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  • HYDRAULIC DESIGNS OF PIPELINES, INTAKES AND OUTLETS
    SHENG T. HSU
    Pipelines are essential facilities for the transportation of fluids in various industries. This book addresses hydraulic design considerations of integrated pipeline systems, including intakes, conduits, and outlets. Based on the author’s experience of over 50 years working with hydraulic designs of structures as well as designs, analyses and troubleshooting of pipeline systems...

    $3,200.00

  • PLAY WITH SOUND
    TOMMASO ROSATI / TIMOTHY HSU
    Play with Sound: Manual for Electronic Musicians and Other Sound Explorers offers a thorough introduction to music technology by centering on curiosity and creativity in the exploration of the fundamentals of sound. With color illustrations throughout, this book covers topics regarding audio software, acoustical principles, electroacoustic systems, audio processing, sound synth...

    $1,160.00

  • CONFLICT AND COLONIALISM IN 21ST CENTURY ROMANTIC HISTORICAL FICTION
    HSU-MING TEO AND PALOMA FRESNO-CALLEJA
    This book explores how postmillennial Anglophone women writers use romantic narrativisations of history to explore, revise, repurpose and challenge the past in their novels, exposing the extent to which past societies were damaging to women by instead imagining alternative histories. The novelists discussed employ the generic conventions of romance to narrate their understandin...

    $1,099.00

  • THE POCKET GUIDE TO MEDICAL RETINA
    JASON HSU / ALLEN CHIANG
    The latest installment in SLACK's Pocket Guide series, The Pocket Guide to Medical Retina provides essential information on medical retina diseases along with multimodal imaging of each condition, perfect for medical students, residents, fellows, or comprehensive ophthalmologists. This accessible small handbook covers the basics while allowing readers to quickly synthesize info...

    $1,660.00

  • BUILDING GREEN SOFTWARE
    ANNE CURRIE / SARAH HSU / SARA BERGMAN
    How will software development and operations have to change to meet the sustainability and green needs of the planet? And what does that imply for development organizations? In this eye-opening book, sustainable software advocates Anne Currie, Sarah Hsu, and Sara Bergman provide a unique overview of this topic—discussing everything from the likely evolution of national grids to...

    $628.00

  • PANDEMICS IN SINGAPORE, 1819–2022
    KAH SENG LOH / LI YANG HSU
    Singapore has faced many pandemics over the centuries, from plague, smallpox and cholera to influenza and novel coronaviruses. By examining how different governments responded, this book considers what we can learn from their experiences. Public health strategies in the city-state were often affected by issues of ethnicity and class, as well as failure to take heed of key learn...

    $1,120.00

  • SQL IN A NUTSHELL
    KEVIN KLINE / REGINA O. OBE / LEO S. HSU
    For programmers, analysts, and database administrators, this Nutshell guide is the essential reference for the SQL language used in today's most popular database products. This new fourth edition clearly documents SQL commands according to the latest ANSI/ISO standard and details how those commands are implemented in Microsoft SQL Server 2019 and Oracle 19c, as well as in the M...

    $681.00

  • CHINA'S NEW SOCIAL FABRIC
    GODWIN C. CHU / FRANCIS L.K. HSU
    First published in 1983.China has undergone tumultuous changes in the last thirty years, yet Chinese society as not only stayed intact, but has made progress. The pace at which the country has reunited following the death of Chairman Mao has taken the outside world by surprise. The contributors to this book ask what are the integrative factors in contemporary China that have he...

    $2,400.00

  • MULTIPLE IMPUTATION OF MISSING DATA IN PRACTICE
    YULEI HE / GUANGYU ZHANG / CHIU-HSIEH HSU
    Multiple Imputation of Missing Data in Practice: Basic Theory and Analysis Strategies provides a comprehensive introduction to the multiple imputation approach to missing data problems that are often encountered in data analysis. Over the past 40 years or so, multiple imputation has gone through rapid development in both theories and applications. It is nowadays the most versat...

    $1,600.00

  • HANDBOOK OF MULTIPLE COMPARISONS
    XINPING CUI, THORSTEN DICKHAUS, YING DING, JASON C. HSU
    Written by experts that include originators of some key ideas, chapters in the Handbook of Multiple Testing cover multiple comparison problems big and small, with guidance toward error rate control and insights on how principles developed earlier can be applied to current and emerging problems. Some highlights of the coverages are as follows. Error rate control is useful for co...

    $2,320.00

  • LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES AND SOLAR CELLS
    MING-FA LIN / WEN-DUNG HSU / JOW-LAY HUANG
    Lithium-Ion Batteries and Solar Cells: Physical, Chemical, and Materials Properties presents a thorough investigation of diverse physical, chemical, and materials properties and special functionalities of lithium-ion batteries and solar cells. It covers theoretical simulations and high-resolution experimental measurements that promote a full understanding of the basic science t...

    $1,300.00

  • THE CULTURAL LIFE OF RISK AND INNOVATION
    CHIA YIN HSU / ‎THOMAS M. LUCKETT / ‎ERIKA VAUSE
    How did "innovation" become something to strive for, an end in itself? And how did "the market" come to be thought of as the space of innovation? This edited volume provides the first historical examination of how innovations are conceived, marketed, navigated and legitimated from a global perspective that highlights contrasting experiences. These experiences include: colonial ...

    $1,240.00

  • FAMILY MIGRATION AND THE PATH TO AN OCCUPATION
    CHIEH HSU
    This book sheds light on the invisible early post-arrival period of female family migrants, traditionally considered to be low skilled or professionally quiescent. With attention to the experiences of Chinese and Taiwanese women married to German men, it examines the ways in which the private sphere—marked by intermarriage couple dynamics and native–foreigner relations—constitu...

    $1,200.00

  • TUBERCULOSIS – THE SINGAPORE EXPERIENCE, 1867–2018
    KAH SENG LOH / LI YANG HSU
    Through a rich account of tuberculosis in Singapore from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day, this book charts the relationship between disease, society and the state, outlining the struggles of colonial and post-colonial governments to cope with widespread disease and to establish effective public health programmes and institutions. Beginning in the nineteenth centur...

    $1,200.00

  • FOOD FOR ONE BILLION
    ROBERT C. HSU
    This book examines the agricultural policies and programs adopted by the Chinese leadership since 1949 and analyzes the role of agriculture in China's changing development strategies. Dr. Hsu gives particular attention to the measures intended to improve agricultural technology and to the sources of funds for agricultural investment. He concludes that, although the collective s...

    $1,200.00

  • IMPLEMENTING AN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM
    TIM SCOTT / THOMAS RUNDALL / THOMAS VOGT / JOHN HSU
    Clinicians and managers are increasingly required to participate in or manage new initiatives which depend heavily on co-operation collaboration and a multidisciplinary approach where effective interpersonal and group skills are of vital importance. This practical guide encourages the reader to determine how their organisations work and the impact they have on their members. It...

    $1,100.00

  • CULTURE AND FAMILY
    WEN-SHING TSENG / JING HSU
    Originally published in 1991, this landmark guide gave brilliant insights on dealing with the cultural aspects of family mental health. It systematically reviews various dimensions of the family from a cross-cultural perspective, including system, development, behaviour, and functioning. It then thoroughly examines the problems and dysfunctions that can occur in families of dif...

    $900.00

  • COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
    JOHN Y. HSU
    With the new developments in computer architecture, fairly recent publications can quickly become outdated. Computer Architecture: Software Aspects, Coding, and Hardware takes a modern approach. This comprehensive, practical text provides that critical understanding of a central processor by clearly detailing fundamentals, and cutting edge design features. With its balanced sof...

    $1,480.00

  • POSTGRESQL: UP AND RUNNING
    REGINA O. OBE / LEO S. HSU
    Thinking of migrating to PostgreSQL? This clear, fast-paced introduction helps you understand and use this open source database system. Not only will you learn about the enterprise class features in versions 9.5 to 10, youâ??ll also discover that PostgeSQL is more than a database systemâ??itâ??s an impressive application platform as well. With examples throughout, this book sho...

    $454.00

  • UNIFIED THEORY OF REINFORCED CONCRETE
    THOMAS T.C. HSU
    Reinforced concrete structures are subjected to a complex variety of stresses and strains. The four basic actions are bending, axial load, shear, and torsion. Presently, there is no single comprehensive theory for reinforced concrete structural behavior that addresses all of these basic actions and their interactions. Furthermore, there is little consistency among countries aro...

    $1,800.00

  • CHINESE EDUCATION AND SOCIETY A BIBLIOGRAPHIC GUIDE
    STEWART E. FRASER / KUANG-LIANG HSU
    This title was first published in 1972: This bibliography is the most comprehensive and up-to-date reference work available on developments in Chinese education since 1966. In addition to primary materials from the people's Republic of China, the entries are drawn from other Asian sources, as well as from American and European studies. All levels and major fields of education a...

    $1,260.00

  • KINSHIP AND CULTURE
    FRANCIS L.K. HSU
    At one time Francis L.K. Hsu put forth a hypothesis on kinship that proposed a functional relationship between particular kinship systems and behavior patterns in particular cultural contexts. The controversy provoked among cultural anthropologists by this hypothesis is reflected in this book, which points the way toward more fruitful investigations of kinship in cultural and p...

    $1,420.00

  • NANOCOMPUTING
    JANG-YU HSU
    This book provides a comprehensive overview of the computational physics for nanoscience and nanotechnology. Based on MATLAB and the C++ distributed computing paradigm, the book gives instructive explanations of the underlying physics for mesoscopic systems with many listed programs that readily compute physical properties into nanoscales. Many generated graphical pictures demo...

    $3,000.00

  • SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CITIZENSHIP IN CHINA
    CAROLYN L. HSU
    Over the last thirty years, social entrepreneurship has boomed in the People’s Republic of China. Today there are hundreds of thousands of legally registered NGOs, and millions more unregistered, working in the areas of the environment, education, women’s issues, disability services, community development, LGBTQ rights, and healthcare. The rise of these Chinese NGOs and their i...

    $1,240.00

  • LEGALIZED CASINO GAMING IN THE UNITED STATES
    CATHY HC HSU
    Covering the entire United States gaming market, Legalized Casino Gaming in the United States provides gaming researchers, policymakers, and hospitality students comprehensive overview of the history, development, legislation, and economic and social impacts of riverboat, land-based, and Native American casino gaming. Containing national and regional research about the industry...

    $1,420.00

  • INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY
    HSU, THOMAS T. C. / WU, CHIUN-LIN / LIN, JUI-LIANG
    Developing sufficient energy resources to replace coal, oil and gas is a globally critical necessity. Alternatives to fossil fuels such as wind, solar, or geothermal energies are desirable, but the usable quantities are limited and each has inherent deterrents. The only virtually unlimited energy source is nuclear energy, where safety of infrastructure systems is the paramount ...

    $1,992.00

  • INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY
    THOMAS T. C. HSU
    Developing sufficient energy resources to replace coal, oil and gas is a globally critical necessity. Alternatives to fossil fuels such as wind, solar, or geothermal energies are desirable, but the usable quantities are limited and each has inherent deterrents. The only virtually unlimited energy source is nuclear energy, where safety of infrastructure systems is the paramount ...

    $1,992.00

  • THE POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY OF CONFUCIANISM
    LEONARD SHIHLIEN HSÜ
    First published in 1932.One of the most astonishing features of the Confucian teaching to the modern reader is its anticipation of the Spencerian formula of evolution and its adaptation of this to a programme of progress. This volume shows that Confucius' teaching is still relevant in many of its features, not merely for China but also for the West.Contents include: The backgro...

    $860.00

  • COASTAL METEOROLOGY
    SHIH-ANG HSU
    Coastal meteorology is an integral part of the total system approach to understanding coastal environments. This book provides information for students who are not necessarily majoring in meteorology or atmospheric sciences but who nonetheless have need of such knowledge. Scientists, engineers, and coastal planners will also find this book a useful resource for familiarizing th...

    $970.00

  • HIV/AIDS IN CHINA - THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS
    DYLAN SUTHERLAND / JENNIFER Y.J. HSU
    South and East Asia may well become the epicentres of the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. More than three-quarters of a million people are now estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS in China. In 2009, AIDS had already become the leading cause of death by infectious disease. Yet, even despite China’s recent economic and social progress, a number of development issues - not least the eme...

    $1,260.00


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