BOOKS with Alphabet L (La, Lb,Lc, Ld, Le…... )

Overview: Examines the rise of modern pessimism and debates surrounding it in nineteenth-century France.Argues that pessimism provides an understanding of the modern world and an approach to it that can help us.This book traces the emergence of modern pessimism in nineteenth-century France and examines its aesthetic, epistemological, ethical, and political implications. It explores how, since pessimism as a worldview is not empirically verifiable, writers on pessimism shift the discussion to verisimilitude, opening up rich territory for cross-fertilization between philosophy and literature. Th

Overview: 978-3-528-06508-9978-3-322-89448-9

Overview: .Edited in collaboration with FoLLI, the Association of Logic, Language and Information, this book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Logic, Rationality, and Interaction, LORI 2009, held in Chongqing, China, in October 2009...The 24 revised full papers presented together with 8 posters were carefully reviewed and selected from a flood of submissions. The workshops topics include but are not limited to semantic models for knowledge, for belief, and for uncertainty, dynamic logics of knowledge, information flow, and action, logical analysis of

Overview: Outlines cases and treatment of foot and ankle injuries and orthopaedic trauma.Presents international master surgeons’ work, with color photographs and radiographs.Explores foot and ankle fusions, clu.Consisting of case studies contributed by both domestic and international leaders in the field, this is an invaluable resource for all orthopedic surgeons and researchers and practitioners of limb lengthening, deformity correction and the Ilizarov method. Comprehensive yet accessible, this volume covers injuries to the foot and ankle as well as orthopedic trauma, from foot and ankle fus

Overview: Conceptualizes the “lived spaces” of infant and toddler early education and care settings.Highlights diverse ways of understanding the experiences of very young children.Considers implications for pol.This book conceptualizes the ‘lived spaces’ of infant and toddler early education and care settings by bringing together international authors researching within diverse theoretical frameworks. It highlights diverse ways of understanding the experiences of very young children by exposing the ways that the authors are grappling with the unknown. The work explores broadly the construct an

Overview: .Language and Learning in the Cooperative Classroom. reports the results of an experiment on the effects of cooperative learning. The authors address the following questions in detail: Is the effect of cooperative learning on achievement more salient for pupils from the majority or minority ethnic groups? Do pupils who study with the Group-Investigation method display more extensive verbal interaction with their peers than pupils who study with the Whole-Class method? Is the pupil‘s verbal interaction in groups related to his/her academic achievement? The findings are discussed in te

Overview: Presents a variety of laser treatments.Edited by an expert in laser treatment, in particular in skin oncology and scar management with carbon dioxide lasers.Valuable resource for plastic surgeons and .This book addresses the management of scars using lasers and light. The authors provide a comprehensive overview of the current laser modalities and the science and evidence behind them. They also present various treatments, including those using carbon dioxide lasers, Erbium:YAG lasers, pulsed dye lasers and Q-switched lasers. The book includes detailed information on the treatment of

Overview: Centres on the general law of leases in English Land Law, its contractual nature and the interests and obligations it creates. Current trends are carefully assessed, including recent substantial cases in repairs, rent reviews, liability of covenants and the recent decision on rent relief.

Overview: In 1964, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee decided to establish Freedom Schools as part of its Freedom Summer campaign in Mississippi. With a curriculum developed by dedicated educators, SNCC workers, and an equally dedicated staff of teachers and student volunteers, the schools provided a learning experience and teaching style that revealed to students who had known only the "stay in your place" experience of segregated education what schools should, and could, be. The achievements of the students involved in Freedom Summer lifted the expectations of students who followe

Overview: Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind. Der Verlag stellt mit diesem Archiv Quellen für die historische wie auch die disziplingeschichtliche Forschung zur Verfügung, die jeweils im historischen Kontext betrachtet werden müssen. Dieser Titel erschien in der Zeit vor 1945 und wird daher in seiner zeittypischen politisch-ideologischen Ausrichtung vom Verlag nicht beworben.978-3-642-89456-5978-3-642-91312-9

Overview: Up-to-date results.Fast track conference proceedings.State-of-the-art reportThis book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 24th International Workshop on Languages and Compilers for Parallel Computing, LCPC 2011, held in Fort Collins, CO, USA, in September 2011. The 19 revised full papers presented and 19 poster papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 52 submissions. The scope of the workshop spans the theoretical and practical aspects of parallel and high-performance computing, and targets parallel platforms including concurrent, multithrea

Overview: Interconnected chapters covering diverse topics from theory to applications.In-depth Analysis of nonlinear dynamics, normal modes, chaos theory, and more.Bridges theory and application for dynamic int.This book presents a compilation of lectures delivered at the São Paulo School of Advanced Sciences on Nonlinear Dynamics, categorized into four groups: parametric resonance, nonlinear modal analysis and model reduction, synchronization, and strongly nonlinear dynamics. Interwoven seamlessly, these groups cover a wide range of topics, from fundamental concepts to practical applications,

Overview: Up-to-date results.Fast-track conference proceedings.State-of-the-art researchEdited in collaboration with FoLLI, the Association of Logic, Language and Information, this book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Tbilisi Symposium on Logic, Language, and Computation, TbiLLC 2009, held in Bakuriani, Georgia, in September 2009. The 20 revised full papers included in the book were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous presentations given at the symposium. The focus of the papers is on the following topics: natural language syntax, semantics, and pragmati

Overview: The support of subsea oil and gas production operations involves the use of many underwater work systems. Divers can be used for support tasks in water depths to 300 m, but at more extreme depths operations become restrictively expensive and the efficiency of task performance is reduced. Remote controlled unmanned vehicles can replace the diver to a limited extent, performing inspection and maintenance tasks and supporting drilling opera­ tions. Operations in deepwaters performed by remote controlled vehicles and one man submersible vehicles, such as JIM and WASP, are more cost effec

Overview: Hervorragend eingeführtes Lehrbuch.Ideal für die Vorbereitung auf Zwischenprüfung/Vordiplom.Neu in der 9. Auflage: Testfragen zur Erfolgskontrolle.Includes supplementary material: "Daß ein Einführungstext zur Linearen Algebra bei der ständig wachsenden Flut von Lehrbüchern zu diesem weitgehend standardisierten Stoff überhaupt noch Besonderheiten bieten kann, ist gewiß bemerkenswert. Um so erstaunlicher, daß die hier schon beim ersten Durchblättern ins Auge springen... Sie liegen in dem im Kleindruck beigegebenen "Nebentext", in dem der Autor neben Beweisdetails vor allem "Erläuterung

Overview: 978-3-540-16152-3978-3-642-95489-4Series ISSN 0172-777X

Overview: Grundlagenwerk mit Praxisbezug.Darstellung der Relevanz des individuellen menschlichen Lebenszyklus für die Personalentwicklung.Fallbeispiele demonstrieren die Umsetzung in die Praxis.In Organisationen arbeiten Menschen zusammen, die an biografisch unterschiedlichen Punkten im Leben stehen. Die Betrachtung des individuellen Lebenszyklus mit seinen fünf Teillebenszyklen ermöglicht es, Menschen in Organisationen umfassend und ganzheitlich zu entwickeln und zu begleiten. Essenziell ist eine Kultur der Wertschätzung und des Vertrauens sowie eine dialogbasierte Kommunikation, die es ermög

Overview: Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related death in men, and in women, it has surpassed even breast cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, in 2001, there will be about 169,500 new cases of lung cancer in the United States: 90,700 among men and 78,800 among women. .Lung. .Cancer. is the second installment in the M. D. Anderson Cancer Care Series, featuring the current standard approach to lung cancer care from the experts at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Designed for the practicing oncologist, this clinical guidebook allows for quick, authoritative access to th

Overview: Broadens understanding of the evolution of Italian economic thought during the interwar period.Illustrates Amoroso and his achievements in the context of Italian politics.Completes the knowledge of th.This book outlines the rich and complex path of Luigi Amoroso, the main exponent of the Paretian School in Italy and probably the most important Italian mathematical economist during the interwar period. The author presents, in a systematic form, the evolution of Amoros‘s thinking and his main achievements. Despite his relevance, many aspects of Amoroso‘s thought are little known or mis

Overview: Was Führungskräfte nicht delegieren dürfenLesen ohne zu denken ist dasselbe, wie wenn man Baustoffe anhäuft, ohne etwas damit zu bauen. Rabindranath Tagore Die Zeiten ändern sich. Das Leben ist intensiver und schneller geworden. Wir durchleben eine der bedeutendsten Umwandlungen der letzten Jahrhunderte. Aber welche Gestalt das Neue annehmen wird, läßt sich noch nicht erkennen. Es wird jedoch deutlich, daß es sich bei der Überwindung einer so tiefreichenden neuen Situation wie der heutigen um einen langen Prozeß handelt. Da kommt es bei Unternehmern und Führungskräften niemals auf di