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Volume 3 of a 4-volume series is a concise, authoritative and an eminently readable and enjoyable experience related to lithium ion battery design, characterization and usage for portable and stationary power. Although the major focus is on lithium metal oxides or transition metal oxide as alloys, the discussion of fossil fuels is also presented where appropriate. This monograph is written by recognized experts in the field, and is both timely and appropriate as this decade will see application of lithium as an energy carrier, for example in the transportation sector. This Volume focuses on the fundamentals related to batteries using the latest research in the field of battery physics, chemi...
Examines the forces reshaping the global economy that favor nations committed to technological innovations, and assesses what the lack of an innovation policy could mean for the U.S. in the future.
Sherlock Holmes fans can sink their teeth into this brand new original tale! A visually stunning treat, every thought and clue that flows through Sherlock’s mind is intricately illustrated, uniquely portraying the inner workings of his mind as he strives to solve: The Case of Scandalous Ticket! The discovery of a mysterious powder and a very special show ticket leads Sherlock Holmes to believe a patient isn’t the only victim of a grand conspiracy. Indeed, it seems the strange disappearance of Londoners can be explained by the performances of a Chinese magician. When other tickets are found, the detective’s suspicions are confirmed…
In A Village Goes Mobile, Sirpa Tenhunen examines how the mobile telephone has contributed to social change in rural India. Tenhunen's long-term ethnographic fieldwork in West Bengal began before the village had a phone system in place and continued through the introduction and proliferation of the smartphone. She here analyzes how mobile telephones emerged as multidimensional objects which, in addition to enabling telephone conversations, facilitated status aspirations, internet access, and entertainment practices. She explores how this multifaceted use of mobile phones has affected agency and power dynamics in economic, political, and social relationships, and how these new social constell...
In the vast northeast, there are countless strange legends. The protagonist of this book was originally a young man with no ambition, but he was destined for ghosts all his life. After difficulties and obstacles, he gradually grew into a strong and righteous man. His life is not only the life of killing demons and removing demons, but also the life of saving the declining human nature.
Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2010 International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Materials Engineering, (ICMSME 2011), October 14-15, 2011, Shanghai, China
In the late Qing period, from the Opium War to the 1911 revolution, China absorbed the initial impact of Western arms, manufactures, science and culture, in that order. This volume of essays deals with the reception of Western literature, on the evidence of translations made. Having to overcome Chinese assumptions of cultural superiority, the perception that the West had a literature worth notice grew only gradually. It was not until the very end of the 19th century that a translation of a Western novel ("La dame aux camelias") achieved popular acclaim. But this opened the floodgates: in the first decade of the 20th century, more translated fiction was published than original fiction.The cor...
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He was originally one of the top Shadow Guards in China, but after being framed by a traitor, he was sent to prison. However, due to his good fortune, he managed to obtain an ancient martial arts technique. The Goddess of Gold, the commoner school beauty, the long-legged policewoman, the flirtatious CEO ... Powerful men were like the sun, they would always attract the love and love of thousands.
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