C Lu: 28 books
Pink Tax and the Law
Discriminating Against Women Consumers
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2018
The emergence of the terms ‘pink tax’ and ‘tampon tax’ in everyday language suggests that women, who already suffer from an economic disadvantage due to the gender wage gap, are put in an even more detrimental position by means of ‘discriminatory consumption taxes’. This book is the first...
Nonlinear Circuit Simulation and Modeling
Fundamentals for Microwave Design
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2018
Discover the nonlinear methods and tools needed to design real-world microwave circuits with this tutorial guide. Balancing theoretical background with practical tools and applications, it covers everything from the basic properties of nonlinear systems such as gain compression, intermodulation and...
Post-Conflict Syrian State and Nation Building
Economic and Political Development
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2015
Based on extensive field work involving the leading figures of the diverse Syrian National Coalition, an umbrella initiative of opposition groups fighting against the Assad regime, this study critically evaluates the challenges ahead as well as the inherent opportunities for the post-conflict era in Syria.
The Gülen Movement
Transformative Social Change
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2017
This book presents findings from research into one of the world's most influential Islamic movements, the Gülen Movement, from the perspective of social transformation through adult education. At the core of research questions lies how the movement enrolls volunteers from all walks of life and transforms...
Global tea science
Current status and future needs
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2018
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by Anze Chen, Yunting Lu, Young C.Y. Ng
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2015
The book introduces tourism earth-science as a new scientific discipline by applying the principles of earth-science in the study of natural and human tourism resources. It involves studying the geo-scientific characteristics of these tourism resources through surveys, evaluation and aesthetic value...
Stability Regions of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
Theory, Estimation, and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2015
This authoritative treatment covers theory, optimal estimation and a range of practical applications. The first book on the subject, and written by leading researchers, this clear and rigorous work presents a comprehensive theory for both the stability boundary and the stability regions of a range...
China's Quiet Rise
Peace Through Integration
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2011
Despite China's desire to make its rapid ascendance in the 21st century as non provocative as possible, the key to ensure China's peaceful rise lies in two-way integration and engagement. A closely integrated China with the rest of the world and China's acceptance of existing international norms and...
Stalk Divination
A Newly Discovered Alternative to the I Ching
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2017
This book presents for the first time a full translation and analysis of a newly discovered bamboo divination manual from the fourth century BCE China, called the Stalk Divination Method (Shifa). It was used as an alternative to the better-known Zhouyi (popularly known as the I-Ching). The Shifa manual...
by Daniel Lu, Yi (Grace) Li, C.P. Wong
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2009
“Electrical Conductive Adhesives with Nanotechnologies” begins with an overview of electronic packaging and discusses the various adhesives options currently available, including lead-free solder and ECAs (Electrically Conductive Adhesives). The material presented focuses on the three ECA categories...
The Psychology of Marriage
An Evolutionary and Cross-Cultural View
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2017
From their location in the heart of Detroit, Michigan, the Weisfelds’ lab has reached out for thirty years to couples in long-term partnerships around the world. In living rooms of Detroit, London, Moscow, Beijing, and beyond, couples of all types and ages have shared their insights into adult romantic...
North Carolina Women
Their Lives and Times, Volume 1
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
By the twentieth century, North Carolina’s progressive streak had strengthened, thanks in large part to a growing number of women who engaged in and influenced state and national policies and politics. These women included Gertrude Weil who fought tirelessly for the Nineteenth Amendment, which extended...
Biobased Aerogels
Polysaccharide and Protein-based Materials
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2018
Aerogels have been in use for over 80 years and have been utilised in a wide variety of applications, in particular, there has been growing use of insulating nanoporous materials in the aerospace industry. Recent awareness of the environmental implications of materials has driven researchers to develop...
by Aguinaldo Pavão, Charles Feldhaus, Flamarion Caldeira Ramos
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: December 5, 2017
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: December 5, 2017
Esta coletânea reúne estudos a respeito do pensamento de Schopenhauer com ênfase nos aspectos éticos, estéticos e metafísicos da obra do filósofo alemão. No que diz respeito aos aspectos éticos, são abordados temas como a possibilidade de se pensar a liberdade e a atribuição de responsabilidade...
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