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The thirty papers published in this book represent the latest developments in Discontinuous Deformation Analysis (DDA). The Numerical Manifold Method (NMM) and other numerical methods and their applications are also covered, as are the theoretical contributions of 3D DDA, modelling and visualization... More

Metal-dielectric interfaces are ubiquitous in modern electronics. As advanced gigascale electronic devices continue to shrink, the stability of these interfaces is becoming an increasingly important issue that has a profound impact on the operational reliability of these devices. In this book, the a... More

In this text author William Ming Liu presents theory and research on the impact of classism and social class on mental health. He provides an original framework—the Social Class Worldview Model—for exploring each person's individual and subjective life experiences. These experiences form a perspecti... More

This book elucidates how advances in genomics research are being applied in connection with heart diseases. It describes the development of genome-scale technologies and their applications to all areas of cardiac investigations, such as genomics, functional genomics, epigenomics, etc., and how they ... More

Written by well-known experts in the field, this first systematic overview of multiferroic heterostructures summarizes the latest developments, first presenting the fundamental mechanisms, including multiferroic materials synthesis, structures and mechanisms, before going on to look at device applic... More

Asian American men represent a complex group with distinct psychological and mental health concerns, yet the current counseling literature is lacking in resources for clinicians working with this population.  The purpose of this text is to provide practitioners with a comprehensive overview of the c... More

This book explains the relationships between equality and efficiency, as well as between government and market, in urban-rural and regional development by providing theoretical frameworks and empirical evidence. Urban-rural development in China is understood from a regional perspective, while the c... More

This book is an empirical study on the relationship between private enterprises, entrepreneurs and the government in P. R. China. The two authors conducted a detailed survey of enterprises and entrepreneurs in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. Although it was only conducted in a ... More

Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia, is a former colony of the British Empire which today prides itself in being a multicultural society par excellence. However, the Islamisation of the urban landscape, which is at the core of Malaysia’s decolonisation projects, has marginalised the Chinese u... More

This book summarizes the latest advances in nanophotonics for biomedical applications, including biomolecular sensing and imaging, additive fabrications, and biophotonics. The engineering of nanophotonics will have significant impacts on the life sciences and medicine alike. Given its scope, the boo... More

This book offers a novel approach to data privacy by unifying side-channel attacks within a general conceptual framework. This book then applies the framework in three concrete domains.   First, the book examines privacy-preserving data publishing with publicly-known algorithms, studying a generic ... More

This book explores the diverse types of Schrödinger equations that appear in nonlinear systems in general, with a specific focus on nonlinear transmission networks and Bose–Einstein Condensates. In the context of nonlinear transmission networks, it employs various methods to rigorously model the phe... More

This book addresses the main challenges affecting modern logistics and supply chains and is organized according to five main themes: supply chain strategy and management, information and communication technology (ICT) for logistics and related business models, vertical and horizontal collaboration, ... More

After a life-or-death misunderstanding, Qin Hanze barged into Wen Zhizhi's life with a purpose. She was treated like a mistress by the scum man. He saved her and protected her. She was bullied by the evil woman into living on the streets. He took her in and took care of her. She had thought that she... More

After a life-or-death misunderstanding, Qin Hanze barged into Wen Zhizhi's life with a purpose. She was treated like a mistress by the scum man. He saved her and protected her. She was bullied by the evil woman into living on the streets. He took her in and took care of her. She had thought that she... More

After a life-or-death misunderstanding, Qin Hanze barged into Wen Zhizhi's life with a purpose. She was treated like a mistress by the scum man. He saved her and protected her. She was bullied by the evil woman into living on the streets. He took her in and took care of her. She had thought that she... More

After a life-or-death misunderstanding, Qin Hanze barged into Wen Zhizhi's life with a purpose. She was treated like a mistress by the scum man. He saved her and protected her. She was bullied by the evil woman into living on the streets. He took her in and took care of her. She had thought that she... More

After a life-or-death misunderstanding, Qin Hanze barged into Wen Zhizhi's life with a purpose. She was treated like a mistress by the scum man. He saved her and protected her. She was bullied by the evil woman into living on the streets. He took her in and took care of her. She had thought that she... More

After a life-or-death misunderstanding, Qin Hanze barged into Wen Zhizhi's life with a purpose. She was treated like a mistress by the scum man. He saved her and protected her. She was bullied by the evil woman into living on the streets. He took her in and took care of her. She had thought that she... More

This book addresses the main challenges affecting modern logistics and supply chains and is organized according to five main themes: supply chain strategy and management, information and communication technology (ICT) for logistics and related business models, vertical and horizontal collaboration, ... More

In the past few years, with the advances in microelectronics and digital te- nology, cameras became a widespread media. This, along with the enduring increase in computing power boosted the development of computer vision s- tems. The International Conference on Computer Vision Systems (ICVS) cover... More

Understand the fundamental concepts, theoretical background, major experimental observations, and device applications of graphene photonics with this self-contained text. Systematically and rigorously developing each concept and theoretical model from the ground up, it guides readers through the maj... More

This unique textbook explores the complex topic of social class, explaining the many psychological nuances of class and classism in people’s lives as subjective and phenomenological experiences. Social class can be a deeply personal, complicated topic that is often frustrating and uncomfortable t... More

This book discusses the technological aspects for the implementation of Society 5.0. The foundation and recent advances of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, data science, Internet of Things, and Big Data for the realization of Society 5.0 are covered. Practical solutions to exis... More

This unique book covers the fundamental principle of electron diffraction, basic instrumentation of RHEED, definitions of textures in thin films and nanostructures, mechanisms and control of texture formation, and examples of RHEED transmission mode measurements of texture and texture evolution of t... More