Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact....

Chinese calligraphy, with its artistic as well as utilitarian values, has been treasured for its formal beauty for more than three millennia. This lavishly illustrated book brings to English language readers for the first time a full account of calligraphy in China, including its history, theory, and importance in Chinese culture....

This book explores how the Convention of the Rights of the Child (CRC) is translated into Egyptian law and examines its practicality when tackling the street child phenomenon....

The real estate markets are full of speculative behaviors, and have been booming since the beginning of this decade. Even though the markets have only a very short history, the issue of how to rationally measure the speculative behaviors remains open in the academe and practice....

Continuous quantities abound in the physical world. Properties in our environment, such as colour, shape, sound, texture, amongst many others, are routinely discussed. Yet natural languages are not adept at describing these continuous quantities precisely, nor are they easily incorporated into ontologies in the form of discrete terms....

Acoustic sensors have been developed for many years. However, most acoustic sensors in application are chemical sensors which rely on the chemical material principle to predict mechanical vibration response signals subject to acoustics waves....

The book contains fourteen chapters. It devote to study the iteration methods for nonlinear operators and semigroups, equilibrium problems, multiple-set split feasibility problems, global vector solutions to a Parametric Generalized System....

This work develops an adaptive scheduling algorithm for real-time energy harvesting embedded systems. The algorithm considers both energy and timing constraint of the energy harvesting systems unlike most of the scheduling algorithms. An AFP prediction algorithm was also proposed for a better energy prediction for each slot....

The technologies of hybridization of vehicles have been proven to significantly improve the fuel economy and reduce the environmental pollution. These technologies combine additional power sources with a traditional internal combustion engine....

Due to the immediate energy shortage and the requirement of environment protection, the efficient, effective and environmental friendly use of current energy sources is urgent. Energy conversion and storage is thus an important focus both for industry and academia....

Human wildlife conflicts are a growing problem in many parts of the world. Influential factors include increasing human populations, loss of natural habitat, and, in some regions, growing wildlife populations resulting from successful conservation programs....

Dairying is a vital enterprise and important source of income generation for rural families of many developing countries of the world....

A sterility test may be defined as - 'a test that critically assesses whether a sterilized pharmaceutical product is free from contaminating microorganisms'. Pharmaceutical products were tested for contamination and the presence of toxins. Various methods were used for this purpose....

This book focuses on the creative design aspects of books, print and paper. The book explorest the essential formats, dimensions, techniques and elements that can enhance both the aesthetic appearance and visual impact of innovtive editorial design......

Organization theory is a fast-developing field of microeconomics. Organizational approaches are now used in a wide range of topics in business studies. They are based on information economics, contract theory, and mechanism design. This book introduces such organizational approaches and how to adopt them as business applications....