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This book introduces readers to the theory, design and applications of automotive transmissions. It covers multiple categories, e.g. AT, AMT, CVT, DCT and transmissions for electric vehicles, each of which has its own configuration and characteristics. In turn, the book addresses the effective desig... More

This book offers students an accessible and applied introduction to microeconomics in tourism and hospitality through a comprehensive analysis of the market mechanism, demand and supply, firm behavior and strategy, and transaction and institution. This book not only helps students to master core ... More

American diners began to flock to Chinese restaurants more than a century ago, making Chinese food the first mass-consumed cuisine in the United States. By 1980, it had become the country's most popular ethnic cuisine. Chop Suey, USA offers the first comprehensive interpretation of the rise of Chine... More

An epic tale of globalized cultural exchange by means of our first "fast food."... More

Safe and high-efficiency operation are two main issues in rail transportation. This book focuses on these two key issues, bringing together a wealth of research to offer theoretical and technical support for rail operations and maintenance. In addition, it presents a comprehensive active safety assu... More

Discover data analytics methodologies for the diagnosis and prognosis of industrial systems under a unified random effects model   In Industrial Data Analytics for Diagnosis and Prognosis - A Random Effects Modelling Approach, distinguished engineers Shiyu Zhou and Yong Chen deliver a rigorous and p... More

This book focuses on how to apply network coding at different layers in wireless networks - including MAC, routing, and TCP - with special focus on cognitive radio networks. It discusses how to select parameters in network coding (e. g. , coding field, number of packets involved, redundant informat... More

This book presents the latest findings on train operation theories and methods in the context of emergencies. It examines and assesses a range of aspects--including the definition of a railway emergency, transport organization modes in emergencies, calculating railway transport capacity in emergenc... More

This book addresses the current development status of high-speed railways globally and analyzes their operational schemes and practices under emergent conditions.  It covers methods and problem-solving philosophy with regard to complexity analysis, capacity evaluation, passenger-flow forecasts, oper... More

The book focuses on the research methods of networked control systems via sliding mode. The problems with network disturbances, network induced delay, out-of-sequence and packet loss, and network attacks are studied in detail. The content studied in this book is introduced in detail and is verified ... More

3,000 great Daos were the source, the sky, the primordial, and the void. The Heavenly Dao and the Primordial Chaos transformed into the primordial chaos, which then transformed into the Nine Essences. He controlled life and death, broke the heaven and earth, did not enter the cycle of reincarnation,... More

3,000 great Daos were the source, the sky, the primordial, and the void. The Heavenly Dao and the Primordial Chaos transformed into the primordial chaos, which then transformed into the Nine Essences. He controlled life and death, broke the heaven and earth, did not enter the cycle of reincarnation,... More

3,000 great Daos were the source, the sky, the primordial, and the void. The Heavenly Dao and the Primordial Chaos transformed into the primordial chaos, which then transformed into the Nine Essences. He controlled life and death, broke the heaven and earth, did not enter the cycle of reincarnation,... More

3,000 great Daos were the source, the sky, the primordial, and the void. The Heavenly Dao and the Primordial Chaos transformed into the primordial chaos, which then transformed into the Nine Essences. He controlled life and death, broke the heaven and earth, did not enter the cycle of reincarnation,... More

China has enjoyed heroic growth rates in the last twenty five years of reform and transition, pulling more people out of poverty more quickly than at any other time in human history. Nonetheless these successes have had costs: today China is faced with increasing environmental difficulties and there... More

Proceedings of the 2013 International Conference on Electrical and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT2013) collects the latest research in this field, including a wealth of state-of-the-art research theories and applications in intelligent computing, information processing, comm... More

Proceedings of the 2013 International Conference on Electrical and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT2013) collects the latest research in this field, including a wealth of state-of-the-art research theories and applications in intelligent computing, information processing, comm... More

The proceedings collect the latest researchtrends, methods and experimental results in the field of electrical andinformation technologies for rail transportation. The topics cover intelligentcomputing, information processing, communication technology, automatic control,and their applications in ra... More

The proceedings collect the latest researchtrends, methods and experimental results in the field of electrical andinformation technologies for rail transportation. The topics cover intelligentcomputing, information processing, communication technology, automatic control,and their applications in ra... More

This book, the first dedicated to this exciting and rapidly growing field, enables readers to understand and prepare high-quality, high-performance TiNi shape memory alloys (SMAs). It covers the properties, preparation and characterization of TiNi SMAs, with particular focus on the latest technolog... More

This book focuses on the design of secure and efficient signature and signcryption schemes for vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANETs). We use methods such as public key cryptography (PKI), identity-based cryptography (IDC), and certificateless cryptography (CLC) to design bilinear pairing and elliptic c... More

This book comprises a collection of well-researched essays on selected contemporary economic and finance issues in China, making a timely contribution to the intellectual intercourse regarding the implications of China’s rise. These essays analyze issues related to the state of China’s ecology, rea... More

This Atlas is organized in a way with a combination of basic theory and clinical practices, and of real photos and text description in perforator flap. The book includes four parts: the first part is the overview of the definition, vascular physiology and main principles of clinical applications of ... More

Clinical Guide to Gastroenterology is an accessible, quick-reference resource that provides practical, evidence-based information on investigations, interventions and management of clinical gastroenterological scenarios. It is packed full with bullet points, diagrams, tables, and algorithms of the i... More

This book discusses the management of serious finger damage, which can have lifelong consequences for patients without timely and effective replantation treatment to restore the function of the hand. Featuring more than 30 cases and over 420 clinical surgical photographs, it combines systematic with... More