Authors:T. Warren Liao, Evangelos Triantaphyllou,
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Keywords: operations, computers, series, data, research, applications, algorithms, advances, mining, enterprise, recent
Number of Pages: 820
Published: 2008-01-15
List price: $222.00
ISBN-10: 981277985X
ISBN-13: 9789812779854

The main goal of the new field of data mining is the analysis of large and complex datasets. Some very important datasets may be derived from business and industrial activities. This kind of data is known as enterprise data . The common characteristic of such datasets is that the analyst wishes to analyze them for the purpose of designing a more cost-effective strategy for optimizing some type of performance measure, such as reducing production time, improving quality, eliminating wastes, or maximizing profit. Data in this category may describe different scheduling scenarios in a manufacturing

Author: Tim F. Liao
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Keywords: models, quantitative, applications, social, linear, sciences, generalized, probability, logit, probit, interpreting
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 1994-06-30
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 0803949995
ISBN-13: 9780803949997

What is the probability that something will occur, and how is that probability altered by a change in an independent variable? To answer these questions, Tim Futing Liao introduces a systematic way of interpreting commonly used probability models. Since much of what social scientists study is measured in noncontinuous ways and, therefore, cannot be analyzed using a classical regression model, it becomes necessary to model the likelihood that an event will occur. This book explores these models first by reviewing each probability model and then by presenting a systematic way for interpreting th

Authors:Xiaoxin Liao, Pei Yu,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: modelling, theory, applications, mathematical, systems, stability, nonlinear, control, absolute
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2008-10-10
List price: $109.00
ISBN-10: 1402084811
ISBN-13: 9781402084812

Following the recent developments in the field of absolute stability, Professor Xiaoxin Liao, in conjunction with Professor Pei Yu, has created a second edition of his seminal work on the subject. Liao begins with an introduction to the Lurie problem and the Lurie control system, before moving on to the simple algebraic sufficient conditions for the absolute stability of autonomous and non-autonomous ODE systems, as well as several special classes of Lurie-type systems. The focus of the book then shifts toward the new results and research that have appeared in the decade since the first editio

Author: Waysun Liao
Publisher: Shambhala
Keywords: classics, shambhala, chi
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2001-02-06
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1570627495
ISBN-13: 9781570627491

According to Master Liao, the great power of T’ai Chi cannot be realized without knowing its inner meaning. T’ai Chi Classics presents the inner meaning and techniques of T’ai Chi movements through translations of three core classics of T’ai Chi, often considered the "T’ai Chi Bible." The texts are introduced by three chapters explaining how to increase inner energy (ch’i), transform it into inner power (jing), and project this inner power outward to repel an opponent without physical contact. Master Liao also provides a description of the entire sequenc

Author: Waysun Liao
Publisher: Shambhala
Keywords: chi, essence
Number of Pages: 112
Published: 2007-10-09
List price: $6.99
ISBN-10: 1590305094
ISBN-13: 9781590305096

The deepest benefits of T’ai Chi cannot be realized without an understanding of its underlying principles. This book presents these principles through translations of three core classics of T’ai Chi that are often considered the “T’ai Chi Bible,” accompanied by the author’s insightful commentary. Master Liao demonstrates how to increase the body’s inner energy (ch’i) and transform it into power, health, and well-being. By reading the clear and precise explanations of the fundamental principles of T’ai Chi, students can develop a more complete understanding of the art and

Author: Shijun Liao
Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC
Keywords: modern, mechanics, mathematics, method, analysis, introduction, homotopy, perturbation
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2003-10-27
List price: $129.95
ISBN-10: 158488407X
ISBN-13: 9781584884071

Solving nonlinear problems is inherently difficult, and the stronger the nonlinearity, the more intractable solutions become. Analytic approximations often break down as nonlinearity becomes strong, and even perturbation approximations are valid only for problems with weak nonlinearity.This book introduces a powerful new analytic method for nonlinear problems-homotopy analysis-that remains valid even with strong nonlinearity. In Part I, the author starts with a very simple example, then presents the basic ideas, detailed procedures, and the advantages (and limitations) of homotopy analysis. Pa

Author: Liao Yiwu
Publisher: Anchor
Keywords: stories, china, life, real, walker, corpse
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2009-05-05
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 0307388379
ISBN-13: 9780307388377

The Corpse Walker introduces us to regular men and women at the bottom of Chinese society, most of whom have been battered by life but have managed to retain their dignity: a professional mourner, a human trafficker, a public toilet manager, a leper, a grave robber, and a Falung Gong practitioner, among others. By asking challenging questions with respect and empathy, Liao Yiwu managed to get his subjects to talk openly and sometimes hilariously about their lives, desires, and vulnerabilities, creating a book that is an instance par excellence of what was once upon a time called “The New Jou