Sophora tonkinensis Gagnep. (ST) (Fabaceae) is distributed chiefly in south-central and southeast China and Vietnam. In traditional Chinese medicine theory, the root and rhizome of ST are toxic and ...

Cells are the basic unit of human organs that are not fully understood. The revolutionary advancements of optical imaging allowed us to observe single cells in whole organs, revealing the complicated ...

This is a timely book that fills the gap in the study of Chinese overseas and their religions in the global context. Rich in ethnographic materials, this is the first comprehensive book that shows the ...

In this paper, we propose a stochastic phytoplankton–zooplankton system considering phytoplankton defensive and zooplankton offensive effects. The aim of this paper is to study the effects of ...

There are various types of waves including water, sound, electromagnetic, seismic and shock etc. These waves need to be analyzed and understood for different practical applications. This book is an ...

Train-induced vibration inevitably affects the living standards and work productivity of residents and staff within transit-oriented development (TOD) buildings, especially when trains operate on the ...

The macromodel, by which the beam and column are simulated by fiber beam elements, has been extensively used in the progressive collapse analysis of reinforced concrete (RC) frames due to its high ...

The D-8 (Developing Eight) organisation was officially formed in 1997 and has Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey as full members. The D-8 economies encompass ...

Applicable Atmospheric Dynamics Techniques for the Exploration of Atmospheric Dynamics By (author): Istvan Szunyogh (Texas A&M University, USA) "The book's content reflects the author's avowed ...

A layered rock mass is a special type of geological body. The existence of a bedding surface may lead to a poor cutting effect (over/under-excavation of the surrounding rock), falling of blocks, or ...

In 1854, B Riemann introduced the notion of curvature for spaces with a family of inner products. There was no significant progress in the general case until 1918, when P Finsler studied the variation ...

Call for Papers Special Issue on Intelligent Algorithms for Networked Robotic Systems Summary The system for navigation is one of the most vital and crucial topics in the study of mobile robots since ...