Download or read book Yi Min s Great Wall written by Engineering is Elementary and published by Museum of Science, Boston. This book was released on 2005 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yi Min, a young girl living outside of Beijing, China, has a problem. A hungry bunny has started munching on the plants in her classroom garden. A trip to the Great Wall of China inspires Yi Min to enlist the help of her friend Chen in building a Great Wall of their very own. Grandfather, a former materials engineer, tells Yi Min about the materials he developed in his work. Yi Min begins to explore the properties of earth materials, and she realizes that not all materials are created equal when it comes to building a wall. Together, Yi Min and Chen design and build a bunny-proof solution for the school garden.
Download or read book The Dreams of Two Yi min written by Margaret K. Pai and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few personal accounts have been written about early Korean immigrants (yi-min) to Hawaii. In The Dreams of Two Yi-min Margaret Pai recounts the experiences of her parents, Do In Kwon and Hee Kyung Lee, while unfolding the rich fabric of Korean society and culture in Japanese-occupied Korea and Hawaii’s Korean immigrant community during the early years of this century. Pai tells her mother’s arrival in Honolulu as a “picture bride” and of her return to Korea and subsequent imprisonment by the Japanese for her participation in the demonstration of March 1, 1919. Pai also tells the story of her father—a man deemed odd, intelligent, and even crazy by friends and competitors alike— and of his passion for inventing and talent for business. The Dreams of Two Yi-min is an honest and affectionate portrait of two courageous and strong-willed people. It is the story of the search for a good life, a search that forms a part of the larger history of the Korean experience in Hawaii.
Download or read book Echoes of the Silk Road Stories of the Orient by a Master Storyteller written by Daniel Fiddler and published by America Star Books. This book was released on 2016-10-17 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My mother was born and raised in China by her American missionary parents. Throughout my childhood growing up in Michigan, my mother and my grandfather told my brother and me stories about their life in the Orient. My grandfather was a superb storyteller and I was always fascinated by his descriptions of the Chinses people and their culture. Later I would live in both Korea and Japan, adding to my interest in the Far East. Each of these fictional short stories is anchored in Chinese and Japanese history and, in some part, on my firsthand experiences and those of my mother and grandparents.
Download or read book International Marriages and Marital Citizenship written by Asuncion Fresnoza-Flot and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-14 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While marriage has lost its popularity in many developed countries and is no longer an obligatory path to family formation, it has gained momentum among binational couples as states reinforce their control over human migration. Focusing on the case of Southeast Asian women who have been epitomized on the global marriage market as ‘ideal’ brides and wives, this volume examines these women’s experiences of international marriage, migration, and states' governmentality. Drawing from ethnographic research and policy analyses, this book sheds light on the way many countries in Southeast Asia and beyond have redefined marriage and national belonging through their regime of ‘marital citizenship’ (that is, a legal status granted by a state to a migrant by virtue of his/her marriage to one of its citizens). These regimes influence the familial and social incorporation of Southeast Asian migrant women, notably their access to socio-political and civic rights in their receiving countries. The case studies analysed in this volume highlight these women’s subjectivity and agency as they embrace, resist, and navigate the intricate legal and socio-cultural frameworks of citizenship. As such, it will appeal to sociologists, geographers, socio-legal scholars, and anthropologists with interests in migration, family formation, intimate relations, and gender.
Download or read book Worldwar In Tilting the Balance written by Harry Turtledove and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2002-01-15 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the height of World War II, lizard-like extraterrestrials arrive on Earth determined to conquer the planet, and American, British, German, and Russian forces begin fighting a whole new battle
Download or read book The Asami Library written by Chaoying Fang and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-11-15 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1969.
Download or read book Modern Predictive Control written by Ding Baocang and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-10-03 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern Predictive Control explains how MPC differs from other control methods in its implementation of a control action. Most importantly, MPC provides the flexibility to act while optimizing—which is essential to the solution of many engineering problems in complex plants, where exact modeling is impossible. The superiority of MPC is in its numerical solution. Usually, MPC is employed to solve a finite-horizon optimal control problem at each sampling instant and obtain control actions for both the present time and a future period. However, only the current control move is applied to the plant. This complete, step-by-step exploration of various approaches to MPC: Introduces basic concepts of systems, modeling, and predictive control, detailing development from classical MPC to synthesis approaches Explores use of Model Algorithmic Control (MAC), Dynamic Matrix Control (DMC), Generalized Predictive Control (GPC), and Two-Step Model Predictive Control Identifies important general approaches to synthesis Discusses open-loop and closed-loop optimization in synthesis approaches Covers output feedback synthesis approaches with and without a finite switching horizon This book gives researchers a variety of models for use with one- and two-step control. The author clearly explains the variations between predictive control methods—and the root of these differences—to illustrate that there is no one ideal MPC and that one should remain open to selecting the best possible model in each unique circumstance.
Download or read book Steps Towards a Unified Basis for Scientific Models and Methods written by Inge S. Helland and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2010 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Culture, in fact, also plays an important role in science which is, per se, a multitude of different cultures. The book attempts to build a bridge across three cultures: mathematical statistics, quantum theory and chemometrical methods. Of course, these three domains should not be taken as equals in any sense. But the book holds the important claim that it is possible to develop a common language which, at least to a certain extent, can create direct links and build bridges. From this point of departure, the book will be of interest to the following three types of scientists ? statisticians, quantum physicists and chemometricians ? and in particular, statisticians and physicists who are interested in interdisciplinary research. Written at a level that is accessible to general readers, not only the academics, the book will appeal to graduate students and mathematically educated persons of all disciplines as well as philosophers, pure and applied mathematicians, and the general public.
Download or read book Critical Review Vol 12 2016 written by S. Broumi, M. Talea, A. Bakali, F. Smarandache, A. Salama, H. E. Khalid, A. K. Essa, M. Ali, A. Elhassouny and published by Infinite Study. This book was released on with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The following papers have been published: Interval Valued Neutrosophic Graphs; Neutrosophic Crisp Probability Theory & Decision Making Process; On Strong Interval Valued Neutrosophic Graphs; The Concept of Neutrosophic Less than or Equal: A New Insight in Unconstrained Geometric Programming; Multi-Criteria Decision Making Method for n-wise Criteria Comparisons and Inconsistent Problems.
Download or read book On Strong Interval Valued Neutrosophic Graphs written by Said Broumi and published by Infinite Study. This book was released on with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this paper, we discuss a subclass of interval valued neutrosophic graphs called strong interval valued neutrosophic graphs, which were introduced by Broumi et al. [41]. The operations of Cartesian product, composition, union and join of two strong interval valued neutrosophic graphs are defined. Some propositions involving strong interval valued neutrosophic graphs are stated and proved.
Download or read book Distributed Model Predictive Control for Plant Wide Systems written by Shaoyuan Li and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-04-25 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DISTRIBUTED MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL FOR PLANT-WIDE SYSTEMS DISTRIBUTED MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL FOR PLANT-WIDE SYSTEMS In this book, experienced researchers gave a thorough explanation of distributed model predictive control (DMPC): its basic concepts, technologies, and implementation in plant-wide systems. Known for its error tolerance, high flexibility, and good dynamic performance, DMPC is a popular topic in the control field and is widely applied in many industries. To efficiently design DMPC systems, readers will be introduced to several categories of coordinated DMPCs, which are suitable for different control requirements, such as network connectivity, error tolerance, performance of entire closed-loop systems, and calculation of speed. Various real-life industrial applications, theoretical results, and algorithms are provided to illustrate key concepts and methods, as well as to provide solutions to optimize the global performance of plant-wide systems. Features system partition methods, coordination strategies, performance analysis, and how to design stabilized DMPC under different coordination strategies. Presents useful theories and technologies that can be used in many different industrial fields, examples include metallurgical processes and high-speed transport. Reflects the authors’ extensive research in the area, providing a wealth of current and contextual information. Distributed Model Predictive Control for Plant-Wide Systems is an excellent resource for researchers in control theory for large-scale industrial processes. Advanced students of DMPC and control engineers will also find this as a comprehensive reference text.
Download or read book Siin Mung Repositioning the Hakka in Contemporary Taiwan written by Wei-An Chang, Shih-Chung Hsieh, Jui-Chao Liu/Hsiang-Chih Hwang and published by 客家委員會客家文化發展中心. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 「承蒙」，是客家人說謝謝、表示感激、誠心致意的幾種方式之一。本書以承蒙為標題，所表達的是客家族群對臺灣社會的謝意，因為，後者充沛地滋養了客家文化。展示臺灣客家文化，事實上就是試圖呈現客家文化和社會人群互動的成果，客家文化如是豐富，當係承蒙廣體臺灣長期又細膩的滋潤給養。從另外一個方面來看，客家人群作為臺灣社會的重要組成，其文化實作，特別是與周邊人群的互動往來，一起建構了島嶼國度的人文歷史特色。因此，客家臺灣、臺灣客家、客家臺灣文化及臺灣客家文化等的創詞，其意義格外深遠。 展示，作為介紹客家與臺灣的一種方式，期許如其所如的從臺灣認識客家、從客家認識臺灣。客家的源起，以及客家與臺灣相互建構過程的歷史，容或有多種解釋，我們認為，應本於學術研究的基礎，如其所如的展示。
Download or read book Support Vector Machines and Evolutionary Algorithms for Classification written by Catalin Stoean and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-05-15 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When discussing classification, support vector machines are known to be a capable and efficient technique to learn and predict with high accuracy within a quick time frame. Yet, their black box means to do so make the practical users quite circumspect about relying on it, without much understanding of the how and why of its predictions. The question raised in this book is how can this ‘masked hero’ be made more comprehensible and friendly to the public: provide a surrogate model for its hidden optimization engine, replace the method completely or appoint a more friendly approach to tag along and offer the much desired explanations? Evolutionary algorithms can do all these and this book presents such possibilities of achieving high accuracy, comprehensibility, reasonable runtime as well as unconstrained performance.
Download or read book The Costly Call written by Emir Fethi Caner and published by Kregel Publications. This book was released on 2006-08-25 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Personal narratives of the consequences of converting to Christianity from Muslims around the world"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Chinese Dialectics written by Chenshan Tian and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dialectical thought is at the core of Karl Marx's work and all subsequent attempts to build on his legacy: Marxism. And, arguably, Marx's special departure into dialectics represents an anomaly in that tradition and all of Western philosophy. Marxism finds its philosophers in the academy; in trade unions; in former soviet states; in industrial and non-industrial nations and this makes it distinct from all other modern philosophies. It is certainly the most international modern philosophical movement. Chinese Dialectics From Yijing to Marxism is an unparalleled investigation into the conversation between Western Marxism and Chinese, or Eastern Marxism. An autochthonous version of Marxism persists in China coming to fruition through the work of Mao Zedong. Chenshan Tian contends that the conversation between Eastern and Western Marxism results in a striking feature of dialectics that pervades the everyday thinking and speech of ordinary persons in China. No study to date has undertaken the task of tracing the development of Marxism in China through it's ancient philosophical texts. This book is absolutely essential reading in the disciplines of comparative political theory, philosophy, and Asian studies.
Download or read book Peerless God Emperor written by Qian Qiuxue and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-02-15 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is there really a soul in the endless starfield that can give the unimaginable ability to ordinary people? Whether the beautiful pictures believed by countless people really exist? It seemed that destiny had abandoned Qin Xuan from the beginning. In order to open the road towards cultivation, Qin came to the cold area alone three years ago. Three years later, he still hadn't made any progress. It was also during these several years that his parents were framed and expelled from the family, and he was betrayed by close friends. Is there really a soul in the endless starfield that can give the unimaginable ability to ordinary people? Whether the beautiful pictures believed by countless people really exist? ☆About the Author☆ Qian Qiu Xue, a new web novelist, has the fiction debut "Peerless God Emperor". This fantasy novel is still ongoing and has accumulated nearly five million words. Because of the excellent literary quality, Qian Qiu Xue has become a contract writer of a novel website.
Download or read book Actress Becomes Brothel Master written by Li You and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-07-18 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a formidable figure in the 21st century, she had actually transmigrated into the body of such a good-for-nothing? Aiyo, aiyo, this was truly taking her life. With her character, how could she possibly endure this humiliation? If anyone dared to bully her, they would definitely slap them in the face one by one! In addition to her cool acting, who would believe that she was merciless? She was secretly laughing in her heart, but was bewitched by this handsome prince. So there was actually such a good-looking person in ancient times!
