This book presents the latest research on the software crowdsourcing approach to develop large and complex software in a cloud-based platform. It develops the fundamental principles, management organization and processes, and a cloud-based infrastructure to support this new software development...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the statistical correlation properties of the Shanghai Interbank Offered Rate (SHIBOR) interbank lending market. Design/methodology/approach – The authors apply methods of correlation analysis, random matrix theory (RMT) and minimum...

We investigate the problem of dynamic optimal capital growth of a portfolio. A general framework that one strives to maximize the expected logarithm utility of long term growth rate was developed. Exact optimization algorithms run into difficulties in this framework and this motivates the...

Building the new countryside construction database plays an important role in improving the construction efficiency, and enhancing the level of major project management. On the basis of detailed analysis of features of the new countryside construction data, we give an overview of the database...

The impact of monetary policy changes on the monetary market and stock market in China is investigated in this study. The changes of two major monetary policies, the interest rate and required reserve ratio, are analyzed in a study period covering seven years on the interbank monetary market and...

Guanyin has become increasingly popular among Thai-Chinese in Bangkok and nationwide in Thailand in the past several decades. The main aim of this paper is to examine the meanings of Guanyin worship for Thai-Chinese followers in merit making and salvation. This study relies on textual history...