The book introduces a series of state-of-art Bayesian models that can be used to understand and predict spatially structured population dynamics in our changing world. Several chapters are devoted to introducing models that utilize detection/non-detection data, count data, combined count and capture-recapture data, and spatial capture-recapture data, respectively. The book provides R code of Metropolis-Hastings algorithms that allow efficient computing of these complex models. The book is ...

A luminous new translation of one of the greatest poets in Chinese historyLi Qingzhao is justly celebrated for her place in Chinese literary history. She was a poet with a wry, unsentimental style and a rich sense of melody. Her ci – lyrics that were originally set to music – are glorious in their depth and genius, spare and arresting on the line. They evoke with rare immediacy the haunting beauty of country life during the Song dynasty; the unseen, restiv...

《李清照》这本书，介绍了中国宋代女词人李清照传奇的一生，辉煌的词界创作历程，婚姻大事和历史地位，以及后人对她的几种评议。最后辑录了她的主要作品供读者阅读背诵和鉴赏。This book introduces the legendary life of Li Qingzhao, a female poet and essayist in the Song Dynasty in China, her brilliant creation process in the world of lyrics, marriage events, and historical status, as well as several comments on her by later generations. Her main works are compiled for readers to read, recite and appreciate at the end of the book.

« À ressentir la lune, à fredonner le vent, je me suis tant appliquée, À présent m’éloigne vieillie sans avoir rien accompli ». La femme qui écrivait ces mots a laissé en réalité sa trace fulgurante dans le ciel de la littérature mondiale. Li Qingzhao 李清照 (1084 – après 1149), considérée comme la plus grande poétesse de la littérature chinoise classique, est l’un des ...

Comprehensive resource on the fundamentals, recent research developments, and applications of triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs)Triboelectric Nanogenerators delivers a comprehensive overview of a lightweight, low cost, and high-efficiency sustainable mechanical energy harvesting technique that draws from the ambient environment and has high output and extremely flexible structural designs.The book starts with an introduction on triboelectric nano...

Li Qing Zhao’s Kitchen is a pandemonium of quick words, a hot-stop of new age versification, tender poems written by the disco ball of the 21st century dark music of revolution and upheaval, a glorious song of abc and cherry tree phonetics

A luminous new translation of the greatest woman poet in Chinese history, highlighting Li Qingzhao's iconoclastic verse and showcasing her visionary portrait of the inner workings of the artist’s mind.The Magpie at Night is a lyrical and searching portrait of the inner life of Li Qingzhao, one of the greatest poets in Chinese literary history. These spare and arresting poems evoke with rare immediacy the quiet and haunting beauty of country life during the...

This book systematically clarifies the casing deformation prevention and control technologies based on the integration of research area of both geology and engineering. These technologies incorporate reservoir geomechanics, casing deformation mechanics and hydraulic fracturing mechanics. It covers fluid channel-fault activation model and casing deformation mechanisms, types and formation conditions of fluid channels, casing deformation risk prediction technology, casing deformation early w...

Third-variable effect refers to the effect transmitted by third-variables that intervene in the relationship between an exposure and a response variable. Differentiating between the indirect effect of individual factors from multiple third-variables is a constant problem for modern researchers.Statistical Methods for Mediation, Confounding and Moderation Analysis Using R and SAS introduces general definitions of third-variable effects that are adaptable to...

This book focuses on linguistic synaesthesia in a hitherto less-studied language – Mandarin Chinese – and adopts a corpus-driven approach to support the analysis and argumentation. The study identifies directional tendencies and underlying mechanisms for Mandarin synaesthetic adjectives. By doing so, it not only provides an added layer of understanding for theories of linguistic synaesthesia, but also offers evidence to help refine previous theories, such as Embodiment Theory and Conceptua...

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 art of bonsai is widely known in the West: from the Karate Kid to the American Bonsai Association and even local grocery stores, bonsai has become a common sight in the States. But bonsai, the Japanese art of creating miniature trees, actually originated in China, where it's called penjing. Penjing, meaning "tray scenery," is a traditional Chinese art of creating miniature potted landscapes including trees and other plants. Brought from China to Japan in ancient times before spreading ...