Basic Structures of Reality

"In what period did objects of worship appear in China? Could there be a possible convergence between written testimonies and archaeological remains? How was the production of icons understood, especially in light of its eventual condemnation in iconoclastic discourse? This history of cultic images designed for religious worship in China remains to be written. The statue collections over the course of 16th to 20th centuries in central Hunan of southern China will give us insight into the local artistic tradition of statue-making, and the dynamics of multifarious religious practices consisting of a hybrid of Buddhism, Daoism, Confucian, Shamanism, and so forth. The documents contained inside these effigies, as well as the inscriptions found on the statues themselves, provide first-hand information that has not been filtered down through theological or philosophical discourses. Moreover, this art of domestic statuary—which is found far from palaces, large temples, monasteries, and pain

Utopia and Utopianism in the Contemporary Chinese Context: Texts, Ideas, Spaces decisively demonstrates the extent to which utopianism has shaped political thought, cultural imaginaries, and social engagement after it was introduced into the Chinese context in the nineteenth century. In fact, pursuit of utopia has often led to action—such as the Chinese Revolution and the Umbrella Movement—and contested consequences. Covering a time span that goes from the late Qing to our days, the authors show that few ideas have been as influencing as utopia, which has compellingly shaped the imaginaries that underpin China’s historical change. Utopianism contributed to the formation of the Chinese state itself—shaping the thought of key figures of the late Qing and early Republican eras such as Kang Youwei and Sun Yat-sen—and outlived the labyrinthine debates of the second half of the twentieth century, both under Mao’s rule and during the post-socialist era. Even in the current times of dystopian

The academic setting has a significant influence on the well-being of children and teens. Effective school leadership is, therefore, essential in promoting a healthy school environment. This book, the first of its kind in Hong Kong, establishes the kind of leadership a health-promoting school needs to be successful. It explains the steps school leaders should take to promote health, beginning with an explanation of the link between health and education and then moving into a discussion of how schools can be transformed and what sort of leaders are required for such a transformation. These changes can be applied in individual classrooms and schools as well as more broadly across whole education systems. The theoretical healthy school framework outlined in the main text by Dr Robin Cheung, a seasoned scholar-practitioner in the field of school health promotion, is complemented by success stories written from interviews conducted by Dr Cheung’s co-authors, which are included in the suppl

What elevates a mere word to the status of keyword? What does it mean to translate a keyword and map its meaning against other languages? Like every major culture, Chinese has its set of “keywords”: pivotal terms of political, ethical, literary and philosophical discourse. Tracing the origins, development, polysemy, and usages of keywords is one of the best ways to chart cultural and historical changes. This volume analyzes some of these keywords from different disciplinary and temporal perspectives, offering a new integrative study of their semantic richness, development trajectory, and distinct usages in Chinese culture. The authors of the volume explore different keywords and focus on different periods and genres, ranging from philosophical and historical texts of the Warring States period (453–221 BCE) to late imperial (ca. 16th–18th centuries CE) literature and philosophy. They are guided by a similar set of questions: What elevates a mere word to the status of “keyword”? What s

Paul A. Van Dyke’s new book, Whampoa and the Canton Trade: Life and Death in a Chinese Port, 1700–1842, authoritatively corrects misconceptions about how the Qing government treated foreigners when it controlled all trade in the Guangzhou port. Van Dyke reappraises the role of Whampoa in the system—a port twenty kilometres away from Guangzhou—and reassesses the government’s attitude towards foreigners, which was much more accommodating than previous research suggested. In fact, Van Dyke shows that foreigners were not bound by local laws and were given freedom of movement around Whampoa and Canton to the extent that they were treated with leniency even when found in off-limit places. Whampoa and the Canton Trade recounts the lives of seamen who travelled half-way around the globe at great risk and lived through a historic period that would become the framework for subsequent encounters between China and the rest of the world. Were it not for the exchanges between the major powers and t

會議室的電視螢幕上，正播出新聞快報。 「人工智慧（Artificial Intelligence）只要能順利取得大數據，以它擅於深度學習、分析、精準、不疲累和不斷取得新技能的特質，除了單純、重複性的工作早已逐步被取代中，甚至自駕車、AI醫學診斷系統、無人商店早已問世，連包括律師、新聞勞動者、科學人員、藥劑師等在內，許多高技能專業人員的就業機會，也將被現有進步的人工智慧所取代……」 THAGI（Taiwan Hermes Artificial General Intelligence Inc.）董事會的圓桌會議上，Andrew Hermes、Angela Hermes和在場的董事們，同時看著螢幕上所出現的新聞快報。 接著，螢幕畫面切換，出現了下面的訊息： 嶄新願景：創造獨步全球的「AI守護天使」 行動代號：赫密士任務（Mission of Hermes） 任務名稱：人性學習計畫 討論主題： 1. 人物鎖定：曾在生命低谷的八位主角 2. 任務目的：取得他們的人生關鍵轉折 一場極機密的會議，開始進行…… 八個被鎖定的人士，在毫無準備的情況下，面臨人生中最重要的風暴，而且，他們完全不知道，他們的意識、情感即將被收集…… 本書是一位長期經營筆耕的資深心理學家，運用了當前最熱門的話題：「AI人工智慧」的議題，深入淺出介紹了人性裡的基本命題和生命情境： 第一章，藉由「我的父母把我生下來，有經過我的同意嗎？」的提問，探討人的「出生」這個議題。 第二章，藉由「我真的知道我是誰嗎？」的提問，探討「我是誰？」這個議題 第三章，藉由「如果沒有上帝，誰管得著我這輩子要如何過？」的提問，探討人是「要及時行樂，或過有意義的人生」這個議題。 第四章，藉由「登上人生高峰往往不會只有一條路走？」的提問，探討「選擇」這個議題。 第五章，藉由「人常常不清楚自己該負什麼責任的情況下，就隨性地做了決定。」的提問，探討「責任」這個議題。 第六章，藉由「要如何鼓勵孩子，請善用你的想像力！」的提問，探討「教養與夢想」這個議題。 第七章藉由「每件看似不名譽的事情背後，總有人還是堅持自己是為合理聖潔的信仰而奮鬥。」的提問，探討「誘惑」這個議題。 第八章，藉由「烏雲在深夜裡竟也能顯現透亮的銀邊？」的提問，探討「兒童逆境經驗與成年健康」這個議題。 作者藉著故事的鋪成、以及主人翁重大災難的起伏裡，一一介紹各

An indefatigable discoverer and preserver of lost traditions in the field of classical Chinese medicine, Liu Lihong has done it again—The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Transmission of Acupuncture features a passionate and clinically relevant synthesis of his discipleship with Yang Zhenhai, one of the last remaining master practitioners of Daoist acupuncture in mainland China. At the forefront of an international discourse on the definition and clinical significance of classical Chinese medicine, Yang and Liu promote yet another holistic medical system that radically contrasts the current penchant for symptom-oriented procedures. This English edition of their book lifts an important esoteric acupuncture lineage out of obscurity and presents it to us in complete and accessible form. The holistic approach has also defined Liu’s relentless search for the heart of Chinese medicine during the last three decades, driving his commitment to become the promoter of a diverse spectrum of healing tradit

This book is a novel modelled on Plato’s Republic as a series of dialogues between a half-retired college professor and his former student, taking place in several weeks in a row on various scenic and memorable locations in Hong Kong – in Central, on the Peak, on Repulse Bay and in Stanley on Hong Kong Island, as well as in Cheung Chau, an outlying island of Hong Kong. The story starts by the professor greeting and receiving his former student Julian to tea and for a friendly chat in the professors’ favourite old teahouse in Central. Their conversation, initially centring around the current events taking place in Hong Kong, soon evolves into an in-depth discussion of the immediate and subtler causes and factors leading to such a state of affairs that has been described by the local media and the Government as ‘public activities’. Since both the professor and Julian find their discussion and exchange very interesting and fruitful, they decide to continue with it in the weeks that follo

The JINTIAN [今天] series of contemporary literature features new and innovative writing from mainland China and abroad. Titles in the series are edited by Bei Dao, Lydia H. Liu, and Christopher Mattison. A collaborative venture between Zephyr Press, the Jintian Literary Foundation, and The Chinese University Press, each bilingual title highlights the ever-changing literary culture of China while simultaneously expanding the English language with a wave of new voices in translation. “This collection of poems is an amazing clash of classical Chinese poetry, the New York School, postmodern cinema, and the inside of a singular heart-head. ‘Don’t worry. I’ve got no evidence here that can harm you,’ Ya Shi says, and it’s true, I’m not harmed by his tentative relationship with nature in his experimental sonnets, I’m not harmed by his dark humor or his fragmentary leaps into surprise. I’m too invested. Ya Shi deserves the ‘cardiac bang bang of literary fame’ he fears, and to Nick Admussen a

In The Making of Macau’s Fusion Cuisine: From Family Table to World Stage, Annabel Jackson argues that Macanese cuisine cannot be seen as a unique product of Portuguese colonialism in southern China. Instead, it needs to be understood in the context of Portugal’s culinary footprint in Asia and beyond. She contends that the culinary cultures of other Portuguese colonies in Asia and Africa also influenced the cuisine in Macau. Macanese cuisine plays a role in evoking a sense of Macanese identity within Macau as well as in the Macanese diaspora. As the Macanese have increasingly defined themselves as an ethnically and culturally distinct group, their cuisine has growingly been seen as a critical identifier of cohesion and difference. The book shows how Macanese cuisine is moving from being an everyday production of food in a domestic setting to something more symbolic and ceremonial. It also argues that the practice of recipe sharing, historically controversial among the Macanese, is now

Water Driven presents stirring tales from around the world recounting humankind’s endeavours to solve water crises. Our creative solutions in the face of adversity have driven agricultural, industrial, and technological revolutions, creating some of the most iconic cultural landscapes, ranging from rice paddies to reservoirs and from wells to windmills. Today, rapidly growing urban populations are competing for a shrinking share of a finite water supply. The number of cities on the brink of running dry or, like Hong Kong, surviving from day to day by importing the bulk of their water, is alarming. The pressure is on to pursue a new, environmental revolution that will inspire the next generation of more sustainable, water-driven cultural landscapes.

"A “concise encyclopaedia” of Hong Kong in the Belt and Road. With the emergence of the Belt and Road boom have come many related research papers, but few have addressed Hong Kong’s role and opportunities in the initiative. Hong Kong in the Belt and Road Initiative fills this gap. This monograph represents the efforts of some twenty experts from both Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland, providing a comprehensive introduction to the national initiative and exploring various opportunities for the territory in the Belt and Road as well as Hong Kong’s cooperation with relevant regions along the routes, offering many highly valuable policy recommendations."

For years, Faina, the Russian wife of Chiang Kai-shek''s son Ching-kuo, was a missing link in our understanding of 20th century China. Mark O''Neill''s new biography tells an astonishing story of a young woman who started as a Soviet factory worker and found herself deeply entwined in the political turmoil of the formation of modern China. This is not just a story of a political couple, but rather a wider anging and compelling tale of the forces that shaped a political generation-and eventually, democracy in Taiwan. --RanaMitter,ProfessoroftheHistoryandPoliticsofModernChina;DirectoroftheUniversityofOxfordChinaCentre

Many words have been used to describe John Pope Hennessy, the former governor of Hong Kong. “Controversial” is perhaps the briefest way to outline his character. Yet we may be guilty of ascribing modern ideas to our understanding of characters of the past. An Irish Catholic raised during the age of empire and rising nationalism, a devout Tory and Disraeli follower, a believer in both the benefits of empire and a patron of local talent in his postings, it is easy to view Pope Hennessy as a man of contradictions. This volume traces Pope Hennessy’s history from his early beginnings in famine Ireland to his attempts to rise through the ranks in London. It goes on to cover his early postings to Labuan, West Africa, and, of course, Hong Kong, as well as his final days with his family. His actions and his personality are laid bare for readers fo form their own opinions of one of Hong Kong’s most enigmatic governors.

In the Ruins of the Japanese Empire concludes that early East Asian Cold War history needs to be studied within the framework of post-imperial history. Japan’s surrender did not mean that the Japanese and former imperial subjects would immediately disavow imperial ideology. The end of the Japanese empire unleashed unprecedented destruction and violence on the periphery. Lives were destroyed; names of cities altered; collaborationist regimes—which for over a decade dominated vast populations—melted into the air as policeman, bureaucrats, soldiers, and technocrats offered their services as nationalists, revolutionaries or communists. Power did not simply change hands swiftly and smoothly. In the chaos of the new order, legal anarchy, revenge, ethnic displacement, and nationalist resentments stalked the postcolonial lands of northeast Asia, intensifying bloody civil wars in societies radicalized by total war, militarization, and mass mobilization. Kushner and Levidis’s volume follows th

紐約崩潰後，又構築了一座新的都市，在這座異界與現世交錯的魔都之中，存在一個為了保持世界平衡而暗中活躍的秘密結社‧萊布拉!! ●深夜大戰 Dead of night warfare

In January 1980, a young police officer named John MacLennan committed suicide in his Ho Man Tin flat. His death came mere hours before he was to be arrested for committing homosexual acts still, at that point, illegal in Hong Kong. But this was more than the desperate act of a young man, ashamed and afraid; both his death and the subsequent investigation were a smokescreen for a scandal that went to the heart of the establishment. MacLennan came to Hong Kong from Scotland during a tumultuous time in Hong Kong’s history. The governorship of Sir Murray MacLehose was to be a time of reform and progress, but with that remit came the determination of many to suppress scandals and silence those who stirred up trouble. Both the life and death of John MacLennan seemed to many of those in power to threaten the stability of one of Britain’s last colonies.

The First Estates shows the impact on Hong Kong’s urban history of Fairview Park and Hong Lok Yuen, the earliest examples of private estates provided in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Completed in the 1970s and 1980s, both are examples of land development projects built as low-density, American-style suburban house living, the first true alternative to the typical high-rise urban living of Hong Kong. In this book, Roger Nissim traces their evolution—from retreats for urban dwellers to family residences—that followed the expansion of Hong Kong’s public transportation system. The book draws heavily on the original documents that are reproduced in the book. These unearthed documents detail land acquisition process and the negotiations with the government, financiers, local villagers, contractors, and new residents. Read together, this collection of key primary sources—concerning government approvals, site selection, planning and implementation, layout plan, and sales policy—provide the

The Politics of Higher Education: The Imperial University in Northern Song China uses the history of the Imperial University of the Northern Song to show the limits of the Song emperors’ powers. At the time, the university played an increasingly dominant role in selecting government officials. This role somehow curtailed the authority of the Song emperors, who did not possess absolute power and, more often than not, found their actions to be constrained by the institution. The nomination mechanism left room for political maneuvering and stakeholders—from emperors to scholar-officials—tried to influence the process. Hence, power struggles among successive emperors trying to assert their imperial authority ensued. Demands for greater autonomy by officials were, for example, unceasing. Chu Ming-kin shows that the road to autocracy was anything but linear. In fact, during the Northern Song dynasty, competition and compromises over diverse agendas constantly altered the political landscape

In Queer Chinese Cultures and Mobilities, John Wei brings light to the germination and movements of queer cultures and social practices in today’s China and Sinophone Asia. While many scholars attribute China’s emergent queer cultures to the neoliberal turn and the global political landscape, Wei refuses to take these assumptions for granted. He finds that the values and pitfalls of the development-induced mobilities and post-development syndromes have conjointly structured and sustained people’s ongoing longings and sufferings under the dual pressure of compulsory familism and compulsory development. While young gay men are increasingly mobilized in their decision-making to pursue sociocultural and socioeconomic capital to afford a queer life, the ubiquitous and compulsory mobilities have significantly reshaped and redefined today’s queer kinship structure, transnational cultural network, and social stratification in China and capitalist Asia. With Queer Chinese Cultures and Mobilit

The JINTIAN [今天] series of contemporary literature features new and innovative writing from mainland China and abroad. Titles in the series are edited by Bei Dao, Lydia H. Liu, and Christopher Mattison. A collaborative venture between Zephyr Press, the Jintian Literary Foundation, and The Chinese University Press, each bilingual title highlights the ever-changing literary culture of China while simultaneously expanding the English language with a wave of new voices in translation. “Jami Proctor Xu’s exceptional translation of Song Lin’s lyric landscapes magically captures the poet’s original mind, offering readers an authentic experience of one of our generation’s great writers. A book to savor.” —Ari Larissa Heinrich, translator of Qiu Miaojin’s Last Words from Montmartre (NYRB, 2014) “Translation as poetry. That is the excellent way Jami Proctor Xu presents poetry by Song Lin. The impact of warm breath on my skin is an imprint forever. One will never forget it or erase it. Word

本研究為首次針對工業機器人採用對台灣製造業就業影響的實證研究。本研究串接國際機 器人聯盟(International Federation of Robotics, IFR)全球工業機器人調查以及我國主計總處、 經濟部統計處與勞動部資料庫等，建置2004~2017年我國製造業縱橫資料集，並採用縱橫資 料迴歸分析模型，在控制產業特性、總體經濟環境以及法規制度等因子下，試圖掌握工業機器 人導入對我國製造業就業的影響。 本研究實證結果發現，相較全球、美國、德國和歐盟等的研究，對我國整體製造業而言， 2004~2017年工業機器人採用和勞動雇用間呈現顯著正向互補關係，即工業機器人採用並非 取代勞動力，反而因帶動勞動生產力進而刺激勞動需求。本研究實證估計係數約在5.9~6.1 間，然而隨著時間此種正向互補效果有略微下降的趨勢，因此從長期角度來看，工業機器人採 用是否對我國製造業勞動就業產生不利的影響，值得關注。 另就汽車業與電力電子業個別產業時間序列估計結果發現，以工業機器人取代勞動力的現 象已為汽車業的常態，電力電子業的估計結果雖不顯著，但已出現負向替代關係。由於電力電 子業的勞動雇用人數占整體製造業近45%，此趨勢發展對製造業勞動市場的影響將比汽車產業 更為劇烈。再者，雖然非本研究的目的，但本研究發現勞動成本增加明顯反映在廠商勞動雇用 決策上，此部分值得研究者進行深入探討。最後，由於缺乏長期資料下，致使有關產業自動化 設備(機器人)導入之實證研究相當不足，在數位經濟與人工智慧時代，本研究建議應長期進行 產業自動化設備導入調查與追蹤研析，此對政策制定和調整將更有助益。

神經科學的研究影響層面在近十年來急遽擴大，該學門橫跨基礎科學、工程和醫學領域，除了具備多重轉譯潛能，也涵蓋了藥物、醫材和輔具等相關的產業化應用，對於追求健康樂齡生活的未來社會而言具有不容忽視的重要性。國研院科技政策研究與資訊中心（Science & Technology Policy Research and Information Center, STPI）長期深耕學術研究資訊服務與科技資訊分析，特與全球專業資訊服務提供者科睿唯安（Clarivate）學術研究事業群（Web of Science Group）合作，運用Web of Science及Essential Science Indicators資料庫進行文獻分群及主題剖析，以瞭解神經科學領域的研究現況及新興熱門研究方向，同時邀請國內專家進行深度訪談，瞭解領域專家對未來神經科學領域發展方向的建議。

Advances in Quantitative Analysis of Finance and Accounting (New Series) is an annual publication designed to disseminate developments in the quantitative analysis of finance and accounting. The publication is a forum for statistical and quantitative analyses of issues in finance and accounting as well as applications of quantitative methods to problems in financial management, financial accounting, and business management. The objective is to promote interaction between academic research in finance and accounting and applied research in the financial community and the accounting profession.

☆分章完整精選收錄☆ ☆依據命題重點編撰☆ ☆試題演練強化學習☆ 編者的話 分析化學可分為「定性定量分析」與「儀器分析」兩大門學科，「定性定量分析」考題將以計算題為主軸，讀者必須加強計算能力（包含有效數字）；「儀器分析」考題則將以問答題為主軸，偏重原理說明、實驗程序、儀器操作、重要名詞解釋，本書內容力求囊括所有重點，但畢竟並非是教科書，且定性定量分析與儀器分析在大學一般至少開設兩門課（合計六學分）以上，因此本書盡量以分析技術之原理為主軸，輔以儀器構造與運作流程之比較，讓讀者對本考科有基本的背景概念，應可應付大多數的相關考試。 ☆本書架構 第一部分，定性分析，針對定性分析內容拆分為五個章節，做重點歸納與整理。 第二部分，定量分析，將定量分析的分析方法做介紹，讓讀者了解實驗的內容。 第三部分，儀器分析，總共細分為十四個部分，重點提示，濃縮精華。 第四部分，精選題庫，精選三回題庫供讀者實際演練，以掌握考科之重點。 第五部分，相關歷屆試題與解析，收錄100~108年共26回相關試題，完全洞悉命題方向。 ☆本書特色 篇章架構完整，依照考試重點分為三大部分，分章介紹清楚明瞭！ 精選題庫演練，收錄最新相關試題，提供讀者做最佳的練習的機會！ 題答分離，排版簡潔，近年試題附上命題配分表，洞悉考試重點！ ☆學習心得 1.建議做考題前，先將「分析化學」之三大部分重點詳讀，至少有初步的印象與認知，最好是能配合原文教科書相互參照。偏向記憶的部份，最好在完全了解後，整理歸納表格與理論脈絡，始可獲得更深刻的印象。考試前更要打破各章節之重點，了解分析技術的理論重點與特定儀器的操作模式。 2.本書內容力求囊括所有重點，但畢竟並非是教科書，且定性定量分析與儀器分析在大學一般至少開設兩門課（合計六學分）以上，因此本書盡量以分析技術之原理為主軸，輔以儀器構造與運作流程之比較，讓讀者對本考科有基本的背景概念，雖可應付大多數的相關考試，但為求盡善盡美，仍需讀者查閱教科書。 ※國內最常用來之原文教科書（另有中譯本）聖經為： i.定性定量分析(古典分析)：Daniel C. Harris, Quantitive Chemical Analysis. ii.儀器分析：Douglas A. Skoog, Principles of Instruction Analysis. 3.歷屆試題的演練

物聯網（Internet of Things, IoT）是透過各式傳感設備，按約定的協議，把任何物品與網際網路相連接，進行信息交換與通信，以實現對物品的智慧化識別、定位、監控、跟蹤和管理的一種網絡。簡言之，物聯網就是「物物相連的網際網路」。其中涵蓋了感測（Thing）、網路（Communication）、智慧應用（AI Services）三個主要層面。網路通訊、感測器與物聯網設備、雲端服務的發展，使得物聯網應用不斷地擴展。 民生公共物聯網（Civil IoT, CIoT）：國外常用名詞為Public IoT Services，其意為政府透過IoT技術提供智慧化公用領域服務（G2C/G2B）。另一方面，除了消費市場物聯網應用外，企業市場物聯網IIoT應用商機更是龐大。IIoT的生態系包含應用服務、聯網載具、通訊、平台、應用服務與分析以及系統整合服務。其中，平台營收占比不高，但卻具備聚合生態系的關鍵角色。IIoT提供各應用領域轉型效益，如提升生產力、降低成本與風險等，客戶漸跳脫過往純硬體需求情境，轉而尋求完整的軟硬整合方案，帶動IIoT應用商機成長。 隨著AI與IoT快速匯流，及物聯網裝置未來將無所不在，越來越多企業致力布局打造AIoT解決方案，同時也開始思考如何將所蒐集的數據多元使用，並應用到各垂直領域，與客戶共同朝向創造社會新價值的目標努力。 中國大陸近期也積極推動工業互聯網發展政策，欲透過物聯網、大數據、人工智慧等技術，提升製造業能力，朝製造強國目標邁進。 此外，各種IoT裝置的電源問題一直是IoT應用擴大的瓶頸。近來採集光、溫差、振動、環境電波的能量，轉換成電力的「能源採集」技術出現突破性進展，可望實現IoT裝置之去電池化。除投入研發已有28年歷史的染料敏化太陽能電池技術課題獲得解決外，具優越機械強度的熱電發電元件，以及原本被認為難以實現之無需溫差的熱發電元件等新技術也陸續出現，與IoT裝置結合將可解決電源問題，進而帶動IoT應用邁向普及的新境界。 本書以物聯網發展為主題，彙整民生公共物聯網、工業物聯網等各面向發展趨勢，國際大廠智慧物聯網布局分析，以及物聯網發展下的智慧化應用案例，供相關業者或研究單位作為參考。

在以人工智慧（AI）為核心之新興數位科技的應用領域持續擴大下，「AI經營」將成為第三波數位革命勝出的關鍵。能否透過有效的「AI經營」，運用本身優勢與AI結合之加乘效果，開創出產品或服務的新價值，成為市場贏家，是各界注目焦點。近年在運算處理功能與網路傳輸速度持續提升、行動應用普及與社群媒體盛行、各種資料快速累積，且容易取得之下，人工智慧相關技術快速發展並進入商用化階段。人工智慧的發展除影響生活與消費型態之外，亦將造成工作型態等之逐漸改變，目前在各行各業應用可謂呈現無所不在的狀態。 以大數據結合AI而言，企業內部數據、政府公開資料，加上物聯網、社交網路、電子商務等新資訊應用形態，不斷產生數據，累積而成的大數據，已充斥在社會各角落。如何有效萃取、分析數據，並實際應用在各種領域，進行需求、行為、價格、風險、故障等預測，進而產生經濟與社會價值，是業者共同追求的目標。但如何從這些數據資產中找到合適的應用，也成為企業在數位轉型時期的發展重點之一，近年愈來愈多公司以代理的方式提供大型或中型企業數據分析的服務，以此協助不同領域之公司在銷售、服務或是設備上的各種數據判讀。 此外，AI或IoT（Internet of Things）系統幾乎不可能是由一家廠商獨力開發，往往必須仰賴與外部企業、研究機構的攜手合作，才得以完成，因此也造成智財模式出現變化。廠商在開發AI或IoT系統時，就需利用專門業者提供的「平台」，相關成果也會匯集在平台上，以致智財將難由裝置廠商單獨持有，而需與平台業者共用。在AI、IoT相關技術與應用的崛起下，已逐漸顛覆廠商對智財的傳統思維，由於效益可進一步擴大，亦為智財模式帶來一股新風潮。 人工智慧的發展，逐漸成一種跨領域的重要技術核心，除了常見的醫療、製造等領域進行AI化外，愈來愈多商業應用如：ERP、行銷等領域軟體也採用AI進行加值。基於AI技術所發展出的產品或服務，包括AI化之軟體產品、AI／認知（如：圖像、語音、自然語言辨識／處理）產品服務、AI於嵌入式環境中之學習及推論相關工具服務等。 舉例而言，基於深度學習的快速發展，愈來愈多深度學習的學習及推論逐漸由雲端走向邊緣端，因此在企業邊緣端的環境中提供簡單易用的人工智慧工具及管理平台，可為企業加速打造模型、系統部署及模式最適化等工作。 機器學習工具及平台的快速發展下，現階段已有許多企業開始大量運用機器學習的平台來為自

For myself, however, it is the human element, the recollected words, the remembered faces, which give life to the printed record.” James Hayes’s many writings have made a major contribution to knowledge about life in rural Hong Kong. This book presents sixteen of his illuminating and original articles, each of which is rooted in his experiences as a district officer, administering and visiting villages under his care. His interest in the life and lives of the people went far beyond the formal demands of his official work, and Dr Hayes grew to admire and respect the villagers. As a result, his writings are suffused with his affection and esteem. Intended for scholars in the field of New Territories history as well as general readers interested in rural life in the region, A Pattern of Life provides a fascinating, academically important, yet highly readable picture of traditional life in rural South China and reinforces Dr Hayes’s reputation as one of the most important writers on the N

Proportionality is a German, and thus continental European, concept in public law that is applied by both the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The principle specifies that measures adopted by executive authorities should not exceed the limits of what is appropriate and necessary in order to achieve legitimate objectives in the interest of the public. Using a functional comparative approach, this book evaluates the extent to which proportionality has been integrated into the English and Hong Kong judicial systems by comparing case law in these courts with that of the CJEU and the ECtHR. The text also reviews the development of proportionality and presents a topical understanding of why its adoption and application have encountered difficulties, particularly regarding socio-economic rights, in some jurisdictions, such as the United Kingdom and Hong Kong. Written by a scholar with experience from both within the Hong Kong judici

愛上獨一無二的你 IT男 X 藝術女甜蜜吵鬧的情侶日常 在網上結識，第一次見面聊天7小時，相處2個月就拍拖？ 兩個行業截然不同的人竟然這麼合拍？ Instagram擁有20多萬粉絲的本地插畫師Bonnie， 以外國畫風畫出情侶相處的幸福打鬧時刻！ *附有「IT男／藝術女的使用守則」！ You are my UNICORN! The sweet and silly life of IT Guy & Art Girl Met online, talked for 7 hours on the first date, got together within 2 months! How two totally different backgrounds be so compatible? With 200k+ followers on Instagram, Hong Kong illustrator Bonnie records all of the moments in this book! *Come along with an IT Guy & Art Girl user's manual! 獻給期待愛情、享受戀愛、準備步入教堂的人！ FOR ALL LOVERS! 中英對照 Bilingual in Chinese and English

《经济管理前沿》是由吉林大学商学院主办的集刊，坚持理论研究和实践研究相结合、定量分析和定性分析相结合，关注我国社会、经济等领域的重大学科前沿问题，刊登结合中国现实问题进行深入分析、阐述和研究的高水平研究成果。本书是第7卷，内容涉及促进大规模创新框架的建立（Building a Framework for Facilitating Mass Innovation）、通过重复投资决策学习（Reinforcement Learning in Repeated Portfolio Decisions）、环境责任对我国绿色消费行为的推动作用（The Driving Effect of Environmental Responsibility on Green Consumption Behavior in China）等。

Using the insurrection by the Malayan Communist Party (1948-1960) as an example, this book argues that resorting to violence sped up the decolonisation of British Malaya, begging the question: if a late colonial state was subjective, then how did it claim a sufficiently objective mantle to rule and how did ideological techniques enable this?

…. to imagine a language means to imagine a form of life. ––Ludwig Wittgenstein (Philosophical Investigation, 1953) Whatever specific goal motivated people who study Chinese at first eventually dissolves into the larger Chinese world, and that world—its loves and joys, its stings and frustrations, in any case its incapability of being boring—takes over. This is a fascinating, insightful collection of essays by some of the world’s most renowned China experts, who share personal recollections of their time in China—often beginning in the 1970s, when foreigners were just beginning to navigate the linguistic and cultural terrain of that country—and reflect on what learning Chinese has meant to them in their careers and lives. These ten native English speakers share rare and, at times, humorous and intimate moments, of how learning and speaking Chinese has removed barriers, built rapport, opened doors and sometimes led them down entirely unexpected roads that have changed the course of th

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 either stand-alone pieces, or as a novel, due to the cleverly constructed themes and character development. Exploring ideas of loss and bewilderment, Lin Hai-yin carefully captures the transition from childhood to adulthood. Shielded by a child’s innocence, we are taken on a journey of discovery as Ying-tzu grapples with the uncertainties of human relationships as well as her developing awareness of the world around her. Poignant and poetic, it is hard not to be moved by Memories of Peking: South Side Stories.

Essentials in the understanding of the development of pre-Qin philosophy. The Mingjia (名家, School of Names) is a notional grouping of philosophers first recorded as such in the Shiji. Their identifying feature was a concern with linguistic issues particularly involving the correct use of names. The group, as listed in the Han Shu, comprised seven men living between the sixth and third centuries BCE. Only four of these men— Deng Xi, Yin Wen, Hui Shi, and Gongsun Long— have extant writings attributed to them, and in three of these there are issues of authenticity. Nevertheless, it is an important group for an understanding of the development of pre-Qin philosophy as the men themselves and the concepts they explored feature prominently in the writings of the other schools. The present volume contains four parts: (i) the extant writings of the four men; (ii) all significant references to them in other works up the fourth century CE; (iii) other significant writings on the topics up to th

To know where we are going, we must also know where we came from. This book gives an account of Hong Kong’s medical and health development from the Second World War to the present day, investigates how medical and health services grew and adapted as Hong Kong’s political and the socio-economic landscape—and the world beyond it—changed, and continued changing. The author is a clinician-scientist rather than a social scientist, her writing is therefore based on her first-hand knowledge of the changes in the Hong Kong medical and healthcare scene during the period 1942–2015, and the book has also been enriched by her meticulous research via the archives of available government publications, other literature, and media reports. This book is a sequel to A Medical History of Hong Kong: 1842–1941. ~~~~~~~ “This book presents an unbiased and scientific analysis of events which prompted the authorities and the public to consider, evaluate, and ultimately implement policies that resulted in

聖樂是天主教的藝術和⽂化偉⼤寶藏。聖樂史令⼈著迷，因為它記載了⼈們維持聖樂尊嚴的⼀些失敗、掙扎和努⼒，即使仍有很多錯誤和陋習。本書是一部有關天主教聖樂簡史的通識材料，譯自音樂學家龐保頤先生（Aurelio Porfiri）的英文作品Forever I Will Sing: A Short History of Catholic Sacred Music。從一世紀到二十一世紀，作者以每個世紀為主軸，獨立成章，讓讀者了解某一時期的聖樂發展，並附有譯名表及外文參考書目。在聖樂發展顯得艱難的今天，本書對想認識天主教聖樂梗概的讀者，是很好的通識材料，並希望能增加讀者對閱讀更多聖樂讀物的興趣。

史料是通往真相的唯一道路 歷史研究解讀過去，定義我們是誰。現今在尋找自我認同的路上，台灣史寫作再次進入繁盛時期。貓頭鷹出版特別與中研院台史所張隆志老師合作【島嶼新台誌】系列，以一冊一史料，如書信、照片、地圖、公牘文書等，延攬新生代史家共同詮釋島嶼的新歷史。 本系列第一冊選用「書信」為題，從荷蘭時代到國民政府來台，重新詮釋八個歷史片段。「書信」是過去人與人之間往來的重要媒介，既承載事件、記述當時局勢，更埋藏個人情感、認知與思想。舉例來說，從荷蘭長官的書信，從荷蘭長官的書信，重探近代初期北臺灣的族群活動，一探冰冷大王的神祕領域與淡水地區的禁忌之山。葉榮鐘寫給妻子的溫暖家書，反映日本時代追求民主之路是如何地艱辛曲折。兩張寄自菲律賓的戰時明信片，講述這些「為了國家」前往南方的台籍日本兵的戰時經驗，最後這些明信片也成了他們給家人的遺言。柯旗化是臺灣50年來最暢銷文法書《新英文文法》的作者，深處獄中，僅能收到孩子用注音符號寫來的家書，正是記錄白色恐怖時期拆散無數家庭的例證。 本書的八段歷史，是個人的小歷史，也是描繪大時代的吉光片羽。這些留給後人的史料，不僅傳遞各時代的信號，更是一段段生動且充滿人味的台灣故事。基於此，我們希望能更正視史料的價值，以史料為憑，重新解讀臺灣史。書末特別收錄「史料解析與歷史寫作」單元，介紹各時代重要或遺珠史料，以及分析如何運用史料撰寫歷史，供歷史愛好者運用搜查史料和書寫歷史之用。 ◎中央研究院臺灣史研究所副研究員翁佳音審定 ◎「說書 Speaking of Books」創辦人陳建守、「故事」網站創辦人涂豐恩專文推薦 ◎好評推薦 過往今來事情發生之後常只能藉現場遺址、留存物件、文字紀錄、圖像、影音、口傳等來保存歷史，文字紀錄常被認為是最重要的史料，文獻史料有公私文書之別，近年來私文書的日記蔚為新史料的風潮，人與人互通訊息的書信也是重要的史料，甚至會看到比較特別的歷史面貌。 本書所收八封信跨越三個世紀，涵蓋荷蘭時代的商務通信，Formosa king（鄭經）的外交信件，清帝國滿大人間的來往書函，清日政權交替時的劉家書信，有考察旅行中的船中信，以及臺人為聖戰遠赴南洋的平安家書，有「大人物」之間的私函卻決定臺灣大歷史的函電，更有在大監獄島女兒寫給在小監獄島父親的短信，這些書信的時空背景人物情境有別，也都各具特色，透過新一代的年輕臺灣史研究

◎作者威皓曾因罹患腦瘤中斷學業，療養後恢復上學，卻發現已忘記原本學習過的文字、數學、繪畫等能力，必須忍著病痛重頭學起。 ◎在媽媽、家人、師長的陪伴下，威皓走過最艱難的時刻，並一步一步向前邁進，他的生命故事與努力精神，值得年輕學子學習。 ◎本書收錄作者的繪畫、新詩、書法等創作，並以中英對照的方式呈現，在作品中可以看到作者對世界的獨特觀察與對自己的期許。 國小三年級考進美術資優班，國小五年級獲得新竹縣美術班組比賽第一名，國小畢業時卻赫然發現腦瘤！……即使備受病痛煎熬，威皓依然突破難關完成學業，並創作出一首首好詩與書法、水彩等多樣作品，展現他純真又高尚的靈魂！ 十二歲就生重病的威皓，無法像正常的小孩跑跳碰，稍有不適即嘔吐，身體的狀況導致情緒起伏劇變，性格、心性如同幼稚園小孩一般，因身心備受煎熬，威皓對人生領悟獨樹一格。在他的詩畫世界裡，我們可以看到許多帶著童真、卻又富含禪意的作品，充滿著創造力，讓人在無限的想像空間裡，自由自在地翱翔。威皓所描繪的世界讓紅麈世界忙茫盲的人們，有個真正的美麗心靈世界可去休養或療傷。 Since the age of twelve, Wei-Hao has been suffering from illness. He could not run around like other children. Since Wei-Hao’s body could not absorb water normally, he always had to bring his bottle with him to take in water, went to the toilet frequently, and vomited easily. Because of his sickness, Wei-Hao became emotional and capricious. However, the suffering gave him a unique view of life. His paintings are full of naivety and at the same time metaphorical meanings. These creative works of paintings and poems leave much space f

This pocket-sized paperback is one of the thirty titles published for 2019 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2019 is “Speech and Silence”. From 19–24 November 2019, 30 invited poets from various countries will be in Hong Kong to read their works based on the theme “Speech and Silence.” Included in the anthology and box set, these unique works are presented with Chinese and English translations in bilingual or trilingual formats.Poets include Ana Luísa Amaral (Portugal), Maxim Amelin (Russia), Renato Sandoval Bacigalupo (Peru) , Jen Bervin (USA), Ana Blandiana (Romania), Tamim Al-Barghouti (Palestine), Abbas Beydoun (Lebanon), Miłosz Biedrzycki (Poland), Derek Chung (Hong Kong), Louise Dupré (Canada), Forrest Gander (USA), Hwang Yu Won (South Korea), Maozi (PRC), Mathura (Estonia), Sergio Raimondi (Argentina), Ana Ristović (Serbia), K. Satchidanandan (India), Martin