Middle school is an important period of development for students. Middle schools in China are either separate schools after grade six or incorporated in the same school complex with the elementary school. Students who attend separate elementary and middle schools change schools more often than...

"The book explores new and emerging frameworks, tools, strategies to support companies and economies towards the green and digital transformation in Asia, with special focus on ASEAN by analyzing the role of disruptive technologies, cutting-edge green technologies and in these emerging practices...

Donation-based crowdfunding, as part of impact investment, plays a vital role in promoting economic development and alleviating poverty. In order to enhance the lender's enthusiasm for lending behavior, some platforms, for example Kiva, have introduced groups to facilitate lending. This study...

Outdoor air pollution can affect physical labor productivity and mental health, but it remains to be studied how indoor air quality (IAQ) exposure affects laborers’ subjective well-being and physical health. Here, the first evidence of a link between IAQ and the subjective well-being of...

Bank credit rating system is a clustering problem that aims to achieve the optimal classification of the clients' probability of defaults (PDs) into discrete buckets under a number of constraints. This global optimization problem can be parametrized either using continuous or discrete decision...

"The edited book will offer conceptual frameworks, empirical studies and case studies that will help to understand business opportunities in Central Asia, South East Asia and East Asia, with a special focus on ASEAN region"--

"This book examines international business and innovation management in China and shows how new, advanced, international business and innovation models and adoptive strategies can expand the sustainability frontiers for China"--

"This book explores initiatives, policies and cases to support technology-use and digital competence development in education systems around the world. It discusses experiences and challenges at all levels, from academic staff and administrators, to researchers and designers; from institutions...