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The Formosa Exchange

by Chong-Kai Huang ...

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On May 20, 2024, one day after the inauguration of Taiwan's first Indigenous president, the entire population of the island wakes up to discover they have suddenly switched places with the residents of Cuba. Two multi-ethnic island communities with colonial histories suddenly find themselves facing baffling new questions, as well as the greedy weight of a new "mainland" hegemon.Huang Chong-Kai's ... Read more

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On May 20, 2024, one day after the inauguration of Taiwan's first Indigenous president, the entire population of the island wakes up to discover they have suddenly switched places with the residents of Cuba. Two multi-ethnic island communities with colonial histories suddenly find themselves facing baffling new questions, as well as the greedy weight of a new "mainland" hegemon.Huang Chong-Kai's
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Time-Varying Constrained Optimization and Robot Optimal Control

A Neurodynamic Approach with NCP Functions

by Weibing Li, Yehui Li, Kai Huang, Yongping Pan ...

Focusing on error-dynamics-based neurodynamic networks (EDNNs) for optimal control of real-world robots, this book interrogates the application of neurodynamic methods to time-varying constrained optimization (TVCO) problems.Time-Varying Constrained Optimization and Robot Optimal Control: A Neurodynamic Approachwith NCP Functions presents a thorough examination of EDNNs and their applications in ... Read more

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Focusing on error-dynamics-based neurodynamic networks (EDNNs) for optimal control of real-world robots, this book interrogates the application of neurodynamic methods to time-varying constrained optimization (TVCO) problems.Time-Varying Constrained Optimization and Robot Optimal Control: A Neurodynamic Approachwith NCP Functions presents a thorough examination of EDNNs and their applications in
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Resection and Reconstruction of Head & Neck Cancers

Edited by Ming-Huei Cheng, Kai-Ping Chang, Huang-Kai Kao ...

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This work presents a clear approach for the reconstruction of head and neck cancer excision defects. Starting with a brief historical account of head and neck reconstruction, the principles of resection and reconstruction of head and neck cancer, the book then provides a detailed overview of head and neck reconstruction based on head and neck subsites; various reconstruction techniques; best ... Read more

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This work presents a clear approach for the reconstruction of head and neck cancer excision defects. Starting with a brief historical account of head and neck reconstruction, the principles of resection and reconstruction of head and neck cancer, the book then provides a detailed overview of head and neck reconstruction based on head and neck subsites; various reconstruction techniques; best
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Intelligent Computing Theories and Application

15th International Conference, ICIC 2019, Nanchang, China, August 3–6, 2019, Proceedings, Part II

Edited by De-Shuang Huang, Kang-Hyun Jo, Zhi-Kai Huang ...

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This two-volume set of LNCS 11643 and LNCS 11644 constitutes - in conjunction with the volume LNAI 11645 - the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Intelligent Computing, ICIC 2019, held in Nanchang, China, in August 2019. The 217 full papers of the three proceedings volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 609 submissions.The ICIC theme unifies the picture of ... Read more

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This two-volume set of LNCS 11643 and LNCS 11644 constitutes - in conjunction with the volume LNAI 11645 - the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Intelligent Computing, ICIC 2019, held in Nanchang, China, in August 2019. The 217 full papers of the three proceedings volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 609 submissions.The ICIC theme unifies the picture of
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Intelligent Computing Methodologies

15th International Conference, ICIC 2019, Nanchang, China, August 3–6, 2019, Proceedings, Part III

Edited by De-Shuang Huang, Zhi-Kai Huang, Abir Hussain ...

Series Book 3 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This two-volume set of LNCS 11643 and LNCS 11644 constitutes - in conjunction with the volume LNAI 11645 - the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Intelligent Computing, ICIC 2019, held in Nanchang, China, in August 2019. The 217 full papers of the three proceedings volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 609 submissions.The ICIC theme unifies the picture of ... Read more

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This two-volume set of LNCS 11643 and LNCS 11644 constitutes - in conjunction with the volume LNAI 11645 - the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Intelligent Computing, ICIC 2019, held in Nanchang, China, in August 2019. The 217 full papers of the three proceedings volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 609 submissions.The ICIC theme unifies the picture of
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This Is Cuba

An American Journalist Under Castro's Shadow

by David Ariosto ...

"David Ariosto is a lively and engaging guide to this recent tumultuous period in Cuban history that is so important on both sides of the Florida Straits." ―Lulu Garcia-Navarro, host of NPR's Weekend EditionUSA Today "New and Noteworthy"One of The Washington Post 's "10 Books to Read—and Gift—in December"This is Cub... ... Read more

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"David Ariosto is a lively and engaging guide to this recent tumultuous period in Cuban history that is so important on both sides of the Florida Straits." ―Lulu Garcia-Navarro, host of NPR's Weekend EditionUSA Today "New and Noteworthy"One of The Washington Post 's "10 Books to Read—and Gift—in December"This is Cub...
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Eat the Rich

A Treatise on Economics

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A New York Times bestseller: "The funniest writer in America" takes on the global economy ( The Wall Street Journal).In this book, renowned political humorist P. J. O'Rourke, author of Parliament of Whores and How the Hell Did This Happen? leads us on a hysterical whirlwind world tour from the "good capitalism" of Wall Street to the "bad socialism" of Cuba in search of the answer to an age-old ... Read more

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A New York Times bestseller: "The funniest writer in America" takes on the global economy ( The Wall Street Journal).In this book, renowned political humorist P. J. O'Rourke, author of Parliament of Whores and How the Hell Did This Happen? leads us on a hysterical whirlwind world tour from the "good capitalism" of Wall Street to the "bad socialism" of Cuba in search of the answer to an age-old
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Humans

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**The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller"Just when we need it, Humans reminds us what it means to be human . . . one of the most influential art projects of the decade.” —Washington Post**Brandon Stanton’s new book, Humans—his most moving and compelling book to date—shows us the world.Brandon Stanton created Humans of New York in 2010. What began as a photographic census of life in New York City ... Read more

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**The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller"Just when we need it, Humans reminds us what it means to be human . . . one of the most influential art projects of the decade.” —Washington Post**Brandon Stanton’s new book, Humans—his most moving and compelling book to date—shows us the world.Brandon Stanton created Humans of New York in 2010. What began as a photographic census of life in New York City
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The Devil to Pay

by Harold Robbins, Junius Podrug ...

"[An] aromatic brew of sex, danger, money, drugs and shade-grown Arabica coffee . . . an addictive caffeine substitute for Robbins's fans." — Publishers WeeklyNash Novak, a struggling Seattle businesswoman who has been framed for arson and murder, is in desperate need of money for her defense. The only way for her to get it: A coffee plantation she has inherited. But there's a catch: She has to ... Read more

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"[An] aromatic brew of sex, danger, money, drugs and shade-grown Arabica coffee . . . an addictive caffeine substitute for Robbins's fans." — Publishers WeeklyNash Novak, a struggling Seattle businesswoman who has been framed for arson and murder, is in desperate need of money for her defense. The only way for her to get it: A coffee plantation she has inherited. But there's a catch: She has to
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Far and Away

Reporting from the Brink of Change

by Andrew Solomon ...

From the winner of the National Book Award and the National Books Critics’ Circle Award—and one of the most original thinkers of our time—“Andrew Solomon’s magisterial Far and Away collects a quarter-century of soul-shaking essays” (Vanity Fair). Travel narrative and global cultures come alive in this extraordinary collection.Far and Away chronicles Andrew Solomon’s writings about places ... Read more

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From the winner of the National Book Award and the National Books Critics’ Circle Award—and one of the most original thinkers of our time—“Andrew Solomon’s magisterial Far and Away collects a quarter-century of soul-shaking essays” (Vanity Fair). Travel narrative and global cultures come alive in this extraordinary collection.Far and Away chronicles Andrew Solomon’s writings about places
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Have You Eaten Yet

Stories from Chinese Restaurants Around the World

by Cheuk Kwan ...

An eye-opening and soul-nourishing journey through Chinese food around the world.From Cape Town, South Africa, to small-town Saskatchewan, family-run Chinese restaurants are global icons of immigration, community and delicious food. The cultural outposts of far-flung settlers, bringers of dim sum, Peking duck and creative culinary hybrids, Chinese restaurants are a microcosm of greater social ... Read more

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An eye-opening and soul-nourishing journey through Chinese food around the world.From Cape Town, South Africa, to small-town Saskatchewan, family-run Chinese restaurants are global icons of immigration, community and delicious food. The cultural outposts of far-flung settlers, bringers of dim sum, Peking duck and creative culinary hybrids, Chinese restaurants are a microcosm of greater social
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Down and Delirious in Mexico City

The Aztec Metropolis in the Twenty-First Century

by Daniel Hernandez ...

MEXICO CITY, with some 20 million inhabitants, is the largest city in the Western Hemisphere. Enormous growth, raging crime, and tumultuous politics have also made it one of the most feared and misunderstood. Yet in the past decade, the city has become a hot spot for international business, fashion, and art, and a magnet for thrill-seeking expats from around the world.In 2002, Daniel Hernandez ... Read more

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MEXICO CITY, with some 20 million inhabitants, is the largest city in the Western Hemisphere. Enormous growth, raging crime, and tumultuous politics have also made it one of the most feared and misunderstood. Yet in the past decade, the city has become a hot spot for international business, fashion, and art, and a magnet for thrill-seeking expats from around the world.In 2002, Daniel Hernandez
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