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The Story of Stone

Intertextuality, Ancient Chinese Stone Lore, and the Stone Symbolism in Dream of the Red Chamber, Water Margin, and The Journey to the West

by Jing Wang ...

Series series Post-contemporary interventions
In this pathbreaking study of three of the most familiar texts in the Chinese tradition—all concerning stones endowed with magical properties—Jing Wang develops a monumental reconstruction of ancient Chinese stone lore. Wang’s thorough and systematic comparison of these classic works illuminates the various tellings of the stone story and provides new insight into major topics in traditional ... Read more

$28.79 USD

In this pathbreaking study of three of the most familiar texts in the Chinese tradition—all concerning stones endowed with magical properties—Jing Wang develops a monumental reconstruction of ancient Chinese stone lore. Wang’s thorough and systematic comparison of these classic works illuminates the various tellings of the stone story and provides new insight into major topics in traditional
... Read more
Theoretical Neuroscience

Understanding Cognition

by Xiao-Jing Wang ...

This textbook is an introduction to Systems and Theoretical/Computational Neuroscience, with a particular emphasis on cognition. It consists of three parts: Part I covers fundamental concepts and mathematical models in computational neuroscience, along with cutting-edge topics. Part II explores the building blocks of cognition, including working memory (how the brain maintains and manipulates ... Read more

$126.99 USD

This textbook is an introduction to Systems and Theoretical/Computational Neuroscience, with a particular emphasis on cognition. It consists of three parts: Part I covers fundamental concepts and mathematical models in computational neuroscience, along with cutting-edge topics. Part II explores the building blocks of cognition, including working memory (how the brain maintains and manipulates
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Consensus Modeling to Promote Group Wisdom

Methods and Applications

by Sumin Yu, Zhijiao Du, Xuanhua Xu, Jing Wang ...

Series series Business and Management (R0)
This book explores the latest theories, methods, and applications of consensus modeling. It proposes a variety of consensus modeling methods for different decision-making contexts, including conflict risk mitigation in group decision-making, integration with the failure mode and effects analysis technique, consideration of over-adjustment and flexible consensus, social network large-group decision ... Read more

$143.09 USD

This book explores the latest theories, methods, and applications of consensus modeling. It proposes a variety of consensus modeling methods for different decision-making contexts, including conflict risk mitigation in group decision-making, integration with the failure mode and effects analysis technique, consideration of over-adjustment and flexible consensus, social network large-group decision
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Key Technologies for On-Demand 6G Network Services

by Jianxin Liao, Bo He, Jing Wang, Jingyu Wang, Qi Qi ...

Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
This book delves into the confluence of AI and the transformative potential it holds for the future of 6G network services. It uncovers how the integration of AI technologies as well as redefines the landscape of network management and control. This book also offers a new paradigm for delivering on-demand services that are immersive, personalized and of ultimate performance. A detailed exploration ... Read more

$179.99 USD

This book delves into the confluence of AI and the transformative potential it holds for the future of 6G network services. It uncovers how the integration of AI technologies as well as redefines the landscape of network management and control. This book also offers a new paradigm for delivering on-demand services that are immersive, personalized and of ultimate performance. A detailed exploration
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Emerging Trends in Social Policy from the South

Challenges and Innovations in Emerging Economies

by Milla Nyyssölä, Sophie Plagerson, Brooke Wilmsen, Heath Prince, Yara Halasa-Rappel, Roosa Lambin, Louise Haagh, Sanjay Ruparelia, Rina Agarwala, Smita Srinivas, Lauren Stuart, Bingqin Li, Bo Hu, Jing Wang, Nicola Yeates ...

Series series Research in Comparative and Global Social Policy
Drawing on international case studies from emerging economies and developing countries including South Africa, India, Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, Tunisia, Indonesia, China and Russia, this book examines the rise, nature and effectiveness of recent developments in social policy in the Global South.By analysing these new emerging trends, the book aims to understand how they can contribute to meaningful ... Read more

$37.79 USD

Drawing on international case studies from emerging economies and developing countries including South Africa, India, Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, Tunisia, Indonesia, China and Russia, this book examines the rise, nature and effectiveness of recent developments in social policy in the Global South.By analysing these new emerging trends, the book aims to understand how they can contribute to meaningful
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China’s Avant-Garde Fiction

An Anthology

Edited by Jing Wang ...

Filled with mirages, hallucinations, myths, mental puzzles, and the fantastic, the contemporary experimental fiction of the Chinese avant-garde represents a genre of storytelling unlike any other. Whether engaging the worn spectacle of history, expressing seemingly unmotivated violence, or reinventing outlandish Tibetan myths, these stories are defined by their devotion to theatrics and their ... Read more

$25.19 USD

Filled with mirages, hallucinations, myths, mental puzzles, and the fantastic, the contemporary experimental fiction of the Chinese avant-garde represents a genre of storytelling unlike any other. Whether engaging the worn spectacle of history, expressing seemingly unmotivated violence, or reinventing outlandish Tibetan myths, these stories are defined by their devotion to theatrics and their
... Read more
The Essential Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Question Bank

Edited by Benjamin A. Abramoff, Jing Wang, Christine Krull ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
This text serves as a high-yield review of spinal cord injury medicine in a multiple choice question-based format. The content covered reflects key topics relevant to clinical practice and subspecialty certification through the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR) Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Medicine examination. The 22 chapters are arranged topically to address the full ... Read more

$53.99 USD

This text serves as a high-yield review of spinal cord injury medicine in a multiple choice question-based format. The content covered reflects key topics relevant to clinical practice and subspecialty certification through the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR) Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Medicine examination. The 22 chapters are arranged topically to address the full
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G Protein-Coupled Receptors

Immobilization and Applications in Drug Discovery

by Xinfeng Zhao, Qian Li, Jing Wang, Qi Liang, Jia Quan ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book summarizes the progress made to functional immobilize G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) through site-specific or orientated recognition in both non-covalent and covalent manners. The last decade is the dawn of the “post-structural biology” era for G protein-coupled receptor research. As an emerging approach for state-of-the-art immobilization, this book discusses efforts to explore the ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This book summarizes the progress made to functional immobilize G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) through site-specific or orientated recognition in both non-covalent and covalent manners. The last decade is the dawn of the “post-structural biology” era for G protein-coupled receptor research. As an emerging approach for state-of-the-art immobilization, this book discusses efforts to explore the
... Read more
Media, Power, and Politics in the Digital Age

The 2009 Presidential Election Uprising in Iran

by Yahya R. Kamalipour, Jonathan M. Acuff, Sareh Afshar, Rasha Allam, Ibrahim Al-Marashi, Payal Arora, Aliaa Dakroury, Patrick Disney, Mahmoud Eid, David J. Elliott, Mohammed el-Nawawy, Ali Fisher, Elham Gheytanchi, Mahboub E. Hashem, Christine Horz, Negin Hosseini, Wang Jing, Michele Bach Malek, Hamid Naficy, Abeer Najjar, Madhav D. Nalapat, Ashok Panikkar, Trita Parsi, Tomasz Pludowski, Siavush Randjbar-Daemi, Setareh Sabety, Mahmoud Sadri, Nancy Snow, Kourosh Ziabari, Banu Akdenizli, Ahmad Sadri, Li Xiguang ...

Focusing on the Iranian presidential elections of 2009 and ensuing demonstrations in major cities across Iran and world, Media, Power, and Politics in the Digital Age provides a balanced discussion of the role and impact of modern communication technologies, particularly the novel utilization of "small digital media" vis-à-vis the elections and global media coverage. Written in a non-technical, ... Read more

$97.99 USD

Focusing on the Iranian presidential elections of 2009 and ensuing demonstrations in major cities across Iran and world, Media, Power, and Politics in the Digital Age provides a balanced discussion of the role and impact of modern communication technologies, particularly the novel utilization of "small digital media" vis-à-vis the elections and global media coverage. Written in a non-technical,
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Half Sound, Half Philosophy

Aesthetics, Politics, and History of China's Sound Art

by Professor Jing Wang ...

From the late 1990s until today, China's sound practice has been developing in an increasingly globalized socio-political-aesthetic milieu, receiving attentions and investments from the art world, music industry and cultural institutes, with nevertheless, its unique acoustic philosophy remaining silent. This book traces the history of sound practice from contemporary Chinese visual art back in the ... Read more

$34.99 USD

From the late 1990s until today, China's sound practice has been developing in an increasingly globalized socio-political-aesthetic milieu, receiving attentions and investments from the art world, music industry and cultural institutes, with nevertheless, its unique acoustic philosophy remaining silent. This book traces the history of sound practice from contemporary Chinese visual art back in the
... Read more
Under the Same Blue Sky

Jun Ma's Story

by Jing Wang ...

Under the Same Blue Sky is the author's second book, the most part of the stories were suffered by the author himself, part of the stories were suffered by the auhtor's friends or heard, but all of them were true mostly.As author's main opinion in the book, as members of the big human family, everybody should understand each other much better, help each other more. Under the same blue sky, of ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Under the Same Blue Sky is the author's second book, the most part of the stories were suffered by the author himself, part of the stories were suffered by the auhtor's friends or heard, but all of them were true mostly.As author's main opinion in the book, as members of the big human family, everybody should understand each other much better, help each other more. Under the same blue sky, of
... Read more
You Good Me Good

by Jing Wang ...

This book is mostly about the real funny stories, all ofwere the authorhad met in the nearly two years after he setted foot at the England. These funny stories it wasn't just for joking, laughing. As a Chinese author, he want build up a bridge between the English and Chinese through his stories, of course doesn't matter the bridge was a English style or Chinese style.As the author said: 'Under the ... Read more

$4.99 USD

This book is mostly about the real funny stories, all ofwere the authorhad met in the nearly two years after he setted foot at the England. These funny stories it wasn't just for joking, laughing. As a Chinese author, he want build up a bridge between the English and Chinese through his stories, of course doesn't matter the bridge was a English style or Chinese style.As the author said: 'Under the
... Read more

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