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One of the most important drivers of the Anthropocene was a radical shift in what and how people eat. Industrial agriculture and meat production, new ways of processing, packaging, and distributing food, and the globalization of culinary habits not only upended traditional lifeways around the world but also continue to play a key role in climate change, biodiversity loss, and various other processes that are transforming the Earth system –now rendering food production increasingly precarious. Nowhere have these changes been more dramatic or consequential than in Asia.The essays in this volume examine how literary works from the Asian continent have responded to the profound changes in the region's foodscapes. They cover poetry, prose fiction, and literary non-fiction from China, India, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, and Taiwan.

'Innovative Solutions for a More Sustainable Future. The principles of green chemistry and sustainability are vital to the development and manufacturing of polymers and polymeric materials. This book documents outstanding recent contributions in sustainable green chemistry and serves as a valuable archive of this dynamic and rapidly evolving area. Volume 1 lays the foundation and covers enzyme catalysis; polymer recycling methods; and biobased materials and additives. Given the multidisciplinary nature of the topic, this resource will be useful to chemists, biochemists, chemical engineers, biochemical engineers, microbiologists, molecular biologists, and enzymologists, as well as graduate students who are engaged in the R&D related to this area.'--

​The two-volume set CCIS 1896 and 1897 constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Blockchain and Trustworthy Systems, BlockSys 2023, which took place in Haikou, China during August 8–10, 2023. The 45 revised full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 93 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Part I: Anomaly detection on blockchain; edge intelligence and metaverse services; blockchain system security; empirical study and surveys; federated learning for blockchain. Part II: AI for blockchain; blockchain applications; blockchain architecture and optimization; protocols and consensus.

Since the end of Dennard scaling in the early 2000s, improving the energy efficiency of computation has been the main concern of the research community and industry. The large energy efficiency gap between general-purpose processors and application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) motivates the exploration of customizable architectures, where one can adapt the architecture to the workload. In this Synthesis lecture, we present an overview and introduction of the recent developments on energy-efficient customizable architectures, including customizable cores and accelerators, on-chip memory customization, and interconnect optimization. In addition to a discussion of the general techniques and classification of different approaches used in each area, we also highlight and illustrate some of the most successful design examples in each category and discuss their impact on performance and energy efficiency. We hope that this work captures the state-of-the-art research and development on customizable architectures and serves as a useful reference basis for further research, design, and implementation for large-scale deployment in future computing systems.

Over the course of several thousand years, with a long history of continual development and enhancement, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has become a unique Chinese medical system with significant success in the field of healthcare, making great contributions to the well-being of mankind.The Essential Chinese Medicine book series fulfills the mission of honouring life and promoting the health of family members and friends. This series develops and expands on the essence of TCM to advocate new concepts of health and wellness.The editors-in-chief, Professor Zhang Bao Chun and Associate Professor Chen Yu Ting, have been involved in the teaching, research and clinical work of the TCM theoretical system for a long period of time. Both have not only mastered the ancient learning but have also blazed new trails. They have put forward assiduous efforts in the research and writing of materials, being the chief editors of several specialised academic publications and other teaching materials. This four-volume Essential Chinese Medicine series is the product of their extensive research.

The fourth title in the series, Essential Chinese Medicine: Relieving Wind, covers practical aspects related to the treatment of ailments associated with rheumatism and edema, which afflict the old and increasingly the mature generation. This volume features 49 medicinal materials that are antirheumatic, diuretic and interior-warming. Supported by photographs of the medicinal herbs and recipes, the book covers various aspects related to the herbs: source, producing areas, nature and flavour, effects and indications, usage and dosage, storage, differentiating genuine and fake herbs, and medicinal cooking. Rich in content, with strong medical basis and practicality, this is a wealth of resource for learning.

Essential Chinese Medicine: Restoring Balance has gathered a total of 55 types of commonly-seen balancing medicinal materials, providing the details of each medicine including its origin, place of production, nature and flavour, meridian tropism, effects, treatment, usage and dosage, preparation methods of medicated diets and consumption methods. All of this information is further illustrated with high-quality colour photographs, and terms are written in both English and Chinese for easy reference.

This book, Improving Blood Circulation, is the third volume in the Essential Chinese Medicine series, which has featured the earlier titles: Health Tonics and Restoring Balance. Like the earlier works, this volume makes accessible the benefits of traditional Chinese herbal medicines, to the health and wellness of its readers. All of this information is enhanced by high-quality colour photographs, and documented in both English and Chinese for easy reference.The book features 52 medicinal herbs for the purpose of improving blood circulation. The reader will be able to understand the source, properties, usage and dosage for the herbs, as well as differentiate quality herbs from fakes, and prepare medicinal dishes.

Essential Chinese Medicine: Health Tonics has gathered a total of 54 types of commonly-seen tonifying medicinal materials, providing the details of each medicine including its origin, place of production, nature and flavour, meridian tropism, effects, treatment, usage and dosage, preparation methods of medicated diets and consumption methods. All of this information is further illustrated with high-quality colour photographs, and terms are written in both English and Chinese for easy reference.

Since the end of Dennard scaling in the early 2000s, improving the energy efficiency of computation has been the main concern of the research community and industry. The large energy efficiency gap between general-purpose processors and application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) motivates the exploration of customizable architectures, where one can adapt the architecture to the workload. In this Synthesis lecture, we present an overview and introduction of the recent developments on energy-efficient customizable architectures, including customizable cores and accelerators, on-chip memory customization, and interconnect optimization. In addition to a discussion of the general techniques and classification of different approaches used in each area, we also highlight and illustrate some of the most successful design examples in each category and discuss their impact on performance and energy efficiency. We hope that this work captures the state-of-the-art research and development oncustomizable architectures and serves as a useful reference basis for further research, design, and implementation for large-scale deployment in future computing systems.

The concept of a “fishing entity” is a new category of fishing actors, separate from that of states, in the international law of the sea. The emergence of this new category provides a significant development towards a more flexible application of regulations regarding usage of the sea. A fishing entity owns advanced technology and fishing skills, and, as such, has an important role to play in global and regional conservation and management of fishery resources. Despite this, it is defined as being distinct from a “state” in the relevant legal documents, resulting in unclear circumstances involving certain global and regional agreements which usually apply to the latter. This ambiguity is particularly prevalent in legal procedures on the high seas when the sovereignty of a “state” comes into question, such as boarding and inspection. This book provides a detailed definition of the role of the “fishing entity” in the international law of the sea, and its obligations and rights in high seas fishery enforcements.

This volume addresses fundamental issues in the philosophy of science in the context of two most intriguing fields: biology and economics. Written by authorities and experts in the philosophy of biology and economics, Mechanism and Causality in Biology and Economics provides a structured study of the concepts of mechanism and causality in these disciplines and draws careful juxtapositions between philosophical apparatus and scientific practice. By exploring the issues that are most salient to the contemporary philosophies of biology and economics and by presenting comparative analyses, the book serves as a platform not only for gaining mutual understanding between scientists and philosophers of the life sciences and those of the social sciences, but also for sharing interdisciplinary research that combines both philosophical concepts in both fields.The book begins by defining the concepts of mechanism and causality in biology and economics, respectively. The second and third parts investigate philosophical perspectives of various causal and mechanistic issues in scientific practice in the two fields. These two sections include chapters on causal issues in the theory of evolution; experiments and scientific discovery; representation of causal relations and mechanism by models in economics. The concluding section presents interdisciplinary studies of various topics concerning extrapolation of life sciences and social sciences, including chapters on the philosophical investigation of conjoining biological and economic analyses with, respectively, demography, medicine and sociology.

'A highly accessible and practical resource for applying sociocultural theory to both pedagogy and parent involvement. It begins with theory, but then provides excellent examples of how the principles might be meaningfully applied in real classrooms.'—Robert Rueda, ProfessorUniversity of Southern CaliforniaEnsure high student achievement in diverse classrooms with this proven instructional model! This vital resource presents educators with an instructional approach that is flexible and practical enough for mainstream classroom use—yet also academically rigorous and grounded in research on teaching English language learners (ELLs).Ideal for elementary and middle school teachers as well as ELL specialists, this book offers six key principles to help educators address language development in a regular classroom while supporting ELL students in learning academic content. This field-tested model is based on five standards for pedagogy from the Center for Research on Education, Diversity, and Excellence (CREDE) as well as the authors′ sixth principle for family involvement. Focusing on one principle per chapter, this book includes:Lessons, tips, and in-depth vignettes from teachers who have been trained in the modelAdvice on working successfully with ELL families Guiding questions and self-assessments based on CREDE′s indicators for achievement of standards to help teachers monitor their own development Six Principles for Teaching English Language Learners in All Classrooms will not only assist ELLs, but will ultimately benefit all learners in the inclusive classroom.

Ardentec Corporation is a specialist in'wafer probing,'a highly specialized niche sandwiched between the'front-end'and the'back-end'of semiconductor manufacturing. Because the semiconductor industry uses modular processes and has standard containers for the interchange of work-in-progress, it has evolved to a highly horizontal structure where specialists like Ardentec can carve out unique market opportunities that are less attractive to integrated manufacturers. The company has grown rapidly, but as it starts to occupy a significant percentage of the total available market, its founders are faced with the challenge of how to maintain growth. Do they vertically integrate more into the back-end, or should they try to do acquisitions in adjacent markets? The case is intended to be used in conjunction with the Technical Note,'Horizontal Specialization and Modularity in the Semiconductor Industry'(608-001).