Action recognition technology has many real-world applications in human-computer interaction, surveillance, video retrieval, retirement home monitoring, and robotics. The commoditization of depth sensors has also opened up further applications that were not feasible before. This text focuses on feature representation and machine learning algorithms for action recognition from depth sensors. After presenting a comprehensive overview of the state of the art, the authors then provide in-depth...

《我的前半生》是一部真实记录女性奋斗与成长的纪实作品。书中以王君霞的人生经历为主线，讲述她从中国农村走出，在艰苦环境中成长，在时代浪潮中拼搏，最终成为教育事业创业者与国际化教育推动者的非凡历程。全书分为多个阶段：从贫困乡村的童年记忆，到父辈精神的传承；从白手起家创办口腔医学教育机构，到事业拓展至国内外多个城市；再到面对婚姻、家庭与人生低谷的坚韧抉择，以及中年之后带领子女远赴海外、重启人生的勇气与担当。这不仅是一部个人奋斗史，更是一部关于女性觉醒、家庭责任与时代变迁的深刻记录。书中真实呈现创业的艰辛、亲情的力量与教育的价值，展现了一个普通女性如何在困境中不断突破自我、实现人生跃迁。本书适合广大女性读者、创业者、教育从业者及所有在人生道路上寻求方向与力量的人阅读。

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...

Dynamics of Materials: Experiments, Models and Applications addresses the basic laws of high velocity flow/deformation and dynamic failure of materials under dynamic loading. The book comprehensively covers different perspectives on volumetric law, including its macro-thermodynamic basis, solid physics basis, related dynamic experimental study, distortional law, including the rate-dependent macro-distortional law reflecting strain-rate effect, its micro-mechanism based on dislocation dynam...

This book explores the "triple helix" of data, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence, exploring how this powerful convergence is reshaping life sciences. It serves as a comprehensive guide to the technologies driving this revolution, from the foundational principles of scalable cloud infrastructure to the architecture of the generative AI and Large Language Models that are learning to speak the language of biology. The book examines the practical application of these tools across se...

High Plasticity Magnesium Alloys focuses on the microstructure, mechanical properties and processing methods of magnesium alloy materials. The title offers theory and methods on high-plasticity magnesium alloys, including phase diagram construction, alloying and deformation. Four typical high-plasticity magnesium alloys are discussed through thermodynamic phase diagram construction and the characterization of their microstructure, mechanical properties and texture at as-cast, extruded, rol...

A carefully curated collection of resources covering the concepts, perspectives, and applications of phthalocyanine chemistryIn Phthalocyanine-Based Functional Polymeric Materials: Design, Synthesis, and Applications, a team of distinguished researchers delivers a comprehensive discussion of phthalocyanine-involving hybrids, molecular cages, coordination polymers, covalent organic frameworks, and organic polymers. The book also explains a diverse array of ...

Human-Machine Interfaces in Medical Robotics presents essential and advanced information on developing intuitive human-machine interfaces (HMI) for robotic surgery and rehabilitation. This book provides extensive coverage of multidisciplinary information needed to develop efficient HMI, discussing core technologies of the field, including hand-free control strategies, sensory feedback, data-driven approaches, human-robot shared control, autonomous control, human motor adaption, training, a...

在遙遠的中國東北有一條長達近二千公里的河流，它流過東北的心臟地區，就是有名的松花江。由長白山天池流入吉林省，它在我的家鄉附近與嫩江會合，再經過哈爾濱市，注入黑龍江後進入俄國。松花江夏季江畔風景迷人，沿岸土地肥沃，民風樸實。沿江有中國最大的水力發電廠，也是中國重工業大多聚集在東北的主要原因之一。我的父親母親就出生在松花江畔一個小村落，父親是白旗滿籍，母親姓魏，是漢人，據說是唐代名臣魏征的後人，從山東省蓬萊縣渡海來到東北，已經定居在吉林有數代之久了。我的故事從松花江開始，因為我的父母親是從松花江來的，他們給了我生命，使我能夠來寫這本書呈現給讀者。我是於中國對日抗戰（1937年七七事變）發起之前幾個月出生在北平的協和醫院。直到1946抗戰勝利之後，才以義民還鄉之名乘專車回到東北。以後之幾年，曾目睹國共在關外內戰的痕跡，書中說的都是自己親身的經歷，將會在第一篇講述給讀者。同時也會將我在台灣生長的經歷，由少年進入青年時所聞所見在第二篇中呈現給讀者。但是本書最重要的部分是由第三篇開始，從1962到今天，在異國他鄉下生活五十多年的經歷。包括...

Design of Steel Structures: Materials, Connections, and Components systematically introduces the basic concepts and principles of the subject of "Design of steel structure". Sections cover materials, failure modes of steel structures, members under tension, compression, bending and combined loads, steel connections, typical steel structural systems, composite members and vibrations resistance of steel members and connections. In addition, development history and the general application of ...

Optical Fiber Sensing TechnologiesExplore foundational and advanced topics in optical fiber sensing technologiesIn Optical Fiber Sensing Technologies: Principles, Techniques, and Applications, a team of distinguished researchers delivers a comprehensive overview of all critical aspects of optical fiber sensing devices, systems, and technologies. The book moves from the basic principles of the technology to innovation methods and a broad range of ap...

This book is intended for the fields of control engineering and swarm coordination. It introduces the fundamental methods and application technologies of a novel multi-agent system—reconfigurable swarms—in formation coordination, reconfiguration docking, task scheduling, and multi-modality control. The proposed overall control methodologies are validated through MATLAB simulations and physical experiments, offering effective theoretical and technical guidance for the emerging area of multi...