This cutting-edge text covers current experimental approaches to quantify the fracture resistance in non-conventional specimens, assessment of ductile tearing and brittle fracture, and new approaches to estimate welded joints under high and low cycles and combined actions. It also presents a digital twin approach for the fatigue crack sizing and life assessment, along with the example of an offshore structure with applications for welded joints. Using experimental quantification, this brid...

S-scheme Heterojunction Photocatalysts Fundamentals and Applications clearly describes photocatalytic processes and mechanisms, reviews the history of traditional heterojunction, discusses the problems of charge transfer in some heterojunctions, states the necessity in proposing S-scheme photocatalyst, and provides, in detail, the design principles and characterization protocols for the emerging S-scheme heterojunction. Examples of S-scheme heterojunctions classified by material types are ...

The differential quadrature hierarchical finite element method (DQHFEM) was proposed by Bo Liu. This method incorporated the advantages and the latest research achievements of the hierarchical finite element method (HFEM), the differential quadrature method (DQM) and the isogeometric analysis (IGA). The DQHFEM also overcame many limitations or difficulties of the three methods.This unique compendium systemically introduces the construction of various DQHFEM elements of commonly used geomet...

From the creators of Vegan Chinese Food, Yang and Kathi of littlericenoodle present a vibrant exploration of vegan Asian street food that goes beyond the familiar bowl of steaming noodles. This enticing cookbook offers recipes from various regions across China, as well as other Southeast and East Asian countries that have captivated the authors during their travels. With dishes ranging from Thai iced tea and Vietnamese bánh mì to Indonesian nasi goreng and Japanese okonomi...

Veganise your favourite Chinese dishes at home with Vegan Chinese Food, from the founders of the hugely popular food blog littlericenoodle, Yang Liu and Katharina Pinczolits.Vegan Chinese Food gives flavourful plant-based alternatives to 86 well-loved and diverse Chinese recipes, including sauces, dumplings, noodles and desserts. The book draws upon Yang's experience of wanting to make the dishes from her childhood vegan-friendly, as well ...

Nonlinear Dynamics Approach to Robotic Capsule Endoscopy is an innovative resource that explores the development and progress of self-propelled capsule robots for medical use. This book guides readers from the initial conceptual stages to the final proof-of-concept demonstrations, with a special focus on applied dynamics principles. It introduces various mathematical modeling techniques that allow these robots to navigate and propel themselves within the human intestine. Researchers, profe...

This book focuses on the new paradigm of artificial intelligence and systematically introduces the key technologies, foundational models, and typical applications of multimodal large models. To make the technical content more accessible for lower-year undergraduate students and newcomers to the AI field, the book presents each key technical point in an easy-to-understand manner and provides numerous intuitive examples. It deeply analyses the structure and technology of several classic mult...

This book shows how federated machine learning allows multiple data owners to collaboratively train and use a shared prediction model while keeping all the local training data private. Traditional machine learning approaches need to combine all data at one location, typically a data center, which may very well violate the laws on user privacy and data confidentiality. Today, many parts of the world demand that technology companies treat user data carefully according to use...

This volume compiles books 1 to 3 of One Story a Day for Early Readers, a series of 12 books designed to develop a love of reading in children ages 8 to 10, now divided into 4 volumes. Written by a team of professional writers, these books comprise high-interest topics and motivational content that makes children excited about reading. The stories are based on everyday life, funny tales of friendship and family, fables from around the world, and stories about nature, science, and history. ...

Modelling and Precision Control of Systems with Hysteresis covers the piezoelectric and other smart materials that are increasingly employed as actuators in precision engineering, from scanning probe microscopes (SPMs) in life science and nano-manufacturing, to precision active optics in astronomy, including space laser communication, space imaging cameras, and the micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS). As smart materials are known for having hysteretic dynamics, it is necessary to overc...

This book situates migrating individuals’ sense of Otherness in receiving countries front and center and systematically illustrates the configuration of Western migrants’ Other-identity during their reverse migration from the West to China, which has become a new destination of international migration due to its rise to prominence in the global labor market. Consequently, international migrants from Western countries, especially those with skills desired in China, have become this country’...

Time flies since the debut of this book. In the past ten years, localization technology has evolved from small saplings into towering trees. Robots and drones with autonomous positioning and navigation capabilities, once considered unreachable fantasies, have gradually become a reality. However, while we are being amazed at the groundbreaking changes brought about by technology, as researchers, we still need to remain acutely attentive to the current limitations of localization. Some signi...