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In addition to research and discovery, yeast surface display technology has found applications in industrial processes such as biofuel production and environmental pollutant absorption and degradation. Yeast Surface Display: Methods, Protocols, and Applications guides readers through yeast surface ... More

This first book to specifically focus on applications of conjugated polymers in the fields of biology and biomedicine covers materials science, physical principles, and nanotechnology. The editor and authors, all pioneers and experts with extensive research experience in the field, firstly introduce... More

This book provides the reader with the latest archaeological discoveries of Liangzhu culture for its sophisticated jade artifacts. The structure and contents systematically present that large-scale ritual vessels such as jade cong and bi were originally regarded as the embodiment of Zhou and Han dyn... More

Get to grips with a new technology, understand what it is and what it can do for you, and then get to work with the most important features and tasks. A concise guide written in an easy-to follow style using the Starter guide approach.This book is aimed at automation and testing professionals who wa... More

The Liangzhu Culture (3,300-2,300 BC) represented the peak of prehistoric cultural and social development in the Yangtze Delta. With a wide sphere of influence centred near present-day Hangzhou City, Liangzhu City is considered one of the earliest urban centres in prehistoric China. Although it rema... More

This book comprehensively discusses advanced surgical techniques for pancreatic cancers, including open, laparoscopic and robotic-assisted surgery, as well as palliative surgery and total meso-pancreas excision. It also features high-resolution illustrations taken from selected clinical cases to enh... More

This SpringerBrief introduces the basics of wireless powered communication networks (WPCNs). In particular, the background and concept of WPCNs are briefly discussed. Moreover, this brief provides an extensive study of the recent developments in this area from an optimization perspective. Wireless ... More

This is the first monograph to specifically focus on fundamentals and applications of polyelectrolytes, a class of molecules that gained substantial interest due to their unique combination of properties. Combining both features of organic semiconductors and polyelectrolytes, they offer a broad fiel... More

Over the past few decades there have been major advances in computed tomography (CT) to improve the performance of cardiac imaging. Thanks to the improved scanning speed, power boost tubes, and increased-width detectors, the latest CT technology delivers greater coverage, better spatial and temporal... More

Sentiment analysis and opinion mining is the field of study that analyzes people's opinions, sentiments, evaluations, attitudes, and emotions from written language. It is one of the most active research areas in natural language processing and is also widely studied in data mining, Web mining, and ... More

Xie Jingchuan said: "My only wish is that you disappear from my sight forever."After five years of loveless marriage, Song You Ran became the person her husband hated the most.Then she did disappear.Everyone said that Mrs. Xie had tied herself up in a cocoon so that she would end up dead without any... More

The youth, Xie Heng, killed like a fool and was vicious and merciless.The entire imperial court was trembling in fear as they begged the gods to accept this little underworld king.Until midnight.Someone saw Xie Xiaoyan shut the door behind him, his head lowered as he coaxed the person inside. "Ah Ji... More

The youth, Xie Heng, killed like a fool and was vicious and merciless.The entire imperial court was trembling in fear as they begged the gods to accept this little underworld king.Until midnight.Someone saw Xie Xiaoyan shut the door behind him, his head lowered as he coaxed the person inside. "Ah Ji... More

The youth, Xie Heng, killed like a fool and was vicious and merciless.The entire imperial court was trembling in fear as they begged the gods to accept this little underworld king.Until midnight.Someone saw Xie Xiaoyan shut the door behind him, his head lowered as he coaxed the person inside. "Ah Ji... More

The youth, Xie Heng, killed like a fool and was vicious and merciless.The entire imperial court was trembling in fear as they begged the gods to accept this little underworld king.Until midnight.Someone saw Xie Xiaoyan shut the door behind him, his head lowered as he coaxed the person inside. "Ah Ji... More

The youth, Xie Heng, killed like a fool and was vicious and merciless.The entire imperial court was trembling in fear as they begged the gods to accept this little underworld king.Until midnight.Someone saw Xie Xiaoyan shut the door behind him, his head lowered as he coaxed the person inside. "Ah Ji... More

The youth, Xie Heng, killed like a fool and was vicious and merciless.The entire imperial court was trembling in fear as they begged the gods to accept this little underworld king.Until midnight.Someone saw Xie Xiaoyan shut the door behind him, his head lowered as he coaxed the person inside. "Ah Ji... More

Sentiment analysis is the computational study of people's opinions, sentiments, emotions, moods, and attitudes. This fascinating problem offers numerous research challenges, but promises insight useful to anyone interested in opinion analysis and social media analysis. This comprehensive introductio... More

Convergent Journalism is an online news system that uses a range of media and methods to collect and present information. With the advent and growth of the Internet, this form of news has been flourishing globally and has become the mainstream in China. In 2014, the Chinese Government established me... More

The series Topics in Organometallic Chemistry presents critical overviews of research results in organometallic chemistry. As our understanding of organometallic structure, properties and mechanisms increases, new ways are opened for the design of organometallic compounds and reactions tailored to ... More

With the proliferation of electronic devices, the world will need to double its energy supply by 2050. This book addresses this challenge and discusses synthesis and characterization of carbon nanomaterials for energy conversion and storage. Addresses one of the leading challenges facing society to... More

This edited volume explores how success is conceptualized and represented in texts for young people in Asia. The essays in this collection examine how success for children relates to education, family, gender, race, class, community, and the nation. It answers the following questions: How is success... More

This book brings together writing from activists and scholars that examine leftist and decolonial forms of resistance that have emerged from Hong Kong’s contemporary era of protests. Practices such as labor unionism, police abolition, land justice struggles, and other radical expressions of self-gov... More

Few social issues have received more public attention and scholarly debate than the death penalty. While the abolitionist movement has made a successful stride in recent decades, a small number of countries remain committed to the death penalty and impose it with a relatively high frequency. In this... More

Over the next few decades, millions of people, with varying backgrounds and levels of technical expertise, will have to effectively interact with robotic technologies on a daily basis. This means it will have to be possible to modify robot behavior without explicitly writing code, but instead via a ... More