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Chinesisch — Sprachkurs für Medizin und Alltag: Band 1: 18 Situationsdialoge

by Paul U. Unschuld Jinsheng Zheng

Eine unverzichtbare Hilfe für alle, die schnell Chinesisch lernen wollen. Anhand realistischer Dialoge kann jeder Chinareisende sich bereits nach kurzer Zeit chinesisch unterhalten. Das Buch ist leicht verständlich aufgebaut: Unter den chinesisch geschriebenen Sätzen steht die Lautschrift und die deutsche Übersetzung. Anders als bei den üblichen Reisesprachführern und Lehrbüchern legen die Autoren den Schwerpunkt auf medizinische Situationen. Vermittelt werden dabei neben alltäglichen Redewendungen ein Grundwortschatz aus dem Bereich der westlichen und der chinesischen Medizin und Pharmazie, der medizinischen Technologie und des Gesundheitswesens. Damit wird das Buch zur unschätzbaren Hilfe insbesondere für deutschsprachige Ärzte, Wissenschaftler und Studenten, aber auch für Mitarbeiter in Firmen, die mit chinesischen Partnern persönliche Kontakte pflegen möchten.

Blocks of Finite Groups: The Hyperfocal Subalgebra of a Block (Springer Monographs in Mathematics)

by Lluis Puig

About 60 years ago, R. Brauer introduced "block theory"; his purpose was to study the group algebra kG of a finite group G over a field k of nonzero characteristic p: any indecomposable two-sided ideal that also is a direct summand of kG determines a G-block.But the main discovery of Brauer is perhaps the existence of families of infinitely many nonisomorphic groups having a "common block"; i.e., blocks having mutually isomorphic "source algebras".In this book, based on a course given by the author at Wuhan University in 1999, all the concepts mentioned are introduced, and all the proofs are developed completely. Its main purpose is the proof of the existence and the uniqueness of the "hyperfocal subalgebra" in the source algebra. This result seems fundamental in block theory; for instance, the structure of the source algebra of a nilpotent block, an important fact in block theory, can be obtained as a corollary. The exceptional layout of this bilingual edition featuring 2 columns per page (one English, one Chinese) sharing the displayed mathematical formulas is the joint achievement of the author and A. Arabia.

Dao Companion to the Philosophy of Xunzi (Dao Companions to Chinese Philosophy #7)

by Eric L. Hutton

This volume presents a comprehensive analysis of the Confucian thinker Xunzi and his work, which shares the same name. It features a variety of disciplinary perspectives and offers divergent interpretations. The disagreements reveal that, as with any other classic, the Xunzi provides fertile ground for readers. It is a source from which they have drawn—and will continue to draw—different lessons. In more than 15 essays, the contributors examine Xunzi’s views on topics such as human nature, ritual, music, ethics, and politics. They also look at his relations with other thinkers in early China and consider his influence in East Asian intellectual history. A number of important Chinese scholars in the Song dynasty (960–1279 CE) sought to censor the Xunzi. They thought that it offered a heretical and impure version of Confuciansim. As a result, they directed study away from the Xunzi. This has diminished the popularity of the work. However, the essays presented here help to change this situation. They open the text’s riches to Western students and scholars. The book also highlights the substantial impact the Xunzi has had on thinkers throughout history, even on those who were critical of it. Overall, readers will gain new insights and a deeper understanding of this important, but often neglected, thinker.

Proceedings of the 10th Annual Meeting of Risk Analysis Council of China Association for Disaster Prevention (Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research #248)


This is an open access book. The 10th annual session of the China Disaster Defense Association was held in the beautiful metropolis-Tianjin in September 2022. This annual session was hosted by China Civil Aviation University. The theme of this annual meeting is: intelligent risk analysis and crisis response. Scholars, experts, engineering technicians, government officials and entrepreneurs engaged in risk science research, risk system management, risk technology development, crisis response and emergency management actively responded to the meeting. They actively contributed and participated in the meeting, and focused on the application of intelligent risk analysis in earthquake disasters, meteorological disasters, chemical park risk investigation and natural disasters Academic exchanges were carried out in risk analysis, risk assessment methods and models, environmental and ecological risk analysis, public health risk analysis and financial risk analysis.

The Language and Iconography of Chinese Charms: Deciphering a Past Belief System

by Alex Chengyu Fang François Thierry

This book offers an in-depth description and analysis of Chinese coin-like charms, which date back to the second century CE and which continued to be used until mid 20th century. This work is unique in that it provides an archaeological and analytical interpretation of the content of these metallic objects: inscriptive, pictorial or both. As the component chapters show, these coin-like objects represent a wealth of Chinese traditional folk beliefs, including but not limited to family values, social obligations and religious desires. The book presents a collection of contributed chapters, gathering a diverse range of perspectives and expertise from some of the world’s leading scholars in the fields of archaeology, religious studies, art history, language and museology. The background of the cover image is a page from Guang jin shi yun fu 廣金石韻府, a rhyming dictionary first published in the ninth year of the Kangxi Reign (1652 CE). The metal charm dates back to the Song Dynasty (960–1279 CE), depicting two deities traditionally believed to possess the majic power of suppressing evil spirits. The stich-bound book in the foreground is a collection of seal impressions from the beginning of the 20th century. Its wooden press board is inscribed da ji xiang 大吉祥 by Fang Zhi-bin 方質彬 in the year of bing yin (1926 CE).

Attitudinal Evaluation in Chinese University Students’ English Writing: A Contrastive Perspective (Corpora and Intercultural Studies #4)

by Anne McCabe Xinghua Liu

This book offers up-to-date insights into the long-standing controversy of whether or not Chinese learners of English adequately express their attitudes in written English. It compares four writing datasets from three groups of student writers (e.g., English-speaking students’ English texts, Chinese-speaking students’ Chinese texts, and both English and Chinese texts produced by the same group of Chinese-speaking students majoring in English), and applies the appraisal framework, an analytical tool developed in the field of Systemic Functional Linguistics. The book provides a nuanced view of the deployment of attitudinal patterns and the linguistic resources used for attitudinal evaluation in Chinese students’ English writing. Accordingly, it offers a valuable resource for all those interested in second language writing, contrastive rhetoric, second language acquisition and systemic functional linguistics.

Gender in Literary Translation: A Corpus-Based Study of the English Translations of Chenzhong De Chibang (Corpora and Intercultural Studies #3)

by Lingzi Meng

This book explores the role of gender in male- and female-produced efforts to translate a Chinese novel into English. Adopting the CDA framework and corpus methodology, the study examines the specific ways in which, and extent to which, a female British translator and a male American translator construct their gender identity in translation. Based on an analysis of the two translations’ textual and paratextual features, it reveals the fascinating ways in which language, gender and translation interact. The book is intended for anyone who is interested in gender and translation studies, particularly in applying the new corpus methodology to exploring the interface between gender and translation in the Chinese context.

Clinical Optics and Refraction

by Andrew Keirl, Caroline Christie, 路建華

It provides a comprehensive and clinically based guide to visual optics. With its suggested routines and numerous examples, this new book offers a straightforward "how to approach" to the understanding of clinical optics, refraction and contact lens optics. Designed for easy access, it presents information in a concise format that highlights key, need-to-know points. Part 1 addresses the basic visual optics of the eye along with emmetropia, ametropia and the correction of ametropia with spectacle lenses. Part 2 turns to the optics of contact lenses and the use of contact lenses in vision correction.Numerous worked examples based on real examination questionsPractical and user friendly textOver 190 clear line diagramsAn essential passport to examination success and a valuable quick reference for practitioners

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