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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.

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

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

A founder of Law and Economics and one of the most influential economists of the 20th century, Ronald H. Coase has transformed the way we think about the economy, particularly the role played by the law and other institutions in coping with transaction co

將年長女同志的生命故事納入亞洲酷兒的歷史研究 收錄五篇人物專訪，三篇學術論文 田野研究長達八年，橫跨香港、台北及新加坡 生於1930年代末至1950年代末的香港女性，她們是如何定義愛情和親密關係？她跳了一場十七年的三人探戈，TA發誓下一世要做Gay Man，她戀愛無數但至今依然獨居，她在五十歲遇上真愛，也有另一個她在五十歲因宗教走入衣櫃。 來到今天，她們已經迎來銀髮之齡。 本書結合動人的生命故事書寫與同志研究視野，帶領讀者理解亞洲的年長酷兒女性。她們在特定的歷史情境和文化影響下，如何以堅強、獨立之姿，跨越性別角色的疆界，探索及實踐同性情慾。 「我現在將當年發生的事情講出來，並不代表當年我會將自己的事情周圍跟人講。」阿安說。 「我現在依然鍾意去蒲，不過揸住枝拐杖就唔係好蒲到。」阿寶說：「那種開心好短暫，但是我享受。這個才是我的世界，即使這個世界可能好寂寞。」 「假如可以有一個同志村，大家speak the same language，就一定是最完美。」洋洋說。

This book embarks on a thorough review of Eastern and Western philosophies of propriety over the past 2,500 years, followed by an investigation of the ideas of propriety found in five key schools of economics: classical, neoclassical, institutional, behavioral, and cultural economics. The author then outlines the core principles and recommended practices for the study and implementation of propriety economics in the future. With its unique mixture of theory, literature reviews, methods, and case studies, this book will be useful not only to economic scholars, but also historians, policy makers, and any reader with an interest in making the economy work better for the benefit of all humankind.

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.

Population ageing is a challenge to societies worldwide in terms of healthcare, social support, community infrastructure, and more. With one of the longest life expectancies in the world, Hong Kong will soon see a dramatic increase in the number of older residents together with a decrease in the old age dependency ratio. This book provides a timely examination of the current status and services available for Hong Kong’s ageing population in four key areas: general healthcare needs, such as health promotion and lifestyle modifications; specific healthcare needs, including care of chronic conditions and hip fractures; psychosocial needs for older people with intellectual disabilities and impairments, as well as the needs of their caregivers; and environmental and technological needs in relation to universal design, information and communication technology, and telehealth. Drawing from a wide range of experience in local professional settings combined with international best practices, t

本书根据作者十余年来以遥感数字图像获取、处理、输出、应用为体系开展的系统研究工作所积累丰硕成果的基础上，经过汇总整理，完成了本书。全书分为16章，从三部分来对遥感图像处理进行阐述，第一部分是基础部分，主要从遥感的图像总体性处理进行介绍，主要内容有遥感图像处

本书是一本旨在帮助架构师在人工智能时代展翅高飞的实用指南。全书以ChatGPT为核心工具，揭示了人工智能技术对架构师的角色和职责进行颠覆和重塑的关键点。本书通过共计 13 章的系统内容，深入探讨AI技术在架构 设计中的应用，以及AI对传统架构师工作方式的影响。通过学习，

◎雖然不是每個人都可以當鋼琴家，但只要在這條路上持續前進，我們都可以當自己世界的鋼琴家。 ◎深入淺出，以通俗的語言提供一般人對古典鋼琴疑問的見解。 ◎以音樂教育的角度切入，讓習琴者能擁有更好起始點、具備更好能力。 日新月異，教學相長， 身為鋼琴老師的魏美惠博士， 以多年學習和教學經驗獻上本書， 能對學習古典鋼琴有興趣的你， 指出學琴盲點、提供解決方法， 並且，建議更好的學習方案。 古典鋼琴四部曲： •前奏曲 / 學習鋼琴的基本觀念； •奏鳴曲 / 教琴前線的甘苦談； •敘事曲 / 我的鋼琴老師們憶往； •即興曲 / 鋼琴情事的隨想。 如果想當下一個莫札特： •Born with it（胎教）； •Live with it（從出生就每天浸潤在音樂的環境）； •Play with it（從小就要用手去玩鋼琴，甚至從嬰兒開始）； •Have a mentor（從小有真正懂的老師指引）； •Have a passion（能在這條長路上永遠找回自己最初的熱情）。 ──魏美惠 歡迎參觀下列頻道進一步了解： 臉書粉絲頁：鋼琴博士媽育兒日誌 YT頻道：MHWPiano魏博士古典鋼琴學堂 個人網頁：https://pianistweimeihuei.mystrikingly.com Podcast：鋼琴博士聊到火星去

"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

程式設計納入108課綱，學習任何程式語言都要需要的運算思維！ 寫程式就像寫作文，學會單字語法不代表就能寫出好文章。 但如果能先了解程式設計背後的思維與邏輯， 不管以後使用哪種程式語言，都能運用自如，順利完成任務，一生受用。 對目前及未來的世代而言，學習如何寫程式已經是跟語文、數學、藝術一樣的基礎能力。在生活中，電腦可以幫忙掃地、洗衣、煮飯；在工作上，除了工商業界，電腦應用還擴及到設計、傳播、藝術等領域，與每個人緊密連結，因此不論處於什麼年齡，我們都應該及早擁有操作電腦的工具及知識，並建立起跟電腦一起工作的自信。 你是不是想學程式語言卻不知從何開始？別擔心，你不需要急著弄懂Java、Python、Ruby這些程式語言到底有什麼不同，即使不熟悉電腦的操作也沒關係。這本書將一步一步拆解程式設計師的思考模式，帶領你從故事及遊戲中尋找規則，學會以同樣的方式解決問題。對於不懂電腦的人來說，看到「迴圈」、「條件陳述式」、「運算子」、「變數」這些令人摸不著頭緒的專用術語就夠令人害怕的了，不過這些概念其實透過骰子或撲克牌遊戲就可以輕鬆學會並理解。 當你擁有如程式設計師一般的腦袋，就等於破解了電腦的魔法，也開啟了神奇的程式世界。只要多加練習，這些數字、符號、程式碼，都將成為解決問題的好幫手，並且讓你能更有創意地展現出自己的想法。

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。

四季の流れは、まるで人生の流れのようです。自然界の四季を人生や愛に例えて、それぞれの写真からイメージされたメッセージも添えました。 そのため詩集としても楽しめる写真集です。地球の息吹と豊かな四季を感じさせる、植物を中心にした美しい写真集。 春の到来を感じさせる梅とメジロの写真からスタートし、咲き誇る桜や菜の花、バラなどの代表的な春の花の写真へと続きます。 そして若葉や梅雨、ひまわりやカモメという華やかな夏の景色を通り、静けさのある秋の風景へ、そして全てが凍りつく冬の景色へ……。 そして春の到来を告げる福寿草が姿を現し、再び暖かい春の風景へと戻ります。 四季の流れは、まるで人生の流れのようです。 自然界の四季を人生や愛に例えて、それぞれの写真からイメージされたメッセージも添えました。 そのため詩集としても楽しめる写真集です。

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《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.

Taking the “tidal wave” of memory in the late twentieth and early twenty-first century as its starting point, this monograph explores collective memory of World War II in East Asia (1937–1945) through film. Weiss argues that Chinese, Japanese, and American remembrance of World War II is intertwined in what she terms a “memory loop,” the transnational mediation and remediation of war narratives. Gender is central to this process, as the changing representation of male soldiers, political leaders, and patriarchal father figures within these narratives reveals Japanese and Chinese challenges to each other and to the perceived “foundational” American narrative of the war. This process continues to intensify due to the globally visible nature of the memory loop, which drives this cycle of transmission, translation, and reassessment. This volume is the first to bring together a collection of Chinese and Japanese war films that have received little attention in English-language literature. I

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

★☆★☆★ 獨家解析知名大數據專案，FinMind，帶你一窺大數據產品的發展過程，打造專屬個人的大數據 Side Project、作品、產品 ★☆★☆★ 本書承襲第一版的精彩內容，分享在 Github 獲得 1,900 stars 的大數據 Side Project，並幫助讀者從 0 開始，打造專屬個人的大數據 Side Project。 精彩收錄： 【資料工程】 ○ 使用分散式技術，RabbitMQ、Flower、Celery，收集證交所、櫃買中心、期交所等股市資訊。 ○ 使用 Docker、FastAPI 架設 RESTful API 服務。 ○ 使用 Docker Swarm 架設分散式服務，包含爬蟲、RESTful API、資料庫 MySQL、RabbitMQ 等服務。 ○ 使用雲端服務，一個月 5 美金，且免費提供 100 美金額度。 ○ 一站式管理多台分散式機器。 ○ 使用業界等級的，分散式 Airflow。 【產品迭代】 ○ 單元測試 Unit Test 介紹，包含爬蟲、API 測試範例。 ○ 使用 CICD 做持續性整合、部屬，並以 Gitlab-CI 搭配 API 服務做為範例。 【API 產品上線】 ○ 免費網址申請教學，No-IP。 ○ 免費 SSL 憑證教學，Let's Encrypt。 ○ 一站式管理多服務網址，容器化反向代理工具 Traefik。 【業界資料視覺化工具】 ○ 使用 Redash 建立個人化、股市分析儀錶板。 【監控系統】 ○ 使用最知名的監控工具，Prometheus、Grafana，同時監控所有服務。 讀完本書，你將學會分散式爬蟲、RESTful API、MySQL 資料庫、壓力測試、Docker Swarm、CICD、雲端、Traefik、Redash 視覺化、分散式 Airflow、監控系統 Prometheus、Grafana 等，本書是一本集大成的作品。 ※本書程式實例可至深智官網下載http://deepwisdom.com.tw

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

Taking The 70’s Biweekly—an independent youth publication in the 1970s Hong Kong—as the main thread, this edited volume investigates an unexplored trajectory of Hong Kong’s cultural and art production in the 1970s that represents the making of a dissent space by independent press and activist groups in the city. The 70’s Biweekly stands out from many other independent magazines with its unique blending of radical political theories, social activism, avant-garde art, and local art and literature creations. By taking the magazine as a nodal point of social and cultural activism from and around which actions, debates, community, and artistic practices are formed and generated, this book fills gaps in studies on how young Hong Kong cultural producers carved out an alternative creative and political space to speak against established authorities. Split into three parts, this book provides readers with a panoramic view of the political and cultural activisms in Hong Kong during the 1970s,

In Modern Chinese Counter-Enlightenment: Affect, Reason, and the Transcultural Lexicon, Peng Hsiao-yen argues that a trend of Counter-Enlightenment had grown from the late Qing to the May Fourth era in the 1910s to the 1920s and continued to the 1940s. She demonstrates how Counter-Enlightenment was manifested with case studies such as Lu Xun’s writings in the late 1900s, the Aesthetic Education movement from the 1910s to 1920s, and the Science and Lifeview debate in the 1920s. During the period, the life philosophy movement, highlighting the epistemic debate on affect and reason, was connected with its counterparts in Germany, France, and Japan. The movement had widespread and long-term impact on Chinese philosophy and literature. Using the transcultural lexicon as methodology, this book traces how the German term Lebensanschauung (lifeview), a key concept in Rudolf Eucken’s life philosophy, constituted a global tide of Counter-Enlightenment that inspired the thought of leading Chinese

Build for a Vibrant Future We all face environmental issues such as oceanic warming, glacier calving, spreading pollution, and species extinctions. Because of this, national governments around the world are trying to deal with the problems in every possible way, from policy, to investment, to education, and more.

內容： 本書內容涵蓋四大主題，每個大主題領域由三個層面的次主題組成，每個次主題 再由兩個文本內容展開多元情境設計。全書共四大單元十二課，談及人文景觀、節慶風俗、海洋族群、大眾生活、性別平等、產業改造、科技農場、旅遊觀光、虛擬科技、醫療保險，社會福利、政治發展、教育萬象、國際志工、城市活化，青年追夢、新住民文化、經濟區塊鏈、價值觀質變等。這些情境，由一群臺灣大學國際學院的研究生展開，帶領本書學習者進入不同場域中探究，在跨場域中進行跨文化交流。 本書的編寫設計呈現多元體裁，包括對話、短文、雜誌撰文、現場演講，電子郵件email、部落格寫作blog、臉書貼文facebook、網路平台直播live stream、播客頻道podcast、影音視頻vlog，視訊會議conference call等，希望幫助學習者透過這些實用的語言呈現載體形式來演練華語交流。 程度： 本書的華語能力水平適合高級初階到高級高階，根據國家教育研究院臺灣華語文能力基準Taiwan Benchmarks for the Chinese Language TBCL三等七級詞表編寫，以第五級與第六級為主，同時亦配合國家華語測驗工作委員會華語文能力測驗Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language TOCFL華語八千詞標準，主要收列高階級（B2），兼收部分進階級（B1）與流利級（C1）。

COVID-19 alongside the Russia-Ukraine war have brought about an enormous across-the-globe impact to demonstrate no one can remain insulated from the global change. US-China’s rivalry, coupled with Japan’s and Korea’s ceaseless moves, plus ASEAN countries’ & South Asian nations’ significant advances are likely to herald an era of unprecedented change. Is Taiwan well prepared to avert falling victim to the war of two superpowers? Never count on a handful of aces up your sleeve, a game-changer may just turn your longstanding advantage into a future liability. Semiconductors and the supply chains are Taiwan’s most significant strategic assets to engage with the international community. In retrospect, Taiwan’s semiconductor industry led by industry leaders like Morris Chang and Ming-Kai Tsai, had achieved a global leading position. Corporate strategies employed by Taiwan’s representative rivals as Intel, U.S. and Samsung, Korea all feed into their distinct future development. Semiconducto

Kaho Yu’s China’s Energy Security in the Twenty-First Century: The Role of Global Governance and Climate Change explores the evolution of China’s energy security from its bilateral going-out strategy to its more multilateral Belt and Road Initiative. By analysing the topic from a multidisciplinary perspective, this book examines China’s evolving role in global energy governance through four empirical case studies: China’s energy cooperation with Russia and Central Asia, Africa, the European Union, and the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank.

Chen Hansheng was not only a pioneer of modern Chinese social science, remembered for the village studies he organized by teams of researchers in the 1930s. He was also a political operative whose career as an underground and aboveground Communist activist spanned the twentieth century and the globe. This book draws on unique interviews, beginning in 1979, with Chen himself, his family and associates, along with an exhaustive examination of documents, writings, and archives, to build a rounded portrait of Chen, the man, and his world. -------------- “Stephen MacKinnon’s lifetime study of eminent social scientist and Communist Chen Hansheng makes for an absorbing, thrilling, and illuminating read. This product of decades of researching Chen, and of years of discussions with him, MacKinnon shows us how one enterprising and creative scholar became dedicated to the cause, worked for it, and then ended his life sad and angry about what became of the Chinese Communist Party in power.” —Han

In this ground-breaking, posthumous study, the late Lo Jung-pang discusses the geographic, political, and commercial factors that led to the emergence of seapower and a navy under the Ming. While Zheng He and his seven expeditions have received some scholarly attention, few understand the long history of maritime engagement which provided the nautical and technical background for these voyages. The evolution of this maritime engagement and its extension into the Indian Ocean is the focus of Lo’s still-timely and highly significant work. In addition to detailing the rise of the Ming navy and its extraordinary accomplishments, Lo also examines some of the factors that led to the end of China’s first great maritime era: Why did China suddenly seem to turn away from the seas? Were the military defeats in Annam and on the northern borders significant in this? Or were financial pressures key? Empire in the Western Ocean represents the most comprehensive and insightful English-language trea

With the increasing number of complaints and court cases relating to healthcare disputes, healthcare practitioners (HCPs) are now facing more challenges and dilemmas in their daily practices. This book is unique in that most chapters are written jointly by two authors: one with legal training and one with a healthcare background. The balanced view offered thus allows readers to gain a thorough understanding of the concepts presented. Although most of the examples and scenarios are specific to medical doctors, the basic principles and ethical considerations as well as the enforcement of laws and regulations are, with some modifications, equally applicable to other HCPs, such as dentists, nurses, midwives, etc. Readers interested in healthcare law and ethics from numerous fields and stages of training, including legal and healthcare practitioners, trainees, postgraduate researchers and undergraduate students, will find this book both informative and practical as an aid to their work and

本书立足于大数据背景，面向“新文科”“新商科”相关专业，探析各行业专业人士在数据处理、管理、分析应用等方面的不同要求，整合统计学、数据分析与挖掘基本原理，利用主流数据处理工具讲解数据的管理和应用，既有文科、商科教学过程中常用的Excel工具，也有与其相关联的Power Query、Power Pivot等加载项，也包括利用Python进行数据获取等基础工作，等等。本书对内容的难易程度进行了分层，在实践中对原理进一步糅合，如结构化数据和非结构化数据的提取，从单表数据、关联数据到数据模型构建等；从体系上给各专业学生以立体的数据分析理论与应用全貌；从业务需求理解、多元数据获取、异构数据整理、分析和决策支持探讨方面，做到“浅入而深出”，梯次推进。这对培养大学生数据思维、数据管理能力有很好的帮助，特别是在创新创业活动过程中融合数据驱动，能够帮助团队更加精准地进行组织架构、高效运营、成本控制、产品定位、风险管控、投资决策等。 本书共分八章。首先，详细分析了数据分析理论基础以及数据获取理论与实践；其次，分别从基础与高级两个角度对数据处理进行深入的剖析；再次，以PowerPivot为工具阐释如何快速挖掘数据，即数据深度分析；最后，运用可视化技术等说明数据分析分享的方法。