Zhang: 830 books
Miktoarm Star Polymers
From Basics of Branched Architecture to Synthesis, Self-assembly and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2017
The term ‘miktoarm polymers’ refers to asymmetric branched macromolecules, a relatively new entry to the macromolecular field. Recent advances in their synthesis and intriguing supramolecular chemistry in a desired medium has seen a fast expansion of their applications. The composition of miktoarm...
Photochemistry
Volume 45
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
Drawing on the continued wealth of photochemical research, this volume combines reviews in the latest advances in the field with specific topical highlights. Starting with periodical reports of the literature from 2015-2016 on physical and inorganic aspects, light induced reactions in cryogenic matrices,...
The Chemistry of Zirconacycles and 2,6-Diazasemibullvalenes
Synthesis, Structures, Reactions, and Applications in the Synthesis of Novel N-Heterocycles
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2014
In this thesis, the author introduces two strategies used to construct various types of N-heterocycles, based on the chemistry of zirconacycles and 2,6-diazasemibullvalenes. In the first part, the author presents the development of multi-component cyclization of a zirconacyclobutene-silacyclobutene...
Mechanochromic Fluorescent Materials
Phenomena, Materials and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2014
Mechanochromic fluorescent (or mechanofluorochromic) materials change their emission colours (spectra) when an appropriate external mechanical force stimulus is applied. This is an important group of materials with a huge range of applications, including use in sensors, memory chips, security inks,...
China's Assertive Nuclear Posture
State Security in an Anarchic International Order
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2015
China’s nuclear capability is crucial for the balance of power in East Asia and the world. As this book reveals, there have been important changes recently in China’s nuclear posture: the movement from a minimum deterrence posture toward a medium nuclear power posture; the pursuit of space warfare...
by Yan Zhang
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2017
The idea of 'the commons' is a long-standing concept in the English-speaking world and in English law. A similar concept occurs in China. How different from or similar to the English idea of ‘the commons’ is the idea in China; and how is the concept applied? This book explores this important subject....
by Boling Guo, Zaihui Gan, Linghai Kong
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2016
This book focuses on the theory of the Zakharov system in the context of plasma physics. It has been over 40 years since the system was first derived by V. E. Zakharov – and in the course of those decades, many innovative achievements with major impacts on other research fields have been made.
The...
Investigating Hong Kong English
Globalization and Identity
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2014
The status of Hong Kong English has been an increasing concern among the local population. Despite prolific research into attitudes towards language variation within the field of sociolinguistics in general, very few studies have focused on the Hong Kong context. Previous research has demonstrated...
by Yan-Jie Wang, Rusheng Yuan, Anna Ignaszak
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2018
Metal-air batteries (MABs) have attracted attention because of their high specific energy, low cost, and safety features. This book discusses science and technology including material selection, synthesis, characterization, and their applications in MABs. It comprehensively describes various composite...
by Yun Zheng, Bo Yu, Jianchen Wang
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2019
Carbon Dioxide Reduction through Advanced Conversion and Utilization Technologies covers fundamentals, advanced conversion technologies, economic feasibility analysis, and future research directions in the field of CO2 conversion and utilization.
This book emphasizes principles of various conversion...
by Yanguo Zhang, Qinghai Li, Hui Zhou
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2016
Theory and Calculation of Heat Transfer in Furnaces covers the heat transfer process in furnaces, how it is related to energy exchange, the characteristics of efficiency, and the cleaning of combustion, providing readers with a comprehensive understanding of the simultaneous physical and chemical...
by Prof. Min Shi, Dr. Yin Wei, Dr. Mei-Xin Zhao
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2018
A comprehensive resource to the development and recent progress of zwitterion-oriented cycloadditions promoted by organoamines, organophosphines, N-heterocyclic carbenes
Organocatalytic Cycloadditions for Synthesis of Carbo- and Heterocycles offers a clear explanationto thedevelopment of and...
The Struggle across the Taiwan Strait
The Divided China Problem
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
A concise and informative history of how China divided in 1949 into two regimes, why they struggled to achieve the same political goal-reunification of China—and why their struggle today continues in a more complex and dangerous way. The authors detail how the changes brought about by the 2000 election...
Governance Innovation and Policy Change
Recalibrations of Chinese Politics under Xi Jinping
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2018
This edited volume assesses governance innovation and institutional change under the fifth generation of China’s political leaders headed by Xi Jinping. The configuration of long-term policy innovation without regime change requires skilled political actors who secure strategic majorities and set...