Less than three decades ago, when the Chinese bought cloth or clothes, they would have had to use a government issued coupon. Today the Chinese fashion industry is one of the most dynamic in the world - it not only supplies fashions to the......

The short summary and promotional piece accompanying a creative work is about for battery charger system using ZCS (PWM) Resonant Converter Dc-Dc Buck. The aim and scope of this work to investigate the high efficiency of charging for battery level....

With the rapid development of the culture industry, strengthening the cultivation of culture industry management professionals has become imperative. Due to their unique advantages, independent colleges are gradually adopting the method of joint training along with domestic enterprises....

Does ISO-14001 EMS contribute to financial performance? Providing an answer to this question could increase the direct motivation for companies to register. Providing an answer to this question has broad-reaching implications not only for companies who wish to be green, but also for the whole ecosystem as well....

In the name of Alexander Graham Bell, what happened to the phone company? This book utilizes the transformation of “AT&T – Cingular – at&t”, as a case to delineate the function and influence of the telecommunication industry in today\"\"s changing business environment....

Fast pyrolysis of sewage sludge (SS) for bio-oil production is considered as a promising alternative technology instead of its less acceptable common disposal processes....

With the widespread deployment of solar photovoltaic (PV) and thermal devices imminent, this research aims to resolve some engineering barriers to the existing solar photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) technologies by incorporating an innovative loop heat pipe (LHP) and a typical heat pump....

First we discuss the construction of the signatures of curves and surfaces both in smooth and discrete cases. The purpose is to find appropriate differential and discrete invariants which can be used as coordinates in the pictures of signature curves and surfaces....

Wide-area camera networks are becoming more and more common. They have wide-range of commercial and military applications from video surveillance to smart home and from traffic monitoring to anti-terrorism....

\"Emerging Techniques in Power System Analysis\" identifies the new challenges facing the power industry following the deregulation. The book presents emerging techniques including data mining, grid computing, probabilistic methods, phasor measurement unit (PMU) and how to apply those techniques to solving the technical challenges....

This study examines the global strategies of multinational corporations (MNCs), the strategic evolution and the categories of their subsidiaries in China based on research into 150 MNCs. It is the first large-scale project of this nature to be conducted....

After more than twenty years of economic and political reform, China is a vastly different country than that left by Mao....

The very latest coverage of the enitre bridge engineering process. Written for new and experienced highway engineers, this master resource offers the most complete and practical treatment available for every aspect of highway bridge design, rehabilitation, and maintenance....