Applied Cross-Cultural Data Analysis for Social Work is a research guide for examining and interpreting data for the purpose of cultural group comparisons. This book aims to provide practical applications in statistical approaches of data analyses that are commonly used in cross-cultural research and evaluation. Readers are presented with step-by-step illustrations in the use of descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate statistics to compare cross-cultural population using large-sc...

Developing Cross-Cultural Measurement in Social Work Research and Evaluation, Second Edition is an applied practice-to-research text, with a focus on developing, assessing, and validating meaningful measurements across cultures and populations. This book deeply examines cultural differences that may present problems with measurements for target populations relevant to social work researchers, and features practical hands-on solutions to managing these problems using advanced quant...

Throughout history, Chinese scholars have made profound contributions to mathematics and science, earning global recognition for their exceptional work. This book honours the remarkable achievements of these distinguished individuals, recipients of the Fields Medal and the Wolf Prize, two of the highest honours in their respective fields.From overcoming challenges to reaching the pinnacle of academic excellence, these laureates have advanced human knowledge and inspired countless o...

Technical insights on the vital aspects of hardware and software components in modern wireless system designIntroduction to Wireless System Design: From Circuits to Web-based Applications provides an introductory level overview for readers to acquire technical insights on the most important aspects of modern wireless system design from an industrial and practical perspective.Various functional blocks of wireless systems and products are discussed a...

Study efficiently and effectively for high-stakes surgery exams with this superb review tool. Rush University Medical Center Review of Surgery, 6th Edition, has been thoroughly updated with new questions and answers in all chapters, and content has been revised to reflect what is most important on today's exams. A broad range of surgical topics provide a complete review of the information you need to know. - Comprehensive coverage of both general surgery and surgical subspecialties in a us...

This book fills a critical gap in scholarship from social workers in the effort to eradicate anti-Asian racism through exploration in the historical and current political context. Asian Americans are the fastest growing population among all racial and ethnic groups. Recent events have highlighted incidents of anti-Asian racism which has a long history tied to various marginalized identities in the U.S. This book examines the experiences and impacts of racism from the perspective of Asian A...

'Ranging from original photographs to pictures from university archives, the insightful curation of images in this book further enhances the reading experience … An authoritative and comprehensive synthesis of both primary and secondary sources, Nobel and Lasker Laureates of Chinese Descent offers unparalleled insight into the most eminent twentieth-century physicians and scientists of Chinese descent. The book is of broad interest to anyone interested in the history of science and medicin...

With contributors from different generations of the Chinese-speaking world, the book addresses the relevance of Paul Tillich’s thought in the Chinese cultural-political contexts.Appropriating and transforming different themes of Tillich’s thought in the Chinese context, the contributors reframe the dialogue with Buddhism and Confucianism, religion and science, and religion and politics under the interpretation of Tillich’s ideas. The thought-provoking essays examine the intellectua...

WINNER OF THE ABIA AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD.Winner of the QLA Glendower Emerging Writer AwardShortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary AwardA Booktopia Best Book of the YearMulti-cast narration and enhanced audio features.Siang Lu's searing debut is a black comedy about the whitewashing of the Asian film industry, told in the form of an oral documentaryIt sounded like a good idea at the time- A Hollywood spy thriller, starring, for the fi...