Bin Li Bücher

This book introduces general definitions of third-variable effects that are adaptable to all different types of response (categorical or continuous), exposure, or third-variables. Readers of all disciplines familiar with introductory statistics will find this a valuable resource for analysis. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Introduction 2 A Review of Third-Variable Effect Inferences 3 Advanced Statistical Modeling and Machine Learning Methods Used in the Book 4 The General Third-Variable Effect Analysis Method 5 The Implementation of General Third-Variable Effect Analysis Method 6 Assumptions for the General Third-Variable Analysis 7 Multiple Exposures and Multivariate Responses 8 Regularized Third-Variable Effect Analysis for High-Dimensional Dataset 9 Interaction/Moderation Analysis with Third-Variable Effects 10 Third-Variable Effect Analysis with Multilevel Additive Models 11 Bayesian Third-Variable Effect Analysis 12 Other Issues

The book delves into the Tang Dynasty's remarkable civilization, highlighting its prosperity and cultural significance. It examines the era's communication methods, including the postal system and early newspapers, alongside military communication strategies. The exploration extends to literature, poetry, public spaces, and the influence of folk culture, while also addressing the intellectual climate and discussions on freedom of speech. By integrating ancient and modern scholarly perspectives, it positions the Tang Dynasty as a pivotal transition from classical to modern society.

Focusing on resilient governance with Chinese characteristics, this book analyzes Guangzhou from 1990 to 2015. It reveals an authoritarian, land-oriented pro-growth regime and identifies three distinct governance phases: Primitive Market, Pure Government, and Multiple Players. The study demonstrates how redevelopment can exemplify resilient governance by adapting to dynamic environments to enhance economic growth, emphasizing that the authoritarian regime is crucial for supporting this model. The research employs participant observation, interviews, and secondary data analysis for its findings.

Loess is a product of aeolian deposition during the Quaternary glaciation cycles and covers approximately 6% of the Earth's land. The Loess Plateau of China, which is home to a population of nearly three hundred million, has the thickest and most complete loess strata, where loess geohazards occur most frequently due to the weak geoenvironment and dense human activities. In recent years, the engineering geological characteristics of loess and geohazards in loess areas have gradually received increasing attention from academic researchers. This book reviews an informative collection of up-to-date literature in this field. It presents the unique features of loess and loess geohazards, and provides a strong foundation for future study via eight systematically structured chapters, e.g., origin and spatial distribution, loess landforms, microstructure, physical properties, permeability, shear strength, tensile strength, and loess geohazard. It can serve as a principal reference for researchers, practical engineers and technicians who are engaged in loess geology and surface processes, and is suitable especially for undergraduate and postgraduate students in the field of loess engineering geology.

This book considers the emergence, role and scope of justice apps - mobile and web-based programs that can assist individuals with legal tasks.

This book, written by leading international experts, provides a comprehensive, current examination of transport-mediated antimicrobial resistance. As a particularly powerful mechanism of multidrug resistance, an in-depth examination of efflux pumps is conducted with bacteria of major public health concern including Enterobacteriaceae, Acinetobacter , Neisseria , Pseudomonas , staphylococci, and mycobacteria. The content spans structural biochemistry and transport mechanisms of the major transporter families and considers individual drug efflux systems across various Gram-positive and Gram-negative species. Genomic analysis of efflux pump distribution and their contribution to clinically-relevant resistance are a major focus of the text. Moreover, interplay between drug efflux pumps and other key resistance mechanisms such as intrinsic drug impermeability, inactivation, and target alterations are discussed, as well as their molecular expression-based regulation andphysiological functions beyond resistance, involving biofilms, stress response, and pathogenicity. Finally, strategies are addressed to target this drug resistance mechanism with novel antimicrobials or drug inhibitor adjuvants.