The considerable interest in graphene and 2D materials is sparking intense research on layered materials due to their unexpected physical, electronic, chemical, and optical properties. This book will provide a comprehensive overview of the recent and state-of-the-art research progress on layered materials for energy storage and other applications. With a brief introduction to layered materials, the chapters of this book gather various fascinating topics such as electrocatalysis for fuel ce...

This book presents thirty-one accounts by final-year pre-service teachers, providing guidance and insights for less advanced teacher education students, and illustrating the use of life history and narrative stories as methods for pre-service teachers to explore educational issues in classroom practice. This life-history approach identifies those political, economic, and social forces that have impinged on the individual at different points in their life and contributed to the process of c...

This book focuses on the use of acupuncture as a possible and alternative treatment in analgesia, drug addiction, depression, itchiness, peripheral nerve regeneration, stroke, diabetes, cognitive deficits and sleep regulation. Formal recognition by WHO and UNESCO concerning the use and efficacy of acupuncture science in modern medicine has encouraged high levels of investment and commitment to research and development activities into acupuncture science from several top-level health scienc...

Nonclinical Evaluation Studies of Cellular and Gene Therapy Products: Strategies, Models, and Regulatory Frameworks systematically explores the nonclinical evaluation of Cell and Gene Therapies (CGT) products, emphasizing risk mitigation and innovation. The book provides comprehensive coverage, including 20+ chapters spanning preclinical toxicology, pharmacokinetics, and novel evaluation models. It is the first book to integrate organ-on-chip models into CGT evaluation, reflecting FDA/NMPA...

This book is a collection of lectures from the academic seminar series, "Power and Order: Social Governance in Imperial China," organized by the School of History and Culture at Henan University.It features presentations by renowned scholars, including Yan Buke, Bao Weimin, Zhang Jianguang, and Hou Xudong, among others. The book is divided into three parts. Part I, "The Nature of the Imperial System," examines the development and trends of Chinese history under imperial rule throug...

This book reflects the latest research trends, methods, and experimental results in the field of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Transportation, which covers abundant state-of-the-art research theories and ideas. As a vital research area that is highly relevant to current developments in a number of technological domains, the topics covered include Autonomous Transportation Systems, Autonomous Transportation Management and Control Technology, Autonomous Transportation Equipment Tech...

The ultimate unofficial guide to the hit program Charmed, this is both a book of spells and a key to the mysteries of the show.The Book of Shadows celebrates the best of Charmed, from its roots in the ancient tradition of Wicca to insider information on the show's stars. N.E. Genge not only provides fascinating background details for the show's Wiccan elements, but also guides readers in performing their own magic. Fans with a witchy bent...

This volume contains the papers presented at the 12th International Conference on Production Research – Americas, ICPR Americas 2024. The focus and theme of the conference was Intelligent Production and Industry 5.0 with Human touch, Resilience, and Circular Economy. The conference had the majority of authors from the Western Hemisphere, thus providing readers with the current research topics and results in that region towards establishing Industry 5.0 and resilient, intelligent production...

At the cutting edge of the growing field of the history of childhood, this book shows how placing children at the centre of historical analysis enables the past to be viewed in new ways.Demonstrating that changes in the way Chinese children were viewed and cared for emerged in the context of an international shift towards child-centred education, the book places Chinese childhood in a global context. It discusses how the state and the family interacted through policy, education, me...

This book focuses on big data analytics in biostatistics and bioinformatics. As a contributed volume, it seeks to stimulate the growth of this dynamic field in the era of artificial intelligence. By presenting an overview of recent advances in biostatistics and bioinformatics through advanced statistical and machine learning methods, the book offers valuable insights for data scientists and biostatisticians working in public health, neuroscience, and related disciplines.It is a use...

The Deming Conference on Applied Statistics has long been deemed an influential event in the biostatistics and biopharmaceutical profession. It provides learning experience on recent developments in statistical methodologies in biopharmaceutical applications and FDA regulations.This book honors 80 years of contributions and dedication of the Deming Conference in biostatistics, and biopharmaceutical clinical trial methodology and applications. All chapters are contributed by world-c...

The Deming Conference on Applied Statistics has long been deemed an influential event in the biostatistics and biopharmaceutical profession. It provides learning experience on recent developments in statistical methodologies in biopharmaceutical applications and FDA regulations.This book honors 80 years of contributions and dedication of the Deming Conference in biostatistics, and biopharmaceutical clinical trial methodology and applications. All chapters are contributed by world-c...