Set in Wujia Village on the banks of the Black River, the novel traces a community's fortunes across decades of upheaval. It opens with Yunus and Guyi, two homeless tramps sheltering in an abandoned oil mill, whose son Juma is born on a Friday. Around them unfolds a sprawling rural saga: the wealthy landlord Second Master Zhao and his three mistresses, the ambitious Qian family, and villagers such as Qasim, Sahar, Caidai, and the resilient widow Heche. As land reform, political campaigns, ...

When the American dream of a young Chinese woman shatters into a million pieces in this land of the free, where can she find truth and hope?She longed for freedom and truth.She hoped for a brighter future.She tried very hard to blend into the melting pot of the United States...Despite living in between two cultures, despite the discrimination she faced as a woman at home and at work, and despite the challenges of being a working mot...

This detailed volume provides various cellular and experimental animal models and research methodologies to understand the complex interrelated pathophysiological mechanisms triggered by hyperglycemia that underlie the development of diabetic retinopathy. The book covers methods for understanding the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy, detection and screening of biomarkers in diabetic retinopathy, as well as novel technologies for diabetic retinopathy management. Written for the highly s...

This book offers a comprehensive guide to diagnosing and understanding rare and complex pancreatic diseases, specifically focusing on various rare tumors within the pancreatic duct. By providing a detailed analysis of various tumor types, imaging modalities, and pathological diagnoses, this book aims to fill this gap and improve the diagnostic accuracy and management of pancreatic diseases. Tailored for medical professionals, radiologists, pathologists, and gastroenterologists, it provides...

This proceedings book contains selected and expanded contributions presented at the 9th International Symposium of Space Optical Instruments and Applications (ISSOIA 2024), held in Guangzhou, China, from 25 to 27 September 2024. The symposium was hosted by the Chinese Society of Astronautics and the International Joint Research Center for Space Optical Instruments, jointly hosted by the China Association of Remote Sensing Application and organized by the Beijing Institute and Space Mechani...

In recent years, space optical payloads have advanced toward higher spatial, temporal, radiometric, and spectral resolution, while becoming increasingly intelligent. The commercial remote sensing industry has made steady progress in expanding satellite systems and applications. Meanwhile, space optical remote sensing data has been widely applied to resource monitoring, meteorology, oceanography, environmental studies, disaster reduction, and many other fields.This proceedings volum...

This book is among the first to comprehensively examine the far-reaching impact of China’s new fertility policies on early education and development.Since the beginning of the 21st century, China has entered a period of declining fertility rate and aging population, which poses a serious threat to its sustainable development. To address this crisis, China has radically revised its fertility policy through the state’s guidance for regulating couples’ reproductive choices, abandoning...

This proceedings book contains selected and expanded contributions presented at the 7th International Symposium of Space Optical Instruments and Applications, held in Beijing, China, on Oct 21–23, 2022. The meeting was organized by the Sino-Holland Space Optical Instruments Joint Laboratory and supported by Beijing Institute and Space Mechanics and Electricity.In the recent years, space optical payloads are advancing toward high spatial resolution, high temporal resolution, high ra...

Connects knowledge about synthesis, properties, and applications of novel carbon materials and carbon-based compositesThis book provides readers with new knowledge on the synthesis, properties, and applications of novel carbon materials and carbon-based composites, including thin films of silicon carbide, carbon nitrite, and their related composites. It examines the direct bottom-up synthesis of the carbon-based composite systems and their potential applications, a...

This edited volume presents current research in biostatistics with emphasis on biopharmaceutical applications. Featuring contributions presented at the 2017 ICSA Applied Statistics Symposium held in Chicago, IL on June 25 to 28, 2017, this book explores timely topics that have a high potential impact on statistical methodology and future research in biostatistics and biopharmaceuticals. The theme of this conference was Statistics for a New Generation: Challenges and Opportunities, in recog...

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 16th National Conference, NASAC 2017, held in Harbin, China, in November 2017, and the 17th National Conference, NASAC 2018, held in Shenzhen, China, in November 2018.The 6 revised selected papers were selected from 17 submissions for NASAC 2017, and 5 revised selected papers were selected from 20 submissions for NASAC 2018. The papers focus on all aspects of software engineering, e.g. requirements engineering, softwa...

The 2016 International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation Engineering (ICMAE2016) have been successfully held in Xiamen, China, on April 22nd - 24th.The conference received well over more than 200 submissions, however, only 64 articles were selected and recommended to be included in this proceedings, which organized into 4 main areas, namely, Industrial Automation and Control System, Intelligent Mechatronics and Robotics, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering and Compute...