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The book grapples with social inequality, inclusivity, and diversity through the discussions of wellbeing, wellbecoming, and resilience of floating children and left-behind children. It invites families, schools, communities, social organisations, and governments to rethink and recognise the qualities of left-behind children and floating children.

Background The heterogeneous and complex nature of prediabetes presents a major challenge in identifying individuals predisposed to developing incident diabetes and related complications. We aimed to identify phenotypic subgroups of prediabetes at risk and to explore their distinct associations with cardiometabolic outcomes. Methods This study included 79,000 individuals with prediabetes from the three large-scale prospective cohorts in China. Phenotypic heterogeneity was identified using a soft-clustering algorithm based on the proximity network derived from uniform manifold approximation and projection (UMAP), combined with graph-clustering and Gaussian mixture models. Associations between phenotype probabilities and the incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D), cardiovascular disease (CVD), and kidney events were assessed to evaluate risk differences across the identified profiles. Results Six phenotypic profiles were identified, including five with distinct metabolic features (representing ~ 70% of the total population), and one without significant features. These profiles demonstrated substantial differences in both baseline cardiometabolic burden and future disease risk. For instance, individuals with a 20% higher probability of belonging to the hypertensive profile had a 9, 6, and 12% higher risk of T2D, CVD, and CKD, respectively, while the profile with high lipids, creatinine, and liver enzyme was associated with an 10% increased risk of T2D and kidney events. Moreover, incorporating phenotypic probabilities into multivariable models significantly improved the prediction of disease risks (likelihood ratio test, P  < 0.05). Conclusions Prediabetes exhibits substantial phenotypic heterogeneity, and delineation of distinct metabolic profiles enables refined risk stratification and informs precision prevention strategies.

Combining GIS concepts and fundamental spatial thinking methodology with real programming examples, this book introduces popular Python-based tools and their application to solving real-world problems. It elucidates the programming constructs of Python with its high-level toolkits and demonstrates its integration with ArcGIS Theory. Filled with hands-on computer exercises in a logical learning workflow this book promotes increased interactivity between instructors and students while also benefiting professionals in the field with vital knowledge to sharpen their programming skills. Readers receive expert guidance on modules, package management, and handling shape file formats needed to build their own mini-GIS. Comprehensive and engaging commentary, robust contents, accompanying datasets, and classroom-tested exercises are all housed here to permit users to become competitive in the GIS/IT job market and industry.

Now in a completely updated second edition, An Evidence-based Approach to Dietary Phytochemicals and Other Dietary Factors is a trusted resource for all health professionals who need to interpret the explosion of information on the role of a plant-based diet in health and disease. It consolidates a wealth of scientifically accurate, peer-reviewed data on plant foods, dietary phytochemicals, and dietary supplements, and includes information on essential intake recommendations, dietary sources, nutrient and drug interactions, phytochemicals in disease prevention, possible adverse effects, and much more. Special features: * All chapters revised and updated, with new sections on choline, coenzyme Q10, L-Carnitine, lipoic acid, and other dietary factors * Logically structured for quick access to information: begins with the evidence-based benefits of fruits and vegetables, legumes, nuts, whole grains, coffee, and tea; and goes on to the scientific and clinical data on individual dietary phytochemicals and classes of phytochemicals, including carotenoids, flavonoids, fiber, and more * Summaries at the end of each chapter for rapid review * Peer-reviewed by experts in the field, ensuring that all material is accurate and up-to-date * The well-constructed appendix includes not only a quick reference to diseases and foods and where to find them in the book, but also useful tables on phytochemical-drug interactions, phytochemical-nutrient interactions, and phytochemical-rich foods; a summary of the glycemic index of dietary carbohydrates; and a comprehensive glossary of terms

The book timely surveys new research results and related developments in Diophantine approximation, a division of number theory which deals with the approximation of real numbers by rational numbers. The book is appended with a list of challenging open problems and a comprehensive list of references. From the contents: Field extensions • Algebraic numbers • Algebraic geometry • Height functions • The abc-conjecture • Roth's theorem • Subspace theorems • Vojta's conjectures • L-functions.

How can the G20 fulfill their role most efficiently in the post-crisis era, and what role do the emerging economies play in the new global economic order? This timely volume provides an overview of the most important challenges ahead for the G20, especially China.

Between 1978 and 2006, GDP growth in China maintained an annual average rate of 9.7%, meaning the Chinese economy increased by more than twelve times. This was achieved with quite unorthodox approaches to reform and development as China has adopted a gradualist approach to adopting key institutions, as well as modifying and experimenting with traditional recipes for economic growth. 　 This collection brings together key researchers in the field from Asia, US, Europe and Australia to discuss how China has managed to push forward reforms in the face of political resistance, how the Chinese economy has maintained growth within an imperfect institutionalist environment and how the Chinese government remains effective when it relinquishes its power to the market. Specific emphasis is paid to the relevance of China’s experiences to other developing countries. This valuable contribution to the study of China’s economy covers a wide range of topics, including the historical foundations of the 30 years of reform, law and development in China, foreign direct investment, poverty reduction, market integration, income distribution, social protection, as well as demographics and population. 　 Reform and Development in China finds both unique elements to the Chinese experience and elements which can be applied to other developing countries. In particular, China’s gradualism in economic reform, strong leadership, and emphasis on inclusive development are singled out to be potentially transferable to other developing countries. This collection will be of interest to postgraduate students and researchers as well as practitioners in development economics. 1. Introduction Yang Yao and Ho-Mou Wu Part 1: History and International Comparisons 2. China’s Economic Emergence: Possible Lessons for Large Developing Nations David Daokui Li 3. History, Politics and 30 Years of Development and Reform Dwight Perkins 4. Chinese Reforms in Historical and Comparative Perspective Prasenjit Duara 5. Thirty Years of Chinese Reform and Economic Growth: Challenges and How It Has Changed World Development Ross Garnaut Part 2: Sectoral Development 6. Economic Growth and Income Inequality in China over 30 Years of Reforms Shujie Yao 7. Policy Reforms of Labor Mobility and Urbanization in Transition China Fang Cai 8. Market integration across regions Mary-Francoise Renard 9. The Evolution of Chinese Entrepreneurial Firms: Township-Village Enterprises Revisited Chenggang Xu and Xiaobo Zhang 10. The Relationship between Law and Economic Growth in China Linda Yueh 11. Thirty Years of Catch-up in China: A Comparison with Korea Kuen Lee 12. China’s Income Inequality at the Provincial Level: Trends, Drivers, and Impacts Tun Lin, Juzhong Zhuang, and Damaris Yarcia 13. The Great Transformation: The Double Movement in China Shaoguang Wang Part 3: The Political Economy of the Chinese Experience 14. The Disinterested Government: An Interpretation of China’s Economic Growth Yang Yao 15. Is China’s Development Success Transferable? Thomas Rawski 16. China’s Contribution to the Field of Economics: A Laboratory for Induced Institutional Change Gary Jefferson Yang Yao and Hu-Mou Wu are Professors of Economics at the China Centre for Economic Research at the University of Peking in Beijing, China.