This book offers a comprehensive overview of recent theoretical studies on rhodium-catalyzed C-H functionalization, a topic that has attracted considerable attention over the years. It includes a brief experimental history, elementary reactions, and theoretical perspectives and describes in detail recent advanced computational studies on different types of Rh-catalyzed C-H functionalization, the underlying mechanisms, and the origin of regioselectivity in a series of such reactions. Provid...

“If you have yet to add Liu to your must-read list, you’re doing yourself a disservice.”—BooklistWhen it comes to bold originality and pure storytelling skill, few authors of popular fiction can compare with the remarkable Marjorie M. Lui—and in the realm of paranormal romance, no one is better! With Soul Song, the sensational New York Times bestselling superstar brings readers another marvelous tale of passion and otherworldly occurrences centered around t...

Du hast wahrscheinlich schon in den Nachrichten von Bitcoin gehört oder mitbekommen, wie deine Freunde oder Kollegen darüber sprechen. Warum ändert sich der Preis ständig? Ist Bitcoin eine gute Investition? Wie kann Bitcoin überhaupt einen Wert haben? Warum reden die Leute ständig darüber, als würde es die Welt verändern? Das kleine Bitcoin-Buch schildert, was am heutigen Geld falsch ist und warum Bitcoin erfunden wurde, um eine Alternative zum aktuellen System zu bieten. Es beschreibt in ...

The world seems to have recently discovered India and China as major players in Asia, and political and economic connections between the two countries are rapidly growing. Beyond the fashionable phenomenon, the two countries have much in common and many shared experiences. Both are developing countries with dynamic economies focused on lifting their people out of poverty. There are also differences as well, as India is a democracy while China is an autocratic state, and the speed of econom...

The global industrial hemp market is estimated to reach $18.6 billion by 2027, with hemp now recognised as a more sustainable crop due to its ability to absorb and store up to twice as much carbon as trees. Despite its versatility, there remains significant concerns surrounding its regulation, as well as consumer understanding and acceptance of hemp and hemp-derived products.Achieving sustainable cultivation of hemp provides a comprehensive overview of the wealth of resear...

Embodied Memories, Embedded Healing critically engages with the major East Asian cultural knowledge, beliefs, and practices that influence environmental consciousness in the twenty-first century. This volume examines key thinkers and aspects of Daoist, Confucianist, Buddhist, indigenous, animistic, and neo-Confucianist thought. With a particular focus on animistic perspectives on environmental healing and environmental consciousness, the contributors also engage with media studies (eco-cin...

A collection of 700+ folk songs from southwest China compiled by a National Southwest Associated University student as a member of the Hunan-Guizhou-Yunnan Marching Brigade (or "Bu Xing Tuan") during a 68-day trek from Changsha to Kunming in 1938.After the Second Sino-Japanese War broke out in July 1937, three leading universities in north China-Peking University, Tsinghua University, and Nankai University-were forced to move southward to Changsha, the capital of H...

La revue semestrielle Jentayu (ISSN 2426-2536) est dédiée à la traduction de textes courts ou d’extraits de roman. À chaque numéro, entre douze et quinze textes provenant d’une variété de pays et de régions d’Asie sont sélectionnés sur un thème donné et traduits par des traducteurs chevronnés. Pour certains de ces textes, ils sont aussi mis en contexte sur le site internet par le biais d’un entretien avec l’auteur, le traducteur, ou d’une présentation de son traducteur. Pour le plaisir des...

This book explains China's new common prosperity policies—their significance, connotations, and goals—and explains the economic logic behind these often misunderstood policies. First, the authors explain the theory behind common prosperity. Why is the Chinese government changing its economic policies now, and what is its objectives and metrics? The authors then go on to explain how the new policies are being designed, what the test cases are across the country, and how the government, busi...

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of sustainable supplier management issues within the context of configuring smart product-service systems (smart PSS). It presents a theoretical framework and implementation path for the collaborative configuration of smart PSS with sustainable suppliers. The book also introduces various decision-making methods to enhance the proposed framework, including state-of-the-art methods, hyper-network clustering methods, and improved bi-level planning o...

The ember-magic inside her was never meant to awaken — and certainly not in a girl who wants nothing to do with the crown. When a dying kingdom demands a savior, she becomes the unwilling bearer of a power feared by every court. Hunted by rival factions and bound by a fate she cannot refuse, she is forced into a fragile alliance with an enemy prince whose past burns as fiercely as her own.As ancient creatures stir and long-buried secrets rise, her power grows beyond anything the re...

This book explores how Chinese border provinces have become actors in international relations.Through an analysis of the international actorness – the inherent characteristics of a subnational entity as an international player – of Yunnan and two other geographically peripheral provinces, Guangdong and Guangxi, the domestic, economic, and legislative circumstances that motivated these provinces to conduct transboundary engagements are determined. The book is based on an extensive f...