Liang Zhao - Böcker

A comprehensive treatment of Chinese maritime law and judicial practice, this book covers both substantive law and procedure law of maritime law in mainland China. This is a professional book for both academics and practitioners in the field of maritime law. Including analysis of and comment on judicial practice from the Supreme People’s Court, Higher People’s Courts and ten maritime courts, as well as a whitepaper of Chinese maritime adjudication for 30 years (1984-2014), this brings to an English-speaking audience for the first time some of the most technical aspects of maritime law. It is therefore an invaluable resource for all those interested in maritime law in China.

As the pharmaceutical industry navigates this new era of technological innovation, the integration of AI, big data, and advanced analytics into clinical trials holds immense potential to transform drug development. Clinical Trial Modernization: Technological, Operational, and Regulatory Advances provides a comprehensive overview of the current trends, challenges, and opportunities in modernizing clinical trials, offering a roadmap for stakeholders in this evolving field.This book serves as a valuable resource for professionals, researchers, and regulators, providing actionable insights into the future of clinical trials and their critical role in bringing new therapies to market faster and more effectively.

A comprehensive treatment of Chinese maritime law and judicial practice, this book covers both substantive law and procedure law of maritime law in mainland China. This is a professional book for both academics and practitioners in the field of maritime law. Including analysis of and comment on judicial practice from the Supreme People’s Court, Higher People’s Courts and ten maritime courts, as well as a whitepaper of Chinese maritime adjudication for 30 years (1984-2014), this brings to an English-speaking audience for the first time some of the most technical aspects of maritime law. It is therefore an invaluable resource for all those interested in maritime law in China.

Master the future of marine exploration and technology with Autonomous Marine Vehicles Planning and Control, which provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary guide to the principles, control, and real-world applications of autonomous marine vehicles. Autonomous Marine Vehicles Planning and Control explores the intricate and rapidly evolving field of autonomous marine vehicles, focusing on unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). This book is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the fundamental principles, advanced control methodologies, and practical applications of these autonomous systems in various marine environments. Through a series of detailed chapters, the book delves into the technical aspects, innovative algorithms, and real-world challenges associated with the deployment and operation of USVs and AUVs. Through a highly technical and research-oriented approach, each chapter combines theoretical analysis with practical case studies and simulation results to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed methods. The book also addresses the interdisciplinary nature of the field, integrating concepts from robotics, artificial intelligence, and marine engineering to provide a holistic view of autonomous marine vehicle technology.

Presenting selected, peer-reviewed papers from the 15th International Conference on Natural Computation, Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery (ICNC-FSKD 2019), held in Kunming, China, from 20 to 22 July 2019, it is a useful resource for researchers, including professors and graduate students, as well as R&D staff in industry.

This book discusses the recent advances in natural computation, fuzzy systems and knowledge discovery. Presenting selected, peer-reviewed papers from the 15th International Conference on Natural Computation, Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery (ICNC-FSKD 2019), held in Kunming, China, from 20 to 22 July 2019, it is a useful resource for researchers, including professors and graduate students, as well as R&D staff in industry.

This open access book presents a comprehensive and up-to-date collection of knowledge on the state of crowdfunding research and practice. A vital resource for anyone researching crowdfunding, this book offers readers a deep understanding of the characteristics, business models, user-relations, and behavioural patterns of crowdfunding.

This open access book presents a comprehensive and up-to-date collection of knowledge on the state of crowdfunding research and practice. A vital resource for anyone researching crowdfunding, this book offers readers a deep understanding of the characteristics, business models, user-relations, and behavioural patterns of crowdfunding.

This book consists of papers on the recent progresses in the state of the art in natural computation, fuzzy systems and knowledge discovery. The work printed in this book was presented at the 2021 17th International Conference on Natural Computation, Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery (ICNC-FSKD 2021, 24–26 July 2021, Guiyang, China).

In practice, the design and architecture of a cloud varies among cloud providers. We present a generic evaluation framework for the performance, availability and reliability characteristics of various cloud platforms. We describe a generic benchmark architecture for cloud databases, specifically NoSQL database as a service. It measures the performance of replication delay and monetary cost.Service Level Agreements (SLA) represent the contract which captures the agreed upon guarantees between a service provider and its customers. The specifications of existing service level agreements (SLA) for cloud services are not designed to flexibly handle even relatively straightforward performance and technical requirements of consumer applications. We present a novel approach for SLA-based management of cloud-hosted databases from the consumer perspective and an end-to-end framework for consumer-centric SLA management of cloud-hosted databases. The framework facilitates adaptive and dynamic provisioning of the database tier of the software applications based on application-defined policies for satisfying their own SLA performance requirements, avoiding the cost of any SLA violation and controlling the monetary cost of the allocated computing resources. In this framework, the SLA of the consumer applications are declaratively defined in terms of goals which are subjected to a number of constraints that are specific to the application requirements. The framework continuously monitors the application-defined SLA and automatically triggers the execution of necessary corrective actions (scaling out/in the database tier) when required. The framework is database platform-agnostic, uses virtualization-based database replication mechanisms and requires zero source code changes of the cloud-hosted software applications.

This book presents the features and advantages offered by complex networks in the machine learning domain. The low level term can be implemented by any classification technique, while the high level term is realized by the extraction of features of the underlying network constructed from the input data.

In practice, the design and architecture of a cloud varies among cloud providers. We present a generic evaluation framework for the performance, availability and reliability characteristics of various cloud platforms. We describe a generic benchmark architecture for cloud databases, specifically NoSQL database as a service. It measures the performance of replication delay and monetary cost.Service Level Agreements (SLA) represent the contract which captures the agreed upon guarantees between a service provider and its customers. The specifications of existing service level agreements (SLA) for cloud services are not designed to flexibly handle even relatively straightforward performance and technical requirements of consumer applications. We present a novel approach for SLA-based management of cloud-hosted databases from the consumer perspective and an end-to-end framework for consumer-centric SLA management of cloud-hosted databases. The framework facilitates adaptive and dynamic provisioning of the database tier of the software applications based on application-defined policies for satisfying their own SLA performance requirements, avoiding the cost of any SLA violation and controlling the monetary cost of the allocated computing resources. In this framework, the SLA of the consumer applications are declaratively defined in terms of goals which are subjected to a number of constraints that are specific to the application requirements. The framework continuously monitors the application-defined SLA and automatically triggers the execution of necessary corrective actions (scaling out/in the database tier) when required. The framework is database platform-agnostic, uses virtualization-based database replication mechanisms and requires zero source code changes of the cloud-hosted software applications.

This book presents the features and advantages offered by complex networks in the machine learning domain. The low level term can be implemented by any classification technique, while the high level term is realized by the extraction of features of the underlying network constructed from the input data.

This gap has driven a wave of research for deep learning on graphs, including graph representation learning, graph generation, and graph classification.

This gap has driven a wave of research for deep learning on graphs, including graph representation learning, graph generation, and graph classification.

The papers are organized in the following topical sections:Volume I: Knowledge Science with Learning and AI (KSLA)Volume II: Knowledge Engineering Research and Applications (KERA)Volume III: Knowledge Management with Optimization and Security (KMOS)Volume IV: Emerging TechnologyVolume V: Special Tracks

The papers are organized in the following topical sections:Volume I: Knowledge Science with Learning and AI (KSLA)Volume II: Knowledge Engineering Research and Applications (KERA)Volume III: Knowledge Management with Optimization and Security (KMOS)Volume IV: Emerging TechnologyVolume V: Special Tracks

The papers are organized in the following topical sections:Volume I: Knowledge Science with Learning and AI (KSLA)Volume II: Knowledge Engineering Research and Applications (KERA)Volume III: Knowledge Management with Optimization and Security (KMOS)Volume IV: Emerging TechnologyVolume V: Special Tracks

The papers are organized in the following topical sections:Volume I: Knowledge Science with Learning and AI (KSLA)Volume II: Knowledge Engineering Research and Applications (KERA)Volume III: Knowledge Management with Optimization and Security (KMOS)Volume IV: Emerging TechnologyVolume V: Special Tracks