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This book is devoted to the analysis of the three main tasks of China’s tourism development: Firstly, the theory of tourism development since the initiation of reform and opening-up. Secondly, the practice and problems in infrastructure building. Thirdly, the mold and policy used in the course of de... More

In this volume expert researchers detail in silico methods widely used to study peptides. These include methods and techniques covering the database, molecular docking, dynamics simulation, data mining, de novo design and structure modeling of peptides and protein fragments. Chapters focus on inte... More

Gender and Subjectivities in Early Twentieth-Century Chinese Literature and Culture offers an in-depth study on how late Qing and modern Chinese intellectuals used gender as a discursive battlefield to demand power vis-#65533;-vis colonial discourses. Through a combination of cultural analysis and ... More

This book discusses stochastic dynamics of power systems and the related analytical methodology. It summarizes and categorizes the stochastic elements of power systems and develops a framework for research on stochastic dynamics of power systems. It also establishes a research model for stochastic d... More

Focusing on the role of harmony in Chinese international relations (IR) theory, this book seeks to illuminate Chinese understandings of world politics and foreign policy. Taking a decolonial approach and rooted in China's cultural and epistemic terms, the title first describes three traditions of t... More

This book introduces the diagnosis of Emerging Infectious Diseases (EIDs), including newly emerging infectious diseases and also infectious diseases that show resistance to present treatments. Radiographic examinations are of great value in EIDs diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment efficacy... More

This book discusses both architecture- and circuit-level design aspects of voltage-controlled-oscillator (VCO)-based analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), especially focusing on mitigation of VCO nonlinearity and the improvement of power efficiency. It shows readers how to develop power-efficient co... More

Originally confused with opioid receptors and then orphan receptors with no biological function, Sigma Receptors are now recognized as relevant to many degenerative diseases with remarkable potential as therapeutic targets. In this text, new information about the structure of sigma 1 receptor, its b... More

This book provides solid, state-of-the-art contributions from both scientists and practitioners working on botnet detection and analysis, including botnet economics. It presents original theoretical and empirical chapters dealing with both offensive and defensive aspects in this field. Chapters addr... More

Presents applied theory and advanced simulation techniques for electric machines and drives This book combines the knowledge of experts from both academia and the software industry to present theories of multiphysics simulation by design for electrical machines, power electronics, and drives. The co... More

This book explains the exciting field of sonomyography (SMG), which makes it possible to use continuous signals detected by ultrasound images in real time to evaluate muscle functions. After an introduction, the book discusses the methods to extract and analyse different SMG signals, including muscl... More

This book systematically presents the topological structure of solution sets and attractability for nonlinear evolution inclusions, together with its relevant applications in control problems and partial differential equations. It provides readers the background material needed to delve deeper into ... More

Integrating information from several areas of engineering geology, hydrogeology, geotechnical engineering, this book addresses the general field of groundwater from an engineering perspective. It covers geological engineering as well as hydrogeological and environmental geological problems caused b... More

Integrating information from several areas of engineering geology, hydrogeology, geotechnical engineering, this book addresses the general field of groundwater from an engineering perspective. It covers geological engineering as well as hydrogeological and environmental geological problems caused b... More

This SpringerBrief presents research results on QoE management schemes for mobile services, including user services, and resource allocation. Along with a review of the research literature, it offers a data-driven architecture for personalized QoE management in wireless networks. The primary focus... More

This book covers some of the most popular methods in design space sampling, ensembling surrogate models, multi-fidelity surrogate model construction, surrogate model selection and validation, surrogate-based robust design optimization, and surrogate-based evolutionary optimization.Surrogate or metam... More

This book is about internet finance, a concept coined by the authors in 2012. Internet finance deals specifically with the impacts of internet based technologies, such as mobile payments, social networks, search engines, cloud computation, and big data, on the financial sector. Major types of intern... More

My name is Wu Xiangxiang, and I'm dressing the dead at the funeral home. Ever since I became a part of this profession, I've always run into a ghost. Furthermore, getting married for no reason at all, getting carried away by the dark devils all night long … He didn't know whether to laugh or cry as ... More

My name is Wu Xiangxiang, and I'm dressing the dead at the funeral home. Ever since I became a part of this profession, I've always run into a ghost. Furthermore, getting married for no reason at all, getting carried away by the dark devils all night long … He didn't know whether to laugh or cry as ... More

My name is Wu Xiangxiang, and I'm dressing the dead at the funeral home. Ever since I became a part of this profession, I've always run into a ghost. Furthermore, getting married for no reason at all, getting carried away by the dark devils all night long … He didn't know whether to laugh or cry as ... More

This book presents revised selected papers from the 15th International Forum on Digital TV and Multimedia Communication, IFTC 2018, held in Shanghai, China, in September 2018.The 39 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 130 submissions. They were organized in... More

This book presents revised selected papers from the 16th International Forum on Digital TV and Wireless Multimedia Communication, IFTC 2019, held in Shanghai, China, in September 2019.The 34 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 120 submissions. They were org... More

This book presents revised selected papers from the 17th International Forum on Digital TV and Wireless Multimedia Communication, IFTC 2020, held in Shanghai, China, in December 2020.The 21 full papers and 16 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 120 submiss... More

This book presents revised selected papers from the 18th International Forum on Digital TV and Wireless Multimedia Communication, IFTC 2021, held in Shanghai, China, in December 2021.The 41 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 110 submissions. They were organized... More

This book explains how in moving towards Cleaner Production, the Lean Production Philosophy can be applied to reduce carbon emissions in prefabrication - one major source of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions which contribute to global climate change. This book examines theories and principles in t... More