Embedded and Real-Time Java Systems

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

ESL/EFL Cases: Contexts for Teacher Professional Discussions is designed to provoke conversations on language teaching from multiple perspectives. The format of the presentation of cases allows the reader to gain insights on teaching from the vantage point of the students’ proficiency, the teacher’s perspective, the writers’ questions and suggested answers and finally the critical commentary. Readers are treated as thinking professionals who are capable of analysing the acts of language teaching through the teaching excerpts and the dynamic lesson transcriptions. The questions and critical commentary encourage deeper and more critical processing rather than a superficial interpretation of the teaching act. The cases, derived from authentic teaching contexts, encourage readers to appreciate the rich tapestry of teaching with all its complexities. Designed to promote professional discussions and deeper reflective and more effective practice, this book is a must for the teacher education

One of the momentous events of the world today is the emergence of China as an economic and political power. Unprecedented rates of economic growth have catapulted China into the forefront of the world arena. Malaysia took the bold step to establish diplomatic relations with China in 1974. This publication is a celebration of three decades of close ties between the two neighbours.

The primary purpose of this book is to examine the contributions of the Malaysian Chinese community in nation-building. Attention is focused principally on the post-independence period but with justified emphasis on the earlier era that constituted the formative stage of the country as a political state. The areas and extent of Chinese contributions are multi-faceted. The present study deals with the more crucial areas that determine the vigour and durability of the Malaysian nation-state. These are identified as the economic, political and cultural aspects of life that combine to make what it is today and that will have a profound influence on its future prospects. Volume one is divided into three parts, namely, introduction, historical background, and economic perspective. Volume two will deal with nation-building from the political and cultural perspective.

「刺客」系列作者羅蘋．荷布又一絕無冷場、劇力萬鈞的經典作品！ 在羅蘋．荷布「活船商人三部曲」的第二冊中，維司奇家族、活船薇瓦琪號，以及所有想要擁有薇瓦琪號的人，各有榮耀與恐懼的起伏。 繽城舊商的古老傳統，在腐敗的統治者治下逐漸銷蝕；值此之際，維司奇家族則焦急地等待著家族活船的歸來。活船是罕有的魔船，以有感知的巫木刻成，而且與駕船的家族緊密相連。 而艾惜雅．維司奇更為渴望薇瓦琪號的歸來，因為她這一生的目的，就是要重新奪回本應由她繼承的愛船，並駕著愛船在大海上航行。 可是薇瓦琪號已經落於無情的海盜船長柯尼提之手，柯尼提甚至把艾惜雅的外甥與姊夫綁為人質。 艾惜雅與昔日一同在薇瓦琪號上工作的大副貝笙，立志要把活船薇瓦琪號救回來。可是，任由薇瓦琪號留在野心勃勃的柯尼提手中固然危險，艾惜雅與貝笙的計畫卻可能比那還要危險……。 【好評推薦】 ◎「我太驚訝了——這部作品甚至比『刺客系列』還要優秀。先前，我還認為這是不可能的。」 －喬治‧馬汀（George R. R. MartinA Game of Thrones） (《冰與火之歌》作者) ◎「本書保證是一本超卓的傳奇……如果派崔克‧歐布萊恩（Patrick O’Brian，美國著名航海小說家，著有《主人與指揮官》〔Master and Commander〕，後改編為電影「怒海爭鋒」）再度執筆，那麼他寫出來的奇幻小說，大概就像這樣吧！作者名不虛傳，期待續集！」 －書單雜誌（Booklist）

潔魯夏‧阿波特(Jerusha Abbot)是名十八歲的孤兒，大家都叫她茱蒂，就在她準備離開孤兒院獨自生活之際，意外出現一位善心的神秘贊助人，願意資助她上大學，唯一的條件是她每個月要寫一封信，報告她的生活。不料她充滿坦率、幽默與想像力的信，深深吸引了這位神秘的仰慕者。他到底是誰？從寫給長腿叔叔的76封信，告訴我們這個有趣故事。 Jerusha Abbot has spent all her 18 years in an orphanage. Just when they were about to send her out into the world on her own, a benev-olent Trustee offered to pay her way through college. The only con-dition was that she had to write regularly and report on her progress. Little did she know that her humor, honesty and wit have captivated a secret admirer. Who is he and who is the trustee whose name she doesn’t know? Her letters addressed to Daddy-Long-Legs tell the story.

1915年，余清芳、羅俊和江定等人不滿日本殖民政府統治，意圖發動武裝抗爭，建立自己的領導政權，但因抗軍不敵日本的機關槍和大砲，死傷慘重。一吧哖事件從余清芳等人開始策畫起事，到江定等人被審判處死，前後約兩年的時間裡，有1957位臺灣人被逮捕──其中遭起訴者1482人，被判處死刑者更高達915人，實際被處以死刑者有135人，一部分人則死於監獄中。如此驚人的數字，使此一事件震撼海內外。 筆者主要從社會史的角度來探討一吧哖事件，透過個案研究探討日本殖民政府政策對臺灣地方社會所造成的衝擊和一般民眾對此的反應，以突顯出世界殖民史中，臺灣殖民史與社會史所代表的意義。 作者簡介： 康　豹 (Paul R. Katz) 普林斯頓大學東亞系博士。曾在國立中正大學歷史研究所及國立中央大學歷史研究所擔任副教授與教授。目前為中央研究院近代史研究所研究員。其主要著作有 Demon Hordes and Burning Boats: The Cult of Marshal Wen （溫元帥）in Late Imperial Chekiang（浙江）、《臺灣的王爺信仰》等中、英文專書，以及中、英文論文若干篇。目前正在進行的研究計畫包括浙江宗教社會史研究及中國神判儀式研究。

- Is translation the best method to solve the problems created by a differences in languages ? There are two answers to this question: 1. In an ancient society- YES 2. In a modern society – NO Why are there two answers and what makes the difference ? .......

This is a study of the structure and properties of compound verbs in Mandarin Chinese. By excluding separable structures such as Verb-Object phrases and resultative and directional constructions, we are able to establish that verbs, like nouns, are invariably right-headed, i.e. modifiers always precede what they modify; and also that compound verbs with relatively few exceptions are disyllabic...

Co-authored by Eugene Nida and JIN Di, On Translation was first published in 1984 by the China Translation and Publishing Corporation in Beijing. It is widely recognized as a classic in translation theory with a practical orientation. Following the theoretical framework Nida had developed over decades of work on translation and semiotics, the two authors offer an easily comprehensible analysis of the complex problems involved in translation. After a critical review of the historical development of translation theory in the light of modern information theory, they elucidate the most fundamental principles of translation in accordance with the concept of dynamic equivalence. The treatment is closely related to actual translation practice, and the principles elucidated are applicable to all types of translation, though most of the examples analyzed are taken from translations between Chinese and English. This new and expanded edition has two main parts. Part I is the complete text of th

本書係作者參考美國知名之教學視導學者Glickman，Gordon，and Ross-Gordon 於1998年所撰Supervision of Instruction一書的架構及精神，綜合國內外有關教學視導的著作及文獻，佐以個人從事教育視導十餘年的經驗和心得，撰寫而成。 全書分四篇十一章，第一篇為觀念篇，針對教學視導的概念、視導人員的角色、教學視導與教學效能的關係作概念的介紹；第二篇為知能篇，內容共有四章，分別探討教學視導須具備的理念和知識、教學視導須具備知己知彼的技能、教學視導須具備良好的人際技能及教學視導須具備精熟的視導技能；第三篇為任務篇，內容包含班級教學改進、教師發展、課程發展及行動研究；第四篇為實務篇，分別探討視導人員的視導行為及英國教育標準局的視導制度。 本書內容理論與實務兼具，旨在提供教育行政主管、督學、學校校長及主任等具有教學視導職責的視導人員，充實其教學視導的觀念、知識、技能與實務。亦適合各級學校教師及有關系所之學生研讀。

目錄 PREFACE INTRODUCTION SECTION A: BAPTIST HISTORY 1. The New Testament Church and the Baptists 2. The Anabaptists and The Reformation 3. The Birth and Growth of Identifiable Baptist Churches 4. Baptists in Asia SECTION B: BAPTIST BELIEFS 5. The Lordship of Jesus Christ as Head of the Church 6. The Sole Authority and Sufficiency of the Scriptures 7. A Regenerated Church Membership 8. Believers Baptism and the Lord Supper 9. The Autonomy of the Local Church 10. The Priesthood of All Believers 11. Separation of Church and State 12. The Church's Mission of World Evangelism SECTION C: BAPTIST POLITY 13. Different Types of Church Polity 14. Autonomy and Church Government 15. Congregational Church Government 16. Leaders in the Church 17. The Role of the Pastor 18. Decision-Making BIBLIOGRAPHY

This reader is designed for an intermediate-level Chinese course in which students not only develop proficiency in the Chinese language but also gain some knowledge of Chinese culture. It consists of twenty-two lessons, which are arranged according to their level of difficulty. Each lesson contains a core text and a reading text. The contents of the texts cover a wide variety of topics, including Chinese language structures and characters, Chinese customs, proverbs, holidays, social phenomena, religions, poetry and geography, as well as Chinese folklore. A list of questions for group discussion follows the text in each chapter to help students further explore issues related to Chinese culture and to their own lives. Grammar notes and exercises for relevant grammatical points are introduced after each core text to enhance students’ skills of reading, comprehension and writing. The grammar notes are all explained in English and illustrated through sample sentences in Chinese with Engli

目錄 A Banquet of Life and Mobility／Yang Chun-mei 生命、流動的盛宴／楊春美 A Banquet of Life and Mobility／Shin yang Liu 生命、流動的盛宴／劉心陽 楊春美簡歷 Yang Chun-mei Megan Profile 內文

本書收有十四篇學術論文，討論的主題是佛教從印度到中國的轉變和發展。中、印兩國的佛教雖是同一傳統，但是歷史命運不一：佛教在印度衰亡，卻盛揚於東亞。這一強烈不同的歷史命運，原因何在，變化過程如何，正是本書要探究的主題。作者從文化比較、對學術的態度、戒律儀式、宗教文學、禪宗形成過程的思想及歷史，中國高僧對印度佛教的傳承與改變等，都有專題研究。文中對近世中國佛教問題，以及此一古老傳統與現代社會的關係，亦有啟發性的討論。這些問題，有的是前人提起而未深究，有的則利用新的資料，有的從新的角度觀察，有的採不同的研究方法。這一文集的出版，對佛教傳統、中印文化比較研究，佛教現代化問題等，都有參考的價值。 【作者簡介】 冉雲華 加拿大華裔學者。出生於四川，印度國際大學哲學博士。歷任國際大學講師，加拿大麥克摩士特大學副教授、教授，宗教學系系主任等職；日本東京大學東洋文化研究所、英國劍橋大學克勒爾學院客座研究員。專攻佛教歷史哲學，及中國思想史，著有《A Chronicle of Buddhism in China 581-960》，《The Hye Ch'o Diary》《宗密》，並為歐、美、印、日、台、港研究專著及學術刊物，包括《Yuan Thought》，《Karma and Rebirth》，《T'oung Pao》，《History of Religions》，《Numen》，《東方文化》，《敦煌學》，《中國文化與中國哲學》等，撰寫研究論文七十餘篇。

This volume comprises eight articles that fall into three groups: studies of the art in Sichuan and an account of the famous pottery produced in and around Tongguan in Hunan; the export of Chinese ceramic wares; and the study of pottery and porcelain in Southeast Asia.

This volume comprises nine articles that fall into three categories: general survey of Chinese archaeology as well as the author's visit to Tom Harrison's field work in Sarawak in 1966; field reports on archaeological sites in Fujian and Sichuan; and archaeological investigations in Hebei, Henan, Shandong and Fujian.