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Economic Reforms and Fertility Behaviour

A Study of a Northern Chinese Village

by Weiguo Zhang ...

Based on an intensive fieldwork in a southern Hebei village in northern China (1992/3), the author takes an institutional approach and focuses on the way deliberate Chinese state policies driven by new economic and social agendas since the late 1970s have impacted on marriage, family relations and consequently on the way fertility trends have been adversely affected; the study is also very much ... Read more

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Based on an intensive fieldwork in a southern Hebei village in northern China (1992/3), the author takes an institutional approach and focuses on the way deliberate Chinese state policies driven by new economic and social agendas since the late 1970s have impacted on marriage, family relations and consequently on the way fertility trends have been adversely affected; the study is also very much
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500 Common Chinese Idioms

An Annotated Frequency Dictionary

by Liwei Jiao, Weiguo Zhang, Cornelius Kubler ...

First published in 2010. 500 Common Chinese Idioms is a unique tool for learners. Presenting the 500 most commonly used Chinese idioms or ‘chengyu’, this dictionary presents:The idiom in both simplified and traditional charactersThe idiom in pinyin romanisationA literal English translation and English equivalentsTwo suitable example sentences, plus explanations and usage notesThe dic... ... Read more

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First published in 2010. 500 Common Chinese Idioms is a unique tool for learners. Presenting the 500 most commonly used Chinese idioms or ‘chengyu’, this dictionary presents:The idiom in both simplified and traditional charactersThe idiom in pinyin romanisationA literal English translation and English equivalentsTwo suitable example sentences, plus explanations and usage notesThe dic...
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New Optimization Algorithms and their Applications

Atom-Based, Ecosystem-Based and Economics-Based

by Zhenxing Zhang, Liying Wang, Weiguo Zhao ...

New Optimization Algorithms and Applications: Atom-Based, Ecosystem-Based and Economics-Based presents the development of three new optimization algorithms - an Atom Search Optimization (ASO) algorithm, an Artificial Ecosystem-Based Optimization algorithm (AEO), a Supply Demand Based Optimization (SDO), and their applications within engineering. These algorithms are based on benchmark functions ... Read more

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New Optimization Algorithms and Applications: Atom-Based, Ecosystem-Based and Economics-Based presents the development of three new optimization algorithms - an Atom Search Optimization (ASO) algorithm, an Artificial Ecosystem-Based Optimization algorithm (AEO), a Supply Demand Based Optimization (SDO), and their applications within engineering. These algorithms are based on benchmark functions
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Global Ecological Governance and Ecological Economy

Edited by Weiguo Zhang, Fawen Yu ...

Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
This book focuses on ecological economics conducted in the context of global ecological governance, covering topics from ecological footprint, energy saving and emission reduction, circular economy, green development, sustainable development, ecological civilization, to the ecological environment and ecological governance of rural areas, etc. as well as some theoretical studies related to ... Read more

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This book focuses on ecological economics conducted in the context of global ecological governance, covering topics from ecological footprint, energy saving and emission reduction, circular economy, green development, sustainable development, ecological civilization, to the ecological environment and ecological governance of rural areas, etc. as well as some theoretical studies related to
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Delta Sustainability

A Report to the Mega-Delta Programme of the UN Ocean Decade

Edited by Weiguo Zhang, Huib de Vriend ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book examines sustainability issues of 15 deltas in the world. Each delta is described in five sections: physical setting, socioeconomic characteristics, current issues, management measures and perspective for future pathways to greater sustainability. These deltas, diverse in their geographical and economic conditions, are all confronted with natural hazards and pollution issues, posing ... Read more

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This book examines sustainability issues of 15 deltas in the world. Each delta is described in five sections: physical setting, socioeconomic characteristics, current issues, management measures and perspective for future pathways to greater sustainability. These deltas, diverse in their geographical and economic conditions, are all confronted with natural hazards and pollution issues, posing
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Big Data

8th CCF Conference, BigData 2020, Chongqing, China, October 22–24, 2020, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Hong Mei, Weiguo Zhang, Wenfei Fan, Zili Zhang, Yihua Huang, Jiajun Bu, Yang Gao, Li Wang ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 8th CCF Conference on Big Data, BigData 2020, held in Chongqing, China, in October 2020.The 16 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 65 submissions. They present recent research on theoretical and technical aspects on big data, as well as on digital economy demands in big data applications. ... Read more

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 8th CCF Conference on Big Data, BigData 2020, held in Chongqing, China, in October 2020.The 16 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 65 submissions. They present recent research on theoretical and technical aspects on big data, as well as on digital economy demands in big data applications.
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Fueling the Nation: The Spirit Behind China's Quest for Oil and Gas

by Hu Wenrui, Liu Zhenwu, Ma Xinhua, Zhang Weiguo, Zhang Zhen ...

The book includes three parts: "Technology Propelling the 'Oil Dream'," "The Roar of Oil and Gas Across the Land," and "Envisioning a New Journey for the Oil Industry". It provides a comprehensive, systematic account of the technological evolution of China's petroleum industry. Through stories of technological innovation, it highlights the pivotal role that petroleum technology and the ... Read more

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The book includes three parts: "Technology Propelling the 'Oil Dream'," "The Roar of Oil and Gas Across the Land," and "Envisioning a New Journey for the Oil Industry". It provides a comprehensive, systematic account of the technological evolution of China's petroleum industry. Through stories of technological innovation, it highlights the pivotal role that petroleum technology and the
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Piezotronics and Piezo-Phototronics

Applications to Third-Generation Semiconductors

by Zhong Lin Wang, Yan Zhang, Weiguo Hu ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Co-authored by the discoverer of the piezotronic effect, this book is a fundamental and comprehensive survey of piezotronics and piezo-phototronics. Piezotronics is a term broadly applied to devices fabricated using the piezopotential as a “gate” voltage to tune/control charge carrier transport at a contact or junction. The piezo-phototronic effect describes the use of the piezopotential to ... Read more

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Co-authored by the discoverer of the piezotronic effect, this book is a fundamental and comprehensive survey of piezotronics and piezo-phototronics. Piezotronics is a term broadly applied to devices fabricated using the piezopotential as a “gate” voltage to tune/control charge carrier transport at a contact or junction. The piezo-phototronic effect describes the use of the piezopotential to
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Novel Catalytic and Separation Processes Based on Ionic Liquids

by Dickson Ozokwelu, Suojiang Zhang, Obiefuna Okafor, Weiguo Cheng, Nicholas Litombe ...

Novel Catalytic and Separation Process Based on Ionic Liquids presents the latest progress on the use of ionic liquids (ILs) in catalytic and separation processes. The book discusses the preparation of ILs, the characterization of IL catalysts by spectroscopic techniques, catalytic reactions over IL catalysts, separation science and technology of ILs, applications in biomass utilization, and ... Read more

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Novel Catalytic and Separation Process Based on Ionic Liquids presents the latest progress on the use of ionic liquids (ILs) in catalytic and separation processes. The book discusses the preparation of ILs, the characterization of IL catalysts by spectroscopic techniques, catalytic reactions over IL catalysts, separation science and technology of ILs, applications in biomass utilization, and
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Populist Authoritarianism

Chinese Political Culture and Regime Sustainability

by Wenfang Tang ...

Populist Authoritarianism focuses on the Chinese Communist Party, which governs the world's largest population in a single-party authoritarian state. Wenfang Tang attempts to explain the seemingly contradictory trends of the increasing number of protests on the one hand, and the results of public opinion surveys that consistently show strong government support on the other hand. The book points to ... Read more

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Populist Authoritarianism focuses on the Chinese Communist Party, which governs the world's largest population in a single-party authoritarian state. Wenfang Tang attempts to explain the seemingly contradictory trends of the increasing number of protests on the one hand, and the results of public opinion surveys that consistently show strong government support on the other hand. The book points to
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Sine Cosine Algorithm for Optimization

by Jagdish Chand Bansal, Prathu Bajpai, Anjali Rawat, Atulya K. Nagar ...

Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
This open access book serves as a compact source of information on sine cosine algorithm (SCA) and a foundation for developing and advancing SCA and its applications. SCA is an easy, user-friendly, and strong candidate in the field of metaheuristics algorithms. Despite being a relatively new metaheuristic algorithm, it has achieved widespread acceptance among researchers due to its easy ... Read more

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This open access book serves as a compact source of information on sine cosine algorithm (SCA) and a foundation for developing and advancing SCA and its applications. SCA is an easy, user-friendly, and strong candidate in the field of metaheuristics algorithms. Despite being a relatively new metaheuristic algorithm, it has achieved widespread acceptance among researchers due to its easy
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Resource Economics

An Economic Approach to Natural Resource and Environmental Policy, Fourth Edition

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'I joined this amazing journey about 30 years ago. I benefited from all the theories, principles, and approaches offered in this book to explore the natural resource and environmental issues on the other side of the world. It makes me an enthusiastic and pragmatic teacher and researcher. In addition to rearranging and rewriting certain chapters, the fourth edition comprises new chapters on climate ... Read more

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'I joined this amazing journey about 30 years ago. I benefited from all the theories, principles, and approaches offered in this book to explore the natural resource and environmental issues on the other side of the world. It makes me an enthusiastic and pragmatic teacher and researcher. In addition to rearranging and rewriting certain chapters, the fourth edition comprises new chapters on climate
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