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Overview: Over the past ten years liquid crystals have attracted much interest and considerable progress has been made with respect to our knowledge in this field. The recent development was initiated mainly by the work of J. L. Fergason and G. H. Heilmeier, who pointed out the importance of liquid crystals for thermographic and electro­ optic applications. The first part of this book is a brief introduction to the physics of liquid crystals. The structures and properties of the three basic types of liquid crystals are discussed. A special paragraph is devoted to electric-field effects, which

Overview: Broadens and enriches an understanding of rural health disparities in the context of political theory.Allows readers to gain an overview of the political economy approach.Reviews exhaustively the key This thought-provoking monograph analyzes the longstanding political and economic structures underlying entrenched health inequities in rural areas worldwide. Bypassing familiar data on the subject, it critiques existing approaches to why core social determinants of health are underrepresented in rural communities, and synthesizes knowledge from health behaviors to spatial politics to ma

Overview: Graph and model transformations play a central role for visual modeling and model-driven software development. Within the last decade, a mathematical theory of algebraic graph and model transformations has been developed for modeling, analysis, and to show the correctness of transformations. ..Ulrike Golas extends this theory for more sophisticated applications like the specification of syntax, semantics, and model transformations of complex models. Based on M-adhesive transformation systems, model transformations are successfully analyzed regarding syntactical correctness, completen

Overview: Looking back over the past quarter century or so, it becomes apparent that Community Psychology has developed a rich tradition of theory, empirical research, action, and innovative methods. Within the field of psychology, community psychology challenges traditional ways of thinking. It considers not only the person but also whole ecological systems, recognizing that the linkages between persons and systems may be as important as either factor alone. It examines both top-down and bottom-up change; it recognizes the need for cultural diversity; and it recognizes the need for both resea

Overview: The purpose of this annual series, Applied and Computational Control, Signals, and Circuits, is to keep abreast of the fast-paced developments in computational mathematics and scientific computing and their increasing use by researchers and engineers in control, signals, and circuits. The series is dedicated to fostering effective communication between mathematicians, computer scientists, computational scientists, software engineers, theorists, and practicing engineers. This interdisciplinary scope is meant to blend areas of mathematics (such as linear algebra, operator theory, and c

Overview: Investigates donor aid effectiveness and whether the selection of recipients occurs on reciprocal, ideological or just criteria respectively.Discusses the emergence and inclusion of transnational soveThis book is the one of the first to address aid effectiveness as a political and comparative economics question. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the transition of its republics to market structures and more representative forms of government, the European Commission has recognized the necessity of a closer economic cooperation with Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan, the three la

Overview: Die Ultraschalluntersuchung ist Bestandteil der neuen Weiterbildungsordnung von 1994 zum Erwerb des Facharztes für Augenheilkunde; somit liegt ein erhöhter Bedarf vor.Der deutsche Atlas wird wesentlicEs gibt viele verschiedene klinische Anwendungsgebiete für die augenärztliche Echographie. Die Ultraschall-Biomikroskopie bietet hochauflösende Bildgebung von klinisch nicht einsehbaren Strukturen und revolutioniert das patho-physiologische Verständnis..Dieser Atlas vermittelt nicht nur die anatomischen Details des Normalbefundes, des vorderen Augenabschnittes und seiner Adnexe. Es werde

Overview: Recent research in Sliding Mode Control Systems.Includes practical solutions to real-world control engineering problems using sliding mode methods.Provides new ideas and approaches.Includes supplement.This book describes the advances and applications in Sliding mode control (SMC) which is widely used as a powerful method to tackle uncertain nonlinear systems. The book is organized into 21 chapters which have been organised by the editors to reflect the various themes of sliding mode control. The book provides the reader with a broad range of material from first principles up to the c

Overview: Provides a thorough overview of cutting-edge electronic engineering research on industrial and societal applications.Covers a wide spectrum of application domains, from automotive to space and from heThis book provides a thorough overview of cutting-edge research on electronics applications relevant to industry, the environment, and society at large. It covers a broad spectrum of application domains, from automotive to space and from health to security, while devoting special attention to the use of embedded devices and sensors for imaging, communication and control. The book is base

Overview: Is unique in its breadth of international and comparative analysis.Considers the three key policy dimensions: health, economics, and demography.Takes a close look at social and cultural change and the.Population growth slowed across the world in the last decades of the 20.th. century, changing substantially our view of the future. The 21.st .century is likely to see the end to world population growth and become the century of population aging, marked by low fertility and ever-increasing life expectancy. These trends have prompted many to predict a gloomy future caused by an unprecede

Overview: Presents the basics of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics and kinetic theory from a modern perspective.Discusses in detail alternative interpretations of the concept of entropy.Offers an elementaryThis textbook offers an advanced undergraduate or initial graduate level introduction to topics such as kinetic theory, equilibrium statistical mechanics and the theory of fluctuations from a modern perspective. The aim is to provide the reader with the necessary tools of probability theory and thermodynamics (especially the thermodynamic potentials) to enable subsequent study at advance

Overview: Comprehensively documents the most recent developments in experimental and clinical research in intensive care and emergency medicine.Written by acknowledged experts in the field.Broad appeal for all .The Annual Update compiles reviews of the most recent developments in experimental and clinical intensive care and emergency medicine research and practice in one comprehensive reference book. The chapters are written by well recognized experts in these fields. The book is addressed to everyone involved in internal medicine, anesthesia, surgery, pediatrics, intensive care and emergency

Overview: Addresses extreme weather impacts on crops.Deals with application of fertilizers based on climate prediction.Discusses climate change and proper land useThis book offers perspectives on more productive, sustainable and resilient modes of agriculture. The chapters highlight successful, evidence-based local and regional practices across the globe that are resulting in more sustainable and viable methods of farming, particularly important within the context of weather variability and climate change. The efficient use of weather and climate services for agricultural applications are fund

Overview: 978-3-642-13674-0978-3-642-13675-7Series ISSN 0302-9743 Series E-ISSN 1611-3349

Overview: This and the companion volume are about the ascent, vicissitudes and lacunae in the science and art modern economics and about Kenneth Arrow, his architectonic contributions to and impact on the theoretical and applied economics and moral and political philosophy of our age. They provide a comprehensive composite analysis of Arrow‘s approach and contributions to and his impact on modern economics and philosophy seen from various forms. In addition to original essays that not only analyse Arrow‘s contributions and impact, but provide insights into what is being done at the frontiers o

Overview: Starting with the end of the seventeenth century, one of the most interesting directions in mathematics (attracting the attention as J. Bernoulli, Euler, Jacobi, Legendre, Abel, among others) has been the study of integrals of the form r dz l Aw(T) = -, TO W where w is an algebraic function of z. Such integrals are now called abelian. Let us examine the simplest instance of an abelian integral, one where w is defined by the polynomial equation (1) where the polynomial on the right hand side has no multiple roots. In this case the function Aw is called an elliptic integral. The value

Overview: This book has its origins in the 1982 Spring College held at the Interna­ tional Centre for Theoretical Physics, Miramare, Trieste. The primary aim is to give a broad coverage of liquids and amorphous solids, at a level suitable for graduate students and research workers in condensed-matter physics, physical chemistry, and materials science. The book is intended for experimental workers with interests in the basic theory. While the topics covered are many, it was planned to place special emphasis on both static structure and dynamics, including electronic transport. This emphasis is

Overview: Complete reference to antibiotics, encompassing all aspects of policy, theory, and resistance.Editors are well-known and highly respected in the international infectious diseases communityIn 1971, I started a fellowship in infectious diseases and medical microbiology at the Channing Laboratory of the Harvard Medical Service at Boston City Hospital. My mentor, Dr. Maxwell Finland, had encouraged me to return there from the Center for Disease Control (as CDC was known then), where I had studied inf- tious diseases epidemiology and hospital-associated infection epidemiology, with the id

Overview: 978-3-540-77502-7978-3-540-77503-4Series ISSN 0302-9743 Series E-ISSN 1611-3349

Overview: 978-3-540-10559-6978-3-642-93167-3Series ISSN 0172-7788