In the 26 years since market-oriented reforms were introduced, China has emerged onto the world stage as a major economic presence, particularly since her accession to the World Trade Organisation in ...

Adiabatic shear bands are found in a variety of metals and other materials; they cause rapid weakening due to energy concentration into narrow regions of the material. This is the very first book on ...

This book is concerned with functional nanomaterials, materials containing specific, predictable nanostructures whose chemical composition, or interfacial structure enables them to perform a specific ...

Modern geochemistry possesses not only the vigor of geology and chemistry but also the rigor of mathematics. This book presents quantitative treatments of a wide range of fundamental problems related ...

This book is a unique work which provides an in-depth exploration into the mathematical expertise, philosophy, and knowledge of H W Gould. It is written in a style that is accessible to the reader ...

The use of organocatalysts able to photocatalyze an organic reaction is a rapidly growing field. These photocatalyzed transformations are more environmentally sustainable with respect to the use of ...

This book provides a broad and in-depth introduction to the geopolitical, economic and trade changes wrought with the increasing influence of the countries of the Global South in international affairs ...

Dr. Andy Poh - LLM, MPA, MBA, MBBS, GDFM, GDOM, GDFPD, PGDHE is a seasoned Healthcare Strategist and Leadership and ...

Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science, King Faisal University, P. O. Box 400, Hofuf 31982, Saudi Arabia Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Kafrelsheikh University, ...

The East Asian summer monsoon has complex space and time structures that are distinct from the South Asian summer monsoon. It covers both subtropics and midlatitudes and its rainfall tends to be ...

The Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT), Institute of Electronics, Communications & Information Technology, Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast BT3 9DT, UK ...

This volume in the Hydraulic Machinery Book series deals with cavitation and its effects in turbines and pumps. After introducing cavitation and its relation with hydraulic machines, the invited ...