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This book presents a compilation of selected papers from the first International Conference on Big Data Analysis and Deep Learning Applications (ICBDL 2018), and focuses on novel techniques in the fields of big data analysis, machine learning, system monitoring, image processing, conventional neural... More

The importance of integrating the teaching and learning of language and culture has been widely recognised and emphasized. However, how to teach English as an International Language (EIL) and cultures in an integrative way in non-native English speaking countries remains problematic and has largely ... More

Research training is challenging, and the attrition rate of doctoral students has been increasing in Canada, the UK, the USA and Australia. In their book, Chen and Le examine the reasons for these students becoming demotivated, particularly in the context of TESOL. There has been much investigation ... More

Gripping and compassionate, Land of Big Numbers traces the journeys of the diverse and legion Chinese people, their history, their government, and how all of that has tumbled--messily, violently, but still beautifully--into the present. <p><p> Cutting between clear-eyed realism and tongue-in-cheek... More

Roughly one in every five patients referred to a neurologist suffers from headaches; the majority have migraines. Although headache specialists understand migraine on a clinical basis, the pathophysiological changes that provoke and accompany the development of a migraine attack continue to elude us... More

The Years of Zero—Coming of Age Under the Khmer Rouge is a survivor’s account of the Cambodian genocide carried out by Pol Pot’s sadistic and terrifying Khmer Rouge regime in the late 1970s. It follows the author, Seng Ty, from the age of seven as he is plucked from his comfortable, middle-class hom... More

The two-volume proceedings LNCS 9916 and 9917, constitute the proceedings of the 17th Pacific-Rim Conference on Multimedia, PCM 2016, held in Xi`an, China, in September 2016. The total of 128 papers presented in these proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 202 submissions.   The focus... More

The two-volume proceedings LNCS 9916 and 9917, constitute the proceedings of the 17th Pacific-Rim Conference on Multimedia, PCM 2016, held in Xi`an, China, in September 2016. The total of 128 papers presented in these proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 202 submissions.   The focus... More

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Computational Data and Social Networks, CSoNet 2018, held in Shanghai, China, in December 2018.The 44 revised full papers presented in this book toghether with 2 extended abstracts, were carefully reviewed and sele... More

"I have cerebral palsy much like I have blue eyes and have-or should I say had?-brown hair. It is simply a part of who I am. When I speak to groups about my situation I can even joke about it. 'Think of CP as Canada Post,' I tell them. 'My brain sends out signals, and God knows where they wind up.'"... More

From hockey's most prolific fighter comes a sports memoir unlike any other--passionate, funny, and candid, Shift Work chronicles Domi's sixteen tumultuous seasons in the NHL.Making it through a single fight as an enforcer in the NHL is a sign of toughness. Making it through 333 of them is a mark of ... More

The widow of "American Sniper" Chris Kyle shares their private story: an unforgettable testament to the power of love and faith in the face of war and unimaginable loss--and a moving tribute to a man whose true heroism ran even deeper than the legend In early 2013, Taya Kyle and her husband, Chris, ... More

Human security is becoming increasingly pronounced in recent years due to changes in the security landscape of world politics. Yet, inter-state relations have continued to dominate security concerns in East Asia. This has, unfortunately, eluded the broader understanding of issues and challenges faci... More

Robert Griffin III exploded ontothe NFL scene with a style and flair anything but typical. With a HeismanTrophy on his mantel, RG3 entered professional football in 2012 under aspotlight that glowed beyond his own team, the Washington Redskins. Could theBaylor graduate electrify the NFL as he had the... More

Dive into this ebook about the underwater world of The Jim Henson Company's Splash and Bubbles on PBS Kids! Preschoolers will get an underwater lesson in colors, and a learn about ocean life, too. Bubbles takes readers on a tour of her colorful reef in this concept book! Dive into a conversational t... More

Dive into this ebook about the underwater world of The Jim Henson Company's Splash and Bubbles! Preschoolers will learn to count from one to five, and a little bit about ocean life, too. Splash introduces readers to many amazing creatures on a tour of the reef in this simple concept book! Dive into ... More

A colorful tale from the world of The Jim Henson Company's Splash and Bubbles on PBS Kids, complete with fascinating Fin Facts! In this story about appreciating everyone's unique abilities, readers will learn all about why octopuses move in the amazing ways they do. Splash and friends are excited fo... More

A colorful tale from the world of The Jim Henson Company's Splash and Bubbles on PBS Kids! In this story, readers' eyes will be opened to the many different types of sharks in our diverse ocean. Splash, Bubbles, and Dunk find a shark tooth in Reeftown. Does that mean there's a SHARK in Reeftown? Th... More

This is volume 87 issue 1 of The China Journal. The China Journal is a cutting-edge source of scholarship, information and analysis about China and Taiwan. TCJ has published informed and insightful commentary from China scholars worldwide and stimulated the scholarly debate on contemporary China for... More

"I learned a ton from reading this little book. You can too." Jim Cramer This is a dictionary of key market and investing terms to help individuals and organizations grow their wealth. A comprehensive financial dictionary with more than 180 terms in such fields as mutual funds, banking, stocks, bond... More

Braided Creek contains more than 300 poems exchanged in this longstanding correspondence. Wise, wry, and penetrating, the poems touch upon numerous subjects, from the natural world to the nature of time. Harrison and Kooser decided to remain silent over who wrote which poem, allowing their voices, i... More

ATR KimEng is a Philippino asset management business. It is making an important decision on its own strategy going forward: should it stay independent, or be taken over by a large bank in the region. Through this case, we disuss the financial service industry in South East Asia, and study the opport... More

This volume is a post-conference publication of the 4th World Congress on Social Simulation (WCSS), with contents selected from among the 80 papers originally presented at the conference. WCSS is a biennial event, jointly organized by three scientific communities in computational social science, na... More

Life leads us through difficult terrain. But what happens if you use challenge as an opportunity to discover your PURPOSE? These Americans did and are changing the world. After losing her husband, "American Sniper" Chris Kyle, bestselling author Taya Kyle entered a period of deep grief. And yet the ... More

Faith to Foster is a candid look into the life of ordinary foster parents TJ and Jenn Menn. It is a journey chronicling their decision making process, how the children arrived, the birth parents struggle to rehabilitate, help from friends and family, emotional goodbyes, and how faith in Jesus empowe... More