Li, Xiao

The dissertation examines the significant yet neglected career of Yamei Kin, a Chinese woman whose transnational career influenced medicine and women’s rights in the United States and China. Although men dominated medicine, female doctors and nurses played an important role serv…

Studies on the history and culture along the Continental Silk Road

by Li, Xiao

fromSilk Road research series

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This book presents outstanding articles addressing various aspects related to the ancient Silk Road, in particular the cultural, political, and economic interactions that took place among the civilizations and cultures on the Eurasian continent. In addition, the articles help to…

This thesis presents work on antennas and propagation for WBANs at 60 GHz. First, a compact, wearable Vivaldi antenna and Vivaldi antenna array covering the whole unlicensed band from 57 to 64 GHz are proposed to overcome the shadowing due to human movements. Second, multi-hop c…

The purpose of this thesis is to study corporate governance through a holistic approach by reviewing how the interests of shareholders, creditors and employees are protected and constrained throughout the life of a company. The thesis begins with the view that corporate governan…