpret their results. Statistical Thinking in Epidemiology examines common methodological and statistical problems

This book focuses on the stability analysis of Markovian jump systems (MJSs) with various settings and discusses its applications in several different areas. It also presents general definitions of the necessary concepts and an overview of the recent developments in MJSs. Further, it addresses the general robust problem of Markovian jump linear systems (MJLSs), the asynchronous stability of a class of nonlinear systems, the robust adaptive control scheme for a class of nonlinear uncertain ...

This book aims to work out the distributed economic operation in smart grids in a systematic way, which ranges from model-based to model-free perspectives. The main contributions of this book can be summarized into three folds. First, we investigate the fundamental economic operation problems in smart grids from model-based perspective. Specifically, these problems can be modeled as deterministic optimization models, and we propose some distributed optimization algorithms by integrating th...

This book aims to extend existing works on consensus of multi-agent systems systematically. The agents to be considered range from double integrators to generic linear systems. The primary goal is to explicitly characterize how agent parameters, which reflect both self-dynamics and inner coupling of each agent, and switching network topologies jointly influence the collective behaviors. A series of necessary and/or sufficient conditions for exponential consensus are derived.The con...

This book introduces a unique, packet-based co-design control framework for networked control systems. It begins by providing a comprehensive survey of state-of-the-art research on networked control systems, giving readers a general overview of the field. It then verifies the proposed control framework both theoretically and experimentally – the former using multiple control methodologies, and the latter using a unique online test rig for networked control systems. The framework investigat...

Winner of the 2020 Locus, World Fantasy, British Fantasy, Ignyte, and Brave New Words Awards.“There’s nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns,” proclaimed Octavia E. Butler.New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color showcases emerging and seasoned writers of many races telling stories filled with shocking delights, powerful visions of the familiar made strange. Between this book’s covers burn tales of scien...

Una de les primeres novel·les de la flamant premi Nobel, inèdita en català, que empeny el gènere negre fins a territoris inexplorats de la sensibilitat i els afectes.Aquesta és una novel·la singular dins el repertori de novel·les singulars de Han Kang: una història amb aires de noir en la qual el veritable misteri resideix a l'interior dels protagonistes.La Jeonghui s'embranca en una investigació per desmentir els rumors recents sobre la seva amiga i artist...

◎前言◎在這個強調跨領域融合與創新加速的時代，如何設計出符合現代需求、又延續傳統智慧的中藥配方，是一項極具挑戰的任務。本書所探討的「關聯式創新」，正是一種應對這項挑戰的全新思維框架。若要用一句話定義關聯式創新，那便是：一種運用符號關係來發明新事物的思維模式。這種思維模式不同於單一經驗的延伸，它強調的是有系統地發現、分析並重組各種「關聯」，進而催生出真正創新的成果。核心在於「符號關係運算」。這並非僅僅是數學或程式語言的技術，而是一種通用語言，用以描繪並理解我們世界中隱含的模式與結構。從自然科學到工程設計，從經濟分析到演算法優化，符號關係運算無處不在。它不只是解決問題的工具，更提供了批判性思維、邏輯推理與系統建模的能力，是促進創新與深化理解的基礎。應用於中藥創新時，這樣的思維格外有價值。當我們有了創造新配方的目標，便會開始蒐集資料：疾病症狀、藥物性味歸經、治療機理、傳統配伍、現代實驗結果等。這些資訊在關聯式創新的過程中會被轉化為一組組符號，彼此間形成可運算的結構關係。透過這樣的架構，我們不僅能夠系統性地整理現有知識...

Discussion of the “Chinese Model” abounds with the rise of China. This volume analyzes the Chinese case in a theoretical framework, provides an evolutionary perspective, and compares it with other models of development. Instead of focusing on one specific case, the book's contributors shed light on the application of theories of international relations, comparative politics, and development studies to the topic under deliberation. This book reflects that the “uniqueness” of the Chinese mod...

This celebration of Chinese Science Fiction — thirteen stories, all translated for the first time into English — represents a unique exploration of the nation’s speculative fiction from the late 20th century onwards, curated and translated by critically acclaimed writer and essayist Xueting Christine Ni.From the renowned Jiang Bo’s ‘Starship: Library' to Regina Kanyu Wang’s ‘The Tide of Moon City', and Anna Wu’s ‘Meisje met de Parel', this is a collection for all f...

This book shows how federated machine learning allows multiple data owners to collaboratively train and use a shared prediction model while keeping all the local training data private. Traditional machine learning approaches need to combine all data at one location, typically a data center, which may very well violate the laws on user privacy and data confidentiality. Today, many parts of the world demand that technology companies treat user data carefully according to use...

In recent decades, Korean communication and media have substantially grown to become some of the most significant segments of Korean society. Since the early 1990s, Korea has experienced several distinctive changes in its politics, economy, and technology, which are directly related to the development of local media and culture. Korea has greatly developed several cutting-edge technologies, such as smartphones, video games, and mobile instant messengers to become the most networked society...