The causes of global warming and its consequences are clear, and the economic impacts of climate change are apparent. Climate change threatens development gains. Extreme weather events have brought severe droughts to Central Asia, heat waves and forest fires to the Russian Federation, and floods to Southeastern Europe. Unchecked emissions will result in rising economic costs and increasing risks to individuals. There is a clear case for all of the world's economies to move to a low-carbon growth path. Yet climate action has been inadequate, especially in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA)...

Born in a beautiful coastal town in Northern China, naive and warm-hearted Jiang Fan leaves the comforts of her hometown behind in search of her childhood friend, Xue Ning, who mysteriously disappeared and traveled to Hong Kong. Despite Jiang's best efforts, Xue is nowhere to be found. Jiang becomes acquainted with local law-enforcement officers who, touched by Jiang and Xue's childhood stories, offer their assistance. Yet they soon discover a terrifying fact; Xue's fate lies in the hands of Hong Kong's elite criminal society, the Gang. Meanwhile, Jiang's emergence as a business prodigy...

This book will describe ultra low-power, integrated circuits and systems designed for the emerging field of neural signal recording and processing, and wireless communication. Since neural interfaces are typically implanted, their operation is highly energy-constrained. This book introduces concepts and theory that allow circuit operation approaching the fundamental limits. Design examples and measurements of real systems are provided. The book will describe circuit designs for all of the critical components of a neural recording system, including: Amplifiers which utilize new techniques to...

The Government of the Republic of Belarus (GoB) plans to increase district heating tariffs to cost-recovery levels and gradually phase out subsidies, replacing them with social assistance programs. Residential DH tariffs in Belarus are currently at roughly 10-21 percent of cost-recovery levels. DH subsidies are highly regressive, add costs to business, and create significant fiscal risks and macroeconomic vulnerabilities. The study analyzes the social, sectoral, and fiscal impacts of the proposed tariff reform, and identifies and recommends measures to mitigate adverse impacts of district...

This book systematically summarises the recent progress in the fabrication and application of near infrared nanomaterials for biomedical imaging and therapy.

This book introduces the latest advances made in both fundamental studies and potential applications of upconversion nanomaterials, particularly in the field of high-resolution in vitro bioanalysis and in vivo imaging.