Introduction to Programming Concepts With Case Studies in Python

內容簡介 The transmission of Buddhism to China gave rise to a uniquely rich and systematic monastic tradition. One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Languages & Affairs offers an in-depth exploration of this tradition through six themes: Monastery Systems, Monastic Precepts, Temple Undertakings, Cultivation and Gatherings, Organizational Management, and Spread of Buddhism. Drawing from decades of lived experience, it guides readers through the past, present, and evolving future of Chinese Buddhist monasticism. 目錄 VOLUME 1 MONASTERY SYSTEMS Table of Contents About Venerable Master Hsing Yun Translator’s Introduction Preface Lesson One: Types of Buddhist Monasteries Lesson Two: Monasteries in the Mainland China Lesson Three: Layout of a Monastery Lesson Four: The Forty-Eight Positions Lesson Five: The Meaning of “Unit” Lesson Six: Monastery Anecdotes Lesson Seven: Buddhist Titles Lesson Eight: Monastery Language Lesson Nine: A Day in Monastery Lesson Ten: The Four Main Halls Lesson Eleven: Mona

“Emptiness” is an experience that many people have had—mostly stumbled upon unexpectedly. What exactly is emptiness? Can it actually be practiced? The Heart Sutra is the shortest, most condensed teaching on emptiness among all of the Prajanaparamita Sutras, seems to be focused exclusively on emptiness. How can this sutra be used to help you progress in your spiritual practice? Ultimately, the realization of the heart of prajnaparamita is, in and of itself, the Path. In this book, you will read about how to use the Heart Sutra as a compact guide to practice and the Path. Master Nan’s teachings are packed with pith instructions, both the do’s and don’ts, for success in practice. Practical, to the point, and illustrated with thought-provoking anecdotes, his teachings are relevant to practitioners of all proclivities, from beginners to advanced.

How did a small church in Silicon Valley grow into a worldwide movement of spiritual renewal? In Envision Without Limits, Pastor Tong Liu reveals the keys behind River of Life Christian Church’s remarkable growth. From breaking growth barriers to building strong small groups and inspiring men and women to lead—this book is packed with practical strategies and spiritual insight for churches today.

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.

本書為作者於倫敦大學MBA畢業之論文，作者專攻創業與創新。 自2015年成立以來，HKTVmall通過尖端技術和創新策略，重塑了零售業，打造了一個可持續的數位生態系統。本文深入探討香港科技創業公司（HKTVmall的母公司）如何運用人工智能、大數據分析以及無縫的O2O（線上到線下）模式，服務683萬用戶，並於2022年創造38.3億港元的收入。了解HKTVmall如何通過一鍵購買、自動化零售店等數位轉型，提升客戶體驗，同時應對包裝廢物和最後一哩物流等可持續性挑戰。隨著全球電子商務預計到2025年達到7萬億美元，這項研究及時分析了創新如何在競爭激烈的市場中推動經濟、社會和環境的可持續性。本書適合對電子商務、可持續性和香港數位環境感興趣的讀者，提供了可行的見解和建議，助您打造更環保、更高效的網上平台。 This study is the MBA dissertation of the author who specialized in entrepreneurship and innovation. She intends to discover the future of e-commerce with the case of HKTVmall, the largest online shopping platform in Hong Kong. Since its inception in 2015, HKTVmall has redefined retail by leveraging cutting-edge technology and innovative strategies to create a sustainable digital ecosystem. This paper explores how HKTVmall, a subsidiary of Hong Kong Technology Venture, uses AI, big data analytics, and a seamless O2O (online-to-offline) model to serve 6.83 million users, generating HK$3.83 billion in revenue by 2022. Explore how its

The Glasgow Climate Pact signed on the 26th Conference of the Parties of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 2021, saws representatives' determination for carbon neutrality by 2050. Meanwhile, "Net Zero by 2050: a Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector" proposed by International Energy Agency has suggested hydrogen as a decarbonization technology in various fields. As a clean, stable power with diverse sources, hydrogen provides a promising solution for energy, industry, and transportation, making hydrogen economy a prominent international topic, prompted developed countries actively investing in hydrogen technologies, setting out development pathways, offering policies and subsidies for short, mid and long-term goals. With net-zero by 2050 commitment, Taiwan introduced its goals in 2021, followed by "Taiwan's Pathway to Net-Zero Emissions in 2050" proposed by the National Development Council in 2022, unveiling a cross-ministerial aggregate strategy. Among its twelve

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.

https://youtu.be/dDWiAF1WQ8A AI視覺 最強入門邁向頂尖高手 王者歸來 【書籍內容】 ◎ 台灣作者第一本「AI視覺」專書！五大最強亮點 ✔1. AI 影像技術全解析，從入門到頂尖高手 ✔2. 影像不只是影像，讓 AI 賦予它智慧與靈魂 ✔3. 數學、演算法、函數與Python程式，三大學習核心，建立的AI影像專案 ✔4. AI 影像應用無極限，打造你的專屬智慧影像系統 ✔5. 最完整 AI 視覺學習資源，帶你進入與設計 AI 影像時代 ◎ AI視覺最強入門，從新手到頂尖高手！ 在 AI 影像技術的浪潮下，你是否曾想過，如何讓影像處理不只是單純的圖像變換，而是賦予它智慧，讓程式「看見」並理解世界？本書 《AI視覺最強入門邁向頂尖高手》 將帶你從零開始，一步步掌握 AI 視覺的核心技術，讓你的影像程式不再只是空洞的代碼，而是充滿靈魂與創意的智慧應用！ ◎ 這本書，適合誰？ ★ Python & AI 初學者：從影像基礎開始，循序漸進學習。 ★ 影像處理 & OpenCV 愛好者：探索影像創意與高級應用。 ★ 開發者 & 工程師：打造 AI 監控、人臉識別、物件追蹤專案。 ★ 學生 & 研究人員：數學 + 演算法 + OpenCV，全方位掌握 AI 視覺技術。 ◎ AI 影像技術，從基礎到進階 ★ 影像處理基礎：影像讀取、色彩空間（BGR、RGB、HSV）、影像儲存與計算。 ★ 影像創意與特效：數位浮水印、動態影像（GIF、MP4）、藝術畫作設計。 ★ 影像增強與變換：圖像去霧、濾波降噪、傅立葉變換、直方圖對比度增強。 ★ AI 影像識別應用：手寫數字辨識、人臉偵測、車牌識別、醫學影像分析。 ★ AI 監控與自動追蹤：動態車道偵測、AI 監控系統、模板匹配物件搜尋。 ◎ 為什麼選擇這本書？ ★ 獨家「三步驟」學習法： ★ 數學原理 → 演算法邏輯 → Python x OpenCV x MediaPipe 實作，讓你學得深入又靈活應用！ ★ 從基礎到高階 AI 視覺應用，完整解構影像處理技術！ ★ 結合 OpenCV x MediaPipe x Python，打造創新影像應用專案！ ◎ AI 影像技術，開啟無限可能！ 影像處理與 AI 的結合，正顛覆我們的世界。無論是攝影特效、醫學影像、智慧監控還是

This is probably the first book dedicated to the life and times of the doctors who have shaped the medical development of Hong Kong. It is a fascinating story of how the pioneers transformed a city with primitive medical services into what it is today—a city with advanced medical facilities as in any major Western city. —Dr. Mak Wai-ping Chairman (Executive Committee) and Board of Directors Hong Kong Museum of Medical Science Society The development of Western medicine in Hong Kong to its current sophisticated state over more than 150 years is a fascinating story. And this book tells the above history from a special perspective—the personalities responsible for this remarkable achievement. These individuals, spanning over a period of over 150 years, comprised doctors in government public medical and health services who advocated new initiatives and laid the infrastructure; those who established health policies, and moved the health system forward; the medical educators who trained t

This book is the second in a two-volume monograph on the Zidanku Silk Manuscripts. Looted in 1942 from the Warring States-period Chu tomb at Zidanku, Changsha, the manuscripts date to the turn from the 4th to the 3rd centuries BCE and are the only pre-Imperial Chinese manuscripts on silk found to-date. The monograph represents the culmination of almost four decades of research by Professor Li Ling of Peking University. Volume One addresses the circumstances of the discovery of the Zidanku Silk Manuscripts and the subsequent provenance history in China and the United States. Volume Two provides the first complete transcription of the Zidanku Silk Manuscripts in their entirety together with reproductions of the original manuscripts. The transcription is accompanied by comprehensive annotations, with full paleographic and philological analysis of the texts. An English translation of the texts has been added by Professor Donald Harper. For the first time, the Zidanku Silk Manuscripts can

In 1842, the Qing Empire signed a watershed commercial treaty with Great Britain, beginning a century-long period in which geopolitical and global economic entanglements intruded on Qing territory and governance. Previously understood as an era of “semi-colonialism,” Stacie A. Kent reframes this century of intervention by shedding light on the generative force of global capital. Based on extensive research conducted with British and Chinese government archives, Coercive Commerce shows how commercial treaties and the regulatory regime that grew out of them catalyzed a revised arts of governance in Qing-administered China. Capital, which had long been present in Chinese merchants’ pocket-books, came to shape and even govern Chinese statecraft during the “treaty era.” This book contends that Qing administrators alternately resisted and adapted to this new reality, through taxation systems such as transit passes and the Imperial Maritime Customs Service, by reorganizing Chinese territory

The Hong Kong Cemetery in Happy Valley is home to over 470 graves connected to the city’s Japanese population. Most of these graves belong to individuals who died during the Meiji era (1868–1912), a remarkable period of modernisation and opening up of Japan that saw thousands of its inhabitants travel to other parts of the world to study, work, and settle. Who were these people? What were they doing in Hong Kong? And why were unbaptised Japanese buried in what was called at one time the ‘Protestant Cemetery’?Hong Kong’s Meiji-era Japanese community was one of two halves. Company executives sat atop the social ladder and karayuki-san, or prostitutes, occupied the lower echelons, with tradespeople and professionals somewhere in between. By revealing the personal journeys of these mostly forgotten Japanese, the authors aim to add to transnational perspectives on Hong Kong and Japan during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as well as increase recognition of this fragm

Surrealism in China initially gained a foothold in Shanghai’s former French concession during the early 1930s, disseminated by returning Chinese students who had directly encountered the movement in Paris and Tokyo. Shanghai surrealism adopted a dialectical form, resonating with the modus operandi of the Parisian movement as well as China’s traditional belief system of Daoism. Reconciling the thought of Freud and Marx, Surrealism subsumed the multiple contradictions that divided Republican Shanghai, East and West, colonial and cosmopolitan, ancient and modern, navigating the porous boundaries that separate dream and reality. Shanghai surrealists were not rigid followers of their Parisian counterparts. Indeed, they commingled Surrealist techniques with elements of traditional Chinese iconography. Rather than revolving around a centralized group with a leader, Shanghai Surrealism was a much more diffuse entity, disseminated across copious different periodicals, avant-garde groups, and th

"My Journey to the West was inspired by my father, uncles and grandfather’s ventures to the Gold Mountain at a very young age. I had already made up my mind that I would follow their paths and embark on this adventurous journey when I grew up and searched for my own fortune." ：Brian Wong 黃榮富 From a small village to the west. From a fish pond to Hong Kong. Across the ocean to the port city of Liverpool... The story of searching for Gold Mountain started with a little boy, Brian Wong, who was living in Kaiping City, a small village in China. Brian Wong knew that one day he would embark on this perilous journey—language difficulties, prejudice—but owing to his endurance and hardworking spirit, he overcame. Follow the steps of his ancestors to achieve his dream of a golden mountain. It is a story about Brian Wong and all the overseas Chinese. See how they built Chinese culture in a foreign land with the Chinese spirit. Over 200 years ago the Wuyi people (Note 1) consisted of fi

COUPLET PAIR REBUS explores the principle of cause and effect in art, offering various approaches to this philosophical relationship. Based on the UMAG exhibition curated by Harald Kraemer, the COUPLET section is comprised of more than twenty calligraphic pairs of poetic lines, known in Chinese as duilian (對聯). Through the multi-layered texts, one discovers the multitude of voices that can be used to describe nature and the world and how content can be visualised through various forms of calligraphy. PAIR features artworks that form a balanced equilibrium through diverse visual languages along with objects that exemplify how mankind’s pursuits create objects in symmetrical harmony across genres. While works presented in the REBUS section form a network of diverse references that connect the objects. Individuals are then tasked with decoding these connections like a 3D puzzle. This publication features an essay by curator Harald Kraemer unpacking the issues of harmony, symmetry and c

In Redefining Heresy and Tolerance, Hung Tak Wai examines how the Qing empire governed Muslims and Christians under its rule with a non-interventionist policy. Manchu emperors adopted a tolerant attitude towards Islam and Christianity as long as political stability and loyalty remained unthreatened. However, Hung argues that such tolerance had its limitations. Since the mid-eighteenth century, the Qing court intentionally minimised the importance of the Islamic identity. Restrictions were imposed on the Muslims’ external connections with Western Asia. The Christian minority was kept distant from politics and the Han majority. At the same time, Confucian scholars began to acquire a new understanding of religion, but they were not encouraged to get in touch with the Muslims and Christians. This book demonstrates how, from the late eighteenth to the early nineteenth century, the Qing government prevented Confucian scholar-bureaucrats from interfering in the religious life of Christians an

演算法 圖解原理 x Python實作 x 創意應用 王者歸來 (全彩印刷) 本書內容 ★★★★★【國內第1本演算法 + 創意實作】★★★★★ ★★★★★【彩色圖解演算法】【Python創意程式】★★★★★ ★★★★★【約700張彩色圖片+ 296個創意應用】★★★★★ 這是一本使用Python從零開始指導讀者的演算法入門書籍，閱讀本書內容，讀者可以學會下列知識的創意與潛在應用： ◎演算法基本觀念 ★ 主要內容：時間複雜度、空間複雜度 ☆ 創意應用：一個要計算8411億年的程式 ◎陣列與鏈結串列 ★主要內容：陣列、單向(雙向)鏈結串列、循環鏈結串列 ☆創意應用：客戶資料管理、庫存管理系統、瀏覽器歷史記錄管理系統、音樂播放管理、醫療排隊系統 ◎佇列(Queue) ★主要內容：插入、讀取、串列模擬佇列 ☆創意應用：模擬銀行排隊系統、生產者 - 消費者、網路封包處理、網站爬蟲的URL管理 ◎堆疊(Stack) ★主要內容：堆入push、取出pop、認識堆別在函數呼叫的角色 ☆創意應用：模擬銀行排隊系統、生產者 - 消費者、網路封包處理、網站爬蟲的URL管理 ◎二元樹(Binary Tree) ★主要內容：建立、讀取、前序(中序與後序)遍歷二元樹 ☆創意應用：表達式樹、家譜樹、網頁導航樹、遊戲AI決策樹 ◎堆積樹(Heap Tree) ★主要內容：建立、取出、刪除、最小(最大)堆積樹 ☆創意應用：線上遊戲得分排行榜、物流中心的貨物調度、醫院緊急情況處理系統、電商平台推薦系統設計、多任務處理最短作業優先調度 ◎雜湊表(Hash Table) ★主要內容：雜湊表與陣列、效能分析、模組 ☆創意應用：電影評分系統、電子郵件垃圾過濾器、社交媒體標籤系統、網頁瀏覽記錄、簡單的快取系統 ◎排序 ★主要內容：泡沫、雞尾酒、選擇、插入、堆積樹、快速與合併排序 ☆創意應用：社交媒體貼文按讚數排序、任務排序、KTV點播次數排序、影評排序、旅館價位排序 ◎數據搜尋 ★主要內容：順序、二分搜尋、搜尋最大值 ☆創意應用：順序搜尋商品庫存、二分搜尋法查詢書籍、順序搜尋電子郵件黑名單、書籍搜尋使用二分搜尋法 ◎回溯演算法 ★主要內容：走迷宮、迷宮設計與堆疊 ☆創意應用：排列組合、密碼生成、圖的著色、任務分配、走迷宮 ◎從遞迴看經典演算法 ★主要內容：河內塔、八皇

With an increasing concern of personal data privacy in Hong Kong and around the world, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD), Hong Kong publishes this third edition of Personal Data (Privacy) Law in Hong Kong: A Practical Guide on Compliance to provide practical guidance on the law of privacy, and the ways to protect personal data in everyday life. This third edition will guide readers through the recent developments of personal data privacy in the local, regional and global contexts with updates on recent Administrative Appeals Board and Court decisions, and investigation reports and materials from the PCPD. In addition, some most-concerned issues are discussed, such as ethical development and use of AI, the collection and use of personal data by employers during COVID-19, data protection under work-from-home arrangements, data security measures for ICT systems, guidelines on doxxing offences and data breach handling. This book will certainly provide read

In everyone’s life, there are the most difficult times. Have you encountered yours? The Buddha was a human being, not a god. He knew the path to true wealth, spoke of love and affection, and was caring and righteous. Encountering him will help you navigate with fewer road blocks. In this book, may you find solace and overcome tough obstacles through vivid comics that weave stories relevant to today’s living.

In everyone’s life, there are the most difficult times. Have you encountered yours? The Buddha was a human being, not a god. He knew the path to true wealth, spoke of love and affection, and was caring and righteous. Encountering him will help you navigate with fewer road blocks. In this book, may you find solace and overcome tough obstacles through vivid comics that weave stories relevant to today’s living.

In everyone’s life, there are the most difficult times. Have you encountered yours? The Buddha was a human being, not a god. He knew the path to true wealth, spoke of love and affection, and was caring and righteous. Encountering him will help you navigate with fewer road blocks. In this book, may you find solace and overcome tough obstacles through vivid comics that weave stories relevant to today’s living.

In everyone’s life, there are the most difficult times. Have you encountered yours? The Buddha was a human being, not a god. He knew the path to true wealth, spoke of love and affection, and was caring and righteous. Encountering him will help you navigate with fewer road blocks. In this book, may you find solace and overcome tough obstacles through vivid comics that weave stories relevant to today’s living.

In everyone’s life, there are the most difficult times. Have you encountered yours? The Buddha was a human being, not a god. He knew the path to true wealth, spoke of love and affection, and was caring and righteous. Encountering him will help you navigate with fewer road blocks. In this book, may you find solace and overcome tough obstacles through vivid comics that weave stories relevant to today’s living.

From humble beginnings in Hong Kong, Yuen Kwok-Yung rose to international prominence as an academic, physician, and microbiologist. As an advisor to governments, he and colleagues made discoveries that helped the world cope in often controversial ways with unprecedented threats to public health, including the COVID-19 pandemic. In this compelling memoir, Dr. Yuen weaves personal stories with those from his extraordinary medical careers to take readers on an inspiring journey about perseverance, courage, faith, and the ongoing peril of infectious diseases.

《世界經典文學名著導讀37. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 班傑明的奇幻旅程》深入探索弗朗西斯．司各特．菲茲傑羅的經典短篇小說。故事主角是班傑明．巴頓，...

The Boundless Treasures of the Mountains and the Seas People often use the term "treasures" to describe the lives and resources existing in the mountains and the seas; however, they do not keep or care for the treasures carefully like they treat precious gemstones. Overconsumption is what humans do to the treasures. With the aim of preventing the treasures from being completely depleted in the near future, the Summer Edition's cover stories will continue the spirit of this year's theme "Grand Perspectives with no Boundaries" by sharing stories about a group of people who are committed to protecting the boundless treasures of the mountains and the seas through transnational, interagency, and intersectoral exchange and collaboration for the concept of conservation to prevail in different corners of the world. Cover Story I took the "2023 International Conservation Symposium" as a starting point to explore how international exchanges can create more opportunities for conservation practi

AI助攻 Python超級入門 創意設計 x AI程式實作 (全彩印刷) 本書內容 ★★★★★【ChatGPT x Copilot x Gemini助攻】★★★★★ ★★★★★【創意設計】【潛在應用】★★★★★ ★★★★★【設計AI程式】★★★★★ ★★★★★【Python Shell】【Google Colab】★★★★★ 這是一本完全入門，充滿創意與描述Python未來潛在應用的書籍，閱讀本書內容，讀者可以學會下列知識的創意與潛在應用： ◎程式設計基礎 ☆創意設計：機器人、ASCII藝術作品、數學魔術、故宮到羅浮宮、地球到月球、Unicode藝術輸出、星空圖案、雞兔同籠、核廢水。 ☆潛在應用：房貸。 ◎程式流程控制 ★創意設計：情緒程式、火箭升空、推薦飲料。 ☆潛在應用：使用者輸入驗證、遊戲開發中的決策制定、物聯網(IoT)中的條件響應、交通應用中的路線建議、社交應用中的隱私設置檢查、電子商務中的折扣促銷。 ◎串列(List)與元組(Tuple) ★創意設計：凱薩密碼、旅行包裝清單、生日禮物選擇器。 ☆潛在應用：矩陣運算、遊戲棋盤、學生分數表、商品庫存清單、多國語言詞彙表、坐標系統、員工資料、時間序列數據、商品清單、學生成績表。 ◎迴圈控制 ★創意設計：監控數據警報器、關鍵日誌、計時器、國王麥粒、購物車。 ☆潛在應用：電影院劃位、簡易投票系統、簡易員工滿意度調查、訂單處理記錄、簡易客戶意見回饋收集、簡易聯絡人資料管理、監控系統。 ◎字典(Dict) ★創意設計：文章分析、星座字典、凱薩密碼。 ☆ 潛在應用：圖書館、管理超市、員工管理系統、餐廳菜單系統、學生課程和成績表、食譜和食材清單、個人行程安排、遊戲角色和屬性。 ◎集合(Set) ★創意設計：雞尾酒。 ☆潛在應用：統計獨特單字的數量、模擬抽獎系統、檢測兩個配置文件的差異。 ◎函數設計 ★創意設計：時間旅行者、故事生成器、冰淇淋的配料、多語言字典。 ☆潛在應用：字串雕塑家、數據偵探、圖片濾鏡應用、股票價格分析、語言字典、系統配置字典、城市氣象報告、書店庫存管理。 ◎類別(Class) ★創意設計：圖書館管理系統、餐廳點餐系統。 ☆潛在應用：員工管理系統、產品庫存管理、會議室預訂系統。 ◎模組開發與應用 ★創意設計：時鐘程式、圖書館管理系統模組。 ☆潛在應用：提醒休息程式、效

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

本书是一部全面而深入的量化金融实战指南，从基础的Python编程和量化金融概念出发，逐步引领读者进入金融数据分析、量化策略开发、算法交易及风险管理的高级话题。本书还探讨了生成式AI和ChatGPT在量化金融领域中的应用，为读者提供了一个全面的视角和实用的工具。 本书共分

Historical memory has a particular value in analyzing events and characters that give life to stories from the past. Jorge Edwards specifies that the story’s description is nothing more than the literary success of a writer who navigates the vicissitudes of life and history, as he rightly points out. History must be observed carefully and as a “conjecture” that points, in the first place, to an experience of “memory” and that keeps alive, despite time, the unique reality of a country and its people. Like Edwards, we attempt to wander through reminiscences and recollection. Our narrative experience is simple. However, it is an observation and representation of history with a testimonial value in its approach. As the novelist points out, the testimony of history is the most creative thing that the writer has. In the same way, our effort is neither more nor less the rescue, through these short stories and their language, of facts and characters that are part of realities, in which their p

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本教材基于Microsoft SQL Server和Neo4j环境，介绍了如何利用SQL(Structure Query Language)和CQL(Cyber Query Language)语言开展对同源库、表和数据对象进行增、删、改、查等数据库管理和应用工作，并综合应用Python下的相关功能库，对SQL数据进行处理，进而利用Neo4j接口将

Originally published in 1905, this book is a sensational account of American artist Katharine A. Carl’s time with the Empress Dowager Cixi and the Chinese Court while painting her portrait for an exposition in St. Louis.

In Rosie Young: A Lifetime of Selfless Service, Moira Chan-Yeung presents a brief history of Professor Young’s remarkable career in medical education and administration at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and her wide-ranging public service to the community over many decades. As the first female dean of HKU’s Faculty of Medicine, her career was deeply intertwined with the socio-economic development of Hong Kong. After her retirement from HKU, she continued to serve HKU and the community up to the present. This book illustrates her many contributions to the development of medical education in Hong Kong and to the university administration at HKU. Professor Young’s extensive public service in the field of medicine also helped improve primary care, hospital care, and public health in Hong Kong. In short, this book provides a valuable record of a female giant in Hong Kong’s medical history and documents her selfless and enduring service to the HKU community and Hong Kong society.

When the Yellow River Floods explores the relationship between environmental degradation, hydraulic engineering, and nation-building in the context of Liu E’s The Travels of Lao Can. This book contributes to the field by providing a unique perspective on modern Chinese literary history that goes beyond conventional narratives that focus solely on political and cultural factors. The main areas covered include the role of water management in literary nation-building and the connections between the novel’s various themes, such as river engineering, medical and political discourses, national sentiment, and landscape description. The book is targeted toward scholars and students of Chinese literature, history, and environmental studies, as well as those interested in the intersections between literature, nation-building, and environmental challenges. By offering a comprehensive and material-based analysis of The Travels of Lao Can, this book broadens the understanding of nation-buildin

"Wine Travelogue: Exploring the Charms of the Okanagan Valley" unveils the journey of savouring the wines of Canada's Okanagan Valley! When you think of Canadian wine, ice wine might be the first to come to mind. However, when the author embarked on a wine tour in the Okanagan Valley and tasted over a hundred local wines, he was immediately captivated by the reds, whites, sparklings, and rosés. This book is presented in both Chinese and English, brimming with captivating photographs and text. It chronicles the author's adventures and emotions, along with wine tasting notes and conversations with individual winemakers, grape growers, and estate managers during visits to twelve representative wineries across the Okanagan Valley, from north to south. The photographs vividly portray the region's lakes and mountains, the vineyards, and the winemaking facilities of each winery, as well as the warm faces of the local community. The book also delves into the author's insights into the regi

l Chapter1 資料的概念：在最開始的地方，以一系列的案例讓讀者認識到資料的價值（1.1），並且學習透過資料的型態（1.2） 和尺度（1.3） 來認識資料。 l Chapter2 Python 基礎：對於沒有程式基礎的讀者，會從 Python的介紹和環境安裝（2.1 ∼ 2.2） 開始，並且介紹一些基礎的程式語法與邏輯（2.3 ∼ 2.4），讓讀者可以快速上手Python。 l Chapter3 基本數值資料處理：分別介紹在資料分析中最常用到的NumPy（3.1） 和Pandas（3.2），讓讀者可以對各種基本的資料進行處理與分析。 l Chapter4 各式資料處理：除了基本的數值資料以外，更進一步介紹對於影像（4.1 ∼ 4.2）、音訊（4.3 ∼ 4.4）、文字（4.5 ∼ 4.6） 類型資料的觀念與實作。 l Chapter5 資料前處理：專門介紹各種拿到資料後要先做的前處理方式，包含資料清理（5.1）、資料轉換（5.2），以及如何進行合適的資料視覺化（5.3）。 l Chapter6 其他專題補充：針對本書無法展開的內容，透過一個個小實作專題進行補充介紹，包含探索式分析（6.1）、網頁爬蟲（6.2）、機器學習與模型評估（6.3）、ChatGPT API（6.4）、HuggingFace（6.5）、資料管線（6.6）、常見誤區（6.7） 等。

《Betwixt and Between: Life, Death, and Rebirth》is a record of Master Nan’s talks in which he answered questions about the process of death and rebirth. Master Nan weaves together personal anecdotes, scientific knowledge, Buddhist teachings from the Pali Canon, Mahayana sutras, Yogacara, Vijnanavada, and Chan in such an intricate way that those who are curious about the Buddhist perspective on life and death, those familiar with Buddhist teachings, and those who are deep into cultivation will all gain new insights and answers. For its depth, this book is very engaging and hard to put down. Any reader will find it to be a treasure trove and will want to come back to it again and again.

This volume is the first book-length monograph on the most widespread and deadly infectious disease in China, both historically and today: tuberculosis (TB). Weaving together interviews with data from periodicals and local archives in Shanghai, Rachel Core examines the rise and fall of TB control in China from the 1950s to the 1990s. The answer to this, Core argues, lies in the socialist work-unit system. Under the work-unit system, the vast majority of people had guaranteed employment, a host of benefits tied to their workplace, and there was little mobility—factors that made the delivery of medical and public health services possible in both urban and rural areas. The dismantling of work units amid wider market reforms in the 1980s and 1990s led to the rise of temporary and casual employment and a huge migrant worker population, with little access to health care, creating new challenges in TB control. This study of Shanghai has major implications for institutional research on diseas

We visit Earth in current life and maybe head to others in next. It is our instinct to carry over DNA in reincarnation, to taste unknown desires, and to experience seven emotions with six sensory pleasures; however, everything in action shall be as nature as possible. Nobody really knows who dominate on life-stage, it can be actor/actress themselves, or drama writer, else screen director, or else audience instead. Metropolitan exits with multiple values; usually, cause of event is unclear to define from individual’s irrationally protection of interest or selfishly defending portion of pie. People usually capture one section of story and miss the other part of puzzle. Living chaos is daily usual. no matter you are wealthy, majestic, poor, or underclass, once doom day arrives, bell on stage rings off, curtain pulls down, light shuts off, everything is buried under dirt of history. No matter how successfully achieved in history, or how remarkably accomplished in professional field; it