Interference Cancellation Using Space-Time Processing and Precoding Design

The social, economic and technological developments have inspired the advancement in architectural design, construction technology and building services installations in modern cities. Hong Kong, as a modern city famous of its tall buildings in Asia Pacific, has gone through remarkable changes in its building design and construction since 1970s. Building owners and occupants are now keen on achieving better environmental health, human comfort, life safety and more effective use of space. This book assesses the contemporary changes in design concepts and development trends of the major disciplines in building services engineering. Among the analyses featured are trends on heating, ventilating and air-conditioning, electrical and fire services, plumbing and drainage, and building automation systems. Powerful examples of well-known building projects in Hong Kong and Mainland China will be put forward and discussed. Written by a team of experts in the building services engineering discip

Having analysed the most common English errors made in over 600 academic papers written by Chinese undergraduates, postgraduates, and researchers, Steve Hart has written an essential, practical guide specifically for the native Chinese speaker on how to write good academic English. English Exposed: Common Mistakes Made by Chinese Speakers is divided into three main sections. The first section examines errors made with verbs, nouns, prepositions, and other grammatical classes of words. The second section focuses on problems of word choice. In addition to helping the reader find the right word, it provides instruction for selecting the right style too. The third section covers a variety of other areas essential for the academic writer, such as using punctuation, adding appropriate references, referring to tables and figures, and selecting among various English date and time phrases. Using English Exposed will allow a writer to produce material where content and ideas—not language mist

本文提供完整研究流程，其所建立具體的設計要素，對於遊戲設計者，樹立了更明確的市場目標。遊戲設計決策者，可以配合不同涉入程度的玩家市場，根據本研究所探討獲得的魅力要素，調整設計決策，以符合不同玩家的需求。 This study provides a complete research procedure and builds concrete design elements, which builds clear targets in the market for game designers. The decision-makers of game design can coordinate with the market of different involvement players, and can adjust the design decisions according to the attractiveness factors gained from this study.

Books about cities can open pathways to discover new places, and familiar places anew. Hong Kong is a much visited place. Over 50 million people stream through its hotels, restaurants and shopping malls each year. That is a lot of first impressions! This book, written by fourteen reflective scholars about living and learning from Hong Kong, builds on the growing interest of using “place” as text while providing a model of deepening cross-cultural encounters. Each chapter is written in a personal and experiential style, exploring Hong Kong through the lenses of a range of disciplines that shaped individual author's perceptions and encounters. The city is like a text one reads and deciphers, linking one’s sense of other cities with one’s present experiences of this city in this moment of time. In reading the city, readers discover not only what is “out there” in the ever moving surround of Hong Kong’s urban life, but also what is inside oneself as newcomer and as from another city and

Evolution of language has evolved at multiple levels—from changes in the cognitive processes by which language is acquired in the individual, to language change by diffusion of acquired linguistic features across populations of individuals, to the emergence of linguistic features over phylogenetic time scales. Evolution of language at each of these levels interacts with that at each other level. This volume is a collection of essays by noted researchers from diverse fields that deals with a broad spectrum of issues in the study of language evolution. The principle topics addressed here include: the genetic and cognitive bases for the phylogenetic emergence of language; several distinct accounts of the underlying cognitive processes by which children learn to acquire language; a critique of the methods employed by historical linguists in the last century; the modeling of language evolution using mathematical and computational techniques; discussions on the complexity of language.

雲端設計與管理（Cloud Design and Management）是指在雲端平台上規劃、部署、監控和優化 IT 資源和服務的整體流程與策略

The genre of poems that may be read both forward and backward, producing different creations was known as the “flight of wild geese.” These poems were often sent so that a distant lover, like the migrating birds, would return. Its greatest practitioner, and the focus of this critical anthology, is Su Hui, a woman who, in the 4th Century, embroidered a silk for her distant husband using a grid of 840 characters that created perhaps 12,000 ways to read this poem. With examples from the 3rd to the 19th centuries, Michele Metail describes reversible poems as “a singular adventure at the edge of meaning, of language, and of writing.”

Drawing upon a unique and untapped reservoir of newspapers, magazines, novels, government documents, photographs and illustrations, this book traces the origin, pinnacle, and ultimate demise of a commercial dance industry in Shanghai between the end of the First World War and the early years of the People's Republic of China. Delving deep into the world of cabarets, nightclubs, and elite ballrooms that arose in the city in the 1920s and peaked in the 1930s, the book assesses how and why Chinese society incorporated and transformed this westernized world of leisure and entertainment to suit its own tastes and interests. Focusing on the jazz-age nightlife of the city in its "golden age," the book examines issues of colonialism and modernity, urban space, sociability and sexuality, and modern Chinese national identity formation in a tumultuous era of war and revolution.

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

Noel Croucher was a legend in his own time – a raconteur, yet a recluse, conventional yet eccentric, extremely rich yet mean to himself. And all the while, he had a secret penchant for philanthropy. From simple beginnings in England, he arrived in Hong Kong at the turn of the century to live through eight decades of change on the China Coast. Mystery surrounded Noel Croucher. Seen as tightfisted by some yet loved by others, he endowed Hong Kong with its richest academic charity in the Croucher Foundation. He became Commodore of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club and Chairman of the Stock Exchange. To many, he was a throwback to the glory days of empire. Yet he battled prejudice to get ahead in the colony. That era has now passed. This fresh look at the lives lived on the Coast – through Noel Croucher’s life story – brings out the realities of those times. Hundreds of interviews, thousands of letters and extensive research in Britain and Hong Kong, together with access to the unique Carl

This book features five theme-based units on cross-disciplinary academic English skills, focusing on the needs of first-year undergraduate students. Each unit covers academic writing, reading, and speaking skills. The units progressively take students through the steps needed to complete three common academic assignments: the essay, report, and tutorial discussion. These steps include searching for quality sources, note-taking, establishing a critical stance, formulating evidence-based arguments, synthesizing information from multiple sources, and structuring academic texts. Each unit also provides opportunities for students to analyse texts, apply their critical thinking skills, practise what they have learnt in productive tasks, and reflect upon their progress. This book is aimed at first-time university students. Many of the readings are related to China and a broader Asian context. As such, it appeals to first-year university students in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Taiwan.

In an epic historical story that talks directly to our times, Cross and Dragon dramatizes the life of one of the most famous Western figures in China: Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci. Sent by the Pope in the late 16th century to convert the Chinese Emperor, Ricci was faced with a “mission impossible” as China in the Ming Dynasty did not allow foreigners to enter the country. Initially, dressed like a Buddhist monk, he slipped into the country, where he impressed everyone he met with his secret weapons: remarkable memory techniques and the latest Western science. He stayed for 30 years. During this time, his journey took him from southern China and rural life to the mesmerizing city of Nanking and on to Peking, where he eventually had an office in the Forbidden City. Through his belief in cultural engagement rather than military confrontation, he opened new doors for East–West understanding.

The coronavirus pandemic that broke out in 2019 has finally calmed down in China, after the bungling occasioned by the iron hand of lockdown. But beginning in March 2020, the disaster spread abroad, and at present there is no end in sight. In this work, Qin Hui offers a bracing examination of the impact of coronavirus pandemic on political institutions in both China and the West. Deliberating on the contradiction between “human rights” and “human survival,” he contends that China has achieved success in imposing coercive lockdowns to control the virus, but it will be a challenge to prevent the normalization of emergency measures from worsening human right conditions. The West, in contrast, must learn how democracies can efficiently enter a state of emergency and put an end to these measures at the proper time. ---------- “Qin Hui is one of the most original thinkers and commentators active in China today. In this wide-ranging and meticulously researched book he argues that the COVID-1

Leung 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 realism to explore the absurdity of Hong Kong,’ he wrote of the story ‘See Mun and the Dragon’ (1975) in which we find him using a simple, clipped style. The later story ‘Drowned Souls’ (2007) was written in a more symbolic, lyrical and more complex manner. Although the two stories are separated by over thirty years, and are in many ways so very different, dragons play a prominent part in both. The dragon has always been a fascinating creature, a complex embodiment of the timeless soul of China, symbol of the universal power of the imagination, of the creative energy and transformative possibilities of the Tao. Both of these enchanting stories are anchored in the author’s idea of freedom and liberation.

Promoting All-Round Education for Girls presents the history of Heep Yunn School, one of the oldest girls’ schools in Hong Kong. Amalgamated from two British mission schools founded in the 1880s for destitute girls and daughters of Christian parents, and renamed Heep Yunn School in 1936, the institution has witnessed and responded to the dramatic changes of Hong Kong over the years. By the time of the outbreak of the Second World War, Heep Yunn had expanded to offer a full Chinese middle school course for girls based upon Christian principles of all-round education. The school expanded rapidly after the war and became a bilingual institution to meet the demand for English language education. Eventually English would become the primary medium of instruction soon after the introduction of nine-year universal education in 1978. Heep Yunn strives to provide a full-fledged all-round education in the midst of political and education reforms. The school opted to switch its status from a gove

…. 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

This publication accompanies an unprecedented exhibition highlighting four of the magnificent chinoiserie tapestries of Chinese Emperor Qianlong, woven after designs by François Boucher at the famous Beauvais manufactory from 1758–1760. The large and well-preserved textiles form part of the royal French commission by King Louis XV, objects of which were presented to Qianlong in 1766. These celebrated tapestries are joined by another historic set of culturally related depictions in print—The Battles of the Emperor of China. The engravings were ordered by Qianlong, drawn by Jesuit painters at the Imperial Court in Beijing and then printed in Paris 1769–1774. The ‘culture’ of these prints follows King Louis XIV’s influential images of the Histoire du Roi and presents Qianlong as both a war hero and as the undisputed leader of China in the mid-eighteenth century. These depictions date to the exact same time period, one that coincides with the high demand for chinoiserie in France—culmina

Kung Fu has evolved from a traditional means of defence to become a system of attacking and defending oneself, with or without weapons, exercising the body and maintaining good physical and mental health. As such, these practices have found an international following. Yet what has remained a largely unexplored area is the scientific principles behind these martial arts. This book not only covers the brief history of Chinese martial arts, but also brings together the wisdom of a Kung Fu grand master with a scientist and teacher to explain the scientific reasons why Kung Fu is the powerful practice that it is. Using the principles of physics, biomechanics and biology, with a number of drawings showing some basic postures of Kung Fu, the authors present a deep understanding of how the styles, the specific movements and methods of attack and defence operate.

Understanding how the Chinese writing system illustrates universal design features of writing and literacy learning, as well as how it differs from alphabetic literacy, has become one of the cutting edge areas of research in the cognitive sciences. A major part of this book is devoted to the presentation of a series of proposals for collaborative research with investigators working in East Asia on cross-writing system comparisons and bilingual literacy—Comparing alphabetic and morpho-syllabic literacy. The part that corresponds to "International perspectives" proposes new avenues in research on problems of bilingualism shared by speakers of all languages. With a broad survey of research advances drawing from recent investigations, this book will provide non-specialist readers with examples of how the relevant concepts might be applied to practical problems-age of acquisition effects in first and second language development; analysis of language attrition and asymmetries of different k

A Pragmatist and His Free Spirit portrays the unconventional love of Hu Shi, a Chinese social reformer and civil rights pioneer, and Edith Clifford Williams, an American avant-garde artist of the early twentieth century. Hu studied at Cornell University, where he first met Williams, and Columbia University, where he worked with the famous pragmatist John Dewey. At the time of his death in 1962, he and Williams had exchanged more than 300 letters that, along with poems and excerpts from Hu's diaries and documents (some of which have never before been translated into English) form the center of this book. In Williams, Hu found his intellectual match, a woman and fellow scholar who helped the reformer reconcile his independent scholarship with cultural tradition. Williams counciled Hu on the acceptance of an arranged marriage, and she influenced his pursuit of experimental vernacular poetry through an exposure to avant-garde art. In 1933, the two became lovers, although their romance wou

Feng Shui practice has become an important reference for the planning and design of buildings, monuments and even entire cities. In fact Feng Shui is an evolved study of the natural and built environment. By utilizing the natural elements and practical environmental changes, we may improve upon our well-being, relationships, prosperity, health and living environment. People in many advanced countries seek to establish a deeper understanding of these relationships between human and natural environment. Architects from around the world also begin to recognize Feng Shui as a broad ecologically and architecturally connected paradigm. To remove the shadow of superstition for Feng Shui practice, it is essential to use a scientific approach in the hope of combining and fusing ancient wisdom with modern knowledge in building science. Scientific Feng Shui has two meanings, namely (1) the verification of Feng Shui principles scientifically and (2) studying Feng Shui logically in a scientific wa

This richly illustrated chronicle of Chinese civilization furnishes general readers and scholars alike with an authoritative overview of Chinese history, art and culture, from the pre-historic era to the early twentieth century, touching upon recurring themes and developments and synthesizing more than five thousand years of evolution and transition. Written with precision and flair by a host of leading academics from Beijing and Hong Kong, this single volume is a welcome addition to the study of world civilizations, a broad yet detailed chronological sweep through time. Every aspect of Chinese civilization is explained, interpreted, contextualized and brought to life with well-balanced commentary and photographic documentation. The result is a fascinating distillation of the past, an indispensable guide that renders the ancient past relevant to China today and to the rest of the world. Students of Chinese civilization will appreciate the detail of the research while lay readers, fro

在新興AI 時代催動下，如何善（擅）用AI進一步創造「人」的獨特價值，並反思「人因何為人」成為教育與社會共同面對的重要命題。輔仁大學自2019年推動苗圃計畫，從設計思考人才培育中心逐步成立區域種子教師培育基地，於2024年成為全台六所教育部苗圃計畫分區資源中心之一，持續透過「跨領域設計思考化教學」，培養青年世代成為具備同理心、跨域協作、批判性思考、說故事能力的Design Thinker，面對未知變動與科技革新仍抱持不怕犯錯的勇氣。 本書特色： 發揮全人大學跨域整合優勢，集結醫學、設計、人文、民生、管理、理工與教育等領域師資進行課程共創。本書完整收錄輔大苗圃八套跨領域設計思考化教學模組與實務案例，呈現設計思考如何在不同學科與真實場域中落地應用： 1.Insight Toolkit：從同理到洞察同理心無所不在─如何挖掘真正重要的問題 2.設計思考化評量尺規設計 課程發展三要素─目標Ｘ活動Ｘ評量 3.課程前後的設計思考設計思考前後測應用Ｘ場域觀察體驗 4.服務議題融入課程設計以服務學習為導向的課程轉化實踐 5.高齡議題融入課程設計從真實生活需求出發的同理與共創 6.AI賦能X教學創新X服務行動 AI 輔助跨域教學實踐與行動設計 7.人體器官教具醫學Ｘ設計的跨域合作模組開發 8.讓學習主動發生Dependent→Independent→Interdependent的學習轉變

詩詞，是心靈的音符 青花，是瓷器的水墨 白地青花，間裝五色，為今古之冠。 ──明．沈德符 作者以深厚的文化底蘊，帶領讀者走入詩詞與瓷藝交織的璀璨世界，解讀各式不同青花瓷的紋飾和造型。其中有貫穿古今的典故、東西文化的交會、伊斯蘭樣式的影響、歷史源流的演變，詩詞故事的敘說、獻禮祭祀的用器、佛教寶相花紋的隱喻、密教梵文的種子字、《易經》的天地之數等，埋藏其中的深意不一而足，值得細細品味思索。在逐步的推敲琢磨中，漸漸領略青花的詩意、藝術與風采，滿目繽紛而美不勝收。 《青花宴》以詩意的筆觸賞析青花瓷的風華，六章如六道風景，各自鋪陳稀世珍品、瑞獸花鳥、歲月流光，串聯古詩意境與瓷器紋飾，讓讀者在閱讀中與千年前的工匠與詩人對話。這不僅是一本談青花瓷的書，更是一場穿越時間的文化盛宴。 Step into a luminous world where poetry meets porcelain. This elegant volume invites readers on a lyrical journey through the Ming dynasty`s finest blue and white ceramics—each chapter titled after a classical Chinese poem and interpreted through the lens of verse. With refined scholarship and poetic sensitivity, the author unveils how the spirit of ancient poems echoes in the form, motif, and glaze of porcelain masterpieces. A banquet of beauty and meaning awaits—where every vessel tells a story, and every poem reveals a hidden glaze of time. 本書特色 ◎瓷器的收藏，作者認為不僅在於鑑識是否為到代的真品，還在於藝術上是否有可取之處、是否在器用之外別具詩意。一如徐悲鴻所言：「寧買假而似真，不買真而似假。」因此，更值得品味的，是青花瓷上展現的意境

On China-UK Relations has selected 117 speeches from over 700 Liu Xiaoming, Former Chinese Ambassador to UK, had delivered during his 11-year tenure in the UK. The contents spans multiple dimensions: China-UK relations, party and parliamentary exchanges, economic and trade relations, financial cooperation, science and technology coopera tion, ecological and environmental protection, subnational exchanges, cultural exchanges, spring festival celebrations, educational exchange, Confucius institutes, military exchanges, Chinese community, British friends, and understanding between China and the UK. This book contains Liu Xiaoming’s observations and reflections on China-UK relations: What kind of China-UK relationship do we need? How to develop stable and mutually beneficial China-UK relations? And how to enhance mutual understanding and recognition between China and the UK? More chapters are dedicated to introducing exchanges and cooperation in various fields between China and the UK.

這是一本探討電腦工作原理的經典指南 現在大改版了 電腦無處不在！最明顯的是我們的筆電和手機，還有我們的汽車、電視、微波爐、鬧鐘、掃地機器人及其他智慧型家電。你可曾想過這些裝置內部發生了什麼，讓我們的生活更輕鬆，但有時也更令人生氣？ 20多年來，讀者們一直都很喜歡Charles Petzold關於電腦內部秘密的啟發性故事，而現在他為了這個新的電腦時代對其進行了修訂。本書圖文並茂，通俗易懂，是一本解開謎團的書。你將發現手電筒、黑貓、蹺蹺板和保羅·里維爾的半夜騎馬可以教給你哪些關於電腦的知識，以及人類的創造力和我們對交流的衝動，如何塑造我們所使用的每一個電子裝置。 第二版更深入地探索了每個智慧型裝置的核心：中央處理單元(central processing unit)之逐位元的(bit-by-bit)、逐邏輯閘(gate-by-gate)的構造，它結合了最簡單的基本操作，完成最複雜的功能。除了新的章節，作者還建立了一個新的網站CodeHiddenLanguage.com，該網站提供的互動式插圖，可以讓電腦更容易理解。 從簡單的時鐘滴答聲到網際網路的嗡嗡聲，本書揭示了數位革命的本質。

【設計師必備──標體字體設計全書】 48個來自世界各地的標題字體案例超完整解析！ 字體設計的目的性 x 創意產生的來源 x 設計工具和配色與運用 設計師不藏私分享，三大要點讓你如臨設計現場！ 「含括不同文化的豐富案例，展現出標準字設計的可能性。」 ── justfont 共同創辦人　葉俊麟 「不管從純欣賞或是研究的角度，本書收集的作品都相當精彩，值得一讀。」 ── 「兵體」設計師　林廷翰 ▌本書為什麼是「標題字體」，而不是系統化的「印刷字體」？ 標題字體運用更加靈活、創意更加多元，學習和創作相對容易執行，適用的情境也更多。 系統化的印刷字體創作、開發是一個相對龐大的工程，有更嚴謹的要求，也有專業的字體設計師進行長期的開發工作。 → 在追求個性化、獨特化的商業運用中，標題字體和印刷體有著不同的定位差異。本書將帶領讀者更加快速、簡易、直觀地學習到標題字體創意的目的和方法。 ▌本書特色 1.探討為活動宣傳設計的字體，從世界各地的演出、展覽、宣傳活動中精選出 48 組，具有非凡創新視覺風格的標題排版設計。 2.圖文並茂全面呈現字體的創作理念，並與設計師和設計工作室對話，深入探究各種標題設計的靈感、理論、實踐方法，清晰呈現創意標題字體的誕生過程。 3.本書還收錄了從 1920 年到 1960 年 11 張經典的電影海報，以開放的角度充分體現跨時代的創意標題設計的內涵與變化。 ▌收入設計師 Jaemin Lee（韓國）│Ordinary People（韓國）│Sakaria Studio（瑞典）│Sepidar Hosseini（瑞典）│Scandinavian Design Group（挪威）│Rai Wang（台灣）│Mercedes Bazan（美國）│Design Bureau Izvorka Juric（克羅埃西亞）│Papanapa（巴西）│宋政傑（台灣）│Hwanie Choi（韓國）│Dora Balla（匈牙利）│Tuman studio（俄羅斯）│Weronika Rafa（英國）│Paika（韓國）│Park Jinhan（韓國）│Green Yang（台灣）│Eunjoo Hong & Hyungjae Kim（韓國）│studioTEXT（韓國）│TRIANGLE-STUDIO（韓國）│Okuyama Taiki（日本）│G

大眾一般認知的「玩具」，以功能性如教育、可玩性為主；創作人親手製作的玩具，透過獨一無二的方式去呈現自己的世界觀，則是觀賞性為要，並且很多時都跟流行文化相關。由是，社會上開始出現了一個新的名詞――設計師玩具；至近年，再有一個新的名詞――藝術玩具。由「設計師」轉變至「藝術」，究其原因，乃由眾多因素構成，例如創作人的自覺、社會或機構的認可等等。 從結構上而言，本書共分為三個部份，第一部份為歷史梳理，就如所有事情的發生，藝術玩具必然會有導火線、爆發點、起承轉合的發展。第二部份為訪問產業鏈中各個持份者，包括創作人、廠牌、玩具店、收藏家及玩具展主辦人，他們見證了香港設計師玩具的誕生，亦參與其中，掌握了這個行業非常重要的第一手資料。第三部份則為訪談所附帶的，關於他們對於藝術玩具的看法。 在各種「藝術 vs. 玩具」的理據碰撞下，希望能夠藉著這本書締造一個公開的討論平台，讓讀者能夠整合出一套自己對於藝術／玩具的看法，去思考藝術與玩具的各種可能性。 附加品： Art Space Molly（限量特別版，有不同顏色）

◎完整解析冶金煤（Coking Coal）与动力煤（Steam Coal）的物理与化学性质。 A comprehensive analysis of the physical and chemical properties of coking coal and steam coal. ◎结合作者在 HMS Bergbau AG 及波士顿咨询集团 (BCG) 的多年实战经验，将理论转化为交易与生产决策。 Drawing on years of hands-on experience at HMS Bergbau AG and The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), the author translates theory into practical guidance for trading and production decision-making. ◎特别收录配煤技术、流动性指标（Fluidity-Temperature Area）等前沿研究与评价标准。 Includes in-depth coverage of advanced research and evaluation standards, such as coal blending techniques and liquidity indicators (Fluidity–Temperature Area). 一书在手，解读煤炭的化学密码与市场商机 One Book in Hand: Decoding the Chemical Secrets and Market Opportunities of Coal 在复杂多变的全球能源市场中，准确理解煤炭的物理与化学特性，是掌握利润与效率的核心关键。由国际能源经济学家乐思-谢倪考博士（Dr. Lars Schernikau）亲自撰写，《谢倪考的煤炭手册》为产业提供了前所未有的深度解析。 In an increasingly complex and volatile global energy market, a precise understanding of the physical and chemical properties of the resource coal is a critical key to maxi

Throughout the long-term evolution of global capital markets, stock markets, and crypto-asset markets have historically operated as two parallel systems: the former is built upon over a century of institutional accumulation and vast institutional networks, while the latter has thrived within the technological framework of blockchain. Today, with the ongoing implementation and application of new models—such as the tokenization of real world assets (RWAs), stablecoins, crypto-asset ETFs, and digital asset treasury (DAT) companies—the convergence of securities and crypto is emerging as the most disruptive transformation trajectory in capital markets. Traditional securities are stepping into the on-chain world, while native crypto-assets are making their way into the mainstream financial arena through compliant pathways. Capital markets are witnessing a historic convergence characterized by "mutual convergence."  This book presents a comprehensive overview of the convergence of securities

書號：2B161151 ◎主題式架構‧重點觀念快速吸收 為因應各種考試，特別將計算機概論中的重要觀念及必考內容加以濃縮整理，輔以精選題庫，期能有事半功倍的成果。課文部分將考試重點的基本概念以提綱挈領、淺顯易懂的方式條列呈現，並於各章最前面特別編寫「重點速攻」，提醒本章重點觀念，完整建立重點內容架構，易於學習及記憶背誦，掌握正確準備方向。 ◎名師精選試題‧自我實力大提升 名師針對各單元重點，精選相關試題，並逐條詳解，生硬的理論經過名師詮釋後，變得淺顯易懂。讀完課文之後即可自我檢測，藉以測試學習成果，同時加深考點記憶、迅速瞭解考試題型及試題要點，逐步增加應考實力。 ◎最新試題與解析‧命題趨勢輕鬆掌握 書末收錄試題及解析，保證時效最新、解析最精、收錄最全，歷年試題的統整，利於掌握考試最新脈動與命題方向。本書將107～114年試題一網打盡，毫不保留，經過名師詳解，類似的題目再出個一百次，也不害怕！輕鬆學習、快速理解，掌握命題趨勢，必定能在考場所向披靡！ 作者的話 計算機概論是一門包羅萬象的學科，從電腦內最基本的邏輯元件、數字系統、資料結構等，到整體的電腦軟體應用的程式設計、網路、資安等等。如此龐大範疇準備起來如無預先好好規畫時間的分配以掌握重點方向加強，必定難以爭取到最佳的分數。 首先，觀察歷年來考題必定涵蓋的基本分數，此部分出題方向如下： 1.數字系統： bit、byte、KB、MB的應用計算、也包括2進位、10進位、16進位的轉換，IEEE 754表示法等幾乎都是必考題目。 2.硬體基本觀念，此部分包含記憶體階層的速度比較、記憶體元件的特性比較（RAM、ROM）、基本的邏輯元件運算（AND、OR、NOT、XOR）、系統的中斷類型，電腦的周邊介面特性（USB、IEEE 1394、藍芽）。 3.資料結構與演算法，基本的資料結構特性（Stack、Queue、List、Tree、Graph）、前序中序後序追蹤的轉換、搜尋與排序的基本演算法與速度比較。而程式設計部分須熟悉基本控制語法，尤其是迴圈的控制運算；另外，物件導向程式設計中的基本定義亦是常見的試題。 4.網路與資訊安全，在網路部份對於基本的 IPv4與IPv6比較，無線網路類型比較，子網路遮罩的計算與分割、OSI與TCP/IP的分層與主要功用都是幾乎必出之考題。另外，資訊安全中對稱與非對稱加密、數位簽章、網

在马来亚走向独立的关键年代，李孝式不仅是政治舞台上的重要推手，更是商业与社会领域里独具眼光的开创者。 本书以图文并茂的方式，追溯他鲜为人知的足迹——从个人的奋斗与抉择，到家族企业跨越三代的延续与转型。透过这些叙事，我们得以重新思考：华人社会如何在历史的激流中，与国家的命运紧密交织，共同塑造了今日马来西亚。 In the pivotal years of Malaya’s journey to independence, Lee Hau Shik emerged not only as a key political figure but also as a visionary in the realms of business and society. This richly illustrated book retraces the lesser-known paths of his life—from personal struggles and defining choices to the endurance and transformation of a family enterprise across three generations. Through these narratives, readers are invited to reconsider how the Chinese community, navigating the tides of history, became entwined with the nation’s destiny in shaping modern Malaysia.

The Global South – both as a concept and loosely defined collection of countries – has gained increasing traction in public and policy discourse. The ten BRICS+ countries are increasingly big players in economics, trade, and finance, as well as on geopolitical matters, climate change, and in multilateral institutions. Since its expansion to include five new countries, questions have arisen over the tenability and coherence of the grouping, as well as the extent to which divergences can be managed. Many non-BRICS+ nations and observers question whether BRICS+ can counterbalance the G7 countries. Though the impact of the BRICS+ as a geopolitical force remains to be seen, understanding BRICS+ is vital for policymakers and businesses across the world. Amid the growing role these powers play across the globe, academics must examine the past, present, and future of the BRICS+ countries. This compendium draws upon scholars across numerous continents, spheres, and disciplines, examining th

本書收錄了劉曉明大使使英11年期間8場記者會實錄和10場演講後答聽眾問，以及作為中國朝鮮半島事務特別代表2023年4月訪問歐洲期間接受俄羅斯塔斯社副總編輯的專訪和中央廣播電視總台《魯健訪談·對話劉曉明》的訪談實錄。他不畏挑戰、不迴避問題，批駁謬論、澄清事實，向世界展現了中國可信、可愛、可敬的大國形象。 This book compiles 8 press conference transcripts and 10 post-speech Q&A sessions from Ambassador Liu Xiaoming’s 11-year tenure as China’s Ambassador to the UK. It also includes his 2023 exclusive interview with TASS Deputy Editor-in-Chief during his European visit as China’s Special Representative on Korean Peninsula Affairs, along with his dialogue on China Media Group’s “Conversation with Lu Jian.” Confronting challenges head-on, Ambassador Liu refuted fallacies, clarified facts, and presented China as a trustworthy, amiable, and respectable nation to the world.

書號：2B161141 賀！本書多次榮登博客來、金石堂暢銷榜！ ◎主題式架構‧重點觀念快速吸收 為因應各種考試，特別將計算機概論中的重要觀念及必考內容加以濃縮整理，輔以精選題庫，期能有事半功倍的成果。課文部分將考試重點的基本概念以提綱挈領、淺顯易懂的方式條列呈現，並於各章最前面特別編寫「重點速攻」，提醒本章重點觀念，完整建立重點內容架構，易於學習及記憶背誦，掌握正確準備方向。 ◎名師精選試題‧自我實力大提升 名師針對各單元重點，精選相關試題，並逐條詳解，生硬的理論經過名師詮釋後，變得淺顯易懂。讀完課文之後即可自我檢測，藉以測試學習成果，同時加深考點記憶、迅速瞭解考試題型及試題要點，逐步增加應考實力。 ◎最新試題與解析‧命題趨勢輕鬆掌握 書末收錄試題及解析，保證時效最新、解析最精、收錄最全，歷年試題的統整，利於掌握考試最新脈動與命題方向。本書將107～113年試題一網打盡，毫不保留，經過名師詳解，類似的題目再出個一百次，也不害怕！輕鬆學習、快速理解，掌握命題趨勢，必定能在考場所向披靡！ 作者的話 計算機概論是一門包羅萬象的學科，從電腦內最基本的邏輯元件、數字系統、資料結構等，到整體的電腦軟體應用的程式設計、網路、資安等等。如此龐大範疇準備起來如無預先好好規畫時間的分配以掌握重點方向加強，必定難以爭取到最佳的分數。 首先，觀察歷年來考題必定涵蓋的基本分數，此部分出題方向如下： 1.數字系統： bit、byte、KB、MB的應用計算、也包括2進位、10進位、16進位的轉換，IEEE 754表示法等幾乎都是必考題目。 2. 硬體基本觀念，此部分包含記憶體階層的速度比較、記憶體元件的特性比較（RAM、ROM）、基本的邏輯元件運算（AND、OR、NOT、XOR）、系統的中斷類型，電腦的周邊介面特性（USB、IEEE 1394、藍芽）。 3.資料結構與演算法，基本的資料結構特性（Stack、Queue、List、Tree、Graph）、前序中序後序追蹤的轉換、搜尋與排序的基本演算法與速度比較。而程式設計部分須熟悉基本控制語法，尤其是迴圈的控制運算；另外，物件導向程式設計中的基本定義亦是常見的試題。 4. 網路與資訊安全，在網路部份對於基本的 IPv4與IPv6比較，無線網路類型比較，子網路遮罩的計算與分割、OSI與TCP/IP的分層與主要功用都是幾乎必出之考

蟬聯全年52週《紐約時報》暢銷書TOP 1榜首 長達88週位居《紐約時報》暢銷榜單 AMAZON TOP 1暢銷書 ｜超過55,000位讀者★★★★★感動好評｜ 熱銷超過 200 萬冊、售出31國版權的全球暢銷之作！ 《TIME》、《紐約時報》、《衛報》、《華盛頓郵報》 《Vanity Fair》、《Vogue》、《大西洋月刊》、《USA Today》 《出版者周刊》、《柯克斯書評》⋯⋯眾多媒體書評，一致熱烈推薦！ ❝ 媽媽說，兒童演員不能長大。 我大口吞下食物，隨後又把它們全都吐了出來⋯⋯ 為了讓媽媽開心，我願意做任何事！ ❞ 揭開國民童星的內在創傷與成長祕密 坦率、幽默卻又讓人心碎 美國知名演員、編導｜珍妮特．麥考迪Jennette McCurdy 直面母女關係中複雜難解的矛盾糾結、傷痛與愛⋯⋯ 原來，不原諒媽媽也沒關係。 ／ 「媽咪，我……我現在真的很瘦，我終於瘦到40公斤了。」 我在加護病房，和我垂死的母親一起，我確信這是唯一能讓她醒轉的事。 ⋯⋯她躺在床上，完全沒有醒來的跡象。我不懂。 假如我的體重都不足以讓媽清醒，那麼這世上就沒別的事情可以了。 假如沒有任何事情可以讓她醒來，就表示她真的要死了。 假如她真的會死，那我該怎麼辦？ 我的人生一直以讓媽快樂為目標，成為她想要我成為的人。 而如果媽不在了，我又該變成誰呢？ ——珍妮特．麥考迪Jennette McCurdy ／ 珍妮特．麥考迪6歲開始演戲，只因媽媽夢想讓女兒成為明星。珍妮特要讓媽媽開心，她願意做任何事情。為了維持兒童演員的形象和身形，珍妮特的身體不由自己控制，必須接受媽媽設下的「卡路里限制」，一天量五次體重，還時常遭受外貌批評和大量的美容改造：「你的睫毛根本都看不見了，好嗎？你以為達科塔．芬妮（Dakota Fanning）沒有染她的睫毛嗎？」就算已經16歲，媽媽仍堅持替她洗澡，監控她的身體、日記、電子郵件，她的所有收入也都與媽媽共享。 熱門影集《愛卡莉》迅速為珍妮特帶來名氣，過上了殷切盼望的明星生活。媽媽更是欣喜若狂：不但忙著與粉絲俱樂部管理員互通訊息，還與狗仔隊混得很熟；但珍妮特卻對自己擁有的一切感到焦慮、羞恥和厭惡。在這段控制與討好的依附關係中，她長久忽視內在感受，導致嚴重的飲食失調與成癮問題，陷入各式各樣不健康的人際關係。在她與亞莉安娜（

◎Zhang Wen-huan is one of the foremost writers of Taiwanese literature during the Japanese colonial period. The Man Crawling upon the Earth is a novel he wrote in Japanese after a 30-year hiatus. ◎The Man Crawling upon the Earth is a story set in Taiwan during the Japanese occupation. The five-year old boy Chen Kei-min is adopted into a mountain village shopkeeper's family. ◎With humor and humanistic understanding, the author Zhang Wen-huan pictures the people’s traditional way of life marked by annual festivities.

西方人眼中的清代中國神祕而綺麗，從珠江河上華美的畫舫到婦女裹著的三寸金蓮，凡此種種都引發西方人極大的好奇心。這些對中國的異想，造就了外銷畫的商機。採用西方繪畫技法的通草紙畫盛行於十九世紀晚清時期的廣州，由於繪畫內容充滿中國風情丶價格便宜且方便攜帶，而成為留駐口岸的歐美商人丶收藏者丶水手等人士極受歡迎的紀念品。小小的通草紙畫，既有助縮小中西之間彼此理解的差距，同時也反映了西方人對這片異域的一種浪漫想像。 本圖冊展示了香港中文大學圖書館所收藏丶繪製於十九世紀廣州的通草紙畫，呈現出一幅幅生動的昔日生活場景。飄洋近兩個世紀後，這些既美麗又脆弱的「明信片」再次回到它的產地。儘管物換星移，然而中國百年前豐富的民生面貌透過薄薄的通草紙畫得以留存下來，在我們面前仍然絢爛繽紛。 The Qing Dynasty of China was perceived as mysterious and beautiful in the eyes of Westerners. From the magnificent pleasure boats on the Pearl River to women with bound feet, all these sparked great curiosity among Europeans and Americans. These fantasies about China created a lucrative market for export paintings. Pith paper paintings, which adopted Western painting techniques, were prevalent in Guangzhou during the late Qing period in the 19th century. Due to their Chinese themes, affordable prices and portability, these paintings became popular souvenirs among European and American traders, collectors, and sailors residing at the port. These small pit

Pandemic MindsCOVID-19 and Mental Health in Hong KongKate WhiteheadThe COVID-19 pandemic was a global crisis that affected millions of lives and brought mental health challenges to the forefront. In Hong Kong, the situation was worsened by uniquely strict COVID-19 regulations, quarantine measures, and travel restrictions. The mental health issues associated with the pandemic did not end with the lifting of the mask mandate. On the contrary, the repercussions are only just beginning to surface and their impact will be felt for years to come.This eye-opening book tells the stories of ordinary Hongkongers who faced extraordinary challenges during the pandemic. Through a blend of first-person accounts, psychological insights, and hard data, it offers a compelling and accessible exploration of the toll that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on mental health in Hong Kong.However, this book is not only a chronicle of suffering; it is also a guide to healing and hope. It offers practical advice

「洗腦」（brainwashing）的理論原是由美國記者愛德華‧亨特於1950年首度提出，專門為研究與討論中共的思想改造而創立。但冷戰結束後，隨著西方對中共本質認識的日益模糊，洗腦一詞在大眾傳播中被日益泛化，並和專制集權的中共逐漸脫鉤。由文革史學家宋永毅主導、在美國召開的「洗腦：毛澤東和後毛時代的中國與世界」（Brainwashing in Mao's Era of China and Beyond）學術研討會，是一個正本清源的突破。本書為此會議之論文集，由知名漢學家林培瑞作序，主要分為四大部分，收錄二十篇論文，探討的主題充滿了特有的當代性和挑戰性，不僅重新確立了洗腦和中共極權不可分割的關係，還對世界範圍內的「洗腦」惡果，如俄烏戰爭以及美國流行的反民主的陰謀論和民粹主義思潮等進行了精彩的剖析。 輯I 洗腦的理論源起與研究回顧： 收錄周澤浩、夏明、陳奎德、胡平的論文，回顧洗腦論述的起源，並從韓戰開始探討洗腦與中共政權的關係。 輯II 洗腦在中共政治運動中的實踐： 收錄裴毅然、宋永毅、李榭熙、周翠珊、丁抒的論文，從「延安整風」、「向黨交心」等中共黨史中的重要事件，剖析中共思想改造的具體實踐。 輯III 從毛澤東到習近平：中共洗腦的新發展： 收錄裴敏欣、吳國光、徐賁、郝志東、喬晞華、楊子立的論文，藉由監控體系、認知戰、教育與宣傳、囚犯改造等等面向，討論後毛乃至習時代的洗腦發展。 輯IV 國際視野下的極權和洗腦： 收錄余茂春、李酉潭、楊琇晶、郭伊萍、郭建、齊維章、權準澤、程映虹的論文，跨出中國，將二十世紀的法西斯義大利、納粹德國，以及當今的北韓金氏政權、民主轉型失敗的俄羅斯，甚至是陷入民粹主義的美國等納入探討範疇，闡釋洗腦與極權主義、極端政治之間的關係。 本書特色 ★由知名漢學家林培瑞作序，匯集海外華裔學者對「洗腦」的正本清源之作！ ★由文革史學家宋永毅主導，不但重新確立了洗腦和中共極權不可分割的關係，亦對新時代的洗腦有深入的剖析！