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王者回來了！ R語言與Big Data的最強結合 重磅新增 2015年這本書的第一版上市，隨即獲得許多好評，也獲得許多大專院校選為上課教材，這本書是第2版，相較第一版基本上增訂下列資訊： 將R的軟體改為最新版測試，可以參考附錄A。 附贈全書實例檔案。 讀者附贈是非、選擇、複選題的題目與解答，這些題目是美國Silicon Stone Education的國際證照考古題，另外加贈偶數實作題解答。 教學資源說明 本書所有習題實作題均有習題解答，如果您是學校老師同時使用本書教學，歡迎與本公司聯繫，本公司將提供習題解答。 另外，本書也有教學簡報檔案供教師教學使用。 讀者資源說明 請至本公司網頁deepmind.com.tw下載本書程式實例，此外，讀者也可從所下載的資源獲得實作題偶數題的解答。 本書特色 1：完全零基礎可以輕鬆學習。 2：學習最新版R語言。 3：從無到有一步一步教導讀者R語言的使用。 4：學習本書不需要有統計基礎，但在無形中本書已灌溉了統計知識給你。 5：精彩的圖表製作，讀者可以學會資料視覺化使用R。 6：完整講解所有R語言語法與使用技巧。 7：豐富的程式實例與解說，讓你事半功倍。 8：全書涵蓋是非、選擇、複選習題解答。 9：讀者贈送全部偶數題實作題解答。

This edited volume seeks to highlight the development of play therapy in various countries and cities in Asia. The editors discuss how mostly Western play therapy approaches are adapted for use in Asian countries. Having existed for years in the West, play therapy is still in its early stage of development in most Asian countries including Mainland China, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. This is the first play therapy book written by experts from specific Asian cultures for practitioners and students who are working in the mental health field for Asian groups. Each chapter first describes play therapy development in that particular culture and then uses a case study to illustrate how play therapy can be adapted to suit specific cultural beliefs and environments in order to connect parents with their children or to address clients’ needs. This text will be welcomed by professors, clinicians, and parents of all cultures East and West.

本書以企業現場常見的情境為例進行解說，幫助您快速解決SQL開發上的疑難雜症，學到資料庫與大數據整合的概念，進而開發出企業級的應用系統。 本書精采內容包括： ．在4秒內將十年的微軟股價載入到資料庫 ．報表服務整合SQL Server R語言 ．直接輸出SQL Server R繪製圖片 ．使用SQL Server R建立預測模型 ．使用SQL Server R rxDTree演算法產生互動式決策樹 ．透過SQL Server R與Database Mail遞送數據與圖表 ．使用SQL Server R的資料採礦進行決策分析 ．整合Power BI與SQL Server R服務呈現數據與圖形 ．SQL Server直接產生XML與JSON資料格式 ．不為人知的OPENQUERY秘密功能大公開 ．如何在1秒內匯入40萬筆資料列 ．利用簡單T-SQL作為網路爬蟲

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.

From his court Jupiter keeps staying away, Missed by fellow gods; Atlas the culprit at large---- ----The Tower of Pisa: A Sequel Since the appearance of POTTY LITTLE MAN SELECTED POEMS OF BAI CHUAN III (《人渺小：白川詩選三》) in its original native language, there has been a demand for a serious attempt to transform its international outlook into an international readership. In response to this, the present English edition offers not a slavish translation. Instead, there is perhaps a true sense of creative effort, to say nothing of the venture itself being a rich and rewarding experience.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

A number of research groups around the world have begun to study how the brain acquires and processes language, but we still know comparatively little about it. Many such groups work on very specific, often narrow, problems. This approach is certainly necessary, but a broad perspective can be helpful, if not essential, too. This volume consists of an important collection of papers presented at the Seminar on Language, Evolution, and the Brain (SLEB), hosted by the International Institute for Advanced Studies in Kyoto, Japan, bringing together distinguished researchers with background in cognitive science, anthropology, linguistics, robotics, physics, etc. Major topics discussed here include: Creoles and pidgins, and their implications regarding language evolution. Quantitative analysis and modeling of various aspects of language evolution, including the evolution of lexical items and color terms, the emergence of linguistics categories, and the dynamics of language competition. The ev

想像與創造的無邊擴展 藝術及文學的完美表達 法國當代圖文大師 普拉斯François Place 獲獎好評無數．跨世代經典奇幻之作 《歐赫貝奇幻地誌學》全新修訂版 R-Z｜從紅河流域到季佐特國｜ 雙眼所見即是寓言 當我們妄圖擁有自然，自然也可能反過來擁有我們 「在最後一則故事中，出現了印地安民族的季佐特人。 他們遵奉『足行之禮』：盡可能在大地的表皮上留下最輕柔的痕跡。 在他們行經過後，足印之處有時甚而長出花朵。那是一群與大地和諧共生的人類。 我希望這三部書最終能停駐於這個意象上。」 ──法蘭斯瓦．普拉斯 François Place 《歐赫貝奇幻地誌學》是法國圖文創作者法蘭斯瓦．普拉斯的經典之作，他以一幅字母圖為源，從二十六個字母發展出二十六張想像地圖，描繪並敘述虛構土地上發生的故事。這些揉合中古世紀地圖、城市聚落、林木走獸，以及神話和拓荒歷史的故事與圖畫，凝聚成一個擁有獨特世界觀的地圖宇宙。 《歐赫貝奇幻地誌學》內容分為三冊，二十六個故事看似無涉，細看卻仍有所串聯，第三冊《R-Z：從紅河流域到季佐特國》的九個故事，突顯了人與自然的關係，直面彼此的衝突。在細緻的插畫中，遼闊的大地場景總對映著渺小的人：人站在通曉獸語的王者之王面前、人穿戴機械試圖征服未開拓的土地、人試圖拍攝月光下的洞穴鬼怪、人試圖建造比潮水更精確的計時工具……每個人皆能在故事裡找到自己的影子。 人與自然的關係宛如棋戲。未知的事物永遠存在，對知識、技術的追求與積累，偶爾會讓我們忘卻這個世界的神奇之事，但普拉斯的故事提醒了我們，自然是活的。自然是信仰，是孕育生命的照顧者，也同時是令人畏懼的對手，當我們妄圖擁有自然，自然也可能反過來擁有我們。寫作本書的普拉斯，與正閱讀這些故事的我們，既是書裡的冒險者也是傳承歷史的研究員，隨著發生的事件起伏，進行觀看與探勘，並仍試圖找尋與自然共處的平衡。

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打字機上的遺作，史家列文森未竟的關懷 中國歷史的特殊性如何與普遍的世界史相調和？ 什麼是列文森追尋的「新形式的世界主義」？ 「人的本性不是普遍的，但他的歷史是。」 附魏斐德（Frederic Wakeman, Jr.）長序， 詳述《儒家中國及其現代命運》之後的新「三部曲」 麻省理工學院教授、列文森之子托馬斯．列文森（Thomas Levenson） 作序 葉文心、歐立德（Mark C. Elliott）、董玥、黃樂嫣（Gloria Davies）、 齊慕實（Timothy Cheek）、白傑明（Geremie R. Barmé） 聯合撰寫長篇導讀 1960年代，約瑟夫．列文森（Joseph R. Levenson, 1920–1969）與舒扶瀾（Franz Schurmann, 1926–2010）在加州大學伯克利分校開設中國歷史課程，其講義中關於「早期中國」的部分在列文森身後出版，即本書《詮釋中國史：從源起到漢亡》。 與一般中國通史不同，本書在敘述史實之外，逐章引入對思想史中關鍵概念和框架的辨析，進而對歷史書寫和研究作出深刻的反思。在列文森看來，中國歷史不僅是某種基於朝代更迭、簡單遞進的連續過程，而是「極度的多樣性，一次又一次地將中國重構成統一的整體」。

王振寰教授1988年取得美國洛杉磯加州大學社會學博士後在母校東海大學社會學系任教多年，歷任要職，現為國立政治大學國家發展研究所榮譽教授，曾任政治大學講座教授、學術副校長。主要研究興趣為政治社會學、經濟社會學、東亞社會比較研究、永續發展等，中英文著作俱豐，包括《勞工、資本與國家機器》（1993）、《誰統治台灣？》（1996）、《追趕的極限》（2010）、Broder Crossing in Greater China: Production, Community and Identity (2014), Rethinking Social Capital and Entrepreneurship in Greater China: Dose Guanxi matter? (2016)。 本書集結了王振寰教授在東海、政大得意門生、國內外學界同仁的近期研究成果，以致敬王老師榮退紀念。這本25章共60萬字的大部頭論文集充分說明王振寰教授35年來在台灣社會學界與發展研究諸領域的傑出貢獻。本書的作者來自不同世代及專業領域，無不是在王老師的教導、啟發及影響下，不斷精進學問，開創一片屬於自己又彼此呼應的學術園地。 本書書名援引音樂形式「賦格」（fugue）之概念，取其主題一貫、境界轉化的層疊類同來比擬王老師長年專注於社會轉型、區域創新與永續發展等深刻影響人類社會的重大議題。《發展的賦格》是王振寰教授學術追求與社會關懷交織且迴響而成的旋律所引發的眾聲共鳴，又如學術與生命前前後後的層層堆疊，將發展研究譜寫成一闕令人印象深刻的美妙輪旋。 本書為發展研究叢書01

本书特色：(1)文字说明、源代码与运行结果穿插呈现，结合理论知识与实践经验。 (2)凸显第四代与第三代程序语言不同之处，掌握数据驱动程序设计的特点。 (3)左手用R，右手用Python，厚植追随**数据科学家的实力。 (4)配套资源丰富，来自各行业的数据处理与分析案例、R/Python对比的源代码、完整的教学课件。 (5)深入浅出地介绍统计机器学习理论与实务，做中学、学中做，迈向术道兼修的境界。 凝聚数据挖掘、机器学习等多学科的领悟R 与 Python兼修，配套课件、案例、源代码简单直白的叙述，带领读者认识数据分析与数据科学程序，通过案例代入练习，帮助读者快速建立数据科学的重要概念。 ——东吴大学巨量资料管理学院院长 许晋雄 博士学者的研究主题多半固定在某些范围内，很少人能像邹教授一样，醉心追求人工智能的*新趋势、数学分析方法及软件，让相关技术落地生根。 ——明志科技大学机械工程系特聘教授兼工程学院院长 梁晶炜 博士邹教授结合自己多年来的研究经验和体会，深入浅出地介绍了机器学习基础及各种统计学习方式下的数据分析方法，对高校学生及相关领域科技工作者有很好的启发。 ——南京理工大学教授博导、江苏省应用统计学会秘书长 程龙生 博士来自不同领域的资料处理与分析范例，同时掌握资料分析两大主流工具 —— R 与 Python，深入浅出地介绍统计机器学习理论与实务。

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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.”

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.

First published in 1968, this volume of essays, posthumously edited by the author's brother Professor C. T. Hsia (a prominent Columbia University professor of Chinese literature), focuses on Chinese literary criticism relating to the work of leftist Chinese writers, including Lu Hsün, Chiang Kuang-tz'u, the "Five Martyrs," and Chü Ch'iu-po, who were sympathetic to the ideals of the pre-1949 Chinese communist party. As one of the few foundational texts to provide a critical overview of the aesthetics and politics of China's leftist literary movement, The Gate of Darkness examines the conflicting dilemmas between leftist authors' own ideals and the strict ideological frameworks imposed by the propaganda policies of the Chinese communist party in the early twentieth century. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hsia's essays are exciting reading precisely because Mr. Hsia approached his subject not merely with the index-cards of a historian but also w

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

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.

Professor William S-Y. Wang is among the most influential contemporary linguists. For several decades, he has been leading the development of Chinese Linguistics to a higher level. Professor Wang established the famous theory of lexical diffusion, advocating an evolutionary perspective and interdisciplinary methods for research on language and linguistics. His writings have appeared in handbooks, textbooks, encyclopedias, numerous technical journals, and have been translated into several languages. On the occasion of his 80th birthday, numerous pupils and colleagues of Professor Wang come together for the compilation of the Festschrift to pay tribute to him. The Festschrift has over sixty contributions by scholars from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, East Asia, North America and Europe, partitioned in Chinese and English volumes. Authors are active in areas of various linguistic frontiers, investigating language and linguistics from an interdisciplinary perspective. Most of the con

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

Without any doubt, youth are the future of the world. For any nation which hopes to thrive and develop, it is necessary to commit significant resources in facilitating youth development. This book is a collection of papers presented at the International Conference on Youth Empowerment over the last four years. It explores the relationship between youth volunteerism and empowerment which is considered as an inherent cornerstone in the social and psychological growth for youth. Written by a team of experts on issues about youth, the book presents the various theories, models, paradigms and concepts related to youth empowerment and volunteerism. With selected examples in countries around the world, it also reveals to us how different cultures infuse their own history, language, mores, laws, policies, demographics, and socio-political infrastructures in facilitating youth empowerment and volunteerism. Youth hold the key to the world of the future, and empowering youth is actually a human

Originating from a genuine need of the secondary school teachers of English in Hong Kong to understand what it means to implement a task-based curriculum in the English classroom, this book aims to support and empower frontline ELT teachers in implementing a task-based approach systematically without losing sight of the importance of grammar teaching within the framework of tasks. Useful examples are provided to illustrate how grammar teaching can be conducted through meaningful tasks in authentic contexts. The importance of viewing assessment as an integral part of the learning, teaching and assessment cycle is also discussed with practical suggestions on developing assessment tasks and assessment assessment criteria provided. In the form of a self-learning package, this book can be readily used for independent self-study or as a school-based staff-development programme run by teachers themselves. Student-teachers of English, teacher educators and curriculum developers will also find

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

Clean Code Python 寫 乾淨程式碼 告別技術債，不再為爛程式加班收爛攤 寫程式不是比誰先跑起來，而是能否長期維護。當需求一改就骨牌倒、長函式與巢狀條件像毛線球、沒有測試誰也不敢動，這些都是「技術債」。本書以實務為軸，從Clean Code 的定義、Pythonic 寫法、命名與文件、PEP 8 與工具鏈、函數與物件設計、模組化結構、單元測試、例外處理與 logging，到壞味道識別與小步重構，一步步把專案從混亂導向清晰與可持續。 你將學到 ☆Clean Code的5大原則 ◎「可讀」 ◎「可維護」 ◎「單一職責」 ◎「低耦合」 ◎「高內聚」 ☆如何判斷好/壞程式碼與乾淨程式碼的核心特徵。 ☆Pythonic vs. Non-Pythonic 的差異與常見誤用修正。 ☆命名、註解、docstring 的可讀性準則，讓程式自我說明。 ☆PEP 8 + black/isort/flake8 的實戰組合，建立一致風格。 ☆函數設計：單一職責、控制參數、避免副作用的落地做法。 ☆物件設計：恰到好處的封裝、避免過度設計與抽象。 ☆模組化設計：高內聚、低耦合，避開循環匯入。 ☆單元測試：unittest/pytest 的測試網，降低回歸風險。 ☆錯誤處理與 logging：把問題抓出來，也把原因留下來。 ☆重構手法：辨識壞味道、拆長 if-elif-else，穩健演進。 適合讀者 ☆每天與需求變更拔河的一般公司軟體工程師。 ☆技術主管、Code Review 參與者與維運/測試人員。 ☆想把「能跑」升級為「能維護、能擴充」的 Python 開發者 「為何必讀這本書」的關鍵理由 ☆把「能跑」升級為「能維護」：讓修改不再牽一髮動全身。 ☆對抗技術債：用小步重構把壞味道逐一清掉，減少救火。 ☆可讀性優先：命名、註解、docstring 讓程式能自我說明。 ☆統一團隊風格：PEP 8 +自動化工具（black/isort/flake8）讓評審聚焦在設計而非格式。 ☆降低回歸風險：pytest 測試網＋錯誤處理與 logging，建立可靠的安全網。 ☆穩定交付：把需求變更的成本降到最低，開發節奏更平滑。 ☆良好設計習慣：單一職責、低耦合、高內聚，在真實專案中務實落地。 ☆清晰專案結構：模組化與目錄切分，避免循環依賴、縮短新人上手時間。 ☆有章可循：從 Code R

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.

在全球致力實踐永續發展教育的此時，臺灣社會與環境的真實運作能否落實聯合國SDGs的17項目標？各永續目標之間的交互作用現況又是如何？適逢108課綱推行高中加深加廣課程的契機，本書教師團隊研發應用空間資訊科技進行社會環境議題探究與實作的整合型教案，帶領高中學生投身真實世界的永續發展議題，經歷目標與現實的可能衝突情境，對重要而錯綜複雜的社會環境議題進行深度學習與理解，並學會善用免費的地理資訊開源軟體QGIS，取用各類透明公開的「政府開放資料」（Open Data）或自願性地理資訊（Volunteered Geographic Information, VGI）處理分析，提出具科學性及可視化（Visualization）的有力論據，適切表達空間觀點和主張。

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“…free my life with words that I felt , /not with words because they rhymed, /but because they touched my soul…” Indeed, Julia only writes what touched her soul, and in so doing takes us with her on a literary journey filled with her thoughts, visons, dreams, joys, and at times, her sorrows. Dr. Chiu Ha Ying Medical Practitioner and Paediatrician With obvious joy and mischief, she picks up each ‘stone’, lovingly and painstakingly cuts, chisels and polishes, bringing out the facets and the sparkles, turns us to the light, revealing all the radiance in a spectrum and multitude of shades and colours. Sharon Evans Partner, Foo and Li, Solicitors and Notaries Like the best portrait artists, Julia has the amazing ability to convey the essence of a person in a few brush strokes and to bring them to life. Barbara Meynert Business and thought leader …the way she “sees beauty in her eyes, hears music in her ears, says words of love from her lips...” makes this world a better place for thos

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

◣一本揭露幻想文學景象的精緻專書◥ 收錄167幅全彩圖像 囊括《金銀島》《哈利波特》《納尼亞傳奇》《魔戒》 美國亞馬遜4.8星超高好評 榮獲世界奇幻獎 專業人士特別貢獻獎 網羅世界各國奇幻文學、童話、經典文學故事中的路線圖 蒐集作家創作時的手繪草稿，參考用的美麗中世紀古地圖 「若你打算講述一個複雜的故事，就必須先在地圖上下功夫。」 ──J. R. R. 托爾金 何謂「作家的地圖」？這些地圖是人類想像力的展示，它是文字化的思想，圖像化的故事。每行文字、每個圖像與符號都有各自的意義，都是製圖師獻給讀圖人的一份指引。 作家的地圖，不光是附在書中大大小小的圖片，更是作者在寫作時使用的地圖、插圖，以及激發他們創作的真實地點的地圖。這些地圖可能從未刊印，甚至許多不存在於市面上，但正是透過這些地圖的引領，最後成就了一本文學巨作。 作家夢想的異域，都是他們之所以成為作家的重要基礎。本書收錄167幅全彩圖像，網羅世界各國奇幻文學、童話、經典文學故事中的路線圖、作家創作時的手繪草稿，甚至令創作者也為之著迷的中世紀古地圖等。 藉由每位製圖師、創作者的地圖，我們得以了解一部作品的核心思維，一窺知名作家們的創作旅程，同時回味當年，未知的奇幻世界帶給我們的悸動。 《彼得潘》夢幻島 《金銀島》藏寶圖 《魔戒》大荒原、中土世界 《納尼亞傳奇》納尼亞王國 《哈利波特》劫盜地圖 《冰與火之歌》維斯特洛世界 《嚕嚕米》姆米谷 《小熊維尼》百畝森林地圖 《龍與地下城》遊戲地圖 《馴龍高手》博克島、野蠻群島 《烏托邦》木版畫 《聖經》伊甸園 《神曲》地獄圖 《地海》小島世界 《魯賓遜漂流記》荒島圖 《綠野仙蹤》奧茲國 《童話古地圖》 《瓦特希普高原》兔子旅程路線 《失落的世界》路線圖 《天才少年的奇幻冒險》製圖師的地圖《錫公主》故事地圖原稿 【外國媒體一致盛讚】 這本書蒐羅了作家們迷人而充滿智慧的靈感沉思，以一幅又一幅想像或真實的地圖妝點。有時我會盯著這些精美的地圖出神，許久之後才強迫自己卻閱讀文字，而讀完後，我又慶幸自己讀到了這麼美妙的文章。我對這本書徹底著迷，看得廢寢忘食，甚至捨不得放下書本來寫這篇評論。──《旗幟周刊》（Weekly Standard） 奇幻世界可以追溯到一五一六年湯瑪斯·摩爾的諷刺文學《烏托邦》，一路延續到現在廣受歡迎的史詩大作《權力遊戲：冰與火之歌》，

This book, written by an internationally acknowledged pioneer in endocrine surgery, is intended as advice for aspiring medical professionals, in particular for young people from around the world who are hoping to attend one of the great medical schools in the US or the UK, such as Harvard or Oxford. In clear, concise language, Dimitrios Linos explains the steps one needs to take to get into a top medical school, succeed as a resident, and become a board certified doctor. Drawing on his many years of experience, Linos discusses the career paths for practicing physicians, how to avoid burnout, and the importance of finding a work-life balance. This is an honest, engaging and thoughtful book, written in an encouraging manner from someone who knows personally the struggles and triumphs of being a doctor and who wants to help others become "the best physician in the world." --------------- Professor Linos has eloquently delivered his advice for aspiring physicians. To Dr. Linos’ exhortat

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