Computer Simulation of Thermal Plant Operations

Decision Making and Operations Research Techniques for Construction Management challenges the traditional empirical approach to problem solving and provides construction practitioners with a seasoned account to resolving day-to-day complicated issues in construction project management. With over 150,000 workers at different levels working at dispersed project sites throughout the territory, construction managers have to look for optimal solutions to minimize the costs and to maximize the efficiencies. This book provides scientific tools for practitioners to resolve some practical problems which are administered empirically at present and may lead to inconsistent results and human errors. The modern decision-making tools introduced in this book include Multi-criteria Decision-making Models, Artificial Neural Network, Genetic Algorithms, Construction Simulation, Rough Set Theory and Advanced Statistical Techniques for construction. This book will serve as a useful companion for those m

Prof. William S-Y. Wang, an eminent linguist, has made significant contributions to the field regarding lexical diffusion, experimental phonetic studies, language simulation and modeling, and aging and language. To celebrate his 90th birthday, colleagues and friends worldwide have contributed over 30 articles to a two-volume Festschrift. The English volume includes topics such as Chinese language evolution, the relationship between language and music, and the brain processes involved in language production. This Festschrift is written by and for experienced language researchers and is also suitable for students of Chinese linguistics and those interested in Chinese culture, history, and neurology.

◎ In the night sky, those shining stars may be in the past tense. Those dark may no longer be nothingness, but the distance is too far, and the light is still galloping. ◎ The thermal process is a part of the space state. The order is from the hot in the past to the cold in the future, and the direction is from the inside to the outside. ◎ The time order is from tomorrow to today to yesterday, that is from future to past. Time and space are reverse loops. So the direction of time is from outside to inside.

This book explains the new procedures for knee operations created by Professor Lai and elaborates on the concepts and theories behind his new approach. These new procedures will increase the proficiency of orthopedists and assist them in performing more effective and less painful knee surgeries.

無聲的草木 綻放最好的香港 「胡秀英植物標本館」四代植物學家 翻山越嶺、精剖細描 為香港原生植物留下永恆的傳記 20個珍貴而稀有的名字，在遺憾失去它們前 認識它們越深，越能與它們共生 這些原生植物得以在香港這片土地上繁衍下去，不致滅絕 本書為《香港原生植物圖鑑》的第二冊。延續第一冊結合科學繪圖和植物藝術墨線圖的方式，詳細介紹了香港20種稀有及瀕危的原生植物。這些植物受到法例和名錄的保護，並在香港生態系統中扮演著重要角色。 標本館運用多種研究方法，包括文獻回顧、野外觀察、花果解剖結構研究和墨線圖等，去記錄每個珍貴的植物品種，豐富香港稀有及瀕危植物的基礎科學資訊，促進植物保育工作的進展。本冊更新增「掃描電子顯微鏡圖像」單元，把猶如萬花筒般的花粉和孢子的微物之美，清晰地呈現在讀者眼前。 This appealingly illustrated book is the second volume of Botanical Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Native Plants. It presents a meticulously curated collection of 20 rare and endangered native plant species found in Hong Kong, featuring scientific, detailed pen-and-ink illustrations and morphological descriptions. This volume introduces a new section showcasing ‘Scanning Electron Microscope Images’ that reveals the intricate beauty of pollen and spores. This guide provides essential reference materials for species authentication and is of particular significance for plant preservation efforts in Hong Kong. -----------------------------------

This delightful memoir is the story of a life well lived—a Hong Kong doctor who worked as a surgeon for over fifty years and who later turned his hand to his other great passion, gardening. At times amusing, at times heartbreaking, and at other times educational and instructive, he describes real-life cases and the medical causes of illnesses, including many incredible stories of life-saving operations that will keep you riveted to your seat. Interspersing these chapters are tales from his fascinating personal life, and reflections on his journey to becoming an expert gardener. Throughout the book is woven the metaphor of the author’s journey to Ithaka, as described in a moving poem of the same name that charts a path for how to live a life ‘full of adventure, full of discovery’. Beautifully written in a lively, engaging style, this book is sure to win the hearts of many, whether they personally knew this respected and well-loved surgeon/gardener, or whether they simply—after reading t

本書以MATLAB 8.X漢化版為工具，深入淺出地介紹了基於計算機視覺系統工具箱（Computer Vision System Toolbox）的數字圖像處理的基本原理、實現方法、仿真過程、代碼生成,具有循序漸進、易於研讀的特點。

It is not often recognized that China was one of the few places in the early modern world where all merchants had equal access to the market. This study shows that private traders, regardless of the volume of their trade, were granted the same privileges in Canton as the large East India companies. All of these companies relied, to some extent, on private capital to finance their operations. Without the investments from individuals, the trade with China would have been greatly hindered. Competitors, large and small, traded alongside each other while enemies traded alongside enemies. Buddhists, Muslims, Catholics, Protestants, Parsees, Armenians, Hindus, and others lived and worked within the small area in the western suburbs of Canton designated for foreigners. Cantonese shopkeepers were not allowed to discriminate against any foreign traders. In fact, the shopkeepers were generally working in a competitive environment, providing customer-oriented service that generated goodwill, frien

Nutrition aside, there are other interesting topics worth exploring in the pursuit of health. Can cancer be prevented? Why doesn’t everyone live long, healthy lives? What is the relationship between cardiovascular disease and the immune system? How does the immune system affect overall health? Which is a healthier food option: natural and wholesome plant foods or animal-based foods? How do our lifestyles affect our health? Good health is not a secret. To achieve good health, we must first understand it. By drawing links between diet, health, and the immune system, this book provides fascinating insights into the preventive science of Nutritional Immunology.

The book provides guidelines and practical creative exercises which equip creative-major students in early semesters as well as creative practitioners with fundamental knowledge on creation methods. Combination of functionality, simplicity and aesthetics in modern design is considered a fundamental design principle in the Bauhaus School in Germany,and, inspired by the School, the creative handcrafting exercises and the concepts introduced in this book are primarily coherent with this principle. The book draws a direction between two and three dimensional material-based design and modern digital creation process. The first part of the book introduces various creative handcrafting exerciseson proportion, geometry and modularity, among other fundamental design principles. The creative exercises will sensitise students on aesthetical and structural issues, and thus serve as an essential building block for application of the design principles to computer-based creative processes, which ar

Agriculture builds upon the integration of crops and the environment, with which its yield depends strongly on a healthy soil foundation. With that in mind, the knowledge of the soil and fertilizer is crucial to maintaining an environment with optimal nutrients, water and oxygen for crop production. Soil is one of human's precious resources, the protection and nurturing of our soil is thus an integral part of sustainable development. Effective soil management is considered not only a technology, but also an art. In practice, to make use the full potential of the land, the management strategies need to take account of the differences and characteristics of the soil, plant and climate that are unique to each geographical location. Such an approach is increasingly more important nowadays because of the increasing loss of cultivable land and need of high quality agricultural products.

https://youtu.be/GsPGaJoa8yc ＼\國內第一本！OpenClaw實戰專書 /／ AI 助理不只住在手機裡。OpenClaw 是第一個真正能「坐在你電腦前幫你做事」的開源 Computer Agent，從開啟軟體、填寫表單、執行指令到控制硬體，全部辦得到。這本書帶你從零開始，把 OpenClaw 變成 24 小時不下班的個人助理。 1. Computer Agent：史上第一個能真正「坐在電腦前幫你做事」的開源 AI 2. 完整安裝：從零開始，在 macOS 上把 OpenClaw 裝好裝滿 3. Telegram 連接：手機傳一句話，電腦立刻動起來 4. LINE 連接：用最熟悉的 App 直接指揮你的 AI 助理 5. 正式域名：Cloudflare Tunnel 加 Docker，開機自動上線、永不斷線 6. 全通道串接：WhatsApp、iMessage 一次接齊，一個大腦管所有入口 7. 多重 Agents：工作、私人、研究各一個分身，記憶個性完全隔離 8. Skills 擴充：不用寫程式，用 Markdown 就能讓 Agent 學會新技能 9. Mac 桌面操控：Peekaboo 讓 Agent 看見螢幕、點擊按鈕、操作任何 App 10. Nodes 多機協作：一個指令同時控制多台電腦，打造你的 AI 機器軍團 11. 語音電話通報：整合 Twilio，任務完成時 Agent 直接打電話給你

近十年腦機介面（Brain-Computer Interface, BCI）技術不再侷限於實驗室及專業醫療場域，而是逐漸出現在人們的日常生活中，舉凡健康管理、個人訓練，甚至是遊戲娛樂等方面都可以見到腦機介面的應用。本研究鎖定腦機介面消費性產品，透過分析近十幾年成立之相關廠商的技術研發及應用領域，掌握技術與應用發展趨勢。

本书共分15章，第1—11章结合CSWA考试的特点，以启发、引导并突出命令技巧性的方式介绍了软件造型的方法、步骤；第12章重点介绍了零件渲染及如何利用eDrawings软件进行交流输出；第13章通过工程构件、桁架、梁等的受力分析，由浅入深详细介绍了Simulation插件的使用方法、步骤；第14章介绍了利用软件强大的测量功能及造型功能，帮助解决在工程实际中遇到的空间测量问题，以及在冲压工艺设计过程中的复杂计算问题；第15章重点介绍了如何利用该软件帮助解决在钣金行业展开放样过程中的复杂计算，以工程中常见的各类弯头、方圆连接管等构件为例，阐述了其放样方法。

摩薩德曾策劃了無數次震撼世界的重大行動，上演了一幕幕驚險絕倫的諜戰大戲。 它的歷史將被以色列人永遠銘記! 為您揭開這個全球頂級情報機構的神祕面紗。 摩薩德的行動即將開始…… 【摩薩德】 以色列情報及特殊使命局（希伯來語：המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים מיוחדים‎，HaMossad leModiʿin uleTafkidim Meyuḥadim；英語：The Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations），又譯情報特務局，俗稱摩薩德（希伯來語：המוסד‎，HaMossad；英語：The Mossad），是以色列的情報機構，其首長直接向以色列總理報告，與以色列國家安全局（俗稱「辛貝特」）和以色列軍事情報局（俗稱「阿曼」）組成以色列情報體系。摩薩德在1949年由總理大衛•班•古里昂成立，從事恐怖攻擊與反恐任務等。

本戰略地圖乃資策會MIC針對台灣都會區(包括台北、台中、高雄等)液晶電視(20吋以上LCD TV)的消費族群所做的問卷調查結果分析。整本戰略地圖包含液晶電視購買決策考量、液晶電視產品認知、液晶電視品牌認知三部份。本研究以電話訪問方式進行，以電腦輔助電話訪問系統（Computer Assisted Telephone Interview System, CATI System）進行獨立樣本訪問，且為了讓調查研究的精準度更加顯著，本調查鎖定的目標購買者必須擁有高度購買意願，並為購買電視的主要決策者。本戰略地圖以分析圖的方式呈現，並以地區別、性別、年齡別、學歷別、家庭月收入別、購買機種別、購買尺寸別等目標市場分群，進行交叉分析與定位區分，可作為您市場經營戰略具象思考的有利工具。

近年來，隨著汽車電子化程度之持續提高，汽車電子已成為繼3C（Computer、Communication、Consumer Electronics）之後的下一個新興市場。除了主要汽車電子零件廠商積極投入之外，也吸引資通訊相關業者跨入汽車電子領域。汽車電子主要包括車用娛樂、行車安全與行車輔助等，除性能、安全、環保等發展受到重視之外，汽車電子亦將進一步滿足使用者在資通訊及娛樂等之多元需求。展望未來市場發展，本報告將透過分析全球主要汽車電子產品市場概況及趨勢，以及全球主要大廠佈局、技術與產品發展方向，讓讀者進一步瞭解汽車電子之技術與產品發展趨勢，並深入洞悉其商機與挑戰。

奈米醫學界新星．革命性治療載體 植物性外泌體 PELNs 將主導精準醫學發展 源自天然蔬果、穀物、藻類、植物、真菌的可食性植物外泌體， 將成為影響人類生理新機制，徹底改變生物醫學研究，邁向精準植物奈米醫學。 ▎ 認識外泌體 1987年，科學家在哺乳動物細胞研究中發現了一種小囊泡，並命名為「外泌體」。它由蛋白質、核酸和脂質組成，內含多種具有生物活性的訊息分子，能參與生理與病理過程，傳遞細胞間訊息來反映人體的生理狀態。外泌體已被證實在疾病早期篩檢、診斷及藥物載體等領域，展現出極大潛力。 ▎ 植物外泌體 2009年，研究者首次在大麥葉片中觀察到與哺乳動物外泌體特性相似的囊泡——植物外泌體（plant-derived exosome-like nanoparticles, PELNs）。其直徑可達500奈米，能穿越生物屏障，完成跨物種訊息傳遞，並調控哺乳細胞的基因表達與生理功能。憑藉天然的諸多優勢，植物外泌體正快速成為生物醫學、營養科學、疾病診斷與治療及生物技術應用領域的關鍵新星。 植物外泌體是植物細胞分泌出的奈米級囊泡，蘊含多種生物活性成分，能跨越物種傳遞訊息，具有低免疫原性的特點，使其近年來被科學界視為最具潛力的新興研究焦點，不僅可抗發炎、調節腸道微生態、防癌、修復組織，更可作為靶向藥物以及疾病診斷與治療的潛力載體。植物外泌體將引領未來精準醫學的新浪潮，開啟個人化醫療與健康的新紀元。 ——植物外泌體五大亮點—— 奈米囊泡 ：能與動物細胞互動，調控基因表達與生理機制。 治療潛力 ：具抗菌、抗發炎、抗氧化、促腸道健康、防癌、防衰老、體重管理等作用。 農業價值 ：提升植物抗逆性、防病害，兼具生態保護與農作增產潛力。 醫療應用： 可靶向特定細胞、傳遞治療性物質、調解免疫反應增、促進組織修復與再生、並具低毒性。 競爭優勢 ：來源安全、具生物相容性、倫理爭議少，兼具環境永續與經濟效益，優於動物性外泌體。

This book covers basic concepts of international trade and local trade practices. It addresses the evolution of electronic commerce and financial technology,including the use of blockchain technology letter of credit and Internet of Things.

In Lu Xun and World Literature, Xiaolu Ma, Carlos Rojas, and other contributors examine various aspects of Lu Xun, who is known as the father of modern Chinese literature. Essays in this book focus on Lu Xun’s works in relation to the notions of world literature and processes of literary worlding. The contributors offer detailed analyses of Lu Xun’s own literary oeuvre and of foreign works that engage with his writings. This volume also focuses on many facets of the publication and dissemination of Lu Xun’s works’, from printing and binding to the discussions and debates that followed their release in China and abroad. This book not only makes an important contribution to the field of Lu Xun studies, but also proposes a reexamination of the category of world literature.

封面故事 AI賦能SOC　託管服務升級 威脅偵測通報演進至智慧應變　資安維運中心統整數位防線 文◎洪羿漣 在生成式人工智慧（AI）技術的快速發展下，資安領域正面臨前所未有的挑戰。駭客組織利用生成式AI生成擬真、高效且針對性的攻擊手法，例如精準的釣魚郵件與自動化漏洞攻擊，讓傳統防禦措施捉襟見肘。面對外部攻擊威脅日益複雜，SOC（Security Operations Center）服務成為企業對抗新興威脅的重要堡壘。SOC服務提供的7×24監控與分析，結合AI驅動的威脅偵測與應變策略，不僅能主動發現潛在威脅，更能協助企業模擬駭客行為以驗證防禦力，為現代化應用場景 級 建構數位安全防線。 專題報導 企業GenAI時代　商用筆電助陣 Edge端生成式AI應用蓄勢待發　硬體裝置備妥效能待軟體東風 文◎余采霏 近幾年，隨著語言模型快速迭代與成熟，生成式AI（GenAI）也被寄予厚望，成為企業加速創新轉型與提升生產力的一大利器。過去，許多討論聚焦在如何運用雲端模型或是在企業內部打造出高效能運算環境來進行AI模型訓練，然而由於隱私和安全性、成本以及回應速度等考量，生成式AI運算也開始移向邊緣端，在更靠近資料源的地方，透過邊緣裝置的算力來進行即時的生成與回應，從而提升工作效率與生產力。這樣的變革趨勢帶動了邊緣裝置的發展，AI PC也隨之應運而生。 不少專家與分析師預期，AI PC將在2025年開始迎來換機潮，而且商用機種成長力道將優於總體表現；英特爾更估計到2028年約有八成PC出貨都是AI PC。在可預見的未來，隨著成生式AI應用越來越成熟，如何釋放Edge GenAI的力量來強化生產力與協作將蔚為重要。搶在2025年新春初始，網管人也邀請多位專家分別探討AI PC的規格性能、市場發展以及分享可能落地的GenAI應用場景。 產業趨勢 挖礦病毒RedTail再變種　多漏洞入侵攻擊企業網路 私有礦池自動適配惡意手段高　隱蔽與持久性技術逃避檢測 文◎王明輝 在網路安全領域，攻擊者會不斷求變，想方設法透過新的漏洞獲取惡意收益。自從Palo Alto的PAN-OS CVE公共漏洞被披露以來，Akamai已經觀察到有惡意挖礦程式開始利用這個漏洞進行傳播和入侵。 RedTail是一種出現在2024年初的惡意挖礦程式，該程式在首次亮相後還在不斷完善，陸續增加了不少反偵察技術

《最新計算機概論 (第11版)》 Foundations of Computer Science 理論與實務忠實呈現 ● 導入AI概念全新改版 ★提供用書教師相關的教學資源★ 訪察國內多所大學院校之資電科系、理工科系教師意見，針對資訊科學教育編寫而成的書籍，內容兼顧深度與廣度，涵蓋資訊科學的核心知識與實務應用，並依據教學時數設計章節，讓學習過程順暢有序，同時將國家考試與研究所入學考試題型融合至內文、隨堂練習與學習評量，為學生將來升學與就業提早做準備。 資訊科技的不斷創新，人工智慧的大放異彩，ChatGPT的橫空出世，以及雲端運算、大數據、區塊鏈、元宇宙、5G與物聯網的應用呈現爆炸性的成長，這股趨勢不僅改變了人們的生活習慣，也改變了人們的學習型態與工作模式。 本書除了包含扎實的學理基礎，更將最新資訊融入相關章節，例如： ■ 人工智慧、機器學習、監督式學習、非監督式學習、強化學習、深度學習、神經網路、前饋神經網路、卷積神經網路、循環神經網路、AI PC、邊緣運算、機器人、仿生機器人 ■ 生成式AI、生成對抗網路、擴散模型、Transformer模型、生成式AI工具、ChatGPT、Copilot、Midjourney、深偽 (deepfake)、生成式AI的限制與挑戰 ■ 量子電腦 ■ 虛擬實境 (VR)、擴增實境 (AR)、混合實境 (MR)、延展實境 (XR)、元宇宙 ■ 物聯網 (IoT)、智慧物聯網 (AIoT)、工業物聯網 (IIoT)、智慧城市、智慧交通、智慧家庭、智慧農業、無人商店 ■ 區塊鏈、加密貨幣、智慧合約、去中心化金融、去中心化醫療 ■ 資訊安全、軟體工程素養與軟體所有權、智慧財產權、著作權法、專利法、營業秘密法、AI創作是否受著作權法保護 本書特色： ＊豐富圖表：透過豐富圖表，提升學生的理解程度與學習興趣。 ＊資訊部落：透過資訊部落，針對專業的技術或議題做進一步的討論。 ＊隨堂練習：透過隨堂練習，讓學生即刻驗證在課堂上學習的知識。 ＊本章回顧：每章結尾提供簡短摘要，幫助學生快速回顧內容。 ＊學習評量：每章結尾提供學習評量，檢測學習成效或做為課後作業。 ＊教學資源：提供用書教師豐富教學資源，包含教學投影片、隨堂練習與學習評量解答。

The Tragedy of 228: Historical Truth and Transitional Justice in Taiwan is published by Memorial Foundation of 228. The book mainly explores eight different aspects of the 228 Incident, as shown in each of its chapter title: “What Caused the Incident: A Comparison of Government and Citizen Accounts from 1947,” “International Perspectives on the Legal Status of Taiwan during and after the Incident,” “Military Deployment and Suppression during the Incident,” “Taiwan's News Media under the Impact of the Incident,” “The Roles of Local Government Heads during the Incident,” “The Roles of Intelligence Agencies during the Incident,” “Historical Explorations of the Campaign to Redress Injustices of the Incident (1987-1997),” and “Presidential Attitudes towards the Movement for Transitional Justice (1988-2019).” Through the publication of the book, the Memorial Foundation of 228 attempts to set a new milestone in the study of 228 Incident by pursuing the transitional justice in international a

Sinoglossia places the terms of embodiment, mediality, and translation at the center of analytical inquiry into Chinese and Sinophone cultures. Converging in the rubric of Sinoglossia, the chapters in this volume introduce a theory defined by cultural formations not overdetermined by Sinitic linguistic ties. The concept of Sinoglossia combines a heteroglossic and a heterotopian approach to the critical study of mediated discourses of China and Chineseness. From the history of physical examinations and queer subalternity to the cinematic inscription of Chineseness-as-landscape, and from Sinopop to the translational writings of Eileen Chang and Syaman Rapongan, this book argues for a flexible conceptualization of cultural objects, conditions, and contexts that draws attention to an array of polyphonic, multi-discursive, and multilingual articulations. In this new horizon of understanding, place or topos necessarily constitutes the possibility of friction and source of innovation.

Grounded in a desire to bring back to life rare items from the University of Hong Kong’s Fung Ping Shan Library that are entwined within the world of music and to place them in a context of books and images in American, British, and other Asian collections, Chinese Music in Print views the library as a repository not of information but of artifact, and then uses these artifacts as a means for generating scholarly narrative. It begins by assessing seminal texts in the Confucian canon set against the delicacy of the concubine and amanuensis Shen Cai’s calligraphy and poetry. Confucianism was itself a crucial aspect of courtly life, and an exploration of its ritual is the book’s second theme. Vernacular genres of opera and song are represented in the third chapter, while the Great Sage returns in the fourth for an exploration of the repertoire and richness of his favourite instrument, the qin. The final chapter ends the journey with discussion of the legacy of generations of Europeans who

In The Chinese Idea of a University: Phoenix Reborn, Rui Yang conceptualizes the cultural foundations of modern university development in Chinese societies. Instead of focusing on the uniqueness of the societies, this book aims to prove that one educational purpose could be fulfilled via many paths, and that most of the characteristics the university could be found in other institutions of higher learning. Citing the practices of four selected Chinese societies, Yang opposes the existence of an impassable chasm between Chinese and Western ideas of a university and argues that it is possible to combine Chinese and Western ideas of a university. Also, this book is one of the first in English to theorize the Chinese idea of a university. It links the historical events to the present, in a context of an enormous impact of Western academic models and institutions, from the beginning of modern universities in Chinese societies to the contemporary period.

The Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong SAR (the “NSL”) promises to be the most important legal development in Hong Kong since the advent of the Basic Law. Many wondered in the aftermath of the NSL how the foundations of Hong Kong’s system might be changed and in what way the freedoms valued by Hong Kong may be affected. Supporters view the law as essential for the preservation of public order and the national security of China and for supporting the fundamental well-being of “One Country, Two Systems”, an arrangement that has been in place since the return of Hong Kong to China. Critics fear an adverse impact on the spirit of “One Country, Two Systems”. From a discussion initiated by the University of Hong Kong’s Faculty of Law, this collection of essays brings together leading experts on Hong Kong and Chinese law to offer an exploratory study of the NSL and its impact on the legal system and the principle of the rule of law in Hon

▎James C. Ma Mr. Chungliamg Ma or James C. Ma received his B.A. in English at the National Cheng Kung University in 1964. After his graduation, he was an English teacher at Nantou Senior High and later, teaching assistant at NCKU. He earned his Master’ degree from the University of Oregon in 1971 and taught English at the Taipei College of Business for two years. In 1978, he was conferred Doctor of Education from Southern Illiois University. Having returned to NCKU in 1979, he taught as associate professor and later as professor. Afterwards, he was appointed Head of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Dean of Discipline, Dean of Students, and Head of Graduate Institute of Education. After his retirement from NCKU in 1999, he was invited to start his second career at the Leader College of Management, a privately-funded institution of higher learning in Tainan. He set up the Department of Applied English and the Office of the Studen

Eros of International Relations: Self-Feminizing and the Claiming of Postcolonial Chineseness is a distinctive work that explores the much-neglected Chinese perspective in broader international relations theory. Using the concept of “self-feminizing”—adoption of a feminine identity to oblige and achieve mutual caring as a relational strategy—this book argues that postcolonial actors have employed gendered identities in order to survive the squeezing pressure of globalization and nationalism in their own ways. Sovereign actors who have historically claimed to act on behalf of Chineseness have taken advantage of the images of femininity thrust upon them by transnational capitalism, the media, or intellectual thought. Shih illustrates the feminist potential for emancipation through a range of empirical examples, showing that women of various Chinese characteristics, acting on behalf of their nation, city, and corporations, reject the masculinization of their groups of belonging as remedy

VMware vSphere在私有雲的解決方案領域之中，從過去到現在皆是全球企業、政府單位以及非營利組織的首選。全新的VMware vSphere 7.0，不僅提供了最完善的直覺化管理介面，更極大化了從主機到虛擬機的資源配置，以及加速了虛擬機的運行效能與提升了各類的安全管控功能。 無論您是VMware vSphere的初學者，還是已經正在使用中的老手，面對全新部署、升級、移轉、備援、備份、維護管理以及故障排除，手上都需要有一本能夠真正讓您學到東西的工具書。本書由曾經獲得VMware vExpert與Microsoft MVP的顧武雄老師，花費逾一年的時間所撰寫，書中不僅完整收錄了最新VMware vSphere 7.0的實戰精華，也分享許多他個人在業界超過二十年的豐富實戰經驗，告訴您如何用最簡單的方法，來解決維運過程中各種的疑難雜症。 ．VMware vSphere 7.0全面部署與升級 ．各類異質平台虛擬機移轉實戰 ．虛擬機熱備援、冷備份、異地移轉 ．vCenter Server熱備援、備份、更新管理 ．最完整的主機與虛擬機進階管理技巧 ．VMware vSAN 7.0部署與管理 ．VMware vRealize Operations智慧維運 ．無縫整合第三方免費維運管理工具 ．VMware vSphere 7.0 Update1關鍵學習

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

At the end of the nineteenth century a slice of imperial China was abruptly incorporated into the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong. It became known as the New Territories. The people of this remote and traditional corner of the Ching empire were not consulted about the annexation, initially resisted and long resented it. To placate them, the incoming authorities promised that little would alter and that their customs would be respected. The promise would not be fully kept but it became the source of the preservation of Chinese customary law in respect of rural land and the justification for privileges afforded to indigenous inhabitants. Their tenacious assertion of those rights and aversion to authority is detectible throughout the twentieth century and into the era of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; it permeates almost every aspect of policy and law relating to rural land. The Unruly New Territories is an account of the annexed area and of its special place in Hong Kon

“Without a clear idea of the history of the New Territories, the history of Hong Kong as a whole would be impossible to bring to any sort of satisfactory completion. ... Elucidating the development of a village, a clan, a temple, or a market-town is also, in and of itself, real and valuable history, and abundantly justifies the time and effort spent on it.” This book is a history of village communities in the New Territories of Hong Kong, including those in the areas of Ha Tsuen, Hung Shui Kiu, and Sha Tin as well as those on the islands of Lamma, Ma Wan, and Tung Ping Chau. Elaborating on primary interviews with village elders, government documents, and public information, this book places the individual histories of each area into the context of Hong Kong’s rich past. The introduction sets up the rest of the book, outlining common themes and highlighting the dangers of using the communal memories of village communities while, at the same time, showing the valuable information doing

This book presents the first in-depth analysis of a monumental scroll known as the Ordination Scroll of Empress Zhang, dated 1493, from the collection of the San Diego Museum of Art. Through images and text, this scroll documents the ordination of Empress Zhang (1470–1541), wife of the Ming-dynasty Hongzhi emperor (r. 1488–1505) by a Heavenly Master of Zhengyi Daoism. It is a key source in the study of the history of Daoist ordinations, and a rare surviving record of the relationship between a Ming empress and the Heavenly Masters. Through detailed analysis of different historical perspectives and the Ordination Scroll itself, this book offers new insights into Daoist practices, Daoist material and visual culture, and the lives of imperial women in Ming China. By combining a rigorous attention to the specific object with a broad awareness of cultural context, this important book marks a real advance in our understanding of the agency of imperial women in Ming China, and the role of

My Master of Laws Dissertation is about International Arbitration with focus on discussing the Autonomy of Arbitration by: (1) comparing Arbitration with Litigation and Mediation and discussing the involvement of the Court in these dispute resolution mechanisms; and (2) comparing the Arbitration Regimes of two Common Law Jurisdictions, namely, United Kingdom and Hong Kong, so as to have a glimpse of the future trend of the development of Arbitration.

Toward the end of his first term, President Barack Obama's election promise to reduce the American military presence in the Middle East and Afghanistan led to a general re-evaluation of priorities. What eventuated was a series of phrases to describe the new foreign policy posture. These included "rebalancing to Asia", the "pivot to Asia" and the "pivot to the Pacific". The two principal drivers of the new posture were identified by then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a key November 2011 Foreign Policy article as winding down of the military engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan the "new global realities" of the Asia-Pacific Century. The juxtaposition of the two elements gave the American policy objectives a balance of power orientation with a military emphasis. The logic of "rebalancing" the balance of power in the Asia-Pacific in the wake of the growing ascendency of China is basic International Relations 101. The repositioning of US military assets into the Pacific has all th

At a time when there is a developing ideological gap among generations and a degradation of trust between people and the institution of government, there are concerns whether young people’s political participation activities will continue to radicalize. This volume in 15 chapters serves as a useful overview of various significant aspects of the new trends of political participation in Hong Kong. Written by a team of experts who have been astute observers of Hong Kong Politics, the book covers a wide spectrum of topics ranging from a conventional understanding of political participation (e.g., the activities of political parties and interest groups) to a more specialized form of participation (e.g., the relationships between government and legislators in policy-making). The study of the rise of new social movements by the Post-80s generation would be of particular interest to those who are keen to comprehend the sharpening inter-generational differences. There will be a readership am

At the end of June 2013, Professor Anton MJ COORAY retired from his position at the City University of Hong Kong School of Law after almost twenty-five years of loyal and productive service. During that time, he made a very substantial contribution to the success of the School, as well as to the study and practice of law both within and outside of Hong Kong. This Festschrift has attracted contributions from not only his colleagues, but also a number of world-renowned scholars, who wished to convey through their contributions their enormous respect for his scholarship, leadership and gentlemanly bearing. 'The Rule of Law: a Comparative Perspective' has been chosen the theme of this Festschrift because it is one of the most important topics in the area of constitutional and administrative law, about which Professor COORAY has researched and written extensively. Although the study of the 'rule of law' encompassed a very long list of fundamental legal principles or precepts, the thirteen

This volume first explores the transformation of Chinese Daoism in late imperial period through the writings of prominent intellectuals of the times. In such a cultural context, it then launches an in-depth investigation into the Daoist dimensions of the Chinese narrative masterpiece, The Story of the Stone—the inscriptions of Quanzhen Daoism in the infrastructure of its religious framework, the ideological ramifications of the Daoist concepts of chaos, purity, and the natural, as well as the Daoist images of the gourd, fish, and bird. Zhou presents the central position of Daoist philosophy both in the ideological structure of the Stone, and the literati culture that engenders it.