Xiao Lan Yang

The time-honored Chinese civilization has nurtured the distinctive Chinese publishing industry. To some extent, its formulation and development mimics that of Chinese civilization. Chinese civilization is unique in the world in its continuity. As a significant activity of knowledge accumulation and ...

This book identifies vulnerabilities in the physical layer, the MAC layer, the IP layer, the transport layer, and the application layer, of wireless networks, and discusses ways to strengthen security mechanisms and services. Topics covered include intrusion detection, secure PHY/MAC/routing protoco...

The concept of medical treatment from a distance (in absentia care) is actually quite ancient, dating back to tribal days where smoke signals were used to warn of serious disease in a community. Nowadays, telemedicine is used to facilitate treatment in rural areas, where the nearest doctor is miles ...

Fueled by ongoing and increasing consumer demand, the explosive growth in spectrum-based communications continues to tax the finite resources of the available spectrum. One possible solution, Cognitive Radio Network (CRN), allows unlicensed users opportunistic access to licensed bands without interf...

Appropriate for researchers, practitioners, and students alike, Communication and Networking in Smart Grids presents state-of-the-art approaches and novel technologies for communication networks in smart grids. It explains how contemporary grid networks are developed and deployed and presents a coll...

Presenting the work of prominent researchers working on smart grids and related fields around the world, Security and Privacy in Smart Grids identifies state-of-the-art approaches and novel technologies for smart grid communication and security. It investigates the fundamental aspects and applicatio...

A wide-ranging consideration of the work of contemporary ethicist David Wong.Original, influential, and often controversial, ethicist David Wong defends forms of moral relativism. His 1984 Moral Relativity was a study of this concept, and his 2006 Natural Moralities presented a new and sophistica...

Pan Jinlian—A Kunqu Opera is one of the most outstanding achievements born by the Project for Disseminating Chinese Operatic Dramas Overseas.《昆曲:潘金莲》介绍了故事产生的社会、历史、文化背景，并对其不同时期的不同故事版本，进行了简要的介绍和分析。同时，书中还讲解了与“昆曲”有关的戏曲知识，带领读者较为全面地领略昆曲这一曲艺形式的艺术魅力。此外，书中还呈现了《昆曲潘金莲》剧本的英文翻译，是戏曲爱好者不可多得的一本普及型读物。