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This essay argues that the global trade liberalization, particularly since 1995, strengthens some transnational corporations (TNCs) to become more powerful. In this sense, some statements argued by state-centric realism have to be revised; however, doing that does not mean that realism is fully out-of-date. The case studies suggest that mother country, such as the U.S., is a critical agent for TNCs to project their power and/or to protect their vital interest in the global market. In other word, sovereign state, especially the stronger one, is still important under some specific conditions. Ironically, most countries in the global south are increasingly retreating from the stage of international trade while TNCs from the North are detaining many efficient means of control over technology, capital and even political access.

1.Japanese ophthalmology: medical studies of eye conditions --2.Eye medicines: the popular culture of cure --3.The blind guild: status and power --4.Nonmembership and the challenge of authority --5.Texts and performances: the significance of one blind musician's career --6.Healing by touch: blind acupuncturists and masseurs --Epilogue.Onward to the Meiji Period.

This reference book for system engineers, architects, and managers focuses on how to design, analyze, and deploy Web service-based workflows for both business and scientific applications in a broad domain of healthcare and biomedicine. It discusses recent research and development results, as well as applications including healthcare and biomedical applications such as personalized healthcare processing, DNA sequence data processing, and electrocardiogram wave analysis. It also presents key methods such as Petri nets and social network analysis to advance the theory and applications of workflow.

Cilj ovog istraživanja je ispitati kineski ukupan faktor 'zelene' produktivnosti (total factor productivity – TFP) u pozadini sve progresivnije urbanizacije i intenzivnijeg onečišćenja okoliša, te ustanoviti koji su glavni čimbenici koji utječu na to. U ovom radu, u periodu od 2005. do 2012. godine, zeleni TFP u 285 prefektura koje su na razini gradova u Kini, procijenjen je pomoću Malmquistova indeksa proizvodnosti. Rezultati pokazuju da godišnji rast zelenog TFP-a u glavnim gradovima u Kini iznosi 3,5 %, te da ukupni rast postupno opada. Gledano s aspekta dekompozicije zelenog TFP-a, ono što najviše doprinosi rastu zelenog TFP-a je tehnološki napredak. Osim toga, na sjevernom obalnom području postignut je najviši godišnji rast zelenog TFP-a (4,5 %) dok je u sjeverozapadnoj regiji ostvaren najniži rast zelenog TFP-a (1,24 %), što ukazuje na velike regionalne razlike u zelenom TFP-u i kvaliteti gospodarskog rasta u Kini. Prema analizi čimbenika koji utječu na zeleni TFP u glavnim gradovima, zaključeno je da po glavi stanovnika na urbanom području uz prometnice, broj korisnika Interneta, udio proračunskih rashoda, razina regulacije okoliša i tehnički input imaju značajnu pozitivnu korelaciju sa zelenim TFP-em, dok zeleni TFP značajno negativno korelira s industrijskom strukturom i izravnim stranim ulaganjima (FDI). Na kraju, dani su prijedlozi za politiku poboljšanja urbanog zelenog TFP-a u Kini. ; The aim of this research is to investigate China's urban green total factor productivity (TFP) under the background of progressing urbanization and intensifying environmental pollution, and found out its main influencing factors. In this paper, green TFP of 285 prefecture-level cities in China from 2005 to 2012 was estimated through Malmquist productivity index. Results showed that the annual growth of green TFP in main cities in China is 3.5% and the overall growth declines gradually. Viewed from decomposition of green TFP, technical progress is the main contributor of green TFP growth. Furthermore, the northern coastal region has achieved the highest annual growth of green TFP (4.5%) and the northwest region achieved the lowest growth of green TFP (1.24%), indicating the great regional differences of green TFP and economic growth quality in China. According to analysis on influencing factors of green TFP in main cities, it has been concluded that per-capita urban road area, number of Internet users, proportion of fiscal expenditures, environmental regulation level and technical input are significantly positively correlated with green TFP, while industrial structure and foreign direct investment (FDI) are significantly negatively correlated. Finally, policy suggestions to improve urban green TFP in China were proposed.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Editors -- Contributors -- Chapter 1 Introduction to Optical, Infrared, and Terahertz Frequency Bands -- Chapter 2 Theory of Electromagnetic Fields -- Chapter 3 Theoretical Design of Nanomaterials for Optical and Terahertz Applications -- Chapter 4 Plasmonic Materials and Their Applications -- Chapter 5 Artificial Metamaterials, Metasurfaces, and Their Applications -- Chapter 6 Low Loss Dielectric Materials and Their Applications -- Chapter 7 Chiral Metamaterials and Their Applications -- Chapter 8 Emerging Two-Dimensional Materials and Their Applications in Detection of Polarized Light -- Chapter 9 Phase Change Materials -- Chapter 10 Magnetic and Spintronic Materials and Their Applications -- Chapter 11 Soft and Flexible Materials and Their Applications -- Chapter 12 Piezoelectric Materials and Their Applications -- Chapter 13 Hybrid Perovskite Materials and Their Applications -- Chapter 14 Near-Infrared Organic Materials for Biological Applications -- Index.

AbstractPredictive risk modelling using administrative data is increasingly being promoted to tackle complex social policy issues, including the risk of child maltreatment and recurring involvement with child protection systems. This paper discusses opportunities and risks concerning predictive risk modelling with administrative datasets to address Indigenous Australian overrepresentation in Australian child protection systems. A scoping review using five databases, and the Google search engine, examined peer‐reviewed and grey literature on risks associated with predictive risk models (PRMs) for racial and ethnic populations in child protection systems, such as Indigenous Australians. The findings revealed a dearth of research, especially considering Indigenous populations. Although PRMs have been developed for Australian child protection systems, no empirical research was found in relation to Indigenous Australians. The implications for utilising administrative data to address Indigenous Australian overrepresentation are discussed, focusing on methodological limitations of predictive analytics, and notions of fairness and bias. Participatory model development, transparency and Indigenous data sovereignty are crucial to ensure the development of fair and unbiased PRMs in Australian child protection systems. Yet, while PRMs may offer substantial benefits as decision support tools, significant developments – which fully include Indigenous Australians – are needed before they can be used with Indigenous Australians.