This is a textbook for an introductory combinatorics course lasting one or two semesters. An extensive list of problems, ranging from routine exercises to research questions, is included. In each ...

Pure, orthodox and incorruptible, Judge Bao has been serving as the preeminent embodiment of justice in China for almost a thousand years, so much so his court cases have been adapted as stories, ...

College of Mathematics and Statistics, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350117, P. R. China Center for Applied Mathematics of Fujian Province, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, P. R.

Activated sludge is the most widely used biological wastewater treatment process globally to date, although its high energy demand makes it a major contributor of greenhouse gas emissions. Over recent ...

During the last few years, considerable interest has been focused on the phase that waves accumulate when the equations governing the waves vary slowly. The recent flurry of activity was set off by ...

On the surface of complex sea areas with obstacles, the encirclement mission against one hostile unmanned surface vehicle (USV) with high capability is usually extremely challenging. Especially when ...

Many important applications in global optimization, algebra, probability and statistics, applied mathematics, control theory, financial mathematics, inverse problems, etc. can be modeled as a ...

This paper presents an ultra-low-power boost converter for self-powered IoT applications to self-start and power-up IoT devices from scratch without any requirement of an external start-up. The pro ...

Shift register sequences cover a broad range of applications, from radar signal design, pseudo-random number generation, digital wireless telephony, and many other areas in coded communications. It is ...

Abstract Stochastic simulation and forecasting of hydroclimatic processes, such as precipitation and streamflow, are vital tools for risk-based management of water resources systems. Stochastic hyd ...

This vivid book is an inquiry into the stagnation between the development of architectural practice and the progress in urban modernization. It is about islands as territories of resistance. It is ...

China has undergone a unique path of development in the post-Maoist era. Especially, the last decade witnessed China's rapid rise to economic wealth and superpower status vis-à-vis the severe ...