Books by Wang

Wang Wei was one of the most celebrated poets of China's Tang Dynasty (618-907). An influential painter and practitioner of Chan (Zen) Buddhism, many of his poems contain concise and evocative descriptions of nature whose elegant minimalism offers subtle expression of a transcendence from everyday life. While this purity of poetic expression is what Wang Wei's reputation is built upon, he lived a courtly life of highs and lows in a tumultuous era, suffering demotions and exile, imprisonment and rehabilitation, all of which are evidenced in his verse. Wang Wei's poems grapple with the trappings of worldly life and the quest for enlightenment, painting a complex picture of both his psyche and his Chan discipline. Laughing Lost in the Mountains includes translations of poems running the spectrum of Wang Wei's subjects, as well as an extensive introduction that sheds light on Wang Wei's craft, spirituality, and historical context.

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A comprehensive overview of the structure and variability of the upper atmosphereEarth's upper atmosphere is an open system that is strongly influenced by energy and momentum inputs from both above and below. New observation and modeing techniques have provided insights into dynamics, energetics, and chemical processes in the upper atmosphere.Upper Atmosphere Dynamics and Energetics presents an overview of key research advances in upper atmospheric physics, and measurement and modeling techniques, along with remaining challenges for understanding the state and variability of the upper atmospheric system.Volume highlights include:* Insights into the interconnections between different areas of upper atmospheric science* Appreciation of the dynamics and complexity of the global upper atmospheric system* Techniques for observing and measuring the upper atmosphere* Responses of the upper atmosphere to external driversThe American Geophysical Union promotes discovery in Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity. Its publications disseminate scientific knowledge and provide resources for researchers, students, and professionals.Find out more about the Space Physics and Aeronomy collection in this Q&A with the Editors in Chief

Carbon Based Nanomaterials for Advanced Thermal and Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion presents a comprehensive overview of recent theoretical and experimental developments and prospects on carbon-based nanomaterials for thermal, solar and electrochemical energy conversion, along with their storage applications for both laboratory and industrial perspectives. Large growth in human populations has led to seminal growth in global energy consumption, hence fossil fuel usage has increased, as have unwanted greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, which results in critical environmental concerns. This book discusses this growing problem, aligning carbon nanomaterials as a solution because of their structural diversity and electronic, thermal and mechanical properties.Provides an overview on state-of-the-art carbon nanomaterials and key requirements for applications of carbon materials towards efficient energy storage and conversionPresents an updated and comprehensive review of recent work and the theoretical aspects on electrochemistryIncludes discussions on the industrial production of carbon-based materials for energy applications, along with insights from industrial experts

A volume in the Chinese American Educational Researchand Development Association Book SeriesSeries Editor Jinfa Cai, University of DelawareThe book is linked to the annual theme of the 2008 CAERDA International Conference with contributingauthors serving as keynote speakers, invited panelists, paper presenters, as well as specialists andeducators in the field. The book provides a most comprehensive description of and a theoretically wellinformedand a scholarly cogent account of teaching and learning Chinese in general and in the UnitedStates in particular. It examines a wide range of important issues in Chinese teaching and learning: current state in teaching Chinese as a SecondLanguage (TCSL) in the United States, US national standards for learning foreign languages K-12, policy making about how to meet the growingdemand for Chinese language and cultural education with regard to a national coordination of efforts, professional teacher training in terms of thequantity and quality of Chinese language teachers at all levels, promotion of early language learning, characteristics of Chinese pedagogy, aspects ofChinese linguistics, methods and methodology in teaching TCSL, techniques and technology in Chinese language education, curriculum andinstruction in TCSL, cultural aspects of teaching Chinese as a Second Language, issues in Chinese pedagogy, development of Chinese as a HeritageLanguage (HL) and the issue of cultural identity for bilingual/multilingual learners (particularly bilingual/multilingual children), testing andevaluation in TCSL, Chinese literacy and reading, approaches to instruction and program design, etc.

Approximately 75% of emerging infectious diseases are zoonoses, and the rate of emergence of zoonotic diseases is on the rise. Bats are being increasingly recognised as an important reservoir of zoonotic viruses of different families, including SARS coronavirus, Nipah virus, Hendra virus and Ebola virus.

Discusses the variety of information systems and how it can improve project management and, likewise, how project management can affect the growth of information systems. Using new frameworks, technologies and methods, this comprehensive collection is useful for professionals, researchers and software developers interested in learning more on this emerging field.

This book examines some aspects of homogeneous Banach algebras and related topics to illustrate various methods used in several classes of group algebras. It guides the reader toward some of the problems in harmonic analysis such as the problems of factorizations and closed subalgebras.