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    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book explains China's new common prosperity policies—their significance, connotations, and goals—and explains the economic logic behind these often misunderstood policies. First, the authors explain the theory behind common prosperity. Why is the Chinese government changing its economic policies now, and what is its objectives and metrics? The authors then go on to explain how the new ... Read more

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  • Survival Analysis

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    by Song Yang ...
    Series series Chapman & Hall/CRC Texts in Statistical Science
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  • Social Network Analysis in Action

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    Edited by Song Yang ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    This book offers a balanced view between a basic introduction of Social Network Analysis (SNA) in its methods and application, and advanced topics of data mining techniques and the subsequent SNA analyses. The book stands out as uniquely important contribution to the SNA field because it moves beyond the stage of basic SNA methods. It describes data mining techniques, introducing an online ... Read more

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  • A Deep Analysis of the Chinese Hukou System

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    by Yang Song ...
    Series series History (R0)
    This book explores China's hukou system, by which individuals are registered in a specific geographic region, and the prospects for reform. The history of the hukou system and its instrumental role in Chinese urbanization and labor markets is explained, and readers get a sense of what issues are prioritized by Chinese policymakers as they contemplate reform or change to this system, from hukou ... Read more

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  • Incentive Mechanism for Mobile Crowdsensing

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    Series series Computer Science (R0)
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    $49.49 USD

  • Resource Allocation in Network Function Virtualization

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    Series series Engineering (R0)
    Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has recently attracted considerable attention from both research and industrial communities. Numerous papers have been published regarding solving the resource- allocation problems in NFV, from various perspectives, considering different constraints, and adopting a range of techniques. However, it is difficult to get a clear impression of how to understand and ... Read more

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  • Multimedia News Storytelling as Digital Literacies

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    by Yang Song ...
    New media has brought constant evolution to professional journalism practices and news genres. Online news practices challenge the occupational jurisdiction of journalism with a multiplicity of conflicting and competing journalistic ideals. In order to prepare journalism students to meet the demands of online journalism today, journalism schools have developed courses that emphasize journalistic ... Read more

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  • Climate Change in Southeast Asia and Surrounding Areas

    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book is mainly focused on the climate change in Southeast Asia and its adjacent regions. It summarizes results from recent scientific research based on observational analysis, data diagnosis, theoretical analysis, and model simulations. The book covers the following research areas: (1) characteristics and mechanisms of spring–summer atmospheric circulation systems, (2) ocean-atmosphere-land ... Read more

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  • Social Network Analysis

    Series series Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences
    David Knoke and Song Yang′s Social Network Analysis, Third Edition provides a concise introduction to the concepts and tools of social network analysis. The authors convey key material while at the same time minimizing technical complexities. The examples are simple: sets of 5 or 6 entities such as individuals, positions in a hierarchy, political offices, and nation-states, and the relations ... Read more

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  • To Gloria

    by Song Yang ...
    The joy of her pregnancy was shattered by the discovery of her baby's developmental problem."Why don't you want an abortion? " doctor asked."Because it's a life! " she answered."My Child, rely on me; I will take care of you! " God called. She followed.She wrote, "When I came to God asking for His wisdom to understand the whole situation, it was as if a light lit up inside me. God fills each life ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Drug Development for Rare Diseases

    Edited by Bo Yang, Yang Song, Yijie Zhou ...
    Series series Chapman & Hall/CRC Biostatistics Series
    A disease is defined as rare if the prevalence is fewer than 200,000 in the United States. It is estimated that there are more than 7,000 rare diseases, which collectively affect 30 million Americans or 10% of the US population. This diverse and complex disease area poses challenges for patients, caregivers, regulators, drug developers, and other stakeholders. This book is proposedto give an ... Read more

    $73.99 USD