The Internet is the most important global infrastructure in the digital economy era. Its role has shifted from simple information exchange to support all kinds of novel scenarios and applications. Considering the diverse communication requirements, the development trend of the future network should support various addressing methods, such as IP address, identity, service, content, geographical location, and other potential communication modes. Therefore, a co-governed, secure, and evolvabl...

For thousands of years mankind has tried to understand nature. Exploring the world on all scales with instruments of ever more ingenuity, we have been able to unravel some of the great mysteries that surround us. While collecting an overwhelming multitude of observational facts, we discovered fundamental laws that govern the structure and evolution of physical reality.We know that nature speaks to us in the language of mathematics. In this language most of our basic understanding of the ph...

Advances in Botanical Research publishes in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics in plant sciences. Currently in its 75th volume, the series features several reviews by recognized experts on all aspects of plant genetics, biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, physiology, and ecology. - Publishes in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics in plant sciences - Contains commentary by recognized experts on all aspects of plant genetics, biochemistry, ce...

A true story history tried to forget.In 1922, during British rule in India, a young queen from a small princely state made a choice that shocked royalty, society, and empire.She was the Rani of Lathi.Born into privilege, bound by tradition, and widowed at a young age, she lived behind palace walls where duty mattered more than happiness. When her husband died, she became both a widow and the guardian of a child king. The rules around her tightened. Sil...

How a hybrid Confucian-engendered form of governance might solve today’s political problemsWhat might a viable political alternative to liberal democracy look like? In Against Political Equality, Tongdong Bai offers a possibility inspired by Confucian ideas.Bai argues that domestic governance influenced by Confucianism can embrace the liberal aspects of democracy along with the democratic ideas of equal opportunities and governmental accountability...

Although Christianity has been a minority religion in Chinese societies, Christians have been powerful catalysts of social activism in seeking to establish democracy and rule of law in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and diasporic communities. The chapters gathered in this collection reveal the vital influence of Christian individuals and groups on social, political, and legal activism in Chinese societies. Written from a range of disciplinary and geographical perspectives, the chapters...

In Mapping the Translator: A Study of Liang Shiqiu, the writer studies Liang Shiqiu (1903–1987), who was not only a famous writer and important critic but also one of the most prominent translators in China in the 20th century, most notably the first Chinese to finish a translation of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare.Based on primary sources, this research covers issues related to the historical, cultural, cognitive and sociological dimensions of translat...

She was the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister, and she had helped her husband ascend to the throne. With the excuse that he had beaten her into a cold palace, he had joined hands with her sister to force her to cut her stomach open and take her child.He had forced her only brother to be reduced to a beggar, killed her entire family, made her into a human being, imprisoned her in a barn, slept with pigs and dogs, and suffered the most terrible torture in the wor...

What separates those who achieve extraordinary results from those who remain stuck in ordinary patterns? The answer isn't talent, luck, or circumstances - it's the science of consistent forward motion.In this groundbreaking book, Paramjit Bais combines cutting-edge neuroscience research with timeless wisdom from the Bhagavad Gita, Bible, and Chanakya Niti to reveal the psychological and practical principles that drive sustainable success. Drawing from his years of research and expe...

Underground Engineering: Planning, Design, Construction and Operation of the Underground Space provides the author's vast experience as both an academic and practitioner. It covers Planning, Design, Construction and the Operation of Underground Structures. Targeted at young professionals, students and researchers new to the field, the book contains examples, illustrations and cases from diverse underground uses, from roads to disposal facilities. Sections cover the history of the field, up...

Li Bai might just be the most celebrated poet in the entire history of Chinese literary tradition, which is why I have chosen to compile 100+ poems that showcase the excellence of his writing. Even though Li Bai has been accredited with thousands of widely acclaimed works, some are easier to be found than others. In this book I present some of his most famous works, but it’s also a collection of works that I find most interesting personally. Themes that are depicted in these poems range fr...

That year, after an accident, her peaceful life was shattered and she had to leave her hometown. When they saw each other again, he was the high and mighty BOSS. She was just a mere employee and had unexpectedly run into him by chance. Who would have thought that he was actually the one they were looking for?