Wu: 544 books
by Dennis Kalma, Meiyin Wu
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2011
Wetlands are increasingly viewed as valuable resources rather than wastelands and appreciated as reservoirs for species diversity. These two companion volumes provide the naturalist and field worker with complete descriptions and illustrations of 312 plant species found in Adirondack wetlands and...
by Douglas J. Moo, Ralph P. Martin, Julie Wu
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
Brimming with lavish, full-color photos and graphics, the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary walks you verse by verse through all the books of the New Testament. It’s like slipping on a set of glasses that lets you read the Bible through the eyes of a first-century reader! Discoveries...
Christianity in China
A Scholars' Guide to Resources in the Libraries and Archives of the United States
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2015
Now revised and updated to incorporate numerous new materials, this is the major source for researching American Christian activity in China, especially that of missions and missionaries. It provides a thorough introduction and guide to primary and secondary sources on Christian enterprises and individuals...
Complete Wing Chun
The Definitive Guide to Wing Chun's History and Traditions
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
Master the many styles of Wing Chun Kung Fu with this expert martial arts guide.
With the fame of Bruce Lee, the conditions in Hong Kong, and the hard work and effort of many of his classmates, the Wing Chun of the late master Yip Man became one of the most well-known and popular Chinese martial...
China's Economic Growth
A Miracle with Chinese Characteristics
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2004
The current growth of the Chinese economy is of immense importance for the global economy. This book outlines the main characteristics of Chinese economic growth over the last two decades, and investigates in detail the key determinants of growth, especially capital formation and productivity issues....
by David L. Olson, Desheng Dash Wu
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2015
Enterprise Risk Management in Finance is a guide to measuring and managing Enterprise-wide risks in financial institutions. Financial institutions operate in a unique manner when compared to other businesses. They are, by the nature of their business, highly exposed to risk at every level, and indeed...
by William J. Baumol, Monte Malach, Ariel Pablos-Mendez
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
The exploding cost of health care in the United States is a source of widespread alarm. Similarly, the upward spiral of college tuition fees is cause for serious concern. In this concise and illuminating book, well-known economist William J. Baumol explores the causes of these seemingly intractable...
Probability and Statistical Models
Foundations for Problems in Reliability and Financial Mathematics
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2010
With an emphasis on models and techniques, this textbook introduces many of the fundamental concepts of stochastic modeling that are now a vital component of almost every scientific investigation. In particular, emphasis is placed on laying the foundation for solving problems in reliability, insurance,...
Advances in K-means Clustering
A Data Mining Thinking
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2012
Nearly everyone knows K-means algorithm in the fields of data mining and business intelligence. But the ever-emerging data with extremely complicated characteristics bring new challenges to this "old" algorithm. This book addresses these challenges and makes novel contributions in establishing...
Race and Retail
Consumption across the Color Line
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
Race has long shaped shopping experiences for many Americans. Retail exchanges and establishments have made headlines as flashpoints for conflict not only between blacks and whites, but also between whites, Mexicans, Asian Americans, and a wide variety of other ethnic groups, who have at times found...
by Jiang Wang, Zicheng Liu, Ying Wu
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2014
Action recognition technology has many real-world applications in human-computer interaction, surveillance, video retrieval, retirement home monitoring, and robotics. The commoditization of depth sensors has also opened up further applications that were not feasible before. This text focuses on feature...
Food Supply Chain Management
Economic, Social and Environmental Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012
Food Supply Chain Management: Economic, Social and Environmental Perspectives is very different from parts supply chain management as can be seen from the increasing health, safety and environmental concerns that are increasingly garnering the public’s attention about different food supply chain...
by Hak-Keung Lam, Yabin Gao, Hongyi Li
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2016
This book develops a set of reference methods capable of modeling uncertainties existing in membership functions, and analyzing and synthesizing the interval type-2 fuzzy systems with desired performances. It also provides numerous simulation results for various examples, which fill certain gaps...
Agile Innovation
The Revolutionary Approach to Accelerate Success, Inspire Engagement, and Ignite Creativity
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2014
Find your company's unique innovation style, and nurture it into a powerful competitive advantage
Praised by business leaders worldwide, Agile Innovation is the authoritative guide to survival and success in today's "innovate-or-die" business world. This revolutionary approach combines...