BOOKS with Alphabet T (Ta, Tb,Tc, Td, Te…... )

Overview: Addresses a neglected area of philosophy: age and the consequences of aging.Draws upon an international spread of writers to create a globally influenced collection.Discusses numerous topics concernin.This comprehensive handbook presents the major philosophical perspectives on the nature, prospects, problems and social context of age and aging in an era of dramatically increasing life-expectancy. Drawing on the latest research in gerontology, medicine and the social sciences, its twenty-seven chapters examine our intuitions and common sense beliefs about the meaning of aging and expl

Overview: This book provides a unique set of empirical and theoretical analyses on the conditions, determinants and effects of the exchange and trade of technological knowledge. This work delivered by the research team lead by Bernard Guilhon shows that technological knowledge is more and more traded and exchanged in the market place. When and where contractual interactions are implemented by an institutional set-up which makes_the exchange better reliable for both parties. The new evidence provided by the book moreover makes it possible to appreciate the positive role of major knowledge rent

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Overview: In this detailed study of modern Iran, Yadullah Shahibzadeh examines changes in people‘s understanding of politics and democracy. The book aims to overcome the shortcomings of traditional historiography by challenging the monopoly of intellectuals‘ perspectives and demonstrating the intellectual and political agency of the ordinary people.978-1-137-53683-9

Overview: Presents a concise history of mysticism in European philosophy.Combines the viewpoints of philosophy, religious studies and psychology.Offers insight into how an experience of God occurred with major This volume examines mystical experiences as portrayed in various ways by “authors” such as philosophers, mystics, psychoanalysts, writers, and peasant women. These “mystical authors” have, throughout the ages, attempted to convey the unsayable through writings, paintings, or oral stories. The immediate experience of God is the primary source and ultimate goal of these mystical expressio

Overview: Einführung für Studenten in verfahrenstechnischen und Chemieingenieur-Studiengängen.Komplexe Zusammenhänge verständlich erklärt.Ausführliche Beispiele, zahlreiche Lernhilfen.Includes supplementary matDieses Buch behandelt die physikalisch-chemischen Grundlagen der Thermodynamik, insbesondere die Thermodynamik der Phasengleichgewichte als Grundlage thermischer Trennverfahren: die Hauptsätze der Thermodynamik, thermische Zustandsgleichungen und Phasengleichgewichte reiner Fluide, Thermodynamik homogener Mischungen und Phasengleichgewichte mehrkomponentiger Systeme. Den Autorinnen gelin

Overview: Presents an alternative approach to law.Analyzes different legal philosophies.Analyzes some wideley spread conceptions of meaning, truth and reality.Includes supplementary material: My dissertation for LLD (or JSD) Att beskriva rätten (To Describe Law), which was written under my bachelor surname of Andréasson, was presented for public exa- nation on Nov 4, 2004. Since then the text has been developed in two separate directions. On the one hand, three of the chapters have been made more accessible to students of jurisprudence and have been included in the second edition of the te- bo

Overview: From a general point of view the importance of striving to minimize envir- mental disturbances on the continental shelf cannot be overemphasized. Coastal areas are sites of population centers, navigation and recreation activities, and - source development, all of which contribute to environmental stress on the shelf. Proper management of the shelf for optimum use requires a thorough understanding of shelf processes. Complex problems, such as the influence of hydrodynamics on sediment dispersal, element differentiation and migration, physiochemical changes at the sediment water interf

Overview: The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a site of intense morbidity for millions of people, especially young, pre-menopausal women. Central to TMJ afflictions are the cartilaginous tissues of the TMJ, especially those of the disc and condylar cartilage, which play crucial roles in normal function of this unusual joint. Damage or disease to these tissues significantly impacts a patient‘s quality of life by making common activities such as talking and eating difficult and painful. Unfortunately, these tissues have limited ability to heal, necessitating the development of treatments for re

Overview: Each chapter explores the role of virtues in a different organisational type (or industry segment).Fresh international perspectives extend MacIntyrean inquiry.Case studies show relevance of virtue eth.This book addresses the question: how can institutions develop and maintain a good purpose? And how can managers contribute to this endeavour? Twelve contributions explore this question, using MacIntyrean inquiry as a basis for exploring four main themes: Can management be considered a practice in the MacIntyrean sense? What is the role of specific virtues in the development of a virtuo

Overview: Covers a wide range of aspects of stellar environments.Includes the timely topic of space weather.Based on course-tested lectures.Includes supplementary material: .Based on lectures given at a CNRS summer school in France, this book covers many aspects of stellar environments (both observational and theoretical) and offers a broad overview of the field. More specifically, Part I of the book focuses on the Sun, the properties of the ejected plasma, of the solar wind and on space weather. The second part deals with tides in planetary systems and in binary stellar systems, as well as wi

Overview: Gives insider insights into the new Chinese digital economy.Explores how regulators and governments work hand-in-hand with companies such as Tencent to fulfill national growth targets and social objec.This book points out that “Internet” is the means, and the digital economy is the result. Therefore, the development of digital economy will inevitably have a profound impact on traditional enterprises and Internet enterprises and become the main way and new driving force for China‘s innovation and growth..The book starts with the concept of digital economy and reveals the current devel

Overview: Comprehensive and up to the minute.Covers basic pillars of the field and evidence-based interventions.New information on telepsychiatry, special populations, and integrated systems of care.The second edition of the AACP‘s (American Association for Community Psychiatry) Textbook of Community Psychiatry is a welcome update of this notable work that comprehensively presents the state of the art in this field. Along with continuously evolving scientific advances and principles of clinical care, community psychiatry must respond to shifts in public policy as well as economic climate. The

Overview: The most detailed commentary on Lacan‘s ‘Kant with Sade‘ essay to date.Offers insight into work only translated into English in 2006.Written by a world expert in Lacanian theory.Unpacks the dense and This book offers the first comprehensive discussion of Lacan’s .Kant with Sade., an essay widely recognised as one of his most important and difficult texts. Here, the reader will find a detailed roadmap for each section of the essay, including clarifications of the allusions, implicit borrowings and references in Lacan’s text, unique insights into the essay’s publication history, and a

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Overview: Provides an up-to-date analysis of the function, origin and classification of the soils of Wisconsin and their different regions.Combines official soil descriptions, laboratory characterizations, soilThis book provides an up-to-date and comprehensive report on the soils of Wisconsin, a state that offers a rich tapestry of soils. It discusses the relevant soil forming factors and soil processes in detail and subsequently reviews the main soil regions and dominant soil orders, including paleosols and endemic and endangered soils. The last chapters address soils in a changing climate an

Overview: This book integrates the auditory thalamus and cortex into a smooth, coherent whole, emphasizing the closeness of their interactions while remaining alert to hierarchical differences between them..IncThere has been substantial progress in understanding the contributions of the auditory forebrain to hearing, sound localization, communication, emotive behavior, and cognition. . The Auditory Cortex .covers the latest knowledge about the auditory forebrain, including the auditory cortex as well as the medial geniculate body in the thalamus.  This book will cover all important aspects of

Overview: Includes supplementary material: .This book is based upon lectures presented in June 2007 at the INFN-Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati School on Attractor Mechanism, directed by Stefano Bellucci. The symposium included such prestigious lecturers as S. Ferrara, M. Günaydin, P. Levay, and T. Mohaupt. All lectures were given at a pedagogical, introductory level, which is reflected in the specific "flavor" of this volume. The book also benefits from extensive discussions about, and related reworking of, the various contributions. ...In addition, this volume contains contributions origina

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