BOOKS with Alphabet C (Ca, Cb,Cc, Cd, Ce…... )

Overview: Reviews the literature on the role of cholesterol in brain function.Examines the neuroprotective aspects of lower cholesterol.Medical doctors will be especially interested in the data on statins?.InclGlutamate is the primary excitatory neurotransmitter in the CNS and disturbances in glutamate transport contribute to a number of neurological and neurodegenerative disorders.  Appropriate levels of cholesterol are very important for the proper functioning of glutamate transport while unbalanced levels of cholesterol have been implicated in the pathogenesis of disorders such as stroke, i

Overview: Contains detailed maps illustrating the locations of the cultural landscapes.Presents innovative case studies.Highly illustrated with beautiful color photographsThis book introduces an inventory of proposed cultural landscapes in Israel, which have been identified, researched and mapped by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority. .The categories as defined by the Operational Guidelines of the World Heritage Convention are used to classify the cultural landscapes and provide a framework to determine their significance on a global, regional and local scale. This volume explains the local

Overview: During the past decade Positron Emission Tomography (PET) hasturned from a highly sophisticated tool developed for basic researchin neurology and cardiology into an advanced nuclear medicine imagingtechnique ready for routine use. Along with remarkable technicalimprovements, an overwhelming number of PET studies has been publishedcovering not only scientific but also relevant clinical problems. Dueto this rapid development, comprehensive information about the currentstatus of ‘clinical‘ PET is lacking. .In this book the applications of PET in neurology, cardiology andoncology are dis

Overview: Focuses on Eulerian formulation of constitutive equations.Written by a leading expert in the field.Presents state-of-the-art findingsThis book focuses on the need for an Eulerian formulation of constitutive equations. After introducing tensor analysis using both index and direct notation, nonlinear kinematics of continua is presented. The balance laws of the purely mechanical theory are discussed along with restrictions on constitutive equations due to superposed rigid body motion. The balance laws of the thermomechanical theory are discussed and specific constitutive equations are p

Overview: Raises questions about the relationship between statistics and crime reporting.Argues for a better understanding of how crimes are depicted in the media.Uses quantitative data to analyse the use of nuThis book offers a comparative exploration of how journalists across different newsrooms around the world access and interpret statistics when producing stories related to crime. Looking at the nature of news sources regularly used by journalists, Lugo-Ocando analyses how these numbers are used to report crime. .As the author argues, far from being straightforward, the relationship betwe

Overview: Addresses commercialisation of religion from a Pentecostal perspective.Uses four main approaches: biblical perspective, theology, economics, and religious regulation.Highlights the practices of commer.Aspects of the 2017 Final Report of the South African Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL) have drawn strong criticism, particularly from South African scholars, politicians and the public. The criticism is largely regarding the constitutionality of its recommendation, which calls for regulation of the Religion

Overview: A "New Woman" was announced in Egypt at the turn of the nineteenth century. With a new genre of prescriptive literature, new products, a new education, and a physically changed home, she increasingly emerged in public life. This book discusses and debates the place of Egyptian women, while focusing on consumerism and education. Russell sheds much-needed light on the struggle for identity in Egypt at a time of considerable flux and tension and provides a powerful angle to explore changing concepts of social dynamics and broader debates of what it meant to be "modern" while retaining l

Overview: Sums up China’s experience, tells China’s stories and enriches China’s theories.Gives systematic answers to what, why, and how about the five-year plans.Presents a panoramic view of the glorious histo.This book reviews the basic process of China’s fourteen five-year plans with systematic theoretical overview and rich historical data and moves on to discuss the theoretical logic of plan-based state governance. The authors hold that the five-year planning system with Chinese characteristics is a flexible planning system; through adaptive macro-planning and incentive target governance,

Overview: Potenziale im Einkauf und in der Supply Chain unter Einbeziehung des Finanzmanagements erfolgreich aktivieren.Das einzige Werk, das ein Assessment der Zusammenarbeit von Finanzen und Einkauf erlaubt u.Einkauf und Supply Chain Management sind Goldgruben für das Top-Management, die Aktionäre und andere Stakeholder. Sie bergen signifikante Wertpotenziale und Wettbewerbsvorteile, die mit innovativen Finanzkonzepten erschlossen werden. Das praxisorientierte Fachbuch beschreibt mit dem 3+ Wertsteigerungs-Modell eindrucksvoll die Potenziale der Finanzorientierung im Einkaufs- und Supply Cha

Overview: Fast track conference proceedings.Unique visibility.State of the art researchThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of CVM 2012, the First International Conference on Computational Visual Media, held in Beijing, China, in November 2012. .The 33 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 81 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on image processing I and II, geometric processing, saliency, recognition, perception and learning, shape analysis, media retrieval, and capture, rendering and visualization.978-3-642-34262-2978-3-642-34263-9Series

Overview: Provides a quick overview on state of the art theory of SME growth and competition in turbulent times.Presents practical cases and tools how to increase crisis resilience and agility.Supports readers This bookis a timely guide for Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) researchers, policymakers and strategists. SMEs are the most important sources of job creation andlocal development especially in knowledge-based economies. As turbulence in theglobalized economies expands SMEs will have to learn to sustain competitivenessby developing their ‘dynamic capabilities’. Based on the findings of

Overview: Provides an integrated framework for natural and artificial cognition.Identifies the fundamental role played by the cognitive architecture in the dialectics agent/environment.Goes a step further from .This book provides an integrated framework for natural and artificial cognition by highlighting the fundamental role played by the cognitive architecture in the dialectics with the surrounding environment and consequently in the definition of a particular meaningful world..This book is also about embodied and non-embodied artificial systems, cognitive architectures that are human constr

Overview: Provides an in-depth look at classic and contemporary refractors from many different manufacturers, and explains how to use them Compares not only different classes of refractor but also different tel.Choosing and Using a Refracting Telescope has been written for the many amateur astronomers who already own, or are intending to purchase, a refracting telescope – perhaps to complement their existing arsenal of larger reflecting telescopes – or for the specialist who requires a particular refractor for serious astronomical applications or nature studies..Four hundred year ago, during t

Overview: This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access.Brings together scholars with different backgrounds and professionals.Provides cutting-edge information on circular econom.This open access book offers a comprehensive exploration of Circular Economy Design and Management within the Built Environment, presenting a critical review of the current state of the art. Going through multi-level approaches from material usage to urban planning, it meticulously examines strategies for circular building design, criteria, and indicators for circularity. Additionally,

Overview: Da wacht ein Controller voller Gedanken und Themen nach kurzer Nacht morgens in ei­ nem Hotel auf, absolviert die üblichen Hotel-Morgenabläufe, geht zur Kasse und bezahlt seine Hotelrechnung und schreibt auf den Scheck 31. August 1990. Warum passiert ihm das? Vielleicht hat in diesem Hotel gerade eine Strategieklausur statt­ gefunden, die dieser Controller moderierend begleitet hat, wo er für das Protokoll zustän­ dig gewesen ist. Parallel zum strategischen Konzept ist für die operative Machbarkeit auch ein Mehrjahresbudget aufzustellen. Nicht daß 1990 zwar der Marktanteil toll daste

Overview: .‘User-designer relations’ concerns the sorts of working relationships that arise between developers and end users of IT products - the different ways designers of IT products seek to engage with users, and the ways users seek to influence product design. It is through the shifting patterns of these relations that IT products are realised. Although it has generally been accepted that achieving better user-designer relations will improve the quality of IT products, there has been little consensus on how this might be achieved. .This book aims to deepen our understanding of the relatio

Overview: Presents a novel interdisciplinary analysis of corruption.Utilises findings from a wide range of international and recent case studies.Provokes discussion about the most relevant and useful theoreticaThis book uniquely applies theoretical approaches from criminology and sociology to the problem of corruption. Theoretical thoughts have future consequences on how we treat, punish and deter and corruption policy illustrates that theoretical approaches affect what laws and techniques are implemented. Theoretical approaches, however, are not developed in a social and political vacuum; the

Overview: The book clarifies and broadens definitions of disaster.The book provides insights from a case study in a developing country as a counterbalance to western dominated mainstream perspectives in currentThis book offers a broad theoretical foundation by relating and contrasting relevant international literature with the outcomes of a particular research project. It provides a critical reevaluation of the complex phenomena of coping with disasters on a general level by applying this integrative theory of disaster coping to a specific context. A cultural psychological model is developed i

Overview: Explores the philosophical styles of Stanley Cavell and Bernard Williams.Seeks to establish the importance of style in philosophy.Considers how style can impact philosophical content.This book considers the work of two philosophers situated within the anglo-american analytical tradition, Stanley Cavell (1926-2018) and Bernard Williams (1929-2003). It examines the literary strategies that these stylistically-aware authors employ and also the ethical demand which guides their philosophies and gives substance to their philosophical styles. The book thereby aims to demonstrate the import

Overview: Each chapter is written by individuals who have just gone through that particular experience or who are working in that particular sector.First book of its kind.Includes supplementary material: .Careers in Food Science provides detailed guidelines for students and new employees in the food industry to ensure a successful start to their career. Every step towards a rewarding career in this rapidly evolving industry is covered, from which classes to take in college and which degrees to earn, to internships, and finally how to land, and keep, the first job. This book also provides day-t