1 Introduction -- 2 Managing Water Resources for Urban Catchments -- 3 WP-A: Urban Water Resources Management -- 4 WP-B: GIS tool for planning decentralized sanitation -- 5 WP-C: Early warning system for lakes -- 6 WP-D: Environmental Information System -- 7 WP-E: Groundwater Systems.This volume addresses latest results of the Major Water Program of the Chinese Government which aims at the rest…
Perface -- Chapter 1 Cloning and characterization of genes invovled in the biomineralization of pearl oyster -- Chapter 2 Characterization and functions of proteins invovled in the biomineralization of pearl oyster -- Chapter 3 Study of enzymes involved in the biomineralization of pearl oyster -- Chapter 4 Cell culture and related biomineralization study of pearl oyster -- Chapter 5 Cell signal…
Optimal Control Models in Finance -- The STV Approach to Financial Optimal Control Models -- A Financial Oscillator Model -- An Optimal Corporate Financing Model -- Further Computational Experiments and Results -- Conclusion.The determination of optimal financing and investment strategies (optimal capital structure or optimal mix of funds, optimal portfolio choice, etc.) for corporations and th…
Family Environment -- Peer Relations -- Teacher Interpersonal Behaviour -- Cooperative Learning Outcomes and Cooperative Learning Environments.Weiping Liu contends that the impacts of learning environments on Chinese only children must be studied from a bioecological systems perspective by considering the direct and joint effects of learning environments and personality within the macro-environ…
Introduction -- Attitude -- Students’ Self-efficacy Beliefs -- Teachers’ beliefs -- Identity -- Motivation -- Further Reading on Mathematics Related Affect.Open AccessThis book records the state of the art in research on mathematics-related affect. It discusses the concepts and theories of mathematics-related affect along the lines of three dimensions. The first dimension identifies three b…
Genomics and Proteomics -- Adaptation and Decision Making -- Applications and Hardware -- Other Applications.The International Conference on Intelligent Computing (ICIC) was set up as an annual forum dedicated to emerging and challenging topics in the various aspects of advances in computational intelligence fields, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, bioinformatics, and computat…
Perceptual and Pattern Recognition -- Informatics Theories and Applications -- Computational Neuroscience and Bioscience -- Models and Methods -- Learning Systems.The International Conference on Intelligent Computing (ICIC) was set up as an annual forum dedicated to emerging and challenging topics in the various aspects of advances in computational intelligence fields, such as artificial intell…
Cryptography and Coding -- Cryptographic Protocols -- Intrusion Detection -- Security Models and Architecture -- Security Management -- Watermarking and Information Hiding -- Web and Network Applications -- Image and Signal Processing -- Applications.
From the contents Preface -- Dedication -- Section I. Nitrogenase: The Origin, the Enzymes, and the Chemistry -- Section II. Genetics and Regulation in Heterotrophs and Photosynthetic Bacteria -- Section III. From Genomes to Function -- Section IV. Establishment of Symbiosis and Nodule Function -- Section V. Towards Sustainable Agriculture and Protection of the Environment -- Section VI. Molecu…
Chapter 1 Co-creating technological pedagogical content knowledge for the transformation of Nan Chiau Primary School -- Chapter 2 Reconceptualising learning collectively: A whole-school reform for fostering 21st century competencies -- Chapter 3 Building 21st century learning infrastructure -- Chapter 4 Engaging English language learners with mobile devices in the 21st century -- Chapter 5 My …