During a deep-sea exploration, the vessel mysteriously lost control and was wrecked upon impact. As the crew attempted to escape, they were startled by the sight of a gigantic eye. Is this an illusion generated by the crew members while being in the depths of the sea, or is there truly such a massive unidentified creature living in the deep sea? The X Exploration Special Ops Team is dispatched to the scene to investigate the truth.

The author employs simple language to reminisce about childhood, describing various interesting events and whimsical thoughts that occurred during that time. Engaging in dialogue with a white cloud, contemplating finding a good family for a flower, pondering why the mountains disappear when the sky darkens, observing the shapes of stars — the author uses rich imagination and sincere words to celebrate the joy of childhood and record the journey through it. This piece evokes memories of inn...

In this book, the authors cover the recent progress in the synthesis, characterization and application of various multi-layered carbides, carbonitrides and nitrides. Moreover, the processing and development of MXene-based composites are elaborated, focusing on their applications and performances as transparent conductors in environmental remediation and energy storage systems.

"A Squirrel's Cafe" is a collection of short fairy tales, with each story being concise and innovative in form. Despite their brevity, they contain a vast universe, allowing the author's understanding of life and emotional insights to be quickly and vividly conveyed to children. These stories leave room for readers to contemplate, savor, and imagine. They are brimming with fantastical imagination, leading children into a magical journey with animals and into a dreamlike world.

This book systematically presents 40 pests, 7 natural pest enemies, and 20 diseases and weeds commonly encountered in sugarcane production, combining clear colour photos with detailed scientific descriptions. It covers a range of related topics, including morphological identification, habits and frequency of occurrence, prevention and control measures, symptom identification, characteristics of infections and epidemics, parasitic (predator) characteristics, ways of utilising natural pest e...

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the National Conference of Theoretical Computer Science, NCTCS 2019, held in Lanzhou, China, in August 2019.The 11 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 28 submissions. They present relevant trends of current research in the area of algorithms and complexity, data science and machine learning theory, and computational model.