This book gives a comprehensive and self-contained introduction to the theory of symmetric Markov processes and symmetric quasi-regular Dirichlet forms. In a detailed and accessible manner, Zhen-Qing Chen and Masatoshi Fukushima cover the essential elements and applications of the theory of symmetri[...]

In the early twentieth century, a time of political fragmentation and social upheaval in China, poverty became the focus of an anguished national conversation about the future of the country. Investigating the lives of the urban poor in China during this critical era, "Guilty of Indigence" examines [...]

This book is the first complete study of Chen Duxiu, the controversial founder and first secretary-general of the Chinese Communist party. Disputing many conventional views of the New Culture movement and the early history of the party, Lee Feigon examines the social and political context of Chen's [...]

Apply best practices for capturing, analyzing, and implementing software requirements through visual models--and deliver better results for your business. The authors--experts in eliciting and visualizing requirements--walk you through a simple but comprehensive language of visual models that has be[...]

As do other mighty forces such as wars, nationalist aspirations, and the shifting courses of great rivers, globalization changes the world's borders by bending them out of shape and creating new transnational spaces. State political boundaries no longer draw the definitive line in people's lives the[...]

A clear understanding of the issues surrounding climate change, global warming, air and water pollution, ozone depletion, deforestation, the loss of biodiversity and global poverty is essential for every manager in the hospitality industry. Present and future hospitality executives need to know how [...]

Written in the same witty and sassy style as its SAT counterpart, Up Your Score: ACT reveals the secrets of that test while keeping kids engaged and interested with its irreverent humour. Top Manhattan tutor Chris Arp, backed by his colleagues at New York's Veritas Test Prep, shares insider tips and[...]

Fujianese is used by over 47 million native speakers, mainly in China and Taiwan. It is has become one of the most common Chinese languages abroad, spoken widely in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, and the United States. Originating from the Fujian province on the south-eastern coast[...]

Hank Pym returns to his greatest role That's right, Giant-Man is back Then, the AvengersAcademy students take on a mission of vengeance against the Hood, and Finesse goes off in search of the man who could be her father: Taskmaster But everything changes when Korvac returns and defeats the Avenge[...]

During his dark reign, Norman Osborn attempted to mold super-powered teens to further his twisted agenda. so the earth's Mightiest Heroes created the Avengers Academy to reverse his influence on these impressionable heroes. but what happened to the young men and women who weren't enrolled? Will frie[...]

NEW STUDENTS, NEW STAFF, NEW CAMPUS...AND A NEW MYSTERY: WHO KILLED AN AVENGER? Watch as the school relocates to the West Coast and opens its doors to nearly every teen hero in the Marvel U What does that mean for our core group? How will they react to the additions and why do they end up fighting [...]