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This ground-breaking edited collection draws together Australian historical scholarship on Chinese women, their gendered migrations, and their mobile lives between China and Australia. It considers di

Adaptive reuse refers to reusing an old building for a purpose other than which it was originally built or designed. This conservation approach has become increasingly popular around the world. Howeve

This latest volume in the series, ‘Natural Products Chemistry of Global Plants’ offers a new window to an emerging region not well described for its botanical medicines and herbs, and will provide fre

Chinese Diaspora Charity and the Cantonese Pacific, 1850–1949 sheds new light on the history of charity among Chinese overseas and its place in the history of charity in China and in the wider history

The 2019 TICST has three keynote lectures by Professor Ovchinnikov Sergei Gennadievich (Kirensky Institute of Physics, Russia), Professor George Grant Hoag (Department of Chemistry, California Insitut

優秀運動員對自己的體能與肌力相當自豪，讓人無法不去注意他們結實的腿部與手臂肌肉。無論他們是否因高爾夫球強力揮杆或曲棍球一記射門而馳名，最好的運動員都有一項共通點─就是強壯且訓練有素的核心肌群。在運動體能領域中，美國肌力與體能訓練協會是全球的領導組織，將帶給您強化核心肌群達到最大運動表現的權威資訊。本書計有17位運動訓練、體能與科學的頂尖專家與貢獻，除了提供73種最有效的運動方式，更包含科學基礎的評

Through personal narratives from twelve survivors, Chinese Comfort Women reveals the unfathomable atrocities committed against women during the Asia-Pacific War and correlates the proliferation of “co

For the public to better understand the operations of the CEPD, we specially publish the Council for Economic Planning and Development Annual Report fo 2013. The report includes three chapters, Chapte

In December 2008 some 350 Chinese intellectuals published a manifesto calling for reform of the Chinese constitution and an end to one-party rule. Known as "Charter 08," the manifesto has since been s

HONG KONG LITERATURE SERIESSeries Editor: John MinfordLeung Ping-kwan brought as much talent and inspiration to the writing of his short stories as he did to his poems. ‘I have drawn on magical realis

Asian Celebrity Cultures in the Digital Age represents the first comprehensive study on the transformations of celebrity cultures in increasingly globalised and digitalised Asian societies. It discusses relations between Asian celebrities and digital media across emerging phenomena in celebrity practices, cultures, politics, fandom, and economies. Highlighting original case studies from prominent Asian societies, including India, China, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea, and Japan, this book sheds much-needed light on the de-Westernisation and internationalisation of celebrity studies and is essential reading for scholars and students in celebrity, fandom, digital media and communication, and cultural studies.

「在資料需求很高但可存取資料稀少的時代，建立逼真的模擬環境以產生更強大的研究和ML應用程式將比以往任何時候都更加重要。本書對於機器學習和Unity開發人員來說是進入該領域的最佳途徑。」 ―Dominic Monn 機器學習工程師 模擬和合成將是人工智慧和機器學習的未來核心。想像一下，程式設計師、資料科學家和機器學習工程師可以在沒有汽車的情況下建立自動駕駛汽車的大腦。您可以使用模擬來合成人工資料訓練傳統的機器學習模型，而不是使用實際的資訊。這只是開始而已。 透過這本實用的書，您將探索基於模擬和合成的機器學習和AI的可能性，重點是深度強化學習和模仿學習技術。AI和ML是藉由資料來驅動，而模擬是釋放它們全部潛力的強大且引人入勝的方式。 您將學習如何： ‧使用Unity引擎的模擬來設計解決ML和AI問題的方法 ‧使用遊戲引擎合成影像以用作訓練資料 ‧建立用來訓練深度強化學習和模仿學習模型的模擬環境 ‧為基於模擬的ML來使用和應用有效率的通用演算法，例如近端策略優化 ‧使用不同的方法來訓練各種ML模型 ‧使用PyTorch和Unity ML-Agents和Perception Toolkits來讓ML工具能夠與業界標準的遊戲開發工具一起使用

Heritage and History in the China–Australia Migration Corridor traces the material and social legacy of migration from China to Australia from the 1840s until the present day. The volume offers a multidimensional examination of the material footprint of migration as it exists in the migration corridor stretching between Zhongshan county in south China and Australia. Spanning the fields of heritage studies, migration studies, and Chinese diaspora history, Denis Byrne, Ien Ang, Phillip Mar, and other contributors foreground a transnational approach to the heritage of migration, one that takes account of the flows of people, ideas, objects, and money that circulate through migration corridors, forming intricate ongoing bonds between those who migrated to Australia and their home villages in China.

In 1992, while presenting at the World Futures Studies Federation course on International Development, I shifted my lecture from the typical rehearsed presentation on factors explaining maldevelopment to a real time unpacking/deconstruction of transportation futures. As I, we, worked through the analysis, alternatives organically emerged. The four levels were: first, the problem or the litany – congestion and pollution. Second the causes: too many cars and desire for more cars, rising incomes, traditional infrastructure that was not car flow friendly, among other factors. Third, the Big City outlook, westernization, and the "Los Angelization" of the planet. And fourth, West is best with cars as freedom, as individuality. We understood that the government would take a technical approach of creating flyovers and not the deeper required to rethink centre-periphery relations – to decentralize - to reimagine Bangkok as a walkable and green city. This led to a discussion on not just in

歐洲暢銷公共政策用書，首次繁體中文版出版！本書最初是為瑞士、法國的政策實務界所寫的公共政策分析專書，其後並由法文翻譯為英文（同時加入若干英國的案例）。這本在歐洲公共行政學界的經典著作，不僅提供了公共政策分析的框架，也呈現了許多實務應用的個案，具體體現其兼具理論與實務的價值。考量到並不是所有的政策實務界人士都具有社會科學的背景，本書的構思與寫作，援引了社會學、政治學、行政學、法學等不同學科之概念，期

From early times, Daoist writers claimed to receive scriptures via revelation from heavenly beings. In numerous cases, these writings were composed over the course of many nights and by different medi

Over the past four decades, Hong Kong painter Yeung Tong Lung has explored various techniques and mediums. Since the 1990s, he has worked primarily in oil, and then around 2000 he began to focus on a

During the Mao years, laughter in China was serious business. Simultaneously an outlet for frustrations and grievances, a vehicle for socialist education, and an object of official study, laughter bro

Hundreds of Chinese export paintings of Canton trading houses and shopping streets are in museums and private collections throughout the world, and scholars of art and history have often questioned th

When the avant-garde writer Mu Shiying was assassinated in 1940, China lost one of its greatest modernist writers while Shanghai lost its most detailed chronicler of the city's Jazz-Age nightlife. Mu'

As a special administrative region of China, Hong Kong has its own legal system rooted in the common law. Reforms to this system take into account Hong Kong’s unique conditions as an international cit

Developing Writing Skills in Spanish provides intermediate and advanced level students with the necessary skills to become competent and confident writers in the Spanish language.With a focus on writi

This is a comprehensive package designed for first-year Chinese learners. It is a set of two volumes of textbooks and workbooks. All the chapters in the textbooks include a text, an annotated vocabula

This is a comprehensive package designed for first-year Chinese learners. It is a set of two volumes of textbooks and workbooks. All the chapters in the textbooks include a text, an annotated vocabula

In Christianity and Education in Modern China, Wong Man Kong, George Kam Wah Mak, and other contributors demonstrate how Christianity served as a driving force in the development of modern education in China. Each of the chapters offers new insights into Christian involvement in different issues concerning education in modern China. The contributors examine how Christian missionaries and Chinese Christian educators interacted with China’s social, cultural, and political contexts. Also explored are the Christian legacies of higher education in mainland China and Taiwan, as well as how the spirit of Christian higher education in modern China has been carried on in Asia. This volume suggests that Western missionary and Chinese Christian perspectives of higher education were complementary with each other in modern China.

Population ageing is a challenge to societies worldwide in terms of healthcare, social support, community infrastructure, and more. With one of the longest life expectancies in the world, Hong Kong will soon see a dramatic increase in the number of older residents together with a decrease in the old age dependency ratio. This book provides a timely examination of the current status and services available for Hong Kong’s ageing population in four key areas: general healthcare needs, such as health promotion and lifestyle modifications; specific healthcare needs, including care of chronic conditions and hip fractures; psychosocial needs for older people with intellectual disabilities and impairments, as well as the needs of their caregivers; and environmental and technological needs in relation to universal design, information and communication technology, and telehealth.Drawing from a wide range of experience in local professional settings combined with international best practices, the

HONG KONG LITERATURE SERIESSeries Editor: John MinfordLeung Ping-kwan is one of Hong Kong’s most acclaimed poets. His poems display a unique blend of the literary and the down-to-earth, the modern and

This book provides a methodological understanding of the theoretical and technical limitations to the longevity of Moore’s law. The book presents research on factors that have significant impact on th

讀懂因果，才能真正改變命運從持誦《地藏經》，到讀懂《地藏經》你真的讀懂《地藏經》嗎？除了超度、解冤、求平安，其中還蘊藏著關於：因果、生死與命運運作的深層智慧。真正改變生命的關鍵，不在於向外尋求庇佑，而是能看見並轉化自己的內心。專研佛典的李治華老師，以清晰易懂的方式，帶我們一步步解開《地藏經》的關鍵密碼——看見業力的形成，理解命運的轉變，走出屬於自己的修行之路，也重新掌握人生的方向。許多人持誦《地藏經》，是希望得到地藏菩薩的願力護佑，超薦怨親債主、消災免難、鬼神安寧……，卻不知轉禍為福的關鍵在於改變自心。當你完全接納真實的自己，生命才會真正蛻變。《地藏經》不只是一部用來消災、祈福的經典，經文中精彩的故事情節、人物與數字密碼等，都蘊含著深刻的法義，其中的業力法則，不只決定了禍福，更決定了生死。本書從因果、生死到修行道路，帶您重新理解這部流傳千年的經典。它能超度生死，也能超度一切煩惱，用願力排毒業力，重新啟動人生。請用地藏菩薩的「願心引力」重新連結美好的世界秩序，善的循環從此生生不息！「《地藏經解碼》就是將地藏菩薩的智慧明珠之光解碼出來，讓人讀之豁然開朗。」——陳琪瑛〈推薦序〉「本書以學佛的次第「信、解、行、證」為脈絡，透過信仰的建立、理解的深化、實踐的落實，到最終的證悟，逐步展示學習《地藏經》的修行途徑及其內在意涵。又加強以《華嚴經》對照《地藏經》，至高無上的佛菩薩境界與最底層的惡道與地獄，這兩者的對比，首尾呼應、高低相輔，構成了深富意味的有趣對比。」——李治華〈自序〉當經義真正被理解，《地藏經》即是一部能陪伴我們面對人生課題，重新啟動生命的智慧經典。◆ 從故事情節、人物與數字出發，讀懂經文背後的深層意涵。◆ 用「信、解、行、證」梳理經典脈絡，看見清晰的修行次第。◆ 以《華嚴經》的視角對照，高低相映，展現佛法的宏大視野。◆ 在理性解析與日常實踐之間，找到屬於自己的修行方式〔適合讀者〕◆ 平時誦讀《地藏經》，想要更進一步修習經義的持誦者。◆ 對佛教經典、華嚴思想有興趣的學術研究者。◆ 在不安的年代，想讓心更安定自在、人生更有方向的讀者。

Frontiers of Memory in the Asia-Pacific explores the making and consumption of conflict-related heritage throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Contributing to a growing literature on ‘difficult heritage’, this collection advances our understanding of how places of pain, shame, oppression, and trauma have been appropriated and refashioned as ‘heritage’ in a number of societies in contemporary East and Southeast Asia and Oceania. The authors analyse how the repackaging of difficult pasts as heritage can serve either to reinforce borders, transcend them, or even achieve both simultaneously, depending on the political agendas that inform the heritage-making process. They also examine the ways in which these processes respond to colonialism, decolonization, and nationalism. The volume shows how efforts to preserve various sites of ‘difficult heritage’ can involve the construction of new borders in the mind between what is commemorated and what is often deliberately obscured or forgotten. Take

In Chinese Cinema: Identity, Power, and Globalization, a variety of scholars explore the history, aesthetics, and politics of Chinese cinema as the Chinese film industry grapples with its place as the second largest film industry in the world. Exploring the various ways that Chinese cinema engages with global politics, market forces, and film cultures, this edited volume places Chinese cinema against an array of contexts informing the contours of Chinese cinema today. The book also demonstrates that Chinese cinema in the global context is informed by the intersections and tensions found in Chinese and world politics, national and international co-productions, the local and global in representing Chineseness, and the lived experiences of social and political movements versus screened politics in Chinese film culture. This work is a pioneer investigation of the topic and will inspire future research by other scholars of film studies.

Guide for Design, Installation, and Assessment of Post-installed Reinforcements sets out the installation, design, and assessment guidelines for post-installed reinforcements and fills a much-needed g

Focusing on the latest management trends, Transformational HRM Practices for Hong Kong provides HR professionals with a comprehensive and accessible guide to human resource management in Hong Kong. Wr

How did terms like "Asia," "Eurasia," "Indochina," "Pacific Rim" or "Australasia" originate and evolve, and what are their connections to the built environment? In addressing this question, Architectu

Against the background of accelerating globalization and growing economic interdependence in Northeast Asia over the past two decades, including the recent global economic crisis, this book sets out t

This monograph chronicles the life of an eminent pioneer of surgery, K.H. Digby, the important milestones in his professional life and the hardship he faced to fulfill his dreams.Digby was a remarkabl

Sketching Hong Kong is a panoramic record of Hong Kong by the Indonesian-Chinese painter Eddie Chau (1945-2020). A testament to geographical history, each painting is a passage in Hong Kong’s story, each stroke a moment in time. It also serves as a retrospective of Chau’s art from his early years in Bandung, his coming-of-age in Guangdong and his final decades in Hong Kong.《慢寫香港》 是畫家鄒源榮的作品集，收錄了他筆下香港地脈全景圖和不同時期的素描速寫。鄒源榮(1945-2020)是印尼華僑後代，1992年由內地移居香港，從業餘作畫到成為全職畫家，一直創作不懈。香港自從上世紀七十年代開始移山填海打造一個國際大都會，地脈及天際線就不斷移動，鄒源榮的畫作可以說是香港地理史的補遺，每一幅都抒寫着這小城的故事。守護香港的方法有很多，「記錄下來」肯定是其中之一，且彌足珍貴。Eddie Chau (1945–2020) was a Chinese painter born in Bandung, Indonesia. When the anti-Chinese riots broke out in 1965, many overseas Chinese returned home. Eventually settling in Hong Kong in 1992, Eddie became known for his panoramic watercolour landscapes of Hong Kong.

A strong international interest in Congolese art, its collection and public display has grown steadily since it was first institutionalised with the foundation of Belgium’s Royal Museum of Central Afr

《肺部復健計畫的臨床指引-第5版》提供照護病人及訂定治療計畫的最佳實務應用。依據美國心血管與肺部復健學會(American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation; AACVPR)的制定，此臨床指引必須能涵蓋肺部復健中各組成項目（包括：初始和後續的評估、共同的病人自我照護衛教、運動訓練、社會心理支持、及成效評量）的個別內

Through the keen eyes and curious mind of a young girl, Ying-tzu, we are given a glimpse into the adult world of Peking in the 1920s. The five sequential stories in this collection can be read as