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    Education and Use in the Professional World

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    Series series Education (R0)
    This book fills the gap in World Englishes studies in terms of the pedagogic implication of China English and its use in the Chinese workplace. Using three triangulated methods, namely, questionnaire survey, matched-guise technique, and focused interview, the book adopts an innovative research methodology that combines quantitative and qualitative data from 3,493 participants. Overall, the ... Read more

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  • Foreign Language Learning Anxiety in China

    Theories and Applications in English Language Teaching

    by Deyuan He ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Already the focus of much interest for 50 years, the study of foreign language learning anxiety (FLLA) still remains a popular research topic among scholars in Western countries. FLLA is believed to be an important cause of students’ “dumb English”. Considering the paucity of monographs on FLLA in China, this book represents an important step towards filling this gap. The author uses his PhD ... Read more

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  • Hua Mulan

    Legendary Woman Warrior

    Edited by Joyce Sim ...
    This book tells of the inspirational story of Hua MuIan, the legendary Chinese female warrior who pledges to fight for her family and countryin the most unusual way: by disguising herself as a man a filial “son” who takes the place of her aged and sick father at the battlefront.Quick-witted and well-skilled in martial arts, Hua MuIan fights valiantly and scores many victories throughout her many ... Read more

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  • Plants of China

    A Companion to the Flora of China

    The flora of China is astonishing in its diversity. With 32,500 species of vascular plants, over fifty per cent of which are endemic, it has more botanical variety than anywhere else in the world and provides unbroken connections to all its landscapes - from tropical to subtropical, temperate and boreal forests. This book tells the story of the plants of China: from the evolution of the flora ... Read more

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  • Researching Chinese English: the State of the Art

    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This volume offers a timely collection of original research papers on the various features and issues surrounding Chinese English, one of the varieties in World Englishes with a large and increasing number of learners and users. The five sections entitled ‘Researching Chinese English Pronunciation’, ‘Researching Chinese English Lexis, Grammar and Pragmatics’, ‘Researching Perceptions, Attitudes ... Read more

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  • Metal Electrodes for Battery Technologies

    Series series IOP ebooks
    The energy demands of contemporary society mandate the urgent development and commercialisation of a ‘post-Li-ion battery’. Metal anodes are an important piece of this puzzle. This research and reference text discusses the role of metal electrodes in batteries in detail. Introducing the fundamental theoretical properties of metal anodes, the book surveys the history and prospects of the field, ... Read more

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  • Thirty Years of China - U.S. Relations

    Analytical Approaches and Contemporary Issues

    Series series Challenges Facing Chinese Political Development
    The year 2009 marks the 30th anniversary of normalization of Sino-U.S. relations. Over the past 30 years, the bilateral relations have developed by twists and turns. It is not until recent years that some stability and forward-looking exchanges have returned to the central stage, albeit tension, grievances, and mistrust continue to persist. Washington has encouraged China to become a “responsible ... Read more

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  • Robust Formation Control for Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

    Series series Automation and Control Engineering
    This book is based on the authors’ recent research results on formation control problems, including time-varying formation, communication delays, fault-tolerant formation for multiple UAV systems with highly nonlinear and coupled, parameter uncertainties, and external disturbances.Differentiating from existing works, this book presents a robust optimal formation approach to designing distributed ... Read more

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  • Disagreement Behavior Analysis of Signed Networks

    Series Book 5 - Intelligent Control and Learning Systems
    This book investigates the disagreement behavior analysis problems for signed networks in the presence of both cooperative and antagonistic interactions among agents. Owing to the existing antagonistic interactions, signed networks exhibit a variety of disagreement behaviors subject to different topology conditions, especially in comparison with commonly considered unsigned networks involving only ... Read more

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  • Micro- and Nano-Bionic Surfaces

    Biomimetics, Interface Energy Field Effects, and Applications

    Series series Elsevier Series on Tribology and Surface Engineering
    Micro- and Nano-Bionic Surfaces: Biomimetics, Interface Energy Field Effects, and Applications synthesizes the latest research in bio-inspired surfaces and devices for tactile and flow field perception. The book provides solutions to common problems related to flow field/tactile perception, intelligent MEMS sensors, smart materials, material removal methods, cell/particle control methods, and ... Read more

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  • A Monograph of Codonopsis and Allied Genera (Campanulaceae)

    by De-Yuan Hong ...
    Codonopsis and its allied genera, are a group of plants which are important in economy and horticulture. A Monograph of Codonopsis and Allied Genera (Campanulaceae s. str.) offers its audience comprehensive knowledge of these plants including palynology, cytology, population biology, morphological description, geographical distribution with vouchers cited, excellent ink illustrations, and color ... Read more

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    Series series Education (R0)
    This volume explores the elusive subject of English prosody—the stress, rhythm and intonation of the language—, and its relevance for English language teaching. Its sharp focus will be especially welcomed by teachers of English to non-native speakers, but also by scholars and researchers interested in Applied Linguistics. The book examines key issues in the development of prosody and delves into ... Read more

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