Political Economy of Foreign Policies in Contemporary China
A Japanese Point of View
Key Features
• There have been serious unstable (geopolitical) situations in the East Asian region, in which most important player has undoubtedly been China. Therefore, interdisciplinary approaches are required to recognize in advance actual happenings (such as Taiwan’s emergency situations). The book tries to analyze geopolitical phenomena through economic frameworks, with special focus on Chinese behavior and Chinese foreign policies with the United States, Japan, Australia, and Taiwan
March 2025
£100 | HARDCOVER 978-981-98-0623-2
Description
This book provides an analysis on foreign policies in China. The first part of the book focuses on and analyses Chinese behavior (in that China might act as a “status quo country” or aspire to be a “hegemon or regional hegemon”), based on the theory of “offensive realism”. According to this theory, it would be reasonable to think that Chinese behavior could become similar to that of United States’. However, from the viewpoint of economics, the difference between the United States’ “excess consumption” and Chinese “excess saving” has been significant. The second part of this book summarizes the discovery and development of a method to predict and analyze the occurrence of “non-economic situations” in terms of economic frameworks. The book proceeds to examine the future of Sino-Japanese relations to be one of maintaining a “cold peace”, which in turn can help to maintain military balance among China , the United States and Japan, The book further suggests that the crucial factor for this military balance is the availability of the “nuclear umbrella” for Japan by the United States.
Imprint: World Scientific Extent: 300pp
Type: Monograph Series:
Main Subject: Asian Studies
Sub-Subjects: Asian Economies
Keywords: Taiwan’s Emergency Situations; Taiwan Annexation; Offensive Realism; Hegemon; Absorption Approach; Nuclear Umbrella; Nuclear Armament; Three Non-Nuclear Principles; Constitution of Japan; Nuclear Sharing; AUKUS; One Belt One Road; Excess Consumption; Excess Saving; Under Consumption; Codependency Relations; Dalai Lama; Canary of the Coal Mine; Forced Labor; USA; US; Japan; China; Sino-America Relations; Sino-Japanese Relations; Sino-German Relations; Sino-Australian Relations; Political Economy; Economic Frameworks; Economic Analysis; China Studies; International Relations
Readership: Primary market: Advanced undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of international relations, international economics and international politics, particular
Ken Morita Hiroshima University, Japan & Hiroshima Shudo University, Japan
• Political Economy of International Relations: Selections of China and Japan
Contents those with research interests in China and/or political economy. Secondary market: Researchers and practitioners (such as those in think-tanks and governmental organizations) in the fields of international relations, international economics and international politics, with a regional interest in China.
• An Economic Analysis of Codependency Relations between USA and China: United States
• Excess Consumption and Chinese Under Consumption
• Political Economy of the Codependency Relations between USA and China: Current Situations and Prospects
• Political Economy of Sino-American Conflict
• An Economic Analysis of Sino-German Relations
• An Economic Analysis of Sino-Australian Relations
• Political Economy of Cross-Strait Relations
• Political Economy of Sino-Japanese Relations
• Concluding Remarks
Security Challenges in Contemporary Indo-Pacific
Zhiqun Zhu Bucknell University,
USA
Key Features
• The book offers the most up-to-date treatment of major security challenges in the region
• All contributors are established scholars in the fields. Contributions also come from practitioners in such fields as diplomacy and public health
• All contributors are from the Indo-Pacific region
Description
The Indo-Pacific is arguably the most important and most dynamic region in the world today, with numerous opportunities and challenges. This book covers major security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. Both traditional security challenges such as border and maritime disputes, arms races, weapons of mass destruction and sovereignty, and non-traditional security challenges such as demography, public health, climate change and the environment are addressed.
Contributors who hail from Australia, China, India, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, the United States, Vietnam, and elsewhere carefully examine key security challenges facing some individual countries or the region as a whole and discuss policy implications moving forward.
March 2025
£110 | HARDCOVER 978-981-12-7694-1
Imprint: World Scientific
Extent: 350pp
Type: Review Volume Series:
Main Subject: Asian Studies
Sub-Subjects: China Studies
Keywords: East Asia; Southeast Asia; South Asia; South Pacific; China; Japan; India; Russia; Australia; The United States; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; The Philippines; Regional Strategic Environment; US Foreign Policy; Terrorism; Counter-Terrorism; The QUAD; AUKUS; Belt and Road Initiative; China-Pakistan Economic Corridor; National Security; Climate Change; Security Cooperation ; Indo-Pacific Strategy; Public Health; International Political Economy; International Security; Sustainable Development; Environment; Foreign Policy; Trade; US-China Rivalry; Regional Integration; ASEAN; Nationalism; Ethnic Tensions; Territorial Disputes; Leadership
◊ Is the US Indo-Pacific Strategy Sustainable? (Dennis Wilder)
◊ China’s Security Challenges in the Indo-Pacific in the Era of China-US Competition (WEI Zongyou and BIAN Sai )
◊ Japan’s Paradoxical Demographic Decline and Defense Rise: Expanding Security Concerns and Security Roles ( Andrew L Oros)
◊ Putin’s Ostpolitik: Implications for US Indo-Pacific Strategy and Relations with China (YU Bin)
◊ India-China Relations: Uncertainty, Rivalry, and Challenges (Hemant Adlakha)
• Hotspots
◊ The South China Sea Dispute: Evolution of Contestations over Rocks, Resources and Rules (Son Hung Nguyen)
◊ The Philippines’ Responses to 21st Century Chinese Grand Strategy in Maritime Southeast Asia: From Appeasement to a Renewed Hard Balancing (Renato Cruz De Castro)
◊ Towards a Taiwan Strait Conflict? Driving Forces and Implications (Tony Tai-Ting Liu)
◊ North Korea’s Nuclear Adventurism and Security Challenges on the Korean Peninsula Today (Yangmo Ku)
• Non-Traditional Security Issues
◊ Australia, the Pacific and Regional Security: Convergence or Divergence? (Cameron Hill )
◊ Non-Traditional Security Challenges in India (Monika Chaudhary)
◊ China’s Population Decline and Aging as a Non-traditional Security Challenge (Zhao Litao)
◊ Ethnic Nationalism, Religious Extremism, and Security: Case Studies from the Indo-Pacific (Francis Schortgen)
◊ International Ports and Security Challenges in South Asia ( Andrea Malji and Pooja Bhatt)
◊ Livelihood (In)security and Climate Change: Bridging Global Vision and Local Concerns (Sandeep Kandikuppa, Pallavi Gupta)
◊ Public Health and Food Security Challenges in Indo-Pacific Countries (David Shao)
◊ Liquefied Natural Gas on a Razor’s Edge: Japan’s Energy Security in a Tumultuous World (Walter James)
Heart and Mind
The World of Edmund Tie
Tai Ho Woon
Key Features
• Tells the story of a strategic and brilliant real estate whiz who was among the first entrepreneurs to promote a Singaporean brand on a global stage
• Offers a behind-the-scenes look into Edmund Tie’s work in both real estate and charity
March 2025
Description
In the 1990s, a time when multinationals reigned supreme, Edmund Tie did the unthinkable when he walked out of his job at a big MNC to start his own real estate consulting firm. The market gave his firm six months to survive, but he defied the odds, creating a brand that endured and grew beyond Singapore’s shores. But his business smarts are just one facet of the Edmund Tie story; what he truly stands out for are his big heart and his philanthropic work. From his care for his mother to his charity work, his contributions have gone a long way to build a society that protects the underprivileged.
The story of Edmund Tie is the story of a renaissance man, one who has the big heart of a unique human being and the mind of a strategic and brilliant real estate whiz. This book captures in its pages the story of how his deep-rooted sense of empathy came to be, starting from his childhood years and going on to show how his experiences shaped his care for the vulnerable and his dedication to social responsibility.
£50 | HARDCOVER 978-981-98-0671-3
£35 | SOFTCOVER 978-981-98-0753-6
Imprint: World Scientific
Extent: 300pp
Type: Popular Book Series:
Main Subject: Asian Studies
Sub-Subjects: Singapore Collection
Keywords: Edmund Tie; Real Estate; Philanthropy; Charity; Real Estate Consulting; Singaporean Business; Singaporean Businessman; Biography
Readership: Readers interested in Singapore history, art, real estate, and philanthropy.
Convenience Orientation in Corporate Crime
Corrective Recovery Responses for Compliance and Conformance
Petter Gottschalk BI Norwegian Business School, Norway
Key Features
• Provides insights into the convenience of corporate crime where offenders attempt to save time and effort, and avoid strain and pain
• Shares strategies on regaining legal and social licenses to operate by corporate compliance and conformance, respectively; and recovering from corporate reviews by internal investigators as well as from stakeholder requirements and demands
March 2025
£120 | HARDCOVER 978-981-98-0550-1
Description
This book addresses corporate wrongdoing as a criminal phenomenon driven by convenience. Corrective recovery triggers include crime detection, corporate scandal, whistleblowing, and bottom-up change management. While compliance refers to meeting legal and other formal obligations, conformance refers to meeting and potentially exceeding societal and other informal norms and obligations. Lack of conformance tends to have immediate and serious consequences when revealed. People react when corporations pollute rivers, do business with authoritarian regimes, provide favors to government officials, look another way at money laundering, and commit other forms of wrongdoing that might never end up in the criminal justice system. People express their reactions in social media, in the press, and in the street by demonstrations.
Corporate compliance and conformance programs require monitoring, auditing, corrective actions, and system modifications or redesign to prevent future problem behavior. Window-dressing by symbol change rather than substance change does not work anymore. Often, deviant executives need to be replaced after honest accounts of wrongdoing, where an account refers to a statement made by the entity to explain negative behavior that has become subject to inquiry by stakeholders and others. Denial, justification, excuse, apology, scapegoating, victimization, crusading, or other explanatory attempts should be avoided. The contribution of this book to the literature is to present a range of corrective recovery responses that help reduce crime convenience.
Readership: Students and researchers interested in business ethics, corporate governance, organizational behaviour, criminal justice.
• Concepts of Convenience Orientation
• Characteristics of Corporate Crime
• Corrective Recovery Responses
• Compliance for Legal License
• Conformance for Social License
• Recovery from Corporate Reviews
• Recovery from Stakeholder Demands
• Recovery from Police Deterrence
• Policing Digital Fraudsters
• Fraud Office Media Coverage
• Destructive Leadership
• Scandal into Crisis
The Mindchamps Way
How to Turn An Idea Into A Global Movement 2nd Edition
Joseph A Michelli
Key Features
• From a bold idea to an expanding international movement, this book is a powerful story of initiative, ‘Heart’ and strategic thinking from which we can all draw important lessons
• Whether you read this book as an entrepreneur, a parent, a teacher or a corporate leader, take the time to follow the Red Dots throughout the book, for ways to draw inspiration (and develop your own strategies) from the combination of values, vision and execution which is uniquely The MindChamps Way
February 2025
Description
In this second edition of his insightful study of the strategy and leadership behind MindChamps, Joseph Michelli shares the unique philosophy and the values-driven strategies of this dynamic organization, whose growing presence on the world stage is fundamentally shaping the future of ‘individuals, families, communities, countries, and education systems’ across the globe.
The MindChamps Way demonstrates how combining a strong, ‘big-picture’ philosophy with a carefully planned and executed business strategy can inspire staff, clients and an unlikely range of interested stakeholders.
£25 | HARDCOVER 978-981-98-0619-5
Imprint: World Scientific
Extent: 184pp
Type: Popular Book Series:
Main Subject: Business and Management
Sub-Subjects: Entrepreneurship
Keywords: Global Movement; 3-Mind Revolution; Values; Culture; Leadership; Entrepreneur; Motivation; Leadership; 3-Mind Model
Readership: Parents, teachers, corporate leaders, entrepreneurs and educators.
• Special Message by The Hon Chris Bowen
• Acknowledgements
• INTRODUCTION: Education is the Future
• CREATING THE MOVEMENT
◊ The “What” of MindChamps
◊ “Right-Minded” Leadership & Expertise
◊ From Purpose to Culture
• DELIVERING THE MOVEMENT
◊ Champion, Learning, & Creative
◊ Driving Transformation and Growth
• TAKING THE MOVEMENT TO THE WORLD
◊ Producing Results
◊ Shaping the Future
◊ About the Author
Integrated Power of Management Control Systems in Japan
Eri Yokota Keio University, Japan
Key Features
• This book consolidates the research on management control systems in Japan
• The book allows the readers to understand the global development of management control systems by illustrating how the framework of management control, which has been developed for Western organizations, is applied to Japanese companies or various organizations in Japan
March 2025
£90 | HARDCOVER 978-981-12-9564-5
Description
The management control framework that originated in large-scale manufacturingoriented industries has now expanded its scope in a variety of ways. It has expanded from a focus on manufacturing companies to service companies, nonprofit companies and so on. The target group for applying the framework has also broadened from managers to employees. The framework is also examined in terms of how it should be applied to promote sustainability in companies.
In this book, Japanese researchers discuss the situations in which management control, a tool born in Europe and the US, is utilized in Japan. Specifically, the book focuses on various types of management control systems, from manufacturing companies, innovation companies, service companies to non-profit companies, and explains the characteristics of these systems-based Japanese organizations.
Readers of this book will understand how Japanese researchers are using the management control framework in the context of diversification and, from there, the application of the framework in Japanese organizations.
Imprint: World Scientific
Extent: 235pp
Type: Review Volume
Series: Japanese Management and International Studies
Main Subject: Business and Management
Sub-Subjects: General Business and Management
Keywords: Japanese Organizations; Management Control; Innovation; Gender; SDGs; Non-Profit Organizations
Readership: For students and academics who are interested in the management control framework in Japan.
• The Role of Management Control Departments in Japanese Companies: Insights from a Questionnaire Survey
• An Examination of the Relationship between Management Control Tools in Japanese Firms
• Configuration of Effective Management Accounting Systems in Manufacturing: An Exploration with QCA
• Japanese Management Accounting Mechanisms from the Perspective of the Management Control Package: Linkage of Target costing, MPC System, and JIT
• Adapting Value-Based Management Practices to a Non-Anglo-Saxon Context: A Case Study of a Project to Implement ROIC Measures in a Japanese Company
• The Effect of Management Accounting Capabilities on the Use of Management Accounting Systems
• Influence of DX Promotion on Knowledge Sharing via Management Control Systems
• The Role of Informal Controls When Concurrently Used with Tight Formal MCS
• Management Control Systems of Japanese Overseas Subsidiaries
• “The Influences of Comprehensive Performance Management Systems on Subsidiaries: Comparative Analysis of Foreign Subsidiaries and Domestic Subsidiaries”
• A Case Study on Enabling Control in Sustainability Management
• The Change in the Adoption and Operation of MCS as a Result of Increased Managerial Accounting Literacy
Anti-Hero
Understand the Roles People Play and Rewrite Your Narrative
Key Features
• For people who are mentoring or having new roles in their jobs, understanding roles is very important
• Many people who go are doing mediating work of a manager or having to manage people, it is important to understand control and power dynamics to be more effective in the role
March 2025
Description
The book talks about the roles that people play in different situations and explains why the Anti-hero role is best for self-growth. The hero role creates unnecessary stress by having unreasonably high standards while the Anti-hero finds the best solutions for issues which matters most, solving them at the root of the problem. It also helps people explore interpersonal relationships and helps people understand why people have irrational behaviours. Understanding relationships and behaviours can help improve both professional and personal relationships.
£60 | HARDCOVER 978-981-98-0294-4
£30 | SOFTCOVER 978-981-98-0546-4
Imprint: World Scientific Extent: 300pp
Type: Popular Book Series:
Main Subject: Business and Management
Sub-Subjects: General Business and Management
Keywords: Psychology; Relationships; Self-Help; Empowerment; Roles; Anti-Hero; Hero; Reframing; Control; Toxic Relationship; Self-Actualization; Mentoring; Power Dynamics; Mediation; Managing People; Self-growth; Professional Relationships; Managing People; Personal Relationships; Interpersonal Relationships; Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Professionalism; Career; Career Advancement; Cultural Sensitivity; Self-Reflection; Effective Communication; Ego; Power Dynamics; Clear Communication; Greenwashing; Stunted Development; Psychosocial Challenges; Introvert; Entrepreneurship; Personal Branding; Corporate Branding; Performance; Civil Society; CodeSwitching; Public Relations; Theater; Black PR; Media; Victim Mentality; Role Play; Role Theory; Culture; Character
Robin Low Civil Innovation Lab, Singapore
Contents
• Introduction
• Everyone’s an Actor
• Role Play: The Social Drama of Public Relations
• Theatrical Adaptation
• Rethinking Your Roles by Learning from the Giants
Readership: Managers, Mentors, Teachers, Lecturers, Consolers, People in new roles and new relationships, People with depression, People who experience discrimination, People in toxic environments.
Open Innovation and Knowledge Management in Small and Medium Enterprises
2nd Edition
Susanne Durst
Reykjavik University, Iceland & Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
Serdal Temel
Ege University, Turkey
Key Features
Helio Aisenberg Ferenhof
Complexo de Ensino Superior de Santa Catarina, Brazil
• The book takes a unique approach, addressing the interface between open innovation and knowledge management from an SME point of view
• The contributions from authors from different parts of the world provide a global perspective, relevant for today’s business landscape
• The new material included in this second edition touches on the most recent developments in the field
March 2025
£90 | HARDCOVER 978-981-98-0798-7
Description
This book studies the interplay between open innovation and knowledge management issues in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). With the proliferation of the open innovation paradigm and against the backdrop of increasing external knowledge transfer activities, knowledge management is more important than ever for innovation and firm performance in any type of organization. In fact, knowledge management is no longer a purely intra-organizational activity but constitutes a vital interface function between an organization and its external partners/stakeholders.
Over the course of the book, readers will obtain a broad overview of open innovation, knowledge management, and their interplay. The book is organized into three sections: Part 1 introduces the foundational concepts, Part 2 provides empirical research insights, and Part 3 addresses promising future avenues in the study of open innovation and knowledge management. Each chapter is written by leading international researchers, providing valuable perspectives from the forefront of the field. In this second edition, the contents have been carefully updated to reflect the latest developments and ensure continued relevance.
Imprint: World Scientific
Extent: 250pp
Type: Review Volume
Series: Open Innovation: Bridging Theory and Practice
Keywords: Open Innovation; Knowledge Management; Innovation Management; Small and Medium Enterprises; Sustainable Business Development; Sustainable Small Business Management; SMEs; Small Firms
Readership: Graduate students and researchers in the fields of open innovation and knowledge management, as well as professionals (SME decisionmakers in particular).
◊ The Interplay between Open Innovation and Knowledge Management in SMEs (Serdal Temel and Susanne Durst)
• Research Insights
◊ Knowledge Creation and Open Innovation in High-Technology SMEs (Elsa Grimsdottir and Ingi Runar Edvardsson)
◊ Knowledge Sharing and Open Innovation ( Ardalan Haghighi Talab, Victor Scholten, and Cees van Beers)
◊ Comparing Open Innovation of Innovative Food SMEs with SMEs in the Seed and High-Tech Industries — An Analysis of 15 SMEs in the Netherlands (Onno Omta, Frances Fortuin, and Niels Dijkman)
◊ ALITE: Open Innovation and Experimentation in a Small Learning Organization ( Joaquín Alegre, Francisco Romera, Ana García-Granero, and Anabel Fernández-Mesa)
◊ Mitigation of Knowledge Risks in Open Innovation (Haley Wing Chi Tsang and Rongbin W B Lee)
• The Future
◊ Open Innovation and Knowledge Management in SMEs: What Comes Next? (Susanne Durst and Serdal Temel )
◊ Index
Economics of Environment, Climate Change, and Wine
Selected Papers of Robert N Stavins, Volume 3 (2011–2023)
Robert N Stavins Harvard University,
USA
Key Features
• This book collects original articles first published in a variety of acclaimed academic journals in the field of environmental economics and policy
• The author is one of the top names in the field of environmental and energy economics and climate change economics. His introductory essay identifies common themes from the last decade of research and sets the tone for the rest of the book
• The book features essays discussing The Paris Agreement, one of the most significant international treaties on climate change
March 2025
£155 | HARDCOVER 978-981-12-9240-8
Description
Robert N Stavins has been one of the most influential voices in environmental economics and policy over the past three decades. Written by Stavins and his coauthors, the selected articles and essays in this book were originally published in a diverse set of leading, scholarly periodicals. They are collected here for the first time.
The book begins with an introductory essay where Stavins reflects on the professional path leading to his research and writing, identifying common themes that emerged from his research. This book discusses environmental policy in detail, unpacking policy instruments and scrutinizing both domestic and international policy. Policies are examined in relation to The Paris Agreement. It concludes with a section on wine production and consumption.
This is the third volume of Stavins’ selected papers, following Volume 1 (1988–1999) and Volume 2 (2000–2011). Students, scholars, practitioners, and policymakers will find this volume a very valuable and useful addition to their collection.
Imprint: World Scientific
Extent: 572pp
Type: Monograph Series:
Main Subject: Economics & Finance
Sub-Subjects: Environmental/Energy Economics
Keywords: Climate Change Economics; Climate Change Policy; Wine Economics; Environmental Economics; Energy Economics; Natural Resource Economics; Energy-Efficiency Gap; Climate Negotiators; Carbon Pricing; Carbon Pricing Policy; Greenhouse; SO2 Allowance Trading System; Clean Air Act; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; Durban Climate Talks; The Paris Agreement; Terroir
Readership: Undergraduate and graduate students in the field of environmental and climate change economics. Academic economists. Practitioners of environmental economics.
• Background and Overview
◊ Introduction: The Path to the Present
◊ Martin Weitzman: A Gift That Keeps on Giving
◊ Rolling the Dice in the Corridors of Power: William Nordhaus’s Impacts on Climate Change Policy
◊ Assessing the Energy-Efficiency Gap
◊ Climate Negotiators Create an Opportunity for Scholars
• Policy Instruments
◊ The Promise and Problems of Pricing Carbon: Theory and Experience
◊ The SO2 Allowance Trading System and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990: Reflections on 20 Years of Policy Innovation
◊ The SO2 Allowance Trading System: The Ironic History of a Grand Policy Experiment
◊ Lessons Learned from Three Decades of Experience with Cap and Trade
• Domestic Policy
◊ Policy Evolution Under the Clean Air Act
◊ The Future of US Carbon-Pricing Policy
◊ The Relative Merits of Carbon Pricing Instruments: Taxes versus Trading
◊ Keep Climate Policy Focused on the Social Cost of Carbon
◊ An Economic Perspective on the EPA’s Clean Power Plan
• International Policy
◊ The IPCC at a Crossroads: Opportunities for Reform
◊ Reforming the IPCC’s Assessment of Climate Change Economics
◊ International Climate Change Policy
◊ Three Key Elements of Post 2012 International Climate Policy Architecture
◊ An Unambiguous Consequence of the Durban Climate Talks
◊ Post-Durban Climate Policy Architecture Based on Linkage of Cap-and-Trade Systems
• The Paris Agreement
◊ Linkage of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Systems: Learning from Experience
◊ Facilitating Linkage of Climate Policies through the Paris Outcome
◊ Linking Climate Policies to Advance Global Mitigation
◊ Linking Heterogeneous Climate Policies (Consistent with the Paris Agreement)
◊ Double Counting and the Paris Agreement Rulebook
• Wine Production and Consumption
◊ The Value of Terroir: Hedonic Estimation of Vineyard Sale Prices
◊ Terroir in the New World: Hedonic Estimation of Vineyard Sale Prices in California
◊ Film Review: Jason Wise, Somm
◊ Film Review: David Roach and Warwick Ross, Red Obsession
◊ Film Review: David Leonard, A Year in Burgundy
◊ Film Review: Rudi Goldman: Burgundy: People with a Passion for Wine
◊ Book Review: Gert Crum and Jan Bartelsman: Le Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
◊ Film Review: Jason Wise (Director), Somm 3
◊ Book Review: James M Gabler: Passions: The Wines and Travels of Thomas Jefferson
Reviews and Advances in Fintech I
David Kuo Chuen Lee
Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore
Daniel Liebau
Singapore Management University, Singapore
Key Features
Cindy Xin Deng Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore
• Current, expert-driven insights: Featuring commentary from leading industry experts, the book combines timely knowledge with foundational research
• Leadership-focused approach: Rather than offering prescriptive how-tos, this book emphasizes leadership strategies for managing uncertainty
• Comprehensive coverage of key topics: From decentralized governance to green finance and cross-chain protocols, the book covers a broad spectrum of topics, helping leaders understand the complexities and opportunities within Fintech and DeFi
Description
Reviews and Advances in Fintech I is an essential guide for forward-thinking leaders navigating the complex and rapidly evolving Fintech and blockchain landscapes. This edited volume, based on World Scientific’s Annual Review of Fintech Journal, presents five original journal articles, complemented by current commentaries and new contributions from industry experts. Rather than offering step-bystep instructions, the book provides a thought-provoking analysis of the human, business and technological factors that shape Fintech and blockchain innovations. By highlighting key trends and potential pitfalls, this book equips readers with the insights needed to make informed, strategic decisions in the fast-paced world of Fintech.
March 2025
£65 | HARDCOVER 978-981-98-0674-4
Imprint: World Scientific
Extent: 184pp
Type: Reprint Volume
Series: Global Fintech Institute - World Scientific Series on Fintech
Main Subject: Economics & Finance
Sub-Subjects: Fintech, Cryptocurrency, Blockchain Economics And Finance
Readership: Professionals, researchers, and advanced undergraduate and graduate students in the field of financial technology, data science, finance, financial innovation, statistics, and technology.
New Dual Economy
New Economic Prosperity and the Reengineering of the Traditional Economy
Chunsheng Zhou Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, China
Key Features
Zhiliang Wang University of International Business and Economics, China
• This book is the companion piece to Limitless Supply: New Economy in the Digital Era. It innovatively introduces the concept of the “new dual economy,” combining “ limitless supply “ and “limited supply,” and explores how the two sectors influence each other to jointly promote economic growth, structural transformation, and the shift of economic momentum
• It comprehensively examines the models, pathways, and methods of the new economy’s prosperity and the transformation of the traditional economy in the digital age, as well as the new directions of the global digital economy and the sustainable development path with Chinese characteristics
Description
In the new economic era, the limitless economy sectors are continuously expanding, while the traditional limited economy sectors remain highly influential. The vast differences between these two sectors create both competition and mutual reinforcement, collectively forming a new economic system, which we refer to as the “new dual economy.”
This book attempts to establish a new theoretical framework to analyze the intrinsic patterns of economic growth, structural transformation, and the shift of economic momentum in the digital economy era. The book provides a detailed discussion on the interactions between the old and new economic sectors (the limitless and limited sectors), the migration of labor and capital between different sectors, as well as the accumulation of knowledge capital, such as data, technology, and creativity. Additionally, it delves into the growth mechanisms of the new dual economy. Given the characteristic of competition and deep integration between the limitless and limited sectors in the new dual economy era, the book also explores the transformation and digitalization of traditional enterprises.
This book not only focuses on theoretical innovation and exploration but also closely relates to the realities of new economic development and China’s economic transformation. It holds reference value for economic researchers, government departments, and entrepreneurs alike.
March 2025
£90 | HARDCOVER 978-981-98-0807-6
Imprint: World Scientific
Extent: 280pp
Type: Monograph Series:
Main Subject: Economics & Finance
Sub-Subjects: General Economics
Keywords: New Dual Economy; Limitedsupply Sectors; Limitless-supply Sectors; Limitless-supply Products; Knowledge/ Intelligence Capital; Technology Assets; Data Assets; Asset Intangibles; Market Size; Employment Structures; Economic Transformation; Global Digitization; Digital Retrofitting of Traditional Enterprises; Entrepreneurial References; Digital Transformation and Upgrading
Readership: For advanced undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and practitioners in the fields of digital economy.
• Traditional Dual Economic Theory and the Changing Dual Economic Structure in China
• The New Dual Economy with Limited and Limitless Supply in Co-opetition
• International Comparison of the Development of the New Dual Economy
• Investment and Capital Flows in the New Dual Economy
• The New Dual Economy and the Development of Asset Intangibility
• Human Capital and Structural Change in Employment
• Economic Growth and Structural Change in the New Dual Economy
• Economic Transformation and Reinvention of Traditional Economy in the Midst of Great Changes
• The Future of Global Economy and the Sustainable Development of China’s Economy
A General History of China’s Foreign Trade
Volume 2
Yuqin Sun
University of International Business and Economics, China
Jinwen Chen
Beijing Technology and Business University, China
Key Features
Qinghong Jiang
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China
Xu Chang
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China
• This set of books promotes the study of China’s foreign trade system and provides an abundant empirical basis for international trade theory. It provides a reference for China’s modern foreign trade and promotes the “One Belt And One Road” initiative in the new era
• Rich in content and full of historical materials and data, this series is conducive to guiding students’ study and discussion. It is a valuable material for classroom teaching in economic history and foreign trade history
March 2025
£135 | HARDCOVER 978-981-12-9478-5
Description
China has a long history of foreign trade. As early as the pre-Qin period, the ancient Chinese shipped silk and other goods abroad; in the 2nd century BC, the Land and Maritime Silk Roads developed during the reign of Emperor Wudi of the Western Han Dynasty connected China with the rest of the world.
Trade relations between China and other regions in the world have been developing gradually and continuously. Trade has contributed to the deepening economic and cultural exchanges between China and other countries. While benefiting the whole of humankind, Chinese civilization has also absorbed the achievements of other civilizations, making China and other countries mutually benefit and advancing together.
This book is the second volume in a series of books retelling the tortuous development of China’s foreign trade. Covering modern times, it covers China’s foreign trade from the Opium War to the Establishment of the People’s Republic of China.
Imprint: World Scientific
Extent: 480pp
Type: Monograph Series:
Main Subject: Economics & Finance
Sub-Subjects: History of Economic Thought/Economic History
Keywords: China; China’s Foreign Trade; Chinese History
Readership: Professionals and general readers who are interested in the history of China’s foreign trade.
• Foreign Trade after the Opium War (1840–1894)
• Foreign Trade after the China–Japan War of 1894–1895 (1895–1911)
• Foreign Trade during the Period of Beiyang Government (1912–1927)
• Foreign Trade of Nanking National Government before the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1927–1936)
• China’s Foreign Trade during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1937–1945)
• China’s Foreign Trades after the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression
Handbook of Financial Econometrics, Statistics, Technology, and Risk Management
(In 4 Volumes)
Cheng-Few Lee Rutgers University, USA
Alice C Lee Center for PBBEF Research, USA
Key Features
John C Lee Center for PBBEF Research, USA
Description
This handbook (in 4 volumes) investigates important tools for empirical and theoretical research in finance and accounting. Based on editors’ and contributors’ years of experience working in the industry, teaching classes, conducting research, writing textbooks, and editing journals on the subject of financial econometrics, mathematics, statistics, and technology, this handbook will review, discuss, and integrate theoretical, methodological, and practical issues of financial econometrics, mathematics, statistics, and machine learning.
Volume 1 lays the groundwork with key methodologies and innovative approaches. From financial econometrics to the application of machine learning in risk management, this volume covers critical topics such as optimal futures hedging and the impacts of CEO compensation on corporate innovation. It also delves into advanced techniques in option bound determination, the influence of economic institutions on banking stability, and the latest in mortgage loan pricing predictions using ML-RNN, along with systemic risk assessment using bivariate copulas.
Volume 2 explores sophisticated financial theories and machine learning applications. Readers will encounter stochastic volatility models and the complexities of implied variance in option pricing, along with in-depth discussions on real and exotic options and the diversification benefits of U.S. international equity funds. This volume also highlights groundbreaking applications of machine learning for stock selection and credit risk assessment, significantly enhancing decision-making processes in the finance sector.
Volume 3 addresses critical issues in corporate finance and risk analysis, with a strong focus on practical implications. It covers the role of international transfer pricing, corporate reorganization, and executive share option plans. Additionally, it presents empirical studies on mutual fund performance and market model forecasting. This volume introduces innovative approaches in hedging, capital budgeting, and nonlinear models in corporate finance research, providing valuable insights for professionals and academics alike.
Volume 4 explores the integration of big data and advanced econometrics in finance. It examines the impact of lead independent directors on earnings management and the dynamic relationship between stock prices and exchange rates. Readers will find cutting-edge techniques in survival analysis, deep neural networks for credit risk, and volatility spillovers during market crises.
Written in a comprehensive manner, the four volumes discuss how to use higher moment theory to analyze investment analysis and portfolio management. In addition, they also discuss risk management theory and its application.
Readership: Finance, accounting and economics undergraduate students and graduate students; academics in the fields of finance and accounting.
• Handbook of Financial Econometrics, Statistics, Technology, and Risk Management
• The Application of Difference-in-Differences in Accounting Studies
• Optimal Futures Hedge for Long-term Investors
• An Introductory Note on the Difference-in-Differences and Regression Discontinuity Design for the Accounting and Finance Research
• The Application of Machine Learning in Financial Risk Management: A Review
• CEO Compensation, Overconfidence, and Corporate Innovation-Evidence from US Listed Firms
• Parametric, Semi-Parametric, and Non-Parametric Approaches for Option Bound Determination: Review and Comparison
• Impact of Economic Institutions on Banking Stability: Evidence from CIS Countries
• Generalized dividend Behavior Model and Dividend Smoothing: Theory and Empirical Evidence
• Mortgage Loan OAS Attribution and Pricing Prediction: An ML-RNN Approach
• Factor-Mimicking Portfolios for Consumer Expectations using Machine Learning Algorithms
• How does Loan and Funding Mix Differ Across Bank Ownership Types?
• What Drives Variation in the International Diversification Benefits? A Cross-Country Analysis
• A Heteroskedastic Black-Litterman Portfolio Optimization Model with Views Derived from a Predictive Regression
• Functional Tail Dependence for Bivariate Copulas with an Application to Systemic Risk
• Application of Structural Equation Modelling Behavioral Finance: A Study on the Disposition Effect
• Risk Analysis of CMBS
• The REIT Portfolio Adjustments Uncertainty
• Sourcing Alpha in Global Equity Markets: Market Factor Decomposition an Market Characteristic
• Support Vector Machines Based Methodology for Credit Risk Analysis
• Data Mining Applications in Accounting and Finance Context
• Modelling Volatility of Cryptocurrencies Through Mathematical Theorems
• ASEAN Economic Community: Analysis based on Fractional Integration and Cointegration
• Arbitrage Pricing Theory and Intertemporal Capital Asset Pricing Model
• Generalized Information Ratio and Simulation Results
• Alternative methods for deriving statistical distributions of Sharpe Ratio: Review, Comparison, and Critique
• Net Trade Credit and Firm Performance
• Durbin-Wu-Hausman Specification Tests
• Jump Spillover and Risk Effects on Excess Returns in the United States during the Great Recession
• Earnings Forecasts and Revisions, Price Momentum, and Fundamental Data: Further Explorations of Financial Anomalies
• Ranking Analysts by Network Structural Hole
• Introduction to Important Finance Theories
• Stochastic Volatility Models: Faking a Smile
• Normal, Log-Normal Distribution, and Option Pricing Model
• The Joint Determinants of Capital Structure and Stock Rate of Return: A LISREL Model Approach
• Implied Variance, Volatility Smile, and CEV Option Pricing Model
• Portfolio Insurance and Synthetic Options
• Simultaneously Capturing Multiple Dependence Features in Bank Risk Integration: A Mixture Copula Framework
• GPU Acceleration for Computational Finance
• Does VIX Truly Measure Return Volatility?
• Exotic Options
• Real Option and Fuzzy Real Option
• Alternative Methods for Determining Option Bounds: A Review and Comparison
• Evolution Strategy Based Adaptive Lq Penalty Support Vector Machines with Gauss Kernel for Credit Risk Analysis
• Product Market Competition and CEO Pay Benchmarking
• Good-Deal Performance Bounds and the Diversification Benefits of US International Equity Closed-End Funds
• Is the Market Portfolio Mean-Variance Efficient?
• Consumption-Based Asset Pricing with Prospect Theory and Habit Formation
• Chinese Board Directors with Overseas Experience and Atypical Executive Perks
• Empirical Studies of Structural Credit Risk Models and the Application In Default Prediction: Review and New Evidence
• Investor Attention, Fee Structure, and Newly Issued Funds
• A Comprehensive Guide to Machine Learning in Finance: From Introduction to Model Selection
• Financial Econometrics, Mathematics, Statistics, and Financial Technology: An Overall View
• Applications of Fixed Effect Models to Managerial Risk-taking Incentives, Applications of Fuzzy Set to International Transfer Pricing and Other Business Decisions
• A Time-Series Bootstrapping Simulation Method to Distinguish Sell-Side Analysts’ Skill from Luck
• Application of Machine Learning to Stock Selections Using Dynamic Factors and Rolling Training
• Application of Econometric Techniques and Machine Learning Algorithms for Small & Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) Credit Risk Assessment
• Pricing Puttable Warrants on Commercial REITs
• Board Demographic Diversity and Firm Performance: A Quantile Regression Approach
• Determinants Of Euro-Area Bank Cds Spreads
• Dynamic Term Structure Models Using Principal Components Analysis Near the Zero Lower Bound
• Effects of Measurement Errors on Systematic Risk and Performance Measure of a Portfolio
• Futures, Options, Swaps, and Risk Management
• Options, Put-Call parities, and Option Strategies
• Sampling Distribution of the Relative Risk Aversion Estimator: Theory and Applications
• Index Option, Option on Index Futures, and Currency Option
• Splines, Heat, and IPOs: Advances in the Measurement of Aggregate IPO Issuance and Performance
• Financial Planning and Strategy
• Bankruptcy, Workouts, and Corporate Reorganization
• International Transfer Pricing of Intellectual Property under Stochastic Demand
• Constant Elasticity of Variance Option Pricing Model: Detailed Derivation and Implied Variance Estimation
• Non-Parametric Inference on Risk Measures for Integrated Returns
• Applications of Discriminant Analysis, Factor Analysis, Logistic Regression, And Kmv-Merton Model in Risk Analyses
• The Heterogeneous Investment Horizon and Capital Asset Pricing Model: Theory and Implications
• Errors-in-Variables and Reverse Regression
• Alternative Method for Determining Industrial Bond Ratings: Theory and Empirical Evidence
• Regime switching, systemic risk and financial stability dynamics: The case of the Athens Stock Exchange
• Product Market Competition and Real Activities Manipulations: Theory, Implications, and Applications
• Market Model, CAPM, and Beta Forecasting
• International Trades, Capital Regulations, and Efficiency: Evidence from the Banking Sector in China during the Pre-China-US Trade War Era
• Performance of Active and Passive Mutual Funds in India — Pre and during COVID
• Revisiting the Momentum Effect in Taiwan: The Role of Persistency
• A Comparative Analysis of Hedging Determination for Three Alternative International Equity Index Futures
• A Simulation-based Approach to Design Dual Class Shares and the “Wedge” between Voting Rights and Cash Flow Rights
• Political Institutions and Cost Stickiness: International Evidence
• Does Individual Auditor Quality Contribute to Firm Value? Evidence from the Market Valuation on Corporate Cash Holdings
• Capital Budgeting with Multiple Criteria and Multiple Decision Makers: Update
• Bond Portfolio Management, Swap Strategy, Duration, and Convexity
• Effects of Executive Share Option Plans on Shareholder Wealth and Firm Performance: The Singapore Evidence
• Linear Conditional Expectation, Return Distributions, and Capital Asset Pricing Theories
• Opacity, Stale Pricing, Extreme Bounds Analysis, And Hedge Fund Performance: Making Sense of Reported Hedge Fund Returns
• Does Quantile Co-Integration Exist between Gold Spot and Futures Prices?
• Bayesian Portfolio Mean–Variance Efficiency Test with Sharpe Ratio’s Sampling Error
• Does CEO Power Affect the Association Between CEO Compensation and Tangible Assets Impairments?
• Technical, Fundamental, and Combined Information for Separating Winners from Losers
• Optimal Payout Ratio under Uncertainty and the Flexibility Hypothesis: Theory and Empirical Evidence
• Nonlinear Models in Corporate Finance Research: Review, Critique, and Extensions
• Cross-Sectionally Correlated Measurement Errors in Two-Pass Regression Tests of Asset-Pricing Models
• A New Application of Fuzzy Set Theory to the Black–Scholes Option Pricing Model
• Two-stage Models for the Analysis of Information Content of Equity-selling Mechanisms Choices
• Estimation Procedures of Using Five Alternative Machine Learning Methods for Predicting Credit Card Default
• Piecewise Forecasting the Interest Rates from Dynamic Nelson–Siegel Model
• Option Price and Stock Market Momentum in China
• Advancement of Optimal Portfolio Models with Short-sales and Transaction Costs: Methodology and Effectiveness
• The Path Leading up to the New IFRS 16 Leasing Standard: How was the Restructuring of Lease Accounting Received by Different Advocacy Groups?
• Implied Variance Estimates for Black-Scholes and CEV OPM: Review and Comparison
• Crisis Impact on Stock Market Predictability
• How Many Good and Bad Funds Are there, Really?
• Difference-in-Differences Methods and Path Analysis in Corporate Cash Holding Policy
• An Integral Equation Approach for Bond Prices with Applications to Credit Spreads
• The Relationship between Stock Ownership and the Effect of Investor Tax Status on Dividend Tax Capitalization: Theory and Empirical Evidence
• Dynamic Relationship between Stock Prices and Exchange Rates for G-7 Countries
• Covariance Regression Model for Non-Normal Data
• Impacts of Time Aggregation on Beta Value and R Squared Estimations Under Additive and Multiplicative Assumptions: Theoretical Results and Empirical Evidence
• Impact of Lead Independent Directors on Firms’ Earnings Management
• Investment, Financing, Dividend, and Production Policies: Review and Integration
• Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in the Banking Industry
• A Non-Parametric Examination of Emerging Equity Markets Financial Integration
• Algorithmic Analyst (ALAN) — An Application for Artificial Intelligence Content as a Service
• Survival Analysis: Theory and Applications in Finance
• An Intertemporal CAPM Approach to Evaluate Mutual Fund Performance
• Large Shareholders, Board Structure and Firm Value- Evidence from China
• The Multivariate GARCH Model and its Application to East Asian Financial Market Integration
• The Influences of Information Demand and Supply on Stock Price Synchronicity
• Using Smooth Transition Regressions to Model Risk Regimes
• The Effect of IFRS Adoption on Acquisition Premiums: Evidence from Selected ASEAN Countries
• Predicting Credit Card Delinquencies: An Application of Deep Neural Networks
• Estimating the Tax-Timing Option Value of Corporate Bonds
• DCC-GARCH Model for Market and Firm-Level Dynamic Correlation in S&P 500
• Distilling the Signals: Leveraging LASSO for Finance Research
• Counterfactual Approach for Sequential Mediators in Mediation Analysis: A Suitable Methodological Approach for the Banking and Finance Literature?
• Nonlinear Effects of Temperature on Returns and Investor Optimism-Pessimism from Winner and Loser Stocks
• Volatility Spillovers during the Chinese Stock Market Crisis: A MEM-based Approach
• The Capitalised Generalised Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity
• The Paradoxical Prices of Options
• Convolution Approach for Value at Risk Estimation
• Analysis of Macquarie Group’s Value at Risk using GARCH Models
• Multi-modality in the Likelihood Function of GARCH Model
• Testing the Real Option Hypothesis on the Declining Open-market Repurchase Announcement Returns
• New Evidence to Assess the Asset Pricing Model: An Empirical Investigation Based on Bayesian Network
• Epstein-Zin, Weil Preferences and the Value of Information
• Factorial Price Discovery
• Alternative Methods of Measuring Real Earnings Management in R&D and SG&A Expenses
• Entropy and the Estimation of Joint Probability, Jeffrey Stokes
• Block Recursive Systems in Asset Pricing Models and Extension
• Sentimental Performance in the Listed Real Estate Industry
Legacy and Leadership
Preserving True Family Wealth in Challenging Times
Mark Haynes Daniell Raffles Family Wealth Trust, Singapore
Sara S Hamilton Family Office Exchange, USA
Key Features
• A repository of insights and practical approaches for readers to consider
• Clear and easy to read
• Based on many decades of combined experience
• Identifies both ‘best practice’ and the opportunity for future-oriented ‘next practice’ for guidance
• Well suited for both current and future leaders of wealthy family enterprises
• Ideal for both newly wealthy and long-established families
Description
This book is the successor to Family Legacy and Leadership, a highly acclaimed wealth management book. Like its predecessor, this book looks at the essential challenges and practical approaches legacy families and their leaders can take to ensure that all aspects of their greater family enterprise — family, business, philanthropy and other initiatives — work well now and for long into the future.
The book begins with an understanding that true family wealth includes, but also goes well beyond, financial assets. It discusses in detail topics such as family unity, harmony and security, a clear statement of purpose, vision and values, effective family governance, leadership and succession, and full consideration of the challenges and opportunities for the journey across different generations, between branches and for individual family members. Real world examples and practical approaches are set out for the reader’s review and potential application. Focusing on both human and commercial aspects of legacy families, the book aims to provide guidance and proven approaches to the non-commercial aspects of wealthy families and their potential long-term success, reflecting an understanding that the families that are most likely to prosper long into the future address both the commercial and non-commercial aspects of family and family sustainability in equal measure.
Drawing from many decades working with leading families around the world who have understood and mastered many of the most important challenges families face today, the two authors bring their collective expertise and experience to all families and their leaders who aspire to create the best possible future for their own families in these challenging times.
Keywords: Family Wealth; Family Governance; Family Leadership; Succession Planning; Family Vision and Values; Strategy for Wealthy Families
Readership: Wealthy families (current and future leaders and family members of all generations), Family advisors (lawyers, asset managers, trustees, tax planners, counsellors, etc), Family Office Executives, Academic professionals, Students, Members of international markets where wealth is building (China, India, etc), Educational institutions and teachers; International organisations for wealthy families, their family offices and advisors (STEP, YPO, FBN, etc).
• Prologue
• Family Legacy Planning
◊ True Wealth Is More Than Money
◊ Defining a Clear Purpose for Family Wealth
◊ The Family Promise, the Constitution and Responsible Ownership
◊ Educating and Engaging the Family
◊ Philanthropy as a Cornerstone of Legacy
◊ A Multi-Generational Framework for Legacy Planning
• Family Leadership and Succession
◊ Leadership of the Family Enterprise
◊ Proven Approaches to Family Leadership
◊ Successful Leadership Skills
◊ Leadership Succession
◊ Crossing Generational Bridges
• The Management of Risk and Change
◊ Managing Risks to Wealth and Well-being
◊ Designing an Eco-system Worthy of Trust
◊ Growing Interest in Direct Investing
◊ Recasting the Family Office as Manager of Risk and Change
◊ Creating an Effective Risk-Taking Culture in the Family
◊ Epilogue Future Leadership Challenges
• Appendices
◊ Profile of the Family Office Exchange
◊ Operating Frameworks for Legacy, Leadership and Risk Management
◊ Summary List of Questions for Leaders of Legacy
◊ Recommended Reading List and Whitepapers
◊ Bibliography
Amazing Heroes Ho Weng Toh
Singapore’s Flying Tiger
Shawn Seah
Description
A brave, young pilot fights for China against Imperial Japan during the Second World War. However, the end of the war does not bring peace, but civil war. Searching for a better life and a place to sink his roots, the Captain comes to Singapore and serves as a pioneer pilot in an airline that eventually becomes Singapore Airlines. That is none other than Captain Ho, Singapore’s “Flying Tiger”.
Who are Singapore’s amazing heroes, the people who sacrificed so much during World War II? So, come and celebrate the people who have made a difference to Singapore, through their courage, service and kindness.
February
2025
Imprint: WS Education
Extent: 32pp
Type: Children’s Picture Book Series: Our Amazing Heroes
Main Subject: Education
Sub-Subjects: Children from 3 to 8 Years
Keywords: Singapore; Heroes; Inspirational Stories; WWII; World War II
Readership: Children 3–8 years old and 6–12 years old.
Our Amazing Heroes Ee Peng Liang
Singapore’s
Shawn Seah
Father of
Key Features
Description
February 2025
Charity £10 | HARDCOVER 978-981-98-0225-8
A brave young soldier miraculously survives the brutal Japanese Occupation of Singapore. Witnessing the poor, sick and those in need suffering because of the war, he resolves to spend his life in the service of others. He eventually becomes known as Singapore’s “Father of Charity”, setting up organisations like the Singapore Council of Social Service and the Community Chest. This courageous and honourable man is none other than Ee Peng Liang.
Who are Singapore’s amazing heroes, the people who sacrificed so much during World War II? So, come and celebrate the people who have made a difference to Singapore, through their courage, service and kindness.
Imprint: WS Education
Extent: 32pp
Type: Children’s Picture Book
Series: Our Amazing Heroes
Main Subject: Education
Sub-Subjects: Children from 3 to 8 Years
Keywords: Singapore; Heroes; Inspirational Stories; WWII; World War II
Readership: Children 3–8 years old and 6–12 years old.
Elizabeth Choy
Singapore’s Kind Heroine
Shawn Seah
Description
A hardworking, smart and kind teenage girl named Elizabeth is studying in Singapore when hard times fall upon her family. During the Japanese Occupation, she feels compassion for the British prisoners, and risks her life to bring them food, medicines and radios. She is eventually discovered by the Japanese soldiers and punished by their secret military police. This is the incredible story of Elizabeth Choy.
Who are Singapore’s amazing heroes, the people who sacrificed so much during World War II? So, come and celebrate the people who have made a difference to Singapore, through their courage, service and kindness.
February
2025
Imprint: WS Education
Extent: 32pp
Type: Children’s Picture Book
Series: Our Amazing Heroes
Main Subject: Education
Sub-Subjects: Children from 3 to 8 Years
Keywords: Singapore; Heroes; Inspirational Stories; WWII; World War II
Readership: Children 3–8 years old and 6–12 years old.
Timmy and Tammy At Sentosa
Ruth Wan-Lau
Description
Discover and learn with Timmy and Tammy! Become an expert reader, explore your home and beyond, and have fun with this bestselling series!
Day or night, Timmy and Tammy love spending time at Sentosa. Join the whole family as they engage their five senses at the beach and at Sensoryscape too!
February 2025
£8.90 | HARDCOVER 978-981-98-0889-2
£5.90 | SOFTCOVER 978-981-98-0890-8
Imprint: WS Education
Extent: 28pp
Type: Children’s Picture Book
Series: Timmy and Tammy
Main Subject: Education
Sub-Subjects: Children from 3 to 8 Years
Keywords: Timmy and Tammy; Reading Programme; Singapore; Reading
Readership: Children 3–8 years old.
Our Amazing Heroes: The Complete Set
Shawn Seah
Description
Who are Singapore’s amazing heroes, the people who sacrificed so much during World War II? So, come and celebrate the people who have made a difference to Singapore, through their courage, service and kindness.
Imprint: WS Education
Extent: 96pp
Type: Children’s Picture Book Series: Our Amazing Heroes
Main Subject: Education
Sub-Subjects: Children from 3 to 8 Years
Keywords: Singapore; Heroes; Inspirational Stories; WWII; World War II
Readership: Children 3–8 years old and 6–12 years old.
The Art of Teaching Acting
Every Teacher’s What, Why and How
Dean Carey Actors Centre Australia,
Australia
Description
WHAT do actors need to learn at this precise moment?
WHY do they need to learn it at this precise moment?
HOW best can I provide them with the most beneficial practical experience and deepest level of understanding?
Using these fundamental questions as a base line, master acting teacher Dean Carey shares his most tried and true methods. These are the results of over four decades of his experience teaching, coaching, and mentoring on the international stage. He provides insight into the philosophy and classroom culture he knows to be optimal for unleashing the greatest potential of students and professionals alike.
Containing fifteen of what he considers to be the most transformative acting exerises, this book is every acting teacher’s essential field manual. It delivers the “what, why and how” of teaching drama in a practial, no-nonsense manner, helping to facilitiate and enhance the process of teaching acting in order to allow each member of the class to do their best.
March 2025
£38 | HARDCOVER 978-981-12-3894-9
£20 | SOFTCOVER 978-981-12-3927-4
Imprint: World Scientific Extent: 208pp
Type: Popular Book Series:
Main Subject: Education
Sub-Subjects: Teaching and Learning
Keywords: Acting; Teaching; Drama; Drama School; Teaching Drama; Drama Excercises; Creativity
Readership: Acting and drama teachers, from high school through to vocational drama school.
Computational
and Experimental Methods
in Structures Probabilistic Optimisation of Composite Structures
Kwangkyu Alex Yoo
Imperial College London, UK & Deep.Meta, UK
Omar Bacarreza
Imperial College London, UK & ORCA
Computing, UK
Machine Learning for Design Optimisation £80 | HARDCOVER 978-1-80061-684-4
Description
M H Ferri Aliabadi
Imperial College London, UK
March 2025
This book introduces an innovative approach to multi-fidelity probabilistic optimisation for aircraft composite structures, addressing the challenge of balancing reliability with computational cost. Probabilistic optimisation seeks statistically reliable and robust solutions by accounting for uncertainties in data, such as material properties and geometry tolerances. Traditional approaches using high-fidelity models, though accurate, are computationally expensive and timeconsuming, especially when using complex methods like Monte Carlo simulations and gradient calculations.
For the first time, the proposed multi-fidelity method combines high- and lowfidelity models, enabling high-fidelity models to focus on specific areas of the design space, while low-fidelity models explore the entire space. Machine learning technologies, such as artificial neural networks and non-linear auto-regressive Gaussian processes, fill information gaps between different fidelity models, enhancing model accuracy. The multi-fidelity probabilistic optimisation framework is demonstrated through the reliability-based and robust design problems of aircraft composite structures under a thermo-mechanical environment, showing acceptable accuracy and reductions in computational time.
Readership: This book targets undergraduate and postgraduate students in the fields of aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, and design engineering. It is also aimed at professional engineers and researchers in the aircraft, motor, civil engineering, wind energy, offshore oil & gas, and naval architecture industries.
• Multi-Fidelity Robust Design Optimisation using Successive High-Fidelity Correction
• Multi-Fidelity Probabilistic Optimisation using Sparse High-Fidelity Information
• Summary
Tinnitus
New Therapeutic Tools and Techniques
Mehdi Abouzari
University of California, Irvine, USA
Key Features
Hamid R Djalilian
University of California, Irvine, USA
• Offers a deeper look at the perplexing pathophysiology of the common condition of tinnitus
• Rigourously studies a diverse spread of tinnitus treatments
• Covers complementary perspectives of co-occuring conditions and variants of tinnitus
March 2025
Description
Tinnitus is one of the most common otologic conditions, with 50 million people complaining of tinnitus in 2020 in the US alone. Accepted as an individual’s conscious perception of sound without external auditory stimuli that can result in a constant or fluctuating phantom ringing, buzzing or whooshing sound in the ears — if left untreated, tinnitus can lead to debilitating physical, mental and psychological problems. The condition results in hundreds of millions of dollars in healthcare expenditure each year. As the pathophysiology of tinnitus is not well understood, there is no medication for tinnitus approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); however, several therapeutic treatments have been found to be potentially beneficial for tinnitus.
Edited and authored by an eminent group of tinnitus specialists from around the world, this concise volume summarises the new therapeutic approaches to the management of tinnitus, including dietary and lifestyle modifications, cognitive behavioral therapy, self-help and music therapy in tinnitus treatment. Discussions on the role of pharmacological and alternative therapies for tinnitus are also covered. In addition, three chapters are dedicated to non-invasive, invasive and bimodal neurostimulation. This book also addresses hearing aids and hyperacusis — a common associated condition with tinnitus. Finally, the book closes with three separate chapters on the treatment of pulsatile tinnitus, tinnitus in children, and stem cell therapy for tinnitus.
This collection is a crucial reference for advanced students, researchers, clinicians and members of industry specializing in or adjacent to otolaryngology.
Readership: Biomedical researchers; clinicians (academic and private providers); industry practitioners; undergraduate, graduate and medical students.
• Dietary and Lifestyle Modifications in Tinnitus Treatment
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Tinnitus Rehabilitation
• Sound and Music Therapy for Tinnitus Rehabilitation
• Internet-Based Self-Help Treatment for Tinnitus
• Emerging Pharmacological Treatment for Tinnitus
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Tinnitus
• Non-Invasive Neuromodulation for Tinnitus Treatment
• Invasive Electric Stimulation for Tinnitus Treatment
• Biomodal Neurostimulation in Tinnitus Treatment
• Neural Therapy (Botulinium Toxin) for Tinnitus
• Hearing Aid Fitting for Tinnitus Management
• Hyperacusis and Misophonia Treatment
• Treatment of Pulsatile Tinnitus
• Childhood Tinnitus: Treatment Strategies
• Stem Cell Therapy for Tinnitus
Computer Performance Modeling
Alexandre Brandwajn
University of California, Santa Cruz, USA
Thomas Begin Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France
March 2025
Description
This compendium gives an overview of computer performance modelling techniques and an in-depth explanation of their principles and practical applications. The book emphasizes selected approximation methods for complex systems, including recent advances in multi-server models.
The useful reference text benefits professionals, researchers, academics and graduate students in the fields of computer engineering, operations research and mathematical modeling.
£80 | HARDCOVER 978-981-12-9204-0
£45 | SOFTCOVER 978-981-12-9252-1
Imprint: World Scientific
Extent: 210pp
Type: Textbook
Series:
Main Subject: Engineering/Acoustics
Sub-Subjects: Computer Engineering
Keywords: Probabilistic Models; Applied Queuing Networks; Priorities and Multiserver Models; Decomposition; Accurate Approximations; Numerical Methods; Discrete-Event Simulation
Readership: Researchers, professionals, academics and graduate students in computer engineering, operations research and mathematical modeling.
• Introduction
• Elementary Models
• Networks of Queues
• Simulation
• Numerical Methods
• Selected Approximation Methods
• Multi-Server Queues
• Simple Techniques
• Model Validation and Robustness
Precise Energy
A Missing View on Batteries
Kai Peter Birke
University of Stuttgart, Germany & Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation, Germany
Sabri Baazouzi
Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation, Germany
Key Features
Julian Joël Grimm
Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation, Germany
• This book provides a unique compass towards future battery cell design, delivers potentials and limits of battery cell development and answers which battery cell technologies will survive and dominate
March 2025
£100 | HARDCOVER 978-981-12-8204-1
Description
Achievable energy densities dominate important future research activities on battery technology. This book deduces in detail the future options for energy density enhancement of rechargeable battery cells and complete batteries. It connects rechargeability to energy density limits and gives a detailed argumentation on how and when battery energy densities will achieve their inherent limits.
This work provides key insights for the future market for modern batteries and points readers towards future battery cell designs — highlighting their limitations and potential advancements, and discusses which battery cell technologies will survive and dominate. It identifies the most promising candidates for achieving higher energy densities and explores the trade-offs between energy density, power density, lifetime, safety, and costs. It also investigates the influence of raw materials on energy densities and provides an overview of progress made in battery energy densities. Lastly, it expands the discussion to alternative energy storage systems, revealing a compelling vision for the future of energy storage.
Precise Energy is a valuable resource for researchers and students of related fields, engineers and other professionals with corresponding background, and decision and policymakers interested in the evolving landscape of energy storage and its profound impact on our future.
Imprint: World Scientific
Extent: 300pp
Type: Textbook Series:
Main Subject: Engineering/Acoustics
Sub-Subjects: Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Keywords: Energy Density; Power Density; Ecosystem Battery; Digital Twin; Battery Cell Production
Readership: Researchers, postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students, industry professionals, specialising in battery cell R&D and manufacturing, as well as governments and civil servants who wish to understand the topic.
• The Periodic System of Elements as the Limiting Factor for Galvanic Cell Design
• Energy Density Limits of Battery Cells Due to Recharge-ability
• The Best Battery Cell Candidates for Highest Energy Density
• Energy Density Versus Power Density, Lifetime, Safety and Costs
• Raw Materials as Pusher and Blocker for Energy Densities
• Remaining Energy Densities on Battery System Level
• Achievable Progress in Battery Energy Densities
• The Future Beyond Batteries
Modeling and Simulation in Manufacturing
Lin Zhang Beihang University (BUAA), China
Key Features
• Showcases the advantages of M&S technology in researching topics characterised by high complexity, strong uncertainty, and nonlinearity
• Analyzes M&S applications in manufacturing through the lens of mechanical and materials engineering as well as computer science, complemented by recent advances in machine learning
• Demonstrates the usefulness of M&S towards achieving various objectives like optimization, timeliness and cost reductions
March 2025
Description
The manufacturing industry is an important field of application for modeling and simulation (M&S) technology. M&S technology provides an effective, safe, and economical way for manufacturing practitioners to analyze and understand complex situations in manufacturing. This enables them to optimize production processes, reduce dependence on physical experiments, improve product quality, reduce production costs, and quickly respond to market changes. After more than 70 years of development, M&S technology has been successfully applied to all phases of the manufacturing lifecycle.
This book features the latest developments and research achievements by M&S in manufacturing in the past decades through specially selected papers from the International Journal of Modeling, Simulation, and Scientific Computing. The collection is a useful reference for researchers and practitioners in this field.
£100 | HARDCOVER 978-981-98-0146-6
Imprint: World Scientific
Extent: 300pp
Type: Review Volume Series:
Main Subject: Engineering/Acoustics
Sub-Subjects: Industrial Engineering
Keywords: Modeling and Simulation; MBSE; System Engineering; Model Engineering; Software Engineering; Manufacturing Modeling and Simulation
Readership: Practitioners and researchers specializing in the fields of System Engineering
• Cutting Forces Analysis of Micro-milling Process on Inconel 718 — a Finite Element Approach (Padmaja Tripathy and Kalipada Maity)
• Simulation of Nonlinear Vibration Responses of Cab System Subject to Suspension Damper Complete Failure for Trucks (Leilei Zhao, Jian Guo, Yuewei Yu, Xiaohan Li, and Changcheng Zhou)
• An Integrated Stochastic Model and Algorithm for Multi-Product Newsvendor Problems (Zhaoman Wan, Saihua Zhu, and Zhong Wan)
• Modeling the Temperature Shock of Elastic Elements Using a One-dimensional Model of Thermal Conductivity (D A Belousova and V V Serdakova)
• Simulating the Stress–Strain State of a Thin Plate After a Thermal Shock (A V Sedelnikov, S V Glushkov, V V Serdakova, M A Evtushenko, and E S Khnyryova)
• Numerical Investigation on Effect of Various Pump Rotational Speeds on Performance of Centrifugal Pump Based on CFD Analysis Technique ( Ahmed Ramadhan Al-Obaidi )
• Numerical Modeling and Optimization of Process Parameters in Continuous Extrusion Process Through Response Surface Methodology, Artificial Neural Network & Genetic Algorithm (Tariku Desta, Devendra Kumar Sinha, Perumalla Janaki Ramulu, and Ram Sewak Singh)
• Application of AI Techniques for Modeling the Performance Measures in Milling of 7075-T6 Hybrid Aluminum Metal Matrix Composites (T Mohanraj )
• Modeling and Analysis of a Novel 6-DOF Magnetic Levitation System with Experimental Verification (Shinan Cao, Pingjuan Niu, Sha Sheng, Bin Wang, Qiang Liu, and Bangchen Han)
• Optimization Algorithms and Intelligent Techniques on Electrical Discharge Machining Process (C S Shyn and R Rajesh)
• A Novel Convolutional Neural Network for Electronic Component Classification with Diverse Backgrounds (Longfei Zhou and Lin Zhang)
• A Probabilistic Model for Estimating Some Design Characteristics of Aerostructures with an Illustration of a Monte Carlo Simulation, Statistical Inferences and Applications in Aerodynamics (Massoud Nakhkoob)
• A Framework for Development of Digital Twin Industrial Robot Production Lines Based on a Mechatronics Approach (Yuan Zhao, Yongkui Liu, Jianyong Feng, Jinwei Guo, and Lin Zhang)
• Digital Twin-driven Robotic Arm Operation Simulation and Health Management Research (Guofang Li, Kang Yang, Zhiyu Dong, Xiaoli Ji, and Shaopei Wu)
• Simulation and Verification Analysis of the Ride Comfort of an In-wheel Motor-driven Electric Vehicle Based on a Combination of ADAMS and MATLAB (Peicheng Shi, Qi Zhao, Kefei Wang, Rongyun Zhang, and Ping Xiao)
• Unsupervised Method of Clustering and Labeling of the Online Product Based on Reviews (Md Masum Billah, Mohammad Nuruzzaman Bhuiyan, and Md Akterujjaman)
Principles of Continuum Mechanics
David J Steigmann
University of California, Berkeley, USA
Key Features
Milad Shirani
University of California, Berkeley, USA
• Outlines the fundamental aspects of continuum mechanics: tensor methods, kinematics of deformation and motion, forces and balance laws
• Covers a modern account of essential aspects of constitutive theory such as frame invariance, material symmetry, constraints, and restrictions imposed by thermodynamics Incorporates an extensive range of problems together with detailed solutions
March 2025
Description
This book covers the fundamental aspects of continuum mechanics (tensor methods, kinematics of deformation and motion, forces and balance laws) and includes a modern account of essential aspects of constitutive theory such as frame invariance, material symmetry, constraints, and restrictions imposed by thermodynamics.
Recent significant advances in the subject have been incorporated in a pedagogically useful format to facilitate independent study as well as access to research literature. An extensive range of problems are incorporated together with detailed solutions to reinforce concepts introduced in the text, help develop the reader’s intuition, and promote engagement with the material.
Intended for final year undergraduate and beginning graduate students of engineering and physics, this book provides a concise, rigorous and accessible introduction to continuum mechanics. It will also serve as a reference for researchers, instructors and practitioners.
£90 | HARDCOVER 978-981-98-0685-0
£45 | SOFTCOVER 978-981-98-0754-3
Imprint: World Scientific Extent: 250pp
Type: Textbook Series:
Main Subject: Engineering/Acoustics
Sub-Subjects: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords: Tensor Methods; Kinematics of Deformation and Motion; Forces and Balance Laws; Tranport Formula; Viscosity; Elasticity; Vector Algebra; Tensor Algebra
Readership: Final year undergraduate and beginning graduate students of engineering and physics, researchers, instructors and practitioners.
• Mathematical Preliminaries
• Bodies, Configurations, and Motions
• Further Preliminaries, with Applications to the Analysis of Deformation
• Rate of Deformation
• Transport Formulas
• Balance Laws
• Observers and Frames of Reference
• Constitutive Equations
• Viscous Fluids
• Kinematic Constraints
• Elastic Solids
• Linear Elasticity
• Appendices
◊ Some Facts About Vector and Tensor Algebra
◊ Derivatives of Scalars with Respect to Tensors
◊ Rotation Tensors and the Rodrigues Representation
◊ Spectral Representation of a Symmetric Tensor
◊ Solutions to Selected Problems
Industrial Ecology and Sustainability
A Textbook for Students
Thomas E Graedel
Yale
University, USA
Key Features
Matthew J Eckelman
Northeastern University, USA
• The broad fields of sustainability science (industrial ecology, economic geology, environmental change, recycling and reuse, sustainability) are evolving rapidly and are increasingly of interest to students, scholars, and the public. Nonetheless, there is no foundational textbook available to provide depth and coverage of these broad areas. This book is a focused presentation of core industrial ecology topics for students and professionals interested in the field, written by world-renowned experts
March 2025
Description
The field of industrial ecology is evolving rapidly, and its tools and foundational concepts underpin many areas of sustainability in business and policy. Diverse fields in engineering, sustainability science, and related areas face rapid growth in importance as limits in materials availability, limited recycling, increased demand for the quantification of environmental impact, and concern about future sustainability rise rapidly.
This volume focuses on core topics of industrial ecology and designed as an accessible introduction for students around the world studying sustainability at a time of rapid changes in technology and global change. Written by world-renown experts, the book is suitable for students and professionals interested in the field.
£100 | HARDCOVER 978-981-12-9614-7
£55 | SOFTCOVER 978-981-12-9756-4
Imprint: World Scientific Extent: 323pp
Type: Textbook Series:
Main Subject: Environmental Science
Sub-Subjects: Environmental Engineering
Keywords: Industrial Ecology; Life Cycle Assessment; Material Flow Analysis; Input-Output Analysis; Network Analysis; Techno-Economic Analysis; Sustainability; Sustainable Engineering; Critical Materials; Circular Economy; Sustainable Design; Recycling; Green Chemistry; Green Engineering; Scenarios; Industrial Symbiosis; Corporate Environmental Management
Readership: Graduate Students in industrial ecology, industrial engineering; civil engineering and materials science and undergraduate students in environmental studies, sustainable development, and similar fields.
• Introducing Industrial Ecology
◊ Humanity, Technology, and Sustainability
◊ Industrial Ecology Concepts
◊ The Linked Systems of Human Society and Industrial Ecology
◊ Carrying Capacity and Grand Challenges
• The Methodology of Industrial Ecology
◊ Providing Services to Society: In-Use Stocks
◊ Material Flow Analysis
◊ Material Reuse and Recycling
◊ Material Efficiency
◊ Environmentally Extended Input-Output Analysis
◊ Introduction to Life-Cycle Assessment
◊ Life Cycle Assessment in Practice
◊ Economics Tools: Techno-Economic Analysis, Life-Cycle Costing, and Valuation
• Industrial Ecology in Application
◊ Sustainable Design Frameworks: Design for Environment, Cradle-to-Cradle, and the Principles of Green Chemistry and Green Engineering
◊ Remanufacturing
◊ Industrial Ecology and Energy
◊ Materials Criticality
• Looking to the Future
◊ Projecting Resource Needs
◊ The Circular Economy
◊ Sustainability
Fighting the Virus
How Disease Modeling Can Enhance Cybersecurity
Marc Mangel
University of Bergen, Norway & University of California, Santa Cruz, USA
Key Features
• No other book provides such in-depth treatment of both disease modeling and cyber systems
• By focusing on two key models [the Pulse Attack Model and the Fundamental Model for Simultaneous Cyber Operations] that are not specific to any one system but have much in common with many systems, the book allows readers to sharpen thinking and gain insight into cyber security through the lens of population modeling of disease
• The author has 50 years of experience of modeling the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of populations, as well as a long and deep connection to Naval Operations Analysis. Taken together these also provide a virtually unique perspective
Description
Many of the words used to describe disease (‘infection’, ‘transmission’, ‘virus’) are also used to characterize cyber security (for example: a computer is infected by a virus that can be transmitted to other current uninfected computers). This correspondence is much more than a convenient metaphor, and the aim of this book is to show how the models developed to understand the dynamics of infection, recovery, and possible re-infection in disease can be applied to understand attack, compromise, and recovery of components of a cyber system and how such attacks affect performance of the cyber system or its dependent enabled physical system.
Readership: This is a combination of research monograph and textbook, suitable for use in advanced undergraduate or graduate courses and also intended for established researchers — both workers in the population biology of disease and in cyber security.
• Preface
• Process Modeling in Population Biology and Cyber Systems
• The Pulse Attack Model (PAM)
• Fundamental Model of Simultaneous Cyber Operations (FMSCO)
• Beyond Determinism: Stochastic Versions of the PAM and FMSCO
• Extensions of the Pulse Attack Model
• Extensions of the Fundamental Model of Simultaneous Cyber Operations
• A Distribution in Vulnerability in the Pulse Attack Model
• Bon Voyage
• Appendix: Glossary of Terminology, Symbols, Equations
Autophagy, Apoptosis and Ferroptosis in Oncology
Cell Death and Cancer
Kiavash Hushmandi
University of Tehran, Iran
Key Features
Alan Prem Kumar
National University of Singapore, Singapore
• Integrating non-coding RNA functions in cancer for researchers in the field of oncology
• Focus on the molecular pathways beneficial for the molecular biologists
• Understanding the pathways and targets are beneficial for the researchers in the field of drug discovery in the development of novel therapeutics
March 2025
£275 | HARDCOVER 978-981-12-9931-5
Description
This book aims to provide a comprehensive exploration of three critical processes involved in cell death and survival, each playing a unique role in cancer development, progression, and treatment. Autophagy, apoptosis, and ferroptosis are distinct yet interconnected pathways that regulate cellular homeostasis and response to stress. In the context of oncology, these processes are of paramount importance. Cancer cells often manipulate autophagy and apoptosis to their advantage, evading death and promoting survival even in the face of therapeutic interventions.
Understanding these mechanisms provides valuable insights into how cancer can be effectively targeted and treated. Furthermore, the emerging role of ferroptosis adds an exciting dimension to the ongoing quest for innovative cancer therapies. This book is structured to offer a detailed examination of each process, beginning with their fundamental biological mechanisms, followed by their implications in cancer biology.
The chapters are designed to guide the reader through the intricate interplay between autophagy, apoptosis, and ferroptosis, highlighting recent discoveries, ongoing research, and potential therapeutic applications.
Imprint: World Scientific
Extent: 700pp
Type: Medical Handbook
Series:
Main Subject: Life Sciences/Biology
Sub-Subjects: Cancer Research
Keywords: Autophagy; Apoptosis; Ferroptosis; Oncology; Cancer; Cell Death; Cell Survival; Pathways; Therapeutic Interventions And Cancer Therapy
◊ Autophagy: Basics and Role in Pathological Diseases
◊ Autophagy Mechanism in Cancer: Overall View and Recent Advances
◊ Autophagy in the Regulation of Cancer Proliferation
◊ Autophagy in the Regulation of Cancer Metastasis
◊ Autophagy in the Regulation of Drug Resistance
◊ Autophagy in the Regulation of Radio-resistance
◊ Non-coding RNAs in the Regulation of Autophagy
◊ Autophagy and Cancer Stem Cells
◊ Nanoparticles in the Regulation of Autophagy for Cancer Therapy
◊ An Overview of Autophagy in Human Cancers: Molecular Profile and Possible Therapeutic Perspectives
• Section 2
◊ Apoptosis: Basics and Role in Pathological Diseases
◊ Apoptosis Mechanism in Cancer: Overview View and Recent Advances
◊ Apoptosis and Autophagy Interaction in Cancer
• Volume 2: Section 2
◊ Apoptosis and Cancer Drug Resistance
◊ Apoptosis and Cancer Radio-resistance
◊ Non-coding RNAs in the Regulation of Apoptosis in Cancer
◊ Natural Products in the Treatment of Cancer by Targeting Apoptosis
◊ Nanoparticles in the Stimulation of Apoptosis in Cancer Therapy
• Section 3
◊ Ferroptosis: Basics and Role in Pathological Diseases
◊ Ferroptosis Mechanism in Cancer: An Overview of Resistance Mechanisms
◊ Ferroptosis and Autophagy Interactions in Cancer
◊ Ferroptosis and Cancer Drug Resistance
◊ Ferroptosis and Cancer Radio-resistance
◊ Non-coding RNAs in the Regulation of Ferroptosis in Cancer
◊ Natural Products for Targeting Ferroptosis in Cancer Therapy
◊ Nanoparticles in the Stimulation of Ferroptosis in Cancer Therapy
Personality Imagery Deconstruction
Theory and Application
Yuan Yuan
Central University of Finance and Economics, China
Yu Cao
Mayland International Community, China
Key Features
Jianjun Zhu
Mayland International Community, China
• Unlike existing personality theories, personality imagery deconstruction originates from Chinese culture with its unique core concepts, techniques and operational points
• From a psychological clinical approach, it can be applied in case and group psychotherapy, family and campus psychological education, community governance, cultural studies and other academic research
• It has a wide readership. Scholars, psychotherapists, psychological counselors, trainers, managers, teachers, college students and ordinary people with no psychological background can benefit from it
Description
Personality imagery deconstruction is an innovative theory in personality psychology, grounded in Imagery Communication Psychology (ICP). This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the sources of personality imagery, as well as the significance and methods of deconstructing it for practical applications. Inspired by Chinese cultural philosophy, this approach views personality as a system rather than a collection of separate traits. Instead, personality is deconstructed into distinct, independent sub-personalities, each with its own motives, behaviours, and preferences. Through ICP, these sub-personalities emerge in the conscious mind, appearing as individual entities within a broader “community” of the self. By consciously engaging with each sub-personality, individuals can encourage communication and harmony among them. This process allows for the transformation of negative or stagnant sub-personalities, helping to restore vitality and clarity to the overall personality. In essence, personality imagery deconstruction enables personal growth by transforming the inner dynamics of one’s mental life.
March 2025
£80 | HARDCOVER 978-981-98-0696-6
Imprint: World Scientific
Extent: 210pp
Type: Monograph Series:
Main Subject: Life Sciences/Biology
Sub-Subjects: Psychology
Keywords: Personality Psychology; Self-Exploration in the Subconscious; Spiritual Growth
Readership: Psychological counseling and psychotherapy students and researchers; Psychology and Chinese culture enthusiasts; Businesses; Those who seek spiritual growth.
• The Theory of Personality Imagery Deconstruction
◊ The New Method Brings Out the New Discovery
◊ The Basic Operation of Personality Imagery Deconstruction
◊ The Key Techniques
◊ Sub-personalities: the Produce of PID
◊ Sub-personalities’ Representativeness of Personality
◊ The Relationship between Sub-personalities and Personality
◊ The Psychic Reality
◊ The Quantitative Study of Personality with PID
◊ Theoretic Illumination: The Origin and the development of Sub-personalities
◊ The Application of PID in the Clinical Psychotherapy
• The Application of Personality Imagery Deconstruction
◊ The Invocation of Sub-personalities
◊ The Healing and Growth of Problematic Sub-personalities
◊ The Adjustment of Sub-personalities Relational Units
◊ Analysis of Sub-personalities Chunks
◊ Sub-personalities Relational Graph Analysis
◊ Energy Flow Analysis in Sub-personalities Relational Diagram
◊ Methods of Imagery Construction
◊ The Application of PID in Children
◊ The Application of Double People Imagery Communication
◊ The Application of Multi-person Imagery Communication
Series
Approximation and Regularisation Methods for Operator-Functional Equations
Denis Sidorov
Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
Edixon Rojas
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia
Key Features
Alexander Sinitsyn
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia
Nikolai Sidorov
Irkutsk State University, Russia
• Proposes new theories which can be applied to dynamic models using operatorfunctional equations with parameters
• Such dynamic models have broad application in electric and thermal engineering fields such as designing high-energy devices, producing biogas, flame tomography, and modelling energy storage systems
March 2025
£70 | HARDCOVER 978-981-98-0168-8
Description
This book presents an overview of the most recent research and results in the field of approximation and regularisation methods for operator-functional equations, and explores their applications in electrical and power engineering. It presents the state of the art in building operator theory, regularised numerical methods, and in the verification of mathematical models for dynamical models based on integral and differential equations. Special attention is paid to Volterra models, a powerful tool for modelling hereditary dynamics.
This book begins by exploring the solvability of singular integral equations, and moves on to study approximation methods for linear operator equations and nonlinear integral equations. Following this, it examines loaded equations and bifurcation analysis, before concluding with an investigation of the applications of the contents of the book in electrical engineering and automation. Each chapter provides an overview and analysis of the relevant problem statements, outlines current methods within the field, and identifies future directions for research.
With an interdisciplinary approach, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in operator-functional equations. Graduate students and professors in the fields of applied mathematics, physics, material science, and numerical analysis will find this work insightful and valuable, as will industry professionals in related fields.
Imprint: World Scientific
Extent: 200pp
Type: Monograph
Series: Series on Advances in Mathematics for Applied Sciences
Main Subject: Mathematics
Sub-Subjects: Integral Equations
Keywords: Inverse Problems; Singular Integral Equation; Loaded Equations; Numerical Methods; Fredholm Operator; Nonlinear Analysis; Regularisation; Machine Learning; Volterra Models; Bifurcation; Power Systems; Control Methods
Readership: This book is suitable for both graduate students and professors in applied mathematics, physics, material science, and numerical analysis. It is also suitable for industry professionals in the fields of electrical and thermal engineering, combustion, and biomass.
• Preface
• Singular Integral Equations on Banach Function Spaces
• Approximation Methods for Linear Operator Equations and Nonlinear Integral Equations
• Loaded Equations and Bifurcation Analysis
• Volterra Models for Energy Storage Systems Nonlinear Dynamics Analysis
Lectures on Deformation Quantization
From Moyal Product to Kontsevich’s Formality Theorem
Georgy Igorevich Sharygin
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
Key Features
• The first book that covers all three major constructions of deformation quantization (Lecomte and De Wilde’s results, Fedosov quantization, and Kontsevich formality theorem)
• Provides a self-sufficient account of the most important methods and ideas used in the field of deformation quantization
• Establishes links between different approaches to the subject
• Can be a base for several different courses from introductory courses for undergraduates to more advanced courses for PhD students
Description
Principles of classical Hamiltonian mechanics say that the evolution of a dynamical system is determined by the Poisson bracket of observable functions with the given Hamiltonian function of the system. In Quantum Mechanics, these principles are modified so that the algebra of observable functions should be replaced by a noncommutative algebra of operators and the Poisson bracket by their commutator so that the canonical commutation relations hold. Thus, working with quantum systems, we must determine the “quantization” of our observables, i.e. to choose a noncommutative algebra whose elements would play the role of the observables. With some modifications, this question is the main content of the Deformation Quantization problem formulated in 1978 by Flato and others.
This book is based on the course that the author taught in the Fall semester of 2019 at Peking University. The main purpose of that course and of this book is to acquaint the reader with the vast scope of ideas related to the Deformation Quantization of Poisson manifolds. The book begins with Quantum Mechanics and Moyal product formula and covers the three main constructions that solve the Deformation Quantization problem: Lecomte and de Wilde deformation of symplectic manifolds, Fedosov’s quantization theory and Kontsevich’s formality theorem. In the appendices, the Tamarkin’s proof of formality theorem is outlined.
The book is written in a reader-friendly manner and is as self-contained as possible. It includes several sets of problems and exercises that will help the reader to master the material.
Readership: Postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students of Mathematics and Physics, researchers and scholars in the fields of Quantum Physics and Mathematics, aiming at learning the basics of deformation quantization theory, or to teach a course on this subject. Researchers in the fields of Applied Physics and Mathematics.
• General Quantization Principles
• Poisson Structures, Quantization and Cohomology
• Hochschild Homology and Cohomology
• Obstructions and Deformation Quantization of Symplectic Manifolds
• Fedosov Quantization
• Higher Homotopy Algebras, Kontsevich’s Theorem
• Kontsevich’s Quantization: Properties and Applications
• The Appendices Contain a Short Introduction into Operads Theory Necessary to Give Tamarkin’s Proof of Kontsevich’s Theorem, as well as the Proof Itself
IMO Problems, Theorems, and Methods
Jinhua Chen East China Normal University, China
Key Features
Bin Xiong East China Normal University, China
March 2025
Description
The problems in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) are not only novel and interesting but also deeply rooted in profound mathematical context. The team at the International Mathematical Olympiad Research Center at East China Normal University has compiled and studied problems from past IMOs, dividing them into four volumes based on the mathematical fields involved: algebra, geometry, number theory, and combinatorics.
In the algebra volume, the IMO algebra problems are organized into five chapters: “Equation Problems,” “Function Problems,” “Sequence Problems,” “Inequality Problems,” and “Other Algebra Problems.” Each chapter begins with an introduction to the relevant foundational knowledge and methods, followed by a reclassification and reorganization of past IMO problems. Multiple elegant solutions are provided for some of the problems, along with a statistical analysis of their difficulty.
The book concludes with a record of past IMO participation and award information, as well as an index of algebra problems, facilitating further study and easy reference for readers. This series is suitable for researchers in mathematical competitions, mathematical educators, and contestants.
Readership: Students engaged in mathematical competition, coaches in mathematics teaching, and teachers setting up math elective courses.
• Equation Problems
• Function Problems
• Sequence Problems
• Inequality Problems
• Other Algebra Problems
IMO Problems, Theorems, and Methods
Guangyu Xu East China Normal University, China
Zhenhua Qu East China Normal University, China
March 2025
£65 | HARDCOVER 978-981-98-0336-1
Description
The problems in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) are not only novel and interesting but also deeply rooted in profound mathematical context. The team at the International Mathematical Olympiad Research Center at East China Normal University has compiled and studied problems from past IMOs, dividing them into four volumes based on the mathematical fields involved: algebra, geometry, number theory, and combinatorics.
The Combinatorics volume primarily divides IMO problems into six chapters: “Enumerative Combinatorics Problems”, “Existence Problems”, “ Extremal Combinatorial Problems”, “Operations and Logical Reasoning Problems”, “Combinatorial Geometry Problems”, and “Graph Theory Problems”. This volume begins with an explanation of the origin and development of the IMO, covering aspects such as participating teams, contestants, awards, and problems, and it then outlines the characteristics and trends of IMO combinatorial problems. Each chapter introduces relevant foundational knowledge and methods, provides some typical examples, and then classifies the IMO problems in that chapter according to the knowledge, methods, and characteristics involved. The problems are arranged in chronological order, with multiple good solutions provided for some problems, along with statistical analysis of the problem difficulty and a discussion of the Chinese team’s performance.
At the end of the book, there is information about past IMO participants and medal winners, as well as an index of combinatorics problems, making it convenient for readers to reference and conduct further research.
Readership: Students engaged in mathematical competition, coaches in mathematics teaching, and teachers setting up math elective courses.
• Enumerative Combinatorics Problems
• Existence Problems
• Extremal Combinatorial Problems
• Operations and Logical Reasoning Problems
• Combinatorial Geometry Problems
• Graph Theory Problems
Mathematical Olympiad Series
IMO Problems, Theorems, and Methods
(In 4 Volumes)
Algebra
Combinatorics
Geometry
Number Theory
Jinhua Chen
East China Normal University, China
Bin Xiong East China Normal University, China
Tianqi Lin
Fudan University Ailiated High School, China
Gengyu Zhang
East China Normal University, China
Guangyu Xu East China Normal University, China
Zhenhua Qu East China Normal University, China
March 2025
£210 | HARDCOVER 978-981-98-0973-8
£120 | SOFTCOVER 978-981-98-0965-3
Description
The problems in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) are not only novel and interesting but also deeply rooted in profound mathematical context. The team at the International Mathematical Olympiad Research Center at East China Normal University has compiled and studied problems from past IMOs, dividing them into four volumes based on the mathematical fields involved: algebra, geometry, number theory, and combinatorics. These volumes are collectively titled “IMO Problems, Theorems, and Methods”.
Readership: Students engaged in mathematical competition, coaches in mathematics teaching, and teachers setting up math elective courses.
• Algebra
◊ Equation Problems
◊ Function Problems
◊ Sequence Problems
◊ Inequality Problems
◊ Other Algebra Problems
• Geometry
◊ Similarity and Congruence
◊ Basic Properties of Circles and Four Points on a Circle
◊ Power of a Point, Radical Axis, and Radical Center
◊ Special Points and Special Lines in a Triangle
◊ Trigonometry, Areas, and Analytic Geometry
◊ Solid Geometry
◊ Geometric Inequalities
• Number Theory
◊ Divisibility of Integers
◊ Modular Arithmetic
◊ Indeterminate Equations
• Combinatorics
◊ Enumerative Combinatorics Problems
◊ Existence Problems
◊ Extremal Combinatorial Problems
◊ Operations and Logical Reasoning Problems
◊ Combinatorial Geometry Problems
◊ Graph Theory Problems
Latent Structure and Causality
Inference from Data
Qing Zhou
University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Key Features
• A comprehensive treatment of a collection of latent structure models and graphical models with wide applications in many areas
• A unified graphical view of the conditional independence structures in these models, which play a key role in their inference methods
• A self-contained coverage of recent methods and theory for structure learning of causal graphical models from different types of data
Description
Inferring latent structure and causality is crucial for understanding underlying patterns and relationships hidden in the data. This book covers selected models for latent structures and causal networks and inference methods for these models.
After an introduction to the EM algorithm on incomplete data, the book provides a detailed coverage of a few widely used latent structure models, including mixture models, hidden Markov models, and stochastic block models. EM and variation EM algorithms are developed for parameter estimation under these models, with comparison to their Bayesian inference counterparts. We make further extensions of these models to related problems, such as clustering, motif discovery, Kalman filtering, and exchangeable random graphs. Conditional independence structures are utilized to infer the latent structures in the above models, which can be represented graphically. This notion generalizes naturally to the second part on graphical models that use graph separation to encode conditional independence. We cover a variety of graphical models, including undirected graphs, directed acyclic graphs (DAGs), chain graphs, and acyclic directed mixed graphs (ADMGs), and various Markov properties for these models. Recent methods that learn the structure of a graphical model from data are reviewed and discussed. In particular, DAGs and Bayesian networks are an important class of mathematical models for causality. After an introduction to causal inference with DAGs and structural equation models, we provide a detailed review of recent research on causal discovery via structure learning of graphs. Finally, we briefly introduce the causal bandit problem with sequential intervention.
Readership: This book is suitable for graduate students in statistics, data science, computer science and other quantitative and computational sciences. The book can be used as a textbook for courses on statistical modeling, causal inference, graphical models, and machine learning. It is also suitable for researchers interested in causal inference, causal discovery, graphical models, Bayesian networks, structure learning, latent structure models, and related areas.
• Introduction and Review
• Latent Structure Models
◊ Incomplete Data and the EM Algorithm
◊ Mixture Modeling
◊ Hidden Markov Models
◊ Random Graphs for Modeling Network Data
• Causal Graphical Models
◊ Undirected Graphical Models
◊ Directed Acyclic Graphs
◊ DAG-Based Causal Inference
◊ Structure Learning of DAGs
◊ Learning Generalized DAG Models
◊ Directed Mixed Graphs for Latent Variables
◊ Partitioned, Federated, and Active Learning
New Medical Technology in Patient Care
A Physician’s Guide
Campion Quinn
Rockville Medical, LLC, USA
Key Features
• Provides the healthcare practitioner with a basic understanding of new medical technology and how it is being used in medicine
• The book tries to eliminate the hype around new technology like AI and surgical robots and grounds the readers in its applications and its limitations
• The book does not presume the reader has any background in computer science or artificial intelligence
• It helps the reader to evaluate new technologies that may be introduced in their workplace and understand how they should be implemented
• The book provides real-world examples of how these systems are currently being used
Description
In an era of unprecedented technological innovation, New Medical Technology in Patient Care: A Physicians Guide explores the groundbreaking advances revolutionizing the world of healthcare. From the diagnostic power of artificial intelligence to the precision of robotic surgery, this book delves into the most exciting developments shaping the future of medicine and surgery. It offers a comprehensive look at how AI algorithms are assisting physicians in interpreting complex medical data, enabling faster and more accurate diagnoses, while also providing insights into the life-saving potential of AI-driven treatment recommendations. Beyond AI, this book also discusses the rise of robotic surgery and 3D bioprinting.
By exploring these dynamic shifts in diagnosis and treatment, this book prepares its readers for the next wave of medical advancements — one that promises to enhance patient care, save lives, and redefine the practice of medicine for the 21st century and beyond.
March 2025
£90 | HARDCOVER 978-981-12-8914-9
Imprint: World Scientific
Extent: 300pp
Type: Medical Handbook
Series:
Main Subject: Medicine (1)
Sub-Subjects: General Healthcare
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Genomics; Robotic Surgery; 3-D Bioprinting; Telemedicine; Wearable Monitors; mHealth Apps; Organs on a Chip
Readership: Doctors, nurses, hospital administrators, college and graduate students in healthcare administration and bioengineering.
• AI for Accurate Diagnosis
• Telemedicine for Accessible Care
• Robots in Medicine
• Wearable Monitors and mHealth Apps
• Genomics
• Organs on a Chip
• 3-D Printing with Bio Inks
The Gout
A Medical Microcosm in a Changing World
Dorian Haskard
Imperial
College
London, UK
Key Features
• The book is unique in bringing together the history of scientific discovery related to ‘the Gout’ over the last 350 years
• Based around vignettes on the doctors and scientists involved as well as outlining how and what they discovered
• Directed at the non-specialist lay reader, and much use is made of how the lay reader back in the day would have been informed or misinformed by articles and advertisements in contemporary newspapers and magazines
March 2025
Description
The Gout has always been a complex metaphor, positively conjuring up success and wealth but negatively implying overindulgence and waste. Regardless of its slant, the metaphor always comes first; the condition plays second fiddle. Scientific advancements over some three hundred and fifty years have eventually condensed the broad concept of “the Gout” into a well-understood disease. The book traces how this process enabled an eventual transition from ineffective to effective therapies, addresses the age-old nature versus nurture conundrum of susceptibility, and considers how ordinary people would have been (mis)informed by doctors, scientists, newspapers and advertisements.
With our modern understanding and solutions, gout should be uncommon today; paradoxically, it is enjoying a renaissance. Now, it is the outcome of poor as well as rich living due to the ill-health created by the corporate global economy — a close cousin of obesity, type II diabetes, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease. Investigating “the Gout” provides a microcosm not only of our social and medical history, but of our present and rapidly changing world.
Imprint: World Scientific (Europe)
Extent: 400pp
Type: Popular Book Series:
Main Subject: Medicine (1)
Sub-Subjects: General Healthcare
Keywords: History of Medicine; Gout; Uric Acid; Inflammation; Crystals; Arthritis; Treatment; Obesity; Heart Disease; Stroke; Hypertension; Colchicine; Joseph Banks; Drug Development; Drug Advertising; Drug Contamination ; Lifestyle; Food Industry; Agricultural Industry; Nitrogen; Ecology; Evolution; Queen Anne; Penicillin; Thomas Sydenham; Metabolic Syndrome; Guano; Genetic Modification; Hester Stanhope; James Gillray
Readership: This book is intended for a broad audience for pleasure and education, and does not require specialist knowledge. It will be of particular interest to doctors and scientists interested in medical and scientific history and, conversely, to historians interested in science and medicine.
• Preface
• Introduction
• Thomas Sydenham and his Associates
• Some Eighteenth Century Gout Physicians
• Pills, Powders and Other Potions
• The French Remedy
• The Discovery of Uric Acid
• More Pills and Potions
• Controlling Uric Acid
• Crystallising Inflammation
• From Colchicum to Colchicine
• In the Family
• Triggers and Protectors
• The Humanness of Gout
• Food, Gout and Global Health
• Bibliography
• Index
Functionalized Graphene Materials and Its Applications
Linjie Zhi
China University of Petroleum (East China), China
Yingjie Ma National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China
Key Features
Debin Kong
China University of Petroleum (East China), China
• Since graphene’s exfoliation in 2004, extensive efforts have focused on its functionalization, yielding diverse products. However, a systematic classification and definition of these products remain absent, hindering progress. This book addresses that gap by presenting the classification, definitions, preparation strategies, and applications of graphene functionalization
• Despite significant progress in graphene functionalization, challenges remain. This book reviews and summarizes efficient fabrication techniques for precisely tuning functionalized graphene materials, with a focus on composites. It also outlines advanced characterization methods for complex graphene-based structures
Description
This book proposes the systematic classification and exact definition of all the products from graphene functionalization, which are illustrated by several representative examples. Additionally, the corresponding preparation strategies of functionalizing graphene are summarized and are demonstrated by some typical approaches. All the products from graphene functionalization are defined as functionalized graphene materials, which fall into two categories: functionalized graphene and functionalized graphene composite. Functionalized graphene is the product of modifying graphene by tuning its composition, framework, dimension, and morphology, and functionalized graphene composites are hybrids of graphene (or functionalized graphene) with other materials, including small molecules, polymers, metals, inorganic compounds, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Functionalized graphene materials are prepared through two strategies: “topdown” and “bottom-up, “ each of which has its advantages and shortcomings and includes many corresponding preparation methods. The selection of preparation strategies depends on the application requirements, as different applications require different types of graphene. Both strategies are elucidated with detailed examples through an extensive analysis of the literature. Finally, the major challenges and perspectives of functionalized graphene materials are discussed.
Readership: Researchers and Scientists: Those working in materials science, nanotechnology, chemistry, and physics. This group is likely involved in research and development of graphene and other nanomaterials, particularly in terms of their functionalization for various applications. Engineers: Especially chemical, materials, and electrical engineers interested in the practical applications of graphene in fields such as electronics, energy storage, sensors, and composites. Graduate Students and Academics: Advanced students in fields like nanotechnology, materials science, and chemical engineering. Professors
Contents and lecturers may also use the book as a reference or textbook for specialized courses.
• Overview
• Definition and Classification of Functionalized Graphene Materials
• Bottom-up Synthesis of Functionalized Graphene
• Top-down Synthesis of Functionalized Graphene
• Functionalized Graphene Materials Modified by Controllable Functional Groups
• Applications of Functionalized Graphene Materials
Elements of Green Function and Density Functional Theory
Ferdi Aryasetiawan Lund University, Sweden
Key Features
• For the purpose of learning, detailed derivations of formulas often left as exercises in other textbooks are thoroughly worked out in a step-by-step manner
• Timely coverage of modern methods in many-body theory for treating real materials in a unified fashion encompassing the widely used density-functional theory and Green function theory usually treated in separate textbooks
• The book only assumes standard knowledge corresponding to a physics degree and can be read without prior knowledge of many-body theory
• Comprehensive appendices of basic theories and formulas as well as exact solutions of some solvable models used in the book
• Magnetism is treated as a concrete illustration of the application of the theories described in the book
• The book contains a recently proposed formalism of density-functional approach to determining the Green function, not found elsewhere
Description
If there were no Coulomb interaction among electrons, it would be relatively straightforward to solve the many-electron Schrödinger equation. It is, however, precisely this interaction that is at the heart of numerous fascinating phenomena in condensed matter physics such as superconductivity, Kondo physics, magnetism, etc. Due to the large number of electrons in a material being of the order of Avogadro’s number, it is at present — and perhaps in the foreseeable future — not feasible or even desirable to solve the Schrödinger equation to obtain the many-electron wavefunction. Fortunately, a large number of important physical properties can be calculated without explicit knowledge of the wavefunction.
Two of the most important formalisms for dealing with the many-electron problem which avoid a direct use of the many-electron wavefunction are the Green function and the density functional theory. Within the Kohn-Sham scheme the latter is used to calculate ground-state properties whereas the former for excitation spectra. The book presents the fundamentals of these two theories in detail with essential many-body tools, such as the occupation number representation and Grassmann algebra developed from scratch. Prior knowledge of many-body theory is not a prerequisite so that it is readable for final-year undergraduates and graduate students in physics and chemistry as well as researchers in the field of electronic structure and many-body theory. The book includes in the last chapter an exposition of a density-functional path for determining the Green function, a new formalism recently proposed by the author. The book should be a valuable companion for those embarking in the field of many-electron physics.
March 2025
£135 | HARDCOVER 978-981-98-0579-2
Imprint: World Scientific
Extent: 600pp
Type: Monograph (Treat as Textbook)
Series:
Main Subject: Physics
Sub-Subjects: Computational, Mathematical and Theoretical Physics
Readership: Advanced undergraduates and graduate students as well as researchers in the field of electronic structure and many-body theory. Courses in electronic structure and many-body theory, with emphasis on first-principle approaches, will find this book suitable as well.
A Modern Take on Physics
Volume 2: Classical and Quantum Field Theory
Giovanni Organtini Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy
Key Features
Graziano Surace Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy
• These two volumes present an innovative approach for teaching classical physics that facilitates a seamless transition to modern physics
• The volumes serve as a distinct alternative to other physics textbooks due to their unique style and methodology
• These volumes can be used to introduce undergraduates to quantum field theory, ensuring a complete comprehension of quantum mechanics
Description
These two volumes cover the classical topics typically taught in undergraduate physics courses and beyond. However, they also possess unique characteristics. In these volumes, we teach classical physics using a very different language from traditional books, influenced by the language of modern physics, in a move to encourage a positive approach towards the latter. The concept of energy serves as the unifying aspect in physics, spanning from mechanics to thermodynamics, electromagnetism and modern physics. The organisation of the material into chapters also reflects the distinct approach taken in these volumes. We present physics in a unified manner without separating topics such as mechanics, kinematics, thermodynamics, electricity, and magnetism. Instead, physics is revealed gradually, emphasizing a holistic approach to science. Despite this peculiarity, we have maintained the conventional separation between Physics I and II to assist potential teachers in adopting these books steadily and securely.
These innovative volumes present valuable new perspectives. Although their approach is bold, they will certainly prompt interesting reflections on traditional teachings. A significant portion of this second volume is committed to modern physics, including an introduction to the standard model of fundamental interactions. The old quantum mechanics is largely excluded in favor of quantum field theory, which we present in a manner accessible to undergraduate students.
March 2025
£120 | HARDCOVER 978-1-80061-639-4
Imprint: World Scientific (Europe)
Extent: 500pp
Type: Textbook
Series:
Main Subject: Physics
Sub-Subjects: General Physics (All Aspects)
Keywords: Quantum Field Theory For Undergraduates; Quantum Field Theory; QFT; QED; Quantum Mechanics; Standard Model; Modern Physics; Classical Physics; Energy; Physics; Textbook; Undergraduate Physics Textbook; Mechanics and Relativity; Optics and Electromagnetism; Introduction to Physics Concepts; Quantum Mechanics Basics; Quantum Field Theory Overview; Electromagnetic Waves and Fields; Mechanics and Optics Concepts; Undergraduate Physics Curriculum; Optics Principles and Phenomena; Quantum Mechanics For Beginners; Introduction to Quantum Field Theory; Particle Physics Fundamentals; Electromagnetic Forces and Fields; Relativity Theory Basics; Quantum Mechanics Principles; Quantum Field Theory Concepts
Contents
• Electricity and Magnetism
• Field Theory
• The Flux and Gauss’s Law
• Gravity
• Potentials
• Circuits
• Electromagnetism
• Electromagnetic Induction
• Maxwell Equations
• Particles and Fields
• Quantum Phenomena
• Quantum Field Theory
• Introducing Quantum Mechanics
• Quantum Electrodynamics
• The Standard Model
• Gravity and Beyond
Readership: This book is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students in the field of general physics as an introduction to modern physics, as well as teachers and faculties willing to develop new teaching methods.
Disruptive Technologies and Muslim Societies
From AI and Education to Food and Fintech
Shahid Jameel
Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, UK
Key Features
David C Clary
Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, UK
• Broad subject coverage across Artificial Intelligence, Science and Technology, Health and Education, Food Systems, and Finance
• Seventeen authoritative chapters from leading experts in academia and industry from many countries including Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan, Malaysia, Morocco, Qatar, UK and USA
March 2025
£110 | HARDCOVER 978-1-80061-628-8
Description
This edited volume brings together leading experts to explore the impact of disruptive technologies across a spectrum of Islamic countries and Muslim societies. Containing seventeen chapters covering artificial intelligence, science and technology, health and education, food systems, and finance, the collection offers a diverse array of perspectives.
Contributors to this volume spanning across the Islamic World — including Pakistan, Malaysia, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar — provide in-depth analyses, revealing how disruptive technologies are reshaping these societies with subtle cultural and ethical nuances. Several chapters provide similar insight from authors based in the West. Together, the chapters show how disruptive technologies have induced significant changes in Muslim and Islamic societies and countries; how they generally parallel those in the Western World, as well as their subtle differences due to cultural and ethical issues. An essential resource for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners, this book offers valuable insights into the evolving technological landscape of the Islamic world.
Imprint: World Scientific (Europe)
Extent: 300pp
Type: Review Volume
Series:
Main Subject: Social Sciences
Sub-Subjects: Social Issues/ Human Security
Keywords: Disruptive Technology; Islamic Countries; Muslim Societies; Artificial Intelligence; Science and Technology; Health And Education; Food Systems; Finance; Epistemic Maps; Islamic Bioethics; Carbon Capture; Plastic Waste Conversion; Hydrogen Economy; Synthetic Fuels; AI in Healthcare; AI in News; AI in Finance; Caravanserais; Gene Editing; Digital Technology In Healthcare; Pregnancy Care In Islamic Countries; Food Systems in Muslim Countries; Blood-Based Foods; Zikat Funds; Islamic Fintech
Readership: This book is suitable for those in academia and business, either based in or researching the modern Islamic World. It is also suitable for those in industry, particularly in AI, energy, fintech, and food science.
• Introduction (Shahid Jameel and David C Clary)
• Artificial Intelligence
◊ Islam and Decentralized AI Systems: Ontologies and Common Sense (Biliana Papova and Mazhar Bari )
◊ Muslim Societies and the Rise of Artificial Intelligence: Impact, Challenges and the Way Forward (Muhammad Adil Iqbal and Najimdeen Bakare)
◊ Leveraging Historical Responses and Islamic Perspectives for AI in 21st Century Healthcare in Muslim Societies ( Ajwah Nadeem, Noor Sabah Rakhshan, Kamran Aslam and Mohammed Imran Khan)
• Science and Technology
◊ Fossil Fuel Decarbonisation and Plastics-Waste Conversion to Hydrogen and High-Value Carbons: Pure Science Behind Two Emerging Disruptive Technologies (Peter P Edwards, Tiancun Xiao, Hamid A Almegren, Benzhen Yao, Michael Jie, Daniel R Slocombe and Jon R Dilworth)
◊ Waste to Value Technology — The Key Enabler for Sustainability in Muslim Societies (Erfan Ibrahim)
◊ Towards a Geospatial and Temporal Experience of Islamic Architecture: Caravanserais of Anatolia (Güzden Varinlioğlu and Özge Börekçi )
• Health and Education
◊ The Great Promise and Potential Perils of Genome Editing for the Islamic World ( John Parrington, Ali Alhoshani and Ali Hanbashi )
◊ Digital Technologies for Improving Pregnancy Care ( Jane Hirst)
◊ How the Covid-19 Pandemic Impacted Learning in Islamic Countries (Shahid Jameel )
◊ Disruptive Innovation and Muslim Societies: The Needs for Reforms in Higher Education ( Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, Muhammad Abd Hadi Bunyamin, Mahani Stapa, Rosli Md Illias, Jaffrey Samsul Bahrin, Rohaizan Khairul Anuar and Nurul Amrie Abdullah)
• Food Systems
◊ Food Systems Innovations to Feed a Growing Muslim Population (Sophie Attwood, Eman Alkhalawi and Cother Hajat)
◊ Food Systems Transformation: A Society Based Approach (Saher Hasnain)
◊ On the Consumption of Blood-Based Foods in Light of Two Old, yet New, Legal Cases (Nour-Eddine Qaouar)
• Finance
◊ Fusion of Blockchain and Islamic Fintech: Unlocking New Possibilities in SME Financing, Financial Wellbeing, and Trade Financing ( Ahmet Faruk Aysan and Muhammad Fazlurrahman Syarif )
◊ The Potential Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Managing Zakat Funds (Kinan Salim, Wan Nuriqlima Wan Mohd Noor and Shamsher Mohamad Ramadili Mohd )
◊ Disruptive Technologies in Islamic Countries and Muslim Societies: An Analysis of Their Economic, Financial, and Ethical Implications (Erdal Harunoğullari )
