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Overview: Moderne Kulturgeschichte in 50 lebendigen Essays.Auf der Grundlage von einzigartigen ArchivmaterialienWie inspirierte die "dunkel lockende Welt" die Deutschen in der Kaiserzeit? In mehr als 50 facettenreichen Essays reisen die Autoren in die Motivwelt des "Fremden" und zu den Schauplätzen imperialer Gewalt. Schlaglichtartig werden einzelne Ereignisse beleuchtet, z.B.: die Gründung der Weltpost, der Bau der Bagdadbahn, die Völkerschauen des Hamburger Impresarios Carl Hagenbeck oder die Fertigstellung des Wiesbadener Palast-Hotels mit seinem exotischen Interieur. Es entsteht eine schil

Overview: Building a bridge between mathematicians and industry is both a chal­ lenging task and a valuable goal for the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA). The rationale for the existence of the IMA is to en­ courage interaction between mathematicians and scientists who use math­ ematics. Some of this interaction should evolve around industrial problems which mathematicians may be able to solve in "real time." Both Industry and Mathematics benefit: Industry, by increase of mathematical knowledge and ideas brought to bear upon their concerns, and Mathematics, through the infu

Overview: Endometriosis provides a unique clinical and scientific challenge. It is being diagnosed with increasing frequency and yet we are unsure of the significance of this in many patients. Its appearance varies from a tiny focus of disease to a potently destructive phenomenon. Weare still unsure of the relative value of medical or surgical treatment. The pathogenesis and control of the cellular function of the disease proVide many scientific problems. The presence of a comparative normal epithelium, namely endometrium, provides a unique research opportunity. It is probable that only throug

Overview: .Music and Science in the Age of Galileo. features twelvenew essays by leading specialists in the fields of musicology, historyof science, astronomy, philosophy, and instrument building thatexplore the relations between music and the scientific culture ofGalileo‘s time. The essays take a broad historical approach towardsunderstanding such topics as the role of music in Galileo‘sexperiments and in the scientific revolution, the musical formation ofscientists, Galileo‘s impact on the art and music of his time, thescientific knowledge of instrument builders, and the scientificexperiment

Overview: The two-volume set LNCS 5601 and LNCS 5602 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Work-Conference on the Interplay between Natural and Artificial Computation, IWINAC 2009, held in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, in June 2009. The 108 revised papers presented are thematically divided into two volumes. The first volume includes papers relating the most recent collaborations with Professor Mira and contributions mainly related with theoretical, conceptual and methodological aspects linking AI and knowledge engineering with neurophysiology, clinics and cognition.

Overview: Presents state-of-the-art research from leading academics and practitioners working in the field.Brings both experimental psychology and neuroscience to the context of packaging design.Offers an insig.This edited collection presents state-of-the-art reviews of the latest developments in multisensory packaging design. Bringing together leading researchers and practitioners working in the field, the contributions consider how our growing understanding of the human senses, as well as new technologies, will transform the way in which we design, interact with, and experience food and beve

Overview: Wide ranging general coverage of a variety of fundamental and applied aspects of this unique group of organisms, many of which have served as model organisms for the study of basic biological processe.This book offers authoritative contributions by world experts actively working on different aspects of phototrophic prokaryotes. Providing up-to-date information in this rapidly advancing field, it covers the range of topics that are currently the focus of research with this group of organisms. As essentially single-celled organisms, phototrophic prokaryotes process many environmental s

Overview: A monograph by a famous numerical analyst.A classic in a revised and expanded edition.Includes supplementary material: .This is the softcover reprint of a very popular hardcover edition, a revised version of the first edition, originally published by Prentice Hall in 1962 and regarded as a classic in its field. In some places, newer research results, e.g. results on weak regular splittings, have been incorporated in the revision, and in other places, new material has been added in the chapters, as well as at the end of chapters, in the form of additional up-to-date references and som

Overview: Serves as an up-to-date guide for diagnosing and monitoring a wide range of rheumatic diseases using musculoskeletal ultrasound.Provides numerous color figures, examples, check-off lists and step-by-s.This book is a practical and evidence-based guide to performing clinical musculoskeletal ultrasound for patients suffering from various rheumatic diseases. It represents the best current thinking on the role of ultrasonography in the assessment of pathology, diagnosis and treatment of these disorders. Following introductory chapters covering fundamental techniques and pitfalls of muscul

Overview: This book, uniquely, provides a scholarly introduction to the field of medicine at large.It orients the reader to the path leading to competence as a medical scholar.It defines general concepts of the.This book exposes, and fills, a notable void in the educational content generally covered in modern schools of medicine. It provides an introduction to the field at large in terms of content that is relevant for each of the specialties and subspecialties of medicine; and to this end, it addresses the modern counterpart of the Hippocratic philosophy that was at the root of the genesis of

Overview: Defines all the required activities for setting up a hospital project.Highlights evaluation tools for planning, day-to-day monitoring, and progress of hospital projects.Provides detailed write-up abou.Compared to other commercial buildings, hospital buildings are one of the most complex buildings/projects to plan, design, build, and operate. A well-planned set of all the activities involved in construction and setting up the hospital contributes a lot to reducing errors, avoiding modifications, completing a project on time, reducing the modification costs, decreasing or controlling i

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Overview: .Macro-engineering involves the large-scale modification and manipulation of natural systems for the benefit of mankind. The primary goals of some Earth-based macroprojects described in this book are power production, land reclamation, food production, climate change, environment, water, transport and coastal protection. Other Earth or space projects considered here have a more futuristic ring, but our present-day technical skill makes their realization possible. Earth-based macroprojects usually combine different aspects and aims. They have a major impact on the ecology of a region

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.978-94-011-8555-4978-94-011-9314-6

Overview: Methodologisches Exempel einer kritischen Diskursanalyse.Aktuelle Debatten um historische Perspektive bereichert.Empirisch abgesicherte Betrachtung des Extremismusdiskurses.Includes supplementary mate.In den gegenwärtigen Debatten um den politischen Extremismusbegriff fehlte bis heute eine historische und vor allem empirisch abgesicherte Perspektive. Dieses Buch setzt sich erstmalig historisch-empirisch mit der konkreten Wechselseitigkeit politischer Umstände, der Funktion und dem Wandel des umstrittenen Begriffes auseinander. Mittels einer exemplarisch und transparent aufgebauten Di

Overview: .The social sciences have a legitimacy problem in the modern world. The natural sciences are viewed as ‘proper science‘ by journalists and policy-makers because they discover ‘truths‘, make money, and help governments solve problems. In turn, defenders of the social sciences borrow the language of instrumentality, profit and policy impact. Karl Spracklen, by contrast, makes the moral case for the social sciences, arguing that they are a necessary social good capable of fighting inequality and revealing the workings of hegemonic power.. .978-1-137-57791-7

Overview: Synthesizes current research on variations in healthcare utilization, delivery and outcomes.Covers specific types of utilization such as inpatient care, emergency services, elective surgery, primary c.Health services researchers have long been aware of large variations in the use of medical care across regions and medical providers. In the 1930s, the British pediatrician J.A. Glover observed that the rates of tonsillectomy in British schoolchildren varied widely, depending on the district where the students lived and the doctors who examined them. This volume provides a contextual la

Overview: How a few lines of source code damage the environment.Engine control units, shutdown functions and EU directives.Background on the exhaust gas scandal.This little book presents background information on the exhaust gas scandal, e.g. which pollutants are critical, how engine control units, exhaust gas recirculation and exhaust gas aftertreatment work, which driving cycles are used for testing, how manipulations on the test bench are possible and political environment this could happen unnoticed for a long time with different consequences in the EU and the USA. Measures are presented w

Overview: Focuses on the influence of ideational and socio-economic changes on marriage and fertility in Japan.Details characteristic attitudes toward partnership and family relations in Japan.Considers the infThis monograph examines the influence of ideational and socio-economic factors on Japanese marriage and fertility behaviour. It also investigates the historical change in attitudes toward partnership and family in Japan, which, if current trends continue, can lead to population shrinkage and an asymmetrical age structure..The author first details the differences between ideational and ec

Overview: Toshio Mura has written extensively on micromechanics over the years, and in part due to his writings and many others in the field, micromechanics has gradually emerged as a recognized discipline in the study of mechanics of materials. The idea is to bring both the mechanics and physics on the micro­ scopic level to the macroscopic scale, so that the deformation and fracture processes of materials can be better understood. While much apparently remains to be done, this approach has already shed new light on certain selected topics and has proved to be fruitful. It is indeed a happy o