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

Overview: Combining work by critics from Latin America, the USA, and Europe, Latin American Science Fiction: Theory and Practice is the first anthology of articles in English to examine science fiction in all of Latin America, from Mexico and the Caribbean to Brazil and the Southern Cone. Using a variety of sophisticated theoretical approaches, the book explores not merely the development of a science fiction tradition in the region, but more importantly, the intricate ways in which this tradition has engaged with the most important cultural and literary debates of recent year.978-1-349-44809-

Overview: The topic of logic programming and databases. has gained in­ creasing interest in recent years. Several events have marked the rapid evolution of this field: the selection, by the Japanese Fifth Generation Project, of Prolog and of the relational data model as the basis for the development of new machine archi­ tectures; the focusing of research in database theory on logic queries and on recursive query processing; and the pragmatic, application-oriented development of expert database systems and of knowledge-base systems. As a result, an enormous amount of work has been produced in

Overview: 978-3-663-10660-9978-3-663-10659-3

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.978-3-642-89610-1978-3-642-91467-6

Overview: Provides theoretical foundations of Lean Project Management for academics.Transfers lean principles to project management.Provides practical tasks and tools for implementation for practitioners.This book shows how the principles of Lean Management can be applied to project management and how some typical problems of project management can be solved  by this. .The author first provides a  theoretical description of what project management is about and explains its tasks and methods as well as its limitations. He also describes how the Lean idea came about and derives five principles f

Overview: Up to date snapshot of current research directions in the application of logic to data management and information systems.Wide coverage of application areas including hot topics like XML modeling and .In this era of heterogeneous and distributed data sources, ranging from semistructured documents to knowledge about coordination processes or workflows, logic provides a rich set of tools and techniques with which to address the questions of how to represent, query and reason about complex data...This book provides a state-of-the-art overview of research on the application of logic-base

Overview: Written by the main actor in charge of making LEP a reality, this is the definitive account of the great story of a machine and the many thousands of scientists and engineers involved.Includes supplem.Housed by a 4 m diameter tunnel of 27 km circumference, with huge underground labs and numerous surface facilities, and set up with a precision of 0.1 mm per kilometer, the Large Electron-Positron Collider (LEP) was not only the largest but also one of the most sophisticated scientific research instruments ever created by Man. Located at CERN, near Geneva, LEP was built during the years

Overview: Offers a comprehensive, intuitive understanding of different logics and discusses some of their applications to Computer Science, and also makes readers understand the need of, and existence of SymbolProviding an in-depth introduction to fundamental classical and non-classical logics, this textbook offers a comprehensive survey of logics for computer scientists. .Logics for Computer Science. contains intuitive introductory chapters  explaining the  need for logical investigations, motivations for different types of logics  and some of their history. They are followed by strict  forma

Overview: Considers in depth the lobar anatomy of the breast and the importance of the sick lobe concept.Presents very precise correlations between lobar echography and anatomic pathology.Describes a revolution.This book focuses on the lobar anatomy of the breast and on the sick lobe concept – a novel theory of breast cancer development that is gaining ever wider acceptance – and explores their significance for innovative surgical treatment. Special attention is paid to the role of ductal echography, a technique capable of clearly depicting the structures of cancer in relation to the structure

Overview: 978-3-642-96418-3

Overview: Mit der vorliegenden Schrift über die Organisation der Unternehmungs leitung versucht unser Arbeitskreis, der nunmehr seit 15 Jahren im Sinne der Ziele der Schmalenbach-Gesellschaft zusammenarbeitet, eine Lücke zu schließen, die sich ihm bei der Behandlung der Themen »Unternehmungsorganisation" und »Konzernorganisation" gezeigt hat. Befaßt man sich in der Praxis der Unter­ nehmung oder des Unternehmungsverbundes mit Organisations fragen, so werden dabei überlegungen für die Unternehmungsleitung selbst meist nicht angestellt. Die vorliegende Arbeit behandelt Fragen, die sowohl innerha

Overview: Highlights LHS+ individuals’ activism in addressing unique health issues and disparities across the U.S..Describes the current state of LHS+ identified individuals in the physician workforce.Describes.This book explores the rich history and current state of the Latina, Latino, Latinx, Latine, Hispanic, or of Spanish Origin+ (LHS+) community’s representation, activism, and leadership within American medicine. It meets the demand for a reference that highlights both the underrepresentation and growth of the LHS+ community in medicine, especially as the LHS+ population now represents th

Overview: State borders regulate cross-border mobility and determine peoples‘ chances to travel, work, and study across the globe. This book looks at how global mobility is defined by borders in 2011 in comparison to the 1970s. The authors trace the transformation of OECD-state borders in recent decades and show how borders have become ever more selective.978-1-349-32581-8978-1-137-01675-1

Overview: Highlights numerical computer-aided smart methods as a statistical, correlated, and fractal analysis.Presents relationship between intensity of laser images from skin tissues of biomannequins and type.This book highlights the results of numerical computer-aided smart methods as part of a comprehensive statistical, correlated, and fractal analysis of laser polarimetry. It includes a comprehensive approach to differentiation of lifelong or postmortem origin of injuries and determination of their antiquity based on the analysis of statistical and spatiotemporal frequency evolution of ph

Overview: Grundlagenbuch zu Leitsystemen der Logistik im Produktionsbetrieb.Mit Programm zur Berechnung logistischer Kennlinien.Anwendungsbeispiele.Schnell umsetzbar in die tägliche Arbeit.Includes supplementarDie Sicherung der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit eines Unternehmens ist eng verbunden mit der Erreichung der logistischen Erfolgsfaktoren Lieferfähigkeit und Liefertreue. An ihnen muß sich die Gestaltung und Lenkung der Produktion ausrichten. Logistische Kennlinien haben sich zur Unterstützung dieser Aufgaben bewährt. Sie beschreiben - auch quantitativ - die funktionalen Zusammenhänge zwischen den

Overview: Ein Wegweiser durch die verschiedenen Kommunikationsnetze: Ihr Aufbau, ihre Verbindungen und ihre BaugruppenKaum ein Gebiet ist so schnellen und grundlegenden Veränderungen unter­ worfen wie die EDY. Darüber hinaus nimmt mit zunehmender Leistungsfahig­ keit der Systeme auch deren Komplexität deutlich zu, immer mehr Vorgaben, Randbedingungen, Normen und Gesetzeswerken gilt es Rechnung zu tragen. Selbst für Fachleute und Systemspezialisten ist das Gesamtsystem in all seinen Aspekten oftmals nicht transparent. Die Bedeutung der EDV wird jedoch auch in Zukunft noch stark zunehmen, nicht

Overview: Discusses the origins and evolution of the field of law and economics.Fosters debate between scholars in the U.S. and Europe, setting the agenda for future research.Offers a unique viewpoint for study.This volume traces the evolution of the field of law and economics from its European roots to its neoclassical “Chicagoan” period to its current identity as a more fluid, transatlantic discipline.  Paying special attention to the work of German economist Juergen Backhaus, who was instrumental in the reintroduction of the European perspective to the field,  this book analyzes this gradua

Overview: The logos of life spins innumerable ways in the interplay of natural factors, human passions, social forces, science and experience.Situated at the crossroads of nature and culture, physics and consciousness, cosmos and life, history – intimately conjoined with time – continues to puzzle the philosopher as well as the scientist. Does brute nature unfold a history? Does human history have a telos? Does human existence have a purpose? ..Phenomenology of life projects a new interrogative system for reexamining these questions. ..We are invited to follow the logos of life as it spins in

Overview: 978-3-540-07635-3978-3-642-66323-9

Overview: Reviews most major scenarios related to liver disease.Presented in an easy-to-read case-based format.Written by experts in the fieldThis clinical casebook provides a concise yet comprehensive state-of-the-art review of liver disease. Presented in a case-based format, each case features a scenario centered on a different variant of liver disease, with sections on case history, diagnosis/assessment, treatment, outcomes, alternative approaches, and clinical pearls. Diseases covered include drug-induced liver injury, acute hepatitis, chronic hepatitis, NAFLD, and cholangitis. Scenarios s