Orphaned as a child, Lu Chi Fa survived brutality and starvation in China during and after World War II. Once sold for two sacks of rice, in 1951 he fled to Hong Kong and Taiwan for a better life and immigrated to the United States in 1969....

There is a number of research studies in the areas of AVT, but it is hard to find research which specifically focuses on the translation of Taiwanese Mandarin dialogues into English subtitles....

For decades, the travel time estimation in transportation planning models is mainly based on Bureau of Public Roads (BPR) equation. Though many other functions have been developed, including Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) method, none of them were widely applied due to either accuracy or convenience issue....

Book DescriptionEveryday a child is found missing. Where are they now? Shyla Shade thought the nightmare was over when the war minister from the egalitarian Alzian Empire brought home the children from Earth. But her elation was cut short by an unspeakable crime....

Multimedia security has become a major research topic, yielding numerous academic papers in addition to many watermarking-related companies. In this emerging area, there are many challenging research issues that deserve sustained studying towards an effective and practical system....