ABCD springer.com

Just Released New Books August 2010 All Titles - English, German, Italian

Sorted by author and title within the main subject springer.com Biomedicine 2

I. Ahmad, Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Aligarh Mus- N. Beauchemin, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill Uni- Biomedicine lim University, Aligarh, India; M. Owais, Interdisciplinary Biotech- versity, Montreal, Qc, Canada; J. Huot, Le Centre de recherche nology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India; M. Shahid, en cancérologie de l’Université Laval et Centre de recherche du Department of Agricultural Microbiology, J.N. Medical College, CHUQ, l’Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Québec, Canada (Eds.) Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India; F. Aqil, Brown Cancer A. Abendroth, University of Sydney, Camperdown; A.M. Arvin, J.F. Center, University of Louisville, USA (Eds.) Moffat (Eds.) Metastasis of Colorectal Cancer Combating Fungal Infections Varicella-zoster Virus Problems and Remedy Colorectal cancer is the third most common can- cer worldwide, and in many parts of the western world, it is the second leading cause of cancer-related Varicella-zoster virus is a common human pathogen deaths. This book covers colon cancer metasta- that causes varicella (chickenpox), establishes latency The currently available means of combating fungal sis from the most fundamental aspects to clinical in sensory nerve ganglia and can reactivate many infections are weak and clumsy. The application of practice. Major topics include physiopathology, years later as herpes zoster. VZV is the only human fungal genomics offers an unparalleled opportunity genetic and epigenetic controls, cancer initiating herpesvirus for which vaccines to prevent both pri- to develop novel antifungal drugs. Interestingly, sev- cells, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, growth fac- mary and recurrent infection are approved and VZV eral novel antifungal drug targets have already been tors and signalling, cell adhesion, natures of liver vaccines have had significant public health bene- identified and validated. However, it is premature to metastasis, angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis, fits. These achievements and new directions that are expect a novel antifungal agent in clinical setting as inflammatory response, prognostic markers, sentinel unfolding are described in this review of VZV basic drug discovery programs are still in their infancy. In node and staging, and finally diagnosis and treat- and clinical research addition to classical and genomic approaches to drug discovery, treasure trove based on natural products ment. Each chapter has been contributed by leaders Features and phytomedicine can provide a multitude of alter- in the field. A key feature is that it connects with a Varicella-zoster virus is a common human pathogen native modes of combating fungal infection. This large readership including students, fundamentalists that causes varicella (chickenpox), establishes latency book incisively addresses essential topics on vari- and clinicians. Another specific feature of the book in sensory nerve ganglia and can reactivate many ous aspects pertaining to fungal diseases in human is that the chapters are written in a didactic and illus- years later as herpes zoster. Although the VZV and animals, their reservoir, fungal pathogenesis, trative fashion. These characteristics coupled with genome is the smallest of the human herpesviruses, their management and recent advances in their treat- the choice of the topics and authors, makes this book VZV genes encode at least 70 proteins. Molecu- ment. Issues of antifungal drug toxicity, especially a reference in the field. It represents[..] lar epidemiologic approaches based on genomic nephrotoxicity, are also discussed. The development Features sequencing have documented the global distribution of resistance in fungal pathogens, including mul- Colorectal cancer is the third most common can- of VZV in [..] tidrug resistance and its[..] cer worldwide, and in many parts of the western Fields of interest Features world, it is the second leading cause of cancer-related Virology The currently available means of combating fungal deaths. This book covers colon cancer metasta- infections are still weak and clumsy. The application sis from the most fundamental aspects to clinical Target groups of fungal genomics offers an unparalleled opportu- practice. Major topics include physiopathology, Research nity to develop novel antifungal drugs. Interestingly, genetic and epigenetic controls, cancer initiating several novel antifungal drug targets have already cells, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, growth [..] Type of publication been identified and validated. However, it is too early Contents Monograph to expect any novel antifungal drug as drug discovery 1. The Metastatic Process: an Overview; 2. Phys- programs are still in their infancy. In [..] Available iopathology of Colorectal Metastasis; 3. The Genetic Contents of Colorectal Cancer; 4. Epigenetics of Colorectal Mould Infections: A global Threat to Immuno- Cancer; 5. Cancer-initiating Cells in Colorectal Can- 2010. XII, 360 p. 68 illus., 34 in color. (Current Topics in Microbiol- cer; 6. Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Col- ogy and Immunology, Vol. 342) Hardcover compromised Patients.- Virulence and Pathogenic- ity of Fungal Pathogens with Special Reference to orectal Cancer; 7. Cell Adhesion Molecules in Colon 149,95 € Candida albicans.- Animal as Reservoir of Fungal Cancer Metastasis; 8. Epithelial Cell Signalling in ISBN 978-3-642-12727-4 Diseases (Zoonoses).- Fungi Associated with Eye Colorectal Cancer Metastasis; 9. Angiogenesis and Infections with Special Reference to Corneal Kerati- Lymphangiogenesis in Colon Cancer Metastasis; 10. tis and Their Possible Reservoir.- Antifungal Drugs: Role of the Host Inflammatory Response in Colon Mode of Action and Recent Development.- Antifun- Carcinoma Initiation, Progression and Liver Metas- gal-induced Nephrotoxicity in Pediatrics: A State of tasis; 11. Molecular Prognostic Markers in[..] Art.- Antifungal Resistance: Cellular and Molecular Fields of interest Mechanisms.- Multidrug Resisitance in Fungi: Role Cancer Research; Oncology; Molecular Medicine; of Pleiotropic Drug Resistance Genes.- Laboratory[..] Antibodies; Pathology Fields of interest Target groups Medical Microbiology; Microbiology; Immunology; Research Pharmacology / Toxicology Type of publication Target groups Contributed volume Research

Type of publication Available Monograph 2010. XVI, 416 p. (Cancer Metastasis - Biology and Treatment, Vol. Available 14) Hardcover

169,95 € 2010. XX, 539 p. 42 illus., 21 in color. Hardcover ISBN 978-90-481-8832-1 169,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-12172-2 springer.com Biomedicine 3

O. Bruserud, University of Bergen, Norway (Ed.) S. Choi, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea (Ed.) K. Clément, Pitié Salpetrière Hospital, Paris, France; B.M. Spiegel- man, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Y. Christen, Fon- dation IPSEN, Boulogne-Billancourt, France (Eds.) The Chemokine System in Systems Biology for Signaling Experimental and Clinical Networks Novel Insights into Adipose Cell Hematology Functions

System Biology encompasses the knowledge from diverse fields such as Molecular Biology, Immunol- The aim of the issue is to describe and explain the ogy, Genetics, Computational Biology, Mathematical Obesity is a disease of society and economic tran- importance of the chemokine system in hematol- Biology, etc. not only to address key questions that sition spreading at an epidemic pace throughout ogy. The chemokine system is probably important are not answerable by individual fields alone, but the world. According to the World Health Organi- for many aspects of normal as well as malignant also to help in our understanding of the complexi- zation, obesity is defined as an increased or abnor- hematopoiesis. A major focus is the development ties of biological systems. Whole genome expression mal accumulation of body fat mass to the extent that and treatment of hematologic malignancies, includ- studies have provided us the means of studying the individual’s health will be negatively affected. Over- ing the immunobiology of stem cell transplantation. expression of thousands of genes under a particular weight is thus being considered as top at risk condi- The present reviews illustrate that chemokines can condition and this technique had been widely used tion in the world and it is mandatory to identify the be involved in leukemogenesis. The chemokine sys- to find out the role of key macromolecules that are physiopathological causes involved in adipose tis- tem is also important both for the crosstalk between involved in biological signaling pathways. However, sue enlargement and related metabolic and cardio- malignant cells and their neighbouring nonmalig- making sense of the underlying complexity is only vascular health disorders.This volume provides the nant stromal cells (including endothelial cells) as possible if we interconnect various signaling path- most up to date insights into the biology of a com- well as for immunoregulation in patients treated ways into human and computer readable network plex endocrine organ: the adipose tissue. with allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Thus, maps. These maps can then be used to classify and chemokines are important both for the pathogenesis Features study individual components involved in a particular and treatment of hematological diseases. Obesity is considered as top at risk condition in phenomenon. Apart from transcriptomics, several the world and it is mandatory to identify the phys- individual gene studies have resulted in adding to Features iopathological causes involved in adipose tissue our knowledge of key components that are involved The aim of the issue is to describe and explain the enlargement and related metabolic and cardiovas- in a[..] importance of the chemokine system in hematology. cular health disorders. Environmental, behavioural, As described in the introduction the chemokine sys- Features genetic, epigenetic and multiple biological factors tem is probably important for many aspects of nor- Systems biology is a new and exciting field that is an interact to cause obesity. In this context adipose tis- mal as well as malignant hematopoiesis. A major extension of many others including: Molecular Biol- sue depots have been under focus in the last decades focus is the development and treatment of hemato- ogy, Immunology, Genetics, Computational Biology, and [..] logic malignancies, including the immunobiology of and Mathematical Biology. The goal is to understand stem cell transplantation.” The present reviews illus- Contents the relationships from genes to organisms through trate that [..] Foreword. Pathological alteration of human adipose networks in biological systems. The series Systems tissue in obesity. Dynamics of human adipose tis- Biology examines an array of topics, in systems biol- Contents sue. regulatory mechanisms and consequences for ogy studies, ranging from molecular parts [..] The chemokine system in experimental and clin- fat cells and whole body. Metabolism of fatty acids ical hematology.- Expermimental Hematology.- Contents in adipocytes. Hypoxia – role in adipocyte function Chemokine decoy receptors – structure-function Part I: Concepts.- Systems Biology Approaches: Solv- and dysfunction. Brown adipose tissue in humans – and biological properties.- Role of chemokines in ing New Puzzles in a Symphonic Manner.- Current a new target for anti-obesity therapy. Adipose tissue the biology of natural killer cells.- Chemokines in Progress in Static and Dynamic Modeling of Biologi- dysfunction: a multistep process. Fat cell progenitors: angiogenesis.- Immunobiology of Allogenetic Stem cal Networks.- Getting Started in Biological Pathway origins and plasticity. Transcriptional regulation of Cell Transplantation.- Genetic polymorphisms in Construction.- From Microarray to Biology.- Part brown and white adipogenesis. Transcriptional Con- the cytokine and chemokine system – their possible II: Modeling and Reconstruction.- Computational trol of Gene Expression in Different Adipose Tissue importance in allogeneic stem cell transplantation.- Procedures for Model Identification.- Assembly Depots. Epigenetic[..] The chemokine system - a possible therapeutic tar- of Logic-Based Diagrams of Biological Pathways.- get in graft versus host disease.- Homing in on acute Fields of interest Automating Mathematical Modeling of Biochemical graft versus host disease: Tissue-specific T[..] Biomedicine (general) Reaction Networks.- Strategies to Investigate Signal Fields of interest Transduction Pathways with Mathematical Mod- Target groups Cancer Research; Hematology eling.- Inferring Transcriptional Regulatory Net- Research work.-[..] Target groups Type of publication Research Fields of interest Contributed volume Human Genetics; Bioinformatics; Cell Biology; Type of publication Computer Applications in Life Sciences; Immunol- Available Monograph ogy

Target groups Available 2010. X, 160 p. 32 illus., 16 in color. (Research and Perspectives in Research Endocrine Interactions, 0) Hardcover

2010. XII, 210 p. 4 illus., 2 in color. (Current Topics in Microbiol- Type of publication 139,95 € ogy and Immunology, Vol. 341) Hardcover Contributed volume ISBN 978-3-642-13516-3

139,95 € Available ISBN 978-3-642-12638-3

2010. XVI, 890 p. 326 illus., 10 in color. (Systems Biology, Vol. 1) Hardcover

199,95 € ISBN 978-1-4419-5796-2 4 Biomedicine springer.com

J.S. Deutsch, Université P. et M. Curie, Paris, France (Ed.) D.D.R. Flower, Edward Jenner Institute for Vaccine Research, Berkshire, UK; M. Davies, University of London, UK; S. Ran- The Future of Aging ganathan, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia (Eds.) Hox Genes Pathways to Human Life Extension Studies from the 20th to the 21st Century Bioinformatics for Immunomics

Just as the health costs of aging threaten to bankrupt The purpose of this book is to argue, and to con- developed countries, this book makes the scientific The field of Immunomics has developed within vince those who may not agree, that the Hox genes case that a biological "bailout" could be on the way, the post-genomic era as a response to the massive are indeed so important that their study will not end and that human aging can be different in the future amount of biological and immunological data now with the 20th century. The book is divided into three than it is today. Here 40 authors argue how our available to researchers. Immunomics crosses the major sections. The first section covers aspects of improving understanding of the biology of aging and disciplines of immunology, genomics, proteomics the regulation of Hox gene expression and the struc- selected technologies should enable the successful and computational biology and address some ture and function of the now justifiably well-known use of many different and complementary methods fundamental problems in biological and medical homeobox. The second section offers insights and for ameliorating aging, and why such interventions research. This book covers some of the rich sources discussions of the sometimes contentious issues of are appropriate based on our current historical, of immunological data that are currently available the origin and evolution of the aforementioned Hox anthropological, philosophical, ethical, evolution- and describes the various bioinformatics techniques complexes. In the third and last section the role of ary, and biological context. Challenging concepts that have been utilized to aid our understanding of the resident loci in the specification of body plans are presented together with in-depth reviews and the immune system. It also describes the nature of and meristic identity of the arthropods is presented. paradigm-breaking proposals that collectively illus- the self/non-self distinction that forms the basis of trate the potential for changing aging as never before. immunological theory and how computational mod- Features The proposals extend from today to a future many eling can help to clarify our understanding of how The purpose of this book is to argue, and to con- decades from now in which the control of aging may the immune system works. This is the fourth vol- vince those who may not agree, that the Hox genes become effectively complete. Examples include sir- ume in a series that will be dedicated to publishing are indeed so important that their study will not end tuin-modulating pills, new concepts for attacking advances in immunomics particularly those focus- with the 20th century. The book is divided into three cardiovascular disease and cancer,[..] ing on systemic and integrative approaches in basic major sections. The first section covers aspects of and clinical immunology, immunoinformatics, and the regulation of Hox gene expression and the struc- Features immunologically relevant[..] ture and function of the now justifiably well-known Just as the health costs of aging threaten to bankrupt homeobox. The second section offers insights and developed countries, this book makes the scien- Features [..] tific case that a biological "bailout" could be on the The field of Immunomics has developed within way, and that human aging can be different in the the post-genomic era as a response to the massive Contents future than it is today. Here 40 authors argue how amount of biological and immunological data now Section I. Mechanisms of Activity: Regulation our improving understanding of the biology of aging available to researchers. Immunomics crosses the of Hox Activity: Insights from Protein Motifs.- and selected technologies should enable the success- disciplines of immunology, genomics, proteomics Cis#Regulation in the Drosophila Bithorax Com- ful use of many different and complementary [..] and computational biology and address some plex.- Maintenance of Hox Gene Expression fundamental problems in biological and medical Patterns.- Control of Vertebrate Hox Clusters Contents research. This book covers some of the rich sources by Remote and Global Cis#Acting Regulatory Part 1: Introduction and Orientation. 1 Bridges to of immunological data that [..] Sequences.- Section II. Evolution of Hox Genes and Life. 2 Analyzing Predictions: An Anthropological Complexes: The Early Evolution of Hox Genes: A View of Anti-Aging Futures. 3 Towards Naturalis- Contents Battle of Belief?.- Evolution of Hox Complexes.- The tic Transcendence: The Value of Life and Life Exten- An Editorial.- Computational Vaccinology.- Nematode Story: Hox Gene Loss and Rapid Evolu- sion to Persons as Conative Processes. 4 The Ethical Immunological databases.- IPD- the Immuno Poly- tion.- Are the Deuterostome Posterior Hox Genes a Basis for Using Human Embryonic Stem Cells in morphism Database. - The IMGT/HLA Database.- Fast#Evolving Clas?- Section III. Biological Function: the Treatment of Aging. 5 Evolutionary Origins of Ontology Development for the Immune Epitope Hox Genes and the Body[..] Aging. 6 Precedents for the Biological Control of Database.- TEPIDAS: A Das Server for Integrat- Aging: Experimental Postponement, Prevention, and ing T-cell Epitope Annotations.- Databases and Fields of interest Reversal of Aging Processes.- Part 2: The Future of Web-based Tools for Innate Immunity.- Structural Gene Function; Biomedicine (general) Aging. 7 An Approach to Extending Healthspan and Immunoinformatics: Understanding MHC-Pep- Lifespan Today. 8 Near-Term Prospects for[..] tide-TR Binding.- Discovering of Conserved Epi- Target groups topes Through Sequence Variability Analyses.- Research Fields of interest Turnable Detectors for Artificial Immune Systems: Biomedicine (general); Biotechnology; Nanochem- Type of publication From Model to Algorithm.- Defining the Elusive istry; Philosophy of Medicine; Geriatrics / Gerontol- Contributed volume Molecular Self.- A Bioinformatic Platform for[..] ogy Fields of interest Available Target groups Immunology; Bioinformatics; Microbiology; Human Research Genetics 2010. XXIV, 166 p. 34 illus., 2 in color. (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, Vol. 689) Hardcover Type of publication Target groups Contributed volume Research 139,95 € ISBN 978-1-4419-6672-8 Available Type of publication Contributed volume

2010. XVII, 866 p. Hardcover Available 199,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-3998-9 2010. XV, 185 p. 57 illus., 11 in color. (Immunomics Reviews:, Vol. 3) Hardcover

119,95 € ISBN 978-1-4419-0539-0 springer.com Biomedicine 5

H. Kalter R. Martin, UKE, Hamburg, Germany; A. Lutterotti, UKE, Hamburg, S.A. Mousa, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Germany (Eds.) Rensselaer, NY, USA (Ed.) Teratology in the Twentieth Century Plus Ten Molecular Basis of Multiple Anticoagulants, Antiplatelets, and Sclerosis Thrombolytics

The Immune System Serious congenital malformations are a major con- tributor to the infant death rate worldwide. Their During the past decade, remarkable progress has nonhereditary causes are multiple and complex, and been made in the development of newer drugs to Despite major efforts by the scientific community include infectious and metabolic dangers, disease prevent and treat thromboembolic disorders, such over the years, our understanding of the pathogene- medication, nutritional inadequacy, medicinal prod- as oral direct anti-Xa and anti-IIa antagonists, as sis or the mechanisms of injury of multiple sclerosis ucts, environmental agents and pollutants, among well as oral antiplatelet ADP antagonists with rapid is still limited. Consequently, the current strate- them. The cause of many however is still unknown. onset and offset. In addition, there has been con- gies for treatment and management of patients are The wide range of these causes makes the defects centrated effort aimed at identifying novel uses of limited in their efficacy. The mechanisms of tissue of interest to those of a wide range of medical and traditional antithrombotic drugs, such as aspirin, protection and repair are probably even less under- investigatory backgrounds, especialy clinicians, fun- heparin, and oral anticoagulants, as well as combina- stood. One reason for these limitations is the enor- damental scientists, and environmentalists. tions of agents, such as more than one antiplatelet, mous complexity of the disease and every facet of antiplatelet with anticoagulant, antiplatelet with or its pathogenesis, the mechanisms of tissue injury, Features without thrombolytic. Anticoagulants, Antiplatelets, the diagnostic procedures and finally the efficacy Serious congenital malformations are a major con- and Thrombolytics, Second Edition provides updates of treatments and their side effects. The aim of this tributor to the infant death rate worldwide. Their on various strategies in thrombosis, experimental book is to review the most recent advances made in nonhereditary causes are multiple and complex, and models, and clinical and recent advances in the dis- this highly complex field. include infectious and metabolic dangers, disease covery and development of novel antithrombotics. medication, nutritional inadequacy, medicinal prod- Features As a volume in the highly successful Methods in ucts, environmental agents and pollutants, among Despite major efforts by the scientific community Molecular Biology™ series, this collection provides them. The cause of many however is still unknown. over the years, our understanding of the pathogene- the kind of detailed description and implementation The wide range of these causes makes the [..] sis or the mechanisms of injury of multiple sclerosis advice that is crucial for getting optimal[..] is still limited. Consequently, the current strategies Contents Features for treatment and management of patients are lim- From the contents Introductory Matters. Pioneer- During the past decade, remarkable progress has ited in their efficacy. The mechanisms of tissue pro- ing Studies. Pioneering Works. Early Experiments. been made in the development of newer drugs to tection and repair are probably even less understood. New Challenges. Thalidomide. Testing For Terato- prevent and treat thromboembolic disorders, such as One reason for these limitations is the enormous [..] genicity. Teratological Detours. Surveillance Of Con- oral direct anti-Xa and anti-IIa antagonists, as well genital Malformations. Epidemiology Of Congenital Contents as oral antiplatelet ADP antagonists with rapid onset Malformations. Human Disease As Teratogen. Envi- The Genetics of MS Potential triggers of MS and offset. In addition, there has been concentrated ronmental Hazards And Disasters. Disease Medi- Immunological basis for the development of tissue effort aimed at identifying novel uses of traditional cation And Teratogenesis. Folic Acid And Human inflammation and organspecific autoimmunity in antithrombotic drugs, such as aspirin, heparin, and Malformations. Alcohol Consumption During Preg- animal models of MS T cells in MS B Cells and Anti- [..] nancy. The Accomplishment And The Expectation. bodies in MS Cooperation of B cells and T cells in Contents the pathogenesis of MS Role of NK cells and Invari- Fields of interest In vitro Methods of Evaluating Antithrombotics and ant NKT cells in MS Antigen processing and pre- Biomedicine (general); Life Sciences (general); Pedi- Thrombolytics.- In vivo Models for the Evaluation of sentation in MS Immune-mediated CNS damage atrics; Gynecology; Epidemiology Antithrombotics and Thrombolytics.- Heparin and Neuro-immune crosstalk in CNS diseases Prospects Low Molecular Weight Heparins in Thrombosis and for Antigen-Specific Tolerance Based Therapies for Target groups Beyond.- Laboratory Methods and Management of the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis Immuno-thera- Research Patients with Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia.- peutic potential of haematopoietic and mesenchymal Novel Anticoagulant Therapy: Principle and Prac- stem cell[..] Type of publication tice.- Oral Direct Factor Xa Inhibitors, with Special Monograph Fields of interest Emphasis on Rivaroxaban.- Antiplatelet Therapies: Human Genetics; Cell Biology; Molecular Medicine; Drug Interactions in the Management of Vascular Available Immunology Disorders.- Prasugrel: A Novel Platelet ADP P2Y12 Receptor Antagonist.- Antithrombotic Effects of[..] 2010. XV, 266 p. Hardcover Target groups Research Fields of interest 129,95 € Molecular Medicine; Cardiology ISBN 978-90-481-8819-2 Type of publication Contributed volume Target groups Professional/practitioner

Available Type of publication Contributed volume 2010. XII, 300 p. (Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation, Vol. 51) Hardcover Available 149,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-14152-2 2010. XI, 316 p. 44 illus., 22 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biol- ogy, Vol. 663) Hardcover

109,95 € ISBN 978-1-60761-802-7 6 Biomedicine springer.com

V.A. Polunovsky, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA; J.A. Roth, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA (Ed.) I.P. Stolerman, King's College London, UK (Ed.) P.J. Houghton, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA (Eds.) Gene-Based Therapies for Cancer Encyclopedia of mTOR Pathway and mTOR Psychopharmacology Inhibitors in Cancer Therapy Cancer gene therapy is a novel therapy that targets the underlying genetic defects in the cancer cell. Psychopharmacology is the study of the effects of Progress in this field has been rapid and gene ther- psychoactive drugs on the functioning of the central apy promises to further extend personalized can- nervous system at all levels of analysis, thus embrac- Features cer treatment. In this volume leading experts have ing cognition, behaviour, psychological states, neu- mTOR Pathway and mTOR Inhibitors in Cancer contributed their experience in developing gene rophysiology, neurochemistry, gene expression and Therapy provides an up-to-date survey of the rapidly therapies for a variety of cancers. Translational molecular biology. It includes, as an integral part of advancing field of cancer therapy. Our understand- gene therapy approaches are emphasized. Chapters its domain, the interaction of environmental and ing of the mechanisms involved in cancer genesis include discussions of specific gene delivery tech- genetic factors with psychoactive drug action, their and progression underwent unprecedented expan- nologies as well as their application to various can- medicinal and social uses, and their abuse. The Ency- sion during the last decade, opening a new era of cers with extensive discussions of ongoing clinical clopedia of Psychopharmacology provides detailed cancer treatment – targeted therapy. The surge in trials. This information should be useful to both stu- information on psychopharmacology and its sub- this area results in no small part from studies con- dents, fellows, and experienced scientists with an disciplines, such as clinical psychopharmacology, ducted jointly by basic [..] interest in this rapidly developing area. molecular neuropsychopharmacology, behavioural Fields of interest Features pharmacology in laboratory animals, preclinical Cancer Research; Cell Biology; Pharmacology / Tox- Cancer gene therapy is a novel therapy that targets psychopharmacology, human experimental psy- icology the underlying genetic defects in the cancer cell. chopharmacology. The wide-ranging entries in the Progress in this field has been rapid and gene ther- Encyclopedia of Psychopharmacology are written by Target groups apy promises to further extend personalized can- leading experts. They will provide basic and clinical Research cer treatment. In this volume leading experts have scientists in academia as well as industry with valu- contributed their experience in developing gene able information about the field of psychopharma- Type of publication therapies for a variety of cancers. Translational cology. Also[..] Contributed volume gene therapy approaches are emphasized. Chapters Features include [..] Psychopharmacology is the study of the effects of Available Contents psychoactive drugs on the functioning of the central Gene and RNAi Therapies in Cancer.- Gene Therapy nervous system at all levels of analysis, thus embrac- 2010. XII, 304 p. 28 illus., 14 in color. (Cancer Drug Discovery and ing cognition, behaviour, psychological states, neu- Development) Hardcover of Brain tumors.- Gene Therapy of Prostate Cancer.- Si RNA Therapy for Cancer.- Tumor Suppressor rophysiology, neurochemistry, gene expression and molecular biology. It includes, as an integral part of 149,95 € Gene Therapy for Cancer.- Targeted Oncolytic its domain, the interaction of environmental and ISBN 978-1-60327-270-4 Viruses for Cancer Therapy.- Gene Therapy for Mesothelioma.- Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Cancer genetic factors with psychoactive drug action, [..] Therapy.- Retargeting Adenovirus for Cancer Gene Fields of interest Therapy.- Lentiviruses for Cancer Gene Therapy.- Pharmacology / Toxicology; Molecular Medicine; IL-24 for Cancer Gene Therapy.- Herpes Simplex Biomedicine (general) Virus for Cancer Therapy.- Telomerase as a target.- Gene Therapy for Leukemia.- Gene Therapy for Sar- Target groups comas. Professional/practitioner

Fields of interest Type of publication Cancer Research; Pharmacology / Toxicology Encyclop(a)edia Target groups Research Available

Type of publication 2010. XIV, 1386 p. 206 illus., 80 in color. Print + eReference. Contributed volume 874,00 € Available ISBN 978-3-540-68709-2

2010. XIV, 275 p. 36 illus., 18 in color. (Current Cancer Research) Hardcover

139,95 € ISBN 978-1-4419-6101-3 springer.com Biomedicine 7

I.P. Stolerman, King's College London, UK (Ed.) N.R. Swerdlow, University of Californa, La Jolla, USA (Ed.) F. Tassone, UC Davis School of Medicine, Tupper Hall, CA, USA; E.M. Berry-Kravis, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Behavioral Neurobiology of Psychopharmacology Schizophrenia and Its Treatment The Fragile X-Associated Tremor Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS)

Psychopharmacology is the study of the effects of This book describes the state-of-the-art of treatment psychoactive drugs on the functioning of the central of schizophrenia and reflects its development in 22 nervous system at all levels of analysis, thus embrac- chapters written by leading authorities in the field In Fragile X-Associated Tremor Ataxia Syndrome ing cognition, behaviour, psychological states, neu- (FXTAS), the editors present information on all rophysiology, neurochemistry, gene expression and Features aspects of FXTAS, including clinical features and molecular biology. It includes, as an integral part of Schizophrenia research is in a dynamic state; this text current supportive management, radiological, its domain, the interaction of environmental and gives a foothold for where we stand today, and a map psychological, and pathological findings, geno- genetic factors with psychoactive drug action, their for where our field may move tomorrow. Chapters type-phenotype relationships, animal models and medicinal and social uses, and their abuse. The Ency- on treatment describe major changes in clinical and basic molecular mechanisms. Genetic counseling clopedia of Psychopharmacology provides detailed neural targets, and new technologies for drug deliv- issues are also discussed. The book should serve as a information on psychopharmacology and its sub- ery, even as we struggle to address adverse effects of resource for professionals in all fields regarding diag- disciplines, such as clinical psychopharmacology, old treatments. The text next reviews advances in the nosis, management, and counseling of patients with molecular neuropsychopharmacology, behavioural experimental analysis of the schizophrenias. [..] FXTAS and their families, as well as presenting the pharmacology in laboratory animals, preclinical molecular basis for disease that may lead to the iden- psychopharmacology, human experimental psy- Contents tification of new markers to predict disease risk and chopharmacology. The wide-ranging entries in the Part I. Function, Outcome and Treatment in eventually lead to target treatments. Encyclopedia of Psychopharmacology are written by Schizophrenia.- Part II. Experimental Measures of Features leading experts. They will provide basic and clinical Brain Function and Dysfunction in Schizophrenia.- In The Fragile X-Associated Tremor Ataxia Syn- scientists in academia as well as industry with valu- Part III. Neural Substrates of Schizophrenia.- Part drome (FXTAS), the editors present information able information about the field of psychopharma- IV. Genetic and Molecular Substrates of Schizophre- on all aspects of FXTAS, including clinical features cology. Also[..] nia and current supportive management, radiologi- Features Fields of interest cal, psychological, and pathological findings, geno- Psychopharmacology is the study of the effects of Neurosciences; Psychiatry; Psychopharmacology; type-phenotype relationships, animal models and psychoactive drugs on the functioning of the central Neurochemistry; Neurology; Molecular Medicine basic molecular mechanisms. Genetic counseling nervous system at all levels of analysis, thus embrac- issues are also discussed. The book should serve as a Target groups ing cognition, behaviour, psychological states, neu- [..] Research rophysiology, neurochemistry, gene expression and Contents molecular biology. It includes, as an integral part of Type of publication Clinical Neurological Phenotype of FXTAS.- The its domain, the interaction of environmental and Contributed volume Epidemiology of FXTAS.- FXTAS: Neuropsychology genetic factors with psychoactive drug action, [..] and Psychiatric Phenotypes.- Radiological Findings Fields of interest Available in FXTAS.- The Pathology of FXTAS.- The Molec- Pharmacology / Toxicology; Molecular Medicine; ular Biology of FXTAS.- Genotype/Phenotype Rela- tionships in FXTAS.- Animal Models for FXTAS.- Biomedicine (general) 2010. XVIII, 664 p. (Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences, Vol. 4) Hardcover Treatment and Management of FXTAS.- Genetic Target groups Counseling for FXTAS and FMR1-Associated Disor- Professional/practitioner 169,95 € ders. ISBN 978-3-642-13716-7 Type of publication Fields of interest Encyclop(a)edia Human Genetics; Molecular Medicine; Neuro- sciences Available Target groups Research 2010. XIV, 1386 p. 206 illus., 80 in color. eReference. In 2 volumes, not available separately. Type of publication Contributed volume 699,00 € ISBN 978-3-540-68706-1 Available

2010. XVI, 188 p. 26 illus., 13 in color. Hardcover

99,95 € ISBN 978-1-4419-5804-4 8 Biomedicine springer.com

A.S. Teebi, Weill Cornell Medical College, Doha, Qatar (Ed.) S.H. Thany, Université d'Angers, France (Ed.) M. Viola Magni, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Italy (Ed.)

Genetic Disorders Among Arab Insect Nicotinic Acetylcholine Detection of Bacteria, Viruses, Populations Receptors Parasites and Fungi

Bioterrorism Prevention

Arab populations have their “own” genetic disor- The aim of this book is to summarize our under- ders, both universal and particular. Genetic diver- standing on the insect nicotinic acetylcholine recep- When somebody mentions terrorism attack the sity within these source populations, along with the tors. This area of research received great impetus attention is immediately concentrated on military fact that the rates of inbreeding are often high and from the identification of the first subunit sequences type attacks such as bombs, kamikazes or similar family sizes are often large, constitute conditions to be used as neonicotinoid insecticide target sites. kinds and nobody thinks about the possible exis- that facilitate the emergence and detection of phe- Although a book of this nature can provide the tence of more sophisticated means such as the use notypes explained notably by autosomal recessive details only of commonly published results, it is of toxic gas or agents which may be transmitted by inheritance; in which case, the use of homozygos- hoped that it may provide a useful guide to the new- contaminated food, water and air and may interest ity gene mapping can facilitate the discovery of the comer to the field as well as to point out some of the a large number of people. This book intends to put corresponding genes. The present book includes 5 future challenges. For example, we need to determine the attention on this problem and to demonstrate parts dealing with various aspects that relate to the the precise subunit nomenclature of insect nicotinic how easy it is in particular to contaminate food. Four genetic structure of Arabs and minorities within the receptors. This nomenclature varies amongst species different sectors were analysed: bacteria, virus, para- Arab world as well as genetic disorders prevalent in and this led to some of the early confusion that per- sites and pollutants and for each the possible agents this part of the world. It includes updated reviews sists. We need to be precise in identifying the subunit and the facilities for creating diseases in many peo- of the genetic disorders in various Arab countries composition of native insect nicotinic receptor sub- ple through contaminated food are described. Also and geographic regions. The focus is primarily, but types, their functional properties and physiological some species of common bacteria like Escherichia not exclusively, on the group of single-gene disor- roles. coli or Enterococci, present in many foods, may pro- ders with particular emphasis on autosomal recessive duce toxins, causing diarrhoea in a large number of conditions. It further includes epidemiological and Features persons as happened in China in 1991 when 224,000 clinical data as well as inheritance[..] The aim of this book is to summarize our under- standing on the insect nicotinic acetylcholine recep- persons were affected by contaminated ice cream. Features tors. This area of research received great impetus On the other hand parasites can also be transmitted Arab populations have their “own” genetic disor- from the identification of the first subunit sequences by[..] ders, both universal and particular. Genetic diver- to be used as neonicotinoid insecticide target sites. Features sity within these source populations, along with the Although a book of this nature can provide the When somebody mentions terrorism attack the fact that the rates of inbreeding are often high and details only of commonly published results, it is attention is immediately concentrated on military family sizes are often large, constitute conditions hoped that it may provide a useful guide to the new- type attacks such as bombs, kamikazes or similar that facilitate the emergence and detection of phe- comer [..] kinds and nobody thinks about the possible exis- notypes explained notably by autosomal recessive tence of more sophisticated means such as the use inheritance; in which case, the use of homozygosity Contents of toxic gas or agents which may be transmitted by gene [..] Identification of Cholinergic Synaptic Transmission in the Insect Nervous System.- The Evolution of Pen- contaminated food, water and air and may interest a Contents tameric Ligand#Gated Ion Chanels.- Diversity of large number of people. This book intends to put the Introduction.- Demography, Economy, and Genetic Insect Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subunits.- attention on [..] Services in Arab Countries.- Selected Disease Enti- Identification of Critical Elements Determining Contents ties Prevalent Among the Arabs.- Genetic Disorders Toxins and Insecticide Affinity, Ligand Binding Bioterrorism Prevention.- Bioterrorism: a Poten- in Arab Countries & Geographic Regions.- Cultural Domains and Channel Properties.- Electrophysiolog- tial Weapon for Terrorist Attacks through Food and Religious Attitudes Towards Genetic Issues. ical Studies and Pharmacological Properties of Insect and Water Contamination: Evolution of our Under- Native Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors.- Charac- standing of the Use of Chemical and Bacteriological Fields of interest terisation of Insect Nicotinic Acetylcholine Recep- Weapons.- Detection and Quantification of Bacteria Human Genetics tors by Heterologous Expression.- Neonicotinoid and Fungi Using Solid-Phase Cytometry.- Vulnera- Insecticides: Historical Evolution and[..] Target groups bility Assessment and Mapping of Akounq Ground- Research Fields of interest water Body, Armenia.- Bacteria Diagnostic Tests.- Biomedicine (general) Methods for Detection of Shiga-Toxin Producing Type of publication Escherichia Coli (Stec.- Genetic Diversity of Ente- Monograph Target groups rococci in Bryndza Cheese.- Salmonella Infections.- Research Molecular Diagnostics of Staphylococcus Aureus.- Available Molecular[..] Type of publication Contributed volume Fields of interest 2010. XII, 600 p. Hardcover Medical Microbiology; Virology; Parasitology; Labo- ratory Medicine; Cancer Research 169,95 € Available ISBN 978-3-642-05079-4 Target groups 2010. XX, 118 p. 21 illus. (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Research Biology, Vol. 683) Hardcover Type of publication 99,95 € Proceedings ISBN 978-1-4419-6444-1 Available

2010. VII, 510 p. (NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology) Softcover

99,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-8543-6 springer.com Chemistry 9

P. Yotnda, Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of S. Belkin, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel; Medicine, Houston, TX, USA (Ed.) Chemistry M.B. Gu, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea (Eds.)

Immunotherapy of Cancer Whole Cell Sensing System II A. Abe, Tokyo Institute of Polytechnics, Japan; K. Dusek, Academy Methods and Protocols of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague Czech Republic; S. Applications Kobayashi, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan (Eds.)

A continuously evolving technique, immunother- Biopolymers Applications: - Applications of Microbial Cell Sen- apy for the treatment of cancers now incorporates sors, by Mifumi Shimomura-Shimizu and Isao the use of immune cells infused during bone mar- Lignin, Proteins, Bioactive Nanocomposites Karube - Whole-Cell Bioreporters for the Detec- row transplants as well as approaches like cell and tion of Bioavailable Metals, by Anu Hynninen and gene therapy, while stem cell-based therapies, tissue Marko Virta - Bacteriophage-Based Pathogen Detec- engineering, and targeting have also contributed to -Lignin Structure, Properties, and Applications By tion, by Steven Ripp - Cell-Based Genotoxicity Test- the latest successes in pre-clinical immunotherapy H. Hatakeyama, T. Hatakeyama -Tensile Mechanics ing, by Georg Reifferscheid and Sebastian Buchinger studies. In Immunotherapy of Cancer: Methods and of #-Helical Coil Springs By A. Ikai -Bioactive Poly- - Cytotoxicity and Genotoxicity Reporter Systems Protocols, expert researchers in the field describe mer/Hydroxyapatite (Nano)composites for Bone Based on the Use of Mammalian Cells, by Christa detailed procedures for trainees and experts in the Tissue Regeneration By K. Pielichowska, S. Blazewicz Baumstark-Khan, Christine E. Hellweg, and Günther area of basic, clinical science who wish to undertake Reitz - Live Cell Optical Sensing for High Through- their own cutting-edge immunotherapy studies. In Features put Applications, by Ye Fang - Cyanobacterial Biore- addition to the protocols, the volume also contains Table of Contents Lignin Structure, Properties, porters as Sensors of Nutrient Availability, by George two general overviews providing useful updates in and Applications Hyoe Hatakeyama and Tatsuko S. Bullerjahn, Ramakrishna Boyanapalli, Mark J. each area as well as summaries of recent pre-clinical Hatakeyama Tensile Mechanics of #-Helical Coil Rozmarynowycz, and R. Michael L. McKay - Appli- and clinical trials. Written in the highly successful Springs Atsushi Ikai Bioactive Polymer/Hydroxya- cation of Microbial Bioreporters in Environmental Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, chap- patite (Nano)composites for Bone Tissue Regenera- Microbiology and Bioremediation, by E. E. Diplock , ters include introductions to their respective topics, tion Kinga Pielichowska and Stanislaw Blazewicz H. A. Alhadrami , and G. I. Paton lists of the necessary materials, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols,[..] Fields of interest Features Polymer Sciences; Biomaterials; Protein Science; Applications: - Applications of Microbial Cell Sen- Features Nanotechnology sors, by Mifumi Shimomura-Shimizu and Isao A continuously evolving technique, immunother- Karube - Whole-Cell Bioreporters for the Detection apy for the treatment of cancers now incorporates Target groups of Bioavailable Metals, by Anu Hynninen and Marko the use of immune cells infused during bone marrow Research Virta - Bacteriophage-Based Pathogen Detection, by transplants as well as approaches like cell and gene Steven Ripp - Cell-Based Genotoxicity Testing, by Type of publication therapy, while stem cell-based therapies, tissue engi- Georg Reifferscheid and Sebastian Buchinger - Cyto- Contributed volume neering, and targeting have also contributed to the toxicity and Genotoxicity Reporter Systems Based on latest successes in pre-clinical immunotherapy stud- the Use of [..] ies. In Immunotherapy of Cancer: Methods and Pro- Available tocols, [..] Fields of interest 2010. XII, 210 p. (Advances in Polymer Science, Vol. 232) Hard- Biotechnology; Cell Biology; Biological Techniques; Contents cover Analytical Chemistry Hypoxic Tumors and Their Effect on Immune Cells and Cancer Therapy.- Characterization of Regula- 189,95 € Target groups tory T Cells in Tumor Suppressive Microenviron- ISBN 978-3-642-13629-0 Research ments.- Generation of Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes for Immunotherapy of EBV-Associated Malignancies.- Type of publication Acquisition, Preparation, and Functional Assessment Reviews of Human NK Cells for Adoptive Immunother- apy.- Enhanced Migration of Human Dendritic Available Cells Expressing Inducible CD40.- Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells into Hematopoi- 2010. XII, 220 p. (Advances in Biochemical Engineering Biotech- etic Cells in vitro.- Gene Therapy to Improve Migra- nology, Vol. 118) Hardcover tion of T Cells to the Tumor Site.- Gene Therapy to Improve Function of T[..] 189,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-12852-3 Fields of interest Immunology; Oncology; Antibodies

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Type of publication Contributed volume

Available

2010. XI, 345 p. 66 illus., 33 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biol- ogy, Vol. 651) Hardcover

109,95 € ISBN 978-1-60761-785-3 10 Chemistry springer.com

S. Bucak, Yeditepe University, Turkey F. Caruso, The University of Melbourne, VIC, Autralia (Ed.) K. Dusek, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic; J.-F. Joanny, Institut Curie, Paris, France (Eds.) Trends in Colloid and Interface Modern Techniques for Nano- and Science XXIII Microreactors/-reactions Polymer Characterization Rheology, Laser Interferometry, Electrooptics

This volume includes 11 contributions to the 23rd -Encapsulation by Miniemulsion Polymerization Conference of the European Colloid and Interface By K. Landfester and C. K. Weiss -Enzyme-Encap- -Shear-Induced Transitions and Instabilities in Sur- Society which took in Antalya, Turkey between sulated Layer-by-Layer Assemblies: Current Status factant Wormlike Micelles By S. Lerouge, J.-F. Berret September 6th and 11th, 2009. The contributions and Challenges Toward Ultimate Nanodevices By -Laser-Interferometric Creep Rate Spectroscopy from leading scientists cover a broad spectrum of K. Ariga, Q. Ji, and J. P. Hill -Non-LBL Assembly of Polymers By V. A. Bershtein, P. N. Yakushev - topics concerning• Self Assembly• Interfacial Phe- and Encapsulation Uses 1 of Nanoparticle-Shelled Polymer Nanocomposites for Electro-Optics: Per- nomena• Colloidal Dispersions and Colloidal Stabil- Hollow Spheres 2 By G.C. Kini, S. L. Biswal, and spectives on Processing Technologies, Material ity• Polymer Solution, Gels and Phase Behaviour• M. S. Wong -Polymersomes: A Synthetic Biologi- Characterization, and Future Application K. Matras- Nanostructured Materials• Biomaterials and Medical cal Approach to Encapsulation and Delivery By M. Postolek, D. Bogdal AspectsDue to the increasing significance of Colloid Massignani, H. Lomas, and G. Battaglia -Reaction and Interface Science for both scientific and tech- Vessels Assembled by the Sequential Adsorption of Features nical applications where scientific principles also Polymers By A.D. Price, A.P.R. Johnston, G.K. Such, Table of Contents Shear-Induced Transitions and contribute to new technologies in fast improving and F. Caruso Instabilities in Surfactant Wormlike Micelles San- Nanotechnology and Medical Science, this book will dra Lerouge and Jean-François Berret Laser-Inter- be an essential source of information with respect to Features ferometric Creep Rate Spectroscopy of Polymers recent developments and results related to this field. -Encapsulation by Miniemulsion Polymerization Vladimir A. Bershtein and Pavel N. Yakushev By K. Landfester and C. K. Weiss -Enzyme-Encap- Polymer Nanocomposites for Electro-Optics: Per- Features sulated Layer-by-Layer Assemblies: Current Status spectives on Processing Technologies, Material This volume includes 11 contributions to the 23rd and Challenges Toward Ultimate Nanodevices By Characterization, and Future Application Katarzyna Conference of the European Colloid and Interface K. Ariga, Q. Ji, and J. P. Hill -Non-LBL Assembly Matras-Postolek and Dariusz Bogdal Society which took in Antalya, Turkey between and Encapsulation Uses 1 of Nanoparticle-Shelled September 6th and 11th, 2009. The contributions Hollow Spheres 2 By G.C. Kini, S. L. Biswal, and Contents from leading scientists cover a broad spectrum of M. S. Wong -Polymersomes: A Synthetic Biological -Shear-Induced Transitions and Instabilities in topics concerning• Self Assembly• Interfacial Phe- Approach to Encapsulation [..] Surfactant Wormlike Micelles, by S. Lerouge, J.- nomena• Colloidal Dispersions and Colloidal Stabil- F. Berret.- Laser-Interferometric Creep Rate Spec- ity• Polymer Solution, Gels and Phase Behaviour• Fields of interest troscopy of Polymers, by V. A. Bershtein, P. N. Nanostructured [..] Polymer Sciences; Medicinal Chemistry; Pharmacy; Yakushev.- Polymer Nanocomposites for Elec- Biochemistry; Electrochemistry tro-Optics: Perspectives on Processing Technologies, Contents Material Characterization, and Future Application, PrefaceSelf AssemblyTsarkova L: Confinement Target groups K. Matras-Postolek, D. Bogdal. Effects on the Microphase Separation and Swelling Research of Block Copolymer FlmsInterfacial Phenom- Fields of interest enaBhinde T, Arnold T, Stuart M. Clarke SM: The Type of publication Polymer Sciences; Optical and Electronic Materi- Structure of Dodecanamide Monolayers Adsorbed Reviews als; Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and on GraphiteLiljeblad JFD, Rutland MW, Bulone Microfluidics; Classical Electrodynamics, Wave Phe- V, Johnson CM: The Structure of Model Mem- Available nomena; Nanotechnology branes Studied by Vibrational Sum Frequency SpectroscopyColloidal Dispersions and Colloidal Target groups 2010. XII, 184 p. (Advances in Polymer Science, Vol. 229) Hard- Research StabilityDestribats M, Ravaine S, Heroguez V, Leal- cover Calderon F, Schmitt V: Outstanding Stability of Type of publication Poorly-protected Pickering EmulsionsPolymer Solu- 189,95 € Contributed volume tion, Gels and Phase BehaviourSiband E,[..] ISBN 978-3-642-12872-1

Fields of interest Available Polymer Sciences; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films; Biomaterials; Soft and Granular Matter, Com- 2010. XII, 280 p. (Advances in Polymer Science, Vol. 230) Hard- plex Fluids and Microfluidics cover

Target groups 229,00 € Research ISBN 978-3-642-13531-6

Type of publication Proceedings

Available

2010. 70 p. 94 illus., 47 in color. (Progress in Colloid and Polymer Science, Vol. 137) Hardcover

99,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-13460-9 springer.com Chemistry 11

J.W. Gooch, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA K.-S. Lee, Hannam University, Daejeon, South Korea; S. M. Niwa, Tottori University, Japan; N. Katada, Tottori University, Kobayashi, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan (Eds.) Japan; K. Okumura, Tottori University, Japan Biocompatible Polymeric Materials and Tourniquets for Wounds Polymer Materials Characterization and Design of Block-Copolymers, Nanocomposites, Organic/Inorganic Zeolite Catalysts Hybrids, Polymethylenes Solid Acidity, Shape Selectivity and Loading Properties In recent years biocompatible polymers for injuries and wounds have seen advances and innovations that have outpaced the growing field's literature. In -On the Mechanisms Leading to Exfoliated Zeolites are microporous, aluminosilicate miner- this book Dr. Jan W. Gooch, a National Research Nanocomposites Prepared by Mixing By C. D. Han als commonly used as commercial adsorbents. Zeo- Council Research Associateship Award recipient, -Phase Behavior and Phase Transitions in AB- and lite-based catalysts are used by industrial chemical reveals how innovative polymer technology can be ABA-type Microphase-Separated Block Copoly- companies in the interconversion of hydrocarbons applied to the common combat and trauma wounds mers By J. K. Kim, C. D. Han -New Class Materials and the alkylation of aromatic compounds. The cur- associated with damaged soft tissue and bleeding. of Organic–Inorganic Hybridized Nanocrys- rent book deals with the characterization of specific The scope of his investigation spans four distinct tals/Nanoparticles, and Their Assembled Microand properties of Zeolites and calculations for the design devices for wounds, liquid and particulate barrier Nano-Structure Toward Photonics By H. Oikawa, of catalysts. Measurements and utilization of solid dressings for soft tissue wounds, sutureless tissue T. Onodera, A. Masuhara, H. Kasai, H. Nakanishi acidity, shape selectivity, and loading properties, adhesives, antibacterial nanoemulsions, one-hand -Poly(substituted Methylene) Synthesis: Construc- that are three prominent properties of a Zeolite cat- operated and automatic tourniquets for the battle- tion of C–C Main Chain from One Carbon Unit By alyst, are treated in detail. These features concern field. E. Ihara chemical vapor deposition of silica, shape selectivity, Features Features loading properties, solid activity, Brønsted or Lewis In recent years biocompatible polymers for injuries Table of Contents On the Mechanisms Leading to character, ammonia temperature programmed des- and wounds have seen advances and innovations Exfoliated Nanocomposites Prepared by Mixing orption, control of the pore-opening size by chemi- that have outpaced the growing field's literature. In Chang Dae Han Phase Behavior and Phase Transi- cal vapor deposition of silica and XAFS analysis of this book, Dr. Jan W. Gooch, a National Research tions in AB- and ABA-type Microphase-Separated metals being highly dispersed inside and outside a Council Research Associateship Award recipient, Block Copolymers Jin Kon Kim and Chang Dae framework. reveals how innovative polymer technology can be Han New Class Materials of Organic–Inorganic Features applied to the common combat and trauma wounds Hybridized Nanocrystals/Nanoparticles, and Their Zeolites are microporous, aluminosilicate miner- associated with damaged soft tissue and bleeding. Assembled Microand Nano-Structure Toward Pho- als commonly used as commercial adsorbents. Zeo- The scope of his [..] tonics Hidetoshi Oikawa, Tsunenobu Onodera, [..] lite-based catalysts are used by industrial chemical Contents Fields of interest companies in the interconversion of hydrocarbons Scope and objectives of investigation.- Barrier dress- Polymer Sciences; Nanotechnology; Soft and Gran- and the alkylation of aromatic compounds. The cur- ing for wounds.- Tissue adhesives.- Antibacterial ular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics; rent book deals with the characterization of specific aqueous emulsions.- One-hand operated and auto- Nanochemistry properties of Zeolites and calculations for the design matic tourniquet. of catalysts. Measurements and utilization of solid Target groups [..] Fields of interest Research Polymer Sciences; Biomaterials; Biomedical Engi- Contents neering Type of publication Preface.- Solid acidity of zeolites.- IRMS-TPD mea- Contributed volume surements of acid sites.- DFT calculation of the solid Target groups acidity.- Catalytic activity and adsorption property.- Research Available CVD of silica for the shape selective reaction.- Shape selective reaction.- Loading property.- Catalytic reac- Type of publication tion on the metal-loaded zeolites. Monograph 2010. IX, 235 p. (Advances in Polymer Science, Vol. 231) Hard- cover Fields of interest Physical Chemistry; Characterization and Evaluation Available 229,00 € of Materials; Condensed Matter Physics; Structural ISBN 978-3-642-13626-9 Materials 2010. XVI, 200 p. 84 illus., 42 in color. (Topics in Applied Chem- istry) Hardcover Target groups Research 99,95 € ISBN 978-1-4419-5583-8 Type of publication Monograph

Available

2010. X, 184 p. 200 illus., 100 in color. (Springer Series in Materi- als Science, Vol. 141) Hardcover

99,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-12619-2 12 Chemistry springer.com

P. Paneth, Technical University of Lodz, Poland; A. Dybala- U. Pasaogullari, University of Connecticut, USA; C.-Y. Wang, Dept. E. Pretsch, ETH Zürich; P. Bühlmann, University of Minnesota, Defratyka, Technical University of Lodz, Poland (Eds.) of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, The Pennsylvania State Minneapolis, MN, USA; M. Badertscher, ETH Zürich University, University Park, USA (Eds.) Kinetics and Dynamics Spektroskopische Daten zur Modeling and Diagnostics of From Nano- to Bio-Scale Strukturaufklärung organischer Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells Verbindungen

"Kinetics and Dynamics" on molecular modeling This volume of Modern Aspects in Electrochemistry of dynamic processes opens with an introductory Die neue, fünfte Auflage dieses erfolgreichen und covers the latest advances in diagnostics and mod- overview before discussing approaches to reactivity kompakten Lehrbuchs enthält rund 20 % neue eling of polymer electrolyte fuel cells, presented by of small systems in the gas phase. Then it examines Daten. Dazu gehören insbesondere Referenzdaten leading experts in the field. The volume is divided studies of systems of increasing complexity up to the der 19F- und 31P-NMR- sowie Hinweise auf die into two parts: part I reviews the state of the art in dynamics of DNA. This title has interdisciplinary wichtigsten Banden in der Raman-Spektroskopie. diagnostics of low temperature fuel cells, while part character presenting wherever possible an interplay Den Autoren ist es durch ihre einzigartige Darstel- II covers the relevant modeling efforts. between the theory and the experiment. It provides lungsweise mit Texten, Tabellen, Diagrammen und basic information as well as the details of theory and Features Schaubildern erneut gelungen, wesentliche Referenz- examples of its application to experimentalists and Topics in Number 49 include: • In-depth review of daten für die Interpretation von NMR-, IR-, UV/Vis- theoreticians interested in modeling of dynamic pro- the durability issues in PEFCs • Understanding and und Massenspektren prägnant zusammenzustellen. cesses in chemical and biochemical systems. All con- mitigation of degradation in the polymer membrane Das Buch ist darüber hinaus ein praktischer Leit- tributing authors are renowned experts in their fields and electrocatalyst • Summary of experimental diag- faden, um experimentelle Spektren auszuwerten und and topics covered in this volume represent the fore- nostics and modeling studies of cold start • Methods die Struktur der untersuchten Substanzen zu ermit- front of today’s science. for distributed diagnostics of species, temperature teln. Neben den Spektren üblicher Lösungsmittel, Hilfssubstanzen sowie MALDI- und FAB-MS- Features and current in PEFCs • The operational principles of Matrixmaterialien enthält dieser Bestseller auch Computational chemistry is a rapidly developing dis- neutron radiography for in-situ visualization of [..] Fragmentierungsregeln für die Massenspektrometrie cipline. This is due to the development of faster algo- Contents und UV/Vis-Spektren charakteristischer Substanzen. rithms and the increasing power of computers. This 1. Durability of PEM Fuel Cell Membranes 2. Model- Die Autoren setzen nur grundlegende Kenntnisse book explores the novel applications of these compu- ing of Membrane-Electrode Assembly Degradation der spektroskopischen Techniken voraus. Das Buch tational tools by focusing on studies which feature in Proton-Exchange-Membrane Fuel Cells 3. Cold lässt sich auf dreierlei Weise nutzen: - als gut[..] chemical and biochemical reactions at various scales Start of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 4. Species, and environments. Kinetics and Dynamics: from Temperature, and Current Distribution Mapping in Features Nano- to Bio-Scale presents numerous examples [..] Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells 5. High Die neue, fünfte Auflage dieses erfolgreichen und kompakten Lehrbuchs enthält rund 20 % neue Contents resolution neutron radiography analysis of proton Daten. Dazu gehören insbesondere Referenzdaten Preface.- 1. Ca2+ Reactivity in the Gas Phase. Bond- exchange membrane fuel cells 6. Magnetic Reso- der 19F- und 31P-NMR- sowie Hinweise auf die ing, Catalytic Effects and Coulomb Explosions.- nance Imaging and Tunable Diode Laser Absorp- wichtigsten Banden in der Raman-Spektroskopie. 2. From the Gas Phase to a Lipid Membrane Envi- tion Spectroscopy for in-situ Water Diagnostics in Den Autoren ist es durch ihre einzigartige Darstel- ronment: DFT and MD Simulations of Structure Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells 7. Charac- lungsweise mit Texten, Tabellen, Diagrammen und and Dynamics of Hydrogen-bonded Solvates of terization Of The Capillary Properties Of Gas Diffu- Schaubildern erneut gelungen, wesentliche Referenz- Bifunctional Heteroazaaromatic Compounds.- 3. sion[..] daten für die Interpretation von [..] Formamide as the Model Compound for Photodis- Fields of interest sociation Studies of the Peptide Bond.- 4. Design of Electrochemistry; Physical Chemistry Contents Catalysts for Asymmetric Organic Reactions through 1 Einleitung.- 2 Übersichtstabellen.- 3 Kombina- Density Functional Calculations.- 5. Reactive Pro- Target groups tionstabellen.- 4 13C-NMR-Spektroskopie.- 5 1H- cesses with Molecular Simulations.- 6. Theoretical Research NMR-Spektroskopie.- 6 Heteronukleare NMR- Studies of Polymerisation Reactions.- 7. Evaluation Spektroskopie.- 7 IR-Spektroskopie.- 8 Massenspek- of Proton[..] Type of publication trometrie.- 8 UV/Vis-Spektroskopie. Monograph Fields of interest Fields of interest Theoretical and Computational Chemistry; Physical Available Analytical Chemistry; Organic Chemistry; Physical Chemistry; Materials Science (general); Molecular Chemistry Medicine 2010. XVII, 394 p. 200 illus., 100 in color. (Modern Aspects of Elec- Target groups Target groups trochemistry, Vol. 49) Hardcover Upper undergraduate Research 149,95 € Type of publication Type of publication ISBN 978-0-387-98067-6 German textbook Monograph Available Available

2010. 455 S. Softcover 2010. 575 p. (Challenges and Advances in Computational Chem- istry and Physics, Vol. 12) Hardcover 46,68 € ISBN 978-3-540-76865-4 329,00 € ISBN 978-90-481-3033-7 springer.com Chemistry 13

D. Schomburg, Technical University, Braunschweig, Germany; I. T. Still, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Ger- G.T. Tsao, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA; P. Ouyang, Schomburg, Technical University, Braunschweig, Germany (Eds.) many College of Life Science & Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing, China; J. Chen, School of Biotechnology, Wuxi, China (Eds.) Synonym Index 2010 High Frequency Acoustics in Colloid-Based Meso- and Biotechnology in China II Nanostructures by Spontaneous Chemicals, Energy and Environment Springer Handbook of Enzymes provides data on enzymes sufficiently well characterized. It offers Brillouin Light Scattering concise and complete descriptions of some 5,000 Past, Present, and Future Industrial Biotechnol- enzymes and their application areas. Data sheets are ogy in China, by Zhenjiang Li, Xiaojun Ji, Suli Kan, arranged in their EC-Number sequence and the vol- The present thesis deals with the exploration of Hongqun Qiao, Min Jiang, Dingqiang Lu, Jun Wang, umes themselves are arranged according to enzyme phononic properties of meso- and nanostructured He Huang, Honghua Jia, Pingkai Ouyuang, and classes. There exist about 57,000 synonyms for the colloid-based composite materials at hypersonic Hanjie Ying.- Organic Chemicals from Bioprocesses 5,000 enzymes. The Synonym Index helps in find- (GHz) frequencies. The emerging field of phonon- in China, by Jin Huang, Lei Huang, Jianping Lin, ing the recommended name for a given enzyme. It is ics, the mechanical analogue of photonics, treats the Zhinan Xu, and Peilin Cen.- Biofuels in China, by also correlated with the EC number and the volume propagation and manipulation of acoustic waves in Tianwei Tan, Jianliang Yu, Jike Lu, and Tao Zhang.- and page number of the corresponding place in the structured materials. Due to their widely tunable Bioreactors and Bioseparation, by Siliang Zhang, Springer Handbook of Enzymes. Since the publica- properties (size, density, etc.) and their ability to self- Xuejun Cao, Ju Chu, Jiangchao Qian, and Ying- tion of the first Synonym Index in 2001, the number assembly, polymer colloids are ideal systems to real- ping Zhuang.- Environmental Biotechnology in of synonyms have more than doubled (from 25,000 ize hypersonic phononics, which are investigated China, by Shuang Jiang Liu , Lei Liu , Muhammad to 57,000). Thus, the Synonym Index 2010 lists all by Brillouin light scattering herein. Therefore, both Tausif Chaudhry , Lei Wang , Ying Guang Chen , current synonyms and supplements the correlated the mechanical and physical properties of the indi- Qi Zhou , He Liu , and Jian Chen.- Traditional Chi- volume and page number for all volumes published vidual colloidal particles, which manifest in their nese Biotechnology, by Yan Xu , Dong Wang , Wen after the appearance of the first Synonym Index. resonance vibrations (eigenmodes), as well as the Lai Fan , Xiao Qing Mu, and Jian Chen.- Modern acoustic propagation in colloidal structures have Features Biotechnology in China, by Qing-Zhao Wang and been investigated. This thesis already lead to sev- Springer Handbook of Enzymes provides data on Xue-Ming Zhao. eral journal publications and seven presentations at enzymes sufficiently well characterized. It offers international conferences, and was honored summa Features concise and complete descriptions of some 5,000 cum laude. Past, Present, and Future Industrial Biotechnol- enzymes and their application areas. Data sheets are ogy in China, by Zhenjiang Li, Xiaojun Ji, Suli Kan, arranged in their EC-Number sequence and the vol- Features Hongqun Qiao, Min Jiang, Dingqiang Lu, Jun Wang, umes themselves are arranged according to enzyme The present thesis deals with the exploration of He Huang, Honghua Jia, Pingkai Ouyuang, and classes. There exist about 57,000 synonyms for the phononic properties of meso- and nanostructured Hanjie Ying; Organic Chemicals from Bioprocesses 5,000 enzymes. The Synonym Index helps in finding colloid-based composite materials at hypersonic in China, by Jin Huang, Lei Huang, Jianping Lin, the recommended [..] (GHz) frequencies. The emerging field of phonon- Zhinan Xu, and Peilin Cen; Biofuels in China, by ics, the mechanical analogue of photonics, treats the Contents Tianwei Tan, Jianliang Yu, Jike Lu, and Tao Zhang; propagation and manipulation of acoustic waves in The synonyms are arranged in alphabetical order Bioreactors and [..] structured materials. Due to their widely tunable and the respective recommended name as well as the properties (size, density, etc.) and their ability to [..] Contents EC number is stated in each of the 57,000 entries. Past, Present, and Future Industrial Biotechnol- Fields of interest Fields of interest ogy in China, by Zhenjiang Li, Xiaojun Ji, Suli Kan, Polymer Sciences; Nanotechnology; Acoustics; Char- Organic Chemistry; Food Science; Analytical Chem- Hongqun Qiao, Min Jiang, Dingqiang Lu, Jun Wang, acterization and Evaluation of Materials; Nanoscale istry; Biotechnology He Huang, Honghua Jia, Pingkai Ouyuang, and Science and Technology Hanjie Ying.- Organic Chemicals from Bioprocesses Target groups in China, by Jin Huang, Lei Huang, Jianping Lin, Target groups Research Zhinan Xu, and Peilin Cen.- Biofuels in China, by Research Tianwei Tan, Jianliang Yu, Jike Lu, and Tao Zhang.- Type of publication Bioreactors and Bioseparation, by Siliang Zhang, Type of publication Reference work Xuejun Cao, Ju Chu, Jiangchao Qian, and Yingping Monograph Zhuang.- Environmental Biotechnology in China, by Available Shuang Jiang Liu , Lei Liu , Muhammad Tausif[..] Available Fields of interest 2011. XII, 1174 p. (Springer Handbook of Enzymes) Hardcover 2010. XX, 144 p. 102 illus., 51 in color. (Springer Theses) Hard- Biotechnology; Renewable and Green Energy; Envi- cover ronmental Engineering / Biotechnology 279,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-14015-0 99,95 € Target groups ISBN 978-3-642-13482-1 Research

Type of publication Reviews

Available

2010. XIV, 264 p. (Advances in Biochemical Engineering Biotech- nology, Vol. 122) Hardcover

229,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-14994-8 14 Computer Science springer.com

79,95 € M. Ali Babar, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark; I. Gorton, Computer Science ISBN 978-1-4419-7313-9 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA (Eds.) Software Architecture A.S. Alfa, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada 4th European Conference , ECSA 2010, Copenhagen, Den- Queueing Theory for mark, August 23-26, 2010, Proceedings Telecommunications This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of Discrete Time Modelling of a Single Node System the 4th European Conference on Software Architec- ture, ECSA 2010, held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in August 2010. The 19 revised full papers presented Queueing theory applications can be discovered in together with 3 keynote abstracts, 20 emerging many walks of life including; transportation, manu- research papers, 11 research challenge poster papers, facturing, telecommunications, computer systems and 3 tool demo papers were carefully reviewed and and more. However, the most prevalent applications selected from over 100 submissions. of queueing theory are in the telecommunications field. Queueing Theory for Telecommunications: Features Discrete Time Modelling of a Single Node System This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of focuses on discrete time modeling and illustrates the 4th European Conference on Software Architec- that most queueing systems encountered in real life ture, ECSA 2010, held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in can be set up as a Markov chain. This feature is very August 2010. The 19 revised full papers presented unique because the models are set in such a way that together with 3 keynote abstracts, 20 emerging matrix-analytic methods are used to analyze them. research papers, 11 research challenge poster papers, Queueing Theory for Telecommunications: Discrete and 3 tool demo papers were carefully reviewed and Time Modelling of a Single Node System is the most selected from over 100 submissions. relevant book available on queueing models designed for applications to telecommunications. This book Fields of interest presents clear concise theories behind how to model Software Engineering; Logics and Meanings of Pro- and analyze key single node queues in discrete time grams; Computer Communication Networks; Man- using special tools that were presented in the second agement of Computing and Information Systems; chapter. The text also delves into the[..] Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters Features Queueing theory applications can be discovered in Target groups many walks of life including; transportation, manu- Research facturing, telecommunications, computer systems and more. However, the most prevalent applications Type of publication of queueing theory are in the telecommunications Proceedings field. Queueing Theory for Telecommunications: Discrete Time Modelling of a Single Node System Available focuses on discrete time modeling and illustrates that [..] 2010. XII, 534 p. (Programming and Software Engineering, Vol. 6285) Softcover Contents 1.0 Introduction.- 1.1 Description and examples of 70,00 € queueing systems.- 1.2 Applications of queueing ISBN 978-3-642-15113-2 models to real life problems.- 1.3 Historical develop- ment of queueing theory.- 2.0 Discrete time Markov chains (DTMC).- 2.1 DTMC.- 2.2. Focus on Quasi- birth-and-death processes ( a special class of infi- nite DTMC).- 3.0 Concept of a queueing system and characterization.- 3.1 Performance measures.- 3.2 Describing a queueing system and how it is charac- terized.- 3.3 The key parameters that define a queue- ing system.- 3.4 Performance measures of interest.- 3.5 Arrival and service processes.- 4. 0[..]

Fields of interest Probability and Statistics in Computer Science; Sys- tem Performance and Evaluation; Models and Prin- ciples; Mathematical Applications in Computer Science; Computer Communication Networks; Sim- ulation and Modeling

Target groups Research

Type of publication Monograph

Available

2010. XI, 247 p. 100 illus., 50 in color. Hardcover springer.com Computer Science 15

J. Altmann, Seoul National University, South-Korea; O.F. Rana, A. An, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada; S. Petty, University K.N. Andersen, Center for Aplied ICT and Copenhagen Business Cardiff University, UK (Eds.) of Regina, SK, Canada; R. Huang, Hosei University, Tokyo, Japan School, Frederiksberg, Denmark; E. Francesconi, ITTIG - CNR, Flo- (Eds.) rence, Italy; A. Grönlund, Örebro University, Business School, Örebro, Sweden; T.M. van Engers, University of Amsterdam, Fac- Economics of Grids, Clouds, ulty of Law, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Eds.) Systems, and Services Active Media Technology 6th International Conference, AMT 2010, Toronto, Canada, Electronic Government and the 7th International Workshop, GECON 2010, Ischia, Italy, August August 28-30, 2010, Proceedings 31, 2010, Proceedings Information Systems Perspective

First International Conference, EGOVIS 2010, Bilbao, Spain, This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of August 31 - September2, 2010, Proceedings This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the the 6th International Conference on Active Media 7th International Workshop on Economics of Grids, Technology, AMT 2010, held in Toronto, Canada, in Clouds, Systems, and Services, GECON 2010, held August 2010. The 52 revised full papers and 2 invited This book constitutes the proceedings of the First in Ischia, Italy, in August 2010. The papers are orga- talks were carefully reviewed and selected for inclu- International Conference on Electronic Government nized in topical sections on service evaluation and sion of the book. They are grouped in topcial sec- and the Information Systems Perspective held in Bil- trust; service pricing and software licenses; work in tions on active computer systems and intelligent bao, Spain, in August/September 2010. progress on adoption of grid and cloud services; and interfaces; adaptive Web sysetms and information work in progress on value chains and service level foraging agents; AMT for semantic Web and Web Features agreements. 2.0; data mining, ontology mining and Web reason- This book constitutes the proceedings of the First International Conference on Electronic Government Features ing; e-commerce and Web services; entertainment and the Information Systems Perspective held in Bil- This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the and social applications of active media; evaluation bao, Spain, in August/September 2010. 7th International Workshop on Economics of Grids, of active media and AMT based systems; intelligent information retrieval; machine learning and human- Clouds, Systems, and Services, GECON 2010, held Fields of interest in Ischia, Italy, in August 2010. The papers are orga- centered robotics; multi-agent systems; multi-modal processing, detection, recognition, and expression Computers and Society; Management of Comput- nized in topical sections on service evaluation and ing and Information Systems; Information Systems trust; service pricing and software licenses; work in analysis; semantic computing for active media and AMT-based systems; smart digital media; Web-based Applications (incl.Internet); Computer Communica- progress on adoption of grid and cloud services; and tion Networks; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); work in progress on value chains and service [..] social networks; and Web mining, wisdom Web and Web intelligence. User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction Fields of interest Features Target groups Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Research Information Storage and Retrieval; Special Purpose This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of and Application-Based Systems; Software Engineer- the 6th International Conference on Active Media Technology, AMT 2010, held in Toronto, Canada, in Type of publication ing; System Performance and Evaluation; Computa- Proceedings tion by Abstract Devices August 2010. The 52 revised full papers and 2 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected for inclu- Target groups sion of the book. They are grouped in topcial sec- Available Research tions on active computer systems and intelligent interfaces; adaptive Web sysetms and information 2010. XII, 265 p. (Information Systems and Applications, incl. Type of publication foraging [..] Internet/Web, and HCI, Vol. 6267) Softcover Proceedings Fields of interest 46,00 € Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Available ISBN 978-3-642-15171-2 Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Computer Communication Networks; Database Management; 2010. IX, 166 p. (Computer Communication Networks and User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction; Telecommunications, Vol. 6296) Softcover Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

46,00 € Target groups ISBN 978-3-642-15680-9 Research

Type of publication Proceedings

Available

2010. XVI, 548 p. (Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI, Vol. 6335)

70,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-15469-0 16 Computer Science springer.com

N. Antonopoulos, University of Derby, UK; L. Gillam, University of U. Aßmann, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany; A. Bartho, S. Balandin, Nokia, Helsinki, Finland; R. Dunaytsev, Tampere Uni- Surrey, UK (Eds.) Technische Universität Dresden, Germany; C. Wende, Technische versity of Technology, Finland; Y. Koucheryavy, Tampere Univer- Universität Dresden, Germany (Eds.) sity of Technology, Finland (Eds.) Cloud Computing Reasoning Web. Semantic Smart Spaces and Next Generation Principles, Systems and Applications Technologies for Software Wired/Wireless Networking

Engineering Third Conference on Smart Spaces, ruSMART 2010, and 10th Cloud computing continues to emerge as a sub- International Conference, NEW2AN 2010, St. Petersburg, Rus- 6th International Summer School 2010, Dresden, Germany, sia, August 23-25, 2010, Proceedings ject of substantial industrial and academic interest. August 30 - September 3, 2010. Tutorial Lectures Although the meaning and scope of “cloud comput- ing” continues to be debated, the current notion of clouds blurs the distinctions between grid services, This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the The Semantic Web aims at enriching the existing web services, and data centers, among other areas. 10th International Conference on Next Generation Web with meta-data and processing methods so as to Clouds also bring considerations of lowering the cost Teletraffic and Wired/Wireless Advanced Network- provide web-based systems with advanced capabil- for relatively bursty applications to the fore. Cloud ing, NEW2AN 2010, held in conjunction with the ities, in particular with context awareness and deci- Computing: Principles, Systems and Applications is Third Conference on Smart Spaces, ruSMART 2009 sion support. The objective of this book is to provide an essential reference/guide that provides thorough in St. Petersburg, Russia, in August 2010. The 27 a coherent introduction to semantic web methods and timely examination of the services, interfaces revised NEW2AN full papers are organized in topi- and research issues with a particular emphasis on and types of applications that can be executed on cal sections on performance evaluation; performance reasoning. This year’s Summer School on Reason- cloud-based systems. The book identifies and high- modeling; delay-/disruption-tolerant networking ing Web focused on applications of semantic tech- lights state-of-the-art techniques and methods for and overlay systems; integrated wireless networks; nologies in software engineering and the reasoning designing cloud systems, presents mechanisms and resource management; and multimedia communi- technologies appropriate for such an endeavor with schemes for linking clouds to economic activities, cations. The 14 revised ruSMART full papers are an emphasis on description logics (DL) as reason- and offers balanced coverage of all related technolo- about smart spaces use cases; smart-M3 platform; ing formalisms for the Semantic Web, ontologies gies that collectively contribute towards the realiza- and smart spaces solutions. and domain specific languages as a means for mod- tion of cloud computing. With an emphasis on the eling, process semantics for process refinement and conceptual and systemic links between cloud[..] Features grounding as well as semantic query languages. This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of Features The volume contains a collection of six thoroughly the 10th International Conference on Next Genera- Cloud computing continues to emerge as a sub- revised tutorial papers based on lectures given by tion Teletraffic and Wired/Wireless Advanced Net- ject of substantial industrial and academic interest. leading researchers. working, NEW2AN 2010, held in conjunction with Although the meaning and scope of "cloud comput- the Third Conference on Smart Spaces, ruSMART Features ing" continues to be debated, the current notion of 2009 in St. Petersburg, Russia, in August 2010. The The Semantic Web aims at enriching the existing clouds blurs the distinctions between grid services, 27 revised NEW2AN full papers are organized in Web with meta-data and processing methods so as to web services, and data centers, among other areas. topical sections on performance evaluation; perfor- provide web-based systems with advanced capabil- Clouds also bring considerations of lowering the cost mance modeling; [..] ities, in particular with context awareness and deci- for relatively bursty applications to the [..] sion support. The objective of this book is to provide Fields of interest Contents a coherent introduction to semantic web methods Computer Communication Networks; Information Part I: Cloud Base,- Tools and Technologies for and research issues with a particular emphasis on Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Software Engi- Building Clouds.- A Taxonomy, Survey and Issues reasoning. This year’s Summer School on Reasoning neering; Algorithm Analysis and Problem Com- of Cloud Computing Ecosystems.- Towards a Tax- Web [..] plexity; Computers and Society; Management of onomy for Cloud Computing from an e-Science Per- Computing and Information Systems Contents spective.- Examining Cloud Computing from the Reasoning and Explanation in EL and in Expres- Perspective of Grid and Computer-Supported Coop- Target groups sive Description.- Hybrid Reasoning with Non- erative Work.- Overview of Cloud Standards.- Part Research monotonic Rules.- Model Driven Engineering with II: Cloud Seeding.- Open and Interoperable Clouds: Ontology Technologies.- Combining Ontologies the [email protected] A Peer-to-Peer Framework Type of publication with Domain Specific Languages: A Case Study from for Supporting MapReduce Applications in Dynamic Proceedings Network Configuration Software .- Bridging Query Cloud Environments.- Enhanced Network Support Languages in Semantic and Graph Technologies.- for Scalable Computing Clouds.- YML-PC: A Refer- Available Semantic Business Process Engineering. ence Architecture Based[..] Fields of interest 2010. XVI, 486 p. (Computer Communication Networks and Fields of interest Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Telecommunications, Vol. 6294) Softcover System Performance and Evaluation; Performance Information Storage and Retrieval; Artificial Intelli- and Reliability 70,00 € gence (incl. Robotics); Computer Communication ISBN 978-3-642-14890-3 Target groups Networks; Database Management; Data Mining and Professional/practitioner Knowledge Discovery

Type of publication Target groups Monograph Research Type of publication Available Contributed volume

2010. XVII, 379 p. (Computer Communications and Networks) Available Hardcover

99,95 € 2010. IX, 183 p. (Information Systems and Applications, incl. ISBN 978-1-84996-240-7 Internet/Web, and HCI, Vol. 6325) Softcover 46,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-15542-0 springer.com Computer Science 17

D.J. Barnes, University of Kent, UK; D. Chu, University of Kent, UK F.A. Basile Colugnati, IPTI, Sao Paulo, Brazil; L.C. Rodrigues Lopes, J.J. Berleur, Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, IPTI, Sao Paulo, Brazil; S.F. Almeida Barretto, IPTI, Sao Paulo, Brazil Namur, Belgium; M.D. Hercheui, Westminster Business School, (Eds.) London, UK; L.M. Hilty, Empa, St. Gallen, Switzerland (Eds.) Introduction to Modeling for Biosciences Digital Eco-Systems What Kind of Information

Third International Conference, OPAALS 2010, Aracujú, Society? Governance, Virtuality, Sergipe, Brazil, March 22-23, 2010, Revised Selected Papers Surveillance, Sustainability, Mathematical modeling can be a useful tool for researchers in the biological scientists. Yet in biologi- Resilience cal modeling there is no one modeling technique that is suitable for all problems. Instead, different prob- This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post- 9th IFIP TC 9 International Conference, HCC9 2010 and 1st IFIP TC 11 International Conference, CIP 2010, Held as Part of WCC lems call for different approaches. Furthermore, it conference proceedings of the Third International Conference on Digital Eco-Systems, OPAALS 2010, 2010, Brisbane, Australia, September 20-23, 2010, Proceed- can be helpful to analyze the same system using a ings variety of approaches, to be able to exploit the advan- held in Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil in March 2010. The tages and drawbacks of each. In practice, it is often papers cover topics from Social Science, Computer unclear which modeling approaches will be most Science and from Natural Science. These include suitable for a particular biological question, a prob- social networks, social technologies, digital ecosys- This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the lem which requires researchers to know a reason- tems, knowledge management, context-aware sit- 9th IFIP TC 9 International Conference on Human able amount about a number of techniques, rather uation and digital ecosystems, Lie group analysis, Choice and Computers, HCC9 2010 and the 1st IFIP than become experts on a single one. "Introduction constructive dynamical spaces, and interaction com- TC 11 International Conference on Critical Infor- to Modeling for Biosciences" addresses this issue puting. mation Infrastructure Protection, CIP 2010, held as by presenting a broad overview of the most impor- part of the 21st World Computer Congress, WCC Features tant techniques used to model biological systems. In 2010, in Brisbane, Australia, in September 2010. The This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post- addition to providing an introduction into the use 27 revised full papers presented at HCC9 were care- conference proceedings of the Third International of a wide range of software tools and modeling envi- fully reviewed and selected from numerous sub- Conference on Digital Eco-Systems, OPAALS 2010, ronments, this helpful text/reference describes the missions. The papers are organized in four tracks: held in Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil in March 2010. The constraints and difficulties that each[..] ethics and ICT governance, virtual technologies and papers cover topics from Social Science, Computer social shaping, surveillance and privacy, and ICT and Features Science and from Natural Science. These include sustainable development. The 7 revised full papers Computational modeling has become an essential social networks, social technologies, digital ecosys- presented at CIP 2010 were carefully reviewed and tool for researchers in the biological sciences. Yet in tems, knowledge management, context-aware situa- selected from numerous submissions. They address biological modeling, there is no one technique that is tion and [..] current thinking and research in critical information suitable for all problems. Instead, different problems infrastructure protection. Fields of interest call for different approaches. Furthermore, it can be Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); helpful to analyze the same system using a variety of Features Information Storage and Retrieval; Data Mining and approaches, to be able to exploit the advantages and This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Knowledge Discovery; User Interfaces and Human drawbacks of each. In practice, it [..] 9th IFIP TC 9 International Conference on Human Computer Interaction; Database Management; Com- Choice and Computers, HCC9 2010 and the 1st IFIP Contents puters and Education TC 11 International Conference on Critical Infor- Foundations of Modeling.- Agent-based Modeling.- mation Infrastructure Protection, CIP 2010, held as Target groups ABMs using Repast and Java.- Differential Equa- part of the 21st World Computer Congress, WCC Professional/practitioner tions.- Other Stochastic Methods and Prism.- Sim- 2010, in Brisbane, Australia, in September 2010. The 27 revised full papers presented at HCC9 were care- ulating Biochemical Systems.- Modeling: General Type of publication fully [..] Strategies and Ockham’s Razor. Proceedings Fields of interest Fields of interest Simulation and Modeling; Mathematical Modeling Available Computer Communication Networks; Information and Industrial Mathematics; Computational Biol- Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Management of ogy / Bioinformatics; Computer Applications in Life 2010. XVI, 305 p. (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sci- Computing and Information Systems; Data Encryp- Sciences ences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, tion; Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity; Vol. 67) Softcover Computers and Society Target groups Research 54,00 € Target groups ISBN 978-3-642-14858-3 Research Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook Type of publication Proceedings Available Available

2010. XII, 322 p. Hardcover 2010. XVI, 398 p. (IFIP Advances in Information and Communica- 69,95 € tion Technology, Vol. 328) ISBN 978-1-84996-325-1 105,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-15478-2 18 Computer Science springer.com

P. Bernus, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia; G. Doume- Y. Bi, University of Ulster, Computing and Mathematics, New- A. Blass, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; N. ingts, University Bordeaux 1, France; M. Fox, Novator Systems townabbey, UK; M.-A. Williams, University of Technology, Syd- Dershowitz, Tel Aviv University, Israel; W. Reisig, Hum- Ltd., Toronto, ON, Canada (Eds.) ney, Australia (Eds.) boldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany (Eds.)

Enterprise Architecture, Integration Knowledge Science, Engineering Fields of Logic and Computation and Interoperability and Management Essays Dedicated to Yuri Gurevich on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday IFIP TC 5 International Conference, EAI2N 2010, Held as Part 4th International Conference, KSEM 2010, Belfast, Northern of WCC 2010, Brisbane, Australia, September 20-23, 2010, Pro- Ireland, UK, September 1-3, 2010, Proceedings ceedings This Festschrift volume, published in honor of Yuri Gurevich on the occasion of his 70th birthday, con- This book constitutes the proceedings of the 4th tains contributions, written by his colleagues. The This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Science, collection of articles herein begins with an academic IFIP TC 5 International Conference on Enterprise Engineering and Management held in Belfast, biography, an annotated list of Yuri's publications Architecture, Integration, Interoperability and Net- Northern Ireland, UK, in September 2010. working, EAI2N 2010, held as part of the 21st World and reports, and a personal tribute by Jan Van den Computer Congress, WCC 2010, in Brisbane, Aus- Features Bussche. These are followed by 28 technical contri- tralia, in September 2010. The 15 revised full papers This book constitutes the proceedings of the 4th butions. These articles - though they cover a broad presented were carefully reviewed and selected from International Conference on Knowledge Science, range of topics - represent only a fraction of Yuri numerous submissions. The papers cover a broad Engineering and Management held in Belfast, Gurevich’s multiple areas of interest. range of topics relating to enterprise architecture and Northern Ireland, UK, in September 2010. Features interoperability. Fields of interest This Festschrift volume, published in honor of Yuri Features Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery; Artificial Gurevich on the occasion of his 70th birthday, con- This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Information Systems tains contributions, written by his colleagues. The IFIP TC 5 International Conference on Enterprise Applications (incl.Internet); Information Storage and collection of articles herein begins with an academic Architecture, Integration, Interoperability and Net- Retrieval; Database Management; Information Sys- biography, an annotated list of Yuri's publications working, EAI2N 2010, held as part of the 21st World tems and Communication Service and reports, and a personal tribute by Jan Van den Computer Congress, WCC 2010, in Brisbane, Aus- Bussche. These are followed by 28 technical contri- tralia, in September 2010. The 15 revised full papers Target groups butions. These articles - though they cover a broad presented were carefully reviewed and selected from Research [..] numerous submissions. The papers cover a broad Fields of interest range [..] Type of publication Proceedings Logics and Meanings of Programs; Software Engi- Fields of interest neering; Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages; Computer Communication Networks; Information Available Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity; Com- Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Database Man- puter Communication Networks; Programming agement; Information Storage and Retrieval; Data Languages, Compilers, Interpreters 2011. XIII, 618 p. (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Vol. Mining and Knowledge Discovery; Software Engi- 6291) Softcover Target groups neering Professional/practitioner 79,00 € Target groups ISBN 978-3-642-15279-5 Type of publication Research Contributed volume Type of publication Proceedings Available

Available 2010. XIII, 627 p. (Programming and Software Engineering, Vol. 6300) Softcover

2010. XII, 177 p. (IFIP Advances in Information and Communica- 79,00 € tion Technology, Vol. 326) Hardcover ISBN 978-3-642-15024-1 78,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-15508-6 springer.com Computer Science 19

G. Bonanno, University of California, Davis, CA, USA; B. Löwe, Uni- J. Bosch, Intuit, Mountain View, CA, USA; J. Lee, Lancester Univer- L. Bottaci, The University of Hull, UK; G. Fraser, Saarland Univer- versiteit van Amsterdam, The Netherlands; W. van der Hoek, Uni- sity, UK (Eds.) sity, Saarbrücken, Germany (Eds.) versity of Liverpool, UK (Eds.) Software Product Lines: Going Testing: Academic and Industrial Logic and the Foundations of Game Beyond Conference - Practice and Research and Decision Theory - LOFT 8 14th International Conference, SPLC 2010, Jeju Island, South Techniques 8th International Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Korea, September 13-17, 2010. Proceedings July 3-5, 2008, Revised Selected Papers 5th International Conference, TAIC PART 2010, Windsor, UK, September 4-6, 2010, Proceedings

This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the of the 14th International Software Product Line This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Logic and the Foun- Conference, SPLC 2010, held on Jeju Island, South 5th International Conference: Testing: Academic and dations of the Theory of Game and Decision Theory, Korea, in September 2010. Industrial Conference - Practice and Research Tech- LOFT8 2008, held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, niques, TAIC PART 2010, held in Windsor, UK, in July 2008. This volume is based on a selection of the Features September 2010. The 15 revised full papers presented presented papers and invited talks. They survived a This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings together with 7 abstracts and 3 keynote addresses thorough and lengthy reviewing process. The LOFT of the 14th International Software Product Line were carefully selected from 40 submissions. The conferences are interdisciplinary events that bring Conference, SPLC 2010, held on Jeju Island, South papers cover a wide range of topics related to fun- together researchers from a variety of fields: com- Korea, in September 2010. damental research questions in the field of software puter science, economics, game theory, linguistics, testing and analysis focusing on the practical chal- logic, multi-agent systems, psychology, philosophy, Fields of interest lenges that are often faced by software developers in social choice and statistics. Its focus is on the general Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); industry. issue of rationality and agency. The papers collected Computer Communication Networks; Informa- tion Storage and Retrieval; Software Engineering; in this volume reflect the contemporary interests and Features interdisciplinary scope of the LOFT conferences. Database Management; Information Systems and Communication Service This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference: Testing: Academic and Features Industrial Conference - Practice and Research Tech- This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Target groups niques, TAIC PART 2010, held in Windsor, UK, in 8th International Conference on Logic and the Foun- Research September 2010. The 15 revised full papers presented dations of the Theory of Game and Decision Theory, together with 7 abstracts and 3 keynote addresses LOFT8 2008, held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Type of publication were carefully selected from 40 submissions. The July 2008. This volume is based on a selection of the Proceedings papers cover a wide range of topics related to [..] presented papers and invited talks. They survived a Available thorough and lengthy reviewing process. The LOFT Fields of interest conferences are interdisciplinary events that bring Software Engineering; Logics and Meanings of Pro- [..] 2011. XXI, 534 p. (Programming and Software Engineering, Vol. grams; Programming Languages, Compilers, Inter- 6287) Softcover preters; Computer Communication Networks; Fields of interest Programming Techniques; Mathematical Logic and Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages; Log- 70,00 € Formal Languages ics and Meanings of Programs; Discrete Mathemat- ISBN 978-3-642-15578-9 ics in Computer Science; Computation by Abstract Target groups Devices; Theory of Computation; Mathematics of Research Computing Type of publication Target groups Proceedings Research

Type of publication Available Proceedings 2010. XIII, 219 p. (Programming and Software Engineering, Vol. Available 6303) Softcover 46,00 € 2010. XI, 207 p. (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 6006) ISBN 978-3-642-15584-0 46,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-15163-7 20 Computer Science springer.com

G. Brands, Fachhochschule Oldenburg-Ostfriesland-Wil- U. Brinkschulte, Universität Karlsruhe; T. Ungerer, Universität M. Broy, Technische Universität München (Ed.) helmshaven, Emden Augsburg Cyber-Physical Systems Das C++ Kompendium Mikrocontroller und Innovation durch softwareintensive eingebettete Systeme STL, Objektfabriken, Exceptions Mikroprozessoren

Cyber-Physical Systems adressieren das Zusam- Dieses Lehrbuch vermittelt sehr detailliert die zen- Das vorliegende Buch gibt zunächst eine Darstel- menwachsen softwareintensiver eingebetteter tralen Konzepte der Programmierung in C++. lung der grundlegenden Prinzipien der Mikrocon- Systeme mit den globalen digitalen Netzen. Sie Dabei wird anhand vielfältiger, komplexer Prob- troller und Mikroprozessoren. Anschließend wird ermöglichen neuartige industrielle Anwendungen lemstellungen die Entwicklung korrekten und detailliert der neueste Stand der Technik dieser mit hohem wirtschaftlichem Potential. Beispiele sind wiederverwendbaren Codes gezeigt und zudem Hardware-Bausteine erläutert, und es werden alle etwa selbststeuernde Logistiksysteme, integrierte eine Programmiertechnik vorgestellt, die typische wichtigen Entwicklungstendenzen bis hin zum Systeme zur Verkehrssteuerung oder intelligente Fehler und Inkonsistenzen zu vermeiden hilft. In den aktuellen Forschungsstand vorgestellt. Ferner wer- Stromnetze (Smart Grids). Im Milliardenmarkt der einzelnen Kapiteln werden Grundlagen und fort- den in der Praxis häufig verwendete Mikrocontroller Eingebetteten Systeme hat Deutschland bislang eine geschrittene Themen zu fast allen Gebieten der Pro- und Mikroprozessoren in ihrer Funktionsweise starke Position. Das hohe Innovationspotential der grammierung unter C++ betrachtet. Der Leser wird analysiert und zukunftsweisende Technologien Cyber-Physical Systems bringt große wirtschaftliche, schrittweise anhand praktischer Aufgaben an die dieser Bausteine aufgezeigt. Dieses Buch ist beson- technische und wissenschaftliche Herausforderun- Problemstellungen herangeführt. Besonderer Wert ders geeignet für Studierende der Informatik oder gen. Der wachsende Umfang eingebetteter Software wird auf den Einsatz der Template-Technik gelegt, Elektrotechnik im fortgeschrittenen Grundstudium und ihre zunehmende Vernetzung erfordert jedoch die viele kritische Aufgaben der Codeerzeugung an oder zu Beginn des Hauptstudiums sowie in der zwingend einen Paradigmenwechsel im Entwick- den Compiler delegiert und anwendungsbezogen Praxis stehende Fachleute der Elektrotechnik, lungsprozess, der in der nächsten Generation der optimal-effizienten Code erzeugt. Die mathematis- Automatisierungstechnik und hardwarenahen Infor- Cyber-Physical Systems zum Verlust der guten Posi- che und algorithmische Herangehensweise machen matik, die mit der Planung und der Entwicklung tion Deutschlands führen könnte. Aus diesem Grund das Buch auch zu einem wertvollen Studiumsbe- oder dem Einsatz von Mikrocontrollern und Mikro- zeigt acatech, die Deutsche Akademie der Tech- gleiter in Veranstaltungen wie "Algorithmen und prozessoren befasst sind. nikwissenschaften, gemeinsam mit Vertretern aus Datenstrukturen", "numerische Mathematik" und Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft und Politik[..] vielen weiteren. Features Dieses Lehrbuch gibt zunächst eine Darstellung Features Features der grundlegenden Prinzipien der Mikrocontroller Cyber-Physical Systems adressieren das Zusam- Das vorliegende Kompendium vermittelt praxis- und Mikroprozessoren. Anschließend wird detail- menwachsen softwareintensiver eingebetteter bezogen eine Programmiertechnik in C++, die zu liert der neueste Stand der Technik dieser Hard- Systeme mit den globalen digitalen Netzen. Sie korrektem, wiederverwendbaren Kode führt und ware-Bausteine erklärt, und es werden alle wichtigen ermöglichen neuartige industrielle Anwendungen typische Fehler zu vermeiden hilft. Dabei werden Entwicklungstendenzen bis hin zum aktuellen mit hohem wirtschaftlichem Potential. Beispiele sind zunächst notwendige Grundlagen geschaffen und Forschungsstand vorgestellt. Ferner werden in der etwa selbststeuernde Logistiksysteme, integrierte dann fortgeschrittene Themen zu fast allen Gebi- Praxis häufig verwendete Mikrocontroller und Systeme zur Verkehrssteuerung oder intelligente eten der Programmierung unter C++ betrachtet, mit Mikroprozessoren in ihrer [..] Stromnetze (Smart Grids). Im Milliardenmarkt der denen ein Programmierer in der Praxis konfrontiert Eingebetteten Systeme hat [..] wird. Die exakte [..] Contents Grundlegende Prozessortechniken.- Contents Contents Befehlssatzbeispiele.- Einfache Prozessoren/Prozes- Inhalt. Grußwort.- Einleitung.- Cyber-Physical Sys- Einführung in die Programmierung.- Zur pro- sorkerne.- Beispielprozessoren.- Mikrocontroller.- tems – Wissenschaftliche Herausforderungen bei fessionellen Arbeitsweise.- Container und Mikrocontroller-Komponenten.- Der 8-Bit Con- der Entwicklung.- Innovation im Mittelstand am Algorithmen.- Nützliche Werkzeuge.- Lineare troller 8051 und Varianten.- Der 8-Bit Controller Beispiel der Senkung von Mobilitätskosten durch Algebra/mehrdimensionale Felder.- Ausnahmen 68HC11.- Der 16/32-Bit Controller 68332.- Der Schwarmintelligenz.- Die wirtschaftliche Bedeu- und Zeigerverwaltung.- Objektfabriken.- Grafen.- 32-Bit Controller StrongARM SA1100.- Signal- tung von Cyber-Physical Systems aus der Sicht eines Intervalle.- Ausdrücke.- Speicherverwaltung.- prozessoren.- Der Hochleistungs-Signalprozessor Global Players.- Nationale Roadmap Embedded Sys- Koordination von Abläufen.- Bildverarbeitung.- TMS320C64x.- Hochperformante Mikroprozes- tems.- Autorenverzeichnis. Computergrafik.- Datenstrukturen und ASN.1.- soren.- Beispiele superskalarer Mikroprozessoren.- Zahlendarstellungen.- Numerische Anwendungen.- Pentium III/IV.- Athlon.- Zukunftstechniken für Fields of interest Intervalle.- Prä- und Postprozessing.- Programm- Mikroprozessoren.- Trace Cache.- Superspekulativ.- Processor Architectures; Software Engineering; Elec- und Prozesssteuerung.- Schlußwort. Multiskalar.- Chip-Multiprozessor. trical Engineering

Fields of interest Fields of interest Target groups Software Engineering / Programming and Operating Control Structures and Microprogramming; Pro- Professional/practitioner Systems; Programming Techniques; Software Engi- cessor Architectures; Performance and Reliability; neering; Programming Languages, Compilers, Inter- Arithmetic and Logic Structures; Signal, Image and Type of publication preters Speech Processing; Electronics and Microelectronics, Proceedings Instrumentation Target groups Available Upper undergraduate Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication 2010. 141 S. (acatech DISKUTIERT, 0) Softcover German textbook Type of publication German textbook 23,32 € ISBN 978-3-642-14498-1 Available Available

2010. XII, 950 S. (eXamen.press) Softcover 2010. XVII, 470 S. (eXamen.press) Softcover 32,66 € ISBN 978-3-642-04786-2 25,19 € ISBN 978-3-642-05397-9 springer.com Computer Science 21

R. Böhme, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany C.S. Calude, University of Auckland, New Zealand; V. Sassone, A. Cavalcanti, University of York, York, UK; D. Deharbe, Universi- University of Southampton, UK (Eds.) dade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Lagoa Nova, Brazil; M.-C. Gaudel, Université de Paris-Sud, France; J. Woodcock, University Advanced Statistical Steganalysis of York, UK (Eds.) Theoretical Computer Science

6th IFIP WG 2.2 International Conference, TCS 2010, Held as a Theoretical Aspects of Computing Steganography is the art and science of hiding infor- Part of WCC 2010, Brisbane, Australia, September 20-23, 2010, mation in inconspicuous cover data so that even the Proceedings 7th International Colloquium, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, September 1-3, 2010, Proceedings existence of a secret message is kept confidential, and steganalysis is the task of detecting secret messages in covers. This research monograph focuses on the This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the role of cover signals, the distinguishing feature that 6th FIP WG 2.2 International Conference, TCS 2010, This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of requires us to treat steganography and steganalysis held as a part of the 21th World Computer Congress, the 7th International Colloquium on Theoretical differently from other secrecy techniques. The main WCC 2010, in Brisbane, Australia, in September Aspects of Computing, ICTAC 2010 held in Natal, theoretical contribution of the book is a proposal to 2010. The 23 revised full papers presented, together Brazil, in September 2010. The 23 revised full papers structure approaches to provably secure steganogra- with 4 invited talks, were carefully reviewed and presented with 2 invited papers and the abstract of phy according to their implied assumptions on the selected from 39 submissions. TCS 2010 deals with 1 invited talk were carefully reviewed and selected limits of the adversary and on the nature of covers. topics focused at but not limited to algorithms, com- from 68 submissions. The papers address all theoret- A further contribution is the emphasis on dealing plexity, models of computation, logic, semantics, ical aspects and methodological issues of computing with heterogeneity in cover distributions, crucial for specification and verification, power-awareness and are organized in topical sections on grammars, security analyses. The author's work complements issues in wireless networks, data mining, knowledge semantics, modelling, the special track on formal earlier approaches based on information, complex- discovery, multiprocessor issues as well as AI issues. aspects of software testing and grand challenge in ity, probability and signal processing theory, and he verified software, on logics, as well as algorithms and presents numerous practical implications. The scien- Features types. tific advances are supported by a survey of the classi- This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the cal steganography[..] 6th FIP WG 2.2 International Conference, TCS 2010, Features held as a part of the 21th World Computer Congress, This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of Features WCC 2010, in Brisbane, Australia, in September the 7th International Colloquium on Theoretical Steganography is the art and science of hiding infor- 2010. The 23 revised full papers presented, together Aspects of Computing, ICTAC 2010 held in Natal, mation in inconspicuous cover data so that even the with 4 invited talks, were carefully reviewed and Brazil, in September 2010. The 23 revised full papers existence of a secret message is kept confidential, and selected from 39 submissions. TCS 2010 deals with presented with 2 invited papers and the abstract of steganalysis is the task of detecting secret messages topics focused at but not limited to algorithms, [..] 1 invited talk were carefully reviewed and selected in covers. This research monograph focuses on the from 68 submissions. The papers address all theoret- role of cover signals, the distinguishing feature that Fields of interest ical aspects and methodological issues of computing requires us to treat steganography and steganalysis Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity; Log- and [..] differently from other secrecy [..] ics and Meanings of Programs; Computation by Abstract Devices; Software Engineering; Computer Fields of interest Contents Communication Networks; Mathematical Logic and Computation by Abstract Devices Introduction.- Principles of Modern Steganography Formal Languages and Steganalysis.- Towards a Theory of Cover Mod- Target groups els.- Detection of Model-Based Steganography with Target groups Professional/practitioner First-Order Statistics.- Models of Heterogeneous Professional/practitioner Covers for Quantitative Steganalysis.- Improved Type of publication Weighted Stego Image Steganalysis.- Using Encoder Type of publication Proceedings Artefacts for Steganalysis of Compressed Audio Proceedings Streams.- General Discussion Available Available Fields of interest 2010. XIII, 397 p. (Theoretical Computer Science and General Image Processing and Computer Vision; Data Issues, Vol. 6255) Softcover Encryption; Signal, Image and Speech Processing 2010. XII, 387 p. (IFIP Advances in Information and Communica- tion Technology, Vol. 323) Hardcover 54,00 € Target groups 92,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-14807-1 Research ISBN 978-3-642-15239-9 Type of publication Monograph

Available

2010. XV, 285 p. (Information Security and Cryptography) Hard- cover

79,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-14312-0 22 Computer Science springer.com

K. Chatterjee, IST Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria; Th.A. Hen- S.V. Chekanov, Argonne National Laboratory A.D. Cheok, National University of Singapore zinger, IST Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria (Eds.) Scientific Data Analysis using Art and Technology of Formal Modeling and Analysis of Jython Scripting and Java Entertainment Computing and Timed Systems Communication 8th International Conference, FORMATS 2010, Klosterneuburg, Austria, September 8-10, 2010, Proceedings Scientific Data Analysis using Jython Scripting and Java presents practical approaches for data analysis Art and Technology of Entertainment Computing using Java scripting based on Jython, a Java imple- and Communication takes a blue sky research per- mentation of the Python language. The chapters This book constitutes the proceedings of the 8th spective on the field of interactive media for enter- essentially cover all aspects of data analysis, from International Conference on Formal Modeling tainment computing. Adrian David Cheok argues arrays and histograms to clustering analysis, curve and Analysis of Timed Systems, FORMATS 2010, that entertainment as an end-product is useful for fitting, metadata and neural networks. A compre- held in Klosterneuburg, Austria in September 2010. interactive play, however it is also a powerful tool hensive coverage of data visualisation tools imple- The 14 papers presented were carefully reviewed for learning and communication and it is also a key mented in Java is also included. Written by the and selected from 31 submissions. In addition, driver for the development of information tech- primary developer of the jHepWork data-analysis the volume contains 3 invited talks and 2 invited nology. This book explores the future of entertain- framework, the book provides a reliable and com- tutorials.The aim of FORMATS is to promote the ment technologies used for communication and plete reference source laying the foundation for data- study of fundamental and practical aspects of timed describes quantum step research. It will inform and analysis applications using Java scripting. More than systems, and to bring together researchers from dif- inspire readers to create their own radical inven- 250 code snippets (of around 10-20 lines each) writ- ferent disciplines that share an interest in the mod- tions and innovations that are not incremental, but ten in Jython and Java, plus several real-life exam- eling and analysis of timed systems. Typical topics which break through ideas and non-obvious solu- ples help the reader develop a genuine feeling for include foundations and semantics, methods and tions. One of the main explorations is the examina- data analysis techniques and their programming tools, and applications. tion of how new forms of computer interaction can implementation. This is the first data-analysis and lead to radical new forms of technology and art for data-mining book which is completely based on the Features entertainment computing. Art and Technology of Jython language, and opens doors to scripting using This book constitutes the proceedings of the 8th Entertainment Computing and Communication is a[..] International Conference on Formal Modeling an informative and inspirational text for students and Analysis of Timed Systems, FORMATS 2010, and the next generation of[..] held in Klosterneuburg, Austria in September 2010. Features Scientific Data Analysis using Jython Scripting and The 14 papers presented were carefully reviewed Features Java presents practical approaches for data analysis and selected from 31 submissions. In addition, Art and Technology of Entertainment Computing using Java scripting based on Jython, a Java imple- the volume contains 3 invited talks and 2 invited and Communication takes a blue sky research per- mentation of the Python language. The chapters tutorials.The aim of FORMATS is to promote the spective on the field of interactive media for enter- essentially cover all aspects of data analysis, from study of fundamental and [..] tainment computing. Adrian David Cheok argues arrays and histograms to clustering analysis, curve that entertainment as an end-product is useful for fitting, metadata and neural networks. A compre- Fields of interest interactive play, however it is also a powerful tool hensive coverage of data visualisation tools imple- Logics and Meanings of Programs; Software Engi- for learning and communication and it is also a key mented in [..] neering; Programming Languages, Compilers, Inter- driver for the development of information technol- preters; Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages; ogy. This book [..] Programming Techniques; Algorithm Analysis and Contents Introduction.- 1 Jython, Java and jHepWork.- 2 Problem Complexity Contents Introduction to Jython.- 3 Mathematical Functions.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Human Pacman: A Mobile Aug- 4 One-dimensional Data.- 5 Two-dimensional Data.- Target groups mented Reality Entertainment System Based on 6 Multi-dimensional Data.- 7 Arrays, Matrices and Research Physical, Social and Ubiquitous Computing.- 3. Linear Algebra.- 8 Histograms.- 9 Random Numbers Interactive Theatre Experience with 3D Live Cap- Type of publication and Statistical Samples.- 10 Graphical Canvases.- 11 tured Actors and Spatial Sound.- 4. Metazoa Ludens: Proceedings Input and Output.- 12 Miscellaneous Analysis Issues Mixed Reality Interaction and Play Between Humans Using jHepWork.- 13 Data Clustering.- 14 Linear and Animals.- 5. Poultry Internet.- 6. Age Invaders: Regression and Curve Fitting.- 15 Neural Networks.- Available Entertainment for Elderly and Young.- 7. Huggy 16 Steps in Data Analysis.- 17 Real-life Examples.- Pajama: A Remote Interactive Touch and Hugging Index of Examples.- Index 2010. X, 257 p. (Theoretical Computer Science and General System.- 8. Culture Computing: Interactive Technol- Issues, Vol. 6246) Softcover Fields of interest ogy to Explore Culture.- 9. Kawaii / Cute Interactive Media.- 10. Designing for Entertaining Everyday[..] 46,00 € Computer Science (general); Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery ISBN 978-3-642-15296-2 Fields of interest Target groups Multimedia Information Systems; User Interfaces Graduate and Human Computer Interaction; Computer Appl. in Arts and Humanities Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook Target groups Research

Available Type of publication Monograph 2010. XXIV, 440 p. 86 illus., 43 in color. (Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing) Hardcover Available 79,95 € ISBN 978-1-84996-286-5 2010. XVIII, 303 p. 48 illus., 24 in color. Hardcover 79,95 € ISBN 978-1-84996-136-3 springer.com Computer Science 23

D. Cohen, University of London, UK (Ed.) P. D'Ambra, ICAR-CNR, Napoli, Italy; M. Guarracino, ICAR-CNR, P. D'Ambra, ICAR-CNR, Napoli, Italy; M. Guarracino, ICAR-CNR, Napoli, Italy; D. Talia, ICAR-CNR, Rende, Italy (Eds.) Napoli, Italy; D. Talia, ICAR-CNR, Rende, Italy (Eds.) Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming - CP 2010 Euro-Par 2010 - Parallel Processing Euro-Par 2010 - Parallel Processing 16th International Euro-Par Conference, Ischia, Italy, August 16th International Euro-Par Conference, Ischia, Italy, August 16th International Conference, CP 2010, St. Andrews, Scot- 31 - September 3, 2010, Proceedings, Part I 31 - September 3, 2010, Proceedings, Part II land, September 6-10, 2010, Proceedings

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Euro-Par Conference held the 16th International Euro-Par Conference held the 21 International Conference on Database and in Ischia, Italy, in August/September 2010. The 90 in Ischia, Italy, in August/September 2010. The 90 Expert Systems Applications, DEXA 2010, held in revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed Bilbao, Spain, August 30-September 3, 2010. The 45 and selected from 256 submissions. The papers are and selected from 256 submissions. The papers are revised full papers and 36 short papers were care- organized in topical sections on support tools and organized in topical sections on support tools and fully reviewed and selected from197 submissions. environments; performance prediction and eval- environments; performance prediction and eval- The papers are organized in topical sections on Web, uation; scheduling and load-balancing; high per- uation; scheduling and load-balancing; high per- Semanics and Ontologies, Information Integration formance architectures and compilers; parallel and formance architectures and compilers; parallel and and Process Modelling, Streams and Multimedia distributed data management; grid, cluster and cloud distributed data management; grid, cluster and cloud Databases, Data Management Algorithms and Per- computing; peer to peer computing; distributed sys- computing; peer to peer computing; distributed sys- formance, Decision Support Systems and Perfor- tems and algorithms; parallel and distributed pro- tems and algorithms; parallel and distributed pro- mance, Data Streams, XML Databases, Programming gramming; parallel numerical algorithms; multicore gramming; parallel numerical algorithms; multicore Language and Cooperative Work, Query process- and manycore programming; theory and algorithms and manycore programming; theory and algorithms ing and Optimization, Data Privacy and Security, for parallel computation; high performance net- for parallel computation; high performance net- Temporal, Spatial, and High Dimensions Databases, works; and mobile and ubiquitous computing. works; and mobile and ubiquitous computing. Semantic Web and Ontologies. Features Features Features This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Euro-Par Conference held the 16th International Euro-Par Conference held the 21 International Conference on Database and in Ischia, Italy, in August/September 2010. The 90 in Ischia, Italy, in August/September 2010. The 90 Expert Systems Applications, DEXA 2010, held in revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed Bilbao, Spain, August 30-September 3, 2010. The 45 and selected from 256 submissions. The papers are and selected from 256 submissions. The papers are revised full papers and 36 short papers were care- organized in topical sections on support tools and organized in topical sections on support tools and fully reviewed and selected from197 submissions. environments; performance prediction and evalu- environments; performance prediction and evalu- The papers are organized in topical sections on Web, ation; scheduling and load-balancing; high perfor- ation; scheduling and load-balancing; high perfor- Semanics and Ontologies, Information Integration mance [..] mance [..] and Process [..] Fields of interest Fields of interest Fields of interest System Performance and Evaluation; Algorithm System Performance and Evaluation; Algorithm Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity; Math- Analysis and Problem Complexity; Programming Analysis and Problem Complexity; Programming ematical Logic and Formal Languages; Logics and Techniques; Numeric Computing; Processor Archi- Techniques; Numeric Computing; Processor Archi- Meanings of Programs; Artificial Intelligence (incl. tectures; Performance and Reliability tectures; Performance and Reliability Robotics); Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters; Computation by Abstract Devices Target groups Target groups Research Research Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Type of publication Proceedings Proceedings Type of publication Proceedings Available Available Available 2010. XXIV, 600 p. (Theoretical Computer Science and General 2010. XXV, 544 p. (Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues, Vol. 6271) Softcover Issues, Vol. 6272) Softcover 2011. XX, 650 p. (Programming and Software Engineering, Vol. 6308) Softcover 79,00 € 70,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-15276-4 ISBN 978-3-642-15290-0 79,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-15395-2 24 Computer Science springer.com

K. Daniilidis, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; K. Daniilidis, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; K. Daniilidis, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; P. Maragos, National Technical University of Athens, Greece; N. P. Maragos, National Technical University of Athens, Greece; P. Maragos, National Technical U niversity of Athens, Greece; Paragios, Ecole Centrale de Paris, France (Eds.) N. Paragios, Ecole Centrale de Paris, Chatenay-Malabry, France N. Paragios, Ecole Centrale de Paris, Chatenay-Malabry, France (Eds.) (Eds.) Computer Vision -- ECCV 2010 Computer Vision -- ECCV 2010 Computer Vision -- ECCV 2010 11th European Conference on Computer Vision, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, September 5-11, 2010, Proceedings, Part I 11th European Conference on Computer Vision, Heraklion, 11th European Conference on Computer Vision, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, September 5-11, 2010, Proceedings, Part II Crete, Greece, September 5-11, 2010, Proceedings, Part III

The six-volume set comprising LNCS volumes 6311 until 6313 constitutes the refereed proceedings of The six-volume set comprising LNCS volumes 6311 The six-volume set comprising LNCS volumes 6311 the 11th European Conference on Computer Vision, until 6313 constitutes the refereed proceedings of until 6313 constitutes the refereed proceedings of ECCV 2010, held in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, in the 11th European Conference on Computer Vision, the 11th European Conference on Computer Vision, September 2010. The 325 revised papers presented ECCV 2010, held in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, in ECCV 2010, held in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, in were carefully reviewed and selected from 1174 sub- September 2010. The 325 revised papers presented September 2010. The 325 revised papers presented missions. The papers are organized in topical sec- were carefully reviewed and selected from 1174 sub- were carefully reviewed and selected from 1174 sub- tions on object and scene recognition; segmentation missions. The papers are organized in topical sec- missions. The papers are organized in topical sec- and grouping; face, gesture, biometrics; motion tions on object and scene recognition; segmentation tions on object and scene recognition; segmentation and tracking; statistical models and visual learning; and grouping; face, gesture, biometrics; motion and grouping; face, gesture, biometrics; motion matching, registration, alignment; computational and tracking; statistical models and visual learning; and tracking; statistical models and visual learning; imaging; multi-view geometry; image features; video matching, registration, alignment; computational matching, registration, alignment; computational and event characterization; shape representation and imaging; multi-view geometry; image features; video imaging; multi-view geometry; image features; video recognition; stereo; reflectance, illumination, color; and event characterization; shape representation and and event characterization; shape representation and medical image analysis. recognition; stereo; reflectance, illumination, color; recognition; stereo; reflectance, illumination, color; medical image analysis. medical image analysis. Features The six-volume set comprising LNCS volumes 6311 Features Features until 6313 constitutes the refereed proceedings of The six-volume set comprising LNCS volumes 6311 The six-volume set comprising LNCS volumes 6311 the 11th European Conference on Computer Vision, until 6313 constitutes the refereed proceedings of until 6313 constitutes the refereed proceedings of ECCV 2010, held in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, in the 11th European Conference on Computer Vision, the 11th European Conference on Computer Vision, September 2010. The 325 revised papers presented ECCV 2010, held in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, in ECCV 2010, held in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, in were carefully reviewed and selected from 1174 sub- September 2010. The 325 revised papers presented September 2010. The 325 revised papers presented missions. The papers are organized in topical sec- were carefully reviewed and selected from 1174 sub- were carefully reviewed and selected from 1174 sub- tions on object and scene recognition; segmentation missions. The papers are organized in topical sec- missions. The papers are organized in topical sec- and grouping; [..] tions on object and scene recognition; segmentation tions on object and scene recognition; segmentation and grouping; [..] and grouping; [..] Fields of interest Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Fields of interest Fields of interest Graphics; Image Processing and Computer Vision; Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Pattern Recognition; Biometrics; Computer Graph- Graphics; Image Processing and Computer Vision; Graphics; Image Processing and Computer Vision; ics; Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity Pattern Recognition; Biometrics; Computer Graph- Pattern Recognition; Biometrics; Computer Graph- ics; Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity ics; Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity Target groups Research Target groups Target groups Research Research Type of publication Proceedings Type of publication Type of publication Proceedings Proceedings Available Available Available

2010. XXIII, 811 p. (Image Processing, Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition, and Graphics, Vol. 6311) Softcover 2010. XXIII, 813 p. (Image Processing, Computer Vision, Pattern 2010. XXIII, 813 p. (Image Processing, Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition, and Graphics, Vol. 6312) Softcover Recognition, and Graphics, Vol. 6313) Softcover 87,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-15548-2 87,00 € 87,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-15551-2 ISBN 978-3-642-15557-4 springer.com Computer Science 25

K. Daniilidis, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; K. Daniilidis, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; K. Daniilidis, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; P. Maragos, National Techniccal University of Athens, Greece; P. Maragos, National Technical University of Athens, Greece; P. Maragos, National Technical University of Athens, Greece; N. N. Paragios, Ecole Centrale de Paris, Chatenay-Malabry, France N. Paragios, Ecole Centrale de Paris, Chatenay-Malabry, France Paragios, Ecole Centrale de Paris, France (Eds.) (Eds.) (Eds.) Computer Vision -- ECCV 2010 Computer Vision -- ECCV 2010 Computer Vision -- ECCV 2010 11th European Conference on Computer Vision, Heraklion, 11th European Conference on Computer Vision, Heraklion, 11th European Conference on Computer Vision, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, September 5-11, 2010, Proceedings, Part VI Crete, Greece, September 5-11, 2010, Proceedings, Part IV Crete, Greece, September 5-11, 2010, Proceedings, Part V

The six-volume set comprising LNCS volumes 6311 The six-volume set comprising LNCS volumes 6311 The six-volume set comprising LNCS volumes 6311 until 6313 constitutes the refereed proceedings of until 6313 constitutes the refereed proceedings of until 6313 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th European Conference on Computer Vision, the 11th European Conference on Computer Vision, the 11th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2010, held in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, in ECCV 2010, held in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, in ECCV 2010, held in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, in September 2010. The 325 revised papers presented September 2010. The 325 revised papers presented September 2010. The 325 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 1174 sub- were carefully reviewed and selected from 1174 sub- were carefully reviewed and selected from 1174 sub- missions. The papers are organized in topical sec- missions. The papers are organized in topical sec- missions. The papers are organized in topical sec- tions on object and scene recognition; segmentation tions on object and scene recognition; segmentation tions on object and scene recognition; segmentation and grouping; face, gesture, biometrics; motion and grouping; face, gesture, biometrics; motion and grouping; face, gesture, biometrics; motion and tracking; statistical models and visual learning; and tracking; statistical models and visual learning; and tracking; statistical models and visual learning; matching, registration, alignment; computational matching, registration, alignment; computational matching, registration, alignment; computational imaging; multi-view geometry; image features; video imaging; multi-view geometry; image features; video imaging; multi-view geometry; image features; video and event characterization; shape representation and and event characterization; shape representation and and event characterization; shape representation and recognition; stereo; reflectance, illumination, color; recognition; stereo; reflectance, illumination, color; recognition; stereo; reflectance, illumination, color; medical image analysis. medical image analysis. medical image analysis. Features Features Features The six-volume set comprising LNCS volumes 6311 The six-volume set comprising LNCS volumes 6311 The six-volume set comprising LNCS volumes 6311 until 6313 constitutes the refereed proceedings of until 6313 constitutes the refereed proceedings of until 6313 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th European Conference on Computer Vision, the 11th European Conference on Computer Vision, the 11th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2010, held in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, in ECCV 2010, held in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, in ECCV 2010, held in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, in September 2010. The 325 revised papers presented September 2010. The 325 revised papers presented September 2010. The 325 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 1174 sub- were carefully reviewed and selected from 1174 sub- were carefully reviewed and selected from 1174 sub- missions. The papers are organized in topical sec- missions. The papers are organized in topical sec- missions. The papers are organized in topical sec- tions on object and scene recognition; segmentation tions on object and scene recognition; segmentation tions on object and scene recognition; segmentation and grouping; [..] and grouping; [..] and grouping; [..] Fields of interest Fields of interest Fields of interest Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Graphics; Image Processing and Computer Vision; Graphics; Image Processing and Computer Vision; Graphics; Image Processing and Computer Vision; Pattern Recognition; Biometrics; Computer Graph- Pattern Recognition; Biometrics; Computer Graph- Pattern Recognition; Biometrics; Computer Graph- ics; Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity ics; Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity ics; Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity Target groups Target groups Target groups Research Research Professional/practitioner Type of publication Type of publication Type of publication Proceedings Proceedings Proceedings Available Available Available

2010. XXII, 611 p. (Image Processing, Computer Vision, Pattern 2010. XXIII, 815 p. (Image Processing, Computer Vision, Pattern 2010. XXIII, 807 p. (Image Processing, Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition, and Graphics, Vol. 6316) Softcover Recognition, and Graphics, Vol. 6314) Softcover Recognition, and Graphics, Vol. 6315) Softcover 79,00 € 87,00 € 87,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-15566-6 ISBN 978-3-642-15560-4 ISBN 978-3-642-15554-3 26 Computer Science springer.com

M. Dastani, Department of Information and Computing Sciences, A. Dawar, University of Cambridge, UK; H. Veith, Vienna Univer- M. Detyniecki, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France; U. Utrecht, The Netherlands; K.V. Hindriks, Delft University of Tech- sity of Technology, Austria (Eds.) Leiner, Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Berlin, Ger- nology, The Netherlands; J.-J.C. Meyer, Department of Informa- many; A. Nürnberger, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, tion and Computing Sciences, Utrecht, The Netherlands (Eds.) Germany (Eds.) Computer Science Logic

Specification and Verification of 24th International Workshop, CSL 2010, 19th Annual Confer- Adaptive Multimedia Retrieval: ence of the EACSL, Brno, Czech Republic, August 23-27, 2010, Multi-agent Systems Proceedings Identifying, Summarizing, and Recommending Image and Music

6th International Workshop, AMR 2008, Berlin, Germany, June Specification and Verification of Multi-agent Sys- This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of 26-27, 2008. Revised Selected Papers tems presents a coherent treatment of the area of the 24th International Workshop on Computer Sci- formal specification and verification of agent-based ence Logic, CSL 2010, held in Brno, Czech Repub- systems with a special focus on verification of multi- lic, in August 2010. The 33 full papers presented agent programs. This edited volume includes con- together with 7 invited talks, were carefully reviewed This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of tributions from international leading researchers and selected from 103 submissions. Topics cov- the 6th International Workshop on Adaptive Mul- in the area, addressing logical formalisms and tech- ered include automated deduction and interactive timedia Retrieval, AMR 2008, held in Berlin, Ger- niques, such as model checking, theorem proving, theorem proving, constructive mathematics and many, in June 2008. and axiomatisations for (semi) automatic verification type theory, equational logic and term rewriting, Features of agent-based systems. Chapters include: • Using automata and games, modal and temporal logic, This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of Theorem Proving to Verify Properties of Agent Pro- model checking, decision procedures, logical aspects the 6th International Workshop on Adaptive Mul- grams • The Refinement of Multi-Agent Systems • of computational complexity, finite model theory, timedia Retrieval, AMR 2008, held in Berlin, Ger- Model Checking Agent Communication • Directions computational proof theory, logic programming and many, in June 2008. for Agent Model Checking • Model Checking Log- constraints, lambda calculus and combinatory logic, ics of Strategic Ability: Complexity • Correctness of categorical logic and topological semantics, domain Fields of interest Mult-Agent Programs: A Hybrid Approach • The theory, database theory, specification, extraction and Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet) Norm Implementation Problem in Normative Multi- transformation of programs, logical foundations of Agent Systems • A Verification Logic for GOAL programming paradigms, verification and program Target groups Agents • Using the Maude Term Rewriting Language analysis, linear logic, higher-order logic, and non- Research for Agent Development with Formal Foundations • monotonic reasoning. The Cognitive Agents[..] Type of publication Features Proceedings Features This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of Specification and Verification of Multi-agent Sys- the 24th International Workshop on Computer Sci- Available tems presents a coherent treatment of the area of ence Logic, CSL 2010, held in Brno, Czech Repub- formal specification and verification of agent-based lic, in August 2010. The 33 full papers presented systems with a special focus on verification of multi- together with 7 invited talks, were carefully reviewed 2010. X, 185 p. (Information Systems and Applications, incl. Inter- agent programs. This edited volume includes contri- and selected from 103 submissions. Topics covered net/Web, and HCI, Vol. 5811) Softcover butions from international leading researchers in the include automated deduction and interactive theo- 46,00 € area, addressing logical formalisms and techniques, rem proving, constructive mathematics and type the- ISBN 978-3-642-14757-9 such as model checking, theorem proving, and [..] ory, [..]

Contents Fields of interest Using Theorem Proving to Verify Properties of Logics and Meanings of Programs; Mathematical Agent Programs.- The Refinement of Multi-Agent Logic and Formal Languages; Artificial Intelligence Systems.- Model Checking Agent Communica- (incl. Robotics); Software Engineering; Programming tion.- Directions for Agent Model Checking.- Model Languages, Compilers, Interpreters; Algorithm Anal- Checking Logics of Strategic Ability: Complexity.- ysis and Problem Complexity Correctness of Multi-Agent Programs: A Hybrid Approach.- The Norm Implementation Problem Target groups in Normative Multi-Agent Systems.- A Verifica- Research tion Logic for Goal Agents.- Using the Maude Term Rewriting Language for Agent Development with Type of publication Formal Foundations.- The Cognitive Agents Specifi- Proceedings cation Language and Verification Environment.- A Temporal Trace Language for[..] Available

Fields of interest Software Engineering / Programming and Operat- 2010. XIV, 548 p. (Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues, Vol. 6247) Softcover ing Systems; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages; Software 70,00 € Engineering; Computing Methodologies ISBN 978-3-642-15204-7 Target groups Research

Type of publication Contributed volume

Available

2010. XVII, 405 p. 200 illus., 100 in color. Hardcover

99,95 € ISBN 978-1-4419-6983-5 springer.com Computer Science 27

D. Dicheva, Winston-Salem State University, NC, USA; D. Dochev, C. Ding, University of Rochester, NY, USA; Z. Shao, Huazhong J. Dix, Clausthal University of Technology, Germany; J. Leite, Uni- Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria (Eds.) University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China; R. Zheng, versidade Nova de Lisboa, Caprica, Portugal; G. Governatori, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China NICTA, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia; W. Jamroga, University of Lux- (Eds.) embourg, Luxembourg (Eds.) Artificial Intelligence: Methodology, Systems, and Network and Parallel Computing Computational Logic in Multi-Agent Applications IFIP International Conference, NPC 2010, Zhengzhou, China, Systems September 13-15, 2010, Proceedings 14th International Conference, AIMSA 2010, Varna, Bulgaria, 11th International Workshop, CLIMAX XI, Lisbon, Portugal, September 8-10, 2010. Proceedings August 16-17, 2010, Proceedings

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the IFIP International Conference, NPC 2010, held This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of This book constitutes the proceedings of the 11th in Zhengzhou, China, in September 2010. The 39 the 14th International Conference on Artificial International Workshop on Computational Logic papers presented were carefully selected from 89 Intelligence: Methodology, Systems, and Appli- in Multi-Agent Systems, CLIMA XI, held in Lisbon, submissions. The papers are organized in topical sec- cations, AIMSA 2010, held in Varna, Bulgaria in Portugal, in August 2010. The 14 papers presented tions on Parallelization and Optimization, Parallel September 2010.The 26 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 31 sub- Algorithms, Network, CPU and Multicore, Cloud together with the 13 posters were carefully reviewed missions. In addition 4 invited talks are presented. and Grid Infrastructure, Network on Chip. and selected from 93 submissions. The papers are The purpose of the CLIMA workshops is to provide organized in topical sections on knowledge rep- a forum for discussing techniques, based on compu- resentation and reasoning; intelligent techniques Features This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of tational logic, for representing, programming and for adaption, personalization, and recommenda- reasoning about agents and multi-agent systems in a tion; constraints and search; machine learning, data the IFIP International Conference, NPC 2010, held in Zhengzhou, China, in September 2010. The 39 formal way. This volume features two thematic spe- mining, and information retrieval; AI in education; cial sessions: norms and normative multi-agent sys- applications. papers presented were carefully selected from 89 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sec- tems and logics for games and strategic reasoning. tions on Parallelization and Optimization, Parallel Features Features Algorithms, Network, CPU and Multicore, Cloud This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of This book constitutes the proceedings of the 11th and Grid Infrastructure, Network on Chip. the 14th International Conference on Artificial Intel- International Workshop on Computational Logic ligence: Methodology, Systems, and Applications, in Multi-Agent Systems, CLIMA XI, held in Lisbon, AIMSA 2010, held in Varna, Bulgaria in September Fields of interest Programming Techniques; Computing Methodolo- Portugal, in August 2010. The 14 papers presented 2010.The 26 revised full papers presented together were carefully reviewed and selected from 31 sub- with the 13 posters were carefully reviewed and gies; Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity; Software Engineering; Software Engineering / Pro- missions. In addition 4 invited talks are presented. selected from 93 submissions. The papers are orga- The purpose of the CLIMA workshops is to provide nized in topical sections on knowledge representa- gramming and Operating Systems; Operating Sys- tems a forum for discussing techniques, based on compu- tion and [..] tational logic, [..] Fields of interest Target groups Professional/practitioner Fields of interest Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Information Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Software Engi- Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Information Type of publication neering; Logics and Meanings of Programs; Math- Storage and Retrieval; Database Management; Com- Proceedings ematical Logic and Formal Languages; Computer puter Communication Networks; Data Mining and Communication Networks; Programming Lan- Knowledge Discovery guages, Compilers, Interpreters Available Target groups Target groups Research 2010. XII, 492 p. (Theoretical Computer Science and General Research Issues, Vol. 6289) Softcover Type of publication Type of publication Proceedings 91,00 € Proceedings ISBN 978-3-642-15671-7 Available Available

2010. XIV, 286 p. (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 2010. XIV, 257 p. (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 6304) Softcover 6245) Softcover

54,00 € 46,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-15430-0 ISBN 978-3-642-14976-4 28 Computer Science springer.com

S. Doncieux, UPMC, Paris, France; B. Girard, UPMC-CNRS, Paris, D. Draheim, University of Innsbruck, Austria C.E. Ferreira, IME-USP (MAC) Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil; S. Miyano, Uni- France; A. Guillot, UPMC, Paris, France; J. Hallam, University of versity of Tokyo, Japan; P.F. Stadler, University of Leipzig, Ger- Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark; J.-A. Meyer, UPMC-CNRS, many (Eds.) Paris, France; J.-B. Mouret, UPMC, Paris, France (Eds.) Business Process Technology

A Unified View on Business Processes, Workflows and Enter- Advances in Bioinformatics and From Animals to Animats 11 prise Applications Computational Biology 11th International Conference on Simulation of Adaptive Behavior, SAB 2010, Paris - Clos Lucé, France, August 25-28, 5th Brazilian Symposium on Bioinformatics, BSB 2010, Rio de 2010. Proceedings Currently, we see a variety of tools and techniques Janeiro, Brazil, August 31--September 3, 2010, Proceedings for specifying and implementing business processes. The problem is that there are still gaps and tensions between the different disciplines needed to improve This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of This book constitutes the proceedings of the 5th business process execution and improvement in the 11th International Conference on Simulation and Brazilian Symposium on Bioinformatics, BSB 2010, enterprises. Business process modeling, workflow Adaptive Behavior, SAB 2010, held in Paris and Clos held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in August/September execution and application programming are exam- Lucé, France, in August 2010. The articles cover all 2010. The 5 full papers and 5 extended abstracts pre- ples of disciplines that are hosted by different com- main areas in animat research, including perception sented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclu- munities and that emerged separately from each and motor control, action selection, motivation and sion in the book. The topics of interest vary in many other. In particular, concepts have not yet been fully emotion, internal models and representation, col- areas of Bioinformatics, including sequence analysis, elaborated at the system analysis level. Therefore, lective behavior, language evolution, evolution and motifs, and pattern matching; biomedical text min- practitioners are faced again and again with simi- learning. The authors focus on well-defined models, ing; biological databases, data management, integra- lar questions in concrete business process projects: computer simulations or robotic models, that help tion; biological data mining; structural, comparative, Which decomposition mechanism to use? How to to characterize and compare various organizational and functional genomics; protein structure, mod- find the correct granularity for business process principles, architectures, and adaptation processes eling and simulation; gene identification, and reg- activities? Which implementing technology is the capable of inducing adaptive behavior in real animals ulation; gene expression analysis; gene and protein optimal one in a given situation? This work offers or synthetic agents, the animats. interaction and networks; molecular docking; molec- an approach to the systematization of the field. The ular evolution and phylogenetics; computational sys- Features methodology used is explicitly not a comparative tems biology; computational proteomics; statistical This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of analysis of existing tools and techniques – although analysis of molecular sequences; algorithms for prob- the 11th International Conference on Simulation and a[..] lems in computational biology; as well as applica- Adaptive Behavior, SAB 2010, held in Paris and Clos tions in molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, Features Lucé, France, in August 2010. The articles cover all and associated subjects. Currently, we see a lot of tools and techniques for main areas in animat research, including perception specifying and implementing business processes. and motor control, action selection, motivation and Features The problem is that there are still gaps and tensions emotion, internal models and representation, collec- This book constitutes the proceedings of the 5th between the different disciplines needed to improve tive behavior, language evolution, evolution and [..] Brazilian Symposium on Bioinformatics, BSB 2010, business process execution and improvement in held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in August/September Fields of interest enterprises. Business process modeling, workflow 2010. The 5 full papers and 5 extended abstracts pre- Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Computation execution and application programming are exam- sented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclu- by Abstract Devices; Image Processing and Com- ples of disciplines that are hosted by different com- sion in the book. The topics of interest vary in many puter Vision; Pattern Recognition; Algorithm Anal- munities [..] areas of Bioinformatics, including sequence analysis, ysis and Problem Complexity; Information Systems motifs, and pattern matching; biomedical text [..] Contents Applications (incl.Internet) Business Process Technology.- Business Process Fields of interest Target groups Platforms.- Component-Based Development.- Case Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Computation Research Studies.- Business Process Excellence.- Business Pro- by Abstract Devices; Algorithm Analysis and Prob- cess Reengineering.- Business Process Optimiza- lem Complexity; Database Management; Computa- Type of publication tion.- Business Process Management.- Information tional Biology / Bioinformatics; Pattern Recognition Proceedings Technology as Mission-critical Asset.- Sematics.- Decomposing Business Processes.- Structured Pro- Target groups Available gramming.- Human-Computer Interaction.- Form- Research Oriented Architecture.- References.- Index. Type of publication 2010. XVI, 662 p. (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Vol. Fields of interest Proceedings 6226) Softcover Multimedia Information Systems; Input/Output and Data Communications; Computer Communication 79,00 € Available Networks; Software Engineering / Programming and ISBN 978-3-642-15192-7 Operating Systems; Programming Techniques; Pro- gramming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters 2010. IX, 81 p. (Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics, Vol. 6268) 46,00 € Target groups ISBN 978-3-642-15059-3 Professional/practitioner

Type of publication Professional book

Available

2010. XVII, 306 p. Hardcover

59,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-01587-8 springer.com Computer Science 29

D. Fey, Universität Jena, Deutschland (Ed.) K. Fukuda, ETH Zuerich, Switzerland; J. van der Hoeven, LIX, CNRS C. Fyfe, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, UK; P. Tino, Ecole polytechnique, Palaiseau, France; M. Joswig, TU Darmstadt, University of Birmingham, UK; D. Charles, University of Ulster, Germany; N. Takayama, Kobe University, Japan (Eds.) Northern Ireland, UK; C. Garcia-Osorio, University of Burgos, Grid-Computing Spain; H. Yin, University of Manchester, UK (Eds.)

Eine Basistechnologie für Computational Science Mathematical Software - ICMS 2010 Intelligent Data Engineering and Third International Congress on Mathematical Software, Kobe, Japan, September 13-17, 2010, Proceedings Automated Learning -- IDEAL 2010 Clusterrechner und Grid-Computing bieten eine 11th International Conference, Paisley, UK, September 1-3, Basistechnologie für Computational Science. Mit 2010, Proceedings starker Betonung der Anwenderseite haben die This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Autoren das Buch in drei Teile gegliedert: Grund- Third International Congress on Mathematical Soft- lagen, Middleware, Simulationsexperimente. Im ware, ICMS 2010, held in Kobe, Japan in Septem- ersten Abschnitt werden relevante Grundlagen in This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the ber 2010. The 49 revised full papers presented were den Disziplinen Mathematik / Informatik / Natur- 11th International Conference on Intelligent Data carefully reviewed and selected for presentation. The wissenschaften vermittelt. Der Zusammenhang Engineering and Automated Learning, IDEAL 2010, papers are organized in topical sections on compu- Paralleles Rechnen, Middleware und Grid-Rech- held in Paisley, Scotland, in September 2010. The 47 tational group theory, computation of special func- nerstrukturen wird detailliert dargestellt. Es folgt revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed tions, computer algebra and reliable computing, die Verbindung der Blöcke Grundlagen und Mid- and selected from many submissions for inclusion in computer tools for mathematical editing and scien- dleware durch Aufzeigen von in Grids und Clus- the book and present the latest theoretical advances tific visualization, exact numeric computation for tern durchgeführten Simulationsexperimenten. Der and real-world applications in computational intelli- algebraic and geometric computation, formal proof, besondere Nutzen des Buches liegt in der Darstel- gence. geometry and visualization, Groebner bases and lung interdisziplinärer Zusammenhänge im Bere- applications, number theoretical software as well as ich des Computational Science. Ein Ingenieur oder Features software for optimization and polyhedral computa- Naturwissenschaftler erfährt von Möglichkeiten der This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the tion. Cluster- und Grid-Rechentechnologie. Umgekehrt 11th International Conference on Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning, IDEAL 2010, lernt ein Informatiker von den Bedürfnissen und Features Anforderungen der Ingenieur- und Naturwis- held in Paisley, Scotland, in September 2010. The 47 This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed senschaftler. Beide Seiten können somit ihre eigene Third International Congress on Mathematical Soft- Arbeitsweise besser planen. and selected from many submissions for inclusion in ware, ICMS 2010, held in Kobe, Japan in Septem- the book and present the latest theoretical advances ber 2010. The 49 revised full papers presented were Features and real-world applications in computational [..] carefully reviewed and selected for presentation. The Clusterrechner und Grid-Computing bieten eine papers are organized in topical sections on compu- Basistechnologie für Computational Science. Mit Fields of interest tational group theory, computation of special func- starker Betonung der Anwenderseite haben die Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Information tions, computer algebra and reliable computing, Autoren das Buch in drei Teile gegliedert: Grund- Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Database Man- computer [..] lagen, Middleware, Simulationsexperimente. Im agement; Information Storage and Retrieval; Com- ersten Abschnitt werden relevante Grundlagen in putation by Abstract Devices; Algorithm Analysis Fields of interest and Problem Complexity den Disziplinen Mathematik / Informatik / Natur- Discrete Mathematics in Computer Science; Mathe- wissenschaften vermittelt. Der Zusammenhang Par- matical Applications in Computer Science; Numeric Target groups alleles Rechnen, Middleware und [..] Computing; Software Engineering / Programming Research and Operating Systems; Algorithm Analysis and Contents Problem Complexity; Theory of Computation Type of publication Was ist Computational Science?- Anwendungsge- Proceedings biete des Computational Science.- Computational Target groups Physics.- Computational Material Science.- Compu- Professional/practitioner tational Engineering.- Bioinformatik. Available Type of publication Fields of interest Proceedings 2011. XVI, 398 p. (Information Systems and Applications, incl. Computer Systems Organization and Communica- Internet/Web, and HCI, Vol. 6283) Softcover tion Networks Available 62,00 € Target groups ISBN 978-3-642-15380-8 Upper undergraduate 2011. XIV, 368 p. (Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues, Vol. 6327) Softcover Type of publication German textbook 54,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-15581-9 Available

2010. XVIII, 530 S. (eXamen.press) Softcover

27,99 € ISBN 978-3-540-79746-3 30 Computer Science springer.com

D.M. Gabbay, King's College London, UK; O.T. Rodrigues, King's P. García Bringas, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain; A. P. García Bringas, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain; A. College London, UK; A. Russo, Imperial College London, UK Hameurlain, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France; G. Hameurlain, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France; G. Quirchmayr, University of Vienna, Austria (Eds.) Quirchmayr, University of Vienna, Austria (Eds.) Revision, Acceptability and Context Database and Expert Systems Database and Expert Systems Theoretical and Algorithmic Aspects Applications Applications

21st International Conference, DEXA 2010, Bilbao, Spain, 21st International Conference, DEXA 2010, Bilbao, Spain, An important aspect in the formalisation of com- August 30 - September 3, 2010, Proceedings, Part II August 30 - September 3, 2010, Proceedings, Part I mon-sense reasoning is the construction of a model of what an agent believes the world to be like to help in her reasoning process. This model is often incom- This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of plete or inaccurate, but new information can be used the 21 International Conference on Database and the 21 International Conference on Database and to refine it. The study of techniques that achieve Expert Systems Applications, DEXA 2010, held in Expert Systems Applications, DEXA 2010, held in this in a rational way is the task of the discipline of Bilbao, Spain, August 30 - September 3, 2010. The Bilbao, Spain, August 30 - September 3, 2010. The belief revision, with which this book is concerned. 45 revised full papers and 36 short papers were care- 45 revised full papers and 36 short papers were care- There are three key elements to the book's approach. fully reviewed and selected from 197 submissions. fully reviewed and selected from 197 submissions. Firstly, the methodology of logic by translation. A The papers are organized in topical sections on Data The papers are organized in topical sections on Web, specific instance of this is the idea of revision by Mining Systems, Parallelism and Query Planning, Semantics and Ontologies, Information Integra- translation. Revision for a foreign logic is done via Data Warehousing and Decision Support Systems, tion and Process Modeling, Streams and Multime- its translation into a well-known logic, usually classic Temporal, Spatial and High Dimensional Databases, dia Databases, Data Management Algorithms and logic. Secondly, the technique of meta-level/object- Data Mining Algorithms, Information Retrieval, Performance, Decision Support Systems and Perfor- level movement, where we bring some operation Query Processing and Optimization. mance, Data Streams, XML Databases, Programming defined at the meta-level of a logic into its object Language and Cooperative Work, Query Process- level. In this book, we bring the operation of deletion Features ing and Optimization, Data Privacy and Security, to the object level. Finally, through Labelled Deduc- This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of Temporal, Spatial, and High Dimensions Databases, tive Systems, we use the context of the revision to the 21 International Conference on Database and Semantic Web and Ontologies. finetune its[..] Expert Systems Applications, DEXA 2010, held in Bilbao, Spain, August 30 - September 3, 2010. The Features Features 45 revised full papers and 36 short papers were care- This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of An important aspect in the formalisation of com- fully reviewed and selected from 197 submissions. the 21 International Conference on Database and mon-sense reasoning is the construction of a model The papers are organized in topical sections on Data Expert Systems Applications, DEXA 2010, held in of what an agent believes the world to be like to help Mining Systems, Parallelism and Query Planning, Bilbao, Spain, August 30 - September 3, 2010. The in her reasoning process. This model is often incom- Data [..] 45 revised full papers and 36 short papers were care- plete or inaccurate, but new information can be used fully reviewed and selected from 197 submissions. to refine it. The study of techniques that achieve this Fields of interest The papers are organized in topical sections on Web, in a rational way is the task of the discipline of belief Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Semantics and Ontologies, Information Integration revision, with which this book is [..] Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Computer and Process [..] Communication Networks; Information Storage and Contents Retrieval; Database Management; Data Mining and Fields of interest Background and Overview.- Introducing Revision Knowledge Discovery Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Theory.- Stepwise Revision Operations.- Iterating Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Computer Revision.- Structured Revision.- Algorithmic Con- Target groups Communication Networks; Information Storage and text Revision.- Revision by Translation.- Object- Professional/practitioner Retrieval; Database Management; Data Mining and Level Deletion.- Conclusions and Discussions.- List Knowledge Discovery of Symbols.- Subject Index Type of publication Proceedings Target groups Fields of interest Professional/practitioner Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Database Available Management Type of publication Proceedings Target groups 2011. XXVI, 504 p. (Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI, Vol. 6262) Softcover Research Available 70,00 € Type of publication ISBN 978-3-642-15250-4 Monograph 2011. XXVI, 523 p. (Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI, Vol. 6261)

Available 70,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-15363-1 2010. VI, 385 p. (Cognitive Technologies) Hardcover

99,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-14158-4 springer.com Computer Science 31

P. Gastin, ENS de Cachan, France; F. Laroussinie, LIAFA, Université V.P. Gerdt, JINR, Dubna, Russia; W. Koepf, University of Kassel, C.L. Giles, College of Information Science and Technology, Uni- Paris Diderot, France (Eds.) Germany; E.W. Mayr, Technical University of Munich, Germany; versity Park, PA, USA; M. Smith, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, E.H. Vorozhtsov, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Rus- WA, USA; J. Yen, College of Information Science and Technology, sia (Eds.) University Park, PA, USA; H. Zhang, Amazon.com, Seattle, WA, CONCUR 2010 - Concurrency Theory USA (Eds.)

21th International Conference, CONCUR 2010, Paris, France, Computer Algebra in Scientific August 31-September 3, 2010, Proceedings Computing Advances in Social Network Mining and Analysis 12th International Workshop, CASC 2010, Tsakhadzor, Arme- This book constitutes the refereed proceedigs of the nia, September 6-12, 2010, Proceedings Second International Workshop, SNAKDD 2008, Las Vegas, NV, USA, August 24-27, 2008. Revised Selected Papers 20th International Conference on Concurrency The- ory, CONCUR 2010, held in Paris, France, August 31 - September 3, 2010. The 35 revised full papers were This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the carefully reviewed and selected from 107 submis- 12th International Workshop on Computer Alge- This work constitutes the proceedings of the Second sions. The topics include: - Basic models of concur- bra in Scientific Computing, CASC 2010, held in International Workshop on Advances in Social Net- rency such as abstract machines, domain theoretic Tsakhadzor, Armenia, in September 2010. The book work and Analysis, held in Las Vegas, NV, USA in models, game theoretic models, process algebras, includes two invited talks and an abstract in addition August 2008. and Petri nets. - Logics for concurrency such as to 23 full papers. modal logics, probabilistic and stochastic logics, tem- Features poral logics, and resource logics. - Models of spe- Features This work constitutes the proceedings of the Second cialized systems such as biology-inspired systems, This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Workshop on Advances in Social Net- circuits, hybrid systems, mobile and collaborative 12th International Workshop on Computer Alge- work and Analysis, held in Las Vegas, NV, USA in systems, multi-core processors, probabilistic systems, bra in Scientific Computing, CASC 2010, held in August 2008. real-time systems, service-oriented computing, and Tsakhadzor, Armenia, in September 2010. The book synchronous systems. - Verification and analysis includes two invited talks and an abstract in addition Fields of interest techniques for concurrent systems such as abstract to 23 full papers. Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); interpretation, atomicity checking, model checking, Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Database race detection, pre-order and equivalence checking Fields of interest Management; Information Storage and Retrieval; and run-time verification. Symbolic and Algebraic Manipulation; Discrete Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery; Computer Mathematics in Computer Science; Algorithm Anal- Communication Networks Features ysis and Problem Complexity; Computer Graphics; This book constitutes the refereed proceedigs of the Numeric Computing; Arithmetic and Logic Struc- Target groups 20th International Conference on Concurrency The- tures Research ory, CONCUR 2010, held in Paris, France, August 31 Type of publication - September 3, 2010. The 35 revised full papers were Target groups Proceedings carefully reviewed and selected from 107 submis- Research sions. The topics include: - Basic models of concur- rency such as abstract machines, domain theoretic Type of publication Available models, game theoretic models, process algebras, and Proceedings Petri [..] 2010. XI, 131 p. (Theoretical Computer Science and General Available Issues, Vol. 5498) Softcover Fields of interest Software Engineering; Logics and Meanings of Pro- 46,00 € 2010. XIV, 304 p. (Theoretical Computer Science and General grams; Computer Communication Networks; Pro- Issues, Vol. 6244) Softcover ISBN 978-3-642-14928-3 gramming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters; Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); 54,00 € Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) ISBN 978-3-642-15273-3

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Type of publication Proceedings

Available

2011. XIII, 600 p. (Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues, Vol. 6269) Softcover

79,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-15374-7 32 Computer Science springer.com

T. Gockel, Universität Karlsruhe L.J. Grady, Siemens Corporate Research, Princeton, NJ, USA; J.R. D. Gritzalis, Athens University of Economics and Research, Polimeni, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA Greece; B. Preneel, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium; M. Theoharidou, Athens University of Economics and Business, Form der wissenschaftlichen Greece (Eds.) Ausarbeitung Discrete Calculus Applied Analysis on Graphs for Computational Science Computer Security - ESORICS 2010 Studienarbeit, Diplomarbeit, Dissertation, Konferenzbeitrag 15th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security, Athens, Greece, September 20-22, 2010. Proceedings The field of discrete calculus, also known as “discrete Absolut praxisnah und immer eher mit einem exterior calculus”, focuses on finding a proper set zwinkernden Auge, statt mit dem erhobenen of definitions and differential operators that make Zeigefinger beantwortet der vorliegende Leitfaden This book constitutes the proceedings of the 15th it possible to operate the machinery of multivariate folgende Fragestellungen und Themen rund um die European Symposium on Computer Security held calculus on a finite, discrete space. In contrast to tra- Erstellung einer wissenschaftlichen Ausarbeitung: in Athens, Greece in September 2010. The 42 papers ditional goals of finding an accurate discretization - Wie und wo recherchiere ich? Wie verwalte ich included in the book were carefully reviewed and of conventional multivariate calculus, discrete cal- die Quellen?- Wie zitiere und referenziere ich kor- selected from 201 papers. The articles are organized culus establishes a separate, equivalent calculus that rekt?- Welches Material darf ich hinsichtlich der in topical sections on RFID and Privacy, Software operates purely in the discrete space without any ref- Urheberrechte verwenden?- Wie baue ich meine Security, Cryptographic Protocols, Traffic Analysis, erence to an underlying continuous process. This Gliederung auf?- Welche Software-Tools sind für End-User Security, Formal Analysis, E-voting and unique text brings together into a single framework welche Aufgaben besonders geeignet?- Wie erstelle Broadcast, Authentication, Access Control, Autho- current research in the three areas of discrete cal- ich Grafiken, Charts, Formeln, Diagramme?- Wie rization and Attestation, Anonymity and Unlinka- culus, complex networks, and algorithmic content bette ich sie ein?- Wie funktioniert der Austausch bility, Network Security and Economics, as well as extraction. Although there have been a few inter- mit dem Verlag bzw. mit der Druckerei?- Neue Secure Update, DOS and Intrustion Detection. sections in the literature between these disciplines, deutsche Rechtschreibung, Stil, normgerechte Zeich- they have developed largely independently of one nungen. Als solide Basis für eine studentische Arbeit Features another, yet researchers working in any one of these oder auch eine Dissertation ist zu diesem Buch eine This book constitutes the proceedings of the 15th three areas can strongly benefit from the tools and komfortable LaTeX-Vorlage online frei erhältlich. European Symposium on Computer Security held techniques being used in the others. Many example in Athens, Greece in September 2010. The 42 papers Features applications from[..] included in the book were carefully reviewed and Absolut praxisnah und immer eher mit einem selected from 201 papers. The articles are organized Features zwinkernden Auge, statt mit dem erhobenen in topical sections on RFID and Privacy, Software The field of discrete calculus, also known as "discrete Zeigefinger beantwortet der vorliegende Leitfaden Security, Cryptographic Protocols, Traffic Analysis, exterior calculus", focuses on finding a proper set of folgende Fragestellungen und Themen rund um die End-User Security, Formal Analysis, E-voting and definitions and differential operators that make it Erstellung einer wissenschaftlichen Ausarbeitung:: - Broadcast, [..] possible to operate the machinery of multivariate cal- Wie und wo recherchiere ich? Wie verwalte ich die culus on a finite, discrete space. In contrast to tradi- Quellen?- Wie zitiere und referenziere ich korrekt?- Fields of interest tional goals of finding an accurate discretization of Welches Material darf ich hinsichtlich der [..] Computer Communication Networks; Manage- conventional multivariate calculus, discrete calculus ment of Computing and Information Systems; Data Contents establishes a [..] Encryption; Algorithm Analysis and Problem Com- Einführung.- Grundlagen.- Aufbau und Gliederung plexity; Computers and Society; Information Sys- Contents einer Ausarbeitung.- Werkzeuge.- Fallstricke, Tipps tems Applications (incl.Internet) Discrete Calculus: History and Future.- Part I: A und Tricks.- Schlussbetrachtungen.- Literaturverze- Brief Review of Discrete Calculus.- Introduction to ichnis.- Sachverzeichnis. Target groups Discrete Calculus.- Circuit Theory and Other Dis- Research Fields of interest crete Physical Models.- Part II: Applications of Dis- Computer Science (general); Engineering (general) crete Calculus.- Building a Weighted Complex from Type of publication Data.- Filtering on Graphs.- Clustering and Segmen- Proceedings Target groups tation.- Manifold Learning and Ranking.- Measuring Networks.- Representation and Storage of a Graph Upper undergraduate Available and Complex.- Optimization.- The Hodge Theorem: Type of publication A Generalization of the Helmholtz Decomposition. German textbook 2011. XIV, 718 p. (Security and Cryptology, Vol. 6345) Softcover Fields of interest Image Processing and Computer Vision; Computa- 87,00 € Available tional Mathematics and Numerical Analysis; Theo- ISBN 978-3-642-15496-6 retical, Mathematical and Computational Physics 2010. XII, 152 S. (eXamen.press) Softcover Target groups 13,97 € Research ISBN 978-3-642-13906-2 Type of publication Monograph

Available

2010. XVI, 366 p. Hardcover

99,95 € ISBN 978-1-84996-289-6 springer.com Computer Science 33

D. Gu, University of Essex, UK; R.J. Howlett, University of Brighton; A. Hameurlain, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France; F. Mor- E. Hanser, Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Lörrach Y. Liu, University of Wales, UK (Eds.) van, Paul Sabatier University, IRIT, Toulouse, France; A.M. Tjoa, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria (Eds.) Agile Prozesse: Von XP über Scrum Robot Intelligence Data Management in Grid and Peer- bis MAP An Advanced Knowledge Processing Approach to-Peer Systems

Third International Conference, Globe 2010, Bilbao, Spain, Das Buch beschäftigt sich mit aktuellen agilen Robot intelligence has become a major focus of intel- September 1-2, 2010, Proceedings Prozessmodellen der Software-Entwicklung. Nach ligent robotics. Recent innovation in computational einer kurzen Einführung in die historische Entwick- intelligence including fuzzy learning, neural net- lung werden – ausgehend vom Agilen Manifest – works, evolutionary computation and classical Arti- This book constitutes the proceedings of the Third prominente Vertreter wie Extreme Programming ficial Intelligence provides sufficient theoretical and International Conference on Data Management in (XP), Crystal und Crystal Clear und Scrum näher experimental foundations for enabling robots to Grid and Peer-to-Peer Systems, held in Bilbao, Spain, beleuchtet. Dabei stehen Ablauf des Prozesses, undertake a variety of tasks with reasonable per- in September 2010. Produktrollen und Artefakte im Vordergrund. formance. This book reflects the recent advances Im studentischen Labor der Dualen Hochschule in the field from an advanced knowledge process- Features Baden Württemberg Lörrach werden die disku- ing perspective; there have been attempts to solve This book constitutes the proceedings of the Third tierten Prozessmodelle auf ihre „Alltagstauglichkeit“ knowledge based information explosion constraints International Conference on Data Management in überprüft. Welche agilen Praktiken sind problemlos, by integrating computational intelligence in the Grid and Peer-to-Peer Systems, held in Bilbao, Spain, welche stoßen auf Ablehnung der Teammitglieder? robotics context. in September 2010. Ausgehend von diesen Erfahrungen wird der Team- prozess beleuchtet, insbesondere die Bildung von Features Fields of interest „Mini-Teams“, der kleinsten Produktiveinheiten im Robot Intelligence is an exciting interdisciplinary Database Management; Computer Communica- Entwicklungsteam. Für den Erfolg eines Projekts field including engineering, information technology, tion Networks; Information Systems Applications unerlässliche Teamrollen werden identifiziert und machine learning, biological science and psychol- (incl.Internet); Information Storage and Retrieval; im „Meta Agile Process Model“ (MAP) formuliert. ogy. Its dramatic growth in practical applications is Software Engineering; Algorithm Analysis and Prob- Ausgehend von der „Karte der Verhaltensweisen“ driven by both real-world requirements and maturity lem Complexity im Team wird eine Methode zur optimalen Teambil- of related disciplines such as intelligent algorithms. It dung vorgeschlagen. is expected that perception, understanding and rea- Target groups soning capabilities play a crucial role in [..] Research Features Das Buch beschäftigt sich mit aktuellen agilen Contents Type of publication Prozessmodellen der Software-Entwicklung. Nach 1. Programming-by-Demonstration of Robot Proceedings einer kurzen Einführung in die historische Entwick- Motions.- 2. Grasp Recognition by Fuzzy Modeling lung werden – ausgehend vom Agilen Manifest – and Hidden Markov Models.- 3. Distributed Adap- Available prominente Vertreter wie Extreme Programming tive Coordinated Control of Multi-Manipulator (XP), Crystal und Crystal Clear und Scrum näher Systems Using Neural Networks.- 4. A New Frame- 2011. X, 161 p. (Information Systems and Applications, incl. Inter- beleuchtet. Dabei stehen Ablauf des Prozesses, Pro- work for View-invariant Human Action Recogni- net/Web, and HCI, Vol. 6265) Softcover duktrollen und Artefakte im Vordergrund. Im stu- tion.- 5. Using Fuzzy Gaussian Inference and Genetic dentischen Labor der Dualen [..] Programming to Classify 3D Human Motions.- 6. 46,00 € Obstacle Detection using Cross-ratio and Dispar- ISBN 978-3-642-15107-1 Contents ity Velocity.- 7. Learning and Vision-based Obstacle 1 Software-Prozessmodelle.- 1.1 Ein Prozessmod- Avoidance and Navigation.- 8. A Fraction Distortion ell - was ist das?.- 1.2 Das Phasenmodell.- 1.3 Das Model for Accurate Camera Calibration and Correc- Spiralmodell.- 1.4 Moderneiterativ-inkrementelle tion.- 9. A[..] Prozessmodelle.- 2 Das agile Manifest.- 3 Extreme Programming (XP).- 3.1 Die fünf Werte.- 3.2 Fields of interest Die 14 Prinzipien.- 3.3 Prozessschritte und tradi- Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) tionelle Praktiken.- 3.4 Erweiterte Praktiken.- 3.5 Berühmte Praktiken.- 4 Crystal und Crystal Clear.- Target groups 4.1 Teamgröße und Risiko - die Crystal-Pamilie.- 4.2 Research Die sieben Crystal-Eigenschaften.- 4.3 Crystal Clear.- 5 Scrum.- 5.1 Scrum - die Projektrollen.- 5.2 Scrum - Type of publication der Prozess.- 5.3 Scrum-Artefakte.- 6[..] Monograph Fields of interest Available Software Engineering; Management/Business for Professionals; Energy Economics 2010. XIV, 301 p. 136 illus., 68 in color. (Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing) Hardcover Target groups Professional/practitioner 99,95 € ISBN 978-1-84996-328-2 Type of publication Monograph

Available

2010. XV, 147 S. 72 Abb., 36 in Farbe. (eXamen.press) Softcover

18,64 € ISBN 978-3-642-12312-2 34 Computer Science springer.com

T. Hehn, Freiburg; R. Riempp, Hochschule Offenburg M. Hinchey, University of Limerick, Ireland; B. Kleinjohann, Uni- P. Hlineny, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; A. Kucera, versity of Paderborn, Germany; L. Kleinjohann, University of Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic (Eds.) Paderborn, Germany; P. Lindsay, University of Queensland, St. PDF@Flash Lucia, QLD, Australia; F.J. Rammig, University of Paderborn, Ger- many; J. Timmis, University of York, Heslington, UK; M. Wolf, Mathematical Foundations of Multimediale interaktive PDF-Dokumente durch Integration Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA (Eds.) von Flash Computer Science 2010 Distributed, Parallel and 35th International Symposium, MFCS 2010, Brno, Czech Republic, August 23-27, 2010, Proceedings Die Autoren entwickeln fundiertes Hintergrund- Biologically Inspired Systems wissen zum Thema der Integration von Flash in 7th IFIP TC 10 Working Conference, DIPES 2010, and 3rd IFIP multimediale interaktive PDF-Dokumente. Das TC 10 International Conference, BICC 2010, Held as Part of This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings PDF-Format, häufig nur als digitale Reproduk- WCC 2010, Brisbane, Australia, September 20-23, 2010, Pro- of the 35th International Symposium on Mathe- tion gedruckter Inhalte benutzt, besitzt von sich ceedings matical Foundations of Computer Science, MFCS aus bereits einige Methoden zur funktionalen und 2010, held in Brno, Czech Republic, in August 2010. inhaltlichen Erweiterung von Dokumenten, bis hin The 56 revised full papers presented together with zum Einbinden von 3D-Content. Die nun zusätzlich This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected bestehende Möglichkeit zur Integration der komplet- 7th IFIP TC 10 Working Conference on Distributed from 149 submissions. Topics covered include algo- ten Funktionalität von Adobe Flash ermöglicht die and Parallel Embedded Systems, DIPES 2010 and rithmic game theory, algorithmic learning theory, Ergänzung von PDF-Dokumenten zu universellen the 3rd IFIP TC 10 International Conference on algorithms and data structures, automata, gram- interaktiven Multimedia-Dokumenten. Diese eignen Biologically-Inspired Collaborative Computing, mars and formal languages, bioinformatics, com- sich für eine Vielzahl von unterschiedlichen Anwen- BICC 2010, held as part of the 21st World Com- plexity, computational geometry, computer-assisted dungsbereichen und benötigen zu ihrer Darstellung puter Congress, WCC 2010, in Brisbane, Australia, reasoning, concurrency theory, cryptography and dennoch nur die aktuelle Version des Adobe Read- in September 2010. The 18 revised full papers pre- security, databases and knowledge-based systems, ers. Die Autoren erläutern Konzeption, Gestaltung, sented at DIPES were carefully reviewed and selected formal specifications and program development, Produktion, Programmierung und Einsatz derartiger from 37 submissions. The papers are organized in foundations of computing, logic in computer sci- Dokumente in der Gegenwart und in der Zukunft. topical sections on specification and modeling; fault ence, mobile computing, models of computation, Das Buch beschreibt eine Vielzahl konkreter, detail- tolerance; verification and validation; code-genera- networks, parallel and distributed computing, quan- lierter Handlungsanleitungen für die Praxis. Es tion, simulation and timing analysis; and distributed tum computing, semantics and verification of pro- eignet sich somit gleichermaßen für Entscheider,[..] architectures and design support. The 8 revised full grams, and theoretical issues in artificial intelligence. papers presented at BICC were carefully reviewed Features Features Die Autoren entwickeln fundiertes Hintergrund- and selected from numerous submissions. They deal with organic computing, autonomic computing, self- This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of wissen zum Thema der Integration von Flash in the 35th International Symposium on Mathematical multimediale interaktive PDF-Dokumente. Das organizing systems, pervasive computing and related areas. Foundations of Computer Science, MFCS 2010, held PDF-Format, häufig nur als digitale Reproduk- in Brno, Czech Republic, in August 2010. The 56 tion gedruckter Inhalte benutzt, besitzt von sich Features revised full papers presented together with 5 invited aus bereits einige Methoden zur funktionalen und This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 149 inhaltlichen Erweiterung von Dokumenten, bis hin 7th IFIP TC 10 Working Conference on Distributed submissions. Topics covered include algorithmic zum Einbinden von 3D-Content. Die nun zusätzlich and Parallel Embedded Systems, DIPES 2010 and the game theory, algorithmic learning theory, algorithms bestehende Möglichkeit zur [..] 3rd IFIP TC 10 International Conference on Biologi- and data [..] cally-Inspired Collaborative Computing, BICC 2010, Contents Fields of interest Die Formate PDF und Flash.- PDF und Flash vere- held as part of the 21st World Computer Congress, WCC 2010, in Brisbane, Australia, in September Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity; Dis- int.- Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Extended.- PDF-Protfo- crete Mathematics in Computer Science; Com- lio mit individueller Navigation.- Fazit.- Ausblick.- 2010. The 18 revised full papers presented at DIPES were [..] putation by Abstract Devices; Data Structures; Abbildungsverzeichnis.- Videoverzeichnis.- Quellen. Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages; Logics and Meanings of Programs Fields of interest Fields of interest Software Engineering; Computer Communication Media Design; Document Preparation and Text Pro- Target groups cessing; Media Management Networks; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Research Logics and Meanings of Programs; Algorithm Analy- Target groups Type of publication sis and Problem Complexity Professional/practitioner Proceedings Type of publication Target groups Professional book Research Available Type of publication Available 2010. XVII, 714 p. (Theoretical Computer Science and General Proceedings Issues, Vol. 6281)

2010. X, 138 S. (X.media.press) Hardcover Available 87,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-15154-5 23,32 € ISBN 978-3-642-03598-2 2010. XVI, 316 p. (IFIP Advances in Information and Communica- tion Technology, Vol. 329) Hardcover

92,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-15233-7 springer.com Computer Science 35

R. Hull, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Hawthorne, NY, USA; M. Janssen, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands; W. S. Katsikas, University of Piraeus, Greece; J. Lopez, University S. Tai, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany (Eds.) Lamersdorf, University of Hamburg, Germany; J. Pries-Heje, The of Malaga, Spain; M. Soriano, Technical University of Catalonia, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark; M. Rosemann, Queens- Barcelona, Spain (Eds.) land University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (Eds.) Business Process Management Trust, Privacy and Security in 8th International Conference, BPM 2010, Hoboken, NJ, USA, E-Government, E-Services and Digital Business September 13-16, 2010, Proceedings Global Processes 7th International Conference, TrustBus 2010, Bilbao, Spain, Joint IFIP TC 8 and TC 6 International Conferences, EGES 2010 August 30-31, 2010, Proceedings This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of and GISP 2010, Held as Part of WCC 2010, Brisbane, Australia, September 20-23, 2010, Proceedings the 8th International Conference on Business Pro- cess Management, BPM 2010, held in Hoboken, NJ, This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of USA, in September 2010. The volume contains 21 the 7th International Conference on Trust, Privacy revised full research papers carefully reviewed and This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of and Digital Business, TrustBus 2010, held in Bilbao, selected from 151 submissions, as well as 3 invited the IFIP TC 8 International Conference on E-Gov- Spain, in August 2010. The papers are organized talks. The papers deal with issues in the area of busi- ernment and E-Services, EGES 2010 and the IFIP in topical sections on prevention systems; privacy; ness process management and process-aware infor- TC 8 International Conference on Global Informa- access control; security and trust concepts; and secu- mation systems and are organized in topical sections tion Systems Processes, GISP 2010, held as part of rity for dynamic collaborations. on BPM in practice, correctness, design, distributed the 21st World Computer Congress, WCC 2010, processes, mining, and semantics. in Brisbane, Australia, in September 2010. The 12 Features revised full papers presented at EGES were carefully This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of Features reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. the 7th International Conference on Trust, Privacy This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the The papers are organized in topical sections on inter- and Digital Business, TrustBus 2010, held in Bilbao, 8th International Conference on Business Process operability, participation, adoption and diffusion, Spain, in August 2010. The papers are organized Management, BPM 2010, held in Hoboken, NJ, USA, back-end transformation, and new applications. The in topical sections on prevention systems; privacy; in September 2010. The volume contains 21 revised 6 revised full papers presented at GISP were carefully access control; security and trust concepts; and secu- full research papers carefully reviewed and selected reviewed and selected from 13 submissions. They are rity for dynamic collaborations. from 151 submissions, as well as 3 invited talks. The organized in two parts: global case studies on pro- papers deal with issues in the area of business pro- cess design issues with four papers covering the con- Fields of interest cess management and process-aware information textual settings of Singapore, Kuwait, Finland and Computer Communication Networks; Manage- systems [..] South Africa, and globalized process design with two ment of Computing and Information Systems; Data papers dealing with the demands of large scale pro- Encryption; Computers and Society; Information Fields of interest cess models and a process design project covering Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Algorithm Software Engineering; Logics and Meanings of two[..] Analysis and Problem Complexity Programs; Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters; Programming Techniques; Algorithm Features Target groups Analysis and Problem Complexity; Models and Prin- This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of Research ciples the IFIP TC 8 International Conference on E-Gov- ernment and E-Services, EGES 2010 and the IFIP Type of publication Target groups TC 8 International Conference on Global Informa- Proceedings Professional/practitioner tion Systems Processes, GISP 2010, held as part of the 21st World Computer Congress, WCC 2010, Available Type of publication in Brisbane, Australia, in September 2010. The 12 Proceedings revised full papers presented at EGES were carefully 2010. XII, 252 p. (Security and Cryptology, Vol. 6264) Softcover reviewed and selected [..] Available 46,00 € Fields of interest ISBN 978-3-642-15151-4 2010. XIII, 359 p. (Information Systems and Applications, incl. e-commerce / e-business; Management of Com- Internet/Web, and HCI, Vol. 6336) Softcover puting and Information Systems; Computers and Society; Computer Communication Networks; 54,00 € Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); ISBN 978-3-642-15617-5 Data Encryption

Target groups Research

Type of publication Proceedings

Available

2010. XV, 263 p. (IFIP Advances in Information and Communica- tion Technology, Vol. 334) Hardcover

78,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-15345-7 36 Computer Science springer.com

A.V.D.M. Kayem, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche W. Ketter, RSM Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; S. Khuri, San José State University, CA, USA; L. Lhotská, Czech Intelligenz GmbH, Bremen, Germany; S.G. Akl, Queen's Uni- H. La Poutré, CWI Amsterdam, The Netherlands; N.M. Sadeh, Technical University, Prague 6, Czech Republic; N. Pisanti, Univer- versity, Kingston, ON, Canada; P. Martin, Queen's University, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; O. Shehory, IBM sity of Pisa, Italy (Eds.) Kingston, ON, Canada Haifa Research Lab, Israel; W. Walsh, CombineNet, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (Eds.) Information, Technology in Bio- and Adaptive Cryptographic Access Medical Informatics, ITBAM 2010 Control Agent-Mediated Electronic Commerce and Trading Agent First International Conference, Bilbao, Spain, September 1-2, Design and Analysis 2010, Proceedings

Cryptographic access control (CAC) is an approach AAMAS Workshop, AMEC 2008, Estoril, Portugal, May 12-16, to securing data by encrypting it with a key, so that 2008, and AAAI Workshop, TADA 2008, Chicago, IL, USA, July This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed pro- only the users in possession of the correct key are 14, 208, Revised, Selected Papers ceedings of the First International Conference on able to decrypt the data and/or perform further InformationTechnology in Bio- and Medical Infor- encryptions. Applications of cryptographic access matics, held in Bilbao, Spain, in September 2010. The control will benefit companies, governments and the This volume contains 13 thoroughly refereed and 14 selected long papers and 8 selected short papers military where structured access to information is revised papers detailing recent advances in research are divided in the following groups:Workflow man- essential. The purpose of this book is to highlight the on trading agents, negotiating agents, dynamic pric- agement and database; Decision support and data need for adaptability in cryptographic access con- ing, and auctions. They were originally presented at management in biomedicine; Medical data mod- trol schemes that are geared for dynamic environ- the 10th International Workshop on Agent-Medi- elling and information retrieval; Data mining in ments, such as the Internet. Adaptive Cryptographic ated Electronic Commerce (AMEC 2008) collo- bioinformatics; Knowledge representation and data Access Control presents the challenges of designing cated with AAMAS 2008 in Estoril, Portugal, or management in bioinformatics; Biological data and hierarchical cryptographic key management algo- the 6th Workshop on Trading Agent Design and signal processing. rithms to implement Adaptive Access Control in Analysis (TADA 2008) collocated with AAAI 2008 dynamic environments and suggest solutions that in Chicago, IL, USA. The papers originating from Features will overcome these challenges. Adaptive Crypto- AMEC 2008 address agent modeling and multi-agent This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed pro- graphic Access Control is a cutting-edge book focus- problems in the context of e-negotiations and e- ceedings of the First International Conference on ing specifically on this topic in relation to security commerce. The TADA papers stem from the effort InformationTechnology in Bio- and Medical Infor- and cryptographic access control. Both the theoreti- to design scenarios where trading agents and market matics, held in Bilbao, Spain, in September 2010. The cal and practical aspects and approaches of[..] designers can be pitched against each other in appli- 14 selected long papers and 8 selected short papers are divided in the following groups:Workflow man- Features cations from supply chain management and procure- agement and database; Decision support and data Cryptographic access control (CAC) is an approach ment. They are all characterized by interdisciplinary management in biomedicine; Medical data mod- to securing data by encrypting it with a key, so that research combining fields such as artificial intelli- elling and information [..] only the users in possession of the correct key are gence, distributed systems, game theory, and eco- nomics. able to decrypt the data and/or perform further Fields of interest encryptions. Applications of cryptographic access Features Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); control will benefit companies, governments and the This volume contains 13 thoroughly refereed and User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction; military where structured access to information is revised papers detailing recent advances in research Image Processing and Computer Vision; Informa- essential. The purpose of this book is [..] on trading agents, negotiating agents, dynamic pric- tion Storage and Retrieval; Database Management; Computer Communication Networks Contents ing, and auctions. They were originally presented at Introduction.- A Presentation of Access Control the 10th International Workshop on Agent-Medi- ated Electronic Commerce (AMEC 2008) collocated Target groups Methods.- Efficient Key Management: Heuristics.- Professional/practitioner Timestamped Key Management.- Controlling Access with AAMAS 2008 in Estoril, Portugal, or the 6th Workshop on Trading Agent Design and Analysis to Outsourced Data.- Self-Protecting Key Manage- Type of publication (TADA 2008) [..] ment.- Collusion Detection and Resolution.- Con- Proceedings clusions.- References.- Index. Fields of interest Fields of interest e-commerce / e-business; Business Information Sys- Available Data Structures, Cryptology and Information The- tems; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Com- ory; Database Management; Data Encryption; Per- puter Appl. in Administrative Data Processing; 2011. XII, 236 p. (Monographs in Contemporary Mathematics, formance and Reliability; Information Storage Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet) Vol. 6266) Softcover and Retrieval; Information Systems Applications Target groups (incl.Internet) 46,00 € Research ISBN 978-3-642-15019-7 Target groups Type of publication Professional/practitioner Proceedings Type of publication Monograph Available

Available 2010. XII, 191 p. (Lecture Notes in Business Information Process- ing, Vol. 44) Softcover

2010. XIV, 138 p. (Advances in Information Security) Hardcover 46,00 € 79,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-15236-8 ISBN 978-1-4419-6654-4 springer.com Computer Science 37

I. Kotenko, St. Petersburg Institute for Information and Automa- A. Kucera, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; I. Potapov, J. Lacasta, University of Zaragoza, Spain; J. Nogueras-Iso, Uni- tion of RAS, Russia; V. Skormin, Binghamton University (SUNY), The University of Liverpool, UK (Eds.) versity of Zaragoza, Spain; F.J. Zarazaga Soria, University of NY, USA (Eds.) Zaragoza, Spain Reachability Problems Computer Network Security Terminological Ontologies 4th International Workshop, RP 2010, Brno, Czech Republic, 5th International Conference, on Mathematical Methods, August 28-29, 2010. Proceedings Design, Management and Practical Applications Models, and Architectures for Computer Network Security, MMM-ACNS 2010, St. Petersburg, Russia, September 8-10, 2010, Proceedings This book constitutes the research papers presented Information infrastructures are integrated solutions at the 4th International Workshop, RP 2010 held based on the fusion of information and communica- in Brno, Czech Republic, August 28-29, 2010 and tion technologies. They are characterized by the large This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of was co-located with Joint MFCS and CSL 2010 amount of data that must be managed accordingly. the 5th International Conference on Mathemati- (35th International Symposiums on Mathemat- An information infrastructure requires an efficient cal Methods, Models, and Architectures for Com- ical Foundations of Computer Science and 19th and effective information retrieval system to pro- puter Network Security, MMM-ACNS 2010, held EACSL Annual Conferences on Computer Science vide access to the items stored in the infrastructure. in St. Petersburg, Russia in September 2010. The 16 Logic). The revised 9 full papers and the 4 invited Terminological Ontologies: Design, Management revised full papers and 6 revised short papers pre- talks of this workshop reflect reachability problems and Practical Applications presents the main prob- sented together with 5 invited papers were carefully that appear in algebraic structures, computational lems that affect the discovery systems of information reviewed and selected from a total of 54 submissions. models, hybrid systems and verification. Reacha- infrastructures to manage terminological models, The papers are organized in topical sections on secu- bility is a fundamental problem in the context of and introduces a combination of research tools and rity modeling and covert channels, security policies many models and abstractions which are describ- applications in Semantic Web technologies. This and formal analysis of security properties, authen- ing various computational processes. Topics of inter- book specifically analyzes the need to create, relate, tication, authorization, access control and public est include reachability problems in infinite state and integrate the models required for an infrastruc- key cryptography, intrusion and malware detection, systems, rewriting systems, dynamical and hybrid ture by elaborating on the problem of accessing these security of multi-agent systems and software protec- systems, reachability problems in logic and verifica- models in an efficient manner via interoperable ser- tion, as well as. adaptive security, security analysis tion, reachability analysis in different computational vices and components. Terminological Ontologies: and virtualization. models, counter, timed, cellular, communicating Design, Management and Practical Applications is Features automata, Petri-Nets, computational aspects of alge- geared toward information management systems[..] This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of braic structures (semigroups,[..] Features the 5th International Conference on Mathemati- Features Information infrastructures are integrated solutions cal Methods, Models, and Architectures for Com- This book constitutes the research papers presented based on the fusion of information and communica- puter Network Security, MMM-ACNS 2010, held at the 4th International Workshop, RP 2010 held tion technologies. They are characterized by the large in St. Petersburg, Russia in September 2010. The 16 in Brno, Czech Republic, August 28-29, 2010 and amount of data that must be managed accordingly. revised full papers and 6 revised short papers pre- was co-located with Joint MFCS and CSL 2010 (35th An information infrastructure requires an efficient sented together with 5 invited papers were carefully International Symposiums on Mathematical Founda- and effective information retrieval system to provide reviewed and selected from a total of 54 submissions. tions of Computer Science and 19th EACSL Annual access to the items stored in the infrastructure. Ter- The papers are [..] Conferences on Computer Science Logic). The minological Ontologies: Design, Management and Fields of interest revised 9 full papers and the 4 invited talks of this [..] Computer Communication Networks workshop reflect [..] Contents Target groups Fields of interest Ontology basic concepts.- A representation frame- Research Logics and Meanings of Programs; Software Engi- work for terminological ontologies.- Ontology learn- neering; Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages; ing for terminological ontologies.- Formalization of Type of publication Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters; terminological ontologies.- Access to terminological Proceedings Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity; Com- ontologies.- Applicability of terminological ontolo- putation by Abstract Devices gies to information retrieval.- Concluding remarks and outlook.- Index. Available Target groups Research Fields of interest 2010. XIII, 345 p. (Computer Communication Networks and Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Telecommunications, Vol. 6258) Softcover Type of publication Information Storage and Retrieval; Database Man- Proceedings agement; Information Systems and Communication 54,00 € Service; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) ISBN 978-3-642-14705-0 Available Target groups Professional/practitioner 2010. X, 199 p. (Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues, Vol. 6227) Softcover Type of publication Monograph 46,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-15348-8 Available

2010. XVII, 197 p. 100 illus., 50 in color. (Semantic Web and Beyond, Vol. 9) Hardcover

79,95 € ISBN 978-1-4419-6980-4 38 Computer Science springer.com

M. Lalmas, University of Glasgow, UK; J. Jose, University of Glas- P. Lambrix, Linköping University, Sweden; G. Kemp, Chalmers G.T. Leavens, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA; P. gow, UK; A. Rauber, Vienna University of Technology, Austria; University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden (Eds.) O'Hearn, Queen Mary University of London, UK; S.K. Rajamani, R. Sebastiani, Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione, Microsoft Research India, Bangalore, India (Eds.) Pisa, Italy; I. Frommholz, University of Glasgow, UK (Eds.) Data Integration in the Life Sciences Verified Software: Theories, Tools, Research and Advanced Technology 7th International Conference, DILS 2010, Gothenburg, Swe- Experiments for Digital Libraries den, August 25-27, 2010. Proceedings Third International Conference, VSTTE 2010, Edinburgh, UK, 14th European Conference, ECDL 2010, Glasgow, UK, Septem- August 16-19, 2010, Proceedings ber 6-10, 2010, Proceedings This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Data Integra- tion in the Life Sciences, DILS 2010, held in Gothen- This volume contains the proceedings of the third This book constitutes the proceedings of the 14th burg, Sweden, on August 25-27, 2010. The 14 revised working conference on Verified Software: Theories, European Conference on Research and Advanced papers included in this volume together with 2 Tools, and Experiments, VSTTE 2010, held in Edin- Technology for Digital Libraries, ECDL 2010, held invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected. burgh, UK, in August 2010. The 11 papers presented in Glasgow, UK, in September 2010. The 22 long The papers cover the following topics: ontology engi- together with 3 invited talks were carefully revised papers, 14 short papers, 19 posters and 9 demos pre- neering, web services, data mining and text mining and selected for inclusion in the book. This third sented in this volume were carefully reviewed and and information management. conference is part of the Verified Software Initia- selected from 102 full paper submissions, 40 poster tive (VSI), which is a 15 year international project Features submissions, and 13 demo submissions. In addition that focuses on the scientific and technical challenges This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the book contains the abstract of a keynote speech of producing verified software. The goal of VSTTE the 7th International Conference on Data Integra- and an appendix stating information on the doc- 2010 was to advance the state of the art in the science tion in the Life Sciences, DILS 2010, held in Gothen- toral consortium, the workshops, and tutorials, as and technology of software verification through the burg, Sweden, on August 25-27, 2010. The 14 revised well as the panel, which were held at the conference. interaction of theory development, tool evolution, papers included in this volume together with 2 The papers are grouped in topical sections on sys- and experimental validation. The accepted papers invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected. tem architectures, metadata, multimedia IR, interac- represent work on verification techniques, specifi- The papers cover the following topics: ontology engi- tion and interoperability, digital preservation, social cation languages, formal calculi, verification tools, neering, web services, data mining and text mining Web/Web 2.0, search in digital libraries, (meta) anal- solutions to challenge problems, software design and [..] ysis of digital libraries, query log analysis, coopera- methods, reusable components, refinement method- tive work in DLs, ontologies, and domain-specific Fields of interest ologies, and requirements modeling. DLs, posters and demos. Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Features Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Information Features This volume contains the proceedings of the third Storage and Retrieval; Database Management; Com- This book constitutes the proceedings of the 14th working conference on Verified Software: Theories, puter Communication Networks; Data Mining and European Conference on Research and Advanced Tools, and Experiments, VSTTE 2010, held in Edin- Knowledge Discovery Technology for Digital Libraries, ECDL 2010, held burgh, UK, in August 2010. The 11 papers presented in Glasgow, UK, in September 2010. The 22 long Target groups together with 3 invited talks were carefully revised papers, 14 short papers, 19 posters and 9 demos pre- Research and selected for inclusion in the book. This third sented in this volume were carefully reviewed and conference is part of the Verified Software Initiative selected from 102 full paper submissions, 40 poster Type of publication (VSI), which is a 15 year international project that submissions, and 13 demo submissions. In addition Proceedings [..] the book contains [..] Fields of interest Fields of interest Available Software Engineering; Logics and Meanings of Pro- Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); grams; Programming Languages, Compilers, Inter- Database Management; Information Storage and 2010. X, 215 p. (Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics, Vol. 6254) Soft- preters; Programming Techniques; Mathematical Retrieval; Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery; cover Logic and Formal Languages; Artificial Intelligence Multimedia Information Systems; Document Prepa- (incl. Robotics) ration and Text Processing 46,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-15119-4 Target groups Target groups Professional/practitioner Research Type of publication Type of publication Proceedings Proceedings Available Available

2010. X, 217 p. (Programming and Software Engineering, Vol. 2010. XXII, 573 p. (Information Systems and Applications, incl. 6217) Softcover Internet/Web, and HCI, Vol. 6273) Softcover 46,00 € 70,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-15056-2 ISBN 978-3-642-15463-8 springer.com Computer Science 39

N. Magnenat-Thalmann, MIRALab, University of Geneva, Switzer- F. Masulli, University of Genoa, Italy; L.E. Peterson, Cornell Uni- M.K. Mohania, IBM India Research Lab, New Delhi, India; A.M. land (Ed.) versity, Houston, TX, USA; R. Tagliaferri, University of Salerno, Tjoa, Vienna University of Technology, Austria (Eds.) Italy (Eds.) Modeling and Simulating Bodies Data Warehousing and Knowledge and Garments Computational Intelligence Discovery Methods for Bioinformatics and 12th International Conference, DaWaK 2010, Bilbao, Spain, Biostatistics August 30 - September 2, 2010, Proceedings The book presents all aspects of body and garment 6th International Meeting, CIBB 2009, Genoa, Italy, October modeling for animated virtual humans. It describes 15-17, 2009, Revised Selected Papers how we can define fast and precise human body This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the shapes, either from input dimensions or from body 12th International Conference on Data Warehousing scans, how we can use predefined motions and retar- and Knowledge Discovery, DaWak 2010 held in Bil- get them, how we can easily create 3D garments from This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post- bao, Spain in August/September 2010. The 26 revised 2D patterns and animate them, and how we can conference proceedings of the Sixth International full papers presented were carefully reviewed and retarget interactively various garment sizes while giv- Meeting on Computational Intelligence Methods selected from 112 submissions. The papers cover a ing new body dimensions. A case study presents the for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, CIBB 2009, wide range of topics within cloud intelligence, data making of the award winning film ' High Fashion in held in Genova, Italy, in October 2009. The revised warehousing, knowledge discovery, and applications. Equations'. Finally, the book describes how simula- 23 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 57 submissions. The main goal tion processes can be applied to the garment industry Features of the CIBB meetings is to provide a forum open and how we interact with an online platform for vir- This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the to researchers from different disciplines to present tual clothing. This book is truly interdisciplinary as it 12th International Conference on Data Warehousing and discuss problems concerning computational describes the technical concepts as well as the design and Knowledge Discovery, DaWak 2010 held in Bil- techniques in tools for bioinformatics, gene expres- aspects and the problems of the clothing industry to bao, Spain in August/September 2010. The 26 revised sion analysis and new perspectives in bioinformatics be solved today. full papers presented were carefully reviewed and together with 4 special sessions on using game-theo- selected from 112 submissions. The papers cover a Features retical tools in bioinformatics, combining Bayesian wide range of topics within cloud intelligence, data Modeling and Simulating Bodies and Garments is and machine learning approaches in bioinformatics: warehousing, knowledge discovery, and applications. a comprehensive visual textbook, dealing with all state of the art and future perspectives, data cluster- aspects of 3D virtual clothing and allowing users to ing and bioinformatics (DCB 2009) and on intelli- Fields of interest try on virtual outfits. It covers a number of topics gent systems for medical decisions support (ISMDS Database Management; Data Mining and Knowl- including: - Body modeling and animation - Char- 2009). edge Discovery; Information Systems Applications acter based adaptation - Cloth modeling and simula- (incl.Internet); Data Structures; Information Storage Features tion - Design and animation of patterns and clothes - and Retrieval; Computer Communication Networks Virtual prototyping The chapters cover the complex This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post- issues [..] conference proceedings of the Sixth International Target groups Meeting on Computational Intelligence Methods Research Contents for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, CIBB 2009, Preface.- 1 Modeling Bodies .- 2 Character Based held in Genova, Italy, in October 2009. The revised Type of publication Adaptation.- 3 Cloth Modeling and Simulation .- 4 23 full papers presented were carefully reviewed Proceedings Designing and Animating Patterns and Clothes.- 5 and selected from 57 submissions. The main goal of the CIBB meetings is to provide a forum open to Virtual Prototyping and Collaboration in the Cloth- Available ing Industry.- 6 List of figures. researchers from [..]

Fields of interest Fields of interest 2010. X, 338 p. (Information Systems and Applications, incl. Inter- Simulation and Modeling; Computer Graphics; Computation by Abstract Devices; Algorithm Anal- net/Web, and HCI, Vol. 6263) Softcover Image Processing and Computer Vision ysis and Problem Complexity; Pattern Recognition; Database Management; Artificial Intelligence (incl. 54,00 € Target groups Robotics); Simulation and Modeling ISBN 978-3-642-15104-0 Graduate Target groups Type of publication Research Contributed volume Type of publication Available Proceedings

Available 2010. XVIII, 186 p. 240 illus., 120 in color. Hardcover

79,95 € 2010. XIII, 320 p. (Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics, Vol. 6160) Soft- ISBN 978-1-84996-262-9 cover

54,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-14570-4 40 Computer Science springer.com

V. Moulton, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK; M. Singh, M. Müller-Hannemann, Martin-Luther-Universität, Halle, Ger- K. Nakakoji, SRA Inc., Tokyo, Japan; Y. Murakami, National Insti- Princeton University, NY, USA (Eds.) many; S. Schirra, Otto-von-Guericke Universität, Magdeburg, Ger- tute of Information and Communication Technology, Kyoto, many (Eds.) Japan; E. McCready, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan (Eds.) Algorithms in Bioinformatics Algorithm Engineering 10th International Workshop, WABI 2010, Liverpool, UK, New Frontiers in Artificial September 6-8, 2010, Proceedings Bridging the Gap Between Algorithm Theory and Practice Intelligence

JSAI-isAI 2009 Workshops, LENLS, JURISIN, KCSD, LLLL, Tokyo, This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of Algorithms are essential building blocks of computer Japan, November 19-20, 2010, Revised Selected Papers the 10th International Workshop on Algorithms in applications. However, advancements in computer Bioinformatics, WABI 2010, held in Liverpool, UK, hardware, which render traditional computer mod- in September 2010. The 30 revised full papers pre- els more and more unrealistic, and an ever increas- This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of 4 sented were carefully reviewed and selected from ing demand for efficient solution to actual real world workshops held at the JSAI International Symposia 83 submissions. The papers are organized in topical problems have led to a rising gap between classi- on Artificial Intelligence 2010, in Tokyo, Japan, in sections on biomolecular structure: RNA, protein cal algorithm theory and algorithmics in practice. November 2009. The 24 revised full papers presented and molecular comparison; comparative genomics; The emerging discipline of Algorithm Engineer- were carefully reviewed and selected from 61 sub- haplotype and genotype analysis; high-throughput ing aims at bridging this gap. Driven by concrete missions. The papers are organized in the workshop data analysis: next generation sequencing and flow applications, Algorithm Engineering complements sections Logic and Engineering of Natural Language cytometry; networks; phylogenetics; and sequences, theory by the benefits of experimentation and puts Semantics (LENLS), Juris-Informatics (JURISIN), strings and motifs. equal emphasis on all aspects arising during a cyclic Knowledge Collaboration in Software Development solution process ranging from realistic modeling, (KCSD), and Learning with Logics and Logics for Features design, analysis, robust and efficient implementa- Learning (LLLL). This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of tions to careful experiments. This tutorial - outcome the 10th International Workshop on Algorithms in of a GI-Dagstuhl Seminar held in Dagstuhl Castle in Features Bioinformatics, WABI 2010, held in Liverpool, UK, September 2006 - covers the essential aspects of this This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of 4 in September 2010. The 30 revised full papers pre- process in ten chapters on basic ideas, modeling and workshops held at the JSAI International Symposia sented were carefully reviewed and selected from 83 design issues, analysis of algorithms, realistic com- on Artificial Intelligence 2010, in Tokyo, Japan, in submissions. The papers are organized in topical sec- puter models, implementation aspects[..] November 2009. The 24 revised full papers presented tions on biomolecular structure: RNA, protein and were carefully reviewed and selected from 61 sub- molecular comparison; comparative genomics; hap- Features missions. The papers are organized in the workshop lotype and [..] Algorithms are essential building blocks of computer sections Logic and Engineering of Natural Language applications. However, advancements in computer Semantics (LENLS), Juris-Informatics (JURISIN), [..] Fields of interest hardware, which render traditional computer mod- Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity; Com- els more and more unrealistic, and an ever increas- Fields of interest putation by Abstract Devices; Artificial Intelligence ing demand for efficient solution to actual real world Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Information (incl. Robotics); Database Management; Computa- problems have led to a rising gap between classical Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Information tional Biology / Bioinformatics; Pattern Recognition algorithm theory and algorithmics in practice. The Storage and Retrieval; Database Management; Math- emerging discipline of Algorithm Engineering aims ematical Logic and Formal Languages; Data Mining Target groups at [..] and Knowledge Discovery Research Fields of interest Target groups Type of publication Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity; Math- Research Proceedings ematical Logic and Formal Languages; Software Engineering; Simulation and Modeling; Data Struc- Type of publication Available tures; Numeric Computing Proceedings

Target groups 2010. XII, 376 p. (Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics, Vol. 6293) Soft- Available cover Professional/practitioner Type of publication 2010. XII, 374 p. (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 54,00 € 6284) Softcover ISBN 978-3-642-15293-1 Proceedings 54,00 € Available ISBN 978-3-642-14887-3

2010. XVI, 513 p. (Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues, Vol. 5971) Softcover

70,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-14865-1 springer.com Computer Science 41

R. Nakatsu, National University of Singapore; N. Tosa, Kyoto J. Nin, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain; J. Herranz, Uni- J. Padget, University of Bath, Computer Science, Bath, UK; A. University, Japan; F. Naghdy, University of Wollongong, NSW, versitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain (Eds.) Artikis, National Centre for Scientific Research, Athens, Greece; Australia; K.W. Wong, Murdoch University, NSW, Australia; P. W. Vasconcelos, University of Aberdeen, Deparment of Comput- Codognet, CNRS, Paris, France (Eds.) ing, Aberdeen, UK; K. Stathis, University of London, Egham, Sur- Privacy and Anonymity in rey, UK; V. Torres da Silva, Univ. Federal Fluminente, UFF, Sao Domingos Nieroi, RJ, Brazil; E. Matson, College of Technology, Cultural Computing Information Management Systems West Lafayette, IN , USA; A. Polleres, National University of Ire- land, Galway, Ireland (Eds.) Second IFIP TC 14 Entertainment Computing Symposium, ECS New Techniques for New Practical Problems 2010, Held as Part of WCC 2010, Brisbane, Australia, Septem- ber 20-23, 2010, Proceedings Coordination, Organizations, The development of information technologies in the Institutions, and Norms in Agent last few years has been remarkable. Large amounts Systems V This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the of data are collected and stored by both public insti- Second IFIP TC 14 Entertainment Computing Sym- tutions and private companies every day. There COIN 2009 International Workshops: COIN@AAMAS 2009 posium, ECS 2010, held as part of the 21st World are clear threats to the privacy of citizens if no care Budapest, Hungary, May 2009, COIN@IJCAI 2009, Pasadena, Computer Congress, WCC 2010, in Brisbane, Aus- is taken when collecting, storing and disseminat- USA, July 2009, COIN@MALLOW 2009,Turin, Italy, September tralia, in September 2010. The 23 revised full papers ing data. Ensuring privacy for individuals in a soci- 2009, Revised Selected Papers presented together with one invited paper were care- ety when dealing with digital information, is a task fully reviewed and selected from numerous submis- which involves many agents, including politicians, sions. The papers address substantial cultural issues legal authorities, managers, developers, and system This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post- such as sensitivity, memory, spirituality, storytelling, administrators. Privacy and Anonymity in Informa- workshop proceedings of the International Work- racial characteristics etc. that have not been treated tion Management Systems deals with the more tech- shop on Coordination, Organization, Institutions in computer science and engineering so far. The top- nical parts of this `privacy cycle', those issues that and Norms in Agent Systems, COIN 2009. ics range from preservation of cultural heritage and are mostly related to computer science, and discusses traditional technologies using computers, treating the process by which different privacy mechanisms Features models and types in cultural contents to cultural are motivated, designed, analyzed, tested and finally This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post- education using computers. implemented in companies or institutions. The book workshop proceedings of the International Work- is written in such a way that several of the chapters shop on Coordination, Organization, Institutions Features are self-contained and accessible to students, cover- and Norms in Agent Systems, COIN 2009. This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the ing topics such as the problem of[..] Second IFIP TC 14 Entertainment Computing Sym- Fields of interest posium, ECS 2010, held as part of the 21st World Features Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Computer Computer Congress, WCC 2010, in Brisbane, Aus- The development of information technologies in the Communication Networks; Information Systems tralia, in September 2010. The 23 revised full papers last few years has been remarkable. Large amounts Applications (incl.Internet); Software Engineering; presented together with one invited paper were care- of data are collected and stored by both public insti- User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction; fully reviewed and selected from numerous submis- tutions and private companies every day. There are Information Storage and Retrieval sions. The papers address substantial cultural issues clear threats to the privacy of citizens if no care is such as [..] taken when collecting, storing and disseminating Target groups data. Ensuring privacy for individuals in a society Research Fields of interest when dealing with digital information, is a task [..] User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction; Type of publication Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Contents Proceedings Computer Graphics; Multimedia Information Sys- List of Contributors .- Part I Overview.- 1. Introduc- tems; Image Processing and Computer Vision; tion to Privacy and Anonymity in Information Man- Available Media Design agement Systems.- 2. Advanced Privacy-Preserving Data Management and Analysis.- Part II Theory of Target groups 2010. XVIII, 335 p. (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Vol. SDC.- 3. Practical Applications in Statistical Disclo- 6069) Softcover Research sure Control Using R.- 4. Disclosure Risk Assess- ment for Sample Microdata Through.- Probabilistic 54,00 € Type of publication Modeling .- 5. Exploiting Auxiliary Information in ISBN 978-3-642-14961-0 Proceedings the Estimation of Per-record.- Risk of Disclosure.- 6. Statistical Disclosure Control in Tabular Data.- Part Available III Preserving Privacy in Distributed Applications.- 7. From Collaborative to[..] 2010. XII, 243 p. (IFIP Advances in Information and Communica- tion Technology, Vol. 333) Hardcover Fields of interest Systems and Data Security 78,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-15213-9 Target groups Research

Type of publication Reference work

Available

2010. XIV, 198 p. 62 illus., 31 in color. (Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing) Hardcover

79,95 € ISBN 978-1-84996-237-7 42 Computer Science springer.com

F. Paternó, ISTI-CNR, Pisa, Italy; A.M. Pejtersen, Riso National Lab- A. Pont, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain; G. Pujolle, Uni- L. Quan, The Hong King University of Science and Technology, oratory, Roskilde, Denmark (Eds.) versity of Paris 6, France; S.V. Raghavan, Indian Institute of Tech- Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong nology Madras, India (Eds.) Human-Computer Interaction Image-Based Modeling Communications: Wireless Second IFIP TC 13 Symposium, HCIS 2010, Held as Part of WCC 2010, Brisbane, Australia, September 20-23, 2010, Proceed- in Developing Countries and ings Networks of the Future “This book guides you in the journey of 3D modeling from the theory with elegant mathematics to appli- 3rd IFIP TC 6 International Conference, WCITD 2010 and IFIP cations with beautiful 3D model pictures. Written TC 6 International Conference, NF 2010, Held as Part of WCC in a simple, straightforward, and concise manner, This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of 2010, Brisbane, Australia, September 20-23, 2010, Proceed- the Second IFIP TC 13 Human-Computer Inter- ings readers will learn the state of the art of 3D recon- action Symposium, HCIS 2010, held as part of the struction and modeling.” —Professor Takeo Kanade, 21st World Computer Congress, WCC 2010, in Bris- Carnegie Mellon University The computer vision bane, Australia, in September 2010. The 19 revised and graphics communities use different terminolo- This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of full papers, 7 short papers, and 5 poster presenta- gies for the same ideas. This book provides a trans- the Third IFIP TC 6 International Conference on tions were carefully reviewed and selected from 56 lation, enabling graphics researchers to apply vision Wireless Communications and Information Tech- submissions. The papers are organized in topical sec- concepts, and vice-versa, independence of chapters nology for Developing Countries, WCITD 2010 and tions on specification and modeling, user-centered allows readers to directly jump into a specific chap- the IFIP TC 6 International Network of the Future development, usable systems, social and cultural ter of interest, compared to other texts, gives more Conference, NF 2010, held as part of the 21st World problems, mobile and Web applications, and episte- succinct treatment overall, and focuses primarily on Computer Congress, WCC 2010, in Brisbane, Aus- mology, emotions and personalization. vision geometry. Image-Based Modeling is for grad- tralia, in September 2010. The 7 revised full papers uate students, researchers, and engineers working Features presented at WCITD were carefully reviewed and in the areas of computer vision, computer graphics, This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of selected from 17 submissions. They cover various image processing, robotics, virtual reality, and pho- the Second IFIP TC 13 Human-Computer Inter- topics in wireless and mobile communication, wire- togrammetry. action Symposium, HCIS 2010, held as part of the less and mobile networks and information technolo- 21st World Computer Congress, WCC 2010, in Bris- gies and systems and focus on innovative technical Features bane, Australia, in September 2010. The 19 revised research. The 15 revised full papers presented at NF “This book guides you in the journey of 3D modeling full papers, 7 short papers, and 5 poster presenta- were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous from the theory with elegant mathematics to applica- tions were carefully reviewed and selected from 56 submissions. They deal with important paradigms tions with beautiful 3D model pictures. Written in a submissions. The papers are organized in topical sec- for the post-IP generation: new architectures, knowl- simple, straightforward, and concise manner, read- tions on [..] edge and piloting planes, network virtualization, ers will learn the state of the art of 3D reconstruction green technologies, sensor networks, mobile and and modeling.” —Professor Takeo Kanade, Carnegie Fields of interest wireless networks, and strong security. Mellon University About this book: The computer Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); vision and graphics communities use different [..] Computer Communication Networks; User Inter- Features faces and Human Computer Interaction; Artificial This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of Contents Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Multimedia Informa- the Third IFIP TC 6 International Conference on Introduction: a tour of 3D modeling.- Part I Geom- tion Systems; Computers and Education Wireless Communications and Information Tech- etry: fundamentals of multi-view geometry.- Geom- nology for Developing Countries, WCITD 2010 and etry prerequisite.- Multi-view geometry.- Part II Target groups the IFIP TC 6 International Network of the Future Computation: from pixels to 3D points.- Feature Research Conference, NF 2010, held as part of the 21st World point.- Structure from Motion.- Part III Model- Computer Congress, WCC 2010, in Brisbane, Aus- ing: from 3D points to objects.- Surface modeling.- Type of publication tralia, in September 2010. The 7 revised full papers Hair modeling.- Tree modeling.- Façade modeling.- Proceedings presented at WCITD [..] Building modeling.- List of Algorithms.- List of fig- ures.- References.- Index. Available Fields of interest Computer Communication Networks; Information Fields of interest Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Information Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and 2010. XIV, 314 p. (IFIP Advances in Information and Communica- Storage and Retrieval; Computers and Society; Soft- Graphics; Computer Graphics; Signal, Image and tion Technology, Vol. 332) Hardcover ware Engineering; Algorithm Analysis and Problem Speech Processing; Image Processing and Computer 92,00 € Complexity Vision; Pattern Recognition ISBN 978-3-642-15230-6 Target groups Target groups Research Research

Type of publication Type of publication Proceedings Monograph

Available Available

2010. XIV, 265 p. (IFIP Advances in Information and Communica- 2010. XVIII, 251 p. Hardcover tion Technology, Vol. 327) Hardcover 79,95 € 78,00 € ISBN 978-1-4419-6678-0 ISBN 978-3-642-15475-1 springer.com Computer Science 43

N. Reynolds, The University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia; M. D. Richards, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia; B.-H. A. Riel, Grenoble Institute of Technology, France; R. O'Connor, Turcsányi-Szabó, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary Kang, University of Tasmania, Launceston, TAS, Australia (Eds.) Dublin City University, Ireland; S. Tichkiewitch, Grenoble Institute (Eds.) of Technology, France; R. Messnarz, ISCN, Graz, Austria (Eds.) Knowledge Management and Key Competencies in the Acquisition for Smart Systems and Systems, Software and Services Knowledge Society Services Process Improvement IFIP TC 3 International Conference, KCKS 2010, Held as Part of 17th European Conference, EuroSPI 2010, Grenoble, France, WCC 2010, Brisbane, Australia, September 20-23, 2010, Pro- 11th International Workshop, PKAW 2010, Daegue, Korea, September 1-3, 2010. Proceedings ceedings August 30 - 31, 2010, Proceedings

This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of The book constitutes the thoroughly refereed pro- This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th EuroSPI conference in Grenoble, France, ceedings of the 11th International Workshop on the IFIP TC 3 International Conference, KCKS 2010, during September 1-3. The 18 revised full papers Knowledge Management and Acquisition for Smart held as a part of the 21th World Computer Congress, presented together with 8 key notes were carefully Systems and Services, held in Daegue, Korea in WCC 2010, in Brisbane, Australia, in September reviewed and selected. They are organized in top- August 2010 in conjunction with the Pacific Rim 2010. The 43 revised full papers presented were care- ical sections on SPI Tools, SPI Methods, SPI in International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, fully reviewed and selected from numerous submis- SMEs, SPI and Economic Aspects as well as Future PRICAI 2010. The 26 revised full papers were sions. The range of issues cover many aspects of ICT of SPI. This textbook is intended for the use by SPI selected from 94 submissions and are organized in in relation to competencies in the knowledge soci- (Software Process Improvement) managers and topical sections on Machine Learning, Data Mining, ety; they present theory, research, applications and researchers, quality managers, and experienced Knowledge Engineering & Ontology, Incremental practical experiences on topics including but not project and research managers. limited to developing creativity, digital solidarity, Knowledge Acquisition, KA Applications in Inter- e-management in education, informatics and pro- net and Mobile Computing and KA Applications in Features gramming knowledge technologies, lifelong learn- Multimedia and Games. This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of ing, policy development, teacher(s) in a knowledge the 17th EuroSPI conference in Grenoble, France, Features society, e-inclusion, AGORA: the IFIP initiative on during September 1-3. The 18 revised full papers The book constitutes the thoroughly refereed pro- lifelong learning, collective intelligence, digital liter- presented together with 8 key notes were carefully ceedings of the 11th International Workshop on acy, educating ict professionals, formal and informal reviewed and selected. They are organized in topi- Knowledge Management and Acquisition for Smart learning, innovations of assessment, networking and cal sections on SPI Tools, SPI Methods, SPI in SMEs, Systems and Services, held in Daegue, Korea in collaboration, problem solving teacher learning & SPI and Economic Aspects as well as Future of SPI. August 2010 in conjunction with the Pacific Rim creativity as well as teaching & learning 2.0. This textbook is intended for the use by SPI (Soft- International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, ware [..] Features PRICAI 2010. The 26 revised full papers were This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of selected from 94 submissions and are organized in Fields of interest the IFIP TC 3 International Conference, KCKS 2010, topical sections on Machine [..] Software Engineering; Information Systems Applica- held as a part of the 21th World Computer Congress, tions (incl.Internet); Programming Languages, Com- Fields of interest WCC 2010, in Brisbane, Australia, in September pilers, Interpreters; Management of Computing and Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Information 2010. The 43 revised full papers presented were care- Information Systems; Programming Techniques; Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Information fully reviewed and selected from numerous submis- Software Engineering / Programming and Operating Storage and Retrieval; Database Management; Com- sions. The range of issues cover many aspects of ICT Systems puter Communication Networks; Data Mining and in relation to competencies in the knowledge society; Knowledge Discovery they [..] Target groups Research Target groups Fields of interest Professional/practitioner User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction; Type of publication Proceedings Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Type of publication Computer Appl. in Arts and Humanities; Computers Proceedings and Education; Information Storage and Retrieval; Available Multimedia Information Systems Available Target groups 2010. XIII, 303 p. (Communications in Computer and Information Science, Vol. 99) Softcover Professional/practitioner 2011. X, 313 p. (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 6232) Softcover 64,00 € Type of publication ISBN 978-3-642-15665-6 Proceedings 54,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-15036-4 Available

2010. XII, 458 p. (IFIP Advances in Information and Communica- tion Technology, Vol. 324) Hardcover

105,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-15377-8 44 Computer Science springer.com

D. Salomon, California State University, Northridge, CA, USA M.J. Serna, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, R. Setchi, Cardiff University, UK; I. Jordanov, University of Spain; R. Shaltiel, University of Haifa, Israel; K. Jansen, Univer- Portsmouth, UK; L.C. Jain, University of South Australia, Adelaide, sity of Kiel, Germany; J. Rolim, University of Geneva, Carouge, SA, Australia (Eds.) Elements of Computer Security Switzerland (Eds.) Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Approximation, Randomization, Information and Engineering As our society grows ever more reliant on comput- and Combinatorial Optimization. ers, so it also becomes more vulnerable to computer Systems crime. Cyber attacks have been plaguing computer Algorithms and Techniques users since the 1980s, and computer security experts 14th International Conference, KES 2010, Cardiff, UK, Septem- 13th International Workshop, APPROX 2010, and 14th Inter- ber 8-10, 2010, Proceedings, Part I are predicting that smart telephones and other national Workshop, RANDOM 2010, Barcelona, Spain, Septem- mobile devices will also become the targets of cyber ber 1-3, 2010. Proceedings security threats in the future. Developed from the author's successful Springer guide to Foundations The four-volume set LNAI 6276--6279 consti- of Computer Security, this accessible textbook/refer- tutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th Interna- ence is fully updated and enhanced with resources This book constitutes the joint refereed proceedings tional Conference on Knowledge-Based Intelligent for students and tutors. Topics and features: exam- of the 13th International Workshop on Approxima- Information and Engineering Systems, KES 2010, ines the physical security of computer hardware, tion Algorithms for Combinatorial Optimization held in Cardiff, UK, in September 2010. The 272 networks, and digital data; introduces the differ- Problems, APPROX 2010, and the 14th Interna- revised papers presented were carefully reviewed ent forms of rogue software (or malware), discusses tional Workshop on Randomization and Computa- and selected from 360 submissions. They present the methods for preventing and defending against mal- tion, RANDOM 2010, held in Barcelona, Spain, in results of high-quality research on a broad range of ware, and describes a selection of viruses, worms and September 2010. The 28 revised full papers of the intelligent systems topics. Trojans in detail; investigates the important threats APPROX 2010 workshop and the 29 revised full to network security, and explores the subjects of papers of the RANDOM 2010 workshop included Features authentication, spyware, and identity theft; discusses in this volume, were carefully reviewed and selected The four-volume set LNAI 6276--6279 consti- issues of privacy and trust in the online world,[..] from 66 and 61 submissions, respectively. APPROX tutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th Interna- focuses on algorithmic and complexity issues sur- tional Conference on Knowledge-Based Intelligent Features rounding the development of efficient approximate Information and Engineering Systems, KES 2010, As our society grows ever more reliant on comput- solutions to computationally difficult problems. held in Cardiff, UK, in September 2010. The 272 ers, so it also becomes more vulnerable to computer RANDOM is concerned with applications of ran- revised papers presented were carefully reviewed crime. Cyber attacks have been plaguing computer domness to computational and combinatorial prob- and selected from 360 submissions. They present the users since the 1980s, and computer security experts lems. results of high-quality research on a broad range of are predicting that smart telephones and other intelligent systems topics. mobile devices will also become the targets of cyber Features security threats in the future. Developed from the This book constitutes the joint refereed proceedings Fields of interest author's highly successful Springer text, [..] of the 13th International Workshop on Approxima- Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Information tion Algorithms for Combinatorial Optimization Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Computer Contents Problems, APPROX 2010, and the 14th Interna- Communication Networks; Information Storage and Physical Security.- Viruses.- Worms.- Trojan tional Workshop on Randomization and Computa- Retrieval; Pattern Recognition; Database Manage- Horses.- Examples of Malware.- Prevention and tion, RANDOM 2010, held in Barcelona, Spain, in ment Defense.- Network Security.- Authentication.- Spy- September 2010. The 28 revised full papers of the ware.- Identity Theft.- Privacy and Trust. APPROX 2010 workshop and the 29 revised full Target groups papers of the RANDOM 2010 workshop [..] Research Fields of interest Systems and Data Security; Data Encryption Fields of interest Type of publication Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity; Dis- Proceedings Target groups crete Mathematics in Computer Science; Data Struc- Lower undergraduate tures; Computation by Abstract Devices; Computer Available Graphics; Computer Communication Networks Type of publication Undergraduate textbook Target groups 2010. XLV, 679 p. (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Vol. Research 6276) Softcover Available 87,00 € Type of publication ISBN 978-3-642-15386-0 Proceedings 2010. XX, 375 p. (Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science) Softcover Available 34,95 € ISBN 978-0-85729-005-2 2010. XIII, 782 p. (Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues, Vol. 6302) Softcover

87,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-15368-6 springer.com Computer Science 45

R. Setchi, Cardiff University, UK; I. Jordanov, University of R. Sion, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA; R. Curt- T. Sobh, University of Bridgeport, School of Engineering, Bridge- Portsmouth, UK; L.C. Jain, University of South Australia, Adelaide, mola, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, USA; S. port, CT USA; K. Elleithy, University of Bridgeport, School of Engi- SA, Australia (Eds.) Dietrich, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, USA; A. neering, Bridgeport, CT USA (Eds.) Kiayias, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA; J.M. Miret, Uni- versidad de Leida, Spain; K. Sako, NEC Central Research Labs, Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Kawasaki, Japan; F. Sebé, Universidad de Lleida, Spain (Eds.) Innovations in Computing Sciences Information and Engineering and Software Engineering Systems Financial Cryptography and Data Security 14th International Conference, KES 2010, Cardiff, UK, septem- ber 8-10, 2010, Proceedings, Part III Innovations in Computing Sciences and Software FC 2010 Workshops, WLC, RLCPS, and WECSR, Tenerife, Engineering includes a set of rigorously reviewed Canary Islands, Spain, January 25-28, 2010, Revised Selected Papers world-class manuscripts addressing and detailing state-of-the-art research projects in the areas of The four-volume set LNAI 6276--6279 consti- Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer tutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th Interna- Engineering, and Systems Engineering and Sciences. tional Conference on Knowledge-Based Intelligent This book contains the revised selected papers of Topics Covered: •Image and Pattern Recognition: Information and Engineering Systems, KES 2010, the First Workshop on Lightweight Cryptogra- Compression, Image processing, Signal Process- held in Cardiff, UK, in September 2010. The 272 phy for Resource-Constrained Devices, WLC 2010, ing Architectures, Signal Processing for Communi- revised papers presented were carefully reviewed the First Workshop on Real-Life Cryptographic cation, Signal Processing Implementation, Speech and selected from 360 submissions. They present the Protocols and Standardization, RLCPS 2010, and Compression, and Video Coding Architectures. results of high-quality research on a broad range of the First Workshop on Ethics in Computer Secu- •Languages and Systems: Algorithms, Databases, intelligent systems topics. rity Research, WECSR 2010, held in conjunction Embedded Systems and Applications, File Systems with the 14th International Conference on Finan- and I/O, Geographical Information Systems, Ker- Features cial Cryptography and Data Security, FC 2010, in nel and OS Structures, Knowledge Based Systems, The four-volume set LNAI 6276--6279 consti- Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, in January 2010. Modeling and Simulation, Object Based Software tutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th Interna- The 21 selected papers presented were carefully Engineering, Programming Languages, and Pro- tional Conference on Knowledge-Based Intelligent reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. gramming Models and tools. •Parallel Processing: Information and Engineering Systems, KES 2010, The papers cover topics ranging from low-cost cryp- Distributed Scheduling, Multiprocessing, Real-time held in Cardiff, UK, in September 2010. The 272 tography and real-life issues discussing design crite- Systems, Simulation Modeling and Development, revised papers presented were carefully reviewed ria and relevant implementation challenges to ethical and Web Applications. •Signal and Image Process- and selected from 360 submissions. They present the concerns and standards in the computer security ing:[..] results of high-quality research on a broad range of research. intelligent systems topics. Features Features Innovations in Computing Sciences and Software Fields of interest This book contains the revised selected papers of Engineering includes a set of rigorously reviewed Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Information the First Workshop on Lightweight Cryptography world-class manuscripts addressing and detailing Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Computer for Resource-Constrained Devices, WLC 2010, the state-of-the-art research projects in the areas of Communication Networks; Information Storage and First Workshop on Real-Life Cryptographic Proto- Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Retrieval; Pattern Recognition; Database Manage- cols and Standardization, RLCPS 2010, and the First Engineering, and Systems Engineering and Sciences. ment Workshop on Ethics in Computer Security Research, Topics Covered: •Image and Pattern Recognition: WECSR 2010, held in conjunction with the 14th Compression, Image [..] Target groups International Conference on Financial Cryptography Research and Data Security, FC [..] Fields of interest Software Engineering Type of publication Fields of interest Proceedings Computer Communication Networks; e-com- Target groups merce / e-business; Management of Computing and Research Available Information Systems; Data Encryption; Comput- ers and Society; Information Systems Applications Type of publication Proceedings 2010. XXIII, 675 p. (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Vol. (incl.Internet) 6278) Softcover Target groups Available 79,00 € Research ISBN 978-3-642-15392-1 Type of publication 2010. XIX, 490 p. Hardcover Proceedings 189,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-9111-6 Available

2010. X, 257 p. (Security and Cryptology, Vol. 6054) Hardcover

46,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-14991-7 46 Computer Science springer.com

P. Sojka, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; A. Horak, B. Stiller, University of Zurich, Switzerland; T. Hoßfeld, Universität H. Takeda, Osaka University, Japan (Ed.) Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; I. Kopecek, Masaryk Würzburg, Germany; G.D. Stamoulis, Athens University of Eco- University, Brno, Czech Republic; K. Pala, Masaryk University, momics and Business, Greece (Eds.) Brno, Czech Republic (Eds.) E-Health

Incentives, Overlays, and Economic First IMIA/IFIP Joint Symposium, E-Health 2010, Held as Part Text, Speech and Dialogue of WCC 2010, Brisbane, Australia, September 20-23, 2010, Pro- Traffic Control ceedings 13th International Conference, TSD 2010, Brno, Czech Repub- lic, September 6-10, 2010.Proceedings Third International Workshop, ETM 2010, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 6, 2010. Proceedings This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First IMIA/IFIP Joint Symposium on E-Health, This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed work- E-Health 2010, held as part of the 21st World Com- 13th International Conference on Text, Speech and shop proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop puter Congress, WCC 2010, in Brisbane, Australia, Dialogue, TSD 2010, held in Brno, Czech Repub- on Incentives, Overlays, and Economic Traffic Con- in September 2010. The 22 revised full papers pre- lic, September 2010. The 71 revised full papers pre- trol, ETM 2010, held in Amsterdam, The Nether- sented together with 10 poster papers were care- sented together with 3 invited papers were carefully lands, in September 2010. The 6 revised full papers fully reviewed and selected from 44 submissions. reviewed and selected from 144 submissions. The presented together with a keynote and 4 short papers The papers cover a broad range of topics in the new topics of the conference include, but are not lim- were carefully reviewed and selected from 21 sub- interdisciplinary field of healthcare computing and ited to text corpora and tagging, transcription prob- missions. The major focus of the accepted papers is communications offering basic research, healthcare lems in spoken corpora, sense disambiguation, links seen in the following topics such as economic man- applications and practice. between text and speech oriented systems, parsing agement of traffic and its related economic impli- issues, multi-lingual issues, information retrieval and Features cations; ETM mechanisms and technologies; ETM information extraction, text/topic summarization, This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of application scenarios, such as that of peer-to-peer machine translation, semantic web, speech modeling, the First IMIA/IFIP Joint Symposium on E-Health, applications, overlay networks, or virtual networks; speech recognition, search in speech for IR and IE, E-Health 2010, held as part of the 21st World Com- application-layer traffic optimization (ALTO); and text-to-speech synthesis, emotions and personality puter Congress, WCC 2010, in Brisbane, Australia, economically efficient bandwidth allocation. modeling, user modeling, knowledge representation in September 2010. The 22 revised full papers pre- in relation to dialogue systems, assistive technologies Features sented together with 10 poster papers were care- based on speech and dialogue, applied systems and This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed work- fully reviewed and selected from 44 submissions. software, facial animation, as well as visual speech shop proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop The papers cover a broad range of topics in the new synthesis. on Incentives, Overlays, and Economic Traffic Con- interdisciplinary [..] trol, ETM 2010, held in Amsterdam, The Nether- Features Fields of interest lands, in September 2010. The 6 revised full papers This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Information Systems and Communication Service; presented together with a keynote and 4 short papers 13th International Conference on Text, Speech and Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); were carefully reviewed and selected from 21 sub- Dialogue, TSD 2010, held in Brno, Czech Repub- User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction; missions. The major focus of the accepted papers is lic, September 2010. The 71 revised full papers pre- Database Management; Information Storage and seen in the [..] sented together with 3 invited papers were carefully Retrieval; Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery reviewed and selected from 144 submissions. The Fields of interest Target groups topics of the conference include, but are not limited Computer Communication Networks; Informa- Research to text corpora and tagging, transcription problems tion Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Software in [..] Engineering; Information Storage and Retrieval; Type of publication Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity; Man- Fields of interest Proceedings agement of Computing and Information Systems Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Information Target groups Available Storage and Retrieval; User Interfaces and Human Research Computer Interaction; Database Management; Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery 2010. XI, 240 p. (IFIP Advances in Information and Communica- Type of publication tion Technology, Vol. 335) Hardcover Proceedings Target groups 78,00 € Research Available ISBN 978-3-642-15514-7 Type of publication Proceedings 2010. X, 109 p. (Computer Communication Networks and Telecommunications, Vol. 6236) Softcover Available 46,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-15484-3 2011. XIV, 593 p. (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 6231) Softcover

79,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-15759-2 springer.com Computer Science 47

E. Tambouris, University of Macedonia, Naousa, Greece; A. Macin- A. Tatnall, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (Ed.) G. Tempesti, University of York, UK; A. Tyrrell, University of York, tosh, The University of Leeds, UK; O. Glassey, IDHEAP, Lausanne, UK; J. Miller, University of York, UK (Eds.) Switzerland (Eds.) History of Computing: Learning from the Past Evolvable Systems: From Biology to Electronic Participation Hardware Second International Conference, ePart 2010, Lausanne, IFIP WG 9.7 International Conference, HC 2010, Held as Part Switzerland, August 29 - September 2, 2010. Proceedings of WCC 2010, Brisbane, Australia, September 20-23, 2010, Pro- 9th International Conference, ICES 2010, York, UK, September ceedings 6-8, 2010, Proceedings

This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Electronic the IFIP WG 9.7 International Conference on the the 9th International Conference on Evolvable Sys- Participation, ePart 2010, held in Lausanne, Switzer- History of Computing, HC 2010, held as part of the tems, ICES 2010, held in York, UK, in September land, in August/September, 2010. 21st World Computer Congress, WCC 2010, in Bris- 2010. The papers are organized in topical sections on Features bane, Australia, in September 2010. The 22 revised evolving digital circuits; artificial development; GPU This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of full papers presented were carefully reviewed and platforms for bio-inspired algorithms; implementa- the Second International Conference on Electronic selected from numerous submissions. The papers tions and applications of neural networks; test, repair Participation, ePart 2010, held in Lausanne, Switzer- cover a broad scope of topics relating to the history and reconfiguration using evolutionary algorithms; land, in August/September, 2010. of computing written both by historians and by those applications of evolutionary algorithms in hardware; who were involved in creating this history, ranging reconfigurable hardware platforms; applications of Fields of interest from computing hardware, software and computer evolution to technology; and novel methods in evo- Computer Appl. in Administrative Data Processing; applications (including education) to social aspects lutionary design. Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); of computing. Computers and Society; Computer Communication Features Networks; User Interfaces and Human Computer Features This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of Interaction; Information Storage and Retrieval This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Evolvable Sys- the IFIP WG 9.7 International Conference on the tems, ICES 2010, held in York, UK, in September Target groups History of Computing, HC 2010, held as part of the 2010. The papers are organized in topical sections on Research 21st World Computer Congress, WCC 2010, in Bris- evolving digital circuits; artificial development; GPU bane, Australia, in September 2010. The 22 revised platforms for bio-inspired algorithms; implementa- Type of publication full papers presented were carefully reviewed and tions and applications of neural networks; test, repair Proceedings selected from numerous submissions. The papers and reconfiguration using evolutionary algorithms; cover a broad scope of topics relating to the history [..] Available of computing [..] Fields of interest Fields of interest Software Engineering; Computation by Abstract 2010. X, 237 p. (Information Systems and Applications, incl. Inter- History of Computing; Computer Appl. in Social and Devices; Computer Communication Networks; net/Web, and HCI, Vol. 6229) Softcover Behavioral Sciences; Computers and Society; Com- Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Logics and 60,00 € puting Methodologies; Personal Computing Meanings of Programs; Special Purpose and Applica- ISBN 978-3-642-15157-6 tion-Based Systems Target groups Research Target groups Research Type of publication Proceedings Type of publication Proceedings Available Available 2010. XII, 229 p. (IFIP Advances in Information and Communica- tion Technology, Vol. 325) Hardcover 2010. XII, 394 p. (Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues, Vol. 6274) Softcover 78,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-15198-9 62,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-15322-8 48 Computer Science springer.com

S. Tenreiro de Magalhaes, Universidade Catolica Portuguesa, T. Theeramunkong, Thammasat University, Muang Pathumthani, M.A. Treiber, Siemens Electronics Assembly Systems, Munich, Braga, Portugal; H. Jahankhani, University of East London, UK; Thailand; C. Nattee, Thammasat University, Muang Pathumthani, Germany A.G. Hessami, City University, London, UK (Eds.) Thailand; P.J.L. Adeodato, Center for Informatics, Federal Univer- sity of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil; N. Chawla, Computer Science, University of Notre Dame, USA; P. Christen, Computer Science, An Introduction to Object Global Security, Safety, and Australian National University, Canberra, Australia; P. Lenca, Lab- oratoire STICC, Telecom Bretagne, Brest, France; J. Poon, Informa- Recognition Sustainability tion Technologies, University of Sydney, Australia; G. Williams, Selected Algorithms for a Wide Variety of Applications Togaware, Canberra, Australia (Eds.) 6th International Conference, ICGS3 2010, Braga, Portugal, September 1-3, 2010. Proceedings New Frontiers in Applied Data Rapid development of computer hardware has Mining enabled usage of automatic object recognition in an This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of increasing number of applications, ranging from the 6th International Conference, ICGS3, held in PAKDD 2009 International Workshops, Bangkok, Thailand, April 27-30, 2010. Revised Selected Papers industrial image processing to medical applications, Braga, Portugal, in September 2010. The 31 revised as well as tasks triggered by the widespread use of full papers presented together with 3 keynote papers the internet. Each area of application has its specific were carefully reviewed and selected from many sub- requirements, and consequently these cannot all be missions. The topics are divided into six streams: e- This book constitutes the proceedings of the PAKDD tackled appropriately by a single, general-purpose S3, Physical S3, S3 Strategic Frameworks, Cybernetic 2009 International Workshops on New Frontiers in algorithm. This easy-to-read text/reference provides S3, Socio- Technical Systems as well as Emerging Applied Data Mining, held in Bangkok, Thailand in a comprehensive introduction to the field of object Trends. April 2010. recognition (OR). The book presents an overview of the diverse applications for OR and highlights Features Features important algorithm classes, presenting representa- This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of This book constitutes the proceedings of the PAKDD tive example algorithms for each class. The presenta- the 6th International Conference, ICGS3, held in 2009 International Workshops on New Frontiers in tion of each algorithm describes the basic algorithm Braga, Portugal, in September 2010. The 31 revised Applied Data Mining, held in Bangkok, Thailand in flow in detail, complete with graphical illustrations. full papers presented together with 3 keynote papers April 2010. Pseudocode implementations are also included for were carefully reviewed and selected from many sub- many of the methods, and definitions are supplied missions. The topics are divided into six streams: e- Fields of interest for terms which may be unfamiliar to the novice S3, Physical S3, S3 Strategic Frameworks, Cybernetic Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Database reader. Supporting a clear and intuitive[..] S3, Socio- Technical Systems as well as Emerging Management; Information Storage and Retrieval; Trends. Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Features Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery; Pattern Rapid development of computer hardware has Fields of interest Recognition enabled usage of automatic object recognition in an Computer Communication Networks; Manage- increasing number of applications, ranging from ment of Computing and Information Systems; Target groups industrial image processing to medical applications, Data Encryption; Algorithm Analysis and Prob- Research as well as tasks triggered by the widespread use of lem Complexity; Information Systems Applications the internet. Each area of application has its specific (incl.Internet); Computers and Society Type of publication Proceedings requirements, and consequently these cannot all be Target groups tackled appropriately by a single, general-purpose [..] Research Available Contents Type of publication Introduction.- Global Methods.- Transforma- Proceedings 2010. XII, 169 p. (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Vol. tion-search Based Methods.- Geometric Correspon- 5669) Softcover dence-based Approaches.- 3D Object Recognition.- Flexible Shape Matching.- Interest Point Detection Available 46,00 € and Region Descriptors.- Summary. ISBN 978-3-642-14639-8 2010. XI, 301 p. (Communications in Computer and Information Fields of interest Science, Vol. 92) Softcover Image Processing and Computer Vision; Pattern Recognition 64,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-15716-5 Target groups Professional/practitioner

Type of publication Professional book

Available

2010. XVII, 201 p. (Advances in Pattern Recognition) Hardcover

79,95 € ISBN 978-1-84996-234-6 springer.com Computer Science 49

M. Tönnis, TU München I. Wagner, Vienna University of Technology, Austria; D. Stuedahl, P. Wieder, TU Dortmund University, Germany; R. Yahyapour, TU University of Oslo, Norway; T. Bratteteig, University of Oslo, Nor- Dortmund University, Germany; W. Ziegler, Fraunhofer Institute way (Eds.) SCAI, Sankt Augustin, Germany (Eds.) Augmented Reality

Einblicke in die Erweiterte Realität Exploring Digital Design Grids and Service-Oriented

Multi-Disciplinary Design Practices Architectures for Service Level Agreements Dieses Buch befasst sich mit der Überlagerung der realen Welt durch computergenerierte virtuelle Objekte. Die drei grundlegenden Bausteine dieser Exploring Digital Design takes a multi-disciplinary Erweiterten Realität, Darstellung, Tracking und look at digital design research where digital design is As Grids and service-oriented architectures have Benutzerinteraktion, werden Schritt für Schritt embedded in a larger socio-cultural context. Work- evolved to a common infrastructure for providing eingeführt und miteinander in Zusammenhang ing from socio-technical research areas such as and consuming services in research and commer- gebracht. Übungen vertiefen den Stoff. Ein Überblick Participatory Design (PD), Computer Supported cial environments, mechanisms are needed to agree über existierende Anwendungen aus Forschung und Cooperative Work (CSCW) and Human-Computer on the objectives and the quality of such service pro- Industrie rundet das Thema ab und gibt Anregungen Interaction (HCI), the book explores how human- vision. There is a clear trend to use electronic con- für eigene Systeme. Ein Ausblick auf mögliche weit- ities offer new insights into digital design, and dis- tracts between service consumers and one or more ere Entwicklungen und Probleme schließt das Buch. cusses a variety of digital design research practices, service providers, in order to achieve the necessary methods, and theoretical approaches spanning estab- reliability and commitment from all parties. Service Features lished disciplinary borders. The aim of the book Level Agreements (SLAs) are the means to model Dieses Buch befasst sich mit der Überlagerung der is to explore the diversity of contemporary digital and manage such contracts in a unified way. Grids realen Welt durch computergenerierte virtuelle design practices in which commonly shared aspects and Service-Oriented Architectures for Service Level Objekte. Die drei grundlegenden Bausteine dieser are interpreted and integrated into different disci- Agreements, the thirteenth volume of the CoreGRID Erweiterten Realität, Darstellung, Tracking und plinary and interdisciplinary conversations. It is the series, contains current research and up-to date solu- Benutzerinteraktion, werden Schritt für Schritt conversations and explorations with humanities that tions from research and business communities pre- eingeführt und miteinander in Zusammenhang further distinguish this book within digital design sented at the IEEE Grid 2009 Workshop on Service gebracht. Übungen vertiefen den Stoff. Ein Überblick research. Illustrated with real examples from digital Level Agreements in Grids, and the Service Level über existierende Anwendungen aus Forschung und design research practices from a variety of research Agreements in Grids Dagstuhl Seminar 2009. The Industrie rundet das Thema [..] projects and from a broad range of contexts [..] contributions in this volume cover Grid environ- ments, but also generic models for SLA management Features Contents that are[..] Einführung in die Augmented Reality.- Darstellung Exploring Digital Design takes a multi-disciplinary virtueller Objekte.- Tracking.- Eingabe und Interak- look at digital design research where digital design is Features tion.- Anwendungen und Erfahrungen.- Ausblicke. embedded in a larger socio-cultural context. Work- As Grids and service-oriented architectures have ing from socio-technical research areas such as evolved to a common infrastructure for providing Fields of interest Participatory Design (PD), Computer Supported and consuming services in research and commercial Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Cooperative Work (CSCW) and Human-Computer environments, mechanisms are needed to agree on Graphics; Computer Graphics Interaction (HCI), the book explores how human- the objectives and the quality of such service provi- ities offer new insights into digital design, and dis- sion. There is a clear trend to use electronic contracts Target groups cusses a variety [..] between service consumers and one or more service Upper undergraduate providers, in order to achieve the necessary [..] Contents Type of publication Part 1 - A Common Ground.- Researching Digi- Contents Monograph tal Design.- Research Practices in Digital Design.- Areas benefiting from SLAs.- Languages to express Analytical Perspectives.- Methods That Matter in SLAs.- Protocols to conclude and negotiate SLAs.- Available Digital Design Research.- Part 2 - Multiple Perspec- Technologies for management and observation of tive on Design Research.- A Matter of Digital Mate- SLAs.- Static vs. Dynamic SLAs.- Business models & riality.- Mobility, Localization and Digital Genre 2010. X, 192 S. (Informatik im Fokus) Softcover Grid economy.- Negotiation and agreement proto- Design.- Unreal Estate: Digital Design and Media- cols and strategies.- Validation techniques for SLA 13,97 € tion in Marketing Urban Residency.- Whisperings in parameters.- Comparison and matchmaking of SLA ISBN 978-3-642-14178-2 the Undergrowth: Communication Design, Online and policy descriptions.- Managing user expectations Social Networking and Discursive Performativity.- via SLAs.- Multi-party SLAs and SLA chaining.- Designing for Sustainable Ways of Living with Tech- SLA-based resource discovery, co-scheduling and nologies.- Epilogue: A Multidisciplinary Take on[..] resource reservation.- Registry Services and reposito- ries for SLA.- SLA-based trust management[..] Fields of interest Media Design; User Interfaces and Human Com- Fields of interest puter Interaction; Multimedia Information Systems Computer Communication Networks; Com- puter Systems Organization and Communica- Target groups tion Networks; Information Systems Applications Research (incl.Internet); Processor Architectures; Information Type of publication Systems and Communication Service; Data Struc- Contributed volume tures Target groups Available Professional/practitioner

2010. VI, 290 p. 52 illus. (Computer Supported Cooperative Work) Type of publication Hardcover Proceedings

79,95 € Available ISBN 978-1-84996-222-3

2010. XIII, 171 p. Hardcover

119,95 € 50 Computer Science springer.com

ISBN 978-1-4419-7319-1 M.A. Wimmer, Univesity of Koblenz-Landau, Koblenz, Ger- H.S. Yang, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea; R. Malaka, University of Bre- many; J.-L. chappelet, IDHEAP Swiss Graduate School, Lausanne, men, Germany; J. Hoshino, University of Tsukuba, Korea; J.H. Han, Switzerland; M. Janssen, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Korea University, Seoul, Korea (Eds.) The Netherlands; H.J. Scholl, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA (Eds.) Entertainment Computing - ICEC Electronic Government 2010

9th International Conference, EGOV 2010, Lausanne, Switzer- 9th International Conference, ICEC 2010, Seoul, Korea, land, August 29 - September 2, 2010, Proceedings September 8-11, 2010. Proceedings

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed pro- 9th International Conference, EGOV 2010, held in ceedings of the 9th International Conference on Lausanne, Switzerland, in August/September 2010. Entertainment Computing, ICEC 2010, held in The 36 revised full papers presented were carefully Seoul, Korea, in August 2010, under the auspices of reviewed and selected from 111 submissions. The IFIP. The 19 revised long papers, 27 short papers and papers are organized in topical sections on foun- 33 poster papers and demos presented were carefully dations, transformation, evaluation, adoption and reviewed and selected from numerous submissions diffusion, citizen perspectives and social inclusion, for inclusion in the book. The papers cover all main infrastructure, and business process modell, domains of entertainment computing, from interac- tive music to games, taking a wide range of scientific Features domains from aesthetic to computer science. This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference, EGOV 2010, held in Features Lausanne, Switzerland, in August/September 2010. This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed pro- The 36 revised full papers presented were carefully ceedings of the 9th International Conference on reviewed and selected from 111 submissions. The Entertainment Computing, ICEC 2010, held in papers are organized in topical sections on founda- Seoul, Korea, in August 2010, under the auspices of tions, transformation, evaluation, adoption and dif- IFIP. The 19 revised long papers, 27 short papers and fusion, citizen perspectives and social inclusion, [..] 33 poster papers and demos presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions Fields of interest for inclusion in the book. The papers cover all main Computer Communication Networks; Comput- domains of [..] ers and Society; Management of Computing and Information Systems; Computer Appl. in Social and Fields of interest Behavioral Sciences; Information Systems Appli- User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction; cations (incl.Internet); Information Storage and Computer Graphics; Computer Communication Retrieval Networks; Image Processing and Computer Vision; Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Target groups Graphics; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) Professional/practitioner Target groups Type of publication Research Proceedings Type of publication Proceedings Available

Available 2010. XIV, 437 p. (Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI, Vol. 6228) Softcover 2010. XVII, 521 p. (Information Systems and Applications, incl. 81,00 € Internet/Web, and HCI, Vol. 6243) Softcover ISBN 978-3-642-14798-2 91,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-15398-3 springer.com Computer Science 51

Y. Yao, University of Regina, SK, Canada; R. Sun, Rensselaer A. Yli-Jyrä, University of Helsinki, Finland; A. Kornai, Harvard Uni- M. Yoshikawa, Kyoto University, Japan; X. Meng, Renmin Uni- Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA; T. Poggio, Massachusetts versity, Cambridge, MA, USA; J. Sakarovitch, CNRS, Paris, France; versity of China, Beijing, China; T. Yumoto, University of Hyogo, Institute of Technolgy, Cambridge, MA, USA; J. Liu, Hong Kong B. Watson, ASML, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (Eds.) Japan; Q. Ma, Kyoto University, Japan; L. Sun, Tshighua Univer- Baptist Universíty, Hong Kong; N. Zhong, Maebashi Institute sity, Beijing, China; C. Watanabe, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo, of Technology, Japan; J. Huang, York University, Toronto, ON, Japan (Eds.) Canada (Eds.) Finate-State Methods and Natural Language Processing Database Systems for Advanced Brain Informatics 8th International Workshop, FSMNLP 2009, Pretoria, South Applications International Conference, BI 2010, Toronto, Canada, August Africa, July 21-24, 2009, Revised Selected Papers 28-30, 2010, Proceedings 15th International Conference, DASFAA 2010, International Workshops: GDM, BenchmarX, MCIS, SNSMW, DIEW, UDM, Tsukuba, Japan, April 1-4, 2010, Revised Selected Papers This book constitutes the refereed proceedings This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of of the 8th International Workshop on the Finite- the International Conference on Brain Informatics, State-Methods and Natural Language Processing, This book constitutes the workshop proceedings of BI 2010, held in Toronto, China, in August 2010. FSMNLP 2009. The workshop was held at the Uni- the 15th International Conference on Database Sys- The 60 revised full papers presented were carefully versity of Pretoria, South Africa on July 2009. In total tems for Advanced Applications, DASFAA 2010, reviewed and selected from 222 submissions. The 21 papers were submitted and of those papers 13 held in Tsukuba, Japan, in April 2010. The volume papers are organized in topical sections on cognitive were accepted as regular papers and a further 6 as contains six workshops, each focusing on specific computing; data brain and analysis; neuronal model- extended abstracts. The papers are devoted to com- research issues that contribute to the main themes ing and brain modeling; perception and information putational morphology, natural language processing, of the DASFAA conference: The First International processing; learning; cognition-inspired applications; finite-state methods, automata, and related formal Workshop on Graph Data Management: Techniques and WICI perspectives on brain informatics. language theory. and Applications (GDM 2010), The Second Inter- Features Features national Workshop on Benchmarking of Database This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of This book constitutes the refereed proceedings Management Systems and Data-Oriented Web Tech- the International Conference on Brain Informatics, of the 8th International Workshop on the Finite- nologies (BenchmarkX'10); The Third International BI 2010, held in Toronto, China, in August 2010. State-Methods and Natural Language Processing, Workshop on Managing Data Quality in Collabora- The 60 revised full papers presented were carefully FSMNLP 2009. The workshop was held at the Uni- tive Information Systems (MCIS2010), The Work- reviewed and selected from 222 submissions. The versity of Pretoria, South Africa on July 2009. In total shop on Social Networks and Social Media Mining papers are organized in topical sections on cognitive 21 papers were submitted and of those papers 13 on the Web (SNSMW2010), The Data Intensive computing; data brain and analysis; neuronal model- were accepted as regular papers and a further 6 as eScience Workshop (DIEW 2010), and The Second ing and brain modeling; perception and information extended abstracts. The papers are devoted to com- International Workshop on Ubiquitous Data Man- [..] putational [..] agement (UDM2010).

Fields of interest Fields of interest Features Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Pattern Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Mathemati- This book constitutes the workshop proceedings of Recognition; Information Systems Applications cal Logic and Formal Languages; Logics and Mean- the 15th International Conference on Database Sys- (incl.Internet); Image Processing and Computer ings of Programs; Information Storage and Retrieval; tems for Advanced Applications, DASFAA 2010, Vision; User Interfaces and Human Computer Inter- Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity; Lan- held in Tsukuba, Japan, in April 2010. The volume action; Information Storage and Retrieval guage Translation and Linguistics contains six workshops, each focusing on specific research issues that contribute to the main themes Target groups Target groups of the DASFAA conference: The First International Research Professional/practitioner Workshop on Graph Data Management: Techniques and Applications (GDM [..] Type of publication Type of publication Proceedings Proceedings Fields of interest Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Information Available Available Storage and Retrieval; Database Management; Com- puter Communication Networks; Data Mining and 2010. XVI, 440 p. (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 2010. X, 147 p. (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 6062) Knowledge Discovery 6334) Softcover Softcover Target groups 46,00 € 62,00 € Research ISBN 978-3-642-15313-6 ISBN 978-3-642-14683-1 Type of publication Proceedings

Available

2010. XIX, 472 p. (Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI, Vol. 6193) Softcover

62,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-14588-9 52 Computer Science springer.com

B.-T. Zhang, Seoul National University, Korea; M.A. Orgun, Mac- T. Zseby, Fraunhofer FOKUS NET, Berlin, Germany; R. Savola, VTT M. de Berg, TU Eindhoven, Mathematics and Computing Science, quarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia (Eds.) Technical Research Centre, Oulu, Finland; M. Pistore, Fondazione The Netherlands; U. Meyer, Goethe Universität, Computer Sci- Bruno Kessler - IRST, Trento, Italy (Eds.) ence, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Eds.) PRICAI 2010: Trends in Artificial Intelligence Future Internet - FIS 2009 Algorithms -- ESA 2010 Second Future Internet Symposium, FIS 2009, Berlin, Ger- 18th Annual European Symposium, Liverpool, UK, September 11th Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelli- many, September 1-3, 2009, Revised Selected Papers 6-8, 2010, Proceedings gence, Daegu, Korea, August 30-September 2, 2010. Proceed- ings

This book constitutes the proceedings of the Second This book constitutes the proceedings of the 18th Future Internet Symposium, held in Berlin, Germany Annual European Symposium on Algorithms, held This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings in September 2009. The ten papers accepted for pre- in Liverpool, UK in September 2010. of the 11th Pacific Rim Conference on Artificial sentation were carefully reviewed and selected from Intelligence, PRICAI 2010, held in Daegu, Korea, in many submissions. The included papers propose Features August/September 2010. The 48 revised full papers novel ideas and results related to the Future Internet This book constitutes the proceedings of the 18th presented together with 21 short papers in this vol- infrastructure and its virtualization, the Internet of Annual European Symposium on Algorithms, held ume were carefully reviewed and selected from 191 services and of things, the problem of accessing the in Liverpool, UK in September 2010. submissions. The volume concentrates on AI theo- resources available on the Future Internet, the appli- ries, technologies and their applications in the areas cations that will be available in the Future Internet. Fields of interest of social and economic importance for countries in Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity; Com- the Pacific Rim. Features puter Communication Networks; Discrete Mathe- This book constitutes the proceedings of the Second matics in Computer Science; Computer Graphics; Features Future Internet Symposium, held in Berlin, Germany Numeric Computing; Data Structures This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings in September 2009. The ten papers accepted for pre- of the 11th Pacific Rim Conference on Artificial sentation were carefully reviewed and selected from Target groups Intelligence, PRICAI 2010, held in Daegu, Korea, in many submissions. The included papers propose Research August/September 2010. The 48 revised full papers novel ideas and results related to the Future Internet presented together with 21 short papers in this vol- Type of publication infrastructure and its virtualization, the Internet of ume were carefully reviewed and selected from 191 Proceedings services and of things, the problem of accessing [..] submissions. The volume concentrates on AI theo- ries, technologies and their applications in the areas Fields of interest Available of social [..] Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Computer Communication Networks; Informa- Fields of interest 2011. XVIII, 587 p. (Theoretical Computer Science and General tion Storage and Retrieval; Database Management; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Information Issues, Vol. 6346) Softcover Software Engineering; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Database Man- Robotics) 70,00 € agement; Information Storage and Retrieval; Com- ISBN 978-3-642-15774-5 putation by Abstract Devices; Data Mining and Target groups Knowledge Discovery Research

Target groups Type of publication Research Proceedings Type of publication Proceedings Available

Available 2010. IX, 117 p. (Computer Communication Networks and Telecommunications, Vol. 6152) Softcover

2010. XVIII, 715 p. (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 46,00 € 6230) Softcover ISBN 978-3-642-14955-9 87,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-15245-0 springer.com Earth Sciences 53

M. de Berg, TU Eindhoven, Mathematics and Computing Science, The Netherlands; U. Meyer, Goethe Universität, Computer Sci- Earth Sciences ence, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Eds.) Artificial Intelligence in Theory and Practice III Algorithms -- ESA 2010, Part II M. Ainslie, TNO, The Hague, The Netherlands and University of Third IFIP TC 12 International Conference on Artificial Intelli- Southampton, UK 18th Annual European Symposium, Liverpool, UK, September gence, IFIP AI 2010, Held as Part of WCC 2010, Brisbane, Aus- tralia, September 20-23, 2010, Proceedings 6-8, 2010, Proceedings Principles of Sonar Performance Modelling This book constitutes the proceedings of the 18th This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of Annual European Symposium on Algorithms, held the Third IFIP TC 12 International Conference on in Liverpool, UK in September 2010. Artificial Intelligence, IFIP AI 2010, held as a part of the 21th World Computer Congress, WCC 2010, Sonar performance modelling (SPM) is concerned with the prediction of quantitative measures of sonar Features in Brisbane, Australia, in September 2010. The 27 performance, such as probability of detection. It is This book constitutes the proceedings of the 18th revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed a multi-disciplinary subject, requiring knowledge Annual European Symposium on Algorithms, held and selected from 102 submissions. The papers are and expertise in the disparate fields of underwater in Liverpool, UK in September 2010. organized in topical sections on agents, knowledge acquisition, data mining and machine learning, neu- acoustics, acoustical oceanography, sonar signal pro- Fields of interest ral nets and fuzzy logic, case-based reasoning/plan- cessing and statistical detection theory. No books Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity; Com- ning and scheduling, intelligent systems engineering, have been published on this subject, however, since puter Communication Networks; Discrete Mathe- AI techniques, and AI applications. the 3rd edition of Urick’s classic work 25 years ago matics in Computer Science; Computer Graphics; and so Dr Ainslie’s book will fill a much-needed gap Numeric Computing; Data Structures Features in the market. Currently, up-to-date information This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the can only be found, in different forms and often with Target groups Third IFIP TC 12 International Conference on Arti- conflicting information, in various journals, confer- Research ficial Intelligence, IFIP AI 2010, held as a part of the ence and textbook publications. Dr Michael Ainslie 21th World Computer Congress, WCC 2010, in Bris- is eminently qualified to write this unique book. He Type of publication bane, Australia, in September 2010. The 27 revised has worked on sonar performance modeling prob- Proceedings full papers presented were carefully reviewed and lems since 1983. He has written many peer reviewed selected from 102 submissions. The papers are orga- research articles and conference papers related to Available nized in topical sections on agents, knowledge [..] sonar performance modeling, making contributions in the fields of sound propagation and[..] Fields of interest 2010. XVII, 245 p. (Theoretical Computer Science and General Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Information Features Issues, Vol. 6347) Softcover Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Information Dr Ainslie’s book provides a long-awaited complete and modern treatment of sonar performance mod- 46,00 € Storage and Retrieval; Database Management; Com- elling (SPM). In this context, the word "sonar" is ISBN 978-3-642-15780-6 puter Communication Networks; Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery used in a broad sense, to mean any deliberate use of underwater sound, including by marine mammals. Target groups The acronym "SONAR" stands for "sound navigation Research and ranging", but this book demonstrates how sonar systems and methodology are used for a variety of Type of publication sensing, [..] Proceedings Fields of interest Available Geophysics / Geodesy; Oceanography; Acoustics; Environment (general)

2010. XV, 251 p. (IFIP Advances in Information and Communica- Target groups tion Technology, Vol. 331) Hardcover Research

78,00 € Type of publication ISBN 978-3-642-15285-6 Monograph

Available

2010. 800 p. (Geophysical Sciences) Hardcover

199,95 € ISBN 978-3-540-87661-8 54 Earth Sciences springer.com

E. Chuvieco, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), F.M. Flechtner, DLR, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany; Th. Gruber, M. Garevski, Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Engineer- Spain; J. Li, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada; X. TUM, APG, Munich, Germany; A. Güntner, GFZ, Potsdam, Ger- ing Seismology (IZIIS), Skopje, R. Macedonia; A. Ansal, Kandilli Yang, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA (Eds.) many; M. Mandea, GFZ, Potsdam, Germany; M. Rothacher, ETH Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Bogazici Univer- Zürich, Photogrammetrie, Schweiz; T. Schöne, GFZ, Potsdam, sity, Istanbul, Turkey (Eds.) Germany; J. Wickert, Helmholtz Zentrum, Potsdam, Germany Advances in Earth Observation of (Eds.) Global Change Earthquake Engineering in Europe System Earth via Geodetic- Geophysical Space Techniques This book contains 9 invited keynote and 12 theme Global Change studies are increasingly being con- lectures presented at the 14th European Conference sidered a vital source of information to understand on Earthquake Engineering (14ECEE) held in Ohrid, the Earth Environment, in particular in the frame- The Earth’s magnetic and gravity field play an Republic of Macedonia, from August 30 to Septem- work of human-induced climate change and land use important role in global and regional geodynamics. ber 3, 2010. The conference was organized by the transformation. Satellite Earth Observing systems Satellite exploration of these fields has received great Macedonian Association for Earthquake Engineer- provide a unique tool to monitor those changes. attention in recent years. Research satellites such as ing (MAEE), under the auspices of European Associ- While the range of applications and innovative tech- CHAMP and GRACE as well as the ESA explorer ation for Earthquake Engineering (EAEE).The book niques is constantly increasing, this book provides a GOCE apply new measurement techniques, thus is organized in twenty one state-of-the-art papers summary of key case studies where satellite data offer allowing the recovery of the gravitational and mag- written by carefully selected eminent researchers critical information to understand the causes and netic field with unprecedented accuracy and reso- mainly from Europe but also from USA and Japan. effects of those environmental changes, minimizing lution, spatial as well as temporal. Combined with The contributions provide a very comprehensive their negative impacts. This book will be of interest terrestrial observations and computer models, this collection of topics on earthquake engineering, as to researchers and practitioners in the field of remote data will help develop a more detailed understanding well as interdisciplinary subjects such as engineer- sensing, geographical information, meteorology and of the Earth as a system. In Germany, many of the ing seismology and seismic risk assessment and environmental sciences. Also scientists and graduate processing, modelling and interpreting methodolo- management. Engineering seismology, geotechni- up to post-graduate level students in environmental gies for these new observation techniques are devel- cal earthquake engineering, seismic performance of science will find valuable information in this book. oped under the umbrella of the R&D-programme buildings, earthquake resistant engineering struc- Features GEOTECHNOLOGIEN, funded by the Federal tures, new techniques and technologies and manag- Global Change studies are increasingly being con- Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The ing risk in seismic regions are all among the different sidered a vital source of information to understand research projects focus on a better understanding of topics covered in this book.[..] the Earth Environment, in particular in the frame- the spatial and temporal variations in the magnetic Features work of human-induced climate change and land use and gravity field and their relationship to the dynam- This book contains 22 state-of-the-art papers on transformation. Satellite Earth Observing systems ics of the Earth’s[..] earthquake engineering from carefully selected very provide a unique tool to monitor those changes. Features eminent researchers mainly from Europe but also While the range of applications and innovative tech- The Earth’s gravity and magnetic gravity fields play from the USA and Japan. Thus the topics covered by niques is constantly increasing, this book provides a an important role in global and regional geodynam- the contributions form a very comprehensive collec- summary of [..] ics. Research satellites such as CHAMP, GRACE, and tion of on earthquake engineering. It is not always Contents GOCE apply new measurement techniques to recov- possible to have so many selected manuscripts within Preface.Contributors.1. The role of small satellite er gravity and magnetic fields with unprecedented the broad spectrum of earthquake engineering thus missions in global change studies; Rainer Sandau accuracy and resolution in space and time. Com- we [..] and Klaus Briess2. Spatial pattern analysis of water- bined with terrestrial observations and numerical Contents driven land cover change in Aridzone, Northwest models, this data will significantly improve a detailed Preface.- 1. Seismic Engineering of Monuments.- 2. of China; Qimig Zhou and Bo Sun3. A spatial logis- [..] Microzonation for Earthquake scenarios.- 3. Analysis tic regression model for simulating land use pat- Fields of interest of Regional Ground Motion Variations for Engineer- terns: a case study of the Shiraz Metropolitan Area of Remote Sensing / Photogrammetry; Physics (gen- ing Application.- 4. Nonlinear Soil-Structure Interac- Iran; Amin Tayyebi et al.4. Abu Dhabi Island: anal- eral); Geographical Information Systems / Cartogra- tion: Impact on the Seismic Response of Structures.- ysis of development and vegetation change using phy 5. From Non-Invasive Site Characterization to Site remote sensing (1972-2000); Abdulhakim M. Abdi Amplification: Main Findings from the Neries-Jra4 and Anand Nandipati5. Remote sensing of coastal Target groups Investigations.- 6. Effects of Non-Plastic Fines on water quality in the Baltic Sea using MERIS;[..] Research Liquefaction Resistance of Sandy Soils.- 7. Perfor- Fields of interest mance-Based Seismic Design of Tall Buildings.- Type of publication 8. Evaluation of Analysis Procedures for Seismic Remote Sensing / Photogrammetry; Climate Change; Monograph Applied Earth Sciences; Geographical Information Assessment and Retrofit Design.- 9.[..] Systems / Cartography Available Fields of interest Target groups Geotechnical Engineering; Civil Engineering; Geo- Research engineering, Foundations, Hydraulics; Soil Science & 2010. XX, 550 p. 100 illus., 50 in color. (Advanced Technologies in Conservation; Computational Intelligence Earth Sciences, Vol.) Hardcover Type of publication Monograph 159,95 € Target groups ISBN 978-3-642-10227-1 Research Available Type of publication Monograph 2010. XIII, 283 p. 220 illus., 110 in color. Hardcover Available 99,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-9084-3 2010. XVI, 568 p. 120 illus., 60 in color. (Geotechnical, Geological, and Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 17) Hardcover

129,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-9543-5 springer.com Earth Sciences 55

V. Pisarenko, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia; M. M. Savage, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand; D.A. M. Savage, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand; D.A. Rodkin, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia Rhoades, Geological and Nuclear Sciences, Lower Hutt, New Rhoades, Geological and Nuclear Sciences, Lower Hutt, New Zealand; E.G.C. Smith, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand; E.G.C. Smith, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand; M.C. Gerstenberger, Geological and Nuclear Sciences, Zealand; M.C. Gerstenberger, Geological and Nuclear Sciences, Heavy-Tailed Distributions in Lower Hutt, New Zealand; D. Vere-Jones, Victoria University of Lower Hutt, New Zealand; D. Vere-Jones, Victoria University of Disaster Analysis Wellington, New Zealand (Eds.) Wellington, New Zealand (Eds.) Seismogenesis and Earthquake Seismogenesis and Earthquake Mathematically, natural disasters of all types are Forecasting: The Frank Evison Forecasting: The Frank Evison characterized by heavy tailed distributions. The Volume II Volume I analysis of such distributions with common meth- ods, such as averages and dispersions, can there- fore lead to erroneous conclusions. The statistical methods described in this book avoid such pitfalls. This special issue of Pure and Applied Geophysics is This special issue of Pure and Applied Geophysics Seismic disasters are studied, primarily thanks to the second of two volumes containing an augmented is one of two volumes containing an augmented the availability of an ample statistical database. New collection of papers originating from the Evison collection of papers originating from the Evison approaches are presented to seismic risk estimation Symposium on Seismogenesis and Earthquake Fore- Symposium on Seismogenesis and Earthquake Fore- and forecasting the damage caused by earthquakes, casting held in Wellington, New Zealand, in Febru- casting held in Wellington, New Zealand, in Febru- ranging from typical, moderate events to very rare, ary 2008. The volumes honor Frank Evison's interest ary 2008. The volumes honor Frank Evison's interest extreme disasters. Analysis of these latter events is in earthquake generation and forecasting. This vol- in earthquake generation and forecasting. A biogra- based on the limit theorems of probability and the ume includes descriptions of earthquake forecast- phy of Frank Evison and a list of his publications is duality of the generalized Pareto distribution and ing test centers through the Collaboratory for the included, as well as review papers and new research generalized extreme value distribution. It is shown Study of Earthquake Predictability (CSEP) program papers in the field. The volume includes papers that the parameter most widely used to estimate seis- and the first results from the Regional Earthquake related to Frank's most abiding interest of precur- mic risk – Mmax, the maximum possible earthquake Likelihood Model (RELM) experiment in California. sory earthquake swarms. The research contributions value – is potentially non-robust. Robust analogues Other papers discuss methods of testing predictions, cover a range of current forecasting methods such of this parameter are suggested and calculated for in particular by the use of error diagrams. There is as the Epidemic-Type Aftershock model, the Every some seismic catalogues. Trends in the[..] discussion of prediction methodologies using seis- Earthquake a precursor According to Scale model, micity, including an application of the statistical Pattern Informatics, Reverse Tracing of Precursors, Features technique of Hidden Markov Models to identify stochastic models of elastic rebound, and methods Mathematically, natural disasters of all types are changes in seismicity and a new technique for identi- for handling multiple precursors. The methods con- characterized by heavy tailed distributions. The anal- fying precursory quiescence. Several papers employ sidered employ a variety of statistical approaches to ysis of such distributions with common methods, other data besides seismicity, such as[..] using previous seismicity to forecast future earth- such as averages and dispersions, can therefore lead quakes,[..] to erroneous conclusions. The statistical methods Features described in this book avoid such pitfalls. Seismic This special issue of Pure and Applied Geophysics is Features disasters are studied, primarily thanks to the avail- the second of two volumes containing an augmented This special issue of Pure and Applied Geophysics ability of an ample statistical database. New [..] collection of papers originating from the Evison is one of two volumes containing an augmented Symposium on Seismogenesis and Earthquake Fore- collection of papers originating from the Evison Contents casting held in Wellington, New Zealand, in Febru- Symposium on Seismogenesis and Earthquake Fore- Introduction.- 1. Distributions of Characteristics ary 2008. The volumes honor Frank Evison's interest casting held in Wellington, New Zealand, in Febru- of Natural Disasters: Data and Classification.- 2. in earthquake generation and forecasting. This vol- ary 2008. The volumes honor Frank Evison's interest Models for the Generation of Distributions of Dif- ume includes descriptions of earthquake forecasting in earthquake generation and forecasting. A biogra- ferent Types.- 3. Nonparametric Methods in the test [..] phy of Frank Evison and a list of his publications is Study of Distributions.- 4. Nonlinear and Linear included, as well [..] Growth of Cumulative Effects of Natural Disasters.- Contents 5. The Nonlinear and Linear Modes of Growth of First Results of the Regional Earthquake Likelihood Contents the Cumulative Seismic Moment.- 6. Estimating the Models Experiment.- New Zealand Earthquake Fore- Lessons and Questions from Thirty years of Testing Uppermost Tail of a Distribution.- 7. Relationship cast Testing Centre.- The Area Skill Score Statistic the Precursory Swarm Hypothesis.- Foundations of between Earthquake Losses and Social and Economic for Evaluating Earthquake Predictability Experi- Statistical Seismology.- Searching for an Earthquake Situations.- Summary and a Review.- References.- ments.- Space-Time Earthquake Prediction: The Precursor: A Case Study of Precursory Swarm as a Index. Error Diagrams.- Identifying Seismicity Levels via Real Seismic Pattern before Major Shocks.- Anoma- Poisson Hidden Markov Models.- Distribution of lous Seismicity and Earthquake Forecast in Western Fields of interest Seismicity before the Larger Earthquakes in Italy Nepal Himalaya and its Adjoining Indian Region.- Geophysics / Geodesy; Natural Hazards; Statistics for in the Time Interval 1994 - 2004.- Predicting the Short- and Long-Term Earthquake Forecasts for Cal- Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry Human Losses Implied by Predictions of Earth- ifornia and Nevada.- Retrospective Forecasting of and Earth Sciences; Math. Applications in Earth Sci- quakes: Southern Sumatra and Central Chile.- Space- M = 4.0 Earthquakes in New Zealand.- Earthquake ences and Time-Dependent Probabilities for Earthquake Forecasting in Diverse Tectonic Zones of the Globe.- Fault[..] Earthqake Patterns in Diverse Tectonic Zones[..] Target groups Research Fields of interest Fields of interest Earth Sciences (general) Earth Sciences (general) Type of publication Monograph Target groups Target groups Research Research Available Type of publication Type of publication Contributed volume Contributed volume 2010. XIII, 190 p. 140 illus., 70 in color. (Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, Vol. 30) Hardcover Available Available 99,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-9170-3 2010. VI, 274 p. (Pageoph Topical Volumes) Softcover 2010. Approx. 250 p. (Pageoph Topical Volumes) Softcover

49,95 € 49,95 € ISBN 978-3-0346-0499-4 ISBN 978-3-0346-0497-0 56 Economics springer.com

H. Westphal, University of Bremen, Germany; B. Riegl, Nova E. Anderson, White Horse, SD, USA Southeastern University, Dania, FL, USA; G.P. Eberli, University of Economics Miami, FL, USA (Eds.) Social Media Marketing

Carbonate Depositional Systems: D. Amersdorffer, Tourismuszukunft - Institut für eTourismus, Game Theory and the Emergence of Collaboration Eichstätt; F. Bauhuber, Tourismuszukunft - Institut für eTouris- Assessing Dimensions and mus, Eichstätt; R. Egger, Fachhochschule Salzburg GmbH, Puch Controlling Parameters Urstein, Österreich; J. Oellrich, Tourismuszukunft - Institut für eTourismus, Eichstätt (Eds.) The emergence of social media represents a chal- The Bahamas, Belize and the Persian/Arabian Gulf lenge to the traditional “one-to-many” model of Social Web im Tourismus mass media, which in turn represents a challenge to traditional mass marketing. While the marketing industry scrambles to comprehend and take advan- Carbonate sediments are of increasing relevance for Strategien - Konzepte - Einsatzfelder tage of new peer-to-peer models of content sharing, archives of past environmental conditions and for marketing industry analysts and press have declared economical reasons in areas of geothermal energy a revolution, insisting that the marketer-consumer and hydrocarbon reservoirs. Complex interaction Das Buch ist für Praktiker in der Tourismusbranche relationship is undergoing a fundamental sea change of physical and chemical parameters with biological und Akademiker gleichermaßen geeignet und zeigt that places power squarely in the hands of the con- parameters determines the architecture and compo- in anschaulicher Weise die Mechanismen und sumer while offering untapped opportunities to the sition of carbonate sedimentary bodies. This book Prinzipien des Social Webs im Tourismus auf. In den marketer. This book will examine multiple facets of closes some of the still existing gaps in our under- Beiträgen werden sowohl die theoretischen Grund- the new media experience through the lens of game standing of the influence and interplay of physical, lagen als auch die praktischen Anwendungen des theory concepts. Marketers, scholars, and cultural chemical, and biological parameters with carbon- Social Web erläutert, viele Best Practice Beispiele observers will emerge with a new understanding of ate sedimentation. An understanding of this inter- illustrieren die Thematik. Dem Leser werden die the evolutionary path that has brought marketing action is not only required for reliable prediction Bedeutung und die grundlegenden Mechanismen to its present state and will be able to apply predic- of reservoir quality but also for a robust interpreta- des Social Webs verständlich aufgezeigt, so dass er tive power to emerging media phenomena to chart tion of environmental conditions in the past and the zukünftige Aktivitäten im Internet besser planen und marketing’s future course. present. It is written by geologists for geologists in auf neue Entwicklungen abstimmen kann. Das Buch order to provide an easily accessible overview of the richtet sich damit an Internetverantwortliche und Features large amount of relevant information provided by Leistungsträger sowohl in Destinationen als auch an Does social media marketing signal the death of the neighbouring sciences. The approach of the book Reiseveranstalter und Intermediäre im Tourismus. advertising, or its rebirth? Or is it merely the trend is to document the modern depositional environ- Es unterstützt die touristische Praxis der genannten of the moment, destined for over-saturation and ments of three classical areas of carbonate[..] Akteure durch Verstehensmodelle, Beispiele und burnout? The current mania for social media clouds Handlungsanweisungen. Auch für Tourismuswis- the marketer's vision with both overheated hype Features senschaftler ist das Buch ein Einstieg in die touristis- and dire predictions, none of which brings us Carbonate sediments are of increasing relevance for che Praxis des Social Web. closer to understanding how and why social media archives of past environmental conditions and for has emerged as a driving force in contemporary economical reasons in areas of geothermal energy Features marketing.The science [..] and hydrocarbon reservoirs. Complex interaction Das Buch ist für Praktiker in der Tourismusbranche of physical and chemical parameters with biological und Akademiker gleichermaßen geeignet und zeigt Contents parameters determines the architecture and compo- in anschaulicher Weise die Mechanismen und Chapter 1: Surviving the Customer. - Chapter 2: sition of carbonate sedimentary bodies. This book Prinzipien des Social Webs im Tourismus auf. In den Zero-Sum Games in Traditional Marketing. - Chap- closes some of the still existing gaps in our under- Beiträgen werden sowohl die theoretischen Grund- ter 3: The Prisoner’s Dilemma and the Emergence standing of [..] lagen als auch die praktischen Anwendungen des of Cooperation. - Chapter 4: Consumer Revolt and Social Web erläutert, viele Best Practice Beispiele the Rising Cost of Defection. - Chapter 5: Sustain- Contents illustrieren die Thematik. Dem Leser werden die ing Marketer-Consumer Cooperation through Coor- 1. Parameters controlling modern carbonate depo- Bedeutung und die [..] dination Games . - Chapter 6: Crowdsourcing and sitional environments - Approach Hildegard West- Schelling’s Theory of Self-Command. - Chapter 7: phal, Gregor P. Eberli and Bernhard Riegl- 2. Contents Content Popularity and Spence’s Theory of Costly Controlling parameters on facies geometries of the Teil 1: Theoretische Grundlagen zum Social Web Signaling. - Chapter 8: Kapferer’s Prism and the Bahamas, an isolated carbonate platform environ- im Tourismus.- Teil 2: Praktische Anwendungen Shifting Ground of Brand Identity. - Chapter 9: ment, Kelly L. Bergman, Hildegard Westphal, Xavier von Social Web im Tourismus.- Teil 3: Fallstudien Maxwell’s Demon and the Dwindling Supply of Janson, Anthony Poiriez, and Gregor P. Eberli.- 3. zum Social Web im Tourismus.- Teil 4: Das Seman- Consumer Attention.[..] Belize - A Modern Example of a Mixed Carbon- tic Web im Tourismus.- Teil 5: Allgemeine Implika- ate-Siliciclastic Shelf, Donald F. McNeill, Xavier tionen des Online-Kommunikationswandels. Fields of interest Janson, Kelly L. Bergman, and Gregor P. Eberli.- Marketing; Game Theory / Mathematical Methods; 4. The Persian Gulf – Facies belts, Physical and Fields of interest Media Management Chemical Parameters of the Ocean, Bernhard Riegl, Management/Business for Professionals; Social Sci- Anthony[..] ences (general); Information Systems and Commu- Target groups nication Service; Regional Science; e-commerce / e- Research Fields of interest business; Business Information Systems Geology; Geoecology / Natural Processes; Sedimen- Type of publication tology; Biogeosciences; Paleontology Target groups Monograph Professional/practitioner Target groups Available Research Type of publication Contributed volume Type of publication 2010. X, 188 p. Hardcover Contributed volume Available 89,95 € Available ISBN 978-3-642-13298-8 2010. XLIV, 390 S. 312 Abb., 156 in Farbe. Hardcover

2010. VII, 270 p. Hardcover 65,37 € ISBN 978-3-642-12507-2 99,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-9363-9 springer.com Economics 57

F.J. André, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain; M.A. Car- V.E. Ball, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington DC, USA; K. Bizer, Universität Göttingen, Germany; S. Lechner, Universität denete, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain; C. Romero, R. Fanfani, University of Bologna, Italy; L. Gutierrez, University of Göttingen, Germany; M. Führ, Hochschule Darmstadt, Germany Technical University of Madrid, Spain Sassari, Italy (Eds.) (Eds.)

Designing Public Policies The Economic Impact of Public The European Impact Assessment

An Approach Based on Multi-Criteria Analysis and Com- Support to Agriculture and the Environment putable General Equilibrium Modeling An International Perspective

The European Commission requires an impact This book presents a methodological approach for assessment report for any regulation proposed. This The recent reforms of the Common Agricultural Pol- the joint design of economic and environmental book analyzes the quality of impact assessments icy (CAP) of the European Union extend in a sig- policies. The starting point is the observation that, and discusses deficits and possible improvements. nificant way the “decoupling” process started some in practice, policy makers do not usually have a well- Based on 30 case studies of impact assessments, an ten years earlier. By adopting the Single Farm Pay- defined objective, but they are typically concerned institutional analysis of the relevant actors is con- ment (SFP) scheme only limited support for agri- about a number of economic and environmental ducted, which shows that there are many shortcom- culture is tied to current production decisions. This indicators that conflict with each other. In view of ings, among them an incentive problem concerning is also true of U.S. farm policy. The reform act of this, policy making is addressed by combining two desk officers in the European Commission. The book 1996 introduced greater planting flexibility, shifted separate analytical approaches: multiple criteria deci- includes various articles which address controversial some support to direct payments, and eliminated sion making (MCDM) and computable general equi- problems and possible solutions. It offers a compre- the authority for acreage reduction programs. The librium (CGE) modeling. The aim is to come up with hensive overview of the practice of impact assess- 2002 and 2008 Acts retained these features. However, a methodological framework for policy design which ment in the EC, as well as an institutional analysis they added countercyclical components to direct is both operational and consistent with economic of the processes involved and of the checks and bal- payments based on market prices and historic pro- theory. In short, this book offers a unified view of ances between politicians and their administration. duction, and allowed for updating of base acreage this novel approach, paying special attention to the underlying direct payments. These steps arguably connections between economic and environmental Features reintroduced ties between support and production objectives. The methodological foundations are pre- The European Commission requires an impact decisions. This volume explores the economic impli- sented as well as some real applications that illustrate assessment report for any regulation proposed. This cations of these recent changes in the design of agri- the pragmatic value of the theoretical proposal. book analyzes the quality of impact assessments and cultural policies for the economic performance of the discusses deficits and possible improvements. Based Features sector in the European Union and the United States. on 30 case studies of impact assessments, an institu- This book presents a methodological approach for The[..] tional analysis of the relevant actors is conducted, the joint design of economic and environmental which shows that there are many shortcomings, Features policies. The starting point is the observation that, among them an incentive problem concerning desk The recent reforms of the Common Agricultural Pol- in practice, policy makers do not usually have a well- officers in the [..] icy (CAP) of the European Union extend in a signif- defined objective, but they are typically concerned icant way the “decoupling” process started some ten about a number of economic and environmental Contents years earlier. By adopting the Single Farm Payment indicators that conflict with each other. In view of Improving the Integrated European Impact Assess- (SFP) scheme only limited support for agriculture is this, policy making is addressed by combining two ment?- Impact Assessment – Experience from the tied to current production decisions. This is also true separate [..] European Commission.- Views of the European of U.S. farm policy. The reform act of 1996 intro- Environmental Bureau on the Commission’s Impact Contents duced greater planting flexibility, shifted some [..] Assessment procedure – with a Focus on Environ- General Framework: Policy Making as a Problem ment.- The Proportionate Impact Assessment of the Contents with Multiple Criteria.- Economic Policy Using European Commission – Towards More Formalism 1. Introduction and Overview.- V. Eldon Ball, Applied General Equilibrium Models: An Overview.- to Backup 'The Environment'.- Proportionate Impact Roberto Fanfani, and Luciano Gutierrez.- Part 1. Basic Aspects of the Multiple Criteria Decision Mak- Assessment: Discretion, Formalism, and the Unde- New Directions in Agricultural Policy: U.S. and ing Paradigm.- Multicriteria Economic Policies: fined Responsibilities of European Decision-Mak- European Perspectives.- 2. Recent Developments General Ideas and Some Previous Experiences.- ers.- Multi-criteria Analysis for Policy Evaluation.- and Applications from the OECD Toolbox.- Carmel Building a CGE Model for Economic and Environ- Conclusions. Cahill and Roger Martini.- 3. U.S. and EU Agricul- mental Policies.- Designing Efficient Policies in tural Policy: Divergence or Convergence?.- Andrew Terms of Economic and Environmental Objectives.- Fields of interest Schmitz and Troy Schmitz .- 4. The CAP Reform Compromise Policies. An Integration of Economic Law and Economics; European Integration; Environ- “Health Check”: Lessons From the Impact Assess- and Environmental Criteria.- Joint Design of Eco- mental Economics ment.- Tassos Haniotis.- 5. The Incidence of US nomic and Environmental Policies: A Simonian Sat- Farm Programs.- Julian Alston .- Part 2. Agricultural isficing[..] Target groups Policy and Economic Performance.- 6. The Effects of Research Fields of interest Subsidies[..] Economic Policy; Operation Research / Decision Type of publication Fields of interest Theory; Environmental Economics; Microeco- Contributed volume Agricultural Economics; Economic Policy nomics; Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes Available Target groups Target groups Research Research 2010. 200 p. Hardcover Type of publication Type of publication Monograph 89,95 € Monograph ISBN 978-3-642-11669-8 Available Available

2010. XI, 348 p. 64 illus., 32 in color. (Studies in Productivity and 2010. 180 p. (Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Sys- Efficiency, Vol. 7) Hardcover tems, Vol. 642) Softcover 139,95 € 69,95 € ISBN 978-1-4419-6384-0 ISBN 978-3-642-12182-1 58 Economics springer.com

E. Bjørndal, Norwegian School of Economics and Business F. Buccafurri, Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, Italy; G. C. Büter, Fachhochschule Koblenz Administration, Bergen, Norway; M. Bjørndal, Norwegian School Semeraro, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", Italy (Eds.) of Economics and Business Administration, Bergen, Norway; P.M. Pardalos, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; M. Rönnqvist, Außenhandel Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, E-Commerce and Web Technologies Bergen, Norway (Eds.) Grundlagen globaler und innergemeinschaftlicher Handels- 11th International Conference, EC-Web 2010, Bilbao, Spain, beziehungen September 1-3, 2010, Proceedings Energy, Natural Resources and

Environmental Economics Das Buch ist ein Fach- und Grundlagenlehrbuch This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of für das Außenhandelsgeschäft. Es erläutet den zu the 11th International Conference on Electronic beachtenden Ordnungsrahmen sowohl für die Han- Commerce and Web Technologies (EC-Web) held The book consists of a collection of articles (survey delsbeziehungen zwischen den Mitgliedsstaaten in Bilbao, Spain, in September 2010. The 22 papers and research) describing the area of energy, natural der Europäischen Union als auch im Handel accepted for EC-Web, selected from 45 submissions, resources and environmental economics. The con- mit Drittstaaten. Darauf aufbauend werden die are organized in topical sessions on recommender tents of the book is divided into four sections. The Erscheinungsformen des Außenhandels sowie systems; e-payment, security and trust; service-ori- first part considers petroleum and natural gas appli- das Außenhandelsmarketing behandelt. Weit- ented e-commerce and business processes; and cations, taking up topics ranging from the manage- ere Schwerpunkte liegen in der Darstellung der agent-based e-commerce . The volume is completed ment of incomes and reserves to market modeling für die Außenhandelsabwicklung erforderlichen by short summaries of the two invited talks on web and value chain optimization. The second and most Grundlagen, wie Kaufverträge, Lieferbedingungen advertising and electronic markets. extensive part studies applications from electricity und Transportwesen, Zahlungsbedingungen und markets, including analyses of marked prices, risk Finanzierung, Währung und Wechselkurssicherung Features sowie der Sicherungsfazilitäten im Außenhandel. management, various optimization problems, elec- This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of tricity market design and regulation. The third part Die 2. Auflage wurde vollständig überarbeitet und the 11th International Conference on Electronic erweitert. Sie enthält zudem Fragen und Übungsauf- describes different applications in logistics and man- Commerce and Web Technologies (EC-Web) held agement of natural resources. Finally, the fourth part gaben für jedes Kapitel, welche der Wiederholung in Bilbao, Spain, in September 2010. The 22 papers und Vertiefung des Lehrstoffes dienen. covers more general problems and methods arising accepted for EC-Web, selected from 45 submissions, within the area. The volume contains many examples are organized in topical sessions on recommender Features from Nordic countries where there is knowledge and systems; e-payment, security and trust; service-ori- Das Buch ist ein Fach- und Grundlagenlehrbuch experience in managing natural resources. ented e-commerce and business processes; and für das Außenhandelsgeschäft. Es erläutet den zu agent-based e-commerce [..] Features beachtenden Ordnungsrahmen sowohl für die Han- delsbeziehungen zwischen den Mitgliedsstaaten The book consists of a collection of articles (survey Fields of interest and research) describing the area of energy, natural der Europäischen Union als auch im Handel Business & Economics (general); e-commerce / e- mit Drittstaaten. Darauf aufbauend werden die resources and environmental economics. The con- business; Computer Appl. in Administrative Data tents of the book is divided into four sections. The Erscheinungsformen des Außenhandels sowie das Processing; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Außenhandelsmarketing behandelt. Weitere Schwer- first part considers petroleum and natural gas appli- Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet) cations, taking up topics ranging from the manage- punkte liegen in der Darstellung der für die [..] ment of incomes and reserves to market modeling Target groups Contents and value chain optimization. The second and most Research Einführung.- Ordnungsrahmen des Außenhandels.- [..] Erscheinungsformen und Geschäftssysteme Type of publication im Außenhandel.- Außenhandelsmarketing.- Contents Proceedings Petroleum and Natural Gas.- Electricity Markets and Kaufverträge und Handelsbräuche im Regulation.- Natural Resources and Logistics.- Gen- Außenhandel.- Lieferbedingungen im Available eral Problems and Methods. Außenhandel.- Transportwesen im Außenhandel.- Dokumente im Außenhandel.- Zahlungsbe- Fields of interest 2010. XIII, 279 p. (Lecture Notes in Business Information Process- dingungen im Außenhandel.- Finanzierung im Business & Economics (general); Energy Economics; ing, Vol. 61) Softcover Außenhandel.- Währung und Wechselkurssicherung Environmental Economics im Außenhandel.- Sicherungsfazilitäten im 46,00 € Außenhandel. Target groups ISBN 978-3-642-15207-8 Research Fields of interest Management/Business for Professionals; Interna- Type of publication tional Economics; Marketing; Production / Logistics; Contributed volume European Integration; Commercial Law

Available Target groups Upper undergraduate

2010. XVIII, 521 p. (Energy Systems) Hardcover Type of publication German textbook 169,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-12066-4 Available

2010. XVI, 417 S. 238 Abb., 119 in Farbe. (Springer-Lehrbuch) Softcover

27,99 € ISBN 978-3-642-14628-2 springer.com Economics 59

J. Cockburn, Université Laval, QC, Canada; J. Kabubo-Mariara, P. Coto-Millán, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain; M.A. A. D'Atri, LUISS, Rome, Italy; M. De Marco, Università Cattolica, University of Nairobi, Kenya (Eds.) Pesquera, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain; J. Cas- Milano, Italy; A.M. Braccini, LUISS, Rome, Italy; F. Cabiddu, Univer- tanedo, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain (Eds.) sity of Cagliary, Italy (Eds.) Child Welfare in Developing Countries Essays on Port Economics Management of the Interconnected World

ItAIS: The Italian Association for Information Systems The aim of this book is to offer a comprehensive What factors affect child welfare? How can policy overview of the economics of ports for scientists, improve child welfare? In developing countries, there students and professionals. The text is divided into has been relatively little empirical work on the anal- five self-contained parts: the first chapter defines The ItAIS (http://www.itais.org) is the Italian chap- ysis and measurement of child poverty. Further, the demand for port services using an econometric ter of the Association for Information Systems (AIS: poverty has many dimensions, including mortal- approach. The second part analyzes the provision of http://www.aisnet.org), which brings together both ity, morbidity, hunger, illiteracy, lack of fixed hous- port services using the production, cost, investment individual and institutional members. The Italian ing and lack of resources, and cannot be assessed and profit functions of various ports. The third part chapter was established in 2003, and since then, it with a single measurement method. Based on origi- combines the two previous parts in order to pro- has promoted the exchange of ideas, experience and nal research in Africa and South America, and using pound a general equilibrium approach. The fourth knowledge among academics and professionals in a multidimensional poverty indicator approach, part looks at regulation, efficiency and the existence Italy who are devoted to the development, manage- this book identifies the existence of inequalities in of ports as natural monopolies. Finally, the fifth part ment, organization and use of Information Systems. child welfare, analyzes their sources, and evaluates uses Cost Benefit Analysis for an economic evalua- The contents of this book are based on a selection of the impacts of policy responses to those inequali- tion of the feasibility of building new ports or enlarg- the best papers presented at the Annual Conference ties. Topics considered include monetary poverty, ing existing ones. of the ItAIS, held in Costa Smeralda, Sardinia, Italy, asset poverty, nutrition, mortality, access to educa- in October 2009. The book recognizes the need to tion and school attendance, child labor and access to Features adopt an interdisciplinary approach, uniting differ- health services. The book’s findings demonstrate that The aim of this book is to offer a comprehensive ent disciplines in both the theory and the practice of while current government programs offering finan- overview of the economics of ports for scientists, information systems to create a comprehensive work cial assistance, supplementary food, and free or sub- students and professionals. The text is divided into presenting the latest findings on this subject. The sidized education and health care have a[..] five self-contained parts: the first chapter defines contributions aim to disseminate academic knowl- the demand for port services using an econometric Features edge and will be particularly relevant to practitioners approach. The second part analyzes the provision of What factors affect child welfare? How can policy in the field. port services using the production, cost, investment improve child welfare? In developing countries, there and profit functions of various ports. The third [..] Features has been relatively little empirical work on the anal- The ItAIS (http://www.itais.org) is the Italian chap- ysis and measurement of child poverty. Further, Contents ter of the Association for Information Systems (AIS: poverty has many dimensions, including mortality, 1 Introduction.- Part I: Port Demand.- 2 Determi- http://www.aisnet.org), which brings together both morbidity, hunger, illiteracy, lack of fixed housing nants of the Demand for Maritime Imports and individual and institutional members. The Italian and lack of resources, and cannot be assessed with a Exports.- 3 A Demand Economic Theory of the chapter was established in 2003, and since then, it single measurement method. Based on original [..] Port.- 4 Port Demand: Theory and Applications.- has promoted the exchange of ideas, experience and Part II: Port Supply.- 5 Port Production Function: Contents knowledge among academics and professionals in An Application.- 6 Multioutput Cost Functions in Introduction.- Multidimensional Poverty, Sur- Italy who are devoted to the development, manage- Port Production.- 7 The Strategic Positioning of vival and Inequality Among Kenyan Children.- ment, [..] Ports: The Use of Portfolio Analysis.- 8 Port Invest- Child Poverty Profile in Four WAEMU Countries: ment.- 9 Earnings Differentials of Port Dockwork- Contents A Comparative Analysis Based on a Multidimen- ers and Seafarers.- Part III: Port Economic Impact.- Part I: E-Services in Public and Private Sector.- Open sional Poverty Approach.- Multidimensional Poverty 10 Economic Impact Study: Application to Ports.- Innovation in Research Libraries-Myth or Reality?- Among West African Children: Testing for Robust 11 Economic Impact Study: Ports and Hinterlands.- News as a Service: Adoption of Web 2.0 by Online Poverty Comparisons.- Free Primary Education 12[..] Newspapers.- Citizens Participation in Public Deci- in Kenya: An Impact Evaluation Using Propensity sions: the Open Source Role.- A System Dynamics Score Methods.- Productive Safety Net Program and Fields of interest Model to Identify and Measure the Paper Digitiza- Children’s Time Use Between Work and Schooling Industrial Organization; Civil Engineering; Regional tion Advantages in Public Administration.- ICTs in Ethiopia.- Family Allowances and Child School Science in an Ageing Society: an Overview of Emerging Attendance. An Ex-Ante Evaluation of Alternative Research Streams .- Analyzing the structure and Schemes in Uruguay.- The[..] Target groups complexity of a service provision network: poten- Research Fields of interest tial applications to network assessment.- Biometric Authentication and Authorization Infrastructures Economic Policy; Development Economics; Interna- Type of publication in[..] tional Economics Contributed volume

Target groups Fields of interest Available Professional/practitioner Business Information Systems; Management of Computing and Information Systems; e-commerce / Type of publication 2010. XVII, 340 p. (Contributions to Economics) Hardcover e-business Contributed volume 99,95 € Target groups Research Available ISBN 978-3-7908-2424-7 Type of publication 2010. 350 p. 34 illus. Hardcover Proceedings

99,95 € Available ISBN 978-1-4419-6337-6

2010. XIV, 534 p. Hardcover

139,95 € ISBN 978-3-7908-2403-2 60 Economics springer.com

D. Derval, DervalResearch, Amsterdam, The Netherlands H. Dyckhoff, RWTH Aachen; Th.S. Spengler, Technische J. Eberspächer, TU München, Germany; S. Holtel, Vodafone Universität Braunschweig, Deutschland München, Germany (Eds.) The Right Sensory Mix Produktionswirtschaft Enterprise 2.0 Targeting Consumer Product Development Scientifically Eine Einführung Unternehmen zwischen Hierarchie und Selbstorganisation

Why do some people drink black coffee and others stick to tea? Why do some people prefer competitors’ Das Buch gibt einen einführenden, entscheidungs- Viele soziale und politische Interessengruppen products? Why do we sell less in this country? Many theoretisch begründeten Überblick über wichtige sind inzwischen auch im Internet vertreten. Face- companies fail to acknowledge and analyze dispar- Probleme und Modelle der Produktionswirtschaft, book, Google und Wikipedia haben steigende ities observed among customers and simply put it veranschaulicht durch praxisnahe Beispiele unter- Nutzerzahlen. Der Begriff „Enterprise 2.0“ steht down to culture or emotion. New neuroendocrino- schiedlicher Branchen. Eine zentrale Rolle spie- für die neue Dynamik in speziell wirtschaftlichen logical research proves that consumers are rational: len grafentheoretische Konzepte und Werkzeuge, Kontexten. Sie stellen die klassischen Unternehmen They just have a different biological perception of die systematisch aus grundlegenden Modellen auf die Probe. Auf ältere Mitarbeiter treffen „Digi- the same stimulus! Their preferences, behavior, and der Produktions¬theorie abgeleitet werden. Das tal Natives“. Sie sind mit den Werkzeugen des Web decisions are strongly influenced by the millions Buch richtet sich in erster Linie an (angehende) 2.0 aufgewachsen, kommunizieren über SMS und of sensors monitoring their body and brain. Peo- Wirtschafts¬ingenieure, Betriebswirte und ver- Twitter und kollaborieren über Blogs und Wikis. Sie ple with more taste buds are for instance sensitive wandte Studiengänge. treffen auf die „Digitalen Immigranten“. Es prallen to bitterness and more likely to drink their coffee zwei Welten aufeinander, die die Spielregeln des with sugar or milk, or to drink tea. After reading the Features Miteinanders verändern und neue Abstimmungen book, managers will be able to: Understand and pre- Das Buch gibt einen einführenden, entscheidungs- erfordern. Welche Herausforderungen erwach- dict customers’ behavior and preferences, Design the theoretisch begründeten Überblick über wichtige sen aus der Koexistenz beider Mitarbeitertypen? right sensory mix (color, shape, taste, smell, texture, Probleme und Modelle der Produktionswirtschaft, Wie sollen Unternehmen die Herausforderung and sound) for each product, Fine tune their posi- veranschaulicht durch praxisnahe Beispiele unter- erfolgreich meistern? Experten aus Wirtschaft tioning and offering for every local market, System- schiedlicher Branchen. Eine zentrale Rolle spie- und Wissenschaft haben in diesem Band die zu atically increase their innovation hit rate. len grafentheoretische Konzepte und Werkzeuge, Grunde liegenden Phänomene, Risiken und Chan- die sys-tematisch aus grundlegenden Modellen der cen aufgezeigt sowie in Fallstudien die erfolgreiche Features entscheidungsorientierten Produk-tionstheorie Transformation zum Enterprise 2.0 präsentiert. Why do some people drink black coffee and others abgeleitet werden. Das Buch [..] stick to tea? Why do some people prefer competitors’ Features products? Why do we sell less in this country? Many Contents Viele soziale und politische Interessengruppen companies fail to acknowledge and analyze dispar- Grundlagen der Produktionswirtschaft: Produk- sind inzwischen auch im Internet vertreten. Face- ities observed among customers and simply put it tion in Theorie und Praxis.- Typologie industrieller book, Google und Wikipedia haben steigende down to culture or emotion. New neuroendocrino- Produktionssysteme.- Entscheidungstheoretis- Nutzerzahlen. Der Begriff „Enterprise 2.0“ steht für logical research proves that consumers are rational: che Einordnung des Produktionsmanagements.- die neue Dynamik in speziell wirtschaftlichen Kon- They just have a different biological perception of Entscheidungsorientierte Produktionstheorie: texten. Sie stellen die klassischen Unternehmen auf the same [..] Objekte und Aktivitäten.- Techniken und Restrik- die Probe. Auf ältere Mitarbeiter treffen „Digital tionen.- Erfolgstheorie.- Produktionstheorie i.e.S.- Natives“. Sie sind mit den Werkzeugen des Web 2.0 Contents Produktivitäts- und Effizienzanalyse.- Spezielle Pro- aufgewachsen, [..] 1 Coming to our Senses.- 2 Detecting Profitable duktionsmodelle: Einstufige Techniken.- Mehrstu- Markets.- 3 Predicting Consumers' Behavior.- 4 The fige und zyklische Techniken.- Nicht endlich Contents Right Sensory Mix.- 5 Increasing the Innovation Hit generierbare Techniken.- Dynamische Modellierung Schöne neue Arbeitswelt 2.0? (Ulrich Klotz, IG Rate der Produktion.- Operatives Produktionsmanage- Metall, Frankfurt). - Der Enterprise 2.0-Readiness ment:[..] Check, ein Konferenz-Hashtag und „Von Worten Fields of interest zu Wolken“ (Stefan Holtel, Vodafone Group R&D, Management/Business for Professionals; Marketing Fields of interest München - Dr. Wilhelm Buhse, double YUU, Ham- Production / Logistics; Engineering Economics, burg - Frank Fischer, Microsoft Deutschland GmbH, Target groups Organization, Logistics, Marketing München). Enterprise 2.0: How Business is trans- Professional/practitioner forming in the 21st Century (Dion Hinchcliffe, Target groups Hinchcliffe Consulting, Alexandria, USA). - Was Type of publication Upper undergraduate macht uns zu Digital Natives? (Martin Rohrmann, Professional book Alcatel-Lucent Deutschland AG, Stuttgart). - Enter- Type of publication prise 2.0: Das Wissen der Mitarbeiter mobilisieren - German textbook Available [..]

Available Fields of interest 2010. 220 p. Hardcover Business Information Systems; Organization / Plan- 49,95 € 2010. XIII, 313 S. 192 Abb., 96 in Farbe. (Springer-Lehrbuch) Soft- ning; R & D / Technology Policy ISBN 978-3-642-12092-3 cover Target groups 20,51 € Professional/practitioner ISBN 978-3-642-13683-2 Type of publication Proceedings

Available

2010. VIII, 212 S. Softcover

37,34 € ISBN 978-3-642-14150-8 springer.com Economics 61

H. Edling, Fachhochschule Osnabrück G. Einav, TMT Strategic Advisors, New York, NY (Ed.) K. Farmer, University of Graz, Austria; B. Bednar-Friedl, University of Graz, Austria Volkswirtschaftslehre Transitioned Media Intertemporal Resource Economics Schnell erfasst A Turning Point into the Digital Realm An Introduction to the Overlapping Generations Approach

Volkswirtschaftslehre – schnell erfasst bietet eine The media industry is in transition. While some moderne und verständliche Einführung in die Schw- changes are readily apparent, we have not even This monograph provides a concise introduction erpunkte der Volkswirtschaftslehre auf aktuell- begun to understand the impact of others. The result to the overlapping generations approach to the stem Stand. In den Grundlagen werden zunächst is one of the most fascinating times in the history of intertemporal economics of renewable natural die zentralen Begriffe der Volkswirtschaftslehre media. As digital technologies accelerate the pace resources. In contrast to the dominant infinitely- erläutert und ausführlich die Rolle des Staates inner- of change in all facets of our lives, researchers and lived agent (ILA) approach it acknowledges that halb der Wirtschaft thematisiert. In zwei weiteren practitioners are exploring its impact on traditional natural resources typically outlive the individuals Teilen werden sodann die Mikroökonomie und die media and social interaction. Transitioned Media who use them. Finite lifetimes, generations over- Makroökonomie nachvollziehbar behandelt. Hierbei brings together leading academics and media indus- lap and competing natural and man-made capital wird neben der Vermittlung wirtschaftstheoretischer try executives to identify and analyze the most trans- facilitate long-run intergenerational inefficiency and Grundlagen besonderer Wert auf die wirtschaftspoli- formative trends and issues. Themes include the inequity (unsustainability) of market allocations. tischen Aspekte gelegt. Die prägnante Darstellung effect of digital technologies on consumer behavior, While avoiding any presumption of either doomsday der für das Verständnis der Volkswirtschaftslehre new approaches to advertising and branding, social or a golden age, the book investigates the structural entscheidenden Zusammenhänge sowie die lern- networks, the blogosphere and impact of “citizen” and institutional preconditions needed to ensure freundliche Struktur des Buches ermöglichen dem journalism, music and intellectual property rights, that renewable resources are used efficiently and Leser eine schnelle Einarbeitung in die Materie und digital cinema, and video games. Underlying the equitably across generations. The primary aim of ein erleichtertes Selbststudium. Volkswirtschaft- chapters is an economic perspective, with an empha- this book is to provide an easy-to-follow guide to slehre – schnell erfasst macht überdies mit den sis on how new business models are being developed the analytically much more demanding journal lit- Denkansätzen der Ökonomie vertraut und weckt so that take the social dimensions of digital technolo- erature. This is achieved by using the same model die ökonomische Intuition des Lesers. gies into account. The result is a unique[..] type throughout the book and by adhering to func- tional specifications that allow for explicit equilib- Features Features rium solutions. Volkswirtschaftslehre – schnell erfasst bietet eine The media industry is in transition. While some moderne und verständliche Einführung in die Schw- changes are readily apparent, we have not even Features erpunkte der Volkswirtschaftslehre auf aktuell- begun to understand the impact of others. The result This monograph provides a concise introduction stem Stand. In den Grundlagen werden zunächst is one of the most fascinating times in the history of to the overlapping generations approach to the die zentralen Begriffe der Volkswirtschaftslehre media. As digital technologies accelerate the pace intertemporal economics of renewable natural erläutert und ausführlich die Rolle des Staates inner- of change in all facets of our lives, researchers and resources. In contrast to the dominant infinitely- halb der Wirtschaft thematisiert. In zwei weiteren practitioners are exploring its impact on traditional lived agent (ILA) approach it acknowledges that nat- Teilen werden sodann die Mikroökonomie und die media and social interaction. Transitioned [..] ural resources typically outlive the individuals who Makroökonomie [..] use them. Finite lifetimes, generations overlap and Contents competing natural and man-made capital facilitate Fields of interest Acknowledgments Foreword Content Flows From long-run [..] Economics Anyone to Everyone --Darcy Gerbarg 1. Introduc- tion: The End of Media As We Know It? --Gali Einav Contents Target groups Part 1: The Changing World of Advertising and Part I: Basics.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Economic Growth Lower undergraduate Consumer Behavior 2. TV for the 21st Century: and Natural Resources.- Part II: Efficiency and Mar- The Video Ad Model in Transition --Adam Gerberg ket Equilibrium under Resource Abundance.- 3 Type of publication and Rick Mandler 3. Branded Entertainment: How Intergenerational Efficiency in Log-Linear Cobb- Undergraduate textbook Advertisers and Networks are Working Together to Douglas OLG Models.- 4 Intertemporal Market Reach Consumers in the New Media Environment -- Equilibrium and Short-Run Intergenerational Effi- Available Rachel Mueller-Lust 4. Evolution of Cross Platform ciency.- 5 Steady-State Market Equilibrium, Long- Media Use in the United States --Horst Stipp Part Run Intergenerational Efficiency, and Optimal- ity.- Part III: Efficiency and Market Equilibrium 2010. IX, 453 S. (Wirtschaft - schnell erfasst) Softcover 2: The Changing Face of Traditional Media : The News[..] with Scarce Renewable Resources.- 6 Renewable 18,64 € Resources and Intergenerational Efficiency.- 7 ISBN 978-3-642-14327-4 Fields of interest Intertemporal Market Equilibrium and Intergenera- Media Management; Economic Policy; Technology tional Efficiency[..] Management Fields of interest Target groups Environmental Economics Research Target groups Type of publication Graduate Contributed volume Type of publication Available Monograph

Available 2010. XX, 172 p. 30 illus., 15 in color. (The Economics of Informa- tion, Communication, and Entertainment) Hardcover 2010. X, 174 p. 60 illus., 30 in color. Hardcover 89,95 € ISBN 978-1-4419-6098-6 89,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-13228-5 62 Economics springer.com

H.-O. Günther, Technische Universität Berlin; H. Tempelmeier, D. Holtbrügge, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Nürnberg U. Holzbaur, Hochschule Aalen; E. Jettinger, Steinbeis-Stiftung Universität zu Köln für Wirtschaftsförderung, Stuttgart; B. Knauß, Daimler Services FleetBoard GmbH, Stuttgart; R. Moser, Voith Paper GmbH & Personalmanagement Co. KG, Heidenheim; M. Zeller, Inbev Germany Holding GmbH, Übungsbuch Produktion und Brauerei Beck GmbH & Co. KG, Bremen Logistik In Unternehmungen setzt sich zunehmend die Auf- Eventmanagement fassung durch, dass die Mitarbeiter nicht nur einen Veranstaltungen professionell zum Erfolg führen Dieses Übungsbuch ergänzt das im selben Verlag Kostenfaktor, sondern eine wichtige Ressource und erschienene Lehrbuch zur "Produktion und Logis- Quelle nachhaltiger Wettbewerbsvorteile darstellen. tik". Es vertieft den Stoff der einzelnen Kapitel des Entsprechend wird das Personalmanagement von Lehrbuchs durch zahlreiche Übungsaufgaben, zu einer Verwaltungs- zu einer Gestaltungsaufgabe, Events sind Veranstaltungen mit Erlebnischarak- denen jeweils Musterlösungen angegeben werden, die immer mehr auch die Unternehmungsleitung ter. Zum Eventmanagement gehört die Frage, was sowie durch Verständnis- und Wiederholungsfra- betrifft. Das Buch vermittelt einen kompakten ein Event auszeichnet, wie man eine Veranstaltung gen. Inhaltlich ist das Übungsbuch direkt auf das Überblick über die personalpolitischen Instrumente, in den Augen der Besucher einzigartig macht und zugehörige Lehrbuch zur "Produktion und Logistik" Akteure und Bedingungen und stellt insbesondere wie man ein solches Event in der Praxis umsetzt. abgestimmt. Die 7. Auflage wurde verbessert. die zwischen diesen bestehenden Beziehungen dar. Das Buch führt in die Grundlagen des Eventmanage- Die einzelnen Kapitel werden abgerundet durch ments mit seinen Aufgabengebieten von der strate- Features zahlreiche Praxisbeispiele und kritische Analysen gischen Planung bis zur operativen Durchführung Dieses Übungsbuch ergänzt das im selben Verlag aktueller Entwicklungen. Die 4. Auflage ist überar- und Steuerung ein. Ausgearbeitete Beispiele aus erschienene Lehrbuch zur "Produktion und Logis- beitet und erweitert. Alle Kapitel wurden aktualisiert, der Praxis sowie Checklisten und Formblätter tik". Es vertieft den Stoff der einzelnen Kapitel des neue empirische Studien berücksichtigt und weitere ermöglichen eine sichere Planung und Organisation. Lehrbuchs durch zahlreiche Übungsaufgaben, zu Fallbeispiele aus der Praxis eingefügt. Die Autoren haben vielfältige Erfahrungen mit Pro- denen jeweils Musterlösungen angegeben werden, jekt- und Veranstaltungsmanagement, Eventman- sowie durch Verständnis- und Wiederholungsfra- Features agement und Eventmarketing aus verschiedenen gen. Inhaltlich ist das Übungsbuch direkt auf das In Unternehmungen setzt sich zunehmend die Auf- beruflichen Bereichen zusammengetragen und einen zugehörige Lehrbuch zur "Produktion und Logistik" fassung durch, dass die Mitarbeiter nicht nur einen Leitfaden für alle erstellt, die ihre Veranstaltungen abgestimmt. Die 7. Auflage [..] Kostenfaktor, sondern eine wichtige Ressource und (noch) erfolgreicher machen wollen. Quelle nachhaltiger Wettbewerbsvorteile darstellen. Contents Entsprechend wird das Personalmanagement von Features Einführung - Grundfragen der Produktion und einer Verwaltungs- zu einer Gestaltungsaufgabe, Events sind Veranstaltungen mit Erlebnischarak- Logistik: Produktion als Wertschöpfungsprozess.- die immer mehr auch die Unternehmungsleitung ter. Wer eine Veranstaltung plant und durchführt, Langfristige Erfolgsvoraussetzungen der indus- betrifft. Das Buch vermittelt einen kompakten möchte, dass sie einen nachhaltigen positiven Ein- triellen Produktion: Strategische Entwicklungs- Überblick über die [..] druck hinterlässt. Das Eventmanagement umfasst planung.- Integration von Produktions- und die Fragen, was ein Event auszeichnet, wie eine Ver- Marktstrategien.- Standortentscheidungen.- Die Contents anstaltung in den Augen der Besucher einzigartig Gestaltung der Infrastruktur des Produktionssys- Personalmanagement als strategischer Erfolgs- wird und wie man ein Event in der Praxis erfolgreich tems: Strukturierung der Produktionspotentiale.- faktor der Unternehmensführung.- Theoretische umsetzt. Im Leitfaden Eventmanagement wird das Personelle Ressourcen.- Qualitätssicherung.- Ele- Grundlagen des Personalmanagement.- Akteure des professionelle Planen [..] mente der operativen Produktionsplanung und - Personalmanagement.- Bedingungen des Personal- steuerung: Planung des Produktionsprogramms.- management.- Instrumente des Personalmanage- Contents Losgrößen- und Ressourceneinsatzplanung.- Logis- ment.- Personalcontrolling. Einleitung.- Einführung.- Erfolgsstrategie.- Logistik.- tische Prozesse:[..] Randbedingungen.- Management von Veranstaltun- Fields of interest gen.- Checklisten.- Beispiele. Fields of interest Personnel Management Production / Logistics; Industrial and Production Fields of interest Target groups Engineering Management/Business for Professionals Upper undergraduate Target groups Target groups Type of publication Upper undergraduate Professional/practitioner German textbook Type of publication Type of publication German textbook Available Professional book

Available 2010. XVI, 314 S. 112 Abb., 56 in Farbe. (Springer-Lehrbuch) Soft- Available cover 2010. XV, 346 S. Hardcover 2010. XV, 267 S. (Springer-Lehrbuch) Softcover 23,32 € ISBN 978-3-642-14579-7 18,64 € 42,01 € ISBN 978-3-642-13390-9 ISBN 978-3-642-12427-3 springer.com Economics 63

M. Iyoda, St. Andrew's University (Momoyama Gakuin Univer- K. Kautz, Copenhagen Business School, Frederiksberg, Denmark; F. Keereman, Filip Keeremann, European Commission Brussels, sity), Osaka, Japan P.A. Nielsen, Aalborg University, Denmark (Eds.) Belgium; I. Szekely, Istvan Szekely, European Commission Brus- sels, Belgium (Eds.) Postwar Japanese Economy Scandinavian Information Systems Five Years of an Enlarged EU Lessons of Economic Growth and the Bubble Economy Research A Positive Sum Game First Scandinavian Conference on Information Systems, SCIS 2010, Rebild, Denmark, August 20-22, 2010, Proceedings Since the end of World War II, the Japanese econ- omy has seen rapid changes and remarkable This book analyzes the economic performance of the EU in the first five years after its largest expansion progress. It has also experienced a bubble econ- This book contains the refereed proceedings of the in 2004. Accession and integration were expected omy and period of prolonged stagnation. The book First Scandinavian Conference on Information Sys- to foster growth and convergence among the new seeks to address three major questions: What kind tems (SCIS), held in Rebild, Denmark, in August Member States through intensified trade, foreign of changes have taken place in the postwar years? In 2010. The conference was held in conjunction with direct investment, financial deepening and the adop- what sense has there been progress? What lessons the traditional IRIS seminar for information sys- tion of the EU's institutional framework. With the can be drawn from the experiences? The book is tems research in Scandinavia, and its objective was benefit of five years experience, this book brings organized as follows: It begins with an overview of to extend and formalize part of the seminar to a together experts from academia and think-tanks to the postwar Japanese economy, using data to high- full conference by presenting high-quality research assess the driving forces of economic growth and light historical changes. The four major economic with a particular view on the Scandinavian research real convergence. The question whether the EU has issues in the postwar Japanese economy (economic community. At the same time, SCIS aims to con- made a difference in terms of growth is studied thor- restoration, rapid economic growth, the bubble tinue with the Scandinavian information systems oughly from various angles, including that of coun- economy and current topics) are addressed, with research tradition, which has for several decades try-specific and sector-specific analysis. It is shown particular focus on the meaning of economic growth placed emphasis on the relevance of practical results that while the enlargement has been a success story and the bubble economy. The next chapters examine for users, industry and society at large. The 10 papers overall, growth and catching-up cannot be taken the important economic issues for Japan related to accepted for SCIS were presented in one single track for granted and the importance of economic policy a welfare-oriented society, including income distri- and cover topics like requirements engineering, remains undiminished. bution, asset distribution, and the relative share of organizational integration, IT governance, adaption income. Another chapter deals with the household of standard software, and outsourcing. Each submit- structure of Japan, the[..] Features ted paper was reviewed by three program committee This book analyzes the economic performance of the members from Scandinavia, USA, and Australia; and Features EU in the first five years after its largest expansion this[..] Since the end of World War II, the Japanese econ- in 2004. Accession and integration were expected to foster growth and convergence among the new omy has seen rapid changes and remarkable Features Member States through intensified trade, foreign progress. It has also experienced a bubble econ- This book contains the refereed proceedings of the direct investment, financial deepening and the adop- omy and period of prolonged stagnation. The book First Scandinavian Conference on Information Sys- tion of the EU's institutional framework. With the seeks to address three major questions: What kind tems (SCIS), held in Rebild, Denmark, in August benefit of five years experience, this book brings of changes have taken place in the postwar years? In 2010. The conference was held in conjunction with together [..] what sense has there been progress? What lessons the traditional IRIS seminar for information sys- can be drawn from the experiences? The book is tems research in Scandinavia, and its objective was organized as follows: It [..] Contents to extend and formalize part of the seminar to a full 1. Introduction.- 2 .Trade and Foreign Direct Invest- conference by presenting high-quality research with Contents ments in an Enlarged EU: Opportunities and Chal- a [..] Introduction.- Historical Changes of the Japanese lenges.- 3. Migration in an Enlarged EU: Solution or Problem for Labour Market Woes and Cash- Economy.- Recovery Period (Reforms, Social and Fields of interest Strapped Social Security systems?- 4. Financial Inte- Political Changes, and Economic Policy).- Rapid Business Information Systems; Computer Appl. in gration and Stability in an Enlarged EU.- 5. Integra- Economic Growth.- Results of the Rapid Economic Administrative Data Processing; Information Sys- tion, Openness and Growth: Did Accession Make a Growth: (1) Positive Effects.- Results of the Rapid tems Applications (incl.Internet); Management of Difference?- 6. Index. Economic Growth: (2) Negative Effects or Distor- Computing and Information Systems; Software tions.- Bubble Economy and Its Generation.- Burst- Engineering ing the Bubble and Its Consequences.- Towards Fields of interest European Integration; Economic Policy a Welfare–oriented Society: Some Lessons from Target groups Rapid Economic Growth and the Bubble Econ- Research Target groups omy.- Income and Asset Distribution, and the Rela- Research tive Share.- Households and Pension.- Towards the Type of publication Quality of Life in[..] Proceedings Type of publication Contributed volume Fields of interest Available International Economics; Economic Policy; History Available Target groups 2010. IX, 157 p. (Lecture Notes in Business Information Process- ing, Vol. 60) Softcover Research 2010. XXX, 256 p. Hardcover 46,00 € Type of publication 99,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-14873-6 Monograph ISBN 978-3-642-12515-7

Available

2010. XVII, 150 p. 108 illus., 54 in color. Hardcover

89,95 € ISBN 978-1-4419-6331-4 64 Economics springer.com

D.M. Kilgour, Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada; C. N. Kock, Texas A&M University, TX, USA (Ed.) J. Komlos, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München; B. Eden, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom (Eds.) Süssmuth, Universität Leipzig, Germany Evolutionary Psychology and Handbook of Group Decision and Information Systems Research Empirische Ökonomie Negotiation Eine Einführung in Methoden und Anwendungen A New Approach to Studying the Effects of Modern Technolo- gies on Human Behavior

The field of Group Decision and Negotiation can be Das Buch liefert eine moderne und anwendung- described as the empirical, formal, computational, sorientierte Einführung in ökonometrische The point of Information System (IS) EP research and strategic analysis of group decision-making Methoden für Studierende der Wirtschaftswis- then is that these evolved psychological traits very and negotiation, especially from the points of view senschaften. Anhand einfacher, origineller Anwen- likely influence our behavior toward modern tech- of Management Science and Operations Research. dungen aus verschiedenen Gebieten, wie etwa nologies, and a deeper understanding of how Group Decision and Negotiation crosses many tradi- Wirtschaftsgeschichte, Humankapitaltheorie, technology affects behavior might be achieved by tional disciplinary boundaries, and has connections Politökonomie oder Biologie, werden die Meth- applying concepts and theories from EP. Springer to business administration and business strategy, oden der klassischen Ökonometrie erklärt und author Ned Kock (Information Systems Action management science, systems engineering, com- veranschaulicht. Damit stellt sich das Buch der Auf- Research: An Applied View of Emerging Concepts puter science, mathematics, and law, as well as eco- gabe, den Studierenden neben den methodischen and Methods) is probably the leading scholar in IS- nomics, psychology, and other social sciences. The Fertigkeiten auch Anregung und Motivation zu EP research, and he is proposing an AoIS volume Handbook of Group Decision and Negotiation is eigenständigem empirischem Arbeiten zu geben. Da to gather together for the first time invited papers intended to become the major reference in the field. auch grundlegende Konzepte der beschreibenden on EP concepts and theories that can be used as a The only current references are the highly success- und schließenden Statistik behandelt werden, sind basis for future research; examples of ongoing IS- ful journal Group Decision and Negotiation, as well keine Vorkenntnisse nötig. EP research; and a look at the current debate on IS- as the books of the Advances in Group Decision EP research. Kock will invite leading scholars in IS and Negotiation series, and a few other journals. Features and IS-EP research as well as the leading scholars in Researchers, students, and practitioners in this grow- Das Buch liefert eine moderne und anwendung- pure EP (see attached proposal for all names) to con- ing field sorely need a good general reference. sorientierte Einführung in ökonometrische Metho- tribute papers. Topics to be covered include basic den für Studierende der Wirtschaftswissenschaften. Features human behavior toward technology; interface design; Anhand einfacher, origineller Anwendungen aus The growing field of Group Decision and Nego- online dating and consumer behavior; information verschiedenen Gebieten, wie etwa Wirtschafts- tiation is best described as the empirical, formal, search and use[..] geschichte, Humankapitaltheorie, Politökonomie computational, and strategic analysis of group deci- oder Biologie, werden die Methoden der klassischen Features sion-making and negotiation, especially from the Ökonometrie erklärt und veranschaulicht. Damit Evolutionary Psychology and Information Systems viewpoints of Management Science and Operations stellt sich das Buch der Aufgabe, den [..] Research: A New Approach to Studying the Effects of Research. The topic crosses many traditional disci- Modern Technologies on Human Behavior is a com- plinary boundaries. It has connections to business Contents pilation of chapters written by leading researchers administration and business strategy, management 1 Einführung.- 2 Vorüberlegungen und Grundbe- from all over the world. Those researchers’ common science, systems [..] griffe.- 3 Momentenschätzung auf Stichproben- characteristic is that they have investigated issues at basis.- 4.- Basiskonzepte der induktiven Statistik.- Contents the intersection of the fields of information systems 5 Einfaches OLS-Regressionsmodell.- 6 Multi- Preface.- 1. Colin Eden and Marc Kilgour – Intro- (IS) and evolutionary psychology (EP). The main ples OLS-Regressionsmodell.- 7 Maximum-Like- duction and Overview.- 2. Andrzej Wierzbicki - goal [..] lihood-Schätzung.- 8 Binärvariablen-Modelle.- 9 Group Decisions and Negotiation in the Knowl- Zeitreihenanalyse. Contents edge Civilization Era.- 3. Julie A. Rennecker, Alan R. Evolutionary Psychology and Information Systems Dennis, and Sean Hansen - Invisable Whispering.- Fields of interest Theorizing.- Group Level Evolution and Informa- 4. Christer Carlsson - Soft Computing for Groups Econometrics tion Systems: What Can We Learn From Animal Making Hard Decisions.- 5. Bilyana Martinovski - Colonies in Nature?.- Applying Evolutionary Psy- Emotion in Negotation.- 6. Melvin F. Skahun - Doin Target groups chology to the Study of Post-Adoption Information Right: Connectedness Problem Solving and Negota- Lower undergraduate Technology Use:Reinforcement, Extension or Revo- tions.- 7. Cecilia Albin and Daniel Druckman - The lution?.- The Behavioral Ecology of Human Foraging Role Of Justice in Negotation.- 8. Sabine Koeszegi Type of publication in an Online Environment: of Omnivores, Informa- and Rudolf Vetschera - Analysis of Negotiation[..] Undergraduate textbook vores and Hunter-Gatherers.- Suprise and Human Fields of interest Evolution: How a Snake Screen Enhanced Knowl- Available Operation Research / Decision Theory; Game The- edge Transfer through a Web Interace.- How do E- ory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences; Artificial Learners Participate in Synchronous Online Discus- 2010. X, 210 S. (Springer-Lehrbuch) Softcover Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Game Theory / Mathe- sions? Evolutionary and[..] matical Methods Fields of interest 23,32 € ISBN 978-3-642-01704-9 Target groups Business Information Systems; Information Systems Research and Communication Service; Cognitive Psychology

Type of publication Target groups Handbook Research Type of publication Available Contributed volume

2010. XIII, 477 p. (Advances in Group Decision and Negotiation, Available Vol. 4) Hardcover

249,00 € 2010. XIX, 420 p. 68 illus., 34 in color. (Integrated Series in Infor- ISBN 978-90-481-9096-6 mation Systems, Vol. 24) Hardcover 139,95 € ISBN 978-1-4419-6138-9 springer.com Economics 65

P. Mertens, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, S. Neubauer, acm quadrat, Wien; S. Rankl, FH Wien F. Pagliara, University of Naples Federico II, Italy; J. Preston, Uni- Nürnberg; F. Bodendorf, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlan- versity of Southampton, UK; D. Simmonds, David Simmonds Con- gen-Nürnberg, Nürnberg; W. König, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe- sultancy, Cambridge, UK (Eds.) Universität Frankfurt; M. Schumann, Georg-August-Universität Auftrag Führung Göttingen; Th. Hess, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Handbuch und Werkzeugkasten für neu berufene Residential Location Choice Führungskräfte Grundzüge der Models and Applications Wirtschaftsinformatik Führungskräfte übernehmen Verantwortung und setzten Maßstäbe. Disziplin,Präzision und Trans- The effective planning of residential location choices parenz sind notwendig, um dem neuen „Auf- is one of the great challenges of contemporary soci- Das bewusst kompakt gehaltene Buch zur trag Führung“ gerecht zu werden. Doch niemand eties and requires forecasting capabilities and the Wirtschaftsinformatik unterstützt Praktiker, die ist automatisch zum Chef geboren, meist ist die consideration of complex interdependencies which sich einen schnellen und abgesicherten Überblick Schonzeit am Beginn kurz und die Herausforderun- can only be handled by complex computer mod- verschaffen wollen, ebenso wie mehrere Ebenen gen sind vielfältig. Es gilt seinen Verantwortungs- els. This book presents a range of approaches used des Bildungssystems, von Hochschulen bis zu bereich rasch zu verstehen und schnell zu lernen. to model residential locations within the context of Berufsakademien. Es gibt eine Übersicht über alle Gleichzeitig wird erwartet, in dieser turbulen- developing land-use and transport models. These wesentlichen Teilgebiete der Wirtschaftsinformatik. ten Zeit keine Fehler zu machen und sofort das approaches illustrate the range of choices that mod- Ausgehend von der Erläuterung der Arbeitsweise „Richtige zu tun“. Dieses Buch ist ein Impulsgeber ellers have to make in order to represent residential des PC, der Einbettung von Rechnern in lokale für Führungskräfte in einer neuen Position. Es ori- choice behaviour. The models presented in this book und globale Netze sowie der Integration der dort entiert sich am Konzept der lernenden Organisa- represent the state-of-the-art and are valuable both verfügbaren Dienste werden die Grundlagen des tion, enthält zahlreiche Werkzeuge, Checklisten und as key building blocks for general urban models, and Datenmanagements sowie die Unterstützung Handlungsempfehlungen und dient als Begleiter as representative examples of complexity science. betrieblicher Funktionen und Prozesse durch Infor- für die neue Aufgabe. Im Entstehungsprozess dieses mationsverarbeitung erläutert. Diese Konzepte Handbuchs wurden lebhafte Diskussionen mit Features finden in einer breiten Palette moderner integri- Führungskräften aller Unternehmensebenen geführt. The effective planning of residential location choices erter Anwendungssysteme Verwendung, deren Diese Erfahrungen der Führungspraxis wurden mit is one of the great challenges of contemporary soci- Erläuterung im Zentrum des Werkes steht. Die Empfehlungen existierender Ratgeber und mit wis- eties and requires forecasting capabilities and the Leitidee der Integration und Vernetzung wurde senschaftlichen Erkenntnissen verknüpft. So ent- consideration of complex interdependencies which sowohl im technischen als auch im Anwendungsteil stand ein[..] can only be handled by complex computer mod- konsequent beachtet. els. This book presents a range of approaches used Features to model residential locations within the context of Features Führungskräfte übernehmen Verantwortung und developing land-use and transport models. These Das bewusst kompakt gehaltene Buch zur setzten Maßstäbe. Disziplin,Präzision und Trans- approaches [..] Wirtschaftsinformatik unterstützt Praktiker, die parenz sind notwendig, um dem neuen „Auf- sich einen schnellen und abgesicherten Überblick trag Führung“ gerecht zu werden. Doch niemand Contents verschaffen wollen, ebenso wie mehrere Ebenen ist automatisch zum Chef geboren, meist ist die 1 Stated Preference Examination of Factors Influ- des Bildungssystems, von Hochschulen bis zu Schonzeit am Beginn kurz und die Herausforderun- encing Residential Attraction.- 2 DRAM Residen- Berufsakademien. Es gibt eine Übersicht über alle gen sind vielfältig. Es gilt seinen Verantwortungs- tial Location and Land Use Model: Thirty Years of wesentlichen Teilgebiete der Wirtschaftsinformatik. bereich rasch zu verstehen und schnell zu lernen. Development and Application.- 3 The DELTA Resi- Ausgehend von der Erläuterung der Arbeitsweise des Gleichzeitig wird erwartet, in dieser [..] dential Location Model.- 4 The MUSSA II Land Use PC, der Einbettung von Rechnern [..] Auction Equilibrium Model.- 5 The Impact of Trans- Contents port Policy on Residential Location.- 6 The Influence Contents Geleitwort Stimmen zum Buch Einleitung of Accessibility on Residential Location.- 7 Model- Grundlagen.- Rechner und deren Vernetzung.- Inhaltsverzeichnis Prolog Die lernende Organisation ing Residential Location in UrbanSim.- 8 Household Daten, Information und Wissen.- Integrierte als Basis Aufbau des Handbuchs Zusammenfassung Behaviour in the Oregon2 Model.- 9 The Residential Anwendungssysteme im Unternehmen.- Planung, der Handlungsfelder Persönliche Vorbereitung Rah- Choice Module in the Albatross and Ramblas Model Realisierung und Einführung von Anwendungssys- menbedingungen Überblick schaffen Die richtige Systems.- 10 A Microsimulation Model of House- temen.- Management der Informationsverar- Mannschaft Konzentration auf Weniges Organ- hold[..] beitung.- Überblicks- und Vertiefungsliteratur.- isatorische Anpassungen Management von Inter- Stichwortverzeichnis. essen Aspekte von Führung Epilog Die beiden Fields of interest Regional Science; Human Geography; Economic Fields of interest Autoren Überblick Werkzeuge und Checklisten Geography; Complex Networks Business Information Systems Abbildungsverzeichnis Literaturverzeichnis Fragebo- gen Interviews Target groups Target groups Research Professional/practitioner Fields of interest Management/Business for Professionals; Type of publication Type of publication Entrepreneurship; Personnel Management Contributed volume German textbook Target groups Professional/practitioner Available Available Type of publication 2010. 250 p. 33 illus. (Advances in Spatial Science) Hardcover 2010. XII, 222 S. (Springer-Lehrbuch) Softcover Monograph 89,95 € 17,71 € Available ISBN 978-3-642-12787-8 ISBN 978-3-642-14726-5

2010. XXI, 221 S. Hardcover

37,34 € ISBN 978-3-642-11724-4 66 Economics springer.com

I.L. Pitt, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, S. Proksch, Trialogis, Wien P. Rohner, Universität St. Gallen, Schweiz; R. Winter, Universität New York, NY, USA St. Gallen, Schweiz (Eds.) Konfliktmanagement im Economic Analysis of Music Unternehmen Patientenidentifikation und Copyright Prozessorientierung Mediation als Instrument für Konflikt- und Kooperationsman- Income, Media and Performances agement am Arbeitsplatz Wesentliche Elemente des vernetzten Krankenhauses und der integrierten Versorgung

Chris Anderson's initial `Long Tail' analysis was Das Buch stellt anhand zahlreicher Praxisbeispiele released in 2004 just as the wave of mergers and dar, wie Konflikte in Unternehmen traditionell Klinische Pfade und andere patientennahe Prozesse acquisitions was sweeping the music publishing and gehandhabt werden und welche komplementären werden oft als rein fachliche Themen erachtet, radio industries. Music industry executives began Formen der Konfliktbearbeitung es gibt. Der Autor weil diese im Alltag primär die Arbeit der Ärzte, looking for Anderson’s ‘Long Tail’ effect and with erläutert diese innovativen Methoden und stellt der Pflegenden und von weiteren Behandelnden it the implied redistribution of royalty income from ihre Einsatzmöglichkeiten nachvollziehbar dar. direkt betreffen. Die Identifikation von Patienten popular songs to long dormant and forgotten works Mediation wird als wirkungsvolle neue Form der bzw. das ganze davon abhängende Management in their catalogs. These music publishers had hoped Konfliktlösung ins Zentrum der Betrachtung gestellt. von Informationen innerhalb der Patientenpfade to further maximize the value of their copyright Der/die Leser/in erfährt, wie er/sie vorgeht, um wird wiederum häufig als alleinige Aufgabe der assets (lyrics and melody) in their existing music cat- Konflikte effizienter als bisher zu bearbeiten. Die IT angesehen. Das Buch stellt diese fachlichen alogs as the sale of compact disks diminished, and Gesprächstechniken sowie die Fragetechniken und technischen Ansätze in den breiteren Kon- consumers switched their purchasing and listening der Mediation werden leicht verständlich erklärt. text der in den kommenden Jahren absehbaren habits to new digital formats in music technology Ein Vorgehensmodell und zwei Fallstudien zur Veränderungen des Gesundheitswesens sowie der such as the iPod. This book deals with the measure- Einführung von Mediation in Organisationen run- sich daraus ergebenden Fragestellungen, welche ment of skewness, heavy tails and asymmetry in per- den das Buch ab. insbesondere die Leistungserbringer des Gesund- formance royalty income data in the music industry, heitswesens beschäftigen und fordern werden. Die an area that has received very little academic atten- Features Fähigkeit, Prozesse patientenorientiert zu gestal- tion for various reasons. For example, the pay pack- Das Buch stellt anhand zahlreicher Praxisbeispiele ten wird zu einem wesentlichen Erfolgsfaktor wer- ages, including signing bonuses, of some `superstars' dar, wie Konflikte in Unternehmen traditionell den. Das methodische Herangehen an die damit in the sports world are often announced[..] gehandhabt werden und welche komplementären zusammenhängenden Fragestellungen wird neben Formen der Konfliktbearbeitung es gibt. Der Autor derjenigen der fachlichen und technischen Spezial- Features erläutert diese innovativen Methoden und stellt isten auch die Aufmerksamkeit des Kranken- Chris Anderson's initial `Long Tail' analysis was ihre Einsatzmöglichkeiten nachvollziehbar dar. haus-Managements erfordern. released in 2004 just as the wave of mergers and Mediation wird als wirkungsvolle neue Form der acquisitions was sweeping the music publishing and Konfliktlösung ins Zentrum der Betrachtung gestellt. Features radio industries. Music industry executives began Der/die Leser/in erfährt, [..] Klinische Pfade und andere patientennahe Prozesse looking for Anderson’s ‘Long Tail’ effect and with werden oft als rein fachliche Themen erachtet, weil it the implied redistribution of royalty income from Contents diese im Alltag primär die Arbeit der Ärzte, der Pfle- popular songs to long dormant and forgotten works Kapitel 1: Konflikte erkennen und klären. - Kapi- genden und von weiteren Behandelnden direkt betr- in their catalogs. These music publishers had hoped tel 2: Herkömmliche Methoden des Konfliktman- effen. Die Identifikation von Patienten bzw. das to [..] agements. - Kapitel 3: Komplementäre Methoden ganze davon abhängende Management von Informa- des Konfliktmanagements. - Kapitel 4: Media- tionen innerhalb der Patientenpfade wird wiederum Contents tion . - Kapitel 5: Mediationstechniken. - Kapi- häufig als alleinige Aufgabe der IT angesehen. Das Economics of Music Copyright: Income, Media tel 6: Fragetechniken. - Kapitel 7: Aufbau eines Buch stellt [..] and Performances.- Economic Analysis of Music unternehmensinternen Konfliktmanagementsys- Copyright: Music Users.- Economic Analysis of tems. - Kapitel 8: Einführung von Mediation im Contents Music Copyright: Music Publishers.- Economic Unternehmen: zwei Fallstudien. - Resümee. - Patientenidentifikation - ein Beitrag zur integrierten Analysis of Music Copyright: Songwriters and Com- Anhang A: Checklisten. - Leitfragen Auftragsklärung und prozessorientierten Versorgung.- Patienteniden- posers.- Theory Review.- Estimation of Skewness, Einzelinterview. - Das Mediationsverfahren. - Fall- tifikation und Prozessorientierung - Problemstel- Heavy Tails and Music Success in a Performance.- Nachbesprechung und Qualitätssicherung. - Media- lung und Grundlagen.- Business Engineering - Economics of Songwriters’ Performance Royalty tionsvertrag (Muster). -[..] betriebswirtschaftliche Konstruktionslehre und ihre Income: Tenure, Age and Titles.- Economics of Anwendung im Gesundheitswesen.- Patienteniden- Radio Blanket License: Format, Region and Market Fields of interest tifikation im Krankenhaus - Strategie und Vision Size.- Concluding Remarks Management/Business for Professionals; Industrial einer prozessorientierten Patientenidentifikation.- and organisational psychology; Personnel Manage- Patientenidentifikation im Krankenhaus - von der Fields of interest ment Strategie zur Umsetzung, klinische Prozesse und Microeconomics; Media Management; Economic Patientenidentitäten.- Von der Strategie zur Umset- Policy Target groups zung - Unterstützungsprozesse und[..] Professional/practitioner Target groups Fields of interest Professional/practitioner Type of publication Management/Business for Professionals; Business Monograph Information Systems; Public Health Type of publication Monograph Available Target groups Professional/practitioner Available 2010. 160 S. Hardcover Type of publication Contributed volume 2010. XXII, 174 p. 12 illus., 6 in color. Hardcover 37,34 € ISBN 978-3-642-12222-4 89,95 € Available ISBN 978-1-4419-6317-8 2010. X, 255 S. (Business Engineering) Hardcover

42,01 € ISBN 978-3-642-13086-1 springer.com Economics 67

D.A. Schroeder, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA M. Schulmerich, State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), Munich, B. Woeckener, Universität Stuttgart Germany Accounting and Causal Effects Volkswirtschaftslehre Real Options Valuation Econometric Challenges Eine Einführung für Bachelorstudenten The Importance of Interest Rate Modelling in Theory and Prac- tice

While there is a substantial literature in labor eco- Dieses Lehrbuch für Bachelorstudenten behan- nomics and microeconometrics directed toward delt in einem einführenden Kapitel zunächst endogenous causal effects, causal effects have This book analyzes real options valuation for non- die Grundkonzepte der Ökonomik: Knappheit, received relatively limited attention in accounting. constant versus constant interest rates using simu- Kosten und Arbeitsteilung. Im darauf aufbauen- This volume builds on econometric foundations, lations and historical backtesting. It provides a sys- den mikroökonomischen Teil geht es um die including linear, discrete choice, and nonparametric tematic analysis and compares real options valuation Bestimmungsgründe von Angebot und Nachfrage regression models, to address challenging accounting using constant interest rates and the implied for- auf Märkten für Güter und für Produktionsfaktoren issues characterized by microeconomic fundamen- ward rates with methods that simulate interest rates sowie um das Konzept des Marktgleichgewichts. tals and equilibrium reporting choices. Both classical stochastically. Real options are combined with vari- Ausführungen zu den Problemen der Markt- and Bayesian strategies for identifying and estimat- ous pricing tools and stochastic term structure mod- macht und der externen Effekte (insbesondere ing accounting treatment effects are discussed exten- els like the Vasicek, Cox-Ingersoll-Ross, Ho-Lee, Umweltverschmutzung) führen hin zu einer sively. This distinctive resource for researchers and and Hull-White one-factor and two-factor mod- Diskussion der Rolle des Staates in der Mark- students explores interactions among theory, data, els. All necessary theory is provided in the book. All twirtschaft. Im makroökonomischen Teil geht es and model specification considerations, and comple- results are explained in detail and rules are derived zunächst um die Operationalisierung einschlägiger ments contemporary econometrics and statistics, as for application in Corporate Finance practice. The makroökonomischer Ziele wie beispielsweise well as accounting. major change in this second edition is the expanded Preisniveaustabilität und Wirtschaftswachstum number of tested scenarios. The second edition con- sowie um die statistische Erfassung einschlägiger Features tains an expanded number of tested scenarios cover- makroökonomischer Größen insbesondere im Rah- While there is a substantial literature in labor eco- ing the time period of the financial crisis 2008, one of men der Volkswirtschaftlichen Gesamtrechnung. nomics and microeconometrics directed toward the worst stock market crashes in history. The find- Darauf aufbauend werden das neoklassische und endogenous causal effects, causal effects have ings confirm the results provided in the first edition. das keynesianische Modell der Einkommens- und received relatively limited attention in accounting. Beschäftigungstheorie entwickelt und deren Poli- Features This volume builds on econometric foundations, tikempfehlungen abgeleitet. including linear, discrete choice, and nonparametric This book analyzes real options valuation for non- regression models, to address challenging accounting constant versus constant interest rates using sim- Features issues characterized by microeconomic fundamen- ulations and historical backtesting. It provides a Dieses Lehrbuch für Bachelorstudenten behan- tals and [..] systematic analysis and compares real options valu- delt in einem einführenden Kapitel zunächst ation using constant interest rates and the implied die Grundkonzepte der Ökonomik: Knappheit, Contents forward rates with methods that simulate interest Kosten und Arbeitsteilung. Im darauf aufbauen- Preface. 1. Introduction.- 2 . Accounting choice.- 3. rates stochastically. Real options are investigated and den mikroökonomischen Teil geht es um die Linear models.- 4. Loss functions and estimation.- combined with various pricing tools and stochastic Bestimmungsgründe von Angebot und Nachfrage 5. Discrete choice models.- 6. Nonparametric regres- term [..] auf Märkten für Güter und für Produktionsfaktoren sion.- 7. Repeated-sampling inference.- 8. Overview sowie um das Konzept des Marktgleichgewichts. Contents of endogeneity.- 9. Treatment effects: ignorability.- Ausführungen zu den Problemen der Marktmacht Introduction.- Real Options in Theory and Practice.- 10. Treatment effects: IV.- 11. Marginal treatment und der [..] effects.- 12. Bayesian treatment effects.- 13. Informed Stochastic Models for the Term Structure of Interest priors.- Appendix: Asymptotic theory.- Bibliogra- Rates.- Real Options Valuation Tools in Corporate Contents phy.- Index. Finance.- Analysis of Various Real Options in Simu- Knappheit, Kosten und Arbeitsteilung: das lations and Backtesting.- Summary and Outlook. Allokationsproblem.- Bestimmungsgründe des Fields of interest Marktangebots.- Bestimmungsgründe der Mark- Fields of interest Accounting / Auditing; Econometrics; Statistics for tnachfrage.- Das Marktgleichgewicht.- Märkte Financial Economics; Finance / Banking; Quantita- Business, Economics, Mathematical Finance, Insur- für Produktionsfaktoren.- Marktmacht und tive Finance; Probability Theory and Stochastic Pro- ance externe Effekte.- Die Rolle des Staates in der cesses Marktwirtschaft.- Marktökonomische Analyse.- Target groups Makroökonomische Ziele des Staates.- Die Volk- Research Target groups Research swirtschaftliche Gesamtrechnung.- Grundmodelle der Makroökonomik. Type of publication Monograph Type of publication Monograph Fields of interest Microeconomics; Macroeconomics / Monetary Eco- Available nomics Available Target groups 2010. XXV, 459 p. 40 illus., 20 in color. (Springer Series in Accounting Scholarship, Vol. 5) Hardcover 2010. XVIII, 389 p. 354 illus., 177 in color. Hardcover Lower undergraduate

139,95 € 139,95 € Type of publication ISBN 978-1-4419-7224-8 ISBN 978-3-642-12661-1 German textbook

Available

2010. XII, 203 S. 83 Abb. (Springer-Lehrbuch) Softcover

21,45 € ISBN 978-3-642-13114-1 68 Education springer.com

J. vom Brocke, University of Liechtenstein, Vaduz, Principality of J. vom Brocke, University of Liechtenstein; M. Rosemann, Liechtenstein; M. Rosemann, Queensland University of Technol- Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia Education ogy, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (Eds.) (Eds.)

Handbook on Business Process Handbook on Business Process A. Creese, University of Birmingham, UK; P. Martin, †; N.H. Horn- Management 1 Management 2 berger, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA (Eds.) Introduction, Methods, and Information Systems Strategic Alignment, Governance, People and Culture Ecology of Language

Encyclopedia of Language and Education Volume 9 Business Process Management (BPM) has become Business Process Management (BPM) has become one of the most widely used approaches for the one of the most widely used approaches for the design of modern organizational and information design of modern organizational and information This volume on Ecology of Language presents chap- systems. The conscious treatment of business pro- systems. The conscious treatment of business pro- ters on ecologies of language , literacy and learning. cesses as significant corporate assets has facilitated cesses as significant corporate assets has facilitated The subject of language ecology is diversity within substantial improvements in organizational perfor- substantial improvements in organizational perfor- socio-political settings where the processes of lan- mance but is also used to ensure the conformance mance but is also used to ensure the conformance guage use create, reflect and challenge hierarchies of corporate activities. This Handbook presents in of corporate activities. This Handbook presents in and hegemonies. The volume covers the following two volumes the contemporary body of knowledge two volumes the contemporary body of knowledge topics: Historical and theoretical perspectives, lan- as articulated by the world' s leading BPM thought as articulated by the world's leading BPM thought guage ecologies of selected countries and regions, leaders. This first volume focuses on arriving at a leaders. This second volume focuses on the man- focus on Asia, Australia, Africa, language ecologies of sound definition of Business Process Management agerial and organizational challenges of Business dispersed and diasporic communities, esp. Chinese, approaches and examines BPM methods and pro- Process Management such as strategic and cultural Malay, Moroccan, classroom language ecologies in cess-aware information systems. As such, it provides alignment, governance and the education of BPM multilingual contexts, language ecology of literacies, guidance for the integration of BPM into corporate stakeholders. As such, this book provides concepts oracies and discourses. This is one of ten volumes methodologies and information systems. Each chap- and methodologies for the integration of BPM. Each of the Encyclopedia of Language and Education ter has been contributed by leading international chapter has been contributed by leading interna- published by Springer. The Encyclopedia bears tes- experts. Selected case studies complement these tional experts. Selected case studies complement timony to the dynamism and evolution of the lan- views and lead to a summary of BPM expertise that their views and lead to a summary of BPM expertise guage and education field, as it confronts the ever- is unique in its coverage of the most critical success that is unique in its coverage of the most critical suc- burgeoning and irrepressible linguistic diversity and factors of BPM. cess factors of BPM. ongoing pressures and expectations placed on educa- tion around the world. Features Features Business Process Management (BPM) has become Business Process Management (BPM) has become Features one of the most widely used approaches for the one of the most widely used approaches for the This volume on Ecology of Language presents chap- design of modern organizational and information design of modern organizational and information ters on ecologies of language, literacy and learning. systems. The conscious treatment of business pro- systems. The conscious treatment of business pro- The subject of language ecology is diversity within cesses as significant corporate assets has facilitated cesses as significant corporate assets has facilitated socio-political settings where the processes of lan- substantial improvements in organizational perfor- substantial improvements in organizational perfor- guage use create, reflect and challenge hierarchies mance but is also used to ensure the conformance of mance but is also used to ensure the conformance of and hegemonies. The volume covers the following corporate activities. This [..] corporate activities. This Handbook presents in two topics: •Historical and theoretical perspectives •Lan- volumes the [..] guage ecologies of selected countries and regions, [..] Fields of interest Business Information Systems; Information Systems Contents Contents Applications (incl.Internet) Strategic Alignment: Delivering Business Strategy General Editor’s Introduction.- Introduction to Through Process Management.- Management of Volume 9: Ecology of Language Contributors Target groups Process Excellence.- Process Capital as Strategic Suc- Reviewers.- Section 1: Historical and Theoretical Research cess Factor.- Process Classification Frameworks.- Perspectives.- Section 2: Language Ecologies of A Taxonomy of BPM Approaches.- Process Perfor- Selected Countries and Regions.- Section 3: The Type of publication mance Management.- Business Process Analytics.- Language Ecologies of Dispersed and Diasporic Handbook Managing Regulatory Compliance in Business Pro- Communities.- Section 4: Classroom Language cesses.- Prioritizing Process Improvement.- Gov- Ecologies.- Section 5: The Language Ecology of Lit- Available ernance: Business Process Governance.- Business eracies, Oracies, Discourses.- Subject Index.- Name Process Management Governance.- The Process of Index.- Tables of Contents: Volumes 1–10. BPM.- The Service Portfolio of a BPM Center of 2010. 600 p. (International Handbooks on Information Systems) Fields of interest Hardcover Excellence.- BPM Center of Excellence.- Business Process[..] Language Education; Literacy; Psycholinguistics; 169,95 € Sociolinguistics; Historical Linguistics ISBN 978-3-642-00415-5 Fields of interest Business Information Systems; Information Systems Target groups Applications (incl.Internet) Graduate

Target groups Type of publication Research Encyclop(a)edia

Type of publication Available Handbook

2010. XXII, 370 p. Softcover Available 69,95 € 2010. XIX, 616 p. (International Handbooks on Information Sys- ISBN 978-90-481-9491-9 tems) Hardcover

169,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-01981-4 springer.com Education 69

J. Cummins, University of Toronto, ON, Canada; N.H. Hornberger, A. Edwards, University of Oxford, UK Z. Guo, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, Parkvile, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA (Eds.) Australia; S. Lamb, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, Parkvile, Australia Being an Expert Professional Bilingual Education Practitioner International Comparisons of Encyclopedia of Language and Education Volume 5 The Relational Turn in Expertise China’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training System This volume addresses bilingual education, the use of Professionals deal with complex problems which two (or more) languages of instruction in education. require working with the expertise of others, but Although bilingual education is available in some China is experiencing an unprecedented phe- being able to collaborate resourcefully with others form in most countries, it is frequently the subject of nomenon: breakneck industrialization on a scale and is an additional form of expertise. This book draws political debate, especially where a bilingual program at a pace not seen before. It is trying to achieve in on a series of research studies to explain what is is set up to serve migrant populations. The volume just a few decades what Western nations took more involved in the new concept of working relation- offers • a thorough analysis of a range of conceptual than a century to do. The arrival in the country’s ally across practices. It demonstrates how spending issues in bilingual education. • discussion of research cities of tens of millions of rural dwellers, at most time building common knowledge between differ- in the field since the 1920s and the conclusions that semi-skilled, has put huge strain on the country’s ent professions aids collaboration. The core con- can be drawn from it. • chapters on illustrative bilin- system of vocational education, known as TVET. cept is relational agency, which can arise between gual education programs and policies from around How have the Chinese authorities and their educa- practitioners who work together on a complex task: the globe. This is one of ten volumes of the Ency- tion administrators responded? Is China’s TVET whether reconfiguring the trajectory of a vulnerable clopedia of Language and Education published by system adapting to the rapidly evolving needs of its child or developing a piece of computer software. Springer. The Encyclopedia bears testimony to the industry? Using the province of Yunnan as a subject, Common knowledge, which captures the motives dynamism and evolution of the language and edu- this detailed case study is a closely argued and san- and values of each profession, is essential for the cation field, as it confronts the ever-burgeoning and guine analysis of the operation of TVET in China. exercise of relational agency and contributing to and irrepressible linguistic diversity and ongoing pres- The authors deployed a set of internationally com- working with the common knowledge of what mat- sures and expectations placed on education around parable criteria to offer a searching assessment of ters for each profession is a new form of relational the world. current performance, at the same time document- expertise. The book is based on a wide body of field ing areas of strength and weakness. The question the research including the author’s own. It tackles how Features authors’ methodology answers is how well China’s to[..] This volume addresses bilingual education, the use of TVET system is performing compared to technical two (or more) languages of instruction in education. Features and[..] Although bilingual education is available in some Professionals deal with complex problems which form in most countries, it is frequently the subject of Features require working with the expertise of others, but political debate, especially where a bilingual program China is experiencing an unprecedented phe- being able to collaborate resourcefully with others is set up to serve migrant populations. The volume nomenon: breakneck industrialization on a scale and is an additional form of expertise. This book draws offers •A thorough analysis of a range of conceptual at a pace not seen before. It is trying to achieve in on a series of research studies to explain what is issues in bilingual [..] just a few decades what Western nations took more involved in the new concept of working relationally than a century to do. The arrival in the country’s across practices. It demonstrates how spending time Contents cities of tens of millions of rural dwellers, at most building common knowledge between different pro- General Editor’s Introduction Introduction to Vol- semi-skilled, has put huge strain on the country’s fessions [..] ume 5: Bilingual Education Contributors Review- system of vocational education, known as TVET. ers Section 1: 21st Century Bilingual Education: Contents How have [..] Advances in Understanding and Emerging Issues Chapter 1: Introducing the resourceful practitioner.- Section 2: Illustrative Bilingual Education Programs Fields of interest Chapter 2: Expertise: the relational turn.- Chapter 3: and Policies Subject Index Name Index International and Comparative Education; Profes- Knowledge work at practice boundaries.- Chapter sional and Vocational Education Fields of interest 4: Relational agency: working with other practition- Language Education; Linguistics (general); Literacy; ers.- Chapter 5: Working relationally with clients.- Target groups International and Comparative Education; Social Chapter 6: Being a professional.- Chapter 7: Work- Research Sciences (general) ing upstream.- Chapter 8: Researching the relational in practices. Type of publication Target groups Monograph Graduate Fields of interest Professional and Vocational Education Available Type of publication Encyclop(a)edia Target groups Research 2010. X, 175 p. (Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, Vol. 12) Hardcover Available Type of publication Monograph 99,95 € 2010. XXVIII, 372 p. Softcover ISBN 978-90-481-8742-3 Available 69,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-9312-7 2010. XI, 160 p. (Professional and Practice-based Learning, Vol. 3) Hardcover

99,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-3968-2 70 Education springer.com

D. Jansen, German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer, T. Lovat, The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Aus- E. Shohamy, Tel Aviv University, School of Education, Israel; N.H. Germany (Ed.) tralia; R. Toomey, The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Hornberger, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA Australia; N. Clement, The University of Newcastle, New South (Eds.) Wales, Australia (Eds.) Governance and Performance in the Language Testing and Assessment German Public Research Sector International Research Handbook Encyclopedia of Language and EducationVolume 7 Disciplinary Differences on Values Education and Student Wellbeing This volume addresses the broad theme and specific Today, higher education and research institutions topics associated with current thinking in the field of are confronted with variable and sometimes contra- Informed by the most up-to-date research from language testing and assessment. The volume offers dictory demands from state, industry and society. around the world, as well as examples of good prac- •multiple perspectives on the ‘what’ (the ‘trait’) of They have to face growing volatility in education tice, this handbook analyzes values education in the languages, and the ‘how’ (‘the method’) of assess- policy, and a research paradigm that sees an acceler- context of a range of school-based measures associ- ment •multiple approaches developed for assessment ating rate of knowledge growth as well as the inter- ated with student wellbeing. These include social, especially given the multiplicity of languages used nationalization of the knowledge process itself. It is emotional, moral and spiritual growth – elements by many diverse groups of learners in many differ- vital that academics and policymakers stay abreast that seem to be present where intellectual advance- ent contexts •focus on the societal roles of language of the impact that policy changes have on educa- ment and academic achievement are being maxi- testers, their responsibility to be socially accountable tion and research in tertiary institutions. Based on a mized. This text comes as ‘values education’ widens and to ensure ethicality and professionalism •focus sector-specific theory model for the governance of in scope from being concerned with morality, ethics, on language testing in multilingual and diverse con- research organizations, this book outlines evidence civics and citizenship to a broader definition synony- texts This is one of ten volumes of the Encyclopedia of the effects of the so-called ‘new public manage- mous with a holistic approach to education in gen- of Language and Education published by Springer. ment reforms’ in the German university and public eral. This expanded purview is frequently described The Encyclopedia bears testimony to the dynamism research sector. The volume aims to shed some light as pedagogy relating to ‘values’ and ‘wellbeing’. This and evolution of the language and education field, on the differences between the disciplines in input, contemporary understanding of values education, or as it confronts the ever-burgeoning and irrepressible throughput, profiles of output and the typical condi- values and wellbeing pedagogy, fits well with recent linguistic diversity and ongoing pressures and expec- tions of knowledge production, disparities that are neuroscience research. This has shown that notions tations placed on education around the world. currently little understood and are thus not reflected of cognition, or intellect, are far more intertwined in government policy as ministers[..] with social and emotional growth than earlier educa- Features This volume addresses the broad theme and specific Features tional paradigms have allowed for. In other[..] topics associated with current thinking in the field of Today, higher education and research institutions Features language testing and assessment. The volume offers are confronted with variable and sometimes contra- Informed by the most up-to-date research from •Multiple perspectives on the ‘what’ (the ‘trait’) of dictory demands from state, industry and society. around the world, as well as examples of good prac- languages, and the ‘how’ (‘the method’) of assess- They have to face growing volatility in education tice, this handbook analyzes values education in the ment •Multiple approaches developed for assessment policy, and a research paradigm that sees an acceler- context of a range of school-based measures associ- especially given the multiplicity of languages used by ating rate of knowledge growth as well as the inter- ated with student wellbeing. These include social, many diverse groups of learners in many [..] nationalization of the knowledge process itself. It is emotional, moral and spiritual growth – elements vital that academics and policymakers stay abreast of that seem to be present where intellectual advance- Contents [..] ment and academic achievement are being maxi- General Editor’s Introduction / Nancy H. Horn- berger .- Introduction to volume 7: Language Testing Contents mized. This text [..] and Assessment / Elana Shohamy .- Contribu- Governance in Science Policy.- An Introduction; Fields of interest tors .- Reviewers .- Section 1: Assessing Language Jansen, D.Part 1: Effects of Science Law and Sci- Educational Philosophy; Curriculum Studies; Reli- Domains .- Section 2: Methods of Assessment .- Sec- ence Policy on Performance.1.1 Dimensions and gion and Education; Teaching and Teacher Educa- tion 3: Assessment in Education .- Section 4: Assess- Efficiency of Scientific Activities – Linking Indi- tion ment in Society .- Subject Index .- Name Index vidual and System Performance in a New Public Management Context; Schmoch/Schubert.- 1.2 Dis- Target groups Fields of interest ciplinary Differences and their Reflection in Law; Research Language Education; Linguistics (general); Literacy; Trute/Pilniok.- Part 2: New Governance of Research Assessment, Testing and Evaluation; Social Sciences and Effects on Performance.2.1 Is Nanoscience a Type of publication (general) „Mode 2" Field? Disciplinary Differences in Modes Handbook of Knowledge Production and the Influence of Sci- Target groups ence Policy; Jansen et al.- 2.2 The Effects of New Available Graduate Governance[..] Type of publication Fields of interest 2010. XXX, 870 p. Hardcover Encyclop(a)edia Higher Education; Educational Policy and Politics; 249,00 € Administration, Organization and Leadership; Busi- Available ness & Management Science ISBN 978-90-481-8674-7

Target groups 2010. XXVI, 502 p. Softcover Research 69,95 € Type of publication ISBN 978-90-481-9183-3 Contributed volume

Available

2010. XXVI, 150 p. (Higher Education Dynamics, Vol. 32) Hard- cover

99,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-9138-3 springer.com Education 71

T. Tapper, Oxford Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies, D.J. Tippins, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA; M.P. Mueller, A. Wallwork, Pisa, Italy New College, United Kingdom; D. Palfreyman, Oxford Centre for University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA; M. van Eijck, Eindhoven Higher Education Policy Studies, New College, United Kingdom University of Technology, The Netherlands; J.D. Adams, Brooklyn College, New York, NY, USA (Eds.) English for Presentations at The Collegial Tradition in the Age of International Conferences Mass Higher Education Cultural Studies and Environmentalism This book is designed to help non-native English The Confluence of EcoJustice, Place-based (Science) Educa- speakers to prepare and deliver effective presenta- tion, and Indigenous Knowledge Systems This book will examine the relationship between tions at international conferences. It will be the first collegiality and the collegial tradition in the con- book ever written on presentations specifically from text of the development of mass higher education. the perspective of non-native English speakers. It The collegial tradition in higher education has been As the first book to explore the confluence of three will be written in an English that readers will be able shaped above all by the collegiate universities. In emerging yet critical fields of study, this work sets an to understand easily. This is not 'simple' English as all its various forms (as commensality, as a mode exacting standard. The editors’ aim was to produce a native speaker would interpret it, but a particular of governance, and as a critical force in shaping the the most authoritative guide for ecojustice, place- way of writing with minimal redundancy in which process of teaching, learning and research) the colle- based education, and indigenous knowledge in edu- key points are highlighted clearly. The book will gial tradition has found sustenance in many sectors cation. Aimed at a wide audience that includes, but cover not only the typical difficulties of all presen- of higher education. It may well be that the tradition is not restricted to, science educators and policymak- ters (structure, gaining audience attention, graph- as expressed in these forms now has more strength ers, Cultural Studies and Environmentalism starts ics on slides etc), but will also focus above all on and depth in the non-collegiate than in the collegiate from the premise that schooling is a small part of those issues that cause specific problems for the non- universities. This work will give a fuller picture of the the larger educational domain in which we live and native. present-day character of British (especially English) learn. Informed by this overarching notion, the book higher education. Although this is a book that will opens up ways in which home-grown talents, nar- Features rely particularly upon the Oxford experience of col- ratives, and knowledge can be developed, and eco- Good presentation skills are key to a successful legiality, there will be extensive comparative and region awareness and global relationships can be career in academia. English for Presentations at international reference to the idea of collegiality, the facilitated. Incorporating a diversity of perspectives International Conferences is an essential title, as various challenges to it that have emerged within dif- that include photography, poetry and visual art, the this is the first guide to giving presentations at inter- ferent[..] work provides a nuanced lens for evaluating educa- national conferences ever written specifically for tional problems and community conditions while researchers and professors whose first language is Features protecting and conserving the most threatened and not English. With easy-to-follow rules and tips, and This book will examine the relationship between col- vulnerable narratives. Editors and[..] with examples taken from real presentations, the [..] legiality and the collegial tradition in the context of the development of mass higher education. The col- Features Contents legial tradition in higher education has been shaped As the first book to explore the confluence of three Part 1: Preparation and Practice.- Ten stages of above all by the collegiate universities. In all its var- emerging yet critical fields of study, this work sets an preparing your slides.- Writing out your speech in ious forms (as commensality, as a mode of gover- exacting standard. The editors’ aim was to produce English.- Pronunciation and intonation.- Practice nance, and as a critical force in shaping the process the most authoritative guide for ecojustice, place- and learning from other people's presentations.- of teaching, learning and research) the [..] based education, and indigenous knowledge in edu- Handling your fear and anxiety.- Part 2: What to cation. Aimed at a wide audience that includes, but Write and Show on the Slides.- Titles.- Writing Fields of interest is not restricted to, science educators and policymak- and editing the text of the slides.- Using bullets.- Educational Policy and Politics; Higher Education; ers, Cultural Studies and Environmentalism [..] Visual elements and fonts.- Getting and keeping the Sociology of Education audience’s attention.- Part 3: What to Do and Say at Contents Each Stage of the Presentation.- Ten ways to begin a Target groups Forward David T. Sobel and Paige P. Jackins Pro- presentation.- Outline and Transitions.- Methodol- Research logue Michael P. Mueller and Deborah J. Tippins ogy.- Results and Discussion.-[..] Type of publication Poetry Arthur J. Stewart Table of Contents ------Fields of interest Monograph Chapter 1: The Need for Confluence: Why a “River” Runs Through It Deborah J. Tippins and Michael P. Literacy; Life Sciences (general); Language Educa- Mueller ----Section 1: EcoJustice---- Section Intro- tion; Physics (general); Science Available duction: Nurturing Morally Defensible Environmen- talism Michael P. Mueller and Deborah J. Tippins Target groups 2010. XIII, 170 p. Hardcover Chapter 2: EcoJustice Education for Science Educa- Popular/general tors Rebecca A. Martusewicz, John Lupinacci, and Type of publication 99,95 € Gary Schakenberg Chapter 2a: Toward Awakening Monograph ISBN 978-90-481-9153-6 Consciousness: A Response to EcoJustice[..]

Fields of interest Available Science Education; Environmental Law / Policy / Ecojustice; International and Comparative Educa- 2010. XVI, 180 p. Softcover tion 24,95 € Target groups ISBN 978-1-4419-6590-5 Research

Type of publication Contributed volume

Available

2010. XXVIII, 494 p. (Cultural Studies of Science Education, Vol. 3) Hardcover

139,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-3928-6 72 Engineering springer.com

A. Webster-Wright, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Aus- S.-I. Ao, Oxford University Computing Laboratory, Hong Kong tralia Engineering (Ed.)

Authentic Professional Learning IAENG Transactions on Engineering E.E. Alonso, UPC, Barcelona, Spain; N.M. Pinyol, UPC, Barcelona, Making a Difference Through Learning at Work Spain; A.M. Puzrin, ETH Zürich, Switzerland Technologies Volume 4 Special Edition of the World Congress on Engineering and Geomechanics of Failures. Computer Science - 2009 This book describes the experiences of profession- Advanced Topics als as they continue to learn at work. Although its focus is on the learning of health professionals, it This volume contains thirty-nine revised and draws on research about continuing learning from extended research articles written by prominent other "caring" professions such as education and Geotechnical failures, specially the catastrophic ones, researchers participating in the World Congress social services. The author argues for a significant are a stimulus to improve current understanding on Engineering and Computer Science (WCES paradigm shift in this book, from the usual prac- of phenomena and procedures and tools for analy- 2009). The book offers the state of art of tremendous tice of providing programs to develop professionals, sis and prediction. This unconventional approach advances in engineering technologies and also serves towards a better way of supporting professionals as to geomechanics is the essence of this book. In gen- as an excellent reference work for researchers and they learn in their own authentic ways.The construct eral, soil mechanics and geotechnical textbooks graduate students working with/on engineering tech- of "Authentic Professional Learning" developed in describe first the concepts and theoretical develop- nologies. this book describes the lived experience of profes- ments and then apply them to interpret or solve a sionals continuing to learn in practice, whilst dealing particular applications. This book follows a differ- Features with contemporary workplace dilemmas. Many of ent course. The case (a failure) is first described and This volume contains thirty-nine revised and these dilemmas revolve around the need for profes- then an explanation is sought. This requires a set extended research articles written by prominent sionals to demonstrate measurable efficacy and fiscal of steps which can be summarized as follows: Iden- researchers participating in the World Congress efficiency whilst wanting to make a difference to the tify the nature of the problem, develop a dedicated on Engineering and Computer Science (WCES lives of those they care for. Using vignettes of prac- and specific formulation of the case, based on estab- 2009). The book offers the state of art of tremendous tice, professionals from community-based education lished basic concepts. In general, no single existing advances in engineering technologies and also serves and health settings describe authentic[..] theory or procedure is available to solve the case at as an excellent reference work for researchers and hand, provide a solution within an acceptable degree graduate students working with/on engineering tech- Features of complexity, extract the fundamental aspects of nologies. Meeting the challenges of an unpre- the problem and highlight its relevance. The cases global future will be hard enough for all sectors, selected have been grouped into three[..] Fields of interest but one thing is certain: ongoing learning Communications Engineering, Networks; Computer all of the professions is Features Systems Organization and Communication Net- vital. This book applies cutting-edge educational The backbone of Geotechnical Engineering does not works; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering theory to the concept of life- concern the development of more or less sophisti- learning. It argues for a sig- cated tools and theories. It remains in a previous Target groups icant paradigm shift from the step. When facing a real problem it is necessary to Research ditional isolate its fundamental aspects and to achieve a cor- rect conceptual representation of its nature. This Type of publication Contents phase requires abstract thinking, which is certainly Proceedings PART A: INTRODUCTION. Prologue.- 1.- Pro- assisted by a proper understanding of paradigms and fessional Learning at Work.- 1.1 Genesis of the [..] Available Research.- 1.2 Intent of the Book.- 1.3 Research Findings.- 1.4 Conceptualising Authentic Profes- Contents 2010. 504 p. (AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1247) Softcover sional Learning.- PART B: EXPLORATION.- 2.- Part I . Landslides.- Chapter 1 A Constrained Critical Review of Professional Development.- 2.1 Creeping Landslide: Brattas, St. Moritz.- Landslide. 219,00 € Interdisciplinary Inquiry into Professional Learn- Switzerland.- Chapter 2 Catastrophic Slide: Vaiont ISBN 978-0-7354-0794-7 ing.- 2.1.1 Professional education.- 2.1.2 Workplace Landslide, Italy.- I1 . Embankments and Dams.- learning.- 2.1.3 Adult education.- 2.1.4 Integrating Chapter 3 Collapse of Compacted Soil: Girona Road the research fields.- 2.2 Current Working Context Embankments, Spain.- Chapter 4 Earth Dam Sliding for Professional Learning.- 2.2.1 Certainty through Failure: Aznalcó1lar Dam. Spain.- Part III : Dynam- regulation and control.- 2.2.2 Uncertainty related ics of Failures.- Chapter 5 Thermo-Hydro-Mechan- to[..] ics of a Rapid Slide: Vaiont Landslide.- Chapter 6 Dynamics of Dam Sliding: Aznalcóllar Dam. Spain. Fields of interest Professional and Vocational Education; Phe- Fields of interest nomenology; Lifelong Learning / Adult Education Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics; Geotech- nical Engineering; Structural Mechanics Target groups Research Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Monograph Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook Available Available 2010. XV, 200 p. 6 illus., 3 in color. (Professional and Prac- tice-based Learning, Vol. 2) Hardcover 2010. IV, 266 p. Hardcover

99,95 € 64,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-3946-0 ISBN 978-90-481-3537-0 springer.com Engineering 73

H.D. Baehr, Universität Hannover; K. Stephan, Universität L. Banakh, Mechanical Engineering Institute, Moscow, Russia; M. N. Barsoum, Curtin University of Technology, Sarawak, Miri, Stuttgart Kempner, Becker System Engineering Ltd., Rehovot, Israel Malaysia; G.W. Weber, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey; P. Vasant, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Tronoh, Perak, Malaysia (Eds.) Wärme- und Stoffübertragung Vibrations of mechanical systems with regular structure Power Control and Optimization

Dieses bewährte Lehrbuch ist eine umfassende Proceedings of the 3rd Global Conference on Power Control und gründliche Darstellung der Wärme- und and Optimization Stoffübertragung. Ihre Theorie wird systema- Features tisch entwickelt, und die Lösungsmethoden aller Vibrations in systems with a periodic structure is wichtigen Probleme werden ausführlich behandelt. the subject of many ongoing research activities. This The platform is the aim of this conference for all Alle Gebiete der Wärme- und Stoffübertragung work presents the analysis of such systems with researchers, engineers, practitioners, academicians, werden dargestellt: Wärmeleitung und Diffu- the help of the theory of representation groups by students and industrial professionals sharing to sion, konvektiver Wärme- und Stoffaustausch, finite element methods, dynamic Compliance and present their research results and development activ- Wärmetransport beim Kondensieren und Ver- dynamic rigidness methods, specially adjusted for ities in the area of power control and its optimization dampfen, Wärmestrahlung sowie die Berechnung the analysis of engineering structures. The approach techniques. We trust that the theme of the confer- der Wärme- und Stoffübertrager. Für die 7. Auflage presented in this book permits a simplification and ence “Innovation in optimum technology” provides wurde Berechnungsgleichungen und auf Messun- [..] emulation between the researchers in their practi- gen basierende Korrelationen des Wärme- und cal results as it relates to the industrial need. This Stoffübergangs auf den neuesten Stand gebracht. Fields of interest platform brings together researchers working on Auch wurden die Stoffwerttabellen und das Lit- Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control; Group The- the development of techniques and methodologies eraturverzeichnis aktualisiert sowie Ergänzungen ory and Generalizations; Numerical Analysis; Struc- to improve the performance of power and hybrid in den Kapiteln über den Wärmeübergang beim tural Mechanics; Automotive Engineering energy, control and medical instruments, hybrid sys- Sieden in freier Strömung sowie dem in zweiphasiger tem optimization and marketing to lead for global Strömung vorgenommen. Das Buch wendet sich Target groups technology in industry, economics, resources and vor allem an Studierende, eignet sich aber auch für Research business. Wissenschaftler und Ingenieure in der Praxis als zuverlässiges Nachschlagewerk. Type of publication Features Monograph The platform is the aim of this conference for all Features researchers, engineers, practitioners, academicians, Dieses bewährte Lehrbuch ist eine umfassende Available students and industrial professionals sharing to und gründliche Darstellung der Wärme- und present their research results and development activ- Stoffübertragung. Ihre Theorie wird systematisch ities in the area of power control and its optimization 2010. XI, 350 p. (Foundations of Engineering Mechanics) Hard- entwickelt, und die Lösungsmethoden aller wichti- cover techniques. We trust that the theme of the confer- gen Probleme werden ausführlich behandelt. Alle ence “Innovation in optimum technology” provides Gebiete der Wärme- und Stoffübertragung werden 129,95 € emulation between the researchers in their practical dargestellt: Wärmeleitung und Diffusion, konvek- ISBN 978-3-642-03125-0 [..] tiver Wärme- und Stoffaustausch, Wärmetransport beim Kondensieren und Verdampfen, [..] Fields of interest Energy Technology; Energy Technology Contents Formelzeichen.- Einführung. Technische Anwen- Target groups dungen.- Wärmeleitung und Diffusion.- Kon- Research vektiver Wärme- und Stoffübergang. Einphasige Strömungen.- Wärmeleitung und Diffusion.- Type of publication Konvektiver Wärme- und Stoffübergang mit Proceedings Phasenumwandlungen.- Wärmestrahlung.- Anhang A: Ergänzungen.- Anhang B: Stoffwerte.- Anhang C: Available Lösungen der Aufgaben.- Literatur.- Sachverzeichnis.

Fields of interest 2010. 428 p. (Materials Physics and Applications, Vol. 1239) Hard- cover Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer; Industrial Chemistry / Chemical Engineer- 199,95 € ing; Energy Technology; Thermodynamics ISBN 978-0-7354-0785-5 Target groups Upper undergraduate

Type of publication German textbook

Available

2010. XXIII, 791 S. 686 Abb., 343 in Farbe. Hardcover

65,37 € ISBN 978-3-642-05500-3 74 Engineering springer.com

C. Borgelt, European Center of Soft Computing, Mierres, Asturia; B.-Y. Cao, Guangzhou University, China; G. Wan, Shaanxi Normal F. Catthoor, IMEC, Leuven, Belgium; P. Raghavan, IMEC, Leuven, G.G. Rodríguez, European Centre for Soft Computing, Mieres, University, China; S. Chen, Jimei University, Xiamen, China; S. Belgium; A. Lambrechts, IMEC, Leuven, Belgium; M. Jayapala, Asturias; W. Trutschnig, European Centre for Soft Computing, Guo, Fuxin, Liaonin, China (Eds.) IMEC, Leuven, Belgium; A. Kritikakou, Univ. Patras, Rio, Greece; J. Mieres, Asturias; M.A. Lubiano, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Absar, Samsung India Software, Bangalore, India Spain; M.Á. Gil, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain; P. Grze- gorzewski, Pan Warszaw, Warszaw, Poland; O. Hryniewicz, PAN Fuzzy Information and Engineering Warszawa, Warszawa, Poland (Eds.) 2010 Ultra-Low Energy Domain-Specific Instruction-Set Processors Combining Soft Computing and Vol 1 Statistical Methods in Data Analysis Modern consumers carry many electronic devices, This book is the proceedings of the 5th Annual Con- like a mobile phone, digital camera, GPS, PDA and ference on Fuzzy Information and Engineering an MP3 player. The functionality of each of these Over the last forty years there has been a growing (ACFIE2010) from Sep. 23-27, 2010 in Huludao, devices has gone through an important evolution interest to extend probability theory and statistics China. This book contains 89 papers, divided into over recent years, with a steep increase in both the and to allow for more flexible modelling of impre- five main parts: - In Section I, we have 15 papers on number of features as in the quality of the services cision, uncertainty, vagueness and ignorance. The “the mathematical theory of fuzzy systems”. - In Sec- that they provide. However, providing the required fact that in many real-life situations data uncer- tion II, we have 15 papers on “fuzzy logic, systems compute power to support (an uncompromised tainty is not only present in the form of random- and control”. - In Section III, we have 24 papers on combination of) all this functionality is highly non- ness (stochastic uncertainty) but also in the form “fuzzy optimization and decision-making”. - In Sec- trivial. Designing processors that meet the demand- of imprecision/fuzziness is but one point underlin- tion IV, we have 17 papers on “fuzzy information, ing requirements of future mobile devices requires ing the need for a widening of statistical tools. Most identification and clustering”. - In Section V, we the optimization of the embedded system in general such extensions originate in a "softening" of classical have 18 papers on “fuzzy engineering application and of the embedded processors in particular, as they methods, allowing, in particular, to work with impre- and soft computing method”. should strike the correct balance between flexibil- cise or vague data, considering imprecise or gener- ity, energy efficiency and performance. In general, alized probabilities and fuzzy events, etc. About ten Features a designer will try to minimize the energy consump- years ago the idea of establishing a recurrent forum This book is the proceedings of the 5th Annual Con- tion (as far as needed) for a given performance, with for discussing new trends in the before-mentioned ference on Fuzzy Information and Engineering a sufficient flexibility. However, achieving this goal context was born and resulted in the first Interna- (ACFIE2010) from Sep. 23-27, 2010 in Huludao, is already complex when looking at the processor in tional Conference on Soft Methods in Probability China. This book contains 89 papers, divided into isolation, but, in reality, the processor is a[..] and Statistics (SMPS) that was held in Warsaw in five main parts: In Section I, we have 15 papers on 2002. In the following years the conference took “the mathematical theory of fuzzy systems”. In Sec- Features place in Oviedo (2004), in Bristol (2006) and[..] tion II, we have 15 papers on “fuzzy logic, systems Modern consumers carry many electronic devices, and control”. In Section III, we have 24 papers on like a mobile phone, digital camera, GPS, PDA and Features “fuzzy [..] an MP3 player. The functionality of each of these Over the last forty years there has been a growing devices has gone through an important evolution interest to extend probability theory and statistics Contents over recent years, with a steep increase in both the and to allow for more flexible modelling of impreci- Part 1 The Mathematical Theory of Fuzzy Systems.- number of features as in the quality of the services sion, uncertainty, vagueness and ignorance. The fact Part 2 Fuzzy Logic, Systems and Control.- Part 3 that they provide. However, providing the required that in many real-life situations data uncertainty is Fuzzy Optimization and Decision-Making.- Part 4 compute power to support (an uncompromised not only present in the form of randomness (stochas- Fuzzy Fuzzy Information, Identification and Cluster- combination [..] tic uncertainty) but also in the form of impreci- ing.- Part 5 Fuzzy Engineering Application and Soft sion/fuzziness is but one point underlining the need Computing Method. Contents [..] Preface. Contents. Glossary and Acronyms. 1 Intro- Fields of interest duction. 2 Global State of the Art Overview. 3 Energy Contents Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence Consumption Breakdown and Platform Require- Prior Knowledge in the Classification of Biomedi- (incl. Robotics) ments. 4 Overall Framework for Exploration. 5 cal Data.-Estimation of a Simple Genetic Algorithm Clustered L0 (Loop) Buffer Organization and Com- Applied to a Laboratory Experiment .- A Com- Target groups bination with Data Clusters. 6 Multi-threading parison of Robust Methods for Pareto Tail Mod- Research in Uni-threaded Processor. 7 Handling Irregular eling in the Case of Laeken Indicators.- R Code Indexed Arrays and Dynamically Accessed Data on for Hausdorff and Simplex Dispersion Orderings Type of publication Scratchpad Memory Organisations. 8 An Asymmet- in the 2D Case On Some Confidence Regions to Proceedings rical Register File: The VWR. 9 Exploiting Word- Estimate a Linear Regression.- Model for Interval width Information during Mapping. 10 Strength Data Possibilistic Coding: Error Detection vs. Error Available Reduction of Multipliers. 11 Bioimaging ASIP Correction . Coherent Correction for Conditional benchmark study. 12[..] Probability Assessments.- with RInferential Rules for 2010. 1200 p. (Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing, Vol. Weak Graphoid.-Fast Factorization of Probability 78) Softcover Fields of interest Trees and[..] Circuits and Systems; Processor Architectures approx. 299,00 € Fields of interest ISBN 978-3-642-14879-8 Target groups Computational Intelligence Research

Target groups Type of publication Research Monograph Type of publication Proceedings Available

Available 2010. XXI, 400 p. (Embedded Systems, Vol. 0) Hardcover 99,95 € 2010. 630 p. (Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing, Vol. ISBN 978-90-481-9527-5 77) Softcover

249,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-14745-6 springer.com Engineering 75

A. Cavallo, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Aversa, Italy; H.M. Cheema, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, A. Das, CDAC, Kolkata, India G. de Maria, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Aversa, The Netherlands; R. Mahmoudi, Eindhoven University of Technol- Italy; C. Natale, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Aversa, ogy, Eindhoven, The Netherlands; A.H.M. van Roermund, Eind- Italy; S. Pirozzi, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Aversa, hoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands Digital Communication Italy Principles and System Modelling 60-GHz CMOS Phase-Locked Loops Active Control of Flexible Structures

From Modeling to Implementation "Digital Communications" presents the theory and The promising high data rate wireless applications application of the philosophy of Digital Communi- at millimeter wave frequencies in general and 60 cation systems in a unique but lucid form. The book GHz in particular have gained much attention in inserts equal importance to the theory and appli- A complete solution for problems of vibration con- recent years. However, challenges related to cir- cation aspect of the subject whereby the authors trol in structures that may be subject to a broad- cuit, layout and measurements during mm-wave selected a wide class of problems. The Salient fea- band primary vibration field, this book addresses the CMOS IC design have to be overcome before they tures of the book are: 1. The foundation of Fourier following steps: experimental identification of the can become viable for mass market. 60-GHz CMOS series, Transform and wavelets are introduces in a dynamic model of the structure; optimal placement Phase-Locked Loops focusing on phase-locked loops unique way but in lucid language. 2. The application of sensors and actuators; formulation of control con- for 60 GHz wireless transceivers elaborates these area is rich and resemblance to the present trend of straints in terms of controller frequency response challenges and proposes solutions for them. The sys- research, as we are attached with those areas profes- shape; controller design and simulation; and con- tem level design to circuit level implementation of sionally. 3. A CD is included which contains codes troller implementation and rapid prototyping. The the complete PLL, along with separate implemen- and MATLAB, with illuminating uncommon and identification procedure is a gray-box approach tai- tations of individual components such as voltage common applications along with a large number of lored to the estimation of modal parameters of large- controlled oscillators, injection locked frequency image, signal and speech demos for better under- scale flexible structures. The actuator/sensor place- dividers and their combinations, are included. Fur- standing of the subject. 4. Elegant exercise section is ment algorithm maximizes a modal controllabil- thermore, to satisfy a number of transceiver topolo- designed in such a way that, the readers can get the ity index improving the effectiveness of the control. gies simultaneously, flexibility is introduced in the flavor of the subject and get attracted towards the Considering limitations of sensors and actuators, the PLL architecture by using new dual-mode ILFDs and future scopes of the subject. 5. Unparallel tabular, controller is chosen as a stable, band-pass MIMO switchable VCOs, while reusing the low frequency flow chart based and pictorial methodology[..] system resulting from the closed-form solution of a components at the same time. robust control problem. Experimental results on an Features aeronautical stiffened skin panel are presented using Features "Digital Communication" presents the theory and rapid-prototyping hardware. The promising high data rate wireless applications application of the philosophy of Digital Communi- at millimeter wave frequencies in general and 60 cation systems in a unique but lucid form. The book Features GHz in particular have gained much attention in inserts equal importance to the theory and applica- Active Control of Flexible Structures deals with recent years. However, challenges related to cir- tion aspect of the subject whereby the author selected vibration control for large-scale flexible structures cuit, layout and measurements during mm-wave a wide class of problems. The salient features of the which are, or may be, subject to a broadband pri- CMOS IC design have to be overcome before they book are: 1. A natural flow or writing is maintained mary vibration field. The authors present a com- can become viable for mass market. 60-GHz CMOS from the first to the last chapters to visualize [..] plete rationale for solving problems of vibration, Phase-Locked Loops focusing on phase-locked loops from experimental structural characterization to for 60 GHz [..] Contents controller implementation. In reaching this objective Preview and introduction.- Waveform Encoding.- they address the following steps: • [..] Contents Digital Baseband Signal Receivers.- Digital Baseband 1 Introduction.- 2 Synthesizer system architecture.- 3 Signal Transmitter.- Equalization.- Digital Modu- Contents Layout and measurements at mm-wave frequencies.- lation Techniques.- Spread Spectrum Modulation.- Introduction.- Modeling of Flexible Structures.- 4 Design of high frequency components.- 5 Design Information Theory.- Error control coding.- Appen- Identification of Flexible Structures.- Active Con- of low frequency components.- 6 Synthesizer inte- dices. trol of Flexible Structures.- Implementation Issues.- gration.- 7 Conclusions.- Appendix. References. Experimental Results.- Appendix. Fields of interest Fields of interest Communications Engineering, Networks; Coding Fields of interest Circuits and Systems; Microwaves, RF and Optical and Information Theory; Signal, Image and Speech Control; Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control; Engineering; Solid State Physics Processing Geophysics / Geodesy; Automotive Engineering Target groups Target groups Target groups Professional/practitioner Research Research Type of publication Type of publication Type of publication Monograph Monograph Monograph

Available Available Available

2010. IV, 218 p. 294 illus., 147 in color. Hardcover 2010. XVII, 350 p. With CD-ROM. (Signals and Communication 2010. XIV, 195 p. 40 illus. (Advances in Industrial Control) Hard- Technology) Hardcover cover 99,95 € 129,95 € 99,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-9279-3 ISBN 978-3-642-12742-7 ISBN 978-1-84996-280-3 76 Engineering springer.com

M. Deville, EPFL STI IGM LIN, Lausanne, Switzerland; T.-H. Lê, H. Dresig, TU Chemnitz; F. Holzweißig, Dresden J. Düh, Austria Tech, Wien, Austria; H. Hufnagl, ATTC, Wien, Aus- ONERA, Chatillon, France; P. Sagaut, Université Pierre et Marie tria; E. Juritsch, akeside Science & Technology Park GmbH, Kla- Curie, Paris, France (Eds.) genfurt, Austria; R. Pfliegl, Austria Tech, Wien, Austria; H.-K. Dynamics of Machinery Schimany, ATTC, Wien, Austria; H. Schönegger, Lakeside Science & Technology Park GmbH, Klagenfurt, Austria (Eds.) Turbulence and Interactions Theory and Applications

Proceedings the TI 2009 Conference Data and Mobility

Dynamic loads and undesired oscillations increase Transforming Information into Intelligent Traffic and Trans- with higher speed of machines. At the same time, portation Services Proceedings of the Lakeside Conference This volume contains six keynote lectures and 44 industrial safety standards require better vibra- 2010 contributed papers of the TI 2009 conference that tion reduction. This book covers model generation, was held in Saint-Luce, La Martinique, May 31- parameter identification, balancing of mechanisms, June 5, 2009. These lectures address the latest devel- torsional and bending vibrations, vibration isolation, This volume of Advances in Soft Computing con- opments in direct numerical simulations, large and the dynamic behavior of drives and machine tains the accepted and outstanding papers presented eddy simulations, compressible turbulence, coher- frames as complex systems. Typical dynamic effects, at the Lakeside Conference 2010 in Carinthia, Aus- ent structures, droplets, two-phase flows, etc. The such as the gyroscopic effect, damping and absorp- tria. The topic of the Lakeside Conference 2010, Data present monograph is a snapshot of the state-of-the- tion, shocks, resonances of higher order, nonlin- and Mobility – Transporting Information into Intel- art in the field of turbulence with a broad view on ear and self-excited vibrations are explained using ligent Traffic and Transportation Services, was cho- theory, experiments and numerical simulations. practical examples. These include manipulators, fly- sen to underline the importance of information and wheels, gears, mechanisms, motors, rotors, hammers, Features mobility in transport and to discuss current activities block foundations, presses, high speed spindles, This volume contains six keynote lectures and 44 in this sector. The development of traffic manage- cranes, and belts. Various design features, which contributed papers of the TI 2009 conference that ment systems, under the influence of new technolo- influence the dynamic behavior, are described. The was held in Saint-Luce, La Martinique, May 31- gies, is a fast-changing subject and needs experts to book includes 60 exercises with detailed solutions. June 5, 2009. These lectures address the latest devel- guide us in the right direction. Worldwide, a variety A new feature of this edition is the enclosed CD- opments in direct numerical simulations, large of solutions is being developed to make traffic man- ROM, which contains the SimulationX® software. eddy simulations, compressible turbulence, coher- agement safer, more sustainable and efficient. The 18 The substantial benefit of this "Dynamics of Machin- ent structures, droplets, two-phase flows, etc. The papers published in this book represent the work of ery" lies[..] present monograph is a snapshot of the state-of-the- national and international companies, universities art in the field [..] and research & development departments and reflect Features a number of current research streams. The articles Dynamic loads and undesired oscillations increase Contents cover significant recent developments in the field, with higher speed of machines. At the same time, From the Contents: Some characteristics of non- both in terms of data and[..] industrial safety standards require better vibra- reacting and reacting low swirl number jets.- Inner- tion reduction. This book covers model generation, outer interactions in wall-bounded turbulence.- Features parameter identification, balancing of mechanisms, Turbulence Interaction with Atmospheric Physical This volume of Advances in Soft Computing con- torsional and bending vibrations, vibration isolation, Processes.- LES of pulsating turbulent flows over tains the accepted and outstanding papers presented and the dynamic behavior of drives and machine smooth and wavy boundaries.- Numerical study at the Lakeside Conference 2010 in Carinthia, Aus- frames as complex systems. Typical dynamic [..] of turbulence-wave interaction.- High Reynolds tria. The topic of the Lakeside Conference 2010, Data and Mobility – Transporting Information into Intel- number wall-bounded turbulence and a proposal Contents for a new eddy-based model.- PANS methodology ligent Traffic and Transportation Services, was cho- Dynamics of machinery.- Modeling of machines and sen to underline the importance of information and applied to elliptic-relaxation based eddy viscosity determining of characteristics values.- Dynamics transport model.- PIV Study of Turbulent Flow in mobility in transport and to discuss current activities of machine consisted of rigid bodies.- Foundation in [..] Porous Media.- A model for dissipation: cascade and isolation of vibrations.- Torsional vibrations and SDE with[..] oscillators having a chain-structure.- Bending vibra- Fields of interest tions.- Linear systems with several degrees of free- Fields of interest Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence dom.- Simple nonlinear and self-excited oscillators.- Engineering Fluid Dynamics; Complexity; Fluid- (incl. Robotics); Automotive Engineering Principles for dynamics favorable structural designs.- and Aerodynamics; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Symbols, bibliography, subject index. Target groups Systems and Complexity Research Fields of interest Target groups Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control; Control , Type of publication Research Robotics, Mechatronics; Computational Intelligence; Proceedings Type of publication Acoustics Proceedings Available Target groups Upper undergraduate Available 2010. 226 p. (Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing, Vol. Type of publication 81) Softcover Monograph 2010. 375 p. (Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisci- 139,95 € plinary Design, Vol. 110) Hardcover ISBN 978-3-642-15502-4 Available 203,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-14138-6 2010. XII, 544 p. 480 illus., 240 in color. With CD-ROM. Softcover

99,95 € ISBN 978-3-540-89939-6 springer.com Engineering 77

M. Essaaidi, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetuan, Morocco; F. Giri, Laboratoire GREYC, Caen, France; E.-W. Bai, The University G. Girmscheid, ETH Zürich, Schweiz M. Malgeri, Università di Catania, Italy; C. Badica, University of of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA (Eds.) Craiova, Romania (Eds.) Leistungsermittlungshandbuch für Block-oriented Nonlinear System Baumaschinen und Bauprozesse Intelligent Distributed Computing Identification IV

Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Intelli- Die prozessorientierte Leistungsermittlung von gent Distributed Computing - IDC 2010, Tangier, Morocco, Block-oriented Nonlinear System Identification deals Baugeräten ist die Grundlage der Planung der September 2010 with an area of research that has been very active Ausführung. Auswahl und Anzahl der Geräte since the turn of the millennium. The book makes a zur projektspezifischen Optimierung sind die pedagogical and cohesive presentation of the meth- unverzichtbare Basis der Termin- und Kosten- This book represents the combined peer-reviewed ods developed in that time. These include: iterative planung (Kalkulation) sowie des Controllings. proceedings of the Fourth International Sympo- and over-parameterization techniques; stochastic Der leistungsfähige, wirtschaftliche Baubetrieb ist sium on Intelligent Distributed Computing -- IDC and frequency approaches; support-vector-machine, durch den hoch mechanisierten optimalen Ein- 2010 and of the Second International Workshop subspace, and separable-least-squares methods; satz der Baugeräte und Bauhilfsmaterialien inner- on Multi-Agent Systems Technology and Seman- blind identification method; bounded-error method; halb der Prozessketten gekennzeichnet. Dieses tics -- MASTS'2010. Both events were held in Tang- and decoupling inputs approach. The identifica- Handbuch ermöglicht die einfache, schnelle und ier, Morocco during September 16-18, 2010. The 33 tion methods are presented by authors who have zielsichere Planung des Bauablaufs und deckt die contributions published in this book address many either invented them or contributed significantly Leistungsermittlung in den Bereichen Erd-, Hoch-, topics related to theory and applications of intel- to their development. All the important issues e.g., Tief-, Spezialtief- und Tunnelbau ab. Es hilft, die ligent distributed computing and multi-agent sys- input design, persistent excitation, and consistency richtige Wahl der Geräte unter Beachtung der pro- tems, including: agent-based e-business, ambient analysis, are discussed. The practical relevance of jektspezifischen Randbedingungen zu finden, um die intelligence, bio-informatics, collaborative systems, block-oriented models is illustrated through biomed- wirtschaftlichste Lösung zu erreichen. cryptography and security, distributed algorithms, ical/physiological system modelling. The book will distributed data mining, distributed simulation, grid be of major interest to all those who are concerned Features computing, image processing, information extrac- with nonlinear system identification whatever their Die prozessorientierte Leistungsermittlung von tion, knowledge management, logic programming, activity areas. This is particularly the case for[..] Baugeräten ist die Grundlage der Planung der mobile agents, ontologies, pervasive computing, Ausführung. Auswahl und Anzahl der Geräte Petri nets, process modeling, self-organizing systems, Features zur projektspezifischen Optimierung sind die semantic web services, service oriented computing, Block-oriented Nonlinear System Identification unverzichtbare Basis der Termin- und Kostenpla- social networks and trust, swarm intelligence, web deals with an area of research that has been very nung (Kalkulation) sowie des Controllings. Der applications, wireless[..] active since the turn of the millennium. The book leistungsfähige, wirtschaftliche Baubetrieb ist durch makes a pedagogical and cohesive presentation of den hoch mechanisierten optimalen Einsatz der Features the methods developed in that time. These include: Baugeräte und Bauhilfsmaterialien [..] This book represents the combined peer-reviewed • iterative and over-parameterization techniques; • proceedings of the Fourth International Sympo- stochastic and frequency approaches; • support-vec- Contents sium on Intelligent Distributed Computing -- IDC tor-machine, subspace, and [..] Leistung im Baubetrieb.- Baustelleneinrichtung.- 2010 and of the Second International Workshop on Erdbaugeräte.- Transportgeräte.- Tunnelbaugeräte.- Multi-Agent Systems Technology and Semantics Contents Spezialtiefbau.- Hochbau.- Faktoren.- Literaturverze- -- MASTS'2010. Both events were held in Tangier, Block-oriented Nonlinear Systems.- Nonlinear ichnis.- Abbildungsverzeichnis.- Tabellenverzeich- Morocco during September 16-18, 2010. The 33 con- System Modelling Based on Wiener Theory.- nis.- Stichwortverzeichnis. tributions published in this book address many top- Parametric Identification of Hammerstein: Over- ics related to theory and [..] parameterization Approach.- Compound Opera- Fields of interest tor Decomposition and Its Application to Hammer- Civil Engineering; Building Construction, HVAC, Contents stein and Wiener Systems.- Iterative Identification Refrigeration; Construction Management Part I Invited Papers.- Part II Information extrac- of Parametric Hammerstein.- Hammerstein System tion and Web applications.- Part III Collaborative Identification.- Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Target groups systems.- Part IV Distributed algorithms and com- Wiener Models.- Stochastic Identification of Wiener Professional/practitioner plex systems.- Part V Pervasive, ambiental and grid Systems.- Convergence Rate in Nonparametric and Type of publication computing.- Part VI Ontologies and rules.- Part Semi-parametric Identification.- Identification of Professional book VII Modeling and security.- Part IX MASTS’2010 Block-oriented Systems Using the Invariance Prop- Papers. erty.- Frequency[..] Available Fields of interest Fields of interest Control; Systems Theory, Control; Systems Biology; Appl. Mathematics / Computational Methods of 2010. VIII, 300 S. 180 Abb., 90 in Farbe. (VDI-Buch) Hardcover Engineering; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Biological Networks, Systems Biology; Mathematical Applications of Mathematics Biology in General; Automotive Engineering 74,72 € ISBN 978-3-642-13794-5 Target groups Target groups Research Research

Type of publication Type of publication Monograph Monograph

Available Available

2010. Approx. 310 p. (Studies in Computational Intelligence, Vol. 2010. XIX, 431 p. 50 illus. (Lecture Notes in Control and Informa- 315) Hardcover tion Sciences, Vol. 404) Softcover

129,95 € 119,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-15210-8 ISBN 978-1-84996-512-5 78 Engineering springer.com

G. Girmscheid, ETH Zürich, Schweiz; D. Lunze, ETH Zürich, K. Harada, AIST Humanoid Research Group, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, P. Hofmann, Technische Universität Wien Schweiz Japan; E. Yoshida, AIST-CNRS Joint Japanese-French Robotics Laboratory, Japan; K. Yokoi, AIST-CNRS Joint Japanese-French Robotics Laboratory, Namiki, Ibaraki, Japan (Eds.) Hybridfahrzeuge Nachhaltig optimierte Gebäude Ein alternatives Antriebskonzept für die Zukunft Energetischer Baukasten, Leistungsbündel und Life-Cycle- Motion Planning for Humanoid Leistungsangebote Robots Hybridfahrzeuge werden in der Zukunft einen wesentlichen Beitrag zur Erfüllung der Anforderun- Die Energieeffizienz und der Einsatz regenera- gen hinsichtlich Effizienzsteigerung beim Betrieb Research on humanoid robots has been mostly tiver Energiesysteme sind Schlüsselaspekte bei der von Kraftfahrzeugen leisten. Die Technik, die with the aim of developing robots that can replace zukünftigen Gestaltung (Neubau, Instandsetzung, beinahe so alt wie das Automobil ist, erlebt derzeit humans in the performance of certain tasks. Motion Erneuerung) des Gebäudeparks. Die wichtigsten eine Renaissance. Das Buch beschreibt ausführlich, planning for these robots can be quite difficult, due Motivationstreiber der Lebenszyklusorientierung des beginnend mit der geschichtlichen Entwicklung, to their complex kinematics, dynamics and envi- Gebäudeparks sind die ökologische Nachhaltigkeit die verschiedenen Arten und Klassifizierungen ronment. It is consequently one of the key research und die ökonomische Werthaltigkeit der Gebäude. von Hybridfahrzeugen. Es wird ferner detail- topics in humanoid robotics research and the last Das Buch zeigt einen Baukasten aus energetischen liert dargestellt, wie und in welchen Bereichen few years have witnessed considerable progress in und nutzungsbezogenen Modulen und Teilsystemen Verbesserungen und zusätzliche Funktionalitäten the field. Motion Planning for Humanoid Robots eines Gebäudes auf, die bei der lebenszyklusorien- durch die Hybridantriebstechnologie in Fahrzeu- surveys the remarkable recent advancement in tierten Optimierung eines Gebäudes beachtet wer- gen ermöglicht werden. Eine genaue Erläuterung both the theoretical and the practical aspects of den sollten. Aufbauend auf den Synergiepotentialen der Einzelkomponenten und deren Funktio- humanoid motion planning. Various motion plan- dieses Baukastens werden konkrete Leistungsbündel nen sowie Beispiele für Antriebsstrangmanage- ning frameworks are presented in Motion Planning angegeben. Die Darstellung der daraus abgeleiteten ment und Betriebsstrategien vermitteln dem for Humanoid Robots, including one for skill coordi- LC-Leistungsangebote beinhaltet alle wesentlichen Leser das Verständnis für das Potenzial von nation and learning, and one for manipulating and Aspekte (Kundennutzen, Marketing-Mix, Anbi- Hybridantriebssträngen. Eine umfassende Beschrei- grasping tasks. The problem of planning sequences eternutzen und Projektabwicklung) zur praktis- bung und Erklärung der wichtigsten ausgeführten of contacts that support acyclic motion in a highly chen Umsetzung in der Bauwirtschaft. Darüber Hybridfahrzeuge im PKW-Sektor bis hin zu Anwen- constrained environment is addressed and a motion hinaus wird ein Berechungsmodell zur LC-NPV- dungen im LKW- und Busbereich schließen das planner that enables a humanoid robot to push an Kostenanalyse als Entscheidungsinstrument für Buch ab. entsprechende Projekte vorgestellt. object to a desired location on a cluttered table is described. The main[..] Features Features Hybridfahrzeuge werden in der Zukunft einen Features Die Energieeffizienz und der Einsatz regenera- wesentlichen Beitrag zur Erfüllung der Anforderun- Research on humanoid robots has been mostly tiver Energiesysteme sind Schlüsselaspekte bei der gen hinsichtlich Effizienzsteigerung beim Betrieb with the aim of developing robots that can replace zukünftigen Gestaltung (Neubau, Instandsetzung, von Kraftfahrzeugen leisten. Die Technik, die humans in the performance of certain tasks. Motion Erneuerung) des Gebäudeparks. Die wichtigsten beinahe so alt wie das Automobil ist, erlebt derzeit planning for these robots can be quite difficult, due Motivationstreiber der Lebenszyklusorientierung des eine Renaissance. Das Buch beschreibt ausführlich, to their complex kinematics, dynamics and environ- Gebäudeparks sind die ökologische Nachhaltigkeit beginnend mit der geschichtlichen Entwicklung, die ment. It is consequently one of the key research top- und die ökonomische Werthaltigkeit der Gebäude. verschiedenen Arten und Klassifizierungen von [..] Das Buch zeigt einen Baukasten aus energetischen ics in humanoid robotics research and the last few und nutzungsbezogenen [..] years have witnessed considerable progress in the Contents field. [..] Abkürzungsverzeichnis 1 Einleitung 2 Definitio- Contents nen und Klassifizierung der Hybridkonzepte 3 Moti- Contents Einleitung.- Systemgeschäftliches LC-Leistungsange- vation zum Bau von Hybridantriebssystemen 4 Whole Body Motion Planning.- Motion/Gait Plan- bot - Potentielle Zielkunden.- Marktphasen von Hybridkomponenten 5 Antriebsstrangmanagement ning.- Whole Body Manipulation Planning.- Grasp/ systemgeschäftlichen LC-Leistungsangeboten.- LC- 6 Ausgeführte Pkw- und Motorrad-Hybridkonzepte Manipulation Planning.- Learning/Cognition. Kostentreiber von Gebäuden.- Systemgeschäftliches 7 Ausgeführte Lkw- und Bus-Hybridkonzepte 8 Aus- LC-Leistungsangebot – Systemkonzeption nach- Fields of interest blick 9 Literatur Sachverzeichnis haltiger Gebäude.- Systemgeschäftliches LC- Control , Robotics, Mechatronics Leistungsangebot – Potentielle Anlagenmodule Fields of interest und Teilsysteme für die lebenszyklusorientierte Target groups Automotive Engineering Gebäudeoptimierung.- LC-Leistungsbündel – Pro- Professional/practitioner jektspezifische Gestaltung der integrierten bzw. ver- Target groups netzten Teilsysteme eines systemgeschäftlichen LC- Type of publication Professional/practitioner Leistungsangebots.- LC-Leistungsbündel – Entschei- Monograph dungsinstrument[..] Type of publication Professional book Fields of interest Available Building Construction, HVAC, Refrigeration; Build- Available ing Types and Functions; Environmental Economics 2010. XVI, 320 p. 157 illus., 5 in color. Hardcover

Target groups 129,95 € 2010. XV, 396 S. 381 Abb. Softcover Professional/practitioner ISBN 978-1-84996-219-3 72,68 € Type of publication ISBN 978-3-211-89190-2 Professional book

Available

2010. XII, 293 S. 122 Abb., 61 in Farbe. (VDI-Buch) Hardcover

74,72 € ISBN 978-3-642-13852-2 springer.com Engineering 79

Y.-W.P. Hong, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan; K. Iniewski, CMOS Emerging Technologies Inc., Coquitlam, BC, V. Issakov, Infineon Technologies, Neubiberg, Germany W.-J. Huang, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung City, Canada (Ed.) Taiwan; C.-C.J. Kuo, University of Southern California, Los Ange- les, CA, USA Microwave Circuits for 24 GHz CMOS Processors and Memories Automotive Radar in Silicon-based Cooperative Communications and Technologies Networking CMOS Processors and Memories addresses the- Technologies and System Design state-of-the-art in integrated circuit design in the context of emerging computing systems. New design There are continuous efforts focussed on improv- opportunities in memories and processor are dis- ing road traffic safety worldwide. Numerous vehicle cussed. Emerging materials that can take system safety features such as driver assistance systems have Cooperative and relay communications have recently performance beyond standard CMOS, like carbon been invented. Many driver assistance features rely become the most widely explored topics in commu- nanotubes, graphene, ferroelectrics and tunnel junc- on radar-based sensors, but are highly-priced. Real- nications, whereby users cooperate in transmitting tions are explored. CMOS Processors and Memories ization of low-cost radar front-end circuits would their messages to the destination, instead of conven- is divided into two parts: processors and memories. enable their implementation in less expensive econ- tional networks which operate independently and In the first part we start with high performance, low omy cars, considerably contributing to traffic safety. compete among each other for channel resources. power processor design, followed by a chapter on Cost reduction requires high-level integration of the As the field has progressed, cooperative communi- multi-core processing. They both represent state- microwave front-end circuitry, specifically analog cations have become a design concept rather than of-the-art concepts in current computing industry. and digital circuit blocks co-located on a single chip. a specific transmission technology. This concept The third chapter deals with asynchronous design The book presents the design, implementation, and has revolutionized the design of wireless networks, that still carries lots of promise for future comput- characterization of microwave receiver circuits in allowing increased coverage, throughput, and trans- ing needs. At the end we present a “hardware design CMOS and SiGe bipolar technologies. The applica- mission reliability even as conventional transmission space exploration” methodology for implement- bility of a standard digital 0.13 µm CMOS technol- techniques gradually reach their limits. Coopera- ing and analyzing the hardware for the Bayesian ogy for realization of a 24 GHz narrow-band radar tive and relay technologies have also made their way inference framework. This particular methodol- front-end sensor is investigated. The presented cir- toward next generation wireless standards, such as ogy involves: analyzing the computational cost and cuits are suitable for automotive, industrial and con- IEEE802.16 (WiMAX) or LTE, and have been incor- exploring candidate hardware[..] sumer applications, as e.g. lane-change assistant, porated into many modern wireless applications, door openers or alarms. such as cognitive radio and secret communications. Features Cooperative Communications and Networking: CMOS Processors and Memories addresses the- Features Technologies and System Design provides a system- state-of-the-art in integrated circuit design in the There are continuous efforts focussed on improv- atic introduction to the[..] context of emerging computing systems. New design ing road traffic safety worldwide. Numerous vehicle opportunities in memories and processor are dis- safety features such as driver assistance systems have Features cussed. Emerging materials that can take system been invented. Many driver assistance features rely Cooperative and relay communications have recently performance beyond standard CMOS, like carbon on radar-based sensors, but are highly-priced. Real- become the most widely explored topics in commu- nanotubes, graphene, ferroelectrics and tunnel junc- ization of low-cost radar front-end circuits would nications, whereby users cooperate in transmitting tions are explored. CMOS Processors and [..] enable their implementation in less expensive econ- their messages to the destination, instead of conven- omy cars, considerably contributing to traffic safety. tional networks which operate independently and Contents [..] compete among each other for channel resources. Part I Processors.- Part II Memories. As the field has progressed, cooperative communi- Contents cations have become a design concept rather than a Fields of interest Introduction.- 2 Radar Systems.- 3 CMOS and Bipo- specific [..] Circuits and Systems; Solid State Physics; Nanotech- lar Technologies.-4 Modeling Techniques.- 5 Mea- nology and Microengineering surement Techniques.- 6 Radar Receiver Circuits.- Contents 7 Radar Transceiver Circuits.- 8 Conclusions and Introduction.- Basics in Wireless Communications Target groups Outlook.- A LFMCW Radar.- B FSCW Radar .- C and Diversity Techniques. - Fundamental Limits Professional/practitioner Surface Charge Method.- D Measurement of Active in Cooperative Systems.- Two-User Cooperative Circuits.- Bibliography Relay Channels.- Cooperation with Multiple Relays.- Type of publication Cooperative Multiple Access System.- Cooperative Monograph Fields of interest Multi-Hop Networks.- Cooperative Medium Access Circuits and Systems; Microwaves, RF and Opti- Control Protocols.- Cross-Layered Networking and Available cal Engineering; Automotive Engineering; Control; High-Layer Perspectives. Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation

Fields of interest 2010. VI, 380 p. (Analog Circuits and Signal Processing) Hard- cover Target groups Communications Engineering, Networks; Coding Lower undergraduate and Information Theory; Computer Communication 99,95 € Networks; Complexity ISBN 978-90-481-9215-1 Type of publication Monograph Target groups Research Available Type of publication Monograph 2010. XIV, 208 p. Hardcover

94,95 € Available ISBN 978-3-642-13597-2

2010. XIX, 402 p. 100 illus., 50 in color. Hardcover

99,95 € ISBN 978-1-4419-7193-7 80 Engineering springer.com

K.H. Khayat, Université de Sherbrooke, Montréal, QC, Canada; D. N. Kroll, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Braunschweig, Ger- W.B. Krätzig, Witten, Deutschland; R. Harte, Bergische Universität Feys, Université de Sherbrooke, Montréal, QC, Canada (Eds.) many; H. Bieler, Airbus Deutschland GmbH, Bremen, Germany; Wuppertal, Deutschland; K. Meskouris, RWTH Aachen, Deutsch- H. Deconinck, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics (VKI), land; U. Wittek, Kaiserslautern, Deutschland Rhode-St-Genese, Belgium; V. Couaillier, ONERA, Châtillon, Design, Production and Placement France; H. van der Ven, NLR, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; K. of Self-Consolidating Concrete Sorensen, EADS Deutschland, Manching, Germany (Eds.) Tragwerke 1 Theorie und Berechnungsmethoden statisch bestimmter Proceedings of SCC2010, Montreal, Canada, September 26-29, ADIGMA – A European Initiative Stabtragwerke 2010 on the Development of Adaptive Higher-Order Variational Methods Das Buch beschäftigt sich mit der Ermittlung der The Sixth International RILEM Symposium on SCC for Aerospace Applications Kraft- und Verformungszustände von allgemeinen and the Fourth North-American Conference on the statisch bestimmten Stabtragwerken sowie von Design and Use of SCC were held on Sept 26-29, Results of a collaborative research project funded by the Euro- wichtigen Tragwerkstypen. Es vereint die Grund- 2010 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Approximately pean Union, 2006-2009 lagen der technischen Mechanik mit der konzep- 130 papers were presented at the general sessions in tionellen, tragwerksspezifischen Problemlösung; für addition to other papers discussed during the poster spätere numerische Berechnungsmethoden werden session. The main purpose of this conference was to This volume contains results gained from the EU- diskretisierte Tragstrukturen eingeführt. Dargestellt bring together representatives from industry, uni- funded 6th Framework project ADIGMA (Adaptive werden die fundamentalen Abstraktions- und versities, and government agencies to present the Higher-order Variational Methods for Aerodynamic Arbeitsmethoden; an typischen Beispielen werden latest information on the science and technology Applications in Industry). The goal of ADIGMA die wesentlichen analytischen Berechnungsmeth- of SCC and to discuss research needs and market was the development and utilization of innovative oden erläutert. Das Buch wendet sich nicht nur an acceptance of this evolving technology. The RILEM adaptive higher-order methods for the compress- Studenten des Bauwesens, sondern auch an die in series of symposia started in 1999 in Stockholm, fol- ible flow equations enabling reliable, mesh indepen- der Praxis tätigen Ingenieure. lowed by Tokyo in 2001, Reykjavik in 2003, Chicago dent numerical solutions for large-scale aerodynamic in 2005, and Ghent in 2007. The North-American applications in aircraft industry. The ADIGMA con- Features Conference on the Design and Use of SCC was held sortium was comprised of 22 organizations which Das Buch beschäftigt sich mit der Ermittlung der in Chicago in 2002, 2005, and 2008. Both series of included the main European aircraft manufactur- Kraft- und Verformungszustände von allgemeinen conferences enjoyed great success with a steadily ers, the major European research establishments statisch bestimmten Stabtragwerken sowie von increasing number of papers, participants, and inter- and several universities, all with well proven exper- wichtigen Tragwerkstypen. Es vereint die Grund- est from across globe. tise in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). The lagen der technischen Mechanik mit der konzep- book presents an introduction to the project, exhibits tionellen, tragwerksspezifischen Problemlösung; für Features partners’ methods and ap-proaches and provides a spätere numerische Berechnungsmethoden werden The Sixth International RILEM Symposium on SCC critical assessment of the newly developed methods diskretisierte Tragstrukturen eingeführt. Dargestellt and the Fourth North-American Conference on the for industrial aerodynamic applications. The best werden die fundamentalen [..] Design and Use of SCC were held on Sept 26-29, numerical strategies for integration as major build- 2010 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Approximately ing blocks for the next generation of industrial flow Contents 130 papers were presented at the general sessions in solvers are identified. Einführung.- Einführung in die Statik des addition to other papers discussed during the poster Stabkontinuums.- Das Tragwerksmodell der session. The main purpose of this conference was to Features Statik der Tragwerke.- Allgemeine Methoden bring together representatives from industry, univer- This volume contains results gained from the EU- der Kraftgrößenermittlung statisch bestimmter sities, and [..] funded 6th Framework project ADIGMA (Adaptive Tragwerke.- Schnittgrößen und Schnittgrößen- Higher-order Variational Methods for Aerodynamic Zustandslinien.- Kraftgrößen-Einflusslinien.- Fields of interest Applications in Industry). The goal of ADIGMA Formänderungsarbeit.- Verformungen einzelner Building Repair and Maintenance; Building Materi- was the development and utilization of innovative Tragwerkspunkte.- Biegelinien und Verformungslin- als; Structural Materials adaptive higher-order methods for the compress- ien.- Anhang.- Literatur.- Namenverzeichnis.- Target groups ible flow equations enabling reliable, mesh indepen- Sachverzeichnis. Research dent numerical solutions for large-scale aerodynamic applications in [..] Fields of interest Type of publication Civil Engineering; Theoretical and Applied Mechan- Proceedings Contents ics I The ADIGMA Project.- II Research Activities.- Higher-order Discretization Methods.- Solution Target groups Available Strategies.- Adaptation and Error Estimation.- III Upper undergraduate Industrial Assessment of Newly Developed Tech- 2010. XIII, 453 p. (RILEM Bookseries, Vol. 1) Hardcover nologies.- IV Conclusion and Recommendations. Type of publication German textbook 299,00 € Fields of interest ISBN 978-90-481-9663-0 Engineering Fluid Dynamics; Aerospace Technology Available and Astronautics; Appl. Mathematics / Computa- tional Methods of Engineering; Numerical and Com- 2010. XXII, 300 S. 250 Abb., 125 in Farbe. (Springer-Lehrbuch) putational Physics; Fluid- and Aerodynamics Hardcover

Target groups 56,03 € Research ISBN 978-3-642-12283-5 Type of publication Proceedings

Available

2010. 470 p. (Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisci- plinary Design, Vol. 113) Hardcover

218,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-03706-1 springer.com Engineering 81

R. Lee, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA (Ed.) A. Lisnianski, The Israel Electric Corporation Ltd., Haifa, Israel; Q. Luo, Wuhan Institute of Technology, China (Ed.) I. Frenkel, Sami Shamoon College of Engineering, Beer Sheva, Israel; Y. Ding, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Sin- Computer and Information Science gapore Advances in Wireless Networks and 2010 Information Systems Multi-state System Reliability Analysis and Optimization for The purpose of the 9th IEEE/ACIS International Engineers and Industrial Managers This volume contains revised and extended research Conference on Computer and Information Sci- articles written by prominent researchers partici- ence (ICIS 2010) was held on August 18-20, 2010 in pating in WNIS 2009 conference. Topics covered Kaminoyama, Japan is to bring together scientist, include Wireless Information Networks, Wireless engineers, computer users, students to share their Multi-state System Reliability Analysis and Opti- Networking Technologies, Mobile Software and Ser- experiences and exchange new ideas, and research mization for Engineers and Industrial Managers vices, intelligent computing, network management, results about all aspects (theory, applications and presents a comprehensive, up-to-date description power engineering, control engineering, Signal and tools) of computer and information science, and to of multi-state system (MSS) reliability as a natu- Image Processing, Machine Learning, Control Sys- discuss the practical challenges encountered along ral extension of classical binary-state reliability. It tems and Applications, The book will offer the states the way and the solutions adopted to solve them The presents all essential theoretical achievements in the of arts of tremendous advances in Wireless Networks conference organizers selected the best 18 papers field, but is also practically oriented. New theoretical and Information Systems and also serve as an excel- from those papers accepted for presentation at the issues are described, including: • combined Markov lent reference work for researchers and graduate conference in order to publish them in this volume. and semi-Markov processes methods, and univer- students working on Wireless Networks and Infor- The papers were chosen based on review scores sub- sal generating function techniques; • statistical data mation Systems. mitted by members of the program committee, and processing for MSSs; • reliability analysis of aging underwent further rigorous rounds of review. MSSs; • methods for cost-reliability and cost-avail- Features ability analysis of MSSs; and • main definitions and This volume contains revised and extended research Features concepts of fuzzy MSS. Multi-state System Reliability articles written by prominent researchers partici- The purpose of the 9th IEEE/ACIS International Analysis and Optimization for Engineers and Indus- pating in WNIS 2009 conference. Topics covered Conference on Computer and Information Sci- trial Managers also discusses life cycle cost analysis include Wireless Information Networks, Wireless ence (ICIS 2010) was held on August 18-20, 2010 in and practical optimal decision making for real world Networking Technologies, Mobile Software and Ser- Kaminoyama, Japan is to bring together scientist, MSSs. Numerous examples are included in each sec- vices, intelligent computing, network management, engineers, computer users, students to share their tion in order to illustrate mathematical tools. Besides power engineering, control engineering, Signal and experiences and exchange new ideas, and research these examples, real world[..] Image Processing, Machine Learning, Control Sys- results about all aspects (theory, applications and tems and Applications, [..] tools) of computer and information science, and to Features discuss the [..] Multi-state System Reliability Analysis and Opti- Contents mization for Engineers and Industrial Managers Web Services Discovery in Metric Space through Contents presents a comprehensive, up-to-date description Similarity Search.- An Effective Measure of Semantic From the contents: Adaptive Practice on Soft- of multi-state system (MSS) reliability as a natu- Similarity.- Improved Run-Length Coding for Gray ware Reliability based on IEEE Std. 1633 in Fre- ral extension of classical binary-state reliability. It Level Images Using Gouraud Shading Method .- Fac- quent Requirement Modifications.- On Influence presents all essential theoretical achievements in the tors Affecting Consumer Intentions to Acceptance of Refractory Parameter in Incremental Learning.- field, but is also practically oriented. New theoretical Banking Services in China.- Comparative Study of Deadlock Detection for Parallel Composition of issues are described, [..] Workload Control Methods for Autonomic Database Components.- Mobility Modelling for Vehicular System.- Consensus of Mobile Agent Systems Based Communication Data Dissemination.- Study of the Contents on Wireless Information Networks and Pinning Key Techniques for Implementing Barcode Net- 1. Multi-state Systems in Nature and Engineering.- Control.- Dynamic Evolution in System Modeling work.- Programming Expertise during Incremental 2. Modern Stochastic Process Methods for MSS Reli- of Knowledge-Intensive Business Services’ Organi- Software Development: An Empirical Study.- Gen- ability Assessment.- 3. Statistical Analysis of Reli- zational Inertia.- Research on Java Imaging Technol- eral Flow Characteristics of P2P Streaming Consid- ability Data for Multi-state Systems.- 4. Universal ogy and Its[..] ering Impact to Network Load.- An Exploration of Generating Function (UGF) Method.- 5. Combined the Intention to Use Online[..] UGF and Stochastic Process Method.- 6. Reliabil- Fields of interest ity Associated Cost Assessment and Management Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering; Commu- Fields of interest Decisions for MSS.- 7. Aging Multi-state Systems.- nications Engineering, Networks; Information Sys- Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence 8. Fuzzy Multi-state System: General Definition and tems and Communication Service (incl. Robotics) Reliability Assessment. Target groups Target groups Fields of interest Research Research Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk; Produc- tion / Logistics; Probability Theory and Stochastic Type of publication Type of publication Processes; Computational Intelligence; Engineering Monograph Monograph Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing Available Available Target groups Research 2010. 528 p. (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Vol. 72) Hardcover 2010. 240 p. (Studies in Computational Intelligence, Vol. 317) Type of publication Hardcover Monograph 169,95 € 99,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-14349-6 ISBN 978-3-642-15404-1 Available

2010. XVI, 393 p. 114 illus. Hardcover

129,95 € ISBN 978-1-84996-319-0 82 Engineering springer.com

A. Maceri, Università di Roma tre, Italy L. Magnani, Università di Pavia, Italy; W. Carnielli, CLE State Uni- U. Maniak, Technische Universität Braunschweig versity of Campinas, SP, Brazil; C. Pizzi, Università di Siena, Italy (Eds.) Theory of Elasticity Hydrologie und Wasserwirtschaft

Model-Based Reasoning in Science Eine Einführung für Ingenieure and Technology The Theory of Elasticity moves freely within a uni- fied mathematical framework that provides the Abduction, Logic, and Computational Discovery Das erfolgreiche Fachbuch zur Einführung analytical tools for calculating stresses and deforma- in die Hydrologie und Wasserwirtschaft der tions in a strained elastic body. All the elastic prob- Oberflächengewässer liegt nun in der 6. Auflage lems can be exactly analyzed employing the classical vor. Es ist aktualisiert, gründlich überarbeitet und Mathematical analysis, with only the exception of The volume is based on the papers that were pre- in den Bereichen Wassermenge und -güte sowie the unilateral problems for which it is mandatory to sented at the international conference Model- Gewässerschutz und Sanierungsmaßnahmen deut- use the Functional analysis. This book focuses on the Based Reasoning in Science and Technology lich erweitert. Praxisnah werden die Messverfahren practical application of the theoretical results. It gives (MBR09_BRAZIL), held at the University of Camp- für die wichtigsten Größen des Wasserkreislaufs to engineers, in a simple form, a clear indication of inas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil, December sowie die Grundlagen der stochastischen und deter- the necessary fundamental knowledge of the Theory 2009. The presentations given at the conference ministischen Hydrologie behandelt. Die statistis- of elasticity. The author develops the subjects in a explored how scientific cognition, but several other che Auswertung und Interpretation hydrologischer classical way, but in light of the modern Mathemat- kinds as well, use models, abduction, and explana- Daten wird durch zahlreiche Praxisbeispiele ebenso ical theory of the elasticity and with more accented tory reasoning to produce important or creative veranschaulicht wie Planung, Bau und Betrieb relief to the connections with the Thermodynamics. changes in theories and concepts. Some speakers von Speicheranlagen. Damit ist die 6. Auflage ein To give a clear justification of the fundamental equa- addressed the problem of model-based reasoning unverzichtbares Arbeitsbuch, genau und aktuell auf tions of thermoelasticity, he applies a technique of in technology, and stressed the issue of science and die Praxis des Ingenieurs zugeschnitten. analysis proper of the Fluid dynamics. However in technological innovation. The various contribu- tions of the book are written by interdisciplinary the discussion of the unilateral problems, where the Features Functional analysis is[..] researchers who are active in the area of creative rea- soning in logic, science, and technology: the most Das erfolgreiche Fachbuch zur Einführung in die Hydrologie und Wasserwirtschaft der Features recent results and achievements about the topics Oberflächengewässer liegt nun in der 6. Auflage The Theory of Elasticity moves freely within a uni- above are illustrated in detail in the papers. The book vor. Es ist aktualisiert, gründlich überarbeitet und fied mathematical framework that provides the is divided in three parts, which cover the following in den Bereichen Wassermenge und -güte sowie analytical tools for calculating stresses and deforma- main areas: part I, abduction, problem solving, and Gewässerschutz und Sanierungsmaßnahmen deut- tions in a strained elastic body. All the elastic prob- practical reasoning; part II:[..] lich erweitert. Praxisnah werden die Messverfahren lems can be exactly analyzed employing the classical für die wichtigsten Größen des Wasserkreislaufs Mathematical analysis, with only the exception of the Features sowie die Grundlagen der stochastischen [..] unilateral problems for which it is mandatory to use The volume is based on the papers that were pre- the Functional analysis. This [..] sented at the international conference Model- Based Reasoning in Science and Technology Contents Einführung in die Hydrologie und Wasser- Contents (MBR09_BRAZIL), held at the University of Camp- wirtschaft.- Der Wasserhaushalt und Beobach- The Three-dimensional Problem.- The Problem of inas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil, December tung einzelner Komponenten.- Aufbereitung und Saint Venant.- The Two-Dimensional Problems.- 2009. The presentations given at the conference erste Auswertung der hydrologischen Beobachtun- The One-Dimensional Problems.- Thermoelasticity.- explored how scientific cognition, but several other gen.- Anpassung von Verteilungsfunktionen an Stability.- Anisotropy.- Nonlinear elasticity. kinds as well, use models, abduction, and explana- tory reasoning to produce important or [..] hydrologische Daten zur Ermittlung von Bemes- Fields of interest sungswerten.- Abhängigkeiten von Zufallsvari- Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials Contents ablen in Zeitreihenmodelle.- Niederschlag-Abfluss- Part I Abduction, Problem Solving, and Practical Modelle für Hochwasserabläufe.- Bemessungsver- Target groups Reasoning.- Part II Formal and Computational fahren und Betriebspläne von Talsperren und Research Aspects of Model Based Reasoning.- Part III Models, Hochwasserrückhaltebecken.- Wärmebelastung Mental Models, Representations. von Gewässern.- Schnee und Eis.- Feststoffe.- Type of publication Gewässergüte stehender und fließender Gewässer Monograph Fields of interest und[..] Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence Available (incl. Robotics); Cognitive Psychology Fields of interest Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics; Waste Target groups Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / 2010. I, 750 p. Hardcover Research Water Management / Aquatic Pollution; Applied Earth Sciences 199,95 € Type of publication ISBN 978-3-642-11391-8 Monograph Target groups Professional/practitioner Available Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook 2010. 562 p. (Studies in Computational Intelligence, Vol. 314) Hardcover Available 169,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-15222-1 2010. XVI, 686 S. 480 Abb., 240 in Farbe. Hardcover

93,41 € ISBN 978-3-642-05395-5 springer.com Engineering 83

J.W. McPherson, Texas Instruments Senior Fellow Emeritus, IEEE R. Micheloni, Integrated Device Technology, Agrate Brianza, Italy; F. Milano, University of Castilla, Spain Fellow, Plano, TX, USA L. Crippa, Forward Insights, North York, Canada; A. Marelli, Inte- grated Device Technology, Agrate Brianza, Italy Power System Modelling and Reliability Physics and Engineering Inside NAND Flash Memories Scripting Time-To-Failure Modeling

Digital photography, MP3, digital video, etc. make Power system modelling and scripting is a quite gen- This book provides the basic Reliability Physics and extensive use of NAND-based Flash cards as storage eral and ambitious title. Of course, to embrace all Engineering tools that are needed by Electrical Engi- media. To realize how much NAND Flash memories existing aspects of power system modelling would neers, Mechanical Engineers, Materials Scientists, pervade every aspect of our life, just imagine how lead to an encyclopedia and would be likely an and Applied Physicists to build better products. our recent habits would change if the NAND memo- impossible task. Thus, the book focuses on a sub- The material includes information for engineers to ries suddenly disappeared. To take a picture it would set of power system models based on the follow- develop better methodologies for producing reliable be necessary to find a film (as well as a traditional ing assumptions: (i) devices are modelled as a set product designs and materials selections to improve camera…), disks or even magnetic tapes would be of nonlinear differential algebraic equations, (ii) product reliability. Important statistical training used to record a video or to listen a song, and a cellu- all alternate-current devices are operating in three- and tools are contained within the text. The author lar phone would return to be a simple mean of com- phase balanced fundamental frequency, and (iii) the emphasizes the physics of failure and the develop- munication rather than a multimedia console. The time frame of the dynamics of interest ranges from ment of reliability engineering models for failure. development of NAND Flash memories will not be tenths to tens of seconds. These assumptions basi- The beginning of the book concentrates on device/ set down on the mere evolution of personal enter- cally restrict the analysis to transient stability phe- materials degradation and the development of the tainment systems since a new killer application can nomena and generator controls. The modelling step critically important time-to-failure models. Since trigger a further success: the replacement of Hard is not self-sufficient. Mathematical models have to time-to-failure is a statistical process, the needed Disk Drives (HDDs) with Solid State Drives (SSDs). be translated into computer programming code in statistical tools are presented next along with fail- SSD is made up by a microcontroller and several order to be analyzed, understood and “experienced”. ure-rate modeling. Following that the use of accel- NANDs. As NAND is the technology driver for IC It is an object of the book to provide a general frame- erated testing and the modeling of the acceleration circuits, Flash designers and technologists have to work for a power system analysis software tool and factors are presented. The next section focuses on the deal with a lot of challenges. Therefore, SSD (sys- hints for filling up this framework with versatile[..] effective use of these acceleration[..] tem)[..] Features Features Features Electric power systems are experiencing significant Reliability Physics and Engineering provides crit- Digital photography, MP3, digital video, etc. make changes at the worldwide scale in order to become ically important information that is needed for extensive use of NAND-based Flash cards as storage cleaner, smarter, and more reliable. This edited book designing and building reliable cost-effective prod- media. To realize how much NAND Flash memories examines a wide range of topics related to these ucts. Key features include: • Materials/Device Degra- pervade every aspect of our life, just imagine how changes, which are primarily caused by the introduc- dation • Degradation Kinetics • Time-To-Failure our recent habits would change if the NAND memo- tion of information technologies, renewable energy Modeling • Statistical Tools • Failure-Rate Modeling ries suddenly disappeared. To take a picture it would penetration, digitalized equipment, new operational • Accelerated Testing • Ramp-To-Failure Testing • be necessary to find a film (as well as a traditional strategies, and so forth. The emphasis will be put [..] Important Failure Mechanisms for Integrated [..] camera…), disks or even magnetic tapes would be Contents [..] Contents I Introduction.- II Power System Analysis.- III Introduction.- Device and Materials Degradation.- Contents Device Models.- IV Spare Material and Concluding Degradation to Time-To-Failure.- Time-To-Failure Preface. Acknowledgements. 1 Market and applica- Remarks.- V Appendices. Modeling.- Time-To-Failure Statistics.- Failure Rate tions for NAND flash memories; Gregory Wong. 2 Fields of interest Modeling.- Accelerated Testing.- Acceleration Fac- NAND overview: from memory to systems; R. Mich- Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Net- tor Modeling.- Failure Rate Reduction.- Time-To- eloni, A. Marelli and S. Commodaro. 3 Program and works; Energy Technology; Simulation and Mod- Failure Models for Selected Mechanisms in Electrical erase of NAND memory arrays; Cristoph Friederich. eling; Computational Intelligence; Computer Engineering.- Time-To-Failure Models for Selected 4 Reliability issues of NAND flash memories; C. Applications Mechanisms in Mechanical Engineering.- Time-To- Zambelli, A. Chimenton and P. Olivo. 5 Charge trap Completion Models for Selected Reactions in Mate- NAND technologies ; Alessandro Grossi. 6 Con- rials Science.- Converting Transient-Stresses into Target groups trol logic; A. Marelli, R. Micheloni and R. Ravasio. Research Equivalent Static Forms.- Establishing Safe Design 7 NAND DDR interface; Andrea Silvagni. 8 Sens- Rules.- Design and Process Interactions. ing circuits; L. Crippa and R. Micheloni. 9 Parasitic Type of publication effects and verify circuits; L. Crippa and R. Miche- Fields of interest Monograph loni.[..] Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk; Elec- tronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation; Fields of interest Available Mechanical Engineering Circuits and Systems; Solid State Physics; Spec- troscopy and Microscopy 2010. 570 p. (Power Systems) Hardcover Target groups Graduate Target groups 169,95 € Research ISBN 978-3-642-13668-9 Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook Type of publication Monograph Available Available 2010. X, 386 p. 262 illus., 131 in color. Hardcover 2010. X, 600 p. Hardcover 79,95 € ISBN 978-1-4419-6347-5 169,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-9430-8 84 Engineering springer.com

S. Montani, Universita' del Piemonte Orientale, Alessandria, Italy; R. Nkambou, University of Quebec, Montreal, QC, Canada; R. M.J.M. Pelgrom, NXP, Eindhoven, The Netherlands L.C. Jain, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia Mizoguchi, Osaka University, Japan; J. Bourdeau, Télé-université, (Eds.) UQAM, Montreal, QC, Canada (Eds.) Analog-to-Digital Conversion Successful Case-based Reasoning Advances in Intelligent Tutoring Applications Systems The design of an analog-to-digital converter or digi- tal-to-analog converter is one of the most fascinating tasks in micro-electronics. In a converter the analog Case-based reasoning (CBR) is an Artificial Intel- The idea for this book on Intelligent Tutoring Sys- world with all its intricacies meets the realm of the ligence (AI) technique to support the capability of tems (ITS) was sparked by the success of the ITS’08 formal digital abstraction. Both disciplines must be reasoning and learning in advanced decision sup- international conference. The number of presen- understood for an optimum conversion solution. In port systems. CBR exploits the specific knowledge tations and their quality bore witness to the vital- a converter also system challenges meet technology collected on previously encountered and solved sit- ity and maturity of the field, and the enthusiasm of opportunities. Modern systems rely on analog-to- uations, which are known as cases. In this book, we the participants held out a promise of sustainability digital converters as an essential part of the complex have collected a selection of papers on very recent and innovative research. Long life to ITS research! chain to access the physical world. And processors CBR applications. These, after an in-depth analysis The book is divided into five parts. The introduc- need the ultimate performance of digital-to-analog of their specific application domain needs, propose tory chapters to these parts, which summarize foun- converters to present the results of their complex proper methodological solutions and give encourag- dations, developments, strengths and weaknesses in algorithms. The same progress in CMOS technology ing evaluation results, which have in some cases led each of the areas covered, are addressed to all read- that enables these VLSI digital systems creates new to the commercialization step. The collected contri- ers. For those who want more in-depth knowledge, challenges for analog-to-digital converters: lower sig- butions demonstrate the capability of CBR to solve we give the floor to researchers who present their nal swings, less power and variability issues. Last but or handle issues which would be too difficult to man- work, their results, and their view of what the future not least, the analog-to-digital converter must follow age with other classical AI methods and techniques, holds. It is our hope that all readers will find the the cost reduction trend. These changing boundary such as rules or models. The heterogeneity of the book informative and thought-provoking. conditions require micro-electronics engineers to involved application domains indicates the flexibility consider their design[..] of CBR, and its applicability in all those fields where Features experiential knowledge is (readily) available. The idea for this book on Intelligent Tutoring Sys- Features tems (ITS) was sparked by the success of the ITS’08 The design of an analog-to-digital converter or digi- Features international conference. The number of presenta- tal-to-analog converter is one of the most fascinating Case-based reasoning offers tremendous advantages tions and their quality bore witness to the vitality tasks in micro-electronics. In a converter the analog over other AI based techniques in all those fields and maturity of the field, and the enthusiasm of the world with all its intricacies meets the realm of the where experiential knowledge is readily available. participants held out a promise of sustainability and formal digital abstraction. Both disciplines must be This research book presents a sample of successful innovative research. Long life to ITS research! The understood for an optimum conversion solution. In applications of case-based reasoning. The contribu- book is divided into five parts. The introductory [..] a converter also system challenges meet technology tions include: • Introduction to case-based reasoning opportunities. Modern systems rely on [..] • Case-based reasoning for medical and industrial Contents support systems • Industrial knowledge management Part I - Domain Modeling.- Part II – Tutor Model- Contents [..] ing and Learning Environments.- Part III - Student Preface. List of symbols. Reference tables and fig- Modeling.- Part IV – ITS Authoring and Applica- ures.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Components and def- Contents tions.- Part V – Social, Cultural and Privacy Issues. nitions.- 3 Sampling.- 4 Sample and hold.- 5 Innovations in Case-based Reasoning Applications.- Quantization.- 6 Reference circuits.- 7 Digital-to- Case-Based Reasoning for Medical and Industrial Fields of interest analog conversion.- 8 Analog-to-digital conversion.- Decision Support Systems.- Development of Indus- Appl. Mathematics / Computational Methods of 9 Sigma-delta modulation.- 10 Characterization and trial Knowledge Management Applications with Engineering; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) specifcation.- 11 Technology.- 12 System aspects of Case-Based Reasoning.- Case based Reasoning for conversion.- Exercises. Bibliography. Index. Supporting Strategy Decision Making in Small and Target groups Medium Enterprises.- Heterogeneity in Ontological Research Fields of interest CBR Systems.- The Adaptation Problem in Medical Circuits and Systems; Solid State Physics; Spec- Type of publication Case-Based Reasoning Systems.- Prototype-based troscopy and Microscopy; Computer Systems Orga- Monograph Classification in Unbalanced Biomedical Problems.- nization and Communication Networks Case-Based Ranking for Environmental Risk Assess- Target groups ment.- CookIIS - a successful Recipe Advisor and Available Research Menu Creator. 2010. 527 p. (Studies in Computational Intelligence, Vol. 308) Type of publication Fields of interest Hardcover Monograph Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Health Informatics 169,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-14362-5 Available Target groups Research 2010. XX, 455 p. Hardcover

Type of publication 129,95 € Monograph ISBN 978-90-481-8887-1

Available

2010. 214 p. (Studies in Computational Intelligence, Vol. 305) Hardcover

99,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-14077-8 springer.com Engineering 85

S.-H. Peng, P. Doerffer, W. Haase (Eds.) G. Phillips-Wren, Loyola College, Baltimore, MD, USA; L.C. Jain, 199,95 € University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia; K. Naka- ISBN 978-3-642-14615-2 matsu, University of Hyogo, Japan; R.J. Howlett, KES Interna- Progress in Hybrid RANS-LES tional, Shoreham-by-Sea, UK (Eds.) Modelling Advances in Intelligent Decision Papers Contributed to the 3rd Symposium on Hybrid RANS- LES Methods, Gdansk, Poland, June 2009 Technologies

Research of the Second KES International Symposium IDT 2010 The present book contains contributions presented at the Third Symposium on Hybrid RANS-LES Methods, held in Gdansk, Poland, 10-12 June 2009, Intelligent Decision Technologies (IDT) seeks an being a continuation of the first symposium taking interchange of research on intelligent systems and place in Stockholm (Sweden, 2005) and the second intelligent technologies which enhance or improve in Corfu (Greece, 2007). The contributions to the decision making in industry, government and Corfu symposium were published as “Advances in academia. The focus is interdisciplinary in nature, Hybrid RANS-LES Modelling” (NNFM, Vol. 97). and includes research on all aspects of intelligent At the Gdansk symposium, along with four invited decision technologies, from fundamental develop- keynotes, another 28 papers were presented address- ment to the applied system. This volume represents ing topics on Unsteady RANS, LES, Improved leading research from the Second KES International DES Methods, Hybrid RANS-LES Methods, DES Symposium on Intelligent Decision Technologies vs. URANS and other Hybrid Methods, Mod- (KES IDT’10), hosted and organized by the Sellinger elling-related Numerical Issues and Industrial Appli- School of Business and Management, Loyola Uni- cations. Additionally, a comprehensive summary of a versity Maryland, USA, in conjunction with KES round-table discussion on hybrid RANS-LES meth- International. The symposium was concerned with ods is presented. The present book reflects recent theory, design development, implementation, testing activities and new progress in the development and and evaluation of intelligent decision systems. Topics applications of DES and other hybrid RANS-LES include decision making theory, intelligent agents, modelling approaches to handle both industrial and fuzzy logic, multi-agent systems, Bayesian networks, fundamental flow problems. optimization, artificial neural networks, genetic algo- Features rithms, expert systems, decision support systems,[..] The present book contains contributions presented Features at the Third Symposium on Hybrid RANS-LES Intelligent Decision Technologies (IDT) seeks an Methods, held in Gdansk, Poland, 10-12 June 2009, interchange of research on intelligent systems and being a continuation of the first symposium taking intelligent technologies which enhance or improve place in Stockholm (Sweden, 2005) and the second decision making in industry, government and in Corfu (Greece, 2007). The contributions to the academia. The focus is interdisciplinary in nature, Corfu symposium were published as “Advances in and includes research on all aspects of intelligent Hybrid RANS-LES Modelling” (NNFM, Vol. 97). At decision technologies, from fundamental develop- the Gdansk symposium, along [..] ment to the applied system. This volume represents Contents leading [..] From the Contents: Hybrid RANS-LES modelling: Contents How to proceed?.- Reflections on RANS modelling.- Part 1 Keynote Papers.- Part 2 Decision Making Flow modelling in aircraft design - an engineering Theory.- Part 3 Advances in Intelligent Decision perspective.- Investigation of practical flow control Systems.- Part 4 Intelligent Decision Technolo- methodologies with RANS/LES hybrid methods.- gies in Accounting and Finance .- Part 5 Opti- Advanced DES methods and their application to mization-based Intelligent Techniques in Image aeroacoustics.- DES Modelling Approach and Its Processing.- Part 6 E-commerce and Logistics Man- Variants.- Evaluation of time-sample and span-size agement.- Part 7 Intelligent Spatial Decision Anal- effects in DES of nominally 2D airfoils beyond stall.- ysis.- Part 8 Using Intelligent Systems for Decision Initial RANS and DDES of a rudimentary landing Support in Health Systems.- Part 9 Ontology-based gear.- Detached eddy simulation of turbulent flow in KMS and DMSS for Service Systems.- Part 10 Ser- a highly offset intake diffuser.- DES for UCAV[..] vice-oriented Innovation for Designing Intelligent Fields of interest Environment.- Part 11 Applying Intelligent Deci- Engineering Fluid Dynamics; Theoretical and sion[..] Applied Mechanics; Fluid- and Aerodynamics; Com- Fields of interest putational Intelligence Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence Target groups (incl. Robotics); Computers and Education; e-com- Research merce / e-business

Type of publication Target groups Proceedings Research Type of publication Available Monograph

2010. 347 p. (Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisci- Available plinary Design, Vol. 111) Hardcover

183,00 € 2010. 730 p. (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, Vol. ISBN 978-3-642-14167-6 4) Hardcover 86 Engineering springer.com

D. Pisla, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania; M. Cec- A. Ponce de Leon F. de Carvalho, University of São Paulo, SP, S. Ray, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA carelli, University of Cassino, Italy; M. Husty, University of Inns- Brazil; S. Rodríguez-González, University of Salamanca, Spain; J.F. bruck, Austria; B. Corves, RWTH University of Aachen (Eds.) De Paz, University of Salamanca, Spain; J.M. Corchado, University of Salamanca, Spain (Eds.) Scalable Techniques for Formal New Trends in Mechanism Science Verification Distributed Computing and Analysis and Design Artificial Intelligence This book presents state-of-the-art approaches to 7th International Symposium formal verification techniques to seamlessly integrate After two succesful conferences held in Innsbruck different formal verification methods within a single (Prof. Manfred Husty) in 2006 and Cassino in 2008 logical foundation. It should benefit researchers and (Prof Marco Ceccarelli) with the participation of The International Symposium on Distributed Com- practitioners looking to get a broad overview of the the most important well-known scientists from the puting and Artificial Intelli-gence (DCAI´10) is an spectrum of formal verification techniques, as well as European Mechanism Science Community, a fur- annual forum that brings together past experience, approaches to combining such techniques within a ther conference was held in Cluj Napoca, Romania, current work and promising future trends associated single framework. Coverage includes a range of case in 2010 (Prof. Doina Pisla) to discuss new devel- with distributed computing, artificial intelligence studies showing how such combination is fruitful in opments in the field. This book presents the most and their application to provide efficient solutions developing a scalable verification methodology for recent research advances in Mechanism Science with to real problems. The present edition has been held industrial designs. This book outlines both theoret- different applications. Amongst the topics treated are at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, from 7 to ical and practical issues involved in integrating dif- papers on Theoretical kinematics, Computational 10 September 2010, within the Congreso Español de ferent reasoning methods to work in concert, and kinematics, Mechanism design, Mechanical trans- Informática (CEDI 2010). Technology transfer in current approaches to their resolution. missions, Linkages and manipulators, Mechanisms this field is still a challenge, with a large gap between for biomechanics, Micro-mechanisms, Experimen- academic research and industrial products. This edi- Features tal mechanics, Mechanics of robots, Dynamics of tion of DCAI aims at contributing to reduce this gap, This book presents state-of-the-art approaches to multi-body systems, Dynamics of machinery, Con- with a stimulating and productive forum where these formal verification techniques to seamlessly integrate trol issues of mechanical systems, Novel designs, communities can work towards future cooperation different formal verification methods within a single History of mechanism science etc. with social and economi-cal benefits. logical foundation. It should benefit researchers and practitioners looking to get a broad overview of the Features Features spectrum of formal verification techniques, as well as EUCOMES (European Conference on Mechanism The International Symposium on Distributed Com- approaches to combining such techniques within a Science) has been established as an international puting and Artificial Intelli-gence (DCAI´10) is an single framework. Coverage includes a [..] forum within the European Community to provide annual forum that brings together past experience, an informal, friendly and stimulating environment current work and promising future trends associated Contents for discussions and exchanges on achievements in all with distributed computing, artificial intelligence Introduction.- Overview of Formal Verificaiton.- aspects of Mechanism Science in order to facilitate and their application to provide efficient solutions to ACL2.- Sequential Programs.- Analysis of Proof international collaboration mainly within a Euro- real problems. The present edition has been held at Strategies.- Using Theorem Proving for Verification pean framework. After two successful conferences the Polytechnic University of Valencia, from 7 to [..] Condition Generation.- Formalizing Reactive Pro- held in Innsbruck in [..] grams.- Concurrent Programs as a Reactive System.- Contents Rewriting and Abstract Interpretation.- Integrating Contents Part 1Classification and Recommendation Systems.- Deductive and Algorithmic Reasoning.- A Formally November 2009: .- Tentative Table of contents: .- Part 2 Multiagent Systems.- Part 3 Intelligent Sys- Verified Compositional Model Checking Procedure.- The papers of the book will include the following tems.- Part 4 User-Centric Technologies and Appli- Integrating Arbitrary Decision Procedures with The- topics:.- Theoretical kinematics.- Computational cations.- Part 5 Distributed Computing.- part 6 orem Proving. kinematics.- Mechanism design.- Mechanical trans- Neural Networks and Decision Support Systems.- missions.- Linkages and manipulators.- Mechanisms part 7New Algorithms.- part 8 Semantic Web and Fields of interest for biomechanics.- Micro-mechanisms.- Experimen- Web Systems.- part 9 AI Applications Circuits and Systems; Computer-Aided Engineering tal mechanics.- Mechanics of robots.- Dynamics of (CAD, CAE) and Design multi-body systems.- Dynamics of machinery.- Con- Fields of interest trol issues of mechanical systems.- Novel designs.- Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence Target groups Teaching methods.- History of mechanism science.- (incl. Robotics) Research Industrial and non-industrial applications. Target groups Type of publication Fields of interest Research Professional book Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control; Robotics and Automation; Engineering Design Type of publication Available Proceedings Target groups 2010. XIV, 240 p. Hardcover Research Available 99,95 € Type of publication ISBN 978-1-4419-5997-3 Proceedings 2010. 690 p. (Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing, Vol. 79) Softcover

Available 249,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-14882-8 2010. XIV, 708 p. (Mechanisms and Machine Science, Vol. 5) Hardcover

249,00 € ISBN 978-90-481-9688-3 springer.com Engineering 87

E. Sanchez-Palencia, Institut Jean Le Rond d’Alembert, Paris, A. Sattler, Schorndorf; H.-J. Broll, Stuttgart; S. Kaufmann, Dresden M.T. Schobeiri, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA France; O. Millet, La Rochelle University, France; F. Bechet, Metz University, France Der Ingenieur als GmbH- Fluid Mechanics for Engineers

Singular Problems in Shell Theory Geschäftsführer A Graduate Textbook

Computing and Asymptotics Grundwissen, Haftung, Vertragsgestaltung

The contents of this book covers the mate- rial required in the Fluid Mechanics Gradu- Die meisten GmbHs werden von Geschäftsführern This book deals with various aspects in relation with ate Core Course (MEEN-621) and in Advanced geleitet, die weder Juristen noch Betriebswirte thin shell theory: gen- eral geometric formalism of Fluid Mechanics, a Ph.D-level elective course sind. Deshalb gibt dieses Buch wichtige Hinweise shell theory, analysis of singularities, numerical com- (MEEN-622), both of which I have been teaching zu Themen wie Haftungsfragen, Strafvorschriften, puting of thin shell problems, mathematical consid- at Texas A&M University for the past two decades. Sorgfaltspflichtverletzungen und Verantwortung erations on boundary values problems which enable While there are numerous undergraduate fluid der GmbH Dritten gegenüber. Die zahlreichen to understand the sensitive problems encountered. mechanics texts on the market for engineering stu- Beispiele und Fälle sind sorgfältig ausgewählt und Therefore, the lecture of this book may not be con- dents and instructors to choose from, there are only genau auf den Ingenieur als GmbH-Geschäftsführer tinuous and the reader who wants to improve his limited texts that comprehensively address the par- abgestimmt. Die vorliegende Auflage enthält das knowledge in a specific area may refer directly to the ticular needs of graduate engineering fluid mechan- neue GmbH-Recht (MoMiG). Aktualisiert wur- chapters concerned with. ics courses. To complement the lecture materials, den u.a. die Ausführungen über die Pflichten des the instructors more often recommend several texts, Features Geschäftsführers gegenüber Finanzbehörden und each of which treats special topics of fluid mechanics. It is known that deformations of thin shells exhibit Sozialversicherungsträgern, der Abschnitt über die This circumstance and the need to have a textbook peculiarities such as propagation of singularities, Haftung des Geschäftsführers im Konzern sowie die that covers the materials needed in the above courses edge and internal layers, piecewise quasi inexten- Einkommenstabellen. Ein Kapitel über Steuern der gave the impetus to provide the graduate engineering sional deformations, sensitive problems and others, GmbH wurde ergänzt. community with a coherent textbook that compre- leading in most cases to numerical locking phenom- hensively addresses their needs for an advanced fluid ena under several forms, and very poor quality of Features mechanics text. Although this text book is primarily computations for small relative thickness. Most of Die meisten GmbHs werden von Geschäftsführern aimed at mechanical[..] these phenomena have a local and often anisotropic geleitet, die weder Juristen noch Betriebswirte sind. Deshalb gibt dieses Buch wichtige Hinweise zu The- [..] Features men wie Haftungsfragen, Strafvorschriften, Sorgfalt- The contents of this book covers the mate- Contents spflichtverletzungen und Verantwortung der GmbH rial required in the Fluid Mechanics Gradu- Geometric formalism of shell theory.- Singularities Dritten gegenüber. Die zahlreichen Beispiele und ate Core Course (MEEN-621) and in Advanced and boundary layers in thin elastic shell theory.- Fälle sind sorgfältig ausgewählt und genau auf den Fluid Mechanics, a Ph.D-level elective course Anisotropic error estimates in the layers.- Numerical Ingenieur als GmbH-Geschäftsführer abgestimmt. (MEEN-622), both of which I have been teaching simulation with anisotropic adaptive mesh.- Singu- Die vorliegende [..] at Texas A&M University for the past two decades. larities of parabolic inhibited shells.- Singularities of While there are numerous undergraduate fluid hyperbolic inhibited shells.- Singularities of elliptic Contents mechanics texts on the market for engineering stu- well-inhibited shells.- Generalities on boundary con- Die GmbH-Gründung.- Die Organe der GmbH.- dents and instructors to choose from, there are [..] ditions for equations and systems.- Introduction to Sorgfaltspflichten und andere Grundsätze für den Geschäftsführer.- Das Kapital als Haftungsgrund- sensitive problems- Numerical simulations for sen- Contents lage.- Die Haftung des Geschäftsführers.- Die sitive shells.- Examples of non-inhibited shell prob- Vector and Tensor Analysis, Applications to Fluid GmbH in der Krise.- Auflösung, Liquidation, Insol- lems (non-geometrically rigid problems). Mechanics.- Kinematics of Fluid Motion.- Differ- venz der GmbH.- Kauf und Verkauf von GmbH- ential Balances in Fluid Mechanics.- Integral Bal- Fields of interest Anteilen.- Besonderheiten bei der Unternehmerge- ances in Fluid Mechanics.- Inviscid Flows.- Viscous Structural Mechanics; Mechanics; Continuum sellschaft (haftungsbeschränkt).- Grundlagen der Laminar Flow.- Laminar-Turbulent Transition.- Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials; Civil Engi- Rechnungslegung.- Grundlagen der Besteuerung.- Turbulent Flow, Modeling.- Free Turbulent Flow.- neering; Automotive Engineering Anhang.- Sachverzeichnis. Boundary Layer Theory.- Compressible Flow.- A Target groups Fields of interest Tensor Operations in Orthogonal Curvilinear.- B Research Job Career in Science and Engineering; Commercial Physical Properties of Dry Air. Law Type of publication Fields of interest Monograph Target groups Engineering Fluid Dynamics; Mechanical Engineer- Professional/practitioner ing; Appl. Mathematics / Computational Methods of Engineering; Fluid- and Aerodynamics Available Type of publication Professional book Target groups 2010. 295 p. (Lecture Notes in Applied and Computational Research Mechanics, Vol. 54) Hardcover Available Type of publication 99,95 € Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook ISBN 978-3-642-13814-0 2010. X, 220 S. (VDI-Karriere) Softcover Available 27,99 € ISBN 978-3-540-72022-5 2010. 495 p. Hardcover

59,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-11593-6 88 Engineering springer.com

D. Schramm, Universität Duisburg-Essen; M. Hiller, Universität V. Sgurev, Institute of Information Techologies of the Bulgarian Y.-L. Shen, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA Duisburg-Essen; R. Bardini, Universität Duisburg-Essen Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria; M. Hadjiski, Institute of Information Techologies of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria; J. Kacprzyk, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Constrained Deformation of Modellbildung und Simulation der Poland (Eds.) Materials Dynamik von Kraftfahrzeugen Intelligent Systems: From Theory to Devices, Heterogeneous Structures and Thermo-Mechanical Modeling Practice Die Autoren behandeln die Grundlagen der Dynamik von Kraftfahrzeugen und deren mathe- "Constrained Deformation of Materials: Devices, matische Modellierung. Diese reicht von einfachen This volume contains a selection of peer reviewed Heterogeneous Structures and Thermo-Mechani- Einspurmodellen bis hin zu komplexen, räumlichen most interesting extended versions of papers pre- cal Modeling" is an in-depth look at the mechani- Mehrkörpermodellen. Insbesondere wird der sented at IEEE-IS’2008 complemented with some cal analyses and modeling of advanced small-scale Prozess der Modellerstellung vom realen Fahrzeug relevant works of top people who have not attended structures and heterogeneous material systems. bis hin zum mathematischen Modell sowie die Vali- the conference. The topics covered include virtu- Mechanical deformations in thin films and miniatur- dierung der Ergebnisse beschrieben. Ausgewählte ally all areas that are considered to be relevant for ized materials, commonly found in microelectronic Anwendungsszenarien erläutern die behandelten the development of broadly perceived intelligent sys- devices and packages, MEMS, nanostructures and Grundlagen. Der Leser lernt somit, eigene Simu- tems. They start from logical foundations, including composite and multi-phase materials, are heavily lationsmodelle zu entwickeln, kommerzielle Sim- works on classical and non-classical logics, notably influenced by the external or internal physical con- ulationsprogramme einzusetzen, eine geeignete fuzzy and intuitionistic fuzzy logic, and – more gen- finement. A continuum mechanics-based approach Modellierung auszuwählen, die Ergebnisse von Sim- erally – foundations of computational intelligence is used, together with discussions on micro-mech- ulationen zu bewerten. and soft computing. A significant part of about 30 anisms, to treat the subject in a systematic manner Features contributions included in this volume is concerned under the unified theme. Readers will find valuable Die Autoren behandeln die Grundlagen der with intelligent autonomous agents, multi-agent sys- information on the proper application of thermo- Dynamik von Kraftfahrzeugen und deren mathe- tems, and ontologies. Issues related to intelligent mechanics in numerical modeling as well as in the matische Modellierung. Diese reicht von einfachen control, intelligent knowledge discovery and data interpretation and prediction of physical material Einspurmodellen bis hin zu komplexen, räumlichen mining, and neural/fuzzy-neural networks are dis- behavior, along with many case studies. Addition- Mehrkörpermodellen. Insbesondere wird der cussed in many papers. Intelligent decision support ally, particular attention is paid to practical engi- Prozess der Modellerstellung vom realen Fahrzeug systems, sensor systems, group decision making and neering relevance. Thus real-life reliability issues are bis hin zum mathematischen Modell sowie die Vali- negotiations, etc. are also discussed. Much[..] discussed in detail to[..] dierung der Ergebnisse beschrieben. Ausgewählte Features Features Anwendungsszenarien erläutern die [..] This volume contains a selection of peer reviewed "Constrained Deformation of Materials: Devices, Contents most interesting extended versions of papers pre- Heterogeneous Structures and Thermo-Mechanical Einführung.- Kinematik von Mehrkörpersystemen.- sented at IEEE-IS’2008 complemented with some Modeling" presents an in-depth look at the mechan- Dynamik von Mehrkörpersystemen.- Modellierung relevant works of top people who have not attended ical analyses and modeling of advanced small-scale des Fahrzeugaufbaus.- Modellierung und Analyse the conference. The topics covered include virtu- structures and heterogeneous material systems. von Radaufhängungen.- Reifenmodelle.- Model- ally all areas that are considered to be relevant for Mechanical deformations in thin films and miniatur- lierung des Antriebstranges.- Lineare und nichtlin- the development of broadly perceived intelligent sys- ized materials, commonly found in microelectronic eare Einspurmodelle.- Ebene Zweispurmodelle.- tems. They start from logical foundations, including devices and packages, MEMS, nanostructures and Räumliche Gesamtfahrzeugmodelle.- Kräfte und works on [..] composite and [..] Momente am Kraftfahrzeug.- Ausgewählte Anwen- Contents Contents dungen.- Literatur. From the contents:Tagging and Fuzzy Sets.- Intel- Introduction and Scope.- Mechanics Preliminar- Fields of interest ligent Control of Uncertain Complex Systems by ies.- Thin Continuous Films.- Microsystems and Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control; Automotive Adaptation of Fuzzy Ontologies.- Network Digest Devices.- Electronic Packaging.- Composites and Engineering; Control , Robotics, Mechatronics Analysis Driven by Association Rule Discoverers.- Multiphase Materials.- Interface Characteristics and Group Classification of Objects with Qualitative Damage.- Changes and Outlook. Target groups Attributes: Multiset Approach.- Empirical Evaluation Professional/practitioner of Selected Algorithms for Complexity-Based Classi- Fields of interest fication of Software Modules and a New Model.- A Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials; Type of publication System Approach to Agent Negotiation and Learn- Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films; Mechanics Professional book ing.- An Application of Mean Shift and Adaptive Control to Active Face Tracking.-Time Account- Target groups Research Available ing Artificial Neural Networks for Biochemical Pro- cess[..] Type of publication 2010. XII, 465 S. Hardcover Fields of interest Monograph Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence 93,41 € (incl. Robotics) Available ISBN 978-3-540-89313-4 Target groups 2010. X, 282 p. 150 illus. Hardcover Research 129,95 € Type of publication ISBN 978-1-4419-6311-6 Monograph

Available

2010. 550 p. (Studies in Computational Intelligence, Vol. 299) Hardcover

169,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-13427-2 springer.com Engineering 89

A. Shukla, ABV-IIITM Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India; R. Tiwari, P. Simpson, Altera Coorperation, San Jose, CA, USA G. Singh, Intel Corporation, Austin, TX, USA; S.K. Shukla, Virginia ABV-IIITM Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India; R. Kala, ABV-IIITM Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India FPGA Design Low Power Hardware Synthesis Towards Hybrid and Adaptive Best Practices for Team-based Design from Concurrent Action-Oriented Computing Specifications A Perspective This book describes best practices for successful FPGA design. It is the result of the author’s meet- ings with hundreds of customers on the challenges This book introduces novel techniques for generat- Soft Computing today is a very vast field whose facing each of their FPGA design teams. By gaining ing low-power hardware from a high-level descrip- extent is beyond measure. The boundaries of this an understanding into their design environments, tion of a design in terms of Concurrent Action- magnificent field are spreading at an enormous rate processes, what works and what does not work, key Oriented Specifications (CAOS). It also describes making it possible to build computationally intel- areas of concern in implementing system designs novel techniques for formal verification of such ligent systems that can do virtually anything, even have been identified and a recommended design designs. It will provide the readers with definitions of after considering the hostile practical limitations. methodology to overcome these challenges has been various power optimization and formal verification Soft Computing, mainly comprising of Artificial developed. This book’s content has a strong focus on problems related to CAOS-based synthesis, necessary Neural Networks, Evolutionary Computation, and design teams that are spread across sites. The goal background concepts, techniques to generate hard- Fuzzy Logic may itself be insufficient to cater to the being to increase the productivity of FPGA design ware according to the design’s power requirements, needs of various kinds of complex problems. In such teams by establishing a common methodology across and detailed experimental results obtained by apply- a scenario, we need to carry out amalgamation of design teams; enabling the exchange of design blocks ing the techniques introduced on realistic hardware same or different computing approaches, along with across teams. overage includes the complete FPGA designs. heuristics, to make fabulous systems for problem design flow, from the basics to advanced techniques. solving. There is further an attempt to make these Features computing systems as adaptable as possible, where Features Low Power Hardware Synthesis from Concur- the value of any parameter is set and continuously FPGA Design: Best Practices for Team-based Design rent Action-Oriented Specifications Gaurav Singh modified by the system itself. This book first presents Philip Simpson Many Companies struggle with Sandeep K. Shukla This book introduces novel tech- the basic computing techniques, draws special atten- establishing a working FPGA design methodology niques for generating low-power hardware from a tion towards their advantages and disadvantages, and across design teams in their Company. As design high-level description of a design in terms of Con- then motivates their fusion, in a manner to[..] teams become more dispersed globally, the need current Action-Oriented Specifications (CAOS). It increases for a standard design methodology. This also describes novel techniques for formal verifica- Features book describes best practices for successful FPGA tion of such designs. It will provide the readers with Soft Computing today is a very vast field whose design. It is the result of the author’s meetings with definitions of [..] extent is beyond measure. The boundaries of this hundreds [..] magnificent field are spreading at an enormous rate Contents making it possible to build computationally intel- Contents Introduction.-Related Work; Background.-Low ligent systems that can do virtually anything, even Introduction.- Project Management.- Design Speci- Power Problem Formalization.-Heuristics for Power after considering the hostile practical limitations. fication.- Resource Scoping.- Design Environment.- Savings.-Complexity Analysis of Scheduling in Soft Computing, mainly comprising of Artificial Board Design.-Design Creation.- Creating Reusable CAOS-based Synthesis.-Dynamic Power Optimiza- Neural Networks, Evolutionary Computation, and IP.- unctional Verification.-Timing Closure.- In-Sys- tions.-Peak Power Optimizations.-Verifying Peak Fuzzy Logic may [..] tem Debug.- Design Sign-off. Power Optimizations Using SPIN Model Checker.- Conclusion and Future Work. Contents Fields of interest UNIT I: SIMPLE COMPUTING TECHNIQUES.- Circuits and Systems; Computer-Aided Engineering Fields of interest Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Artificial Neural (CAD, CAE) and Design Circuits and Systems; Computer-Aided Engineering Networks.- Chapter 3 Genetic Algorithm .-Chapter (CAD, CAE) and Design Target groups 4 Fuzzy Logic.- UNIT II: SIMPLE INTELLIEGENT Research SYSTEMS.- Chapter 5 Speech Signal Analysis.- Target groups Research Chapter 6 Intelligent System Design in Speech.- Type of publication Chapter 7 Intelligent Systems Design in Music.- Monograph Type of publication Chapter 8 Intelligent System Design in Face.- UNIT Monograph III: EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTING.- Chapter 9 Swarm Intelligence.- Chapter 10 Genetic Program- Available ming.- Chapter 11 Evolutionary Strategies.- Chap- Available ter 12 Other Evolutionary Concepts.- UNIT IV: 2010. XV, 151 p. Hardcover HYBRID COMPUTING.- Chapter 13[..] 2010. X, 240 p. 200 illus., 100 in color. Hardcover 99,95 € Fields of interest ISBN 978-1-4419-6338-3 99,95 € Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence ISBN 978-1-4419-6480-9 (incl. Robotics)

Target groups Research

Type of publication Monograph

Available

2010. Approx. 450 p. (Studies in Computational Intelligence, Vol. 307) Hardcover

129,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-14343-4 90 Engineering springer.com

V.P. Sinha, Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Com- T. Sobh, University of Bridgeport, CT, USA; K. Elleithy, University J. Spurk, TU Darmstadt; N. Aksel, Universität Bayreuth munication Technology, Gandhinagar, India of Bridgeport, CT, USA; A. Mahmood, University of Bridgeport, CT, USA (Eds.) Strömungslehre Symmetries and Groups in Signal Processing Novel Algorithms and Techniques Einführung in die Theorie der Strömungen in Telecommunications and An Introduction Networking Das erfolgreiche Lehrbuch entwickelt die Einzeld- isziplinen der modernen Strömungslehre aus Symmetries and Groups in Signal Processing: An den allgemein gültigen Prinzipien der Kontinu- Introduction deals with the subject of symmetry, Novel Algorithms and Techniques in Telecommu- umsmechanik nach dem Grundsatz „vom Allge- and with its place and role in modern signal pro- nications and Networking includes a set of rigor- meinen zum Besonderen“. Diese Vorgehensweise cessing. In the sciences, symmetry considerations ously reviewed world-class manuscripts addressing fördert das Bewußtsein und die Fähigkeit, kom- and related group theoretic techniques have had a and detailing state-of-the-art research projects in plexe strömungsmechanische Vorgänge auf diese place of central importance since the early twenties. the areas of Industrial Electronics, Technology and allgemein gültigen Prinzipien zurückzuführen. Sie In engineering, however, a matching recognition Automation, Telecommunications and Networking. fördert die Abstraktionsfähigkeit und verleiht Sicher- of their power is a relatively recent development. Novel Algorithms and Techniques in Telecommu- heit im Umgang mit den Vereinfachungen, aus Despite that, the related literature, in the form of nications and Networking includes selected papers denen schließlich die verwirrend vielen Einzeld- journal papers and research monographs, has grown form the conference proceedings of the International isziplinen der modernen Strömungslehre erwach- enormously. A proper understanding of the concepts Conference on Telecommunications and Network- sen. Daher werden zunächst die Grundlagen der that have emerged in the process requires a mathe- ing (TeNe 08) which was part of the International Kontinuumsmechanik besprochen. Dieser Teil des matical background that goes beyond what is tradi- Joint Conferences on Computer, Information and Lehrbuches enthält eine strenge, aber anschauliche tionally covered in an engineering undergraduate Systems Sciences and Engineering (CISSE 2008). Einführung in die Kinematik, die kontinuumstheo- curriculum. Admittedly, there is a wide selection of retische Formulierung der mechanischen und ther- Features excellent introductory textbooks on the subject of modynamischen Bilanzsätze und eine Einführung Novel Algorithms and Techniques in Telecommu- symmetry and group theory. But they are all primar- in die Theorie der Materialgleichungen. Schließlich nications and Networking includes a set of rigor- ily addressed to students of the sciences and math- werden die Bewegungsgleichungen für spezielle ously reviewed world-class manuscripts addressing ematics, or to students of courses in mathematics. Materialgleichungen vorgestellt. Der zweite Teil ist and detailing state-of-the-art research projects in Addressed to students with an engineering back- eine konsequente Anwendung[..] the areas of Industrial Electronics, Technology & ground, this[..] Automation, Telecommunications and Networking. Features Features Novel Algorithms and Techniques in Telecommuni- Das erfolgreiche Lehrbuch entwickelt die Einzeld- Symmetries and Groups in Signal Processing: An cations and [..] isziplinen der modernen Strömungslehre aus Introduction deals with the subject of symmetry, and den allgemein gültigen Prinzipien der Kontinu- Fields of interest with its place and role in modern signal processing. umsmechanik nach dem Grundsatz „vom Allge- Communications Engineering, Networks; Computer In the sciences, symmetry considerations and related meinen zum Besonderen“. Diese Vorgehensweise Communication Networks group theoretic techniques have had a place of cen- fördert das Bewußtsein und die Fähigkeit, komplexe tral importance since the early twenties. In engineer- strömungsmechanische Vorgänge auf diese allge- Target groups mein gültigen Prinzipien zurückzuführen. Sie fördert ing, however, a matching recognition of their power Research is a relatively recent development. [..] die Abstraktionsfähigkeit und verleiht [..] Type of publication Contents Contents Proceedings Preface.- 1 Signals and Signal Spaces: A Structural Kontinuumsbegriff und Kinematik.- Grund- Viewpoint.- 2 Algebraic Preliminaries.- 3 Measure- gleichungen der Kontinuumsmechanik.-Mate- ment, Modeling, and Metaphors.- 4 Symmetries, Available rialgleichungen.- Bewegungsgleichungen für Automorphisms and Groups.- 5 Representations of spezielle Materialgesetze.- Hydrostatik.- Laminare Finite Groups.- 6 Signal Processing and Representa- 2010. XV, 517 p. Hardcover Schichtenströmungen.- Grundzüge turbulenter tion Theory.- A Parentheses, Their Proper Pairing, Strömungen.- Hydrodynamische Schmierung.- and Associativity.- Index. 189,95 € Stromfadentheorie.- Potentialströmungen.- ISBN 978-90-481-3661-2 Überschallströmungen.- Grenzschichttheorie.- Fields of interest Schleichende Strömungen.- Einführung in die karte- Signal, Image and Speech Processing; Computer Sci- sische Tensorrechnung.- Krummlinige Koordi- ence (general); Circuits and Systems naten.- Tabellen und Diagramme für kompressible Strömung.- Stoffwerte von Luft und Wasser.- Liter- Target groups aturverzeichnis.- Sachverzeichnis. Research Fields of interest Type of publication Engineering Fluid Dynamics; Fluid- and Aerody- Monograph namics; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

Available Target groups Graduate

2010. XII, 160 p. (Signals and Communication Technology) Hard- Type of publication cover Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook 99,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-9433-9 Available

2010. XII, 574 S. 462 Abb., 231 in Farbe. Mit CD-ROM. (Springer- Lehrbuch) Softcover

46,68 € ISBN 978-3-642-13142-4 springer.com Engineering 91

D. Srinivasan, National University of Singapore, Singapore; L.C. T. Takuma, Tokyo Denki University, Japan; B. Techaumnat, Chula- VDI Gesellschaft, Düsseldorf, Germany (Ed.) Jain, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia (Eds.) longkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand VDI Heat Atlas Innovations in Multi-Agent Systems Electric Fields in Composite and Application – 1 Dielectrics and their Applications The Springer Heat Atlas (VDI Wärmeatlas) is one of the most important established books in matters of This book provides an overview of multi-agent sys- An accurate quantitative picture of electric field dis- heat transfer engineering. For more than 50 years it tems and several applications that have been devel- tribution is essential in many electrical and electronic has been an indispensable working means for engi- oped for real-world problems. Multi-agent systems applications. In composite dielectric configurations neers dealing with questions of heat transfer, and it is is an area of distributed artificial intelligence that composed of multiple dielectrics, anomalous or well-established for industrial engineering in Europe emphasizes the joint behaviors of agents with some unexpected behavior of electric fields may appear and worldwide. This reference book allows calculat- degree of autonomy and the complexities arising when a solid dielectric is in contact with a conductor ing the heat transport in technical equipment for the from their interactions. Multi-agent systems allow or another solid dielectric. The electric field near the process industry, thermal power engineering and the subproblems of a constraint satisfaction prob- contact point may become higher than the original related subjects and thereby is a powerful tool for lem to be subcontracted to different problem solv- field not only in the surrounding medium but also design purposes. The 1st international edition pub- ing agents with their own interest and goals. This in the solid dielectric. Theoretically it may become lished in 1993 was based on the 6th German edition increases the speed, creates parallelism and reduces infinitely high, depending on the contact angle. and soon was sold out. The 10th German edition the risk of system collapse on a single point of fail- Although these characteristics are very important (2006) is now followed by a second 2nd international ure. Different multi-agent architectures, that are in a variety of applications, they have been clarified edition. For this 2nd international edition all parts tailor-made for a specific application are possible. only recently using analytical and numerical calcu- were examined thoroughly and revised, thus ensur- They are able to synergistically combine the various lation methods, and this is the first book to cover ing a maximum of security in the data, and modern computational intelligent techniques for attaining a these new findings. Electric Fields in Composite state-of-the-art methods and analyses. The reference superior performance. This gives an opportunity for Dielectrics and Their Applications describes the fun- book covers most fields of heat transfer in industrial bringing the advantages of various techniques into damental characteristics and practical applications and engineering applications,[..] a single framework. It also provides the freedom to of electric fields in composite dielectrics. The focus is Features model the behavior of the system to be[..] on the field[..] The Springer Heat Atlas (VDI Wärmeatlas) is one of Features Features the most important established books in matters of This book provides an overview of multi-agent sys- An accurate quantitative picture of electric field dis- heat transfer engineering. For more than 50 years it tems and several applications that have been devel- tribution is essential in many electrical and electronic has been an indispensable working means for engi- oped for real-world problems. Multi-agent systems applications. In composite dielectric configurations neers dealing with questions of heat transfer, and it is is an area of distributed artificial intelligence that composed of multiple dielectrics, anomalous or well-established for industrial engineering in Europe emphasizes the joint behaviors of agents with some unexpected behavior of electric fields may appear and worldwide. This reference book allows calculat- degree of autonomy and the complexities arising when a solid dielectric is in contact with a conductor ing the heat transport in technical equipment [..] from their interactions. Multi-agent systems allow or another solid dielectric. The electric field near the Contents the subproblems of a constraint satisfaction problem contact point may become higher than [..] The elements of heat transfer.- Symbols, units and to be [..] Contents dimensionless numbers.- Heat exchanger design.- Contents Preface.- Acknowledgements.- 1 Basic Properties of Thermophysical properties.- Heat conduction.- Heat AN INTRODUCTION TO MULTI-AGENT SYS- Electric Fields in Composite Dielectrics.- 2 Electric transfer in free single-phase flow.- Heat transfer in TEMS.- Hybrid Multi-agent Systems.- A Framework Field Behavior for a Finite Contact Angle.- 3 Electric forced single-phase flow.- Boiling heat transfer.- for Coordinated Control of Multi-Agent Systems.- Field for a Zero Contact Angle (Smooth Contact).- Condensation heat transfer.- Radiation heat trans- A Use of Multi-Agent Intelligent Simulator to Mea- 4 Electric Field Behavior for the Common Contact fer.- Calculation of pressure drop.- Special problems sure the Dynamics of US Wholesale Power Trade: of Three Dielectrics.- 5 Electric Field in High-Volt- in heat transfer.- Heat exchange in regenerators.- A Case study of the California Electricity Crisis.- age Equipment.- 6 Electric Field and Force in Elec- Design and construction of heat exchangers. Argument Mining from RADB and its Usage in trorheological Fluid: a System of Multiple Particles.- Fields of interest Arguing Agents and Intelligent Tutoring System.- 7 Electric Field and Force on Toners in Electropho- Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Grouping and Anti-predator Behaviors for Multi- tography.- 8 Analytical Calculation Methods.- 9 Transfer; Energy Technology; Industrial Chemistry / agent Systems based on Reinforcement Learning Numerical Calculation Methods.- Index. Chemical Engineering; Thermodynamics Scheme.- Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning: An Fields of interest Overview.- Multi-Agent Technology for Fault Toler- Target groups Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Net- ant and Flexible Control.- Timing[..] Professional/practitioner works; Applied and Technical Physics Fields of interest Type of publication Target groups Appl. Mathematics / Computational Methods of Handbook Engineering; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) Research

Target groups Type of publication Available Research Monograph 2010. Approx. 1200 p. Print + eReference. (VDI-Buch) Type of publication Available Monograph 874,00 € ISBN 978-3-540-79999-3 2010. XIII, 187 p. (Power Systems) Hardcover Available 99,95 € 2010. 318 p. (Studies in Computational Intelligence, Vol. 310) ISBN 978-90-481-9391-2 Hardcover

129,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-14434-9 92 Engineering springer.com

VDI Gesellschaft, Düsseldorf, Germany (Ed.) VDI Gesellschaft, Düsseldorf, Germany (Ed.) V.A. Vashchenko, National Semiconductor, Santa Clara, CA, USA; A. Shibkov, Angstrom Design Automation, San Jose, CA, USA VDI Heat Atlas VDI Heat Atlas ESD Design for Analog Circuits

The Springer VDI Heat Atlas (VDI Wärmeatlas) is The Springer VDI Heat Atlas (VDI Wärmeatlas) is one of the most important established books in mat- one of the most important established books in mat- This book is on high voltage and system level cir- ters of heat transfer engineering. For more than 50 ters of heat transfer engineering. For more than 50 cuit design. It covers many challenging ESD topics years it has been an indispensable working means years it has been an indispensable working means related to analog circuit design for both ESD device for engineers dealing with questions of heat trans- for engineers dealing with questions of heat trans- and ESD circuits at the network level. Included is fer, and it is well-established for industrial engineer- fer, and it is well-established for industrial engineer- extensive discussion of analog design for DC-DC ing in Europe and worldwide. This reference book ing in Europe and worldwide. This reference book buck/boost converters, level shifters, digital-analog allows calculating the heat transport in technical allows calculating the heat transport in technical converters, high speed and precision power ampli- equipment for the process industry, thermal power equipment for the process industry, thermal power fiers, and system level cable specs for interface appli- engineering and related subjects and thereby is a engineering and related subjects and thereby is a cations. powerful tool for design purposes. The 1st interna- powerful tool for design purposes. The 1st interna- tional edition published in 1993 was based on the tional edition published in 1993 was based on the Features 6th German edition and soon was sold out. The 10th 6th German edition and soon was sold out. The 10th ESD Design for Analog Circuits covers many chal- German edition (2006) is now followed by a sec- German edition (2006) is now followed by a sec- lenging topics related to analog circuit design for ond 2nd international edition. For this 2nd interna- ond 2nd international edition. For this 2nd interna- both ESD device and ESD circuits at the network tional edition all parts were examined thoroughly tional edition all parts were examined thoroughly level. The chapters cover technical material on seven and revised, thus ensuring a maximum of security in and revised, thus ensuring a maximum of security in different hierarchical levels starting from elementary the data, and modern state-of-the-art methods and the data, and modern state-of-the-art methods and semiconductor structures, ESD device and clamp analyses. The reference book covers most fields of analyses. The reference book covers most fields of levels up to ESD protection network design followed heat transfer in industrial and engineering applica- heat transfer in industrial and engineering applica- by complex case studies for analog circuit design [..] tions,[..] tions,[..] Contents Features Features Conductivity Modulation in Semiconductor Struc- The Springer VDI Heat Atlas (VDI Wärmeatlas) is The Springer VDI Heat Atlas (VDI Wärmeatlas) is tures under Breakdown and Injection.- Standard and one of the most important established books in mat- one of the most important established books in mat- ESD Devices in Integrated Process Technologies.- ters of heat transfer engineering. For more than 50 ters of heat transfer engineering. For more than 50 ESD Clamps.- ESD Network Design Principles.- ESD years it has been an indispensable working means years it has been an indispensable working means Design for Signal Path Analog.- Power Management for engineers dealing with questions of heat transfer, for engineers dealing with questions of heat transfer, Circuits ESD Protection.- System Level and Discrete and it is well-established for industrial engineering in and it is well-established for industrial engineering in Components ESD. Europe and worldwide. This reference book allows Europe and worldwide. This reference book allows Fields of interest calculating the heat transport in technical [..] calculating the heat transport in technical [..] Circuits and Systems; Electronics and Microelectron- Contents Contents ics, Instrumentation The elements of heat transfer.- Symbols, units and The elements of heat transfer.- Symbols, units and Target groups dimensionless numbers.- Heat exchanger design.- dimensionless numbers.- Heat exchanger design.- Professional/practitioner Thermophysical properties.- Heat conduction.- Heat Thermophysical properties.- Heat conduction.- Heat transfer in free single-phase flow.- Heat transfer in transfer in free single-phase flow.- Heat transfer in Type of publication forced single-phase flow.- Boiling heat transfer.- forced single-phase flow.- Boiling heat transfer.- Professional book Condensation heat transfer.- Radiation heat trans- Condensation heat transfer.- Radiation heat trans- fer.- Calculation of pressure drop.- Special problems fer.- Calculation of pressure drop.- Special problems in heat transfer.- Heat exchange in regenerators.- in heat transfer.- Heat exchange in regenerators.- Available Design and construction of heat exchangers. Design and construction of heat exchangers. 2010. XX, 457 p. 630 illus., 315 in color. Hardcover Fields of interest Fields of interest Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass 129,95 € Transfer; Energy Technology; Industrial Chemistry / Transfer; Energy Technology; Industrial Chemistry / ISBN 978-1-4419-6564-6 Chemical Engineering; Thermodynamics Chemical Engineering; Thermodynamics

Target groups Target groups Professional/practitioner Professional/practitioner

Type of publication Type of publication Handbook Handbook

Available Available

2010. XXII, 1586 p. 1069 illus., 24 in color. eReference. (VDI-Buch) 2010. XXII, 1586 p. 1069 illus., 24 in color. (VDI-Buch) Hardcover

699,00 € 699,00 € ISBN 978-3-540-77877-6 ISBN 978-3-540-77876-9 springer.com Engineering 93

A.K. Verma, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India; S. P.A. Vesilind, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, USA E. Vittoz, EPFL-Lausanne, Switzerland Ajit, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India; D.R. Karanki, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India Engineering Peace and Justice Low-Power Crystal and MEMS

Reliability and Safety Engineering The Responsibility of Engineers to Society Oscillators The Experience of Watch Developments

Reliability and safety are core issues that must be The engineering profession has evolved consider- ably from the early engineers who were, almost with- addressed throughout the life cycle of engineering Electronic oscillators using an electromechanical out exception, employed in the making of war or in systems. Reliability and Safety Engineering presents device as a frequency reference are irreplaceable the defense of nations. Civil engineering emerged in an overview of the basic concepts, together with sim- components of systems-on-chip for time-keeping, the 18th century, providing an alternative for many ple and practical illustrations. The authors present carrier frequency generation and digital clock gen- engineers, and today there is a strong movement in reliability terminology in various engineering fields, eration. With their excellent frequency stability and the development of "peace engineering" – the pro- viz., • electronics engineering, • software engineer- very large quality factor Q, quartz crystal resonators active use of engineering skills in the promotion of ing, • mechanical engineering, • structural engineer- have been the dominant solution for more than peace. "Engineering Peace and Justice: The Respon- ing, and • power systems engineering. They describe 70 years. But new possibilities are now offered by sibility of Engineers to Society" details the history the latest applications in the area of probabilistic micro-electro-mechanical (MEM) resonators, that of the profession, including its ethical commitment safety assessment, such as technical specification have a qualitatively identical equivalent electrical to the public good, and shows how engineers have, optimization, risk monitoring and risk informed circuit. Low-Power Crystal and MEMS Oscillators in the past, served their clients as either military or in-service inspection. Reliability and safety studies concentrates on the analysis and design of the most civilian engineers. As well as presenting a discussion must, inevitably, deal with uncertainty, so the book important schemes of integrated oscillator circuits. of the evolution of engineering, the book also exam- includes uncertainty propagation methods: Monte It explains how these circuits can be optimized by ines concepts of ethical engineering, including the Carlo simulation, fuzzy arithmetic, Dempster-Shafer best exploiting the very high Q of the resonator to engineer’s duty to society; engineering’s relationship theory and probability bounds. Reliability and Safety achieve the minimum power consumption compati- to war and peace; and the engineer’s commitment to Engineering also highlights advances in system reli- ble with the requirements on frequency stability and the environment. ability and safety assessment including dynamic sys- phase noise. The author has 40 years of experience in tem modeling and[..] Features designing very low-power, high-performance quartz oscillators for watches and other battery operated[..] Features The engineering profession has evolved considerably from the early engineers who were, almost without Reliability and safety are core issues that must be Features exception, employed in the making of war or in the addressed throughout the life cycle of engineering Electronic oscillators using an electromechanical defense of nations. Civil engineering emerged in the systems. Reliability and Safety Engineering presents device as a frequency reference are irreplaceable 18th century, providing an alternative for many engi- an overview of the basic concepts, together with sim- components of systems-on-chip for time-keeping, neers, and today there is a strong movement in the ple and practical illustrations. The authors present carrier frequency generation and digital clock gen- development of "peace engineering" – the pro-active reliability terminology in various engineering fields, eration. With their excellent frequency stability and use of engineering skills in the [..] viz., • electronics engineering, • software engineer- very large quality factor Q, quartz crystal resonators ing, • mechanical engineering, • structural [..] Contents have been the dominant solution for more than 70 years. But new possibilities are now offered by [..] Contents The Evolution of the Engineering Profession.- Mil- itary Engineering.- Civilian Engineering.- The Basic Reliability Mathematics.- System Reliability Contents Engineer's Commitment to Society.- Engineering Modeling.- Electronic System Reliability.- Software Preface. List of Symbols. -1Introduction. -2 Quartz and the Environment.- Peace and Justice.- Peace Reliability.- Mechanical Reliability.- Structural Relia- and MEMs Resonators. -3 General Theory of High- Engineering. bility.- Power System Reliability.- Probabilistic Safety Q Oscillators. -4 Theory of the 3-point Pierce Oscil- Assessment.- Applications of PSA.- Uncertainty lator. -5 Implementations of the Pierce Oscillator. -6 Management in Reliability/Safety Assessment. Fields of interest Civil Engineering; Philosophy of Technology; Pro- Alternative Architectures. Bibliography. Index. fessional and Vocational Education Fields of interest Fields of interest Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk; Auto- Circuits and Systems; Electronics and Microelectron- motive Engineering; Energy Technology; Nuclear Target groups Professional/practitioner ics, Instrumentation; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering Engineering Target groups Type of publication Monograph Target groups Research Research

Type of publication Available Type of publication Monograph Monograph 2010. VIII, 167 p. 67 illus. Hardcover Available Available 99,95 € ISBN 978-1-84882-673-1 2010. XX, 557 p. 243 illus. (Springer Series in Reliability Engineer- 2010. XVII, 206 p. (Integrated Circuits and Systems) Hardcover ing) Hardcover 99,95 € 169,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-9394-3 ISBN 978-1-84996-231-5 94 Engineering springer.com

R. Wille, University of Bremen; R. Drechsler, University of Bremen Y. You, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, Z. Zhang, Oberhasli Hydroelectric Power Company, USA Innertkirchen, Switzerland Towards a Design Flow for Reversible Logic Audio Coding LDA Application Methods Theory and Applications Laser Doppler Anemometry for Fluid Dynamics

The development of computing machines found great success in the last decades. But the ongoing Audio Coding: Theory and Applications provides This technical book considers the application side miniaturization of integrated circuits will reach its succinct coverage of audio coding technologies that of LDA techniques. Starting from the basic theories limits in the near future. Shrinking transistor sizes are widely used in modern audio coding standards. that are crucial for each LDA user, the main subject and power dissipation are the major barriers in the Delivered from the perspective of an engineer, this of the book is focused on diverse application meth- development of smaller and more powerful circuits. book articulates how signal processing is used in the ods. In details, it deals with universal methodical Reversible logic provides an alternative that may context of audio coding. It presents a detailed treat- techniques that have been mostly developed in the overcome many of these problems in the future. For ment of contemporary audio coding technologies last 15 years. The book thus gives for the first time low-power design, reversible logic offers significant and then uses the DRA audio coding standard as a an application reference for LDA users in improving advantages since zero power dissipation will only be practical example to illustrate how numerous tech- the optical conditions and enhancing the measure- possible if computation is reversible. Furthermore, nologies are integrated into a fully-fledged audio ment accuracies. It also provides the guidelines for quantum computation profits from enhancements coding algorithm. Drawing upon years of practical simplifying the measurements and correcting mea- in this area, because every quantum circuit is inher- experience and using numerous examples and illus- surement errors as well as for clarifying the appli- ently reversible and thus requires reversible descrip- trations Dr. Yuli You, gives a description of practi- cation limits and extending the application areas of tions. However, since reversible logic is subject to cal audio coding technologies including: • Designing LDA techniques. Beside the treatments of some tra- certain restrictions (e.g. fanout and feedback are not high-performance algorithms that can be readily ditional optical and flow mechanical features influ- directly allowed), the design of reversible circuits implemented on fixed-point or integer microproces- encing the measurement accuracies, the book shows significantly differs from the design of traditional sors. • How to properly implement an audio decoder a broad spectrum of LDA application methods in the circuits. Nearly all steps in the design flow (like syn- on various microprocessors. Transient detection and manner of measuring the flow turbulence, resolving thesis, verification, or[..] adaptation of time-frequency resolution of subband the secondary flow structures, and quantifying the filters. • Psychoacoustic models and optimal bit[..] optical aberrations at measurements of[..] Features The development of computing machines found Features Features great success in the last decades. But the ongoing Audio Coding: Theory and Applications provides This technical book considers the application aspect miniaturization of integrated circuits will reach its succinct coverage of audio coding technologies that of LDA techniques. Starting from the basic theories limits in the near future. Shrinking transistor sizes are widely used in modern audio coding standards. that are crucial for LDA users, the main subject of and power dissipation are the major barriers in the Delivered from the perspective of an engineer, this the book is focused on diverse application methods. development of smaller and more powerful circuits. book articulates how signal processing is used in the It deals in reality with universal methodical tech- Reversible logic provides an alternative that may context of audio coding. It presents a detailed treat- niques which are directly related to the practical flow overcome many of these problems in the future. [..] ment of contemporary audio coding technologies measurements and have been mostly developed in and then uses the DRA audio coding standard as a the last 15 years. The book thus gives to the first [..] Contents practical [..] 1. Introduction.- 2. Preliminaries.- 3. Synthesis of Contents Reversible Logic.- 4. Exact Synthesis of Reversible Contents Introduction.- Specifications of engineering turbu- Logic.- 5. Embedding of Irreversible Functions.- 6. Introduction.- Scalar Quantization.- Vector Quan- lent flows.- LDA principles and laser optics.- LDA Optimization.- 7. Formal Veri#cation and Debug- tization.- Linear Prediction.- Transform Coding.- systems.- Basic data processing methods in LDA ging.- 8. Summary and Conclusions.- References.- Subband Coding.- Cosine-Modulated Filter Banks.- measurements.- Linear transformation of velocities Index. Entropy and Coding.- Huffman Coding.- Perceptual and turbulent stresses.- Tracing particles and par- Model.- Transients.- Joint Channel Coding.- Imple- ticle motion equations.- Zero Correlation Method Fields of interest mentation Issues.- Quality Evaluation.- DRA Audio (ZCM).- Dual Measurement Method (DMM).- Sym- Circuits and Systems Coding Standard. metrical method of 3D-velocity measurements.- Measurements of non-stationary turbulent flows.- Target groups Fields of interest Flow turbulence in flows with velocity gradient.- Research Signal, Image and Speech Processing; Electrical Engi- Flow measurements behind plane windows: on-axis.- neering; Communications Engineering, Networks Flow measurements behind plane windows: off-axis.- Type of publication Flow[..] Monograph Target groups Research Fields of interest Available Engineering Fluid Dynamics; Fluid- and Aerody- Type of publication namics; Industrial Chemistry / Chemical Engineer- Monograph 2010. XIII, 184 p. 120 illus., 60 in color. Hardcover ing; Measurement Science, Instrumentation

99,95 € Available Target groups ISBN 978-90-481-9578-7 Research 2010. XV, 400 p. Hardcover Type of publication 129,95 € Monograph ISBN 978-1-4419-1753-9 Available

2010. XV, 272 p. 230 illus., 115 in color. (Experimental Fluid Mechanics) Hardcover

99,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-13513-2 springer.com Environment 95

L. Ci, Research Institute of Forestry, Beijing, China; X. Yang, E.C.H. Keskitalo, Umeå University, Sweden (Ed.) Environment Research Institute of Forestry, Beijing, China Developing Adaptation Policy and Desertification and Its Control in T. Afifi, United Nations University, Bonn, Germany; J. Jäger (Eds.) Practice in Europe: Multi-level China Governance of Climate Change Environment, Forced Migration and

Social Vulnerability "Desertification and Its Control in China" compre- Mitigation will not be sufficient for us to avoid cli- hensively discusses desertification from the views mate change and we will need to adapt to its con- of formation, distribution, development and con- sequences. This book targets the development of trol models. This book truly elucidates basic theory This book examines the linkages between environ- adaptation policy in European countries with differ- and control models of desertification, especially the mental change and forced migration. This has been ent relations between central and regional/local gov- numerous results from research carried out for the a headline topic during the past few years with pre- ernment. dictions of “millions of refugees”. It presents case UN Convention to Combat Desertification. This studies from across the world of responses to climate book will provide a theoretical and practical basis for Features change as well as other environmental changes and ecological and environmental planning and design Mitigation is necessary, but will not be sufficient for examines the role that environmental change plays as well as guidelines for prevention/restoration for us to avoid climate change – given existing emission among the other factors that lead to a decision to desertification projects. It will also provide practi- levels, we will also need to adapt to the consequences migrate. cal examples. Dr. Longjun Ci earned her degree at of climate change. “Developing Adaptation Policy Cornell University; she is a lead research scientist at and Practice in Europe: Multi-level Governance of Features the Chinese Academy of Forestry. Dr. Xiaohui Yang Climate Change” targets the development of adapta- This book examines the linkages between environ- earned his degree at Beijing Forestry University; he tion policy in European [..] mental change and forced migration. This has been is an Associate Professor at the Research Institute of a headline topic during the past few years with pre- Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry. Contents dictions of “millions of refugees”. It presents case 1. Introduction. Adaptation to Climate Change in studies from across the world of responses to climate Features Europe: Theoretical Framework and Study Design.- change as well as other environmental changes and "Desertification and Its Control in China" compre- 2. Addressing Adaptation in the EU Policy Frame- examines the role that environmental change plays hensively discusses desertification from the views work.- 3. Climate Change Adaptation in the United among the other factors that lead to a decision to of formation, distribution, development and con- Kingdom: England and South-East England.- 4. migrate. trol models. This book truly elucidates basic theory Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation: The and control models of desertification, especially the Case of Multi-level Governance in Finland.- 5. Contents numerous results from research carried out for the Adapting to Climate Change in Sweden: National Defining the terms,- Approaches for the study of UN Convention to Combat Desertification. This Policy Development and Adaptation Measures forced migration,- Climate change and migration,- book will provide a theoretical and practical basis for in Västra Götaland.- 6. ‘Planning for Today’: The Migration and other forms of environmental degra- [..] Nature and Emergence of Adaptation Measures in dation,- Case studies and scenarios,- Bonn points Italy.- 7. Planned Adaptation Measures in Industri- Contents alised Countries: A[..] Fields of interest Concept and Global Status of Desertification.- Nat- Climate Change; Migration ural Background of China's Drylands.- Natural Fields of interest Resources and their Utilization in the Drylands of Climate Change; Political Science; Landscape, Target groups China.- Sandy Deserts, Gobi, Sandlands and San- Regional and Urban Planning; Environmental Man- Research dified Land in Dryland Provinces of China.- Water agement; Environmental Law / Policy / Ecojustice; Erosion in the Drylands of China.- Soil Salinization.- European Law / Public International Law Type of publication Steppe Degradation and Rehabilitation in North- Monograph ern China.- Biological and Technical Approaches to Target groups Control Wind Erosion and Combat Desertification.- Professional/practitioner Available Engineering and Technological Measures for Com- bating Desertification.- Optimized Sustainable Eco- Type of publication production Paradigms in Drylands. 2010. XV, 210 p. Hardcover Contributed volume Fields of interest 99,95 € Available ISBN 978-3-642-12415-0 Soil Science & Conservation; Geoecology / Natural Processes; Environmental Management 2010. II, 376 p. 7 illus., 2 in color. Hardcover Target groups Research 129,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-9324-0 Type of publication Monograph

Available

2010. Approx. 500 p. 95 illus., 15 in color. Hardcover

199,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-01868-8 96 Environment springer.com

A.A. Kokhanovsky, University of Bremen, Germany (Ed.) M. Kurian, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, The H. Meuser, University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück, Germany Netherlands; P. McCarney, Munk School of Global Affairs, Univer- sity of Toronto, Canada (Eds.) Light Scattering Reviews 5 Contaminated Urban Soils

Single Light Scattering and Radiative Transfer Peri-urban Water and Sanitation Services This book gives a current overview of all facets of Policy, Planning and Method urban soils. Different urban land-use types in a num- Features ber of examples worldwide are introduced. Many The 5th volume of LIGHT SCATTERING REVIEWS examples in different countries are provided in order is devoted to modern knowledge and milestones in to illustrate the situation in detail. The contaminant More than 2.6 billion people in the developing world sources of urban soils (e.g., dust deposition, con- both experimental and theoretical techniques related lack access to safe water and sanitation service. The to radiative transfer and optics of such highly reflec- tamination along roadsides, contamination of flood- Millennium Development Goal’s (MDG) target is to plains, application of wastewater, anthropogenic tive objects as snow and ice. Twelve leading world halve the number of people without access to a sus- experts in their respective fields provide important deposits) are comprehensively presented. For practi- tainable source of water supply and connection to cal application purposes a key with which to identify contributions to this fascinating subject. The first a sewer network by 2015. That target is unlikely to chapter has three parts: In the first, [..] technogenic materials during field work is presented. be met. If there is anything that can be learnt from Features like reductomorphic conditions in land- European experience it is that institutional reform Contents fill soils, acidification of coal mining heaps and the occurs incrementally when politically enfranchised Chapter 1. Optical properties of small particles and impact of physical characteristics such as sealing are urban populations perceive a threat to their material their aggregates, 1.1. Numerical light scattering sim- taken into consideration in the context of the con- well-being due to contamination of water sources. ulations and optical properties of aggregates 1.2. tamination problem. The mobility of contaminants in the soils under consideration is introduced and Application of scattering theories to the charac- Features discussed. The content of the book, however, is not terization of precipitation processes.- Chapter 2. More than 2.6 billion people in the developing world limited to the description of contaminated urban Modern methods in radiative transfer 2.1. Using a lack access to safe water and sanitation services. soils. Different methods of[..] 3D radiative transfer Monte-Carlo model to assess The Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target radiative effects on polarized reflectances above is to halve the number of people without access to Features cloud scenes,2.2. Linearization of radiative trans- improved services such as a sustainable source of fer in spherical geometry: an application of the for- This book gives a current overview of all facets of water supply and connection to a sewer network by urban soils. Different urban land-use types in a num- ward-adjoint perturbation theory, 2.3. Convergence 2015. That target is unlikely to [..] acceleration of radiative transfer[..] ber of examples worldwide are introduced. Many examples in different countries are provided in order Contents to illustrate the situation in detail. The contaminant Fields of interest Preface by Elinor Ostrom.- Acknowledgements.- sources of urban soils (e.g., dust deposition, con- Environmental Physics; Remote List of Contributors.- Abbreviations.- List of Boxes.- tamination along roadsides, contamination of flood- ing / Photogramme- List of Figures.- List of Tables.- 1. Introduction - plains, application of wastewater, anthropogenic [..] Meteorology / Institutions and Development: A Framework for Climatology; Understanding Water Services.- 2. Neither Rural nor Contents Urban: Service Delivery Options that Work for the Target groups Foreword.- Introduction.-Geographical basics.- Peri-urban Poor.- 3. Prospects for Resource Recov- Research Causes of soil contamination in urban environ- ery through Wastewater Reuse.- 4. Climate-based ments.-Man-made substrates.-Anthropogenic soils.- Type of publication Risks in Cities.- 5. Wastewater Management under Contamination influencing soil properties.-Assess- Monograph the Dutch Water Boards: Any Lessons for Develop- ment of urban soils.-Outlook.-Appendix.-Index. ing Countries?- 6. Financing the Millennium Devel- opment Goals (MDGs) for Water and Sanitation:[..] Fields of interest Available Soil Science & Conservation; Terrestrial Pollution; Fields of interest Urban Ecology; Applied Earth Sciences; Popular Sci- 2010. XXVII, 700 p. (Environmental Sciences) Hardcover Environmental Law / Policy / Ecojustice; Human ence in Nature and Environment Geography; Social Sciences (general); Philosophy of 199,95 € the Social Sciences; Hydrogeology; Political Philoso- Target groups ISBN 978-3-642-10335-3 phy Graduate

Target groups Type of publication Professional/practitioner Monograph

Type of publication Available Contributed volume

Available 2010. XIX, 318 p. (Environmental Pollution, Vol. 18) Hardcover 99,95 € 2010. XXXI, 300 p. 42 illus., 21 in color. Hardcover ISBN 978-90-481-9327-1

129,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-9424-7 springer.com General Science 97

R.A. Viscarra Rossel, CSIRO Land & Water, Canberra, ACT, Aus- E.-M. Engelen, Universität Konstanz; C. Fleischhack, Universität tralia; A.B. McBratney, The University of Sydney, NSW. Australia; General Science Paderborn; C.G. Galizia, Universität Konstanz; K. Landfester, B. Minasny, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia (Eds.) Universität Ulm (Eds.)

Proximal Soil Sensing S. Cottrell, University of Leeds, UK Heureka - Evidenzkriterien in den Wissenschaften Studieren - Das Handbuch Ein Kompendium für den interdisziplinären Gebrauch This book reports on developments in Proximal Soil Sensing (PSS) and high resolution digital soil map- ping. PSS has become a multidisciplinary area of Studieren ist schwierig? - Nicht mit diesem Buch! study that aims to develop field-based techniques "Heureka” (ich habe es gefunden) soll Archimedes Dieser praktische Leitfaden für Studienanfänger for collecting information on the soil from close by, gerufen haben, als er in der Badewanne lag und sah, vermittelt grundlegende „Soft Skills“ (vom „Ler- or within, the soil. Amongst others, PSS involves wie sein Körper das Wasser verdrängte. Unvermit- nen lernen“ über Selbsteinschätzung, Zeit-, Pro- the use of optical, geophysical, electrochemical, telt war ihm der Zusammenhang klar, er hatte das jekt- und Stressmanagement bis zu Gedächtnis- und mathematical and statistical methods. This vol- Auftriebsgesetz verstanden, was ihm dazu verhalf, Schreibtraining, Prüfungs- und Klausursituationen ume, suitable for undergraduate course material and den Goldgehalt der Krone des Tyrannen zu bestim- sowie Karriereplanung u.v.m.) - locker präsentiert, postgraduate research, brings together ideas and men. Er entstieg der Wanne, rannte nackt durch die in handliche Einheiten verpackt und je nach Bedarf examples from those developing and using proxi- Straßen von Syrakus und rief weiterhin „ich habe selektiv nutzbar. Viele eingestreute kleine Tipps ste- mal sensors and high resolution digital soil maps es gefunden!“ Wie werden in einzelnen Disziplinen hen neben Mini-Fragebögen, Kopiervorlagen für for applications such as precision agriculture, soil Heureka-Effekte hervorgerufen? Wann leuchtet Tabellen, die man nicht im Buch ausfüllen möchte, contamination, archaeology, peri-urban design and Wissenschaftlern in einem Fach ein Argument, ein und ähnlichen Hilfsmitteln. Das unterhaltsam-infor- high land-value applications, where there is a par- Gedanke ein, wie werden sie davon überzeugt? Was mative Werk beruht auf dem englischen Bestseller ticular need for high spatial resolution information. sind die disziplinären Standards und wie sieht die The Study Skilly Handbook und eignet sich für Abi- The book in particular covers soil sensor sampling, Praxis im akademischen Alltag dazu aus? 15 Wis- turienten mit Studienwunsch, Studienanfänger ver- proximal soil sensor development and use, sensor senschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler aus den schiedenster Disziplinen und Quereinsteiger als calibrations, prediction methods for large data sets, Natur-, Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften geben Wegweiser durch die vielfältigen Anforderungen im applications of proximal soil sensing, and[..] hierauf ihre Antworten in einer verständlichen und "Studiendschungel". gut zugänglichen Weise. Features Features This book reports on developments in Proximal Soil Features Studieren ist schwierig? – Nicht mit diesem Buch! Sensing (PSS) and high resolution digital soil map- "Heureka” (ich habe es gefunden) soll Archimedes Dieser praktische Leitfaden für Studienanfänger ping. PSS has become a multidisciplinary area of gerufen haben, als er in der Badewanne lag und sah, und Studieninteressierte vermittelt grundlegende study that aims to develop field-based techniques for wie sein Körper das Wasser verdrängte. Unvermit- „Soft Skills“, die für ein erfolgreiches Studium collecting information on the soil from close by, or telt war ihm der Zusammenhang klar, er hatte das unentbehrlich sind: vom „Lernen lernen“ über within, the soil. Amongst others, PSS involves the Auftriebsgesetz verstanden, was ihm dazu verhalf, Selbsteinschätzung, Zeit-, Projekt- und Stressman- use of optical, geophysical, electrochemical, mathe- den Goldgehalt der Krone des Tyrannen zu bestim- agement bis zu Gedächtnis- und Schreibtraining, der matical and statistical methods. This volume, [..] men. Er entstieg der Wanne, rannte nackt durch die Einstellung auf Prüfungs- und Klausursituationen Straßen von Syrakus und rief weiterhin „ich habe es sowie [..] Contents gefunden!“ Wie [..] Part 1. Introduction.- Part 2. Soil Sensing and Sam- Contents pling.- Part 3. Soil Spectroscopy and Hyperspectral Contents Einführung.- 1 Vorbereitung auf das Studium.- 2 Remote Sensing.- Part 4. ElectroMagnetic Induction Heureka – oder: „Sind sechs genug?“ Vorwort der Ermittle deine Fertigkeiten.- 3 Intelligenz und Ler- and Electrical Resistivity.- Part 5. Geophysical and Herausgeber.- Biowissenschaften (Giovanni Gal- nen.- 4 Lernen mit der C·R·E·A·M-Strategie.- 5 Mit Mechanical Data.- Part 6. Multisensor Systems and izia).- Chemie (Katharina Landfester).- Geologie anderen arbeiten.- 6 Recherchefähigkeiten.- 7 E- Other Sensors.- Part 7. Applications. (Hildegard Westphal).- Geschichtswissenschaft Learning, Technik und individuelles Lernen.- 8 (Thomas Großbölting).- Informatik (Ulrike von Schreiben für die Uni.- 9 Entwickle dein Schreiben Fields of interest Luxburg).- Rechtswissenschaften (Matthias Klatt).- weiter.- 10 Sicherer Umgang mit Zahlen.- 11 Pro- Soil Science & Conservation; Remote Kunstgeschichte (Tanja Klemm).- Literaturwis- jekte, wissenschaftliche Arbeiten, Berichte und Fall- Sensing / senschaften (Jan Soeffner).- Mathematik (Chris- studien.- 12 Kritisches analytisches Denken.- 13 togrammetry; Geographical Informa- tian Fleischhack).- Medizin (Volker Mailänder).- Das Gedächtnis.- 14 Prüfungsvorbereitung und Philosophie (Eva-Maria Engelen).- Physik (Stefan Klausuren.- 15 Plane deine nächsten Schritte.- Was Target groups Bornholdt).- Psychologie (Alexandra Freund & nun?- Index. Research Klaus Oberauer).- Soziologie (Jörg Rössel). Fields of interest Type of publication Fields of interest Science; Education (general); Social Sciences (gen- Monograph Science; History of Science eral); Humanities; Business & Economics (general); Psychology (general) Available Target groups Graduate Target groups 2010. X, 468 p. 218 illus., 109 in color. (Progress in Soil Science, Lower undergraduate Type of publication Vol. 1) Hardcover Contributed volume Type of publication 129,95 € German textbook ISBN 978-90-481-8858-1 Available Available 2010. 264 S. 30 Abb. in Farbe. Softcover

2010. VIII, 352 S. 376 Abb. in Farbe. Softcover 23,32 € ISBN 978-3-8274-2656-7 18,64 € ISBN 978-3-8274-2360-3 98 Geography springer.com

Geography K.-J. Evert, Stuttgart, Germany (Ed.) H. Furumai, S. Sato, M. Kamata, K. Yamamoto (Eds.) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Advanced Monitoring and

K.-J. Evert, Stuttgart, Germany (Ed.) Landscape and Urban Planning Numerical Analysis of Coastal Water

Multilingual Reference Book in English, Spanish, French and and Urban Air Environment Encyclopedic Dictionary of German Landscape and Urban Planning Undergraduate and graduate students of civil engi- Multilingual Reference Book in English, Spanish, French and This unique, multilingual, encyclopedic dictionary neering, architecture, environmental engineering, German in two volumes covers terms regularly used in land- and environmental science will enjoy reading the scape and urban planning, as well as environmen- book without knowledge or experience in computer tal protection. The languages are American and science. Especially, several case study works were This unique, multilingual, encyclopedic dictionary British English, Spanish (with many Latin-American introduced focusing urban environmental prob- in two volumes covers terms regularly used in land- equivalents), French, and German. The dictionary is lems in Mega cities in Asian countries. For exam- scape and urban planning, as well as environmen- intended for use by landscape architects, urban plan- ple, Tokyo, Taipei, Bangkok are monitoring field tal protection. The languages are American and ners, nature conservationists, and environmentalists, for environmental research. Regeneration of Topics British English, Spanish (with many Latin-American working in planning practices, authorities (both local include state-of-the-art of environmental monitoring equivalents), French, and German. The dictionary is and government), research and educational insti- and simulation in urban area: hazardous substances, intended for use by landscape architects, urban plan- tutes. Since its first publication in 2001 with German atmospheric movement, coastal hydrology, biologi- ners, nature conservationists, and environmentalists, as the lead language, the dictionary has been com- cal tests, and wastewater. working in planning practices, authorities (both local pletely revised and extended, so that it now contains and government), research and educational insti- a total of approximately 10,500 terms in each lan- Features tutes. Since its first publication in 2001 with German guage. The terms have not simply been translated. Undergraduate and graduate students of civil engi- as the lead language, the dictionary has been com- Definitions are also given, together with cross ref- neering, architecture, environmental engineering, pletely revised and extended, so that it now contains erences to generic and specific terms. As often as and environmental science will enjoy reading the a total of approximately 10,500 terms in each lan- possible, various interpretations of the term at the book without knowledge or experience in computer guage. The terms have not simply been translated. planning, legal or technical level are provided, which science. Especially, several case study works were Definitions are also given, together with cross ref- make its meaning more precise and its[..] introduced focusing urban environmental prob- erences to generic and specific terms. As often as lems in Mega cities in Asian countries. For exam- possible, various interpretations of the term at the Features ple, Tokyo, Taipei, Bangkok are monitoring field for planning, legal or technical level are provided, which This unique, multilingual, encyclopedic dictionary environmental [..] make its meaning more precise and its[..] in two volumes covers terms regularly used in land- scape and urban planning, as well as environmental Fields of interest Features protection. The languages are American and British Landscape, Regional and Urban Planning This unique, multilingual, encyclopedic dictionary English, Spanish (with many Latin-American equiv- Target groups in two volumes covers terms regularly used in land- alents), French, and German. The dictionary is Research scape and urban planning, as well as environmental intended for use by landscape architects, urban plan- ners, nature conservationists, and [..] protection. The languages are American and British Type of publication English, Spanish (with many Latin-American equiv- Professional book alents), French, and German. The dictionary is Contents intended for use by landscape architects, urban plan- Foreword/Introduction in all four languages.- Main Available ners, nature conservationists, and [..] Part (A-Z) of Dictionary in English, Spanish, French and German.- Index Part.- Bibliography. Contents 2010. 158 p. 100 illus. (cSUR-UT Series: Library for Sustainable Foreword/Introduction in all four languages.- Main Fields of interest Urban Regeneration, Vol. 3) Hardcover Part (A-Z) of Dictionary in English, Spanish, French Landscape, Regional and Urban Planning; Landscape and German.- Index Part.- Bibliography. Architecture; Nature Conservation; Civil Engineer- 99,95 € ing ISBN 978-4-431-99719-1 Fields of interest Landscape, Regional and Urban Planning; Landscape Target groups Architecture; Nature Conservation; Civil Engineer- Professional/practitioner ing Type of publication Target groups Encyclop(a)edia Professional/practitioner Available Type of publication Encyclop(a)edia 2010. 1519 p. eReference. In 2 volumes, not available separately.

Available 399,00 € ISBN 978-3-540-76435-9 2010. 1519 p. Print + eReference.

499,00 € ISBN 978-3-540-76436-6 springer.com Law 99

L. Schernikau, HMS Bergbau AG, Germany Law D.-U. Galetta, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Italy Economics of the International Coal Procedural Autonomy of EU

Trade J.Z. Benvindo, Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil Member States: Paradise Lost?

The Renaissance of Steam Coal A Study on the "Functionalized Procedural Competence" of EU On the Limits of Constitutional Member States Adjudication The world today depends on oil, coal and gas (in that order of importance) for over 80% of its primary Deconstructing Balancing and Judicial Activism Is the procedural autonomy of EU Member State a energy. From the time humans tamed fire, wood or myth or a reality? What should this concept be taken bio-mass became the primary energy source. Coal to mean? Starting from the analysis of requirements took over from biomass during the Industrial Revo- Juliano Z. Benvindo investigates the current move- and principles regulating, generally speaking, the lution and accounted for over 60% of world primary ment of constitutional courts towards political relationships between Member States’ and EU law, energy by the early 1900s. The current age is often activism, especially by focusing on the increasing this book provides a definition of procedural auton- referred to as the Oil Age, which seems appropriate use of the balancing method as a “rational” justifi- omy able to account for the concept’s inherent limits. now that about 35% of the world’s primary energy cation for this process. From the critical perception Out of an analysis of the more relevant EU jurispru- still comes from oil. However, coal is experiencing a of the serious risks of this movement to democracy, dence, the author identifies the rationale underlying renaissance. Today about one quarter of the world’s the book takes as examples two constitutional real- the interventions of the ECJ on issues of procedu- primary energy and more than 40% of the world’s ities, Germany and Brazil, in order to discuss the ral autonomy and the common logic that emerges electricity comes from coal. In addition, about two rationality, correctness, and legitimacy of consti- from it; and reveals how, in an unchanged context thirds of the world’s steel is produced using coal. tutional decisions within this context. Through a of ‘procedural autonomy’ of the Member States, The author predicts that coal will become even more dialogue between Jacques Derrida’s deconstruction national procedural law becomes more and more important in the decades to come, mainly driven by and Jürgen Habermas’s proceduralism, the author ‘functionalized’ to the requirements of effectiveness demand from China and India. This book focuses on confronts Robert Alexy’s defense of the balancing of substantive EU law. As such, we should speak of a the role of coal for today’s energy and, most impor- method as well as those two constitutional realities. ‘functionalized procedural competence’ rather than tantly, electricity markets. It starts with a review of This confrontation leads to the introduction of the of procedural autonomy. But this is by no means a coal as a resource, profiling the major[..] concept of limited rationality applied to constitu- case of “Paradise Lost.” The book includes a fore- tional democracy and constitutional adjudication, word by Prof. Jürgen Schwarze, one of the found- Features which affirms the double bind of history and jus- ing[..] The world today depends on oil, coal and gas (in that tice as a condition for a practice of decision-making Features order of importance) for over 80% of its primary committed to the principle of separation of powers. energy. From the time humans tamed fire, wood or Is the procedural autonomy of EU Member State a bio-mass became the primary energy source. Coal Features myth or a reality? What should this concept be taken took over from biomass during the Industrial Revo- Juliano Z. Benvindo investigates the current move- to mean? Starting from the analysis of requirements lution and accounted for over 60% of world primary ment of constitutional courts towards political and principles regulating, generally speaking, the energy by the early 1900s. The current age is often activism, especially by focusing on the increasing use relationships between Member States’ and EU law, referred to as the Oil Age, which seems appropriate of the balancing method as a “rational” justification this book provides a definition of procedural auton- [..] for this process. From the critical perception of the omy able to account for the concept’s inherent limits. serious risks of this movement to democracy, the Out of an analysis of the more relevant EU [..] Contents book takes as examples two constitutional realities, Contents I. Summary: Sources of Coal, Use of Coal, and Germany and Brazil, in order to discuss the [..] Global Steam Coal Market.- 2. Introduction: Introductory Notes, Terminological Issues and Methodolgy, Market Definition.- 3. Sources of Coal Contents Demarcation of the Scope of the Study.- The Pro- – Review of Coal as a Resource.- 4. Use of Coal – German and Brazilian Constitutional Cultures: cedural Autonomy of the Member States From the Power Generation and More.- 5. The Global Steam Constitutional Adjudication and Activism: An Viewpoint of the Principles and Criteria Regulating Coal Market and Supply Curve.- 6. Industrial Struc- Approach to Decision-making.- Balancing Within the Relations Between National Law and EU Law.- ture: Game Theory and Cournot.- 7. Conclusions, the Context of German Constitutionalism: The The Jurisprudence of the European Court of Jus- Implications and the Future of Coal. Bundesverfassungsgericht's Shift to Activism.- Bal- tice on the Procedural Autonomy of Member States: ancing Within the Context of Brazilian Constitu- Analysis of the Fundamental Judgements.- The Pro- Fields of interest tionalism: The Supremo Tribunal Federal's Shift to cedural Autonomy of the Member States: Judges and Economic Geography; Economic Geology; Interna- Activism.- The Debate on the Rationality of Balanc- Legislators.- Conclusions. tional Economics; Climate Change ing: The Aim to Rationalize Balancing Within the Fields of interest Context of the Constitutional Court's Activism.- Target groups European Law / Public International Law; Interna- When Différance Comes to Light: Balancing Within Research tional & Foreign Law the Context of Deconstruction.- When Procedures Type of publication Towards Mutual[..] Target groups Monograph Research Fields of interest Law Theory / Law Philosophy; Constitutional Law; Available Type of publication Philosophy of Law Monograph

2010. XXV, 250 p. 8 illus., 4 in color. Hardcover Target groups Research Available approx. 99,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-9239-7 Type of publication 2010. XVI, 200 p. Hardcover Monograph 89,95 € Available ISBN 978-3-642-12546-1

2010. XX, 424 p. Hardcover

139,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-11433-5 100 Law springer.com

A. Gamper, Universität Innsbruck (Ed.) M. Gruber, Universität Salzburg, Österreich; S. Kalss, S. Gutwirth, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium; Y. Poullet, Univer- Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Österreich; K. Müller, Willhelm sity of Namur, Belgium; P. De Hert, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Bel- Müller Rechtsanwälte; M. Schauer, Universität Wien, Österreich gium (Eds.) Entwicklungen des Wahlrechts am (Eds.) europäischen Fallbeispiel Data Protection in a Profiled World Erbrecht und Vermögensnachfolge

Das Wahlrecht als zentrales Instrument der One of the most challenging issues facing our repräsentativen Demokratie steht im Mittelpunkt Um Vermögen erfolgreich weiterzugeben, sind current information society is the accelerating dieses Sammelbandes: Am Beispiel der Staaten umsichtige Planung und sorgfältige Organisation accumulation of data trails in transactional and com- Österreich und Italien, aber auch darüber hinausge- sowohl für Private als auch Unternehmen von munication systems, which may be used not only hender europäischer Entwicklungen werden aktuelle großer Bedeutung. Falsche Weichenstellungen to profile the behaviour of individuals for commer- Fragen und Problemfelder des Wahlrechts analysiert, können zu maßgeblichen Verlusten führen. Um cial, marketing and law enforcement purposes, but darunter etwa: Verhältnis- oder Mehrheitswahlrecht, dies bereits im Vorfeld zu vermeiden, sind Kennt- also to locate and follow things and actions. Data wahlrechtliche Homogenität im dezentralisierten nis der wichtigsten Fragestellungen und Informa- mining, convergence, interoperability, ever- increas- Staat, Minderheitenschutz durch Wahlrecht, e- tionen über Einflussfaktoren und Möglichkeiten ing computer capacities and the extreme minia- voting, wahlrechtliches Gender Mainstreaming, unerlässlich. Die umfassende Aufbereitung von Lit- turisation of the hardware are all elements which Senkung des Wahlalters und Abschaffung der eratur und Rechtsprechung, verbunden mit vielen contribute to a major contemporary challenge: the Wahlpflicht. Der Verfassungsvergleich soll die Beispielen aus der Praxis machen dieses Hand- profiled world. This interdisciplinary volume offers wahlrechtlichen Erfahrungen der verschiedenen buch zu einer unerlässlichen Lektüre, um erfolgre- twenty contributions that delve deeper into some Staaten gerade auch angesichts laufender Refor- ich Risiken bei der Planung und Abwicklung der of the complex but urgent questions that this pro- men fruchtbar machen. In den Theorierahmen der Vermögensweitergabe zu reduzieren und damit filed world addresses to data protection and privacy. repräsentativen Demokratie eingebettet, werden Vermögenswerte zu sichern. The chapters of this volume were all presented at Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede im Wahlrecht the second Conference on Privacy and Data Protec- synoptisch erarbeitet und vor dem Hintergrund Features tion (CPDP2009) held in Brussels in January 2009 unterschiedlicher verfassungsrechtlicher Systeme Um Vermögen erfolgreich weiterzugeben, sind (www.cpdpconferences.org). The yearly CPDP con- analysiert. Der Band leistet damit auch einen Beitrag umsichtige Planung und sorgfältige Organisation ferences aim to become Europe’s most important zur europäischen Demokratieforschung und Verfas- sowohl für Private als auch Unternehmen von großer meeting where academics,[..] sungslehre. Bedeutung. Falsche Weichenstellungen können zu maßgeblichen Verlusten führen. Um dies bereits im Features Features Vorfeld zu vermeiden, sind Kenntnis der wichtig- One of the most challenging issues facing our Das Wahlrecht als zentrales Instrument der sten Fragestellungen und Informationen über Ein- current information society is the accelerating repräsentativen Demokratie steht im Mittelpunkt flussfaktoren und Möglichkeiten unerlässlich. Die accumulation of data trails in transactional and com- dieses Sammelbandes: Am Beispiel der Staaten umfassende Aufbereitung [..] munication systems, which may be used not only to Österreich und Italien, aber auch darüber hinausge- profile the behaviour of individuals for commercial, hender europäischer Entwicklungen werden aktuelle Fields of interest marketing and law enforcement purposes, but also Fragen und Problemfelder des Wahlrechts analysiert, Civil Law to locate and follow things and actions. Data mining, darunter etwa: Verhältnis- oder Mehrheitswahlrecht, convergence, interoperability, ever- increasing com- Target groups wahlrechtliche Homogenität im dezentralisierten puter [..] Staat, Minderheitenschutz [..] Professional/practitioner Contents Type of publication Fields of interest I. Generic Issues.- II. Specific Issues : Security Handbook Constitutional Law; European Law / Public Interna- Breaches, Unsolicited Adjustments, Facebook, tional Law Surveillance and Electronic Voting.- III. Third Pillar Available Issues.- IV. Technology Assessment Views.- V. Legal Target groups Practitioner’s Views.- VI. Technologist’s Views Research 2010. XXVII, 1531 S. (Springers Handbücher der Rechtswis- Fields of interest Type of publication senschaft) Hardcover European Law / Public International Law; Political Collection of essays 325,45 € Science; Philosophy of Law; Interdisciplinary Stud- ISBN 978-3-211-99329-3 ies; Criminology & Criminal Justice Available Target groups 2010. Etwa 600 S. Softcover Research

90,86 € Type of publication ISBN 978-3-211-92815-8 Contributed volume

Available

2010. XXIII, 294 p. Hardcover

99,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-8864-2 springer.com Law 101

W. Hromadka, Passau; F. Maschmann, Universität Mannheim H. Krüger, Berlin, Germany H. Oetker, Universität Kiel, Germany

Arbeitsrecht Band 2 The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Handelsrecht

Kollektivarbeitsrecht + Arbeitsstreitigkeiten A Legal Analysis

Das Handelsrecht zählt zum zivilrechtlichen Pflicht- fachstoff und ist damit Gegenstand der staatlichen Das Kollektivarbeitsrecht, das im Mittelpunkt des This treatise is primarily concerned with the legal Pflichtfachprüfung. Zudem ist es durchweg in die zweiten Lehrbuchbandes steht, gibt dem Arbeit- aspects of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Cur- wirtschaftsrechtlichen Schwerpunktbereiche integri- srecht seine Besonderheit. Kollektivmächte – die rent developments make it clear that the juristic ert. Vor dem Hintergrund der hierdurch notwendi- Gewerkschaften und die Belegschaftsvertretungen aspects of secession conflicts are successively becom- gen Abgrenzung konzentriert sich das Lehrbuch (Betriebs- und Personalräte) – wirken auf Arbeit- ing blurred. Also, their significance is being super- auf die Grundstrukturen des Handelsrechts und nehmerseite an der Gestaltung der Arbeitsbedingun- seded within the framework of conflict resolution diejenigen Bereiche, die in den Prüfungen von gen mit, um das strukturelle Ungleichgewicht zum attempts. The controversial recognition of Kosovo allen Studierenden beherrscht werden müssen. Arbeitgeber auszugleichen. Das Kollektivarbeitsrecht by several states in 2008 as well as the equally ques- Deshalb stehen vor allem die Schnittstellen des Han- befasst sich mit den Fragen, wer die Akteure sind, tionable recognition of Abkhazia and South Osse- delsrechts zum Bürgerlichen Recht im Zentrum wie ihre Rechtsstellung aussieht und welche Mit- tia by Russia are merely two aspects. The aim of this des Lehrbuches und widmen den wechselseitigen tel ihnen zur Verfügung stehen. Zwischen Kollek- treatise is therefore to focus more strongly on the Verzahnungen besonderes Augenmerk. Die Neuau- tiv- und Individualarbeitsrecht gibt es zahlreiche legal positions, and in particular to underline the flage berücksichtigt die seit dem Jahre 2006 pub- Berührungspunkte, die sich am deutlichsten bei importance of principles of international law in con- lizierte Rechtsprechung und Literatur und hat die der Änderung von Arbeitsbedingungen und beim nection with the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The zwischenzeitlichen Rechtsänderungen eingearbeitet. Betriebsübergang zeigen, die im Anschluss an das analysis concentrates on two aspects of the Nagorno- Kollektivarbeitsrecht behandelt werden. Der Band Karabakh conflict. On the one hand the legitimacy or Features schließt mit einer Einführung in das Recht der illegitimacy of the secession of Nagorno-Karabakh is Das Handelsrecht zählt zum zivilrechtlichen Pflicht- Arbeitsstreitigkeiten, die den Arbeitsgerichten und scrutinised in accordance with Soviet law and inter- fachstoff und ist damit Gegenstand der staatlichen den Schlichtungsstellen obliegt. national law. In this respect, the current develop- Pflichtfachprüfung. Zudem ist es durchweg in die ments in the cases of Kosovo, Abkhazia and[..] wirtschaftsrechtlichen Schwerpunktbereiche integri- Features ert. Vor dem Hintergrund der hierdurch notwendi- Das Kollektivarbeitsrecht, das im Mittelpunkt des Features gen Abgrenzung konzentriert sich das Lehrbuch zweiten Lehrbuchbandes steht, gibt dem Arbeit- Dr. Heiko Krüger is an attorney at law and com- auf die Grundstrukturen des Handelsrechts und srecht seine Besonderheit. Kollektivmächte – die mentator on international and European legal affairs diejenigen Bereiche, die in den Prüfungen von allen Gewerkschaften und die Belegschaftsvertretungen in Berlin, Germany. His research interests include Studierenden [..] (Betriebs- und Personalräte) – wirken auf Arbeit- secession conflicts, conflict resolution, the conduct of nehmerseite an der Gestaltung der Arbeitsbedingun- states and the implications of such action. Dr. Krüger Contents gen mit, um das strukturelle Ungleichgewicht zum is particularly concerned with secession conflicts Das Handelsrecht als Sonderprivatrecht.- Der Kauf- Arbeitgeber auszugleichen. Das Kollektivarbeitsrecht in the Caucasus region and the Kosovo case. After mann als subjektive Anknüpfung des Handel- befasst sich mit den [..] obtaining his doctorate in law, he worked as a [..] srechts.- Der Schutz des Privatrechtsverkehrs durch das Handelsregister.- Das Recht der Firma.- Die han- Contents Contents delsrechtliche Vertretungsmacht.- Der Kaufmann Grundfragen.- Koalitionsrecht.- Tarifver- Chapter A: The territorial Status of Nagorno- als Absatzmittler.- Die allgemeinen Vorschriften tragsrecht.- Arbeitskampfrecht.- Mitbestimmung Karabakh.- Chapter B: Involvement of the Republic für Handelsgeschäfte.- Der Handelskauf.- Das in Unternehmen und Betrieb.- Betriebsverfas- of Armenia in the conflict of Nagorno-Karabakh.- Kommissionsgeschäft.- Das Vertragsrecht der sungsrecht.- Personalvertretungsrecht.- Änderung Summary.- Appendix Transportgeschäfte. von Arbeitsbedingungen.- Der Betriebsinhaberwech- Fields of interest sel.- Schlichtung.- Arbeitsgerichtliches Verfahren. Fields of interest Law (general) Commercial Law Fields of interest Target groups Labour Law / Social Law Target groups Research Upper undergraduate Target groups Type of publication Upper undergraduate Type of publication Monograph German textbook Type of publication German textbook Available Available

Available 2010. XII, 164 p. Hardcover 2010. XXVII, 309 S. (Springer-Lehrbuch) Softcover 89,95 € 2010. XXXVII, 634 S. (Springer-Lehrbuch) Softcover 21,45 € ISBN 978-3-642-11787-9 ISBN 978-3-642-12977-3 23,32 € ISBN 978-3-642-05313-9 102 Life Sciences springer.com

B. Ulrici, Universität Leipzig Life Sciences ISBN 978-1-60761-779-2 Fallsammlung zur Rechtsgestaltung

P.R. Cutillas, University of London, UK; J.F. Timms, University Col- lege London, UK (Eds.) Die Fallsammlung zur Rechtsgestaltung wendet sich insbesondere an Studenten und Rechtsrefer- LC-MS/MS in Proteomics endare, welche die Methode der Rechtsgestaltung einüben wollen. Sie versteht sich als fallbezogene Methods and Applications Anleitung für das Erlernen und Trainieren einer zen- tralen juristischen Fähigkeit. Die Erfahrung zeigt, dass Studenten und Referendare häufig Probleme haben, das durchaus vorhandene rechtliche Wis- With the development of new quantitative strate- sen unter dem besonderen Blickwinkel, den eine gies and powerful bioinformatics tools to cope with rechtliche Gestaltung erfordert, umzusetzen. Sie sind the analysis of the large amounts of data generated gewohnt, Sachverhalte unter rechtliche Normen zu in proteomics experiments, liquid chromatography subsumieren, um rückblickend einen abgeschlosse- with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) is nen Sachverhalt zu entscheiden. Dagegen fehlt ihnen making possible the analysis of proteins on a global vielfach der Blick für eine vorsorgende, zukun- scale, meaning that proteomics can now start com- ftsgerichtete Gestaltung. Die Fallsammlung greift peting with cDNA microarrays for the analysis of typische Fallgestaltungen des Zivil- und Verwal- whole genomes. In LC-MS/MS in Proteomics: Meth- tungsrechts auf, um an diesen das Vorgehen eines ods and Applications, experts in the field provide Kautelarjuristen zu verdeutlichen. Zugleich wird ver- protocols and up-to-date reviews of the applica- mittelt, wie das materielle und methodische Wissen tions of LC-MS/MS, with a particular focus on MS- in einer konkreten Fallbearbeitung gutachtentech- based methods of protein and peptide quantification nisch umgesetzt werden muss, um eine[..] and the analysis of post-translational modifications. Beginning with overviews of the use of LC-M/MS in Features protein analysis, the book continues with topics such Die Fallsammlung zur Rechtsgestaltung wendet sich as protocols for the analysis of post-translational insbesondere an Studenten und Rechtsreferendare, modifications, with particular focus on phospho- welche die Methode der Rechtsgestaltung einüben rylation and glycosylation, popular techniques for wollen. Sie versteht sich als fallbezogene Anleitung quantitative proteomics, such as multiple reaction für das Erlernen und Trainieren einer zentralen monitoring,[..] juristischen Fähigkeit. Die Erfahrung zeigt, dass Stu- denten und Referendare häufig Probleme haben, das Features durchaus vorhandene rechtliche Wissen unter dem With the development of new quantitative strate- besonderen [..] gies and powerful bioinformatics tools to cope with the analysis of the large amounts of data generated Contents in proteomics experiments, liquid chromatography Aus dem Inhalt: Einleitung: Rechtsgestaltung im with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) is Examen.- Rechtsgestaltung in der Fallbearbeitung.- making possible the analysis of proteins on a global Typische Klausurfälle zur Rechtsgestaltung.- scale, meaning that proteomics can now start com- Klausuren 1 - 7.- Aufbauschemata: Grundschema zur peting with cDNA microarrays for the analysis of Rechtsgestaltung.- Schema zur Lösung von Zielkon- whole genomes. In [..] flikten.- AGB-Prüfung. Contents Fields of interest Approaches and Applications of Quantitative LC- Civil Law; General Law / Fundamentals MS for Proteomics and Activitomics.- Overview of Quantitative LC-MS Techniques for Proteomics and Target groups Activitomics.- Instrumentation for LC-MS/MS in Lower undergraduate Proteomics.- Bioinformatics for LC-MS/MS-Based Proteomics.- Analysis of Post-Translational Modifi- Type of publication cations by LC-MS/MS.- In-Depth Analysis of Protein German textbook Phosphorylation by Multidimensional Ion Exchange Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry.- Mapping Available of Phosphorylation Sites by LC-MS/MS.- Analysis of Carbohydrates on Proteins by Off-Line Normal Phase Liquid Chromatography MALDI-TOF/TOF- 2010. VIII, 283 S. (Juristische ExamensKlausuren) Softcover MS/MS.- Selected[..] 21,45 € Fields of interest ISBN 978-3-642-01607-3 Protein Science; Proteomics; Chromatography

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Type of publication Contributed volume

Available

2010. 330 p. 90 illus., 45 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Vol. 658) Hardcover

109,95 € springer.com Life Sciences 103

M. Eiseltová, Crop Research Institute, Prague, Czech Republic W. Frey, Berlin; R. Lösch, Aschaffenburg M. Glaubrecht, Museum of Natural History, Humboldt University, (Ed.) Berlin (Ed.) Geobotanik Restoration of Lakes, Streams, Evolution in Action Pflanze und Vegetation in Raum und Zeit Floodplains, and Bogs in Europe Case studies in Adaptive Radiation, Speciation and the Origin of Biodiversity Principles and Case Studies Dieses Lehrbuch der Geobotanik behandelt eine der großen Teildisziplinen der Pflanzenkunde. We have come a long way towards better under- Despite our growing awareness of the vital role they Dargestellt werden Geschichte der Geobotanik und standing how new species originate, i.e. speciation, play in the global environment, wetlands remain aktuelle Forschungstrends Floristik, Arealkunde which long remained Darwin’s “mystery of myster- among the most endangered ecosystems on Earth und Phylogeographie Vegetationskunde Floren- ies.” Since speciation is the underlying mechanism and are still being destroyed and degraded at an und Vegetationsgeschichte Pflanzenökologie ökol- for radiations, it is the ultimate causation for the bio- alarming rate. This much-needed publication, which ogische Anpassungen und Lebensstrategien der logical diversity of life that surrounds us. Without a includes contributions from leading researchers and Pflanzen Vegetationsgebiete der Erde, mit Schwer- doubt, Charles Darwin’s contribution to our under- practitioners, presents a holistic perspective on the punkt Mitteleuropa botanische Aspekte von Natur- standing of the origin of biodiversity cannot be over- restoration of wetland ecosystems such as shallow und Umweltschutz. Das Buch vermittelt bewährtes estimated. This book is a contribution to both the lakes, streams, floodplains and bogs. Through the use geobotanisches Grundlagenwissen ebenso wie die Darwin Year we celebrated in 2009 and to the Year of carefully chosen case studies, the authors examine in jüngerer Zeit erarbeiteten Aspekte der Geob- of Biodiversity and Conservation 2010. The studies European wetland restoration projects from Scandi- otanik. Es schließt die anwendungsbezogenen Bere- and model cases presented show the progress and navia to Bulgaria and from Ireland to Belarus, focus- iche der Vegetationskunde und des Naturschutzes dynamics of research based on Darwinian theories ing on the lessons they can teach to a new generation ein und greift über in die Geowissenschaften und and sheds light on its implications in the context of of conservationists. As well as reviewing the sum of in die Land- und Forstwirtschaft. Die 3. Auflage current biodiversity crises. The great importance of current knowledge on the subject, the text is a store wurde detailliert überarbeitet und erweitert. Die adaptive (and non-adaptive) radiations for biodiver- of practical know-how, covering a wide range of con- Berücksichtigung von aktuell publizierter Literatur sity is widely accepted, but our understanding of the servation approaches and techniques. It analyzes the auch zu spezielleren Themen erhöht den Nutzen des processes and mechanisms involved is still limited major problems in the field and identifies key prin- Buches auch als Handbuch und Nachschlagewerk für and generalizations need to be based on the accumu- ciples for achieving sustainability in wetland restora- Fortgeschrittene. lation of more evidence from additional[..] tion. The topics covered[..] Features Features Features Dieses Lehrbuch der Geobotanik behandelt eine der We have come a long way towards better under- Despite our growing awareness of the vital role they großen Teildisziplinen der Pflanzenwissenschaften. standing how new species originate, i.e. speciation, play in the global environment, wetlands remain Dargestellt werden Geschichte der Geobotanik und which long remained Darwin’s “mystery of myster- among the most endangered ecosystems on Earth aktuelle Forschungstrends Floristik, Arealkunde und ies.” Since speciation is the underlying mechanism and are still being destroyed and degraded at an Phylogeographie Vegetationskunde Floren- und for radiations, it is the ultimate causation for the bio- alarming rate. This much-needed publication, which Vegetationsgeschichte Pflanzenökologie ökologische logical diversity of life that surrounds us. Without a includes contributions from leading researchers and Anpassungen und Lebensstrategien [..] doubt, Charles Darwin’s contribution to our under- practitioners, presents a holistic perspective on the Contents standing of the origin of biodiversity cannot be [..] restoration of wetland ecosystems such as shallow 1 Gliederung und Aufgaben der Geobotanik.- lakes, [..] 2 Geschichte der Geobotanik und aktuelle Contents Part I - Approaches in Botany.- Rapid Radiations Contents Forschungstrends des Faches.- 3 Geographis- and Neoendemism in the Madagascan Biodiver- Preface.- Acknowledgements.- 1. Criteria for sustain- che Muster von Pflanzenvorkommen (Floristik, sity Hotspot.- Rapid Radiation in the Barley Genus able restoration of the landscape.- 2. The evolution Chorologie, Phylogeographie).-4 Vegetationskunde Hordeum (Poaceae) During the Pleistocene in the of lakes and wetlands.- 3. Development of aquatic (Phytozönologie, Zönologische Geobotanik).- 5 Flo- Americas.- Studying Adaptive Radiation at the macrophytes in shallow lakes and ponds.- 4. Food ren- und Vegetationsgeschichte (Historisch-genetis- Molecular Level: A Case Study in the Macarone- web and trophic interaction and development.- 5. che Geobotanik).- 6 Ökologie der Pflanzen.- 7 sian Crassulaceae-Sempervivoideae.- Key Innova- Principles, planning and accomplishment of lake Grundlagen der Ökologie von Populationen und tions versus Key Opportunities: Identifying Causes restoration projects.- 6. Restoration of eutrophic Pflanzengesellschaften.- 8 Ökologische Anpassungen of Rapid Radiations in Derived Ferns.- Evolution lakes by sediment treatment.- 7. Restoration of (Adaptationen) und Lebensstrategien.- 9 Vegetation- of the Mating System in the Genus Capsella (Brassi- eutrophic lakes by phosphorus precipitation, with a sgebiete der Erde.- 10 Vegetation und Mensch/Men- caceae).- Pollinator - Driven Speciation in Sexually case study on Lake Gross-Glienicker.- 8. Restoration sch und Umwelt.- Literatur.- Register Deceptive Orchids of the Genus Ophrys.- Population of lakes through sediment removal, with case studies Fields of interest Genetics of[..] from Lakes Trummen, Sweden and[..] Plant Sciences; Plant Ecology; Biogeosciences; Fields of interest Fields of interest Ecosystems; Landscape Ecology Evolutionary Biology; Biodiversity Freshwater & Marine Ecology Target groups Target groups Target groups Upper undergraduate Research Research Type of publication Type of publication Type of publication German textbook Monograph Contributed volume Available Available Available 2010. XIV, 528 S. 315 Abb., 100 in Farbe. Hardcover 2010. XXV, 586 p. 330 illus., 165 in color. Hardcover 2010. XVI, 374 p. (Wetlands: Ecology, Conservation and Manage- ment, Vol. 3) Hardcover 46,68 € ISBN 978-3-8274-2335-1 169,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-12424-2 129,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-9264-9 104 Life Sciences springer.com

P.C. Hallenbeck, Université de Montréal, QC, Canada (Ed.) L. Hennig, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, P.J. Higgins, Albany Medical College, New York, NY, USA (Ed.) Switzerland; C. Köhler, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland (Eds.) Recent Advances in Phototrophic Transcription Factors

Prokaryotes Plant Developmental Biology Methods and Protocols

Methods and Protocols

This volume is based on ISPP2009, and presents In the last few years, significant breakthroughs in selected invited works, reviews and research articles, transcription research expanded our appreciation for covering the spectrum of the diverse subject matter The beauty and variety of plants has fascinated the complexity of molecular controls on gene expres- covered by this symposium series. Here the authors mankind for thousands of years, and this fascination sion in mammalian cells. In Transcription Factors: have greatly expanded on what was presented in continues today as plant developmental biologists Methods and Protocols, experts in the field describe Montreal to ensure complete coverage of each topic, discover mechanisms that control the establish- state-of-the-art approaches that investigators can use covering the gamut from ecology, physiology, pro- ment of specialized cell types, tissues, and organs to probe critical mechanisms underlying transcrip- teins and genomics, signal transduction, to applied from the fertilized egg during a plant’s life. In Plant tion factor nuclear-cytoplasmic trafficking as well as aspects. Not only are these articles timely, presenting Developmental Biology: Methods and Protocols, to assess the functional impact of post-translational up-to-date published and unpublished results, but, expert researchers provide a collection of protocols modifications on transcription factor function. The since they are extensively referenced, should serve as for many of the common experimental approaches chapters are written by prominent scientists, many valuable source material for some time to come. in plant developmental biology, including diverse of whom developed these methods, and highlight methods that range from grafting over bimolecu- protocols that focus on specific transcription factor Features lar fluorescence complementation to chromatin family members with particular relevance to human This volume is based on ISPP2009, and presents immunoprecipitation. Chapters are divided into disease. Composed in the highly successful Methods selected invited works, reviews and research articles, six major parts: growth protocols, manipulation of in Molecular Biology™ series format, each chapter covering the spectrum of the diverse subject matter gene activity, assaying developmental phenotypes, contains a brief introduction, step-by-step meth- covered by this symposium series. Here the authors assaying gene activity, testing protein-protein inter- ods, a list of necessary materials, and a Notes section have greatly expanded on what was presented in actions, and probing chromatin. Composed in the which shares tips on troubleshooting and avoiding Montreal to ensure complete coverage of each topic, highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ known pitfalls. Comprehensive[..] covering the gamut from ecology, physiology, pro- series format, each chapter contains a brief introduc- teins and genomics, signal transduction, to applied tion, step-by-step methods, a list of necessary materi- Features aspects. [..] als, and a Notes[..] In the last few years, significant breakthroughs in transcription research expanded our appreciation for Contents Features the complexity of molecular controls on gene expres- Preface.- A New Extreme Environment for Aerobic The beauty and variety of plants has fascinated sion in mammalian cells. In Transcription Factors: Anoxygenic Phototrophs: Biological Soil Crusts.- mankind for thousands of years, and this fascination Methods and Protocols, experts in the field describe The Phototrophic Consortium "Chlorochromatium continues today as plant developmental biologists state-of-the-art approaches that investigators can use Aggregatum" - a Model for Bacterial Heterologous discover mechanisms that control the establishment to probe critical mechanisms underlying transcrip- Multicellularity.- The Ecology of Nitrogen Fixation of specialized cell types, tissues, and organs from the tion factor nuclear-cytoplasmic [..] in Cyanobacterial Mats.- Nitrogen and Molybdenum fertilized egg during a plant’s life. In Plant Devel- Control of Nitrogen Fixation in the Phototrophic opmental Biology: Methods and Protocols, expert Contents Bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus.- The Network researchers provide a collection of protocols for A review of post-translational modifications and of PII Signaling Protein Interactions in Unicellular many [..] sub-cellular localization of Ets transcription factors: Cyanobacteria.- Pathway and Importance of Pho- possible connection with cancer and involvement torespiratory 2-Phosphoglycolate Metabolism in Contents in the hypoxic reponse.- Regulation of transcription Cyanobacteria.- Beyond the Genome: Functional Growth protocols for model plants in developmental factor function by targeted protein degradation: an Studies of[..] biology.- Grafting as a research tool.- Viral-induced overview focusing on p53, c-Myc and c-jun.- Review gene silencing as a reverse genetics tool to study gene of molecular mechanisms involved in the activation Fields of interest function.- The CRE/lox system as a tool for develop- of the Nrf2-ARE signaling pathway by chemopreven- Microbiology; Biochemistry; Immunology; Renew- mental studies at the cell and tissue level.- Inducible tive agents.- Subnuclear localization and intranuclear able and Green Energy gene expression systems for plants.- Trichome devel- trafficking of transcription factors.- Analysis of lig- opment in Arabidopsis.- Phenotyping the develop- and dependent nuclear accumulation of Smads in Target groups ment of leaf area in Arabidopsis thaliana.- Analyzing TGF-b signaling.-[..] Research shoot apical meristem development.- Analyzing flo- ral meristem development.- Female gametophytic Fields of interest Type of publication mutants: Diagnosis and characterization.- Pollen Cell Biology Proceedings tube development.- Analysis[..] Target groups Available Fields of interest Professional/practitioner Plant Sciences; Plant Genetics and Genomics; Devel- opmental Biology Type of publication 2010. XV, 359 p. 58 illus. (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, Vol. 675) Hardcover Contributed volume Target groups 139,95 € Professional/practitioner Available ISBN 978-1-4419-1527-6 Type of publication Contributed volume 2010. 377 p. 172 illus., 86 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Vol. 647) Hardcover

Available 109,95 € ISBN 978-1-60761-737-2 2010. XI, 448 p. 142 illus., 71 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biol- ogy, Vol. 655) Hardcover

109,95 € ISBN 978-1-60761-764-8 springer.com Life Sciences 105

T. Hökfelt, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (Ed.) M.S. Khan, A. Zaidi, J. Musarrat (Eds.) J.-J. Lacapère, Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7, France (Ed.)

Galanin Microbes for Legume Improvement Membrane Protein Structure Determination

Methods and Protocols Galanin is a neuropeptide found both in the central Microbes for Legume Improvement comprises 21 and peripheral nervous system. The 29-amino acid chapters and provides comprehensive informa- peptide (named after its N-terminal glycine and C- tion on concepts of microbial technology for the terminal alanine) was identified in 1983 by its C-ter- improvement of legumes grown in different agro- Membrane proteins, representing nearly 40% of all minal amidation. This 'reverse' approach, that is to ecosystems. The role of microbes including sym- proteins, are key components of cells involved in discover a substance through a distinct chemical fea- biotic nitrogen fixers, asymbiotic nitrogen fixing many cellular processes, yet only a small number of ture, and only subsequently to characterize its bio- bacteria (like Azospirillum), plant growth promot- their structures have been determined. Membrane logical activity, was novel and has been successful in ing rhizobacteria (PGPR), phosphate-solubilizing Protein Structure Determination: Methods and Pro- the identification of several other peptides. After the microbes, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and biocon- tocols presents many detailed techniques for mem- structure of galanin was determined in 1983, func- trol agents in the improvement of both conventional brane protein structure determination used today tional studies were performed with material purified and forage legumes growth is discussed. The role by bringing together contributions from top experts from natural sources until the synthetic form of the of bacterial biofilms in legume-Rhizobium interac- in the field. Divided into five convenient sections, peptide became available. Galanin can act as trans- tions and metal tolerant microbes in the improve- the book covers various strategies to purify mem- mitter, modulator and trophic factor, and is involved ment of legumes is dealt separately. Furthermore, brane proteins, approaches to get three dimensional in a number of physiological processes such as hor- recent findings on the taxonomic status of rhizobia, crystals and solve the structure by x-ray diffraction, mone secretion, cardiovascular mechanisms, feeding various signal molecules affecting symbiosis, legume- possibilities to gain structural information for a and cognition. This peptide may also be of signifi- pathogen and legume-rhizobial interactions and pro- membrane protein using electron microscopy obser- cance for a number of pathological processes/disor- teomic analysis of legume–microbe interactions are vations, recent advances in nuclear magnetic reso- ders including pain, depression, Alzheimer's disease, addressed. This volume gives a broad view of legume nance (NMR), and molecular modelling strategies epilepsy, addiction and[..] disease management using microbes and presents that can be used either to get membrane protein strategies for the management of[..] structures or to move from atomic structure to a Features dynamic understanding of a molecular functioning Galanin is a neuropeptide found both in the central Features mechanism. Written in the highly successful Meth- and peripheral nervous system. The 29-amino acid Microbes for Legume Improvement comprises 21 ods in Molecular[..] peptide (named after its N-terminal glycine and C- chapters and provides comprehensive informa- terminal alanine) was identified in 1983 by its C-ter- tion on concepts of microbial technology for the Features minal amidation. This 'reverse' approach, that is to improvement of legumes grown in different agro- Membrane proteins, representing nearly 40% of all discover a substance through a distinct chemical fea- ecosystems. The role of microbes including sym- proteins, are key components of cells involved in ture, and only subsequently to characterize its bio- biotic nitrogen fixers, asymbiotic nitrogen fixing many cellular processes, yet only a small number of logical activity, was novel and has been successful [..] bacteria (like Azospirillum), plant growth promot- their structures have been determined. Membrane ing rhizobacteria (PGPR), phosphate-solubilizing Protein Structure Determination: Methods and Pro- Contents microbes, arbuscular [..] tocols presents many detailed techniques for mem- Galanin - a multitalented neuropeptide.- Galanin, brane protein structure determination used today by galanin receptors and drug targets.- Galanin acts Contents bringing together contributions from top experts in as a trophic factor to the central and peripheral 1. Velázques E., et al.: Bacteria involved in nitro- the field. [..] nervous systems.- Galanin and spinal pain mecha- gen-fixing legume symbiosis: Current taxonomic nisms: past, present and future.- Galanin family of perspective 2. Skorupska E., et al.: Enhancing Rhi- Contents peptides in skin function.- Galanin in glia: expres- zobium-legume symbiosis using signaling factors Characterization of Membrane Protein Prepara- sion and potential roles in the CNS.- Galanin and 3. Peix A., et al.: Key molecules involved in benefi- tions: Measurement of Detergent Content and Lig- the neuroendocrine axes.- Galanin and consum- cial infection process in rhizobia-legume symbiosis and Binding after Proteoliposomes Reconstitution.- matory behavior: Special relationship with dietary 4. Mussarat J., et al.: Recent advances in Rhizo- Native Membrane Proteins Versus Yeast Recom- fat, alcohol and circulating lipids.- Neurochemical bium-legume interactions: A proteomic approach binant: An Example, the Mitochondrial ADP/ATP modulation of central cardiovascular control. The 5. Arshad M., et al.: Role of ethylene and bacterial Carrier.- Bacterial Overexpressed Membrane Pro- integrative role of galanin.- Galanin impairs[..] ACC-deaminase in nodulation of legumes 6. Senevi- teins: An Example, the TSPO.- Insect Cell Versus ratne G., et al.: Microbial biofilms: How effective in Bacterial Overexpressed Membrane Proteins: An Fields of interest Rhizobium-legume symbiosis? 7. Kayser[..] Example, the Human ABCG2 Transporter.- Crys- Neurobiology tallography of Membrane Proteins: From Crys- Fields of interest tallization to Structure.- Structural Approaches of Target groups Plant Ecology; Microbiology; Applied Ecology; Plant the Mitochondrial Carrier Family.- What Can Be Research Breeding / Biotechnology; Agriculture Learned about the Function of a[..]

Type of publication Target groups Fields of interest Contributed volume Research Protein Science; Membrane Biology

Available Type of publication Target groups Reference work Professional/practitioner 2010. X, 300 p. (Experientia Supplementum, Vol. 102) Hardcover Available Type of publication approx. 149,00 € Contributed volume ISBN 978-3-0346-0227-3 2010. XIX, 535 p. 22 illus., 13 in color. Hardcover Available 169,95 € ISBN 978-3-211-99752-9 2010. XII, 459 p. 174 illus., 87 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biol- ogy, Vol. 654) Hardcover

109,95 € ISBN 978-1-60761-761-7 106 Life Sciences springer.com

R.J. Lee, Division of Cardiology, Electrophysiology Section, Uni- A.J. Link, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, A. Loy, University of Vienna, Austria; M. Mandl, Masaryk Univer- versity of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA (Ed.) USA; J. LaBear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA sity, Brno, Czech Republic; L.L. Barton, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA (Eds.) Stem Cells for Myocardial Proteomics-Methoden Regeneration Geomicrobiology: Molecular and Ein Cold Spring Harbor Laborhandbuch Environmental Perspective Methods and Protocols

Proteomik („proteomics“) nennt man die Erforschung des Proteoms, der Gesamtheit in einer This book is an interdisciplinary review of recent There is currently a great deal of enthusiasm sur- Zelle oder Lebewesen unter definierten Bedin- developments in topics including origin of life, rounding organ regeneration, which mainly comes gungen vorhandenen Proteine. Ändern sich diese microbial-mineral interactions, and microbial pro- from the potential pleuripotency of stem cells to dif- Bedingungen, hat das qualitative und quantitative cesses functioning in marine and terrestrial environ- ferentiate into various tissue types. In Stem Cells for Auswirkungen auf die Proteinzusammensetzung. ments. A major component of this book addresses Myocardial Regeneration: Methods and Protocols, Basierend auf einem Cold Spring Harbor Labora- molecular techniques to evaluate microbial evolu- expert researchers explore exciting new develop- tory-Praktikum sind in diesem neuen Handbuch tion and assess relationships of microbes in com- ments in the field of regenerative medicine, focusing aktuelle Laborprotokolle sowie hilfreiche Tipps plex, natural communities. The function of microbial both on the benefits of using stem cells in myocar- und Tricks für Studierende und Wissenschaftler community members and their possible geolog- dial repair and regeneration and on the challenges enthalten, die die grundlegenden Verfahren der ical impact are evaluated from a perspective of associated with making this a mainstream therapy. Proteomik kennen lernen möchten. Schritt für (meta)genomics, (meta)proteomics, and isotope Chapters consider the optimal cell type for myocar- Schritt werden Methoden zur Durchführung von labeling. As well as summarizing current knowledge dial repair, examine the developmental processes of Proteinmicroarrays Flüssigkeitschromatographie in various areas, it also reveals unresolved questions the human heart in order to develop strategies for Hochdurchsatzklonierung von Expres- that require future investigations. These chapters regeneration, consider ex-vivo optical mapping and sionskonstrukten IMAC (immobilisierte enhance our fundamental knowledge of geomi- in vivo electrophysiology studies, and investigate Metallchelataffinitätschromatographie) Massenspek- crobiology that contributes to the exploitation of the effects of the extracellular matrix on stem cell trometrie MALDI-TOF (matrixgestützte Laserdes- microbial functions in mineral and environmental renewal and differentiation. Composed in the highly orptionsionisierung mit Flugzeitanalysator) MudPIT biotechnology applications. Authors have provided successful Methods in Molecular Biology(tm) series (multidimensionale Proteinidentifizierungstech- skillful reviews and outlined unique perspectives on format, each chapter contains a brief introduction, nologie) beschrieben. Dazu werden Abbildungen, environmental microorganisms and their related step-by-step methods, a list of necessary[..] weiterführender Internetlinks und[..] processes. Features Features Features There is currently a great deal of enthusiasm sur- Proteomik („proteomics“) nennt man die This book is an interdisciplinary review of recent rounding organ regeneration, which mainly comes Erforschung des Proteoms, der Gesamtheit in einer developments in topics including origin of life, from the potential pleuripotency of stem cells to dif- Zelle oder Lebewesen unter definierten Bedingungen microbial-mineral interactions, and microbial pro- ferentiate into various tissue types. In Stem Cells for vorhandenen Proteine. Ändern sich diese Bedingun- cesses functioning in marine and terrestrial environ- Myocardial Regeneration: Methods and Protocols, gen, hat das qualitative und quantitative Auswirkun- ments. A major component of this book addresses expert researchers explore exciting new develop- gen auf die Proteinzusammensetzung. Basierend auf molecular techniques to evaluate microbial evolution ments in the field of regenerative medicine, focusing einem Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory-Praktikum and assess relationships of microbes in complex, nat- both on the benefits of using stem cells in myocardial sind in diesem neuen Handbuch aktuelle Laborpro- ural communities. The function of microbial com- [..] tokolle sowie [..] munity [..] Contents Contents Contents Stem Cells for Myocardial Repair and Regeneration Vorwort/Einleitung. Experimente: 1. Analyse von 1. Chemoautotrophic origin of life: the Iron-Sul- – Where are We Today?.- Bone Marrow-derived Gesamtzelllysaten durch zweidimensionale Gelelek- fur World Hypothesis; Günter Wächtershäuser.- 2. Endothelial Progenitor Cells: Isolation and Charac- trophorese und MALDI-Massenspektrometrie. 2. Evolution of metabolic pathways and evolution of terization for Myocardial Repair.- Umbilical Stem Reinigung von Proteinkomplexen für die Massen- genomes; Giovanni Emiliani, Marco Fondi, Pietro Cells for Myocardial repair and regeneration.- Isola- spektrometrie. 3. Qualitative und quantitative Liò, and Renato Fani.- 3. Novel cultivation strategies tion of Resident Cardiac Progenitor Cells by Hoechst Analyse von Peptiden durch MALDI-TOF/TOF- for environmentally important microorganisms; Jörg 33342 Staining.- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy Massenspektrometrie. 4. Analyse von Proteinkom- Overmann.- 4. Environmental proteomics: Studying For Cardiac Repair.- Methods for Human Embry- plexen: Hochsensitive Flüssigkeitschromatographie structure and function of microbial communities; onic Stem Cells derived Cardiomyocytes cultiva- gekoppelt mit Tandemmassenspektrometrie. 5. Thomas Schneider and Kathrin Riedel.- 5. Analysis tion, genetic manipulation and transplantation.- Analyse von Phosphopeptiden mit IMAC und of microbial communities by functional gene arrays; Experimental Cell Transplantation Therapy In Rat Massenspektrometrie. 6. Multidimensionale Pro- Jizhong Zhou, Zhili He, and Joy D. Van Nostrand.- Myocardial Infarction Model Including Nude Rat teinidentifizierungstechnologie (MudPIT) für 6. Probing identity and physiology of[..] Preparation.-[..] Gesamtzelllysate. 7. Quantitative[..] Fields of interest Fields of interest Fields of interest Microbial Ecology; Biogeosciences; Applied Microbi- Cell Biology; Stem Cells; Gene Therapy Cell Biology ology; Freshwater & Marine Ecology Target groups Target groups Target groups Professional/practitioner Research Graduate Type of publication Type of publication Type of publication Contributed volume German textbook Contributed volume

Available Available Available

2010. 255 p. 66 illus., 33 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, 2010. XV, 485 p. 40 illus., 20 in color. Hardcover Vol. 660) Hardcover 2010. VIII, 228 S. 120 Abb., 20 in Farbe. Softcover 149,95 € 94,95 € 30,79 € ISBN 978-90-481-9203-8 ISBN 978-1-60761-704-4 ISBN 978-3-8274-2408-2 springer.com Life Sciences 107

E. Lubzens, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, J.P. Mackay, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; D.J. Segal, Uni- R.M. McDowall, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Haifa, Israel; J. Cerda, Institute of Marine Sciences, Barcelona, versity of California, Davis, CA, USA (Eds.) Research, Christchurch, New Zealand Spain; M. Clark, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, UK (Eds.) Engineered Zinc Finger Proteins New Zealand Freshwater Fishes Dormancy and Resistance in Harsh Environments Methods and Protocols an Historical and Ecological Biogeography

Among the many types of DNA binding domains, This book provides a synthesis of taxonomic and Many organisms have evolved the ability to enter C2H2 zinc finger proteins (ZFPs) have proven to ecological information on New Zealand’s freshwa- into and revive from a dormant state. They can sur- be the most malleable for creating custom DNA- ter fish fauna. New Zealand has been isolated in the vive for long periods in this state (often even months binding proteins. In Engineered Zinc Finger Pro- southwestern Pacific Ocean since it separated from to years), yet can become responsive again within teins: Methods and Protocols, expert researchers Gondwana during the Cretaceous period, some 80 minutes or hours. This is often, but not necessarily, from some of the most active laboratories in this million years ago. This prolonged geological iso- associated with desiccation. Preserving one’s body field present detailed methods, guidance, and per- lation, combined with the islands’ very vigorous and reviving it in future generations is a dream of spectives. The volume contains sections covering the geological history, impacted by oceanic submer- mankind. To date, however, we have failed to learn engineering of ZFPs, methods for the creation, eval- gence, tectonic activity, mountain building extreme how cells, tissues or entire organisms can be made uation, and delivery of artificial transcription fac- volcanism, and great climatic variability, create a dormant or be effectively revived at ambient temper- tors (ATFs), methods for the creation and evaluation dynamic scenario within which the New Zealand atures. In this book studies on organisms, ranging of zinc finger nucleases (ZFNs), and a collection of biota, including its freshwater fishes, have evolved from aquatic cyanobacteria that produce akinetes the several applications and assays beyond ATFs and over millions of years. These impacts have con- to hibernating mammals, are presented, and reveal ZFNs, including zinc finger transposases and ChIP- tributed to a highly dynamic biological history with common but also divergent physiological and molec- seq methodology amongst other subjects. Written in undoubted though little understood extinction and ular pathways for surviving in a dormant form or the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ vigorous colonisation of the islands’ fresh water. One for tolerating harsh environments. Attempting to series format, chapters include introductions to their of the key elements for understanding the origins learn the functions associated with dormancy and respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and and derivations of this fish fauna is that in all groups how they are regulated is one of the great future chal- reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible labora- some or all of the species are diadromous, customar- lenges. Its relevance to the preservation of cells and tory protocols, and notes on troubleshooting and[..] ily spending a significant phase of their lives at sea. tissues is one of the key concerns of this book. [..] Features Features Among the many types of DNA binding domains, Features Many organisms have evolved the ability to enter C2H2 zinc finger proteins (ZFPs) have proven to This book provides a synthesis of taxonomic and into and revive from a dormant state. They can sur- be the most malleable for creating custom DNA- ecological information on New Zealand’s freshwa- vive for long periods in this state (often even months binding proteins. In Engineered Zinc Finger Pro- ter fish fauna. New Zealand has been isolated in the to years), yet can become responsive again within teins: Methods and Protocols, expert researchers southwestern Pacific Ocean since it separated from minutes or hours. This is often, but not necessarily, from some of the most active laboratories in this Gondwana during the Cretaceous period, some 80 associated with desiccation. Preserving one’s body field present detailed methods, guidance, and per- million years ago. This prolonged geological isola- and reviving it in future generations is a dream of spectives. The volume contains sections covering the tion, combined with the islands’ very vigorous geo- mankind. To date, however, we have failed to learn engineering of ZFPs, [..] logical history, impacted by oceanic submergence, [..] tectonic [..] Contents Contents The Generation of Zinc Finger Proteins by Modu- Contents Introduction.- Cyanobacteria.- Yeast.- Plants seeds.- lar Assembly.- Engineering Single Cys2His2 Zinc Preface Volume foreword 1. New Zealand’s Distinc- Plant buds.- LEA proteins.- Rotifer resting eggs.- Finger Domains using a Bacterial Cell-Based Two- tive and Well-Known Freshwater Fish Fauna 2. The Tartigrades.- Arctic Insects.- Artemia cysts.- Daph- Hybrid Selection System.- Bipartite Selection of Zinc Geographical Setting of New Zealand and Its Place nia resting eggs.- Killifish.- Hibernation.- Medical Fingers by Phage Display for Any 9-bp DNA Tar- in Global Geography 3. New Zealand’s Geological Applications.- Conclusions.- get Site.- Structure-Based DNA Binding Prediction and Climatic History and Its Biogeographical Con- and Design.- Generation of Cell-Permeable Artificial text 4. A Conceptual Basis for Biogeography 5. Some Fields of interest Zinc Finger Protein Variants.- Inhibition of Viral Essentials of Freshwater Fish Biogeography, Fish Life Cell Physiology; Animal Physiology; Plant Physiol- Transcription Using Designed Zinc Finger Proteins.- Histories, and the Place of Diadromy 6. Data Sources ogy; Biochemistry Modulation of Gene Expression Using Zinc Finger for the Present Study 7. Phylogenetic Lineages in the Target groups Based Artificial Transcription Factors.- Construction Fauna and the Evolution of Diadromy: A Broad Per- Research of Combinatorial Libraries that Encode Zinc[..] spective 8. Galaxias and Gondwana 9. Broad-Scale, Macroecological Patterns,[..] Type of publication Fields of interest Reference work Protein Science; Genetic Engineering Fields of interest Life Sciences (general); Freshwater & Marine Ecol- Target groups ogy; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Available Professional/practitioner Target groups 2010. XII, 300 p. (Topics in Current Genetics, Vol. 21) Hardcover Type of publication Research Contributed volume 149,95 € Type of publication ISBN 978-3-642-12421-1 Available Monograph

2010. XIV, 440 p. 162 illus., 81 in color. (Methods in Molecular Available Biology, Vol. 649) Hardcover 2010. XXI, 449 p. (Fish & Fisheries Series, Vol. 32) Hardcover 109,95 € ISBN 978-1-60761-752-5 129,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-9270-0 108 Life Sciences springer.com

E.-C. Oerke, University of Bonn, Germany; R. Gerhards, University M.A. Oliver, The University of Reading, Whiteknights, UK (Ed.) C.A. Rebeiz, Rebeiz Foundation for Basic Research, Champaign, of Hohenheim, Germany; G. Menz, University of Bonn, Germany; IL, USA; C. Benning, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, R.A. Sikora, University of Bonn, Germany (Eds.) USA; H.J. Bohnert, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Geostatistical Applications for Urbana, IL, USA; H. Daniell, Central Florida University, Orlando, FL, USA; J.K. Hoober, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA; Precision Crop Protection - the Precision Agriculture H.K. Lichtenthaler, University of Karlsruhe, Germaby; A.R. Portis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA; B.C. Challenge and Use of Heterogeneity Tripathy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India (Eds.) The aim of this book is to bring together a series of contributions from experts in the field to cover the The Chloroplast Precision farming is an agricultural management major aspects of the application of geostatistics in system using global navigation satellite systems, precision agriculture. The focus will not be on the- Basics and Applications geographic information systems, remote sensing, ory, although there is a need for some theory to set and data management systems for optimizing the the methods in their appropriate context. The sub- use of nutrients, water, seed, pesticides and energy ject areas identified and the authors selected have The world population is expected to increase to 9 bil- in heterogeneous field situations. This book pro- applied the methods in a precision agriculture frame- lion by the year 2050 which will generate food and vides extensive information on the state-of-the-art work. The papers will reflect the wide range of meth- fuel shortages. Since it will be difficult to increase of research on precision crop protection and recent ods available and how they can be applied practically the land area under cultivation without serious envi- developments in site-specific application technolo- in the context of precision agriculture. This book is ronmental consequences, higher productivity for gies for the management of weeds, arthropod pests, likely to have more impact as it becomes increasingly biomass is required. Improvement in photosyn- pathogens and nematodes. It gives the reader an possible to obtain data cheaply and more farmers thetic efficiency would require increased knowledge up-to-date and in-depth review of both basic and use onboard digital maps of soil and crops to man- and deeper understanding of :(a) the biosynthesis applied research developments. The chapters discuss age their land. It might also stimulate more software of photosynthetic membrane components such as I) biology and epidemiology of pests, II) new sen- development for geostatistics in PA. hemes, chlorophylls, carotenoids, quinones, and sor technologies, III) applications of multi-scale sen- lipids; (b) photosynthetic membrane apoprotein sor systems, IV) sensor detection of pests in growing Features biosynthesis; (c) the biosynthesis and regulation of crops, V) spatial and non-spatial data management, This book brings together in one place two dynamic the assembly of pigment-apoprotein complexes; and VI) impact of pest heterogeneity and VII) precise subjects, precision agriculture and geostatistics, that (d) the complexities of carbon sensing, biosynthe- mechanical and chemical pest control. have spatial variation at their core. Geostatistics is sis and allocation. These goals may be accomplished applied in precision agriculture (PA) to sampling, Features by bioengineering of chloroplasts with higher pho- prediction, mapping, decision-making, economics, tosynthetic efficiency and superior adaptation to Precision farming is an agricultural management designed experiments, variable-rate applications system using global navigation satellite systems, geo- various stresses and/or alteration of the kinetic prop- and so on. Contributions from experts in both fields erties of the CO 2 assimilating enzyme, Rubisco. graphic information systems, remote sensing, and illustrate how geostatistics can and has been [..] data management systems for optimizing the use of Advances towards this goal are addressed in this vol- ume that[..] nutrients, water, seed, pesticides and energy in het- Contents erogeneous field situations. This book, generated by Preface.- 1 An Overview of Geostatistics and Preci- Features scientists from a broad range of scientific disciplines, sion Agriculture.- 2 Sampling in Precision Agricul- The world population is expected to increase to 9 bil- provides extensive information on the [..] ture: Part I.- 3 Sampling in Precision Agriculture, lion by the year 2050 which will generate food and Optimal Designs from Uncertain Models.- 4 The Contents fuel shortages. Since it will be difficult to increase Spatial Analysis of Yield Data.- 5 Space-time Geo- the land area under cultivation without serious envi- Preface.- Part I - Spatial and temporal heterogene- statistics for Precision Agriculture: A Case Study of ity of crops, pests, diseases and weeds– causes and ronmental consequences, higher productivity for NDVI Mapping for a Dutch Potato Field.- 6 Delin- biomass is required. Improvement in photosynthetic implications .- 1. Soil heterogeneity and crop growth; eating Site-specific Management Units with Prox- V Adamchuk.- 2. Spatial and temporal dynamics of efficiency would require increased knowledge and imal Sensors.- 7 Using Ancillary Data to Improve deeper understanding of :(a) the biosynthesis of [..] weed populations; R Gerhards.- 3. Spatial and tem- Prediction of Soil and Crop Attributes in Precision poral dynamics of pathogens; FW Nutter.- 4. Spa- Agriculture.- 8 Spatial Variation and Site-specific Contents tial and temporal dynamics of arthropods in arable Management Zones.- 9 Weeds, Worms and[..] 1. Investigation of Possible Relationships between fields; M van Helden.- Part II - Sensing and sensor the Chlorophyll Biosynthetic Pathway, the Assem- technologies in crop protection.- 5. The application Fields of interest bly of Chlorophyll-Protein Complexes and Photo- of laboratory spectroscopy and optical remote sens- Agriculture; Math. Appl. in Environmental Science; synthetic Efficiency.- 2. Evidence for Various 4-Vinyl ing for estimating soil properties; J Hill.- 6. Sensing Computer Applications in Earth Sciences; Math. Reductase Activities in Higher Plants.- 3. Control of of photosynthetic[..] Applications in Earth Sciences; Agricultural Eco- the Metabolic Flow in Tetrapyrrole.- 4. Regulation nomics; Sustainable Development Fields of interest and Functions of the Chlorophyll Cycle.- 5. Mag- nesium Chelatase.- 6. The Enigmatic Chlorophyll a Agriculture; Remote Sensing / Photogrammetry; Target groups Molecule in the Cytochrome b#f Complex.- 7. The Geotechnical Engineering; Entomology Graduate Non-mevalonate DOXP/MEP Pathway (Deoxyxy- Target groups Type of publication lulose 5-Phosphate/Methylerythritol 4-Phosphate Graduate Contributed volume Pathway) of Chloroplast Isoprenoid and Pigemtn[..]

Type of publication Fields of interest Available Contributed volume Plant Physiology; Plant Biochemistry; Cell Biology; Proteomics 2010. V, 295 p. Hardcover Available Target groups 139,95 € Research 2010. XXIV, 441 p. Hardcover ISBN 978-90-481-9132-1 Type of publication 149,95 € Contributed volume ISBN 978-90-481-9276-2 Available

2010. 500 p. (Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, Vol. 31) Hardcover

209,00 € springer.com Life Sciences 109

ISBN 978-90-481-8530-6 M. Rojas, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA (Ed.) J. Seckbach, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel; D.J. Chapman, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA (Eds.) Stem Cells in the Respiratory System Red Algae in the Genomic Age

This volume covers the modern biology and the In this state-of-the-art exploration of a hugely speciation of the red algae (Rhodophyta) from uni- dynamic and fast-evolving field of research, leading cellular Cyanidia up to macrocellular sea weeds. A researchers share their collective wisdom on the role team of peer reviewers has reviewed all chapters. The that stem cells could play in the context of physio- chapters describe a range of topics from cave algae logical stress and lung injury. The text focuses on from Atacama, Chile, to genomes of red algae. Some reviewing the most relevant—and recent—ideas on chapters deal with the carbohydrates, physiological using local, endogenous, and exogenous progeni- mechanisms, and realtionship between red algae and tor/stem cells in preventing and treating injury to the neurodegenerative disease. Other chapters deal with lung. The lungs are one of the most complex organs organellar - nuclear genes and taxonomic revision. in the human body, with a mature adult lung boast- Emphasis is placed upon the rhodophytan chloro- ing at least 40 morphologically differentiated cell plast, its origin, evolution, division machinery and lineages. Our entire blood supply passes through pigmentation. The reader will find in this book lots the lung’s alveolar units during oxygenation. This of new information on the red algae. interaction with the outside world, along with the intricacies of its structure, makes the lung a highly Features susceptible organ that is vulnerable to numerous This volume covers the modern biology and the types of injury and infection. This means that the speciation of the red algae (Rhodophyta) from uni- mechanisms of lung repair are in themselves corre- cellular Cyanidia up to macrocellular sea weeds. A spondingly complex. Because of their multipotential- team of peer reviewers has reviewed all chapters. The ity, as well as the fact of the lung’s[..] chapters describe a range of topics from cave algae from Atacama, Chile, to genomes of red algae. Some Features chapters deal with the carbohydrates, physiological In this state-of-the-art exploration of a hugely mechanisms, and realtionship between red algae and dynamic and fast-evolving field of research, leading [..] researchers share their collective wisdom on the role that stem cells could play in the context of physio- Contents logical stress and lung injury. The text focuses on Introduction, J. Seckbach and D.J. Chapman. Fore- reviewing the most relevant—and recent—ideas on word, J. Lopez-Bautist.Acknowledgements. List of using local, endogenous, and exogenous progeni- authors and their addresses.PART 1: ORIGIN AND tor/stem cells in preventing and treating injury to the EVOLUTIONThe Chloroplast Division Machin- [..] ery: Origin and Evolution, S.-Y. Miyagishim and H. NakanishiEvolutionary History and Taxonomy of Contents Red Algae, Yoon, H. S. et al.PART 2.: GENERAL Preface Chapter 1. Stem and Progenitor Cells of the STUDIES OF RHODOPHYTAInvasive and Alien Lung: Susan D. Reynolds, Moumita Ghosh, Heather Rhodophyta in the Mediterranean and Along the M. Breshbuhl, Shama Ahmad, Carl W. White Chap- Israeli Shores, R. Hoffman and Z. DubinskyThe ter 2. Mesenchymal Stem Cells for lung repair Daniel Extreme Environments of Porphyra, A Fast Growing J. Weiss Chapter 3. The Role of Progenitor Cells in and Edible Red Marine Macroalga, A. IsraelInvesti- Lung Disease Prognosis Ellen L. Burnham, Susan gations on Reproductive Affinities in[..] Majka and Marc Moss Chapter 4. The Role of Fibro- cytes in Lung Repair and Fibrosis Ellen C. Keeley, Fields of interest Borna Mehrad, and Robert M. Strieter Chapter 5. Life Sciences (general); Eukaryotic Microbiology; Stem Cells and Cell-Matrix interactions in Lung Microbial Genetics and Genomics; Microbiology; Viranuj Sueblinvong and Jesse Roman Chapter 6. Plant Physiology; Plant Biochemistry Mobilization of stem cells/progenitor cells by[..] Target groups Fields of interest Professional/practitioner Stem Cells; Pneumology/Respiratory System; Cell Biology; Cancer Research Type of publication Contributed volume Target groups Professional/practitioner Available Type of publication Contributed volume 2010. XXVIII, 498 p. (Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology, Vol. 13) Hardcover Available 149,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-3794-7 2010. X, 400 p. 6 illus., 3 in color. (Stem Cell Biology and Regener- ative Medicine) Hardcover

149,95 € ISBN 978-1-60761-774-7 110 Life Sciences springer.com

R. Simon, University Medical Center Hamburg- Eppendorf, Ger- H. Sun, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; G.H. Travis, S. Sánchez-Carrillo, CSIC, Madrid, Spain; D.G. Angeler, Swedish many (Ed.) University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA (Eds.) University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden (Eds.)

Tissue Microarrays Retinoids Ecology of Threatened Semi-Arid

Methods and Protocols Methods and Protocols Wetlands Long-Term Research in Las Tablas de Daimiel

Today’s tissue microarray (TMA) method presents New and exciting biological functions are still as a modern high-tech technology, one which allows being discovered for vitamin A derivatives, includ- Playing a critical role in both influencing climate for the linking of clinical data to the tissues that ing the vast number of physiological activities of change and mitigating its impacts, the world’s are combined on one slide. In Tissue Microarrays: retinoids. In Retinoids: Methods and Protocols, diverse wetlands have become one of the world’s Methods and Protocols, expert researchers explore expert researchers in the field present the most most threatened ecosystems as unsustainable land- the current world of TMA making and TMA appli- recent technical tools with diverse techniques for use practices coupled with irrational use of water cations, providing insight into the inherent and both in vitro and in vivo studies. Combining bio- have already resulted in large-scale wetlands loss and complex aspects of the most popular assays used chemical, biophysical, and cell biological techniques, degradation. To develop sound management and for in-situ tissue analysis. Chapters examine the the book addresses topics such as the detection and conservation schemes to assure wetlands sustainabil- range of TMA techniques that allow for a large num- quantitation of retinoids using HPLC, mass spec- ity in the long term requires long-term understand- ber of tissues to be included in one TMA, preserve trometry, and fluorescence, fluorescence anisotropy ing of wetlands ecology. Yet until now, long-term the integrity of donor tissue blocks, and present a of retinol binding protein, cell culture models for interdisciplinary research into these systems has highly organized array pattern that allows for the studying retinoid transport and the role of retinol in been limited to only a few systems from tropical or reliable allocation of clinical data to individual tissue embryonic stem cell culture, as well as many other temperate climates (such as the Florida Everglades, spots. Composed in the highly successful Methods in detailed procedures. Written in the highly successful and Czech biosphere reserve). This new book adds to Molecular Biology™ series format, each chapter con- Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, chap- the existing wetlands literature, providing a unique tains a brief introduction, step-by-step methods, a ters include introductions to their respective sub- reference in basic and applied Mediterranean wet- list of necessary materials, and a Notes section which jects, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, land ecology, based on results from long-term inter- shares tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory proto- disciplinary research at the RAMSAR and UNESCO pitfalls. Contemporary and ground-breaking,[..] cols, and notes highlighting tips on[..] Biosphere site, of Las Tablas de Daimiel, Spain. Dat- Features Features ing back to the early 1990s the research highlights[..] Today’s tissue microarray (TMA) method presents New and exciting biological functions are still Features as a modern high-tech technology, one which allows being discovered for vitamin A derivatives, includ- Playing a critical role in both influencing climate for the linking of clinical data to the tissues that are ing the vast number of physiological activities of change and mitigating its impacts, the world’s combined on one slide. In Tissue Microarrays: Meth- retinoids. In Retinoids: Methods and Protocols, diverse wetlands have become one of the world’s ods and Protocols, expert researchers explore the expert researchers in the field present the most most threatened ecosystems as unsustainable land- current world of TMA making and TMA applica- recent technical tools with diverse techniques for use practices coupled with irrational use of water tions, providing insight into the inherent and com- both in vitro and in vivo studies. Combining bio- have already resulted in large-scale wetlands loss and plex aspects of the most popular assays used for in- chemical, biophysical, and cell biological techniques, degradation. To develop sound management and situ tissue [..] the book [..] conservation schemes to assure wetlands sustainabil- Contents Contents ity in the [..] Applications of tissue microarray technology.- Qual- Quantification of Endogenous Retinoids.- Culture Contents ity aspects of TMA analysis.- Representativity of of Highly Differentiated Human Retinal Pigment Preface. Acknowledgements. Part 1: Introduc- TMA studies.- Recipient block TMA technique.- Epithelium for Analysis of the Polarized Uptake, tory chapter. 1. The wetland, its catchment set- Protocol for constructing tissue arrays by cutting Processing, and Secretion of Retinoids.- Feeder tings and socioeconomic relevance: an overview; S. edge matrix assembly.- Hypodermic needle with- Independent Culture of Mouse Embryonic Stem SÁNCHEZ-CARRILLO et al.- Part 2: Abiotic envi- out recipient paraffin block technique.- Resin Tech- Cells Using Vitamin A/Retinol.- In Vitro Assays ronment and historical reconstructions. 2. Pale- nologies: Constructing and staining of resin TMAs.- of Rod and Cone Opsin Activity: Retinoid Ana- oenvironmental reconstruction of Las Tablas de Tissue microarrays from frozen tissues - OCT tech- logues as Agonists and Inverse Agonists.- Physiolog- Daimiel and its evolution during the Quaternary nique.- An Alternative Technology to Prepare Tissue ical Studies of the Interaction between Opsin and period; B. RUIZ-ZAPATA et al.- 3. Climate and Microarray Using Frozen Tissue Samples.- Building Chromophore in Rod and Cone Visual Pigments.- hydrologic trends: climate change versus hydrologic “Tissue” Microarrays from Suspension Cells.- TMAs Measurement of the Mobility of All-Trans Retinol overexploitation as determinants of the fluctuating from Biopsy specimens.- Immunohistochemical[..] with Two-Photon Fluorescence Recovery after Pho- wetland hydrology; S. SÁNCHEZ-CARRILLO, M. tobleaching.-[..] Fields of interest ÁLVAREZ-COBELAS.- 4. The effects of anthro- Biochemistry Fields of interest pogenic stressors on wetland[..] Biochemistry; Human Physiology Target groups Fields of interest Professional/practitioner Target groups Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Environmental Man- Professional/practitioner agement; Landscape Ecology; Conservation Biology / Type of publication Ecology; Soil Science & Conservation Contributed volume Type of publication Contributed volume Target groups Research Available Available Type of publication 2010. X, 193 p. 86 illus., 43 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biol- Contributed volume ogy, Vol. 664) Hardcover 2010. X, 350 p. 184 illus., 92 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biol- ogy, Vol. 652) Hardcover Available 94,95 € ISBN 978-1-60761-805-8 104,95 € ISBN 978-1-60327-324-4 2010. XVI, 292 p. 5 illus. in color. (Wetlands: Ecology, Conserva- tion and Management, Vol. 2) Hardcover

99,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-9180-2 springer.com Linguistics 111

B. Zhang, Department of Biology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA; E.J. Stellwag, Department of Biology, East Linguistics Materials Science Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA (Eds.)

RNAi and microRNA-Mediated Gene L. Kallmeyer, University of Tübingen, Germany A. Aldea, Horia Hulubei Nat.Inst.of Physics, Bucarest, Romania; V. Bârsan, Horia Hulubei Nat.Inst.of Physics, Bucarest, Romania Regulation in Stem Cells (Eds.) Parsing Beyond Context-Free Methods, Protocols, and Applications Grammars Trends in Nanophysics

Theory, Experiment and Technology Recent stem cell research has revealed that miRNA and RNAi-mediated gene regulation is one of the Given that context-free grammars (CFG) cannot vital determinates controlling the state of cell differ- adequately describe natural languages, grammar for- entiation, with the small RNAs serving as key ele- malisms beyond CFG that are still computationally "Trends in Nanophysics" contains reviews on var- ments involved in regulatory network control of tractable are of central interest for computational ious domains of nanotechnology such as: radia- pluripotent cell fate determination. In RNAi and linguists. This book provides an extensive overview tion-induced polymerization, cross-linking and microRNA-Mediated Gene Regulation in Stem Cells: of the formal language landscape between CFG and grafting; Mossbauer study of nanomaterials; biomed- Methods, Protocols, and Applications, expert authors PTIME, moving from Tree Adjoining Grammars to ical applications of nanomaterials; organic thin from laboratories across the globe contribute an Multiple Context-Free Grammars and then to Range films for photovoltaics; growth and characteriza- accessible compendium of up-to-date, proven meth- Concatenation Grammars while explaining available tion of semiconductor nanowires; graphene and car- ods focused on the study of the titular topic. Divided parsing techniques for these formalisms. Although bon nanotubes; fractional statistics in nanophysics; into three sections, the book first gives a brief intro- familiarity with the basic notions of parsing and for- nanomechanical properties of materials; ab-initio duction to RNAi and miRNAs in stem cells, with a mal languages is helpful when reading this book, it simulations in nanoscience; fabrication and charac- focus on the current status of research and future is not a strict requirement. The presentation is sup- terization of ordered atomic-scale structures; plas- perspectives, then it continues with detailed meth- ported with many illustrations and examples relat- monics; and nano-optical studies of motile structures ods and protocols for RNAi screening, transfection, ing to the different formalisms and algorithms, and of neuronal cells. These reviews cover key issues and the knockdown of specific genes and pathways chapter summaries, problems and solutions. The from experimental and theoretical nanophysics in several animal species, including humans and book will be useful for students and researchers in and are interesting for active researchers as well mice, concluding with a section on recently devel- computational linguistics and in formal language as for graduate and undergraduate students in the oped methods for identification of miRNAs, includ- theory. nanoscience field. ing a[..] Features Features Features Given that context-free grammars (CFG) cannot "Trends in Nanophysics" contains reviews on var- Recent stem cell research has revealed that miRNA adequately describe natural languages, grammar for- ious domains of nanotechnology such as: radia- and RNAi-mediated gene regulation is one of the malisms beyond CFG that are still computationally tion-induced polymerization, cross-linking and vital determinates controlling the state of cell differ- tractable are of central interest for computational grafting; Mossbauer study of nanomaterials; biomed- entiation, with the small RNAs serving as key ele- linguists. This book provides an extensive overview ical applications of nanomaterials; organic thin ments involved in regulatory network control of of the formal language landscape between CFG and films for photovoltaics; growth and characteriza- pluripotent cell fate determination. In RNAi and PTIME, moving from Tree Adjoining Grammars to tion of semiconductor nanowires; graphene and car- microRNA-Mediated Gene Regulation in Stem Cells: Multiple Context-Free Grammars and then to Range bon nanotubes; fractional statistics in nanophysics; Methods, Protocols, and Applications, expert authors Concatenation [..] nanomechanical properties [..] from [..] Contents Contents Contents Introduction Grammar Formalisms for Natural Lan- Radiation-induced polymerization, cross-linking RNAi in Stem Cells: Current Status and Future guages Parsing: Preliminaries Tree Adjoining Gram- and grafting.- Magnetic characterization of nano- Perspectives.- A Brief Introduction to RNAi and mars Parsing Tree Adjoining Grammars Multiple particles: a Mossbauer approach.- Thin-films mate- microRNAs in Stem Cells.- Forward RNAi Screens Context-Free Grammars and Linear Context-Free rials called sculptured thin films.- GaN and InN in Human Stem Cells.- A Recessive Genetic Screen Rewriting Systems Parsing MCFG, LCFRS and Sim- nanowires: growth and properties.- Photovoltaic for Components of the RNA Interference Pathway ple RCG Range Concatenation Grammars Parsing cells based on organic thin films and organic/inor- in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells.- Construction and Range Concatenation Grammars Automata App. A, ganic hybrid structures.- Interaction of ion beams Application of Random dsRNA Interference Library Hierarchy of Grammar Formalisms App. B, List of with carbon nano-structures.- Fractional charge and for Functional Genetic Screens in Embryonic Stem Acronyms Solutions References Index statistics in Luttinger liquids.- Scattering in cylin- Cells.- Establishing Efficient siRNA Knockdown in drical nanowire heterostructures.- Fabrication and Stem Cells Using Fluorescent Oligonucleotides.- Fields of interest characterization of ordered atomic-scale structures.- Loss of Function Studies in Mouse Embryonic Stem Computational Linguistics; Language Translation Ab-initio simulations in nanoscience.-[..] Cells Using the pHYPER shRNA Plasmid Vector.- and Linguistics Fields of interest Regulation and/or[..] Target groups Nanotechnology; Nanoscale Science and Technol- Fields of interest Research ogy; Nanotechnology and Microengineering Cell Biology; Stem Cells; Gene Therapy Type of publication Target groups Target groups Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook Research Professional/practitioner Available Type of publication Type of publication Monograph Contributed volume 2010. XII, 240 p. (Cognitive Technologies) Hardcover Available Available 54,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-14845-3 2010. XVIII, 379 p. (Engineering Materials) Hardcover 2010. XI, 240 p. 80 illus., 40 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biol- ogy, Vol. 650) Hardcover 129,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-12069-5 94,95 € ISBN 978-1-60761-768-6 112 Materials Science springer.com

V. Anisimov, Institute for Metal Physics, Ekaterinburg, Russia; Y. J. Ayache, Unité mixte CNRS-UMR, Villejuif, France; L. Beaunier, Z. Fang, Chinese Academy of Science, Kunming, China Izyumov, Institute for Metal Physics, Ekaterinburg, Russia Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France; J. Boumendil, Uni- versité Claude Bernard- Lyon, Villeurbanne, France; G. Ehret, Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux, Strasbourg, France; Rapid Production of Micro- and Electronic Structure of Strongly D. Laub, Centre Interdisciplinaire de Microscopie Electronique (CIME), Lausanne, Suisse Nano-particles Using Supercritical Correlated Materials Water Sample Preparation Handbook for Electronic structure and physical properties of Transmission Electron Microscopy This book shows how to use supercritical water strongly correlated materials containing elements (SCW) to synthesize nano- and micro- oxides, with partially filled 3d, 4d, 4f and 5f electronic inorganic salts and metal particles and its recent shells is analyzed by Dynamical Mean-Field The- This two-volume Handbook is a comprehensive advancement. Also polymer/biomass particles can ory (DMFT). DMFT is the most universal and effec- guide to sample preparation for the transmission be produced by using the method of precipitation of tive tool used for the theoretical investigation of electron microscope. The first volume covers gen- solutes from SCW. The particles can be used as cat- electronic states with strong correlation effects. In eral theoretical and practical aspects of the method- alysts for biomass conversions, materials in ceram- the present book the basics of the method are given ologies used for TEM analysis and observation of ics & electronic devices and composite materials. and its application to various material classes is any sample. The information will help you to choose Particles are easily produced continuously in a flow shown. The book is aimed at a broad readership: the best preparative technique for your applica- reactor in short and long reaction times. Besides the theoretical physicists and experimentalists study- tion taking into account material types, structures, synthesis process, the book also present studies of ing strongly correlated systems. It also serves as a and their properties. Physical properties, mate- the properties of these materials. The size, size distri- handbook for students and all those who want to be rial classification, and microstructures are consid- bution, crystal growth & structure, and morphology acquainted with fast developing filed of condensed ered together with a thorough description of the of particles produced by supercritical water can be matter physics. physics and chemistry of sample preparation and the controlled by the feed concentrations, pH, pressures, Features main artifacts brought about by mechanical, phys- temperatures, heating & cooling rates, organic mod- Electronic structure and physical properties of ical and chemical methods, principles which are ifications, reducing or oxidizing atmospheres, flow strongly correlated materials containing elements also applicable to sample preparation for the SEM, rates and reaction times. with partially filled 3d, 4d, 4f and 5f electronic AFM etc.. Also included is a discussion of how to Features shells is analyzed by Dynamical Mean-Field Theory combine techniques for complex sample analysis This book shows how to use supercritical water (DMFT). DMFT is the most universal and effective and to obtain a TEM thin slice. Sample Preparation (SCW) to synthesize nano- and micro- oxides, tool used for the theoretical investigation of elec- Handbook for Transmission Electron Microscopy: inorganic salts and metal particles and its recent tronic states with strong correlation effects. In the Methodology will guide you through the most cur- advancement. Also polymer/biomass particles can present book the basics of the method are given and rent techniques for successful[..] be produced by using the method of precipitation of its [..] Features solutes from SCW. The particles can be used as cata- Contents This two-volume Handbook is a comprehensive lysts for biomass conversions, materials in ceramics Introduction.- Electronic Structure Calculations in guide to sample preparation for the transmission & electronic devices and composite materials. Parti- One-Electron Approximation.- Hubbard Model in electron microscope. The first volume covers general cles are easily [..] Dynamical Mean-Field Theory (DMFT).- DMFT theoretical and practical aspects of the methodolo- Contents Extensions.- Periodic Anderson Model (PAM).- gies used for TEM analysis and observation of any Introduction.- Supercritical Water Process.- Metal Electronic Structure Calculations for Real Materials sample. The information will help you to choose the Oxides Synthesis.- Nano-Structured Coatings.- by LDA and DMFT Method.- Conclusion. best preparative technique for your application tak- ing into account material types, structures, and [..] Other Materials Synthesis.- Fine Organics Particles Fields of interest by Precipitation of Solute.- Conclusions and Future Optical and Electronic Materials; Condensed Matter Contents Prospects. Physics; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering Volume 1: Methodology Introduction to materi- als.- The different observation modes in electron Fields of interest Target groups microscopy (SEM, TEM, STEM).- Materials prob- Nanotechnology; Nanotechnology and Microengi- Research lems and approaches for TEM and TEM/STEM neering; Characterization and Evaluation of Materi- analyses.- Physical and chemical mechanisms of als; Catalysis Type of publication preparation techniques.- Artifacts in transmission Monograph electron microscopy.- Selection of preparation tech- Target groups niques based on materials problems and TEM anal- Research Available yses.- Comparisons between techniques.- Volume 2: Techniques Introduction.- Preliminary prepara- Type of publication tion techniques.- Thinning preparation techniques.- Monograph 2010. XIII, 288 p. 314 illus., 157 in color. (Springer Series in Solid- Mechanical preparation techniques.- Replica tech- State Sciences, Vol. 163) Hardcover niques.- Techniques[..] Available 119,95 € Fields of interest ISBN 978-3-642-04825-8 2010. XXVIII, 92 p. 100 illus., 50 in color. (Engineering Materials) Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Bio- Hardcover logical Microscopy; Mineralogy; Nanotechnology 99,95 € Target groups ISBN 978-3-642-12986-5 Research

Type of publication Handbook

Available

2010. Approx. 670 p. 2-volume-set.

159,95 € ISBN 978-1-4419-6087-0 springer.com Materials Science 113

V.P. Shastri, University of Freiburg, Germany; G. Altankov, ICREA V.P. Shastri, University of Freiburg, Germany; G. Altankov, ICREA J. Tichý, St. Gallen, Switzerland; J. Erhart, Liberec, Czech Repub- & Institute of Bioengineering Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; A. & Institute of Bioengineering Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; A. lic; E. Kittinger, Innsbruck, Austria; J. Prívratská, Liberec, Czech Lendlein, Institute of Polymer Research and Berlin-Branden- Lendlein, Institute of Polymer Research and Berlin-Branden- Republic burg Center for Regenerative Therapies, GKSS Research Center burg Center for Regenerative Therapies, GKSS Research Center Geesthacht GmbH, Teltow, Germany (Eds.) Geesthacht GmbH, Teltow, Germany (Eds.) Fundamentals of Piezoelectric Advances in Regenerative Advances in Regenerative Sensorics Medicine: Role of Nanotechnology, Medicine: Role of Nanotechnology, Mechanical, Dielectric, and Thermodynamical Properties of and Engineering Principles and Engineering Principles Piezoelectric Materials

Intended as an introduction and reference for mate- The contributions to this book, all written by leading The contributions to this book, all written by leading rials scientists and physicists, this book treats the experts in their respective disciplines, describe and experts in their respective disciplines, describe and fundamental physics of piezoleletric sensors. It explore the various facets of regenerative medicine explore the various facets of regenerative medicine begins with the elements of phenomenological crys- and highlight the role of the "the nano length scale" and highlight the role of the "the nano length scale" tal physics to develop a fundamental understand- and of "nano-scale systems" in defining and control- and of "nano-scale systems" in defining and control- ing of piezoelectricity. Subsequently the constitutive ling cell and tissue environments. The development ling cell and tissue environments. The development equations for elastic and electric field quantities are of novel tissue-regeneration strategies requires the of novel tissue-regeneration strategies requires the discussed involving both linear and nonlinear mate- integration of new insights emerging from studies integration of new insights emerging from studies rial constants. Ferroelectric phenomena in crystals, of cell-matrix interactions, cellular signalling pro- of cell-matrix interactions, cellular signalling pro- phase transitions and ferrobielastic hystersis in a- cesses, and developmental and systems biology, into cesses, and developmental and systems biology, into quartz are summarized. It concludes with a chapter biomaterials design, ideally via a systems approach. biomaterials design, ideally via a systems approach. that explains several important piezoelectric materi- The chapters cover a wide spectrum of topics rang- The chapters cover a wide spectrum of topics rang- als in a straight-forward and easy to grasp way. ing from stem cell biology, developmental biology, ing from stem cell biology, developmental biology, cell-matrix interactions, and matrix biology to sur- cell-matrix interactions, and matrix biology to sur- Features face science, materials processing and drug delivery. face science, materials processing and drug delivery. Understanding of basic phenomena connected with The book will be an especially valuable resource The book will be an especially valuable resource electromechanical properties of solid materials. for researchers developing regenerative medicine for researchers developing regenerative medicine Overview of electromechanical (piezoelectric, fer- paradigms that combine these facets into clinically paradigms that combine these facets into clinically roelectric, electrostrictive) properties of materials translatable solutions. translatable solutions. representing different classes of solids (pure piezo- electrics, ferroelectrics, ferroelastics and higher order Features Features ferroics, crystals, ceramics, composites, thin films, The contributions to this book, all written by leading The contributions to this book, all written by leading and so on) and macroscopic description of how [..] experts in their respective disciplines, describe and experts in their respective disciplines, describe and explore the various facets of regenerative medicine explore the various facets of regenerative medicine Contents and highlight the role of the "the nano length scale" and highlight the role of the "the nano length scale" Principles of Piezoelectricity.- Introduction to Phe- and of "nano-scale systems" in defining and control- and of "nano-scale systems" in defining and control- nomenological Crystal Structure.- Elastic properties ling cell and tissue environments. The development ling cell and tissue environments. The development of crystals.- Basic thermodynamics of piezoelectric of novel tissue-regeneration strategies requires the of novel tissue-regeneration strategies requires the crystals.- Piezoelectric properties.- Nonlinear mate- integration of new insights [..] integration of new insights [..] rial properties.- Piezoelectric materials.

Contents Contents Fields of interest Preface. Cell Adhesions and Signaling – A Tool for Preface. Cell Adhesions and Signaling – A Tool for Optical and Electronic Materials; Ceramics, Glass, Biocompatibility Assessment.- Development of Pro- Biocompatibility Assessment.- Development of Pro- Composites, Natural Materials; Mechanical Engi- visional Extracellular Matrix on Biomaterials Inter- visional Extracellular Matrix on Biomaterials Inter- neering face Lessons from In Vitro Cell Culture.- Endothelial face Lessons from In Vitro Cell Culture.- Endothelial Progenitor Cells for Tissue Engineering and Tissue Progenitor Cells for Tissue Engineering and Tissue Target groups Regeneration.- Dermal Precursors and the Origi- Regeneration.- Dermal Precursors and the Origi- Research nis of the Wound Fibroblast.- Cell Based Therapies: nis of the Wound Fibroblast.- Cell Based Therapies: What do we learn from Periosteal Osteochondrogen- What do we learn from Periosteal Osteochondrogen- Type of publication esis?- Bioreactor Systems in Regenerative Medicine.- esis?- Bioreactor Systems in Regenerative Medicine.- Monograph Biomimetic Approaches to Design of Tissue Engi- Biomimetic Approaches to Design of Tissue Engi- neering Bioreactors.- The Nature of the Thermal neering Bioreactors.- The Nature of the Thermal Available Transition Influences the Shape-Memory[..] Transition Influences the Shape-Memory[..]

Fields of interest Fields of interest 2010. XII, 207 p. Hardcover Biomaterials; Biomedical Engineering; Physical Biomaterials; Biomedical Engineering; Physical 99,95 € Chemistry; Stem Cells; Nanotechnology Chemistry; Stem Cells; Nanotechnology ISBN 978-3-540-43966-0 Target groups Target groups Professional/practitioner Professional/practitioner

Type of publication Type of publication Proceedings Proceedings

Available Available

2010. X, 475 p. (NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: 2010. X, 475 p. (NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology) Softcover Chemistry and Biology) Hardcover

89,95 € 169,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-8789-8 ISBN 978-90-481-8788-1 114 Mathematics springer.com

J. Bak, City College of New York, NY, USA; D.J. Newman J. Barral, Université Paris 13, France; S. Seuret, Université Paris- Mathematics Est, Creteil, France (Eds.) Complex Analysis Recent Developments in Fractals M. Akhmet, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey and Related Fields This unusually lively textbook introduces the the- Principles of Discontinuous ory of analytic functions, explores its diverse appli- Dynamical Systems cations and shows the reader how to harness its This book—an outgrowth of an international con- powerful techniques. The book offers new and inter- ference held in honor of Jacques Peyrière—provides esting motivations for classical results and intro- readers with an overview of recent developments in duces related topics that do not appear in this form the mathematical fields related to fractals. Included Discontinuous dynamical systems have played an in other texts. For the second edition, the authors important role in both theory and applications dur- are original research contributions as well as sur- have revised some of the existing material and have veys written by experts in their respective fields. The ing the last several decades. This is still an area of provided new exercises and solutions. The third edi- active research and techniques to make the applica- chapters are thematically organized into five major tion contains a new section on Schwarz–Christoffel sections: • Geometric Measure Theory and Multi- tions more effective are an ongoing topic of inter- mappings, an improved treatment of the Schwarz est. Principles of Discontinuous Dynamical Systems fractals; • Harmonic and Functional Analysis and Reflection Principle, and an expanded section on Signal Processing; • Dynamical Systems and Analysis is devoted to the theory of differential equations applications to number theory. with variable moments of impulses. It introduces a on Fractals; • Stochastic Processes and Random Frac- tals; • Combinatorics on Words. Recent Develop- new strategy of implementing an equivalence to sys- Features ments in Fractals and Related Fields is aimed at pure tems whose solutions have prescribed moments of This unusual and lively textbook offers a clear and and applied mathematicians working in the above- impulses and utilizing special topologies in spaces of intuitive approach to the classical and beautiful the- mentioned areas as well as other researchers inter- piecewise continuous functions. The achievements ory of complex variables. With very little dependence ested in discovering the fractal domain. Through- obtained on the basis of this approach are described on advanced concepts from several-variable calculus out the volume, readers will find interesting and in this book. The text progresses systematically, by and topology, the text focuses on the authentic com- motivating results as well as new avenues for further covering preliminaries in the first four chapters. This plex-variable ideas and techniques. Notable addi- research. is followed by more complex material and special tions to "Complex Analysis, Third Edition," include: topics such as Hopf bifurcation, Devaney's chaos, • The solution of the cubic equation and [..] Features and the shadowing property are discussed in the last This book—an outgrowth of an international con- two chapters. This book is suitable for researchers Contents ference held in honor of Jacques Peyrière—provides and graduate students in mathematics[..] Preface.- The Complex Numbers.- Functions of the readers with an overview of recent developments in Complex Variable z.- Analytic Functions.- Line Inte- the mathematical fields related to fractals. Included Features grals and Entire Functions.- Properties of Entire are original research contributions as well as sur- Discontinuous dynamical systems have played an Functions.- Properties of Analytic Functions.- Fur- veys written by experts in their respective fields. The important role in both theory and applications dur- ther Properties of Analytic Functions; 8. Simply chapters are thematically organized into five major ing the last several decades. This is still an area of Connected Domains.- Isolated Sigularities of an sections: • Geometric Measure [..] active research and techniques to make the applica- Analytic Function.- The Residue Theorem.- Appli- tions more effective are an ongoing topic of interest. cations of The Residue Theorem to the Evaluation Contents Principles of Discontinuous Dynamical Systems is of Integrals Sums.- Further Contour Integral Tech- Preface.- Geometric Measure Theory and Multifrac- devoted to the theory of differential equations with niques.- Introduction to Conformal Mapping.- The tals.- Harmonic and Functional Analysis and Sig- variable moments of impulses. It introduces a [..] Riemann Mapping Theorem.- Maximum-Modu- nal Processing.- Dynamical Systems and Analysis lus Theorems for Unbounded Domains.- Harmonic on Fractals.- Stochastic Processes and Random Frac- Contents Functions.-[..] Introduction.- Description of the System with Fixed tals.- Combinatorics on Words. Moments of Impulses and its Solutions.- Stabil- Fields of interest Fields of interest ity and Periodic Solutions of Systems with Fixed Analysis Geometry; Abstract Harmonic Analysis; Functional Moments of Impulses.- Basics of Linear Systems.- Analysis; Partial Differential Equations; Dynamical Non-Autonomous Systems with Variable Moments Target groups Systems and Ergodic Theory; Probability Theory and of Impulses.- Differentiability Properties of Non- Lower undergraduate Stochastic Processes Autonomous Systems.- Periodic Solutions of Non- Type of publication linear Systems.- Discontinuous Dynamical Systems.- Target groups Undergraduate textbook Perturbations and Hopf Bifurcation of a Discontinu- Research ous Limit Cycle.- Chaos and Shadowing.- Bibliogra- phy. Available Type of publication Contributed volume Fields of interest Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory; Ordinary 2010. XI, 320 p. 154 illus., 77 in color. (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics) Hardcover Differential Equations; Partial Differential Equations Available 59,95 € Target groups ISBN 978-1-4419-7287-3 2010. XX, 419 p. 45 illus. (Applied and Numerical Harmonic Anal- Research ysis) Hardcover

Type of publication 109,95 € Monograph ISBN 978-0-8176-4887-9

Available

2010. XII, 180 p. 40 illus., 20 in color. Hardcover

79,95 € ISBN 978-1-4419-6580-6 springer.com Mathematics 115

M. Berger, IHÉS, Bures-sur-Yvette, France D.E. Blair, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA M. Borsuk, University of Warmia & Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland

Geometry Revealed Riemannian Geometry of Contact Transmission Problems for Elliptic

A Jacob's Ladder to Modern Higher Geometry and Symplectic Manifolds Second-Order Equations in Non- Smooth Domains

Both classical geometry and modern differential This second edition, divided into fourteen chapters, presents a comprehensive treatment of contact and geometry have been active subjects of research The goal of this book is to investigate the behaviour symplectic manifolds from the Riemannian point of throughout the 20th century and lie at the heart of of weak solutions to the elliptic transmisssion prob- view. The monograph examines the basic ideas in many recent advances in mathematics and physics. lem in a neighborhood of boundary singularities: detail and provides many illustrative examples for The underlying motivating concept for the present angular and conic points or edges. We consider this the reader. Riemannian Geometry of Contact and book is that it offers readers the elements of a mod- problem both for linear and quasi-linear (till now Symplectic Manifolds, Second Edition provides new ern geometric culture by means of a whole series very little studied) equations. Chapter 1 is of auxil- material in most chapters, but a particular emphasis of visually appealing unsolved (or recently solved) iary character. Chapter 2 deals with the eigenvalue remains on contact manifolds. New principal topics problems that require the creation of concepts and problem for the m-Laplace-Beltrami operator. By include a complex geodesic flow and the accompa- tools of varying abstraction. Starting with such natu- the variational principle we prove a new integro-dif- nying geometry of the projectivized holomorphic ral, classical objects as lines, planes, circles, spheres, ferential Friedrichs-Wirtinger type inequality. This tangent bundle and a complex version of the spe- polygons, polyhedra, curves, surfaces, convex sets, inequality is a basis for the obtaining of precise expo- cial directions discussed in Chapter 11 for the real etc., crucial ideas and above all abstract concepts nents of the decreasing rate of the solution near case. Both of these topics make use of Étienne Ghys's needed for attaining the results are elucidated. These boundary singularities. Chapter 3 deals with the attractive notion of a holomorphic Anosov flow. are conceptual notions, each built "above" the pre- investigation of the transmission problem for linear Researchers, mathematicians, and graduate students ceding and permitting an increase in abstraction, elliptic second order equations in the domains with in contact and symplectic manifold theory and in represented metaphorically by Jacob's ladder with its boundary conic point. Chapter 4 is devoted to the Riemannian geometry will benefit from this work. A rungs: the 'ladder' in the Old Testament, that angels transmission problem in conic domains with N dif- basic course in Riemannian geometry is a prerequi- ascended and descended... In all this, the aim of the ferent media for an equation with the Laplace oper- site. book is to demonstrate to[..] ator in the principal part. Chapters 5, 6 and 7 deal with the investigation of the[..] Features Features This second edition, divided into fourteen chapters, Both classical geometry and modern differential Features presents a comprehensive treatment of contact and geometry have been active subjects of research The goal of this book is to investigate the behavior of symplectic manifolds from the Riemannian point of throughout the 20th century and lie at the heart of weak solutions of the elliptic transmission problem view. The monograph examines the basic ideas in many recent advances in mathematics and physics. in a neighborhood of boundary singularities: angular detail and provides many illustrative examples for The underlying motivating concept for the present and conic points or edges. This problem is discussed the reader. Riemannian Geometry of Contact and book is that it offers readers the elements of a mod- for both linear and quasilinear equations. A principal Symplectic Manifolds, Second Edition provides new ern geometric culture by means of a whole series new feature of this book is the consideration of our material in most chapters, but a particular [..] of visually appealing unsolved (or recently solved) estimates of weak solutions of the transmission prob- problems [..] Contents lem for linear elliptic equations with [..] Preface .- 1. Symplectic Manifolds Contents Contents 2. Principal bundles .- 3. Con- Introduction.- Points and Lines in the Plane.- Cir- Preface.- Introduction.- 1 Preliminaries.- 2 Eigen- Manifolds .- 4. Associated cles and Spheres.- The sphere by itself: can we dis- value problem and integro-differential inequalities.- rics .- 5. Integral Subman- tribute points on it evenly?.- Conics and quadrics.- 3 Best possible estimates of solutions to the transmis- folds and Contact Transformations .- Plane curves.- Smooth surfaces 361.- Convexity and sion problem for linear elliptic divergence second 6. Sasakian and Cosymplectic Manifolds .- Convex Sets.- Polygons, polyhedra, polytopes.- Lat- order equations in a conical domain.- 4 Transmis- 7. Curvature of Contact Metric Man- tices, packings and tilings in the plane 3.- Lattices sion problem for the Laplace operator with N dif- folds .- 8. Submanifolds of and packings in higher dimensions.- Geometry and ferent media.- 5 Transmission problem for weak and Sasakian Manifolds .- 9. Tan- Dynamics I: Billiards.- Geometry and dynamics II: quasi-linear elliptic equations in a conical domain.- 6 Bundles and Tangent Sphere Bundles .- geodesic flow on a surface.- Name Index.- Symbol Transmission problem for strong quasi-linear elliptic 10. Curvature Functionals and Spaces of Index. equations in a conical domain.- 7 Best possible esti- Associated Metrics .- 11. mates of solutions to the transmission problem for a Fields of interest quasi-linear elliptic[..] Geometry; History of Mathematics; Convex and Dis- Fields of interest Differential Geometry; Manifolds and Cell Com- crete Geometry; Differential Geometry; Combina- Fields of interest plexes (incl. Diff. Topology) torics; Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory Partial Differential Equations Target groups Target groups Target groups Research Research Research Type of publication Type of publication Type of publication Monograph Monograph Monograph

Available Available Available

2010. XV, 343 p. 6 illus. (Progress in Mathematics, Vol. 203) Hard- 2010. XII, 860 p. Hardcover 2010. XI, 218 p. (Frontiers in Mathematics) Softcover cover 59,95 € 27,99 € 74,95 € ISBN 978-3-540-70996-1 ISBN 978-3-0346-0476-5 ISBN 978-0-8176-4958-6 116 Mathematics springer.com

P. Butkovi# I. Bárány, Alfred Rényi Institute, Budapest, Hungary; J. Solymosi, A. Deitmar, Universität Tübingen University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada (Eds.) Max-linear Systems: Theory and Automorphe Formen Algorithms An Irregular Mind Szemerédi is 70 Das Buch bietet eine schlanke Einführung, sowohl in die klassischen als auch in die moderneren Recent years have seen a significant rise of interest Methoden der Theorie der Automorphen For- in max-linear theory and techniques. Specialised Szemerédi's influence on today's mathematics, espe- men, und führt auf einem sehr zugänglichem international conferences and seminars or special cially in combinatorics, additive number theory, and Niveau in die adelische und darstellungstheoretis- sessions devoted to max-algebra have been organ- theoretical computer science, is enormous. This vol- che Sichtweise ein. Durch die Konzentration auf das ised. This book aims to provide a first detailed and ume is a celebration of Szemerédi's achievements Wesentliche der Theorie und die Beschränkung auf self-contained account of linear-algebraic aspects and personality, on the occasion of his seventieth den „Grundkörper Q“ wird der Leser schnell zu den of max-algebra for general (that is both irreducible birthday. It exemplifies his extraordinary vision and wesentlichen Zielen und Ergebnissen geführt. Für an and reducible) matrices. Among the main features unique way of thinking. A number of colleagues and Zahlentheorie und angrenzenden Gebieten wie z.B. of the book is the presentation of the fundamental friends, all top authorities in their fields, have con- algebraische/arithmetische Geometrie interessierte max-algebraic theory (Chapters 1-4), often scattered tributed their latest research papers to this volume. Studierende der Mathematik bietet das Buch einen in research articles, reports and theses, in one place The topics include extension and applications of optimalen Einstieg in das Thema. in a comprehensive and unified form. This presen- the regularity lemma, the existence of k-term arith- tation is made with all proofs and in full generality metic progressions in various subsets of the integers, Features (that is for both irreducible and reducible matrices). extremal problems in hypergraphs theory, and ran- Das Buch bietet eine schlanke Einführung, sowohl Another feature is the presence of advanced material dom graphs, all of them beautiful, Szemerédi type in die klassischen als auch in die moderneren (Chapters 5-10), most of which has not appeared in mathematics. It also contains published accounts Methoden der Theorie der Automorphen For- a book before and in many cases has not been pub- of the first two, very original and highly successful men, und führt auf einem sehr zugänglichem lished at all. Intended for a wide-ranging readership, Polymath projects, one led by Tim Gowers and the Niveau in die adelische und darstellungstheoretis- this book will be useful for anyone with basic mathe- other by Terry Tao. che Sichtweise ein. Durch die Konzentration auf das matical knowledge (including[..] Wesentliche der Theorie und die Beschränkung auf Features den „Grundkörper Q“ wird der Leser schnell zu den Features Szemerédi's influence on today's mathematics, espe- wesentlichen Zielen und Ergebnissen [..] Recent years have seen a significant rise of interest cially in combinatorics, additive number theory, and in max-linear theory and techniques. In addition theoretical computer science, is enormous. This vol- Contents to providing the linear-algebraic background in the ume is a celebration of Szemerédi's achievements Doppelt-periodische Funktionen.- Modulformen field of tropical mathematics, max-algebra provides and personality, on the occasion of his seventieth für SL2(Z).- Darstellungen der SL2(R).- p-adische mathematical theory and techniques for solving vari- birthday. It exemplifies his extraordinary vision and Zahlen.- Adele und Idele.- Tate’s Thesis.- Automor- ous nonlinear problems arising in areas such as man- unique way of thinking. A number of colleagues and phe Darstellungen der GL2(A).- Automorphe L- ufacturing, transportation, allocation of resources friends, all top authorities in their fields, have [..] Funktionen.- Topologie und Integrationstheorie.- and information processing technology. It is, [..] Literaturverzeichnis.- Index. Contents Contents J. Nesetril, P. Ossona De Mendez: Extremal Prob- Fields of interest Introduction.- Max-algebra: Two Special Features.- lems For Sparse Graphs.- Mei-Chu Chang: An Esti- Number Theory One-sided Max-linear Systems and Max-algebraic mate of Incomplete Mixed Character Sums.- Michael Subspaces.- Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors.- Max- A. Nielsen: Introduction to the Polymath Project.- Target groups polynomials. The Characteristic Maxpolynomial.- Jozsef Beck: Super-Uniformity of the Typical Billiard Graduate Linear Independence and Rank. The Simple Image Path.- M. T. Keller, N. Streib, W. T. Trotter: Online Set.- Two-sided Max-linear Systems.- Reachability of Linear Discrepancy Of Partially Ordered Sets.- Luca Type of publication Eigenspaces.- Generalized Eigenproblem.- Max-lin- Trevisan: Pseudorandomness in Computer Science German textbook ear Programs.- Conclusions and Open Problems. and in Additive Combinatorics.- Bela Bollobas and Oliver Riordan: Percolation on self-dual polygon Available Fields of interest configurations.- L. Lovasz, B. Szegedy: Regularity Linear and Multilinear Algebras, Matrix Theory Partitions and the Topology on Graphons.-[..] 2010. VIII, 252 S. 8 Abb., 4 in Farbe. (Springer-Lehrbuch Master- Target groups Fields of interest class) Softcover Research Combinatorics; Field Theory and Polynomials 25,19 € Type of publication Target groups ISBN 978-3-642-12389-4 Monograph Research

Available Type of publication Contributed volume

2010. XVII, 275 p. 20 illus., 10 in color. (Springer Monographs in Mathematics) Hardcover Available

79,95 € 2010. X, 740 p. (Bolyai Society Mathematical Studies, Vol. 21) ISBN 978-1-84996-298-8 Hardcover

159,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-14443-1 springer.com Mathematics 117

R. Diestel, Universität Hamburg J.J. Duistermaat, Mathematical Institute, Utrecht University, The M. Faggini, University of Salerno, Italy; C.P. Vinci, University of Netherlands; J.A.C. Kolk, Mathematical Institute, Utrecht Univer- Salerno, Italy (Eds.) sity, The Netherlands Graphentheorie Decision Theory and Choices: a Distributions Complexity Approach Die nunmehr vierte Auflage des von der Kritik Theory and Applications hochgelobten Springer Graduate Texts, Graph The- ory, eignet sich als verlässliche Textgrundlage für In economics agents are assumed to choose on the deutschsprachige Vorlesungen (auch einführende), This textbook is an application-oriented intro- basis of rational calculations aimed at the maximiza- sowie zum Selbststudium. Elektronische Ausgabe: duction to the theory of distributions, a powerful tion of their pleasure or profit. Formally, agents diestel-graph-theory.com Aus der Kritik der englis- tool used in mathematical analysis. The treatment are said to manifest transitive and consistent pref- chen Originalausgabe (GTM 173): "This outstand- emphasizes applications that relate distributions to erences in attempting to maximize their utility in ing book cannot be substituted with any other book linear partial differential equations and Fourier anal- the presence of several constraints. They operate on the present textbook market. It has every chance ysis problems found in mechanics, optics, quantum according to the choice imperative: given a set of of becoming the standard textbook for graph the- mechanics, quantum field theory, and signal analysis. alternatives, choose the best. This imperative works ory." Acta Scientiarum Mathematicarum "This book Throughout the book, methods are developed to deal well in a static and simplistic framework, but it may has received a very enthusiastic reception, which it with formal calculations involving functions, series, fail or vary when 'the best' is changing continuously. amply deserves. A masterly elucidation of modern and integrals that cannot be mathematically justified This approach has been questioned by a descriptive graph theory.” Bulletin of the ICA "...like listening within the classical framework. Distributions: The- approach that springing from the complexity the- to someone explain mathematics." Bulletin of the ory and Applications is aimed at advanced under- ory tries to give a scientific basis to the way in which AMS Online-Vorschau und eBook-Ausgabe: dies- graduates and graduate students in mathematics, individuals really choose, showing that those models tel-graph-theory.com theoretical physics, and engineering, who will find of human nature is routinely falsified by experiments this textbook a welcome introduction to the subject, since people are neither selfish nor rational. Thus Features requiring only a minimal mathematical background. inductive rules of thumb are usually implemented Detailliert und klar, sowie stets mit Blick auf das The work may also serve as an excellent self-study in order to make decisions in the presence of incom- Wesentliche, führt dieses Buch in die Graphentheo- guide for researchers who use distributions in vari- plete and heterogeneous information sets. rie ein. Zu jedem Themenkomplex stellt es sorgfältig ous fields. die Grundlagen dar und beweist dann ein oder zwei Features tiefere typische Sätze, oftmals ergänzt durch eine Features In economics agents are assumed to choose on the informelle Diskussion ihrer tragenden Ideen. Es ver- This textbook is an application-oriented intro- basis of rational calculations aimed at the maximiza- mittelt so exemplarisch die wichtigsten Methoden duction to the theory of distributions, a powerful tion of their pleasure or profit. Formally, agents are der heutigen Graphentheorie, einschließlich mod- tool used in mathematical analysis. The treatment said to manifest transitive and consistent preferences erner [..] emphasizes applications that relate distributions to in attempting to maximize their utility in the pres- linear partial differential equations and Fourier anal- ence of several constraints. They operate according Contents ysis problems found in mechanics, optics, quantum to the choice imperative: given a set of alternatives, The Basics.- Matching, Covering and Packing.- mechanics, quantum field theory, and signal analysis. choose the best. This imperative works well [..] Connectivity.- Planar Graphs.- Colouring.- Flows.- Throughout the book, methods are developed to deal External Graph Theory.- Infinite Graphs.- Ram- with [..] Fields of interest sey Theory for Graphs.- Hamilton Cycles.- Ran- Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sci- dom Graphs.- Minors, Trees, and WQO.- A: Infinite Contents ences; Complex Networks; Economic Systems Sets.- B: Surfaces. Preface.- Motivation.- Test Functions.- Distribu- tions.- Differentiation of Distributions.- Conver- Target groups Fields of interest gence of Distributions.- Taylor Expansion in Several Professional/practitioner Combinatorics; Mathematical Applications in Com- Variables.- Localization.- Distributions with Com- puter Science pact Support.- Multiplication by Functions.- Trans- Type of publication Proceedings Target groups position, Pullback and Push forward.- Convolution Graduate of Distributions.- Fundamental Solutions.- Frac- tional Integration and Differentiation.- Fourier Available Type of publication Transformation.- Fourier Series.- Fundamental Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook Solutions and Fourier Transformation.- Supports 2010. X, 240 p. (New Economic Windows) Hardcover and Fourier Transformation.- Sobolev Spaces.- Appendix: Results from Measure Theory in the Con- Available 119,95 € text of[..] ISBN 978-88-470-1777-1

2010. XVIII, 355 S. (Springer-Lehrbuch Masterclass) Softcover Fields of interest Approximations and Expansions; Applications of 27,99 € Mathematics; Partial Differential Equations; Fourier ISBN 978-3-642-14911-5 Analysis; Ordinary Differential Equations

Target groups Graduate

Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook

Available

2010. XVI, 445 p. 41 illus. (Cornerstones) Hardcover

59,95 € ISBN 978-0-8176-4672-1 118 Mathematics springer.com

A.D. Fitt, University of Southampton, UK; J. Norbury, University W. Forst, University of Ulm, Germany; D. Hoffmann, University of W. Freeden, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany; M.Z. Nashed, of Oxford, UK; H. Ockendon, University of Warwick, UK; E. Wilson, Konstanz, Germany University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA; Th. Sonar, Techni- University of Bristol, UK (Eds.) cal University of Braunschweig, Germany (Eds.) Optimization—Theory and Practice Progress in Industrial Mathematics Handbook of Geomathematics at ECMI 2008 Optimization is a field important in its own right but is also integral to numerous applied sciences, During the last three decades geosciences and geo- engineering were influenced by two essential sce- This volume is the Proceedings of the European including operations research, management science, narios: First, the technological progress has changed Conference on Mathematics for Industry held in economics, finance and all branches of mathemat- completely the observational and measurement tech- London in June 2008. The aim of the meeting was to ics-oriented engineering. Constrained optimization niques. Modern high speed computers and satel- reinforce the role of mathematics as an overarching models are one of the most widely used mathemat- lite based techniques are entering more and more resource for industry and business. Contributions ical models in operations research and manage- all geodisciplines. Second, there is a growing public cover a wide range of mathematical techniques and ment science.This book gives a modern and well- concern about the future of our planet, its climate, its the applications include manufacturing and technol- balanced presentation of the subject, focusing on environment, and about an expected shortage of nat- ogy, finance and policy-making, networks, medicine, theory but also including algorithims and examples ural resources. Obviously, both aspects, viz. efficient and sport. from various real-world applications. The text is easy to read and accessible to anyone with a knowl- strategies of protection against threats of a chang- Features edge of multi-dimensional calculus, linear algebra ing Earth and the exceptional situation of getting This volume is the Proceedings of the European and basic numerical methods. Detailed examples terrestrial, airborne as well as spaceborne data of bet- Conference on Mathematics for Industry held in and counter-examples are provided - as are exer- ter and better quality explain the strong need of new London in June 2008. The aim of the meeting was to cises, solutions and helpful hints, and Matlab/Maple mathematical structures, tools, and methods. Math- reinforce the role of mathematics as an overarching supplements.The intended readership is advanced ematics concerned with geoscientific problems, i.e., resource for industry and business. Contributions undergraduates, graduates, and professionals in any Geomathematics, is becoming increasingly impor- cover a wide range of mathematical techniques and of the applied fields. tant. The ‘Handbook Geomathematics’ as a central the applications include manufacturing and technol- reference work in this area comprises the following ogy, finance and policy-making, networks, medicine, Features scientific fields: (I) observational and[..] and sport. Optimization is an important field in its own right but also plays a central role in numerous applied sci- Features Contents ences, including operations research, management During the last three decades geosciences and geo- Part I - Plenary Lectures.- Part II Minisymposia.- science, economics, finance, and engineering. Opti- engineering were influenced by two essential sce- Part III Contributed Papers. mization — Theory and Practice offers a modern narios: First, the technological progress has changed and well-balanced presentation of various optimiza- completely the observational and measurement tech- Fields of interest tion techniques and their [..] niques. Modern high speed computers and satel- Computational Mathematics and Numerical Anal- lite based techniques are entering more and more ysis; Partial Differential Equations; Computational Contents all geodisciplines. Second, there is a growing public Science and Engineering; Numerical Analysis; Prob- 1. Introduction: Examples of Optimization Prob- concern about the future of our planet, its climate, ability Theory and Stochastic Processes; Statistics for lems, Historical Overview.- 2. Optimality Condi- [..] Business, Economics, Mathematical Finance, Insur- tions: Convex Sets, Inequalities, Local First- and ance Second-Order Optimality Conditions, Duality.- 3. Fields of interest Unconstrained Optimization Problems: Elementary Applications of Mathematics; Math. Applications in Target groups Search and Localization Methods, Descent Methods Earth Sciences Research with Line Search, Trust Region Methods, Conjugate Gradient Methods, Quasi-Newton Methods.- 4. Lin- Target groups Type of publication early Constrained Optimization Problems: Linear Research Contributed volume and Quadratic Optimization, Projection Methods.- Type of publication 5. Nonlinearly Constrained Optimization Methods: Handbook Available Penalty Methods, SQP Methods.- 6. Interior-Point Methods for[..] Available 2010. XXI, 1083 p. (The European Consortium for Mathematics in Fields of interest Industry, Vol. 15) Hardcover Optimization; Symbolic and Algebraic Manipula- 2010. Approx. 1005 p. 100 illus. In 2 volumes, not available sepa- 159,95 € tion; Computational Mathematics and Numerical rately. Hardcover ISBN 978-3-642-12109-8 Analysis; Computational Science and Engineering; Algebra 499,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-01545-8 Target groups Upper undergraduate

Type of publication Undergraduate textbook

Available

2010. XVIII, 402 p. 87 illus., 81 in color. (Springer Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics and Technology) Hardcover

59,95 € ISBN 978-0-387-78976-7 springer.com Mathematics 119

E.W. Gekeler, Universität Stuttgart E. Giné, University CT, Storrs, CT, USA; V. Koltchinskii, Georgia M. Grötschel, ZIB, Berlin, Germany; K. Lucas, RWTH Aachen, Ger- Institute of Technology; R. Norvaisa, Institute of Mathematics and many; V. Mehrmann, TU Berlin, Germany (Eds.) Informatics, Vilnius, Lithuania (Eds.) Mathematische Methoden zur Production Factor Mathematics Mechanik Selected Works of R.M. Dudley Ein Handbuch mit MATLAB®-Experimenten Mathematics as a production factor or driving force For almost fifty years, Richard M. Dudley has been for innovation? Those, who want to know and Das Spannungsfeld zwischen Mathematik und extremely influential in the development of several understand why mathematics is deeply involved in Mechanik bildet eine nie versiegende Quelle neuer areas of Probability. His work on Gaussian processes the design of products, the layout of production pro- Entwicklungen. Das vorliegende Lehrbuch enthält led to the understanding of the basic fact that their cesses and supply chains will find this book an indis- ein breit gefächertes Angebot klassischer The- sample boundedness and continuity should be char- pensable and rich source. Describing the interplay men von Dreikörperproblem und Kreiseltheorie acterized in terms of proper measures of complexity between mathematical and engineering sciences the bis hin zur Bifurkationstheorie, Optimierung und of their parameter spaces equipped with the intrinsic book focusses on questions like How can mathemat- Kontinuumsmechanik für elastische Körper und covariance metric. His sufficient condition for sam- ics improve to the improvement of technological Flüssigkeiten. Mit Hilfe einer großen Palette von ple continuity in terms of metric entropy is widely processes and products? What is happening already? Matlab-Programmen, die auf der Homepage des used and was proved by X. Fernique to be necessary Where are the deficits? What can we expect for the Autors zur Verfügung gestellt werden, kann der for stationary Gaussian processes, whereas its more future? 19 articles written by mixed teams of authors Leser zu jedem der behandelten Themen mathema- subtle versions (majorizing measures) were proved of engineering, industry and mathematics offer a fas- tische Experimente durchführen. Dieses Interne- by M. Talagrand to be necessary in general. Together cinating insight of the interaction between mathe- tangebot ist wesentlicher Bestandteil des Buches, with V. N. Vapnik and A. Y. Cervonenkis, R. M. matics and engineering. und die kompakte, übersichtliche Form in Matlab Dudley is a founder of the modern theory of empiri- erlaubt es vielfach, technische Details durch das Pro- cal processes in general spaces. His work on uniform Features gramm selbst zu erklären, was bei älteren Formel- central limit theorems (under bracketing entropy Mathematics as a production factor or driving force sprachen nicht möglich war. Insbesondere kann conditions and for Vapnik-Cervonenkis classes), for innovation? Those, who want to know and der Leser jedes Bild oder Diagramm selbst erzeugen greatly extends classical results that go back to A. N. understand why mathematics is deeply involved in und die Daten oder den Algorithmus nach Belieben Kolmogorov and M. D. Donsker, and[..] the design of products, the layout of production pro- abändern. cesses and supply chains will find this book an indis- Features pensable and rich source. Describing the interplay Features For almost fifty years, Richard M. Dudley has been between mathematical and engineering sciences the Aus den Besprechungen zur ersten Auflage: „Das extremely influential in the development of several book focusses on questions like - How can mathe- vorliegende Buch mit seinen zahlreichen Hinweisen areas of Probability. His work on Gaussian processes matics improve [..] zu den ausgelagerten MATLAB-Programmen macht led to the understanding of the basic fact that their den Ingenieur-orientierten Leser mit dem math- sample boundedness and continuity should be char- Contents ematischen Rüstzeug (einschließlich moderner acterized in terms of proper measures of complexity Introduction. Processes. Predictive Planning and numerischer Verfahren) bekannt, das zur Lösung of their parameter spaces equipped with the intrinsic Systematic Action - On the Control of Technical komplexer Aufgaben auf dem Gebiet der Mechanik covariance metric. His sufficient condition [..] Processes.- Data Compression, Process Optimiza- erforderlich ist. Der Mathematik-orientierte Leser tion, Aerodynamics: A Tour Through the Scales.- Contents findet darin andererseits [..] Active Flow Control - A Mathematical Challenge.- Chapter 1: Convergence in Law: Weak convergence Data Mining for the Category Management in the Contents of probabilities on nonseparable metric spaces and Retail Market.- Networks. Planning Problems in Mathematische Hilfsmittel.- Numerische Metho- empirical measures on Euclidean spaces.- Measures Public Transit.- Towards More Intelligence in Logis- den.- Optimierung.- Wackeln mit System.- Der Weg on non-separable metric spaces.- Distances of proba- tics with Mathematics.- Optimization of Com- als Ziel.- Massepunkte und starre Körper.- Stäbe bility measures and random variables.- An extended munication Networks.- Mathematics in Wireless und Balken.- Kontinuumstheorie.- Finite Elemente.- Wichura theorem, definitions of Donsker class, Communications.- Mathematics of Chip Design.- Abriss der Tensorrechnung.- Fallstudien.- Anhang. and weighted empirical distributions.- Chapter 2: Materials and Mechanics. Chances and Visions of Markov Processes: Lorentz-invariant Markov pro- Advanced Mechanics.-[..] Fields of interest cesses in relativistic phase space.- A note on Lorentz- Applications of Mathematics; Computational Mathe- invariant Markov processes.- Asymptotics of some Fields of interest matics and Numerical Analysis; Appl. Mathematics / relativistic Markov processes.- Chapter 3: Gaussian Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics Computational Methods of Engineering; Computa- Processes: The sizes of compact subsets of[..] tional Intelligence; Theoretical and Applied Mechan- Target groups ics Fields of interest Professional/practitioner Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes; Statisti- Target groups cal Theory and Methods Type of publication Upper undergraduate Collection of essays Target groups Type of publication Research Available German textbook Type of publication Collected works 2010. XIV, 402 p. Softcover Available 59,95 € Available 2010. XVIII, 645 S. (Springer-Lehrbuch Masterclass) Softcover ISBN 978-3-642-11247-8

37,34 € 2010. XXIV, 481 p. (Selected Works in Probability and Statistics) ISBN 978-3-642-14252-9 Hardcover 149,95 € ISBN 978-1-4419-5820-4 120 Mathematics springer.com

O. Güler, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA G. Kristensson, Lund University, Sweden K. Marathe, City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, USA

Foundations of Optimization Second Order Differential Topics in Physical Mathematics Equations

Special Functions and Their Classification The book gives a detailed and rigorous treatment of As many readers will know, the 20th century was a the theory of optimization (unconstrained optimiza- time when the fields of mathematics and the sciences tion, nonlinear programming, semi-infinite pro- were seen as two separate entities. Caused by the gramming, etc.) in finite-dimensional spaces. The Second Order Differential Equations presents a clas- rapid growth of the physical sciences and an increas- fundamental results of convexity theory and the the- sical piece of theory concerning hypergeometric spe- ing abstraction in mathematical research, each party, ory of duality in nonlinear programming and the cial functions as solutions of second-order linear physicists and mathematicians alike, suffered a mis- theories of linear inequalities, convex polyhedra, and differential equations. The theory is presented in an conception; not only of the opposition’s theoreti- linear programming are covered in detail. Over two entirely self-contained way, starting with an intro- cal underpinning, but of how the two subjects could hundred, carefully selected exercises should help the duction of the solution of the second-order differ- be intertwined and effectively utilized. One sub-dis- students master the material of the book and give ential equations and then focusingon the systematic cipline that played a part in the union of the two further insight. Some of the most basic results are treatment and classification of these solutions. Each subjects is Theoretical Physics. Breaking it down fur- proved in several independent ways in order to give chapter contains a set of problems which help rein- ther came the fundamental theories, Relativity and flexibility to the instructor. A separate chapter gives force the theory. Some of the preliminaries are cov- Quantum theory, and later on Yang-Mills theory. extensive treatments of three of the most basic opti- ered in appendices at the end of the book, one of Other areas to emerge in this area are those derived mization algorithms (the steepest-descent method, which provides an introduction to Poincaré-Perron from the works of Donaldson, Chern-Simons, Floer- Newton's method, the conjugate-gradient method). theory, and the appendix also contains a new way of Fukaya, and Seiberg-Witten. Aimed at a wide audi- The first chapter of the book introduces the nec- analyzing the asymptomatic behavior of solutions of ence, Physical Topics in Mathematics demonstrates essary differential calculus tools used in the book. differential equations. This textbook is appropriate how various physical theories have played a crucial Several chapters contain more advanced topics in for advanced undergraduate and graduate students role in the developments of Mathematics and in par- optimization such as[..] in Mathematics, Physics, and Engineering interested ticular, Geometric Topology. Issues are[..] in Ordinary and Partial Differntial Equations. A Features solutions manual is available online. Features The book gives a detailed and rigorous treatment of The roots of ’physical mathematics’ the theory of optimization (unconstrained optimiza- Features be traced back to the very beginning of tion, nonlinear programming, semi-infinite pro- Second Order Differential Equations presents a clas- man's attempts to understand nature. gramming, etc.) in finite-dimensional spaces. The sical piece of theory concerning hypergeometric spe- mathematics and physics were part of fundamental results of convexity theory and the the- cial functions as solutions of second-order linear what was called natural philosophy. ory of duality in nonlinear programming and the differential equations. The theory is presented in an growth of the physi- theories of linear inequalities, convex polyhedra, and entirely self-contained way, starting with an intro- sciences, aided by technological linear programming are covered in detail. Over two duction of the solution of the second-order differ- progress and increasing abstraction in mathemat- [..] ential equations and then focusingon the systematic cal research, treatment and classification of these [..] Contents Contents Calculus in Vector Spaces.- Unconstrained Opti- Contents Algebra.- Topology.- Manifolds.- Bundles and Con- mization.- Convex Analysis.- Theory of Convex Preface.- Introduction.- Basic Properties of the Solu- nections.- Characteristic Classes.- Theory of Fields, Polyhedra.- Some Basic Optimization Algorithms.- tions.- Equations of the Fuchsian Type.- Equations I: Classical.- Theory of Fields, II: Quantum and Theory of Lagrange Multipliers.- Semi-infinite Pro- with One to Four Regular Singular Points.- The Topological.- Yang-Mills-Higgs Fields.- 4-Manifold gramming.- Duality Theory and Convex Program- Hypergeometric Differential Equation.- Legendre Invariants.- 3-Manifold Invariants.- Knot and Link ming.- References.- Index. Functions and Related Functions.- Confluent Hyper- Invariants.- Dictionary of Terminology.- Histori- geometric Functions.- Heun's Differential Equation.- cal and Biographical Notes.- Categories and Chain Fields of interest The Gamma Function and Related Functions.- Dif- Complexes.- Operator Theory. Optimization; Calculus of Variations and Optimal ference Equations.- Partial Fractions.- Circles and Control; Optimization; Operations Research, Mathe- Ellipses in the Complex Plane.- Elementary and Spe- Fields of interest matical Programming; Applications of Mathematics cial Functions.- Notation.- Bibliography.- Index. Differential Geometry; Manifolds and Cell Com- plexes (incl. Diff. Topology); Topology; Field Theory Target groups Fields of interest and Polynomials; Global Analysis and Analysis on Graduate Ordinary Differential Equations; Special Functions; Manifolds Functions of a Complex Variable; Difference and Type of publication Functional Equations Target groups Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook Professional/practitioner Target groups Available Graduate Type of publication Monograph Type of publication 2010. XVIII, 439 p. (Graduate Texts in Mathematics, Vol. 258) Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook Hardcover Available

59,95 € Available 2010. XXII, 26 p. 6 illus., 3 in color. Hardcover ISBN 978-0-387-34431-7 2010. XIV, 216 p. 62 illus., 31 in color. Hardcover 89,95 € ISBN 978-1-84882-938-1 49,95 € ISBN 978-1-4419-7019-0 springer.com Mathematics 121

D. Mumford, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA; A. Neeman, G. Naldi, Università di Milano, Italy; L. Pareschi, Università di Fer- E. Platen, University of Technology Sidney, Broadway, Australia; Australian National University, Canberra, Australia; C.-L. Chai, rara, Italy; G. Toscani, Università di Pavia, Italy (Eds.) N. Bruti-Liberati, University of Technology Sidney, Broadway, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; T. Shiota, Australia Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan (Eds.) Mathematical Modeling of Numerical Solution of Stochastic Selected Papers Collective Behavior in Socio- Economic and Life Sciences Differential Equations with Jumps Volume II: On Algebraic Geometry, including Correspondence in Finance with Grothendieck

Mathematical modeling using dynamical systems In financial and actuarial modeling and other areas From the reviews of Volume I: "I am quite happy and partial differential equations is now playing of application, stochastic differential equations with to keep this volume on my shelf, and I will surely an increasing role in the understanding of com- jumps have been employed to describe the dynam- find many more seeds in it that grew so large that plex multi-scale phenomena. Behavior in seemingly ics of various state variables. The numerical solu- by now their origins are hard to recognize." Janos different areas such as sociology, economics, and tion of such equations is more complex than that of Kollar, Bulletin of the AMS. "... a highly valuable the life sciences can be described by closely related those only driven by Wiener processes, described in and welcome collection for every researcher in the models. Using examples from financial markets Kloeden & Platen: Numerical Solution of Stochas- field. … Further generations of researchers in this and modern warfare to the flocking of birds and the tic Differential Equations (1992). The present mono- field, graduate students, mathematical physicists, swarming of bacteria, the collected research in this graph builds on the above-mentioned work and and mathematical historians will profit a great deal volume demonstrates the common methodologi- provides an introduction to stochastic differential from this collection of selected papers..." Werner cal approaches and tools for modeling and simulat- equations with jumps, in both theory and applica- Kleinert, Zentralblatt MATH. These 30+ articles ing collective behavior. The topics presented point tion, emphasizing the numerical methods needed to span the years from 1961-1980 while David Mum- toward new and challenging frontiers of applied solve such equations. It presents many new results ford was an active researcher in the area of algebraic mathematics, making the volume a useful reference on higher-order methods for scenario and Monte geometry. While Volume I was very successful, there text for applied mathematicians, physicists, biolo- Carlo simulation, including implicit, predictor cor- were papers which were left out, and will now be gists, and economists involved in the modeling of rector, extrapolation, Markov chain and variance included here, such as Mumford's paper with Pierre socio-economic systems. reduction methods, stressing the importance of their Deligne, The Irreducibility of the space of curves of Features numerical stability. Furthermore, it includes chapters given genus (1969). Mumford's correspondence with Mathematical modeling using dynamical systems on exact simulation, estimation and filtering. Besides Grothendieck will also be included. and partial differential equations is now playing an serving as a basic text on quantitative methods, it[..] Features increasing role in the understanding of complex Features From the reviews of Volume I: "I am quite happy to multi-scale phenomena. Behavior in seemingly dif- In financial and actuarial modeling and other areas keep this volume on my shelf, and I will surely find ferent areas such as sociology, economics, and the of application, stochastic differential equations with many more seeds in it that grew so large that by now life sciences can be described by closely related mod- jumps have been employed to describe the dynamics their origins are hard to recognize." Janos Kollar, els. Systems made out of a large enough number of of various state variables. The numerical solution of Bulletin of the AMS. "... a highly valuable and wel- individual members can be said to exhibit a collec- such equations is more complex than that of those come collection for every researcher in the field. … tive behavior, [..] only driven by Wiener processes, described in Kloe- Further generations of researchers in this field, grad- Contents den & Platen: Numerical Solution of Stochastic Dif- uate students, mathematical [..] Part I. Economic modelling and financial markets.- ferential Equations (1992). The present monograph Fields of interest Agent-based models of economic interactions.- On [..] Algebraic Geometry; Number Theory kinetic asset exchange models and beyond: microe- conomic formulation, trade network and all that.- Contents Target groups Microscopic and kinetic models in financial mar- Preface.- Suggestions for the Reader.- Basic Nota- Research kets.- A mathematical theory for wealth distribu- tion.- Motivation and Brief Survey.- 1. SDEs with tion.- Tolstoy's dream and the quest for statistical Jumps.- 2. Exact Simulation of Solutions of SDEs.- Type of publication equilibrium in economics and the social sciences.- 3. Benchmark Approach to Finance.- 4. Stochastic Collected works Part II. Social modelling and opinion formation.- Expansions.- 5. Introduction to Scenario Simula- New perspectives in the equilibrium statistical tion.- 6. Regular Strong Taylor Approximations.- Available mechanics approach to social and economic sci- 7. Regular Strong Itô Approximations.- 8. Jump- ences.- Kinetic modelling of complex socio-eco- Adapted Strong Approximations.- 9. Estimating nomic[..] Discretely Observed Diffusions.- 10. Filtering.- 11. 2010. Approx. 770 p. Hardcover Monte Carlo Simulation of SDEs.- 12. Regular Weak Fields of interest Taylor Approximations.- 3. Jump-Adapted Weak 79,95 € Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathemat- Approximations.- 14. Numerical Stability.- 15. Mar- ISBN 978-0-387-72491-1 ics; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Com- tingale[..] plexity; Partial Differential Equations; Mathematical Biology in General; Quantitative Finance; Game Fields of interest Theory / Mathematical Methods Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes; Statis- tics for Business, Economics, Mathematical Finance, Target groups Insurance; Quantitative Finance Research Target groups Type of publication Graduate Contributed volume Type of publication Available Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook

Available 2010. X, 438 p. 98 illus. (Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering and Technology) Hardcover 2010. XXVI, 856 p. (Stochastic Modelling and Applied Probability, 89,95 € Vol. 64) Hardcover ISBN 978-0-8176-4945-6 69,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-12057-2 122 Mathematics springer.com

S. Rebennack, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, USA; A. Romano, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II," Napoli, M. Sabin, Numerical Geometry Ltd, United Kingdom P.M. Pardalos, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; M.V.F. Italy; A. Marasco, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II," Pereira, PSR, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; N.A. Iliadis, EnerCoRD, Napoli, Italy Athens, Greece (Eds.) Analysis and Design of Univariate Continuum Mechanics Subdivision Schemes Handbook of Power Systems II Advanced Topics and Research Trends This book covers the theory of subdivision curves Energy is one of the world`s most challenging prob- in detail, which is a prerequisite for that of subdi- lems, and power systems are an important aspect of This book offers a broad overview of the potential vision surfaces. The book reports on the currently energy related issues. This handbook contains state- of continuum mechanics to describe a wide range known ways of analysing a subdivision scheme (i.e. of-the-art contributions on power systems model- of macroscopic phenomena in real-world prob- measuring criteria which might be important for the ing and optimization. The book is separated into lems. Building on the fundamentals presented in the application of a scheme to a given context). It then two volumes with six sections, which cover the most authors’ previous book, Continuum Mechanics using goes on to consider how those analyses can be used important areas of energy systems. The first volume Mathematica®, this new work explores interesting in reverse to design a scheme best matching the par- covers the topics operations planning and expansion models of continuum mechanics, with an emphasis ticular criteria for a given application. The book is planning while the second volume focuses on trans- on exploring the flexibility of their applications in presented in an accessible fashion, even for those mission and distribution modeling, forecasting in a wide variety of fields. Aimed at advanced gradu- whose mathematics is a tool to be used, not a way energy, energy auctions and markets, as well as risk ate students, applied mathematicians, mathematical of life. It should provide the reader with a full and management. The contributions are authored by rec- physicists, and engineers, the work will be an excel- deep understanding of the state-of-the-art in subdi- ognized specialists in their fields and consist in either lent self-study reference or supplementary textbook vision analysis, and separate sections on mathemat- state-of-the-art reviews or examinations of state-of- in graduate-level courses focusing on advanced top- ical techniques provide revision for those needing the-art developments. The articles are not purely the- ics and research trends in continuum mechanics. it. The book will be of great interest to those start- oretical, but instead also discuss specific applications ing to do research in CAD/CAE. It will also appeal to Features in power systems. those lecturing in this subject and industrial workers This book offers a broad overview of the potential implementing these methods. Features of continuum mechanics to describe a wide range Energy is one of the world`s most challenging prob- of macroscopic phenomena in real-world prob- Features lems, and power systems are an important aspect of lems. Building on the fundamentals presented in the This book covers the theory of subdivision curves in energy related issues. This handbook contains state- authors’ previous book, Continuum Mechanics using detail, which is a prerequisite for that of subdivision of-the-art contributions on power systems model- Mathematica®, this new work explores interesting surfaces. The book reports on the currently known ing and optimization. The book is separated into models of continuum mechanics, with an emphasis ways of analysing a subdivision scheme (i.e. measur- two volumes with six sections, which cover the most on exploring the flexibility of their applications in a ing criteria which might be important for the appli- important areas of energy systems. The first volume wide [..] cation of a scheme to a given context). It then goes covers the topics operations planning and expansion on to consider how those analyses can be used in Contents [..] reverse to design a scheme best matching the [..] Preface.- Nonlinear Elasticity.- Micropolar Elastic- Contents ity.- Continuous Systems with Nonmaterial Inter- Contents Transmission and Distribution Modelling.- Forecast- face.- Phase Equilibrium.- Stationary and Time- Introduction.- Part I. Prependices.- Part II. Drama- ing in Energy.- Energy Auctions and Markets.- Risk Dependent Phase Changes.- An Introduction to tis Personae.- Part III. Analyses.- Part IV. Design.- Management. Mixture Theory.- Electromagnetism in Matter.- Part V. Implementation.- Part VI. Appendices.- Ref- Introduction to Magnetofluid Dynamics.- Continua erences.- Index. Fields of interest with an Interface and Micromagnetism.- Relativistic Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control; Opti- Continuous Systems.- Appendix A: A Brief Introduc- Fields of interest mization; Operation Research / Decision Theory; tion to Weak Solutions.- Appendix B: Elements of Visualization; Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, Energy Technology Surface Geometry.- Appendix C: First-Order PDE.- CAE) and Design; Computer Graphics; Simulation Appendix D: The Tensor Character of Some Physical and Modeling; Numerical Analysis; Geometry Target groups Quantities.- References.- Index. Research Target groups Fields of interest Graduate Type of publication Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics; Handbook Mechanics; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics Type of publication of Materials; Applications of Mathematics; Theoreti- Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook Available cal, Mathematical and Computational Physics; Theo- retical and Applied Mechanics Available

2010. XX, 500 p. (Energy Systems, Vol.) Hardcover Target groups Graduate 2010. XIV, 200 p. 100 illus., 50 in color. (Geometry and Comput- 139,95 € ing, Vol. 6) Hardcover ISBN 978-3-642-12685-7 Type of publication 49,95 € Monograph ISBN 978-3-642-13647-4

Available

2010. XII, 348 p. 39 illus. (Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering and Technology) Hardcover

89,95 € ISBN 978-0-8176-4869-5 springer.com Mathematics 123

J. Stillwell, Department of Mathematics, University of San Fran- G.F. Torres del Castillo, Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, México F. Xhafa, Technical University of Catalonia, Department of Lan- cisco, San Francisco, CA 94117-1080 USA guages & Informatics Systems, Barcelona, Spain; L. Barolli, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Department of Information Spinors in Four-Dimensional Spaces and Communication Engineering, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan; Mathematics and Its History P.J. Papajorgji, University of Florida, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 303 Weil Hall, Gainesville, Florida, USA (Eds.) Without using the customary Clifford algebras fre- From the reviews of the second edition:"This book quently studied in connection with the represen- Complex Intelligent Systems and covers many interesting topics not usually covered tations of orthogonal groups, this book gives an in a present day undergraduate course, as well as cer- elementary introduction to the two-component Their Applications tain basic topics such as the development of the cal- spinor formalism for four-dimensional spaces with culus and the solution of polynomial equations. The any signature. Some of the useful applications of fact that the topics are introduced in their histori- four-dimensional spinors, such as Yang–Mills the- "Complex Intelligent Systems and Applications" cal contexts will enable students to better appreciate ory, are derived in detail using illustrative examples. presents the most up-to-date advances in complex, and understand the mathematical ideas involved...If Key topics and features: • Uniform treatment of the software intensive and intelligent systems. Each one constructs a list of topics central to a history spinor formalism for four-dimensional spaces of self-contained chapter is the contribution of distin- course, then they would closely resemble those cho- any signature, not only the usual signature (+ + + #) guished experts in areas of research relevant to the sen here."(David Parrott, Australian Mathematical employed in relativity • Examples taken from Rie- study of complex, intelligent, and software intensive Society)This third edition includes new chapters on mannian geometry and special or general relativity systems. These contributions focus on the resolu- simple groups and combinatorics, and new sections are discussed in detail, emphasizing the usefulness of tion of complex problems from areas of networking, on several topics, including the Poincare conjecture. the two-component spinor formalism • Exercises in optimization and artificial intelligence. The book is The book has also been enriched by added exercises. each chapter • The relationship of Clifford algebras divided into three parts focusing on complex intel- and Dirac four-component spinors is established ligent network systems, efficient resource manage- Features • Applications of the two-component formalism, ment in complex systems, and artificial data mining From the reviews of the second edition:"This book focusing mainly on general relativity, are presented systems. Through the presentation of these diverse covers many interesting topics not usually covered in the context of actual computations Spinors in[..] in a present day undergraduate course, as well as cer- areas of application, the volume provides insights tain basic topics such as the development of the cal- Features into the multidisciplinary nature of complex prob- culus and the solution of polynomial equations. The Without using the customary Clifford algebras fre- lems. Throughout the entire book, special emphasis fact that the topics are introduced in their historical quently studied in connection with the represen- is placed on optimization and efficiency in resource contexts will enable students to better appreciate and tations of orthogonal groups, this book gives an management, network interaction, and intelligent understand the mathematical ideas [..] elementary introduction to the two-component system design. This book presents the most recent spinor formalism for four-dimensional spaces with interdisciplinary results in this area of research[..] Contents any signature. Some of the useful applications of Features Preface to the Third Edition.- Preface to the Second four-dimensional spinors, such as Yang–Mills the- "Complex Intelligent Systems and Their Applica- Edition.- Preface to the First Edition.- The Theorem ory, are derived in detail using illustrative examples. tions" presents the most up-to-date advances in- of Pythagoras.- Greek Geometry.- Greek Number

2010. XIII, 271 p. 120 illus., 60 in color. (Springer Optimization and Its Applications, Vol. 41) Hardcover 124 Medicine springer.com

89,95 € L. Cummings, Nottingham Trent University, UK ISBN 978-1-4419-1635-8 Medicine Rethinking the BSE Crisis

G.J. Criner, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, A Study of Scientific Reasoning under Uncertainty PA, USA; R.E. Barnette, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; G.E. D'Alonzo, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA (Eds.) In 1986, the emergence of a novel brain disease in British cattle presented a unique challenge to scien- Critical Care Study Guide tists. How that challenge was addressed has been the Text and Review subject of a public inquiry and numerous academic studies conducted to date. However, none of these investigations has sought to examine the reasoning of scientists during this critical period in the public The second edition of this best-selling study guide health of the UK. Using concepts and techniques in and text covers all aspects of critical care medicine. informal logic, argumentation and fallacy theory, Written by a diverse group of physicians and health this study reconstructs and evaluates the reasoning care personnel, it is of interest to all professionals of scientists in the ten-year period between 1986 and who care for the ICU patient. The unique format 1996. Specifically, a form of presumptive reasoning includes key points highlighted in the margins for is described in which extensive use is made of argu- quick reference and self-assessment questions and ments traditionally identified as informal fallacies. answers at the end of each chapter. The text is sup- In the context of the adverse epistemic conditions ported by case studies, tables, and numerous illustra- that confronted scientists during the BSE epidemic, tions that detail key procedures. The new edition has these arguments were anything but fallacious, serv- been revised substantially to reflect the most current ing instead to confer a number of epistemic gains research and guidelines, and new chapters have been upon scientific inquiry. This book argues for a closer added to make this the most practical and compre- integration of philosophy[..] hensive study guide and text available today. Features Features In 1986, the emergence of a novel brain disease in The second edition of this best-selling study guide British cattle presented a unique challenge to scien- and text covers all aspects of critical care medicine. tists. How that challenge was addressed has been the Written by a diverse group of physicians and health subject of a public inquiry and numerous academic care personnel, it is of interest to all professionals studies conducted to date. However, none of these who care for the ICU patient. The unique format investigations has sought to examine the reasoning includes key points highlighted in the margins for of scientists during this critical period in the public quick reference and self-assessment questions and health of the UK. Using concepts and techniques in answers at the end of each chapter. The text is [..] [..]

Fields of interest Contents Intensive / Critical Care Medicine; Internal Acknowledgements.- Preface.- 1. BSE – A LEAP Medicine; Geriatrics / Gerontology; Emergency INTO THE UNKNOWN.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Medicine Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies.- 1.3 The BSE Knowledge Problem.- Notes.- 2 THE SCI- Target groups ENTIFIC CHALLENGE.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 The Professional/practitioner Current Paradigm in Epidemiology.- 2.3 Early Epi- Type of publication demiological Investigations.- Notes.- 3 ARGUING Professional book THROUGH UNCERTAINTY.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Presumption and Science.- 3.3 Presumption and Uncertainty Management.- 3.4 Presumption, Available Reasoning and Fallacies.- Notes.- 4 GOOD ARGU- MENTS DURING THE BSE INQUIRY.- 4.1 Intro- 2010. XXII, 1267 p. 700 illus., 350 in color. Softcover duction.- 4.2 The Early Years: 1986 to 1989.- 4.3[..]

69,95 € Fields of interest ISBN 978-0-387-77327-8 Medicine (general); Logic; Epidemiology; Epistemol- ogy; Philosophy of Science

Target groups Research

Type of publication Monograph

Available

2010. XV, 242 p. Hardcover

149,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-9503-9 springer.com Medicine 125

B.G. Czito, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; C.G. Willett, Duke D. Elstein, Gaucher Clinic, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, A.M. Esquinas, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain (Ed.) University, Durham, NC, USA (Eds.) Jerusalem, Israel; G. Altarescu, Genetics Unit, Shaare Zedek Medi- cal Center, Jerusalem, Israel; M. Beck, Children's Hospital, Univer- sity of Mainz, Mainz, Germany (Eds.) Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation Rectal Cancer Theory, Equipment, and Clinical Applications International Perspectives on Multimodality Management Fabry Disease

Noninvasive mechanical ventilation is an effective This cutting-edge book delivers state of the art infor- Fabry disease is an X-linked inborn error of technique for the management of patients with acute mation on the evaluation and management of rectal metabolism wherein deficiency of a lysosomal or chronic respiratory failure. This comprehensive cancer. Covering the spectrum of clinical manage- enzyme results in systemic deposition of glycosph- and up-to-date book explores all aspects of the sub- ment information from initial evaluation and stag- ingolipids. Storage deposition, and hence pathologi- ject. The opening sections are devoted to theory and ing, to advances and controversies in management, cal disease, occurs preferentially in renal glomerular equipment, with detailed attention to the use of full- to survivor outcomes, sphincter preservation and and tubular epithelial cells, myocardial cells, heart face masks or helmets, the range of available ven- quality of life, it is a comprehensive resource for valve fibrocytes, neurons of dorsal root ganglia, and tilators, and patient-ventilator interactions. Clini- this rapidly changing field. Surgery, radiation ther- in endothelial smooth muscle cells of blood vessels. cal applications are then considered in depth in a apy, and chemotherapy, radiology, endoscopy, and Thus, Fabry disease is a multi-system disorder, albeit series of chapters that address the use of noninva- pathology are fully explored, including the use of with considerable phenotypic heterogeneity in onset sive mechanical ventilation in chronic settings and both novel and contemporary approaches in each of and in severity; however, it is progressive, exhibits in critical care, both within and outside of inten- these disciplines. With examination of clinical trials extensive morbidity, and is life-threatening. Within sive care units. Due attention is also paid to weaning in the United States and Europe, this book features the past two decades, there has been a radical change from conventional mechanical ventilation, poten- the unique insights of a cadre of world renowned in the natural course Fabry disease by virtue of the tial complications, intraoperative applications, and specialists. Rectal Cancer: International Perspectives availability of specific enzyme replacement therapy. staff training. The closing chapters examine uses of on Multimodality Management is an engaging dis- Moreover, there has been a concerted effort to bet- noninvasive mechanical ventilation in neonatal and cussion of current and future directions. This book is ter understand the underlying pathology and equally pediatric care. This book, written by internationally necessary reading for medical, surgical, and radiation to identify patients prior to the onset of irreversible recognized experts, will be an invaluable guide for oncologists as well as pathologists, radiologists, and end-organ damage. It is to be hoped that the future both clinicians and researchers. gastroenterologists treating[..] for patients with Fabry[..] Features Features Features Noninvasive mechanical ventilation is an effective This cutting-edge book delivers state of the art infor- Fabry disease is an X-linked inborn error of technique for the management of patients with acute mation on the evaluation and management of rectal metabolism wherein deficiency of a lysosomal or chronic respiratory failure due to a variety of dis- cancer. Covering the spectrum of clinical manage- enzyme results in systemic deposition of glycosph- orders. This comprehensive and up-to-date book ment from initial evaluation and staging, to advances ingolipids. Storage deposition, and hence pathologi- explores all aspects of the subject. The opening sec- and controversies in management, to survivor out- cal disease, occurs preferentially in renal glomerular tions are devoted to theory and equipment, with comes, sphincter preservation and quality of life, it is and tubular epithelial cells, myocardial cells, heart detailed attention to the use of full-face masks or hel- a comprehensive resource for this rapidly changing valve fibrocytes, neurons of dorsal root ganglia, and mets, the range of available ventilators, and [..] field. Surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, [..] in endothelial smooth muscle cells of blood vessels. Thus, [..] Contents Contents Interface technology in critical care settings.- Ven- Introduction.- Clinical Staging: Endoscopic Tech- Contents tilatory modes and ventilators: Theory, technology, niques.- Clinical Staging: CT and MRI.- Surgery: Introduction.- Dedication page.- Fabry Disease – An and equipment.- Patient-ventilator interactions.- Local Excision.- Surgery: Total Mesorectal Excision Overview.- Fabry Disease – A patient perspective.- Monitoring and complications.- Chronic applica- and Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection.- Surgery: Part I Pre-Clinical.- 1. Molecular genetics of Fabry tions of noninvasive mechanical ventilation and Abdominoperineal Resection, Low-Anterior Resec- disease and genotype-phenotype correlation.- 2. The related issues.- Critical care applications of nonin- tion and Beyond.- Surgery: T4 and Recurrent Rec- structure of human #-galactosidase A and implica- vasive mechanical ventilation and related issues.- tal Cancer.- Surgery: Metastatic Disease.- Rectal tions for Fabry Disease.- 3. Subcellular, cellular and The role of sedation.- Weaning from conventional Carcinoma: Surgical and Ablative Management of organ pathology of Fabry disease.- 4. Biochemistry of mechanical ventilation and postextubation failure.- Liver Metastases.-Surgical Pathology.-Chemother- Fabry disease.- 5. Clinical relevant examples of geno- Intraoperative and postoperative indications for apy: Concurrent Delivery with Radiation Ther- type-phenotype correlation.- 6. Laboratory diagnosis noninvasive mechanical ventilation.- Noninvasive apy.- Chemotherapy: Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant of Fabry disease.- 7. Biomarkers for Fabry Disease.- mechanical ventilation in neonates and children. Approaches.-Chemotherapy: Metastatic Dis- 8. Fabry disease case finding studies in high-risk ease.-Radiation therapy:[..] populations.- 9.[..] Fields of interest Emergency Services; Intensive / Critical Care Fields of interest Fields of interest Medicine; Pneumology/Respiratory System; Pedi- Oncology; Surgical Oncology; Colorectal Surgery; Metabolic Diseases; Human Genetics atrics Radiotherapy Target groups Target groups Target groups Research Professional/practitioner Professional/practitioner Type of publication Type of publication Type of publication Contributed volume Monograph Contributed volume Available Available Available

2010. XXXVII, 512 p. Hardcover 2010. XIV, 402 p. 52 illus., 23 in color. Hardcover 2010. XII, 316 p. 54 illus., 27 in color. (Current Clinical Oncology) Hardcover 149,95 € 129,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-9032-4 ISBN 978-3-642-11364-2 139,95 € ISBN 978-1-60761-566-8 126 Medicine springer.com

Th.J. Fogarty, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, L. Folio, Associate Professor, Radiology and Radiological Sci- J.J. Goldberger, Northwestern University Feinberg School of USA; R.A. White, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA ences, Associate Professor, Military and Emergency Medicine, Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA; J. Ng, Northwestern University Fein- (Eds.) Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, berg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA (Eds.) MD, USA Peripheral Endovascular Practical Signal and Image Interventions Combat Radiology Processing in Clinical Cardiology Diagnostic Imaging of Blast and Ballistic Injuries

This book is a comprehensive review of the rapidly Modern signal and image acquisition systems used advancing field of endovascular therapy, written by Combat Radiology provides unique insights into a in the field of cardiology acquire, analyze, and store internationally recognized authorities in the field, military radiologist’s role in the modern battlefield data digitally. Surface electrocardiography, intra-car- many of whom are the innovators of the techniques environment. Drawing on his recent experiences in diac electrogram recording, echocardiograms, x-ray, and devices involved. Broad in scope, topics cov- Iraq, Col. Les Folio, a retired air force radiologist magnetic resonance imaging, and computed tomog- ered range from how to obtain training in approved and flight surgeon with over twenty years of service, raphy are among the modalities in the cardiology endovascular techniques to promising new lines of presents a comprehensive introduction to diagnos- field where signal processing is applied. Digital signal investigational therapies. Reflecting the operative tic imaging technology for the deployed military processing techniques allow us to automate many of nature of many of the new endovascular therapies, physician. Topics in the book include descriptions of the analyses that had previously been done manually this book is somewhat unique for an endovascular imaging capabilities of hospitals in deployed military with greater precision, accuracy and speed, as well as text in the strong representation of surgeons among bases in combat zones; practical imaging techniques detect features and patterns in data that may be too its authors. Purpose: The purpose is to train and and terminology associated with penetrating/per- subtle to observe by eye. As more cardiologists are update physicians with diverse levels of experience forating blast and ballistic injuries; recent medical becoming more reliant on such technology, a basic and from a variety of specialties in established, new, advances on the battlefield; and the changing role understanding of digital signals and the techniques and still evolving endovascular techniques. Given the of imaging modalities in combat situations. Addi- used to extract information from these signals are wide variation in expertise among different special- tionally, specific anatomic and pathologic imaging required. ties interested in performing these procedures, and cases from combat situations are presented, includ- acknowledging that different specialties lack skill in ing traumatic brain injury, chest, abdomen/pelvis, Features different aspects of various procedures, a book such and skeletal trauma. Combat Radiology will appeal Modern signal and image acquisition systems used as this is badly needed. The goals[..] not only to military radiologists and surgeons, but in the field of cardiology acquire, analyze, and store also to civilian emergency[..] data digitally. Surface electrocardiography, intra-car- Features diac electrogram recording, echocardiograms, x-ray, This book is a comprehensive review of the rapidly Features magnetic resonance imaging, and computed tomog- advancing field of endovascular therapy, written by Combat Radiology provides unique insights into a raphy are among the modalities in the cardiology internationally recognized authorities in the field, military radiologist’s role in the modern battlefield field where signal processing is applied. Digital signal many of whom are the innovators of the techniques environment. Drawing on his recent experiences in processing techniques allow us to automate many [..] and devices involved. Broad in scope, topics cov- Iraq, Col. Les Folio, a retired air force radiologist ered range from how to obtain training in approved and flight surgeon with over twenty years of service, Contents endovascular techniques to promising new lines of presents a comprehensive introduction to diagnostic Section 1: Basic signal processing and techniques: investigational therapies. Reflecting the operative [..] imaging technology for the deployed military physi- Digital signals and images.-Differentiation and inte- cian. Topics in the book include descriptions [..] gration.-Signal averaging.-Data compression.-Fre- Contents quency domain.-Wavelets.-Pattern matching.- From the contents Part I. Introduction.- Part II. Contents Section 2: Applications to clinical cardiology: Sur- Components of an Endovascular Practice.- Part III. Deployment Preparation and Battlefield Challenges face ECG.-Intra-cardiac electrograms.-Echocardio- Facilities and Equipment for Endovascular Interven- for the Radiologist.- Echelons of Care: Radiology gram.-CT and MRI.-The catheterization lab.-Nuclear tion.- Part IV. Endovascular Instrumentation and Capabilities and Staffing at Various Locations.- cardiology.-Holter monitoring. Devices.- Part V. Specialized Endovascular Tech- Significant Medical Advances on the Battlefield.- niques.- Index. Imaging Advances in Deployed Combat Hospitals.- Fields of interest Overview and Unique Terms of Deployed Military Cardiology; Signal, Image and Speech Processing; Fields of interest Combat Hospitals.- Damage Control Radiology.- Imaging / Radiology; Diagnostic Radiology; Internal Vascular Surgery; General Surgery; Interventional Imaging Procedures and Protocols.- Wound Bal- Medicine Radiology; Cardiology listics: New Role of Imaging.- Blast Injuries.- Spe- cific anatomic / pathologic concepts and cases.- Target groups Target groups Traumatic Brain Injury: Severity Spectrum.- Ocular Professional/practitioner Professional/practitioner Injuries.- Spine.- Chest.- Abdomen.- Severe Extrem- Type of publication ity[..] Type of publication Professional book Professional book Fields of interest Imaging / Radiology; Diagnostic Radiology Available Available Target groups 2010. XV, 400 p. 50 illus., 25 in color. Hardcover Professional/practitioner 2010. XIX, 746 p. 360 illus., 180 in color. Hardcover 139,95 € 149,95 € Type of publication ISBN 978-1-84882-514-7 ISBN 978-1-4419-1386-9 Professional book

Available

2010. 250 p. 332 illus., 166 in color. Hardcover

79,95 € ISBN 978-1-4419-5853-2 springer.com Medicine 127

E. Henquinet, F. Strutz, KfH Kuratorium für Dialyse und Nieren- M. Hermann, Kaiserin-Elisabeth-Spital Wien Available transplantation e. V., Wiesbaden (Eds.)

Schilddrüsenchirurgie - 2011. XIV, 297 S. 243 Abb. in Farbe. Hardcover 1. Online-Symposium CKD-MBD Qualitätsindikatoren und 90,86 € Ergebnisqualität, Diagnosen und ISBN 978-3-7091-0396-8 Diese DVD enthält die Verfilmung des ersten Operationsstrategie im Wandel der nephrologischen Online-Symposiums, dem Sie Zeit, Komplikationsmanagement, bequem aus Ihrer Praxis oder von zuhause aus fol- gen können. Unter dem Vorsitz von Professor Strutz aktuelle Standards und Leitlinien erwarten Sie interessante Vorträge von Herrn Dr. an über 30.000 Operationen der Jahre 1979-2008 aus dem Brandenburg, Herrn Professor Ritz und Herrn Dr. Kaiserin Elisabeth Spital der Stadt Wien Coll. Die Vorträge enthalten aktuelle Erkenntnisse zu chronischen Nierenerkrankungen, zu CKD-MBD und zur VDR-Aktivierung. Das Buch stellt die Schilddrüsenchirurgie anhand Features der Erfahrungswerte von über 30.000 Operationen Diese DVD enthält die Verfilmung des ersten im Kaiserin Elisabeth-Spital der Stadt Wien dar. nephrologischen Online-Symposiums, dem Sie Es vermittelt Einblick in die Entstehung des Zen- bequem aus Ihrer Praxis oder von zuhause aus fol- trums, den Gestaltenwandel der Diagnosen und gen können. Unter dem Vorsitz von Professor Strutz OP-Verfahren sowie die schrittweise Steigerung erwarten Sie interessante Vorträge von Herrn Dr. der Ergebnisqualität einer unterschätzten „Rou- Brandenburg, Herrn Professor Ritz und Herrn Dr. tineoperation“. 186 Abbildungen zeigen Diagno- Coll. Die Vorträge enthalten aktuelle Erkenntnisse severfahren und operative Situationen, ergänzt zu chronischen Nierenerkrankungen, zu CKD-MBD durch Skizzen und Fallbeispiele. Anleitungen zur und zur VDR-Aktivierung. modernen Schilddrüsenchirurgie mit vielen Tipps des erfahrenen Autors sowie Standards (SOP) und Fields of interest Leitlinien komplettieren die Orientierungshilfe. Nephrology Grafiken und Tabellen veranschaulichen die präzise Definierbarkeit von Qualitätsindikatoren und - Target groups messung, umfassende Daten sind Grundlage eines Professional/practitioner ausführlichen Benchmarkings. Das Werk vermittelt wertvolle Anregungen für Ärzte und Führungskräfte Type of publication im Gesundheitswesen - in Patientenversorgung, Proceedings Qualitätsarbeit, Ökonomie, Politik - die im chirur- gischen Bereich an Qualitätsmanagement interessiert Available sind.

Features 2011. DVD. Jewel case Dieses Werk beschreibt die Schilddrüsenchirurgie approx. 4,16 € anhand der Erfahrungswerte von über 30.000 ISBN 978-3-642-15309-9 Operationen der letzten 30 Jahre im Kaiserin Elisabeth-Spital der Stadt Wien und vermittelt einen umfassenden Einblick in die Entstehung des Zentrums, den Gestaltenwandel der Diagnosen und Operationsverfahren sowie die schrittweise Steigerung der Ergebnisqualität einer unterschätzten „Routineoperation“. An 186 Photos [..]

Contents I Überblick „Qualität“ – Die Ergebnisqualität als ein maßgeblicher Faktor im Krankenhaus II Ergebnisqualität in der Schilddrüsenchirurgie und BegriffsdefinitionenIII Ergebnisqualität am Kaiserin Elisabeth Spital als Teil des EFQM-Mod- ells IV Die Entstehung eines Kompetenzzentrums – Wie das Kaiserin Elisabeth Spital zum „Kropfspi- tal“ wurde V Die Jahre von 1918 bis 2008: 75.969 Schilddrüsenoperationen im Überblick VI Die Jahre von 1979 bis 2008: 30.142 Schilddrüsenoperationen –Diagnosen und Operationsstrategie im Wandel der ZeitMorbidität und Mortalität im internationalen Vergleich1. Der[..]

Fields of interest Surgery; Health Administration; Surgical Oncology; Endocrinology

Target groups Professional/practitioner

Type of publication Monograph 128 Medicine springer.com

J.H. Kan, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, R. Kreienberg, Universität Ulm; V. Möbus, Städtische Kliniken G. Liney USA; P.K. Kleinman, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA Frankfurt a. M.-Höchst; W. Jonat, Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, Kiel; T. Kühn, Klinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Esslingen (Eds.) MRI from A to Z Pediatric and Adolescent A Definitive Guide for Medical Professionals Musculoskeletal MRI Mammakarzinom

A Case-Based Approach Interdisziplinär This second edition of Gary Liney’s MRI from A- Z, much expanded from the first edition, is both a reflection of and an apt companion for the dramatic Pediatric and Adolescent Musculoskeletal MRI: A Hilfreiches Buch für jeden Arzt der Patientinnen growth of the field of MRI. The MRI-trainee to the Case-Based Approach is a user-friendly resource mit Mammakarzinom behandelt. Spezialisten aller most seasoned practitioner in MRI will find this A-Z that covers more than a hundred MRI cases of com- Fachdisziplinen besprechen umfassend alle Aspekte of the field, with 1,300 entries and 100 illustrations, monly encountered and unusual pediatric condi- des Krankheitsbildes. Ärzte aus Klink und Praxis an indispensable reference tool. Providing the reader tions, including the rapidly growing area of sports finden aktuelles Wissen von Epidemiologie und with concise, clear and eloquent definitions of MRI injuries in older children and adolescents. Each case Molekularbiologie, über Diagnostik und Therapie terminology, this book is both highly practical and a is presented as an unknown, and the progression bis hin zu Nachsorge und Rehabilitation. Praxis- pleasure to read. from initial findings to diagnosis, discussion, illus- nah werden diagnostisches Vorgehen, operative und trated differential considerations, and orthopedic Strahlentherapie, adjuvante sowie Hormontherapie Features perspectives make this book ideal for self-education. dargestellt. Ebenso sind Informationen zu wichtigen This second edition of Gary Liney’s MRI from A- With nearly a thousand images to complement clear, Medikamenten, plastischer Chirurgie, Schmerzbe- Z, much expanded from the first edition, is both a concise text, this reference is a unique and useful tool handlung, Selbsthilfegruppen und zu psychosozialen reflection of and an apt companion for the dramatic for all physicians involved in the musculoskeletal Aspekten enthalten. growth in the field of MRI. The MRI trainee and the imaging and diagnosis of pediatric and adolescent extensively experienced MRI practitioner alike will patients. The book is authored by J. Herman Kan, Features find this A-Z of the field, with 1,300 entries and 100 MD, of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine/ Hilfreiches Buch für jeden Arzt der Patientinnen illustrations, to be an indispensable reference tool. Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vander- mit Mammakarzinom behandelt. Spezialisten aller Providing the reader with [..] bilt, and Paul K. Kleinman, MD, of Harvard Medical Fachdisziplinen besprechen umfassend alle Aspekte School/Children’s Hospital Boston. des Krankheitsbildes. Ärzte aus Klink und Praxis Fields of interest finden aktuelles Wissen von Epidemiologie und Imaging / Radiology; Diagnostic Radiology Features Molekularbiologie, über Diagnostik und Therapie Pediatric and Adolescent Musculoskeletal MRI: A bis hin zu Nachsorge und Rehabilitation. Praxis- Target groups Case-Based Approach is a user-friendly resource nah werden diagnostisches Vorgehen, operative und Professional/practitioner that covers more than a hundred MRI cases of com- Strahlentherapie, [..] monly encountered and unusual pediatric condi- Type of publication tions, including the rapidly growing area of sports Contents Professional book injuries in older children and adolescents. Each case I. Äthiologie, Pathogenese, Epidemiologie, Moleku- is presented as an unknown, and the progression larbiologie.- II. Diagnose, Pathologie, TNM-Sta- Available from initial findings to diagnosis, discussion, illus- dieneinteilung, Prognostische Faktoren.- III. trated [..] Management der In-situ-Karzinome.- IV. Thera- pie des primären Mammakarzinoms.- V. Therapie 2011. IX, 385 p. 158 illus., 79 in color. Softcover Fields of interest des fortgeschrittenen Mammakarzinoms.- VI. Medi- 34,95 € Diagnostic Radiology; Imaging / Radiology; Neuro- zinische Nachsorge.- VII. Praxistipps.- VIII. Thera- ISBN 978-1-84996-134-9 radiology; Pediatrics; Orthopedics; Sports Medicine piebegleitung.

Target groups Fields of interest Professional/practitioner Oncology; Gynecology; Internal Medicine; Surgery; Plastic Surgery Type of publication Reference work Target groups Professional/practitioner Available Type of publication Professional book 2010. X, 744 p. 980 illus. Softcover

64,95 € Available ISBN 978-1-4419-7007-7 2010. XVIII, 398 S. 160 Abb., 40 in Farbe. Hardcover

65,37 € ISBN 978-3-642-12680-2 springer.com Medicine 129

J.A. Milner, Nutritional Science Research Group, Division of Can- L. Misery, CHU Brest, France; S. Ständer, University-Hospital K. Miyoshi, Kyoto University, Japan; Y. Morimura, Jinmeikai Foun- cer Prevention, National Cancer Institute, Health and Human Muenster, Germany (Eds.) dation, Nishinomiya, Japan; K. Maeda, Kobe University, Japan Services, Rockville, MD; D.F. Romagnolo, Nutritional and Cancer (Eds.) Biology, BIO5 Institute and Center for Toxicology, Department of Nutritional Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (Eds.) Pruritus Neuropsychiatric Disorders Bioactive Compounds and Cancer Numerous treatments have been proposed. But the treatment of itch remains difficult and it depends Around the world societies are facing growing aging on its etiology. The understanding of the pathophys- populations with the concomitant increase in neu- Because of the wealth of new information generated iogeny of itch is necessary. Fortunately, many very ropsychiatric disorders. Neuropsychiatric disorders by the scientific community during the last decade interesting results of research have been reported in are organic brain diseases with psychiatric symp- on the role of nutrition on cancer risk, this book pro- the recent years. 'Pruritis' will explain the pathophys- toms, as in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, vides a forum for presentation and discussion of iogeny of itch, describe all causes, and give guidelines that cause cognitive impairment, including demen- recent scientific data and highlights a set of dietary for management and treatment. tia, amnesic syndrome, and personality–behavioral recommendations. Bioactive Compounds and Can- changes. As a clinical science, neuropsychiatry aims cer presents chapters that highlight laboratory and Features to explore the complex interrelationship between clinical findings on how selected nutrients function Acute and chronic pruritus can represent significant behavior and brain function from a variety of per- as signaling molecules and, as such, influence cellu- management issues both as a common physiologi- spectives, including those of psychology, neurology, lar behavior and cancer predisposition. This impor- cal sensation and as a manifestation of dermatologic and psychiatry. This concise and updated mono- tant compendium focuses on understanding the role and non-dermatologic diseases. All patients suffering graph comprises the latest findings in the field of nutrition in cancer biology, the molecular action from itch know that it is a very awkward sensation. and includes chapters on delusional symptoms, of bioactive food components and xenobiotics on Unfortunately, this often significant symptom is fre- mood disorders and neurotic symptoms, cognitive cancer risk, the role of dietary components in cancer quently considered less severe in comparison with impairment, behavioral and personality changes, prevention and/or treatment, and nutrition educa- pain. The consequences are that research on this [..] and recently, cerebral alterations revealed in PTSD tion with the most up to date dietary recommenda- patients and in endogenous psychoses through neu- tions that may reduce cancer risk. This volume will Contents roimaging and neuropathology. These findings will be of interest to specialized health professionals, clin- Introduction – Definitions: Physiopathology: Pru- certainly widen the realm of neuropsychiatry going icians, nurses, basic and clinical researchers, gradu- ritic pain and other abnormal sensations, Neu- forward and will prove[..] ate students, and health officials of[..] roanatomy of itch, Neurophysiology of itch, Itch and the brain, Itch mediators, Itch and psychopathology, Features Features Measurement of itch.-Different causes of itch: An Around the world societies are facing growing aging Because of the wealth of new information generated overview, Dermatological causes of itch, Non der- populations with the concomitant increase in neu- by the scientific community during the last decade matological of itch, Examinations for pruritus, Itch, ropsychiatric disorders. Neuropsychiatric disorders on the role of nutrition on cancer risk, this book pro- infections and infestations, Itch and drugs, Renal are organic brain diseases with psychiatric symp- vides a forum for presentation and discussion of itch, Hepatic itch, Endocrine itch, Hematologic and toms, as in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, recent scientific data and highlights a set of dietary paraneoplastic itch, Neurogenic itch and paresthe- that cause cognitive impairment, including demen- recommendations. Bioactive Compounds and Can- sia, Senile itch, Psychogenic itch, Rare causes of itch, tia, amnesic syndrome, and personality–behavioral cer presents chapters that highlight laboratory and Localized itch, Stomatodynia and[..] changes. As a clinical science, neuropsychiatry aims clinical findings on how selected nutrients function to explore [..] [..] Fields of interest Dermatology; Infectious Diseases; Epidemiology; Contents Contents Primary Care Medicine; General Practice / Family Part I: Introduction.- Part II: Neuropsychiatric Monitoring the Burden of Cancer in the United Medicine Syndromes.- Part III: Seizure Disorders.- Part IV: States.- Cancer Biology and Nutrigenomics.- Cellular Traumatic Brain Injury.- Part V: Vascular and Cancer Processes and Their Molecular Targets for Target groups Inflamatory Disorders.- Part VI: Neurodegenera- Nutritional Preemption of Cancer.- Nutrigenetics: Professional/practitioner tive Disorders.- Part VII: Topics of Neuropsychiatric The Relevance of polymorphisms.- Diet and Disorders.- Part VIII: International Neuropsychiatric Epigenetics.- Nutrient Signaling—Protein Type of publication Association. Kinase to Transcriptional Activation.- Dietary Professional book Energy Balance, Calorie Restriction, and Cancer Fields of interest Prevention.- Fiber and Microbially Generated Active Available Neurology; Psychiatry Components.- Gut Microbiota, Probiotics and Prebiotics.- Meats, Protein and Cancer.- Saturated Target groups 2010. XXII, 348 p. 12 illus., 6 in color. Hardcover Fatty Acids and Cancer.- Conjugated Linoleic Acid Graduate and Cancer.- Cancer[..] 119,95 € Type of publication ISBN 978-1-84882-321-1 Fields of interest Monograph Clinical Nutrition; Nutrition; Metabolic Diseases; Cancer Research; Primary Care Medicine Available Target groups Professional/practitioner 2010. XIV, 368 p. 39 illus., 1 in color. Hardcover

Type of publication 159,95 € Contributed volume ISBN 978-4-431-53870-7

Available

2010. XIV, 882 p. 208 illus., 104 in color. (Nutrition and Health) Hardcover

199,95 € ISBN 978-1-60761-626-9 130 Medicine springer.com

C. Müller-Mai, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum; A. G. Neumann, Endokrinologikum Hamburg; H.H. Feucht, Aescu R. Puchner, Wels, Österreich Ekkernkamp, Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin Labor Hamburg; W. Becker, Aescu Labor Hamburg; M. Späth, Aescu Labor Hamburg (Eds.) Rheumatologie aus der Praxis Frakturen Gynäkologische Infektionen Kurzlehrbuch der entzündlichen Gelenkerkrankungen mit Klassifikation und Behandlungsoptionen Fallbeispielen Das Handbuch für die Frauenarztpraxis - Diagnostik - Therapie - Prävention

Die optimale Versorgung auf einen Blick für alle rel- Dieses knapp gehaltene Lehrbuch macht mit den evanten Frakturen: das ausgeklügelte Farbleitsys- wichtigsten entzündlich rheumatischen Erkrankun- tem ermöglicht die schnelle Einordnung gemäß der Durch Mikroorganismen verursachte Infektionen gen vertraut. Neu und innovativ ist dabei der fal- AO-Klassifikation, die schematische Darstellung sind in Gynäkologie und Geburtsmedizin von großer lorientierte Zugang: Zahlreiche Beispiele erläutern der Therapieoptionen führt zum richtigen Implan- Bedeutung. Die Betreuung von Patientinnen mit das jeweilige diagnostische Vorgehen, das thera- tat, zahlreiche Bildserien mit Versorgungsbeispie- Infektionserkrankungen erfordert fachspezifische peutische Ansprechen und den weiteren Verlauf len illustrieren die Möglichkeiten der Osteosynthese. und fundierte Kenntnisse über zahlreiche mikrobi- der Erkrankung sehr anschaulich. Dabei lassen Qualitätsorientiertes Frakturmanagement leicht ologische Methoden sowie ein umfangreiches Wis- sie den Blickwinkel des Patienten nie außer Acht. gemacht: Für jeden Frakturtyp werden Unfallmech- sen zur antiinfektiven Therapie. Das Buch richtet Jeder Krankengeschichte folgt ein Kommentar des anismus, Klinik und bildgebende Verfahren sich an alle Frauenärztinnen und Frauenärzte, die Rheumatologen, der auch differentialdiagnostis- vorgestellt. Neben der AO-Klassifikation werden sich über infektiologische Krankheitsbilder, deren che Aspekte und notwendige Behandlungsansätze weitere gängige Klassifikationen berücksichtigt. Die Klinik, Labordiagnostik, Therapie und Prävention erörtert. Weitere Schwerpunkte des Buches Instabilitätskriterien der einzelnen Frakturen sind informieren wollen. Die langjährig erfahrenen liegen auf dem gezielten Einsatz der Basis- und stichpunktartig aufgelistet. Ist die Entscheidung für Autoren beantworten regelmäßig Anfragen aus Begleitmedikation.<\P> Es richtet sich an Ärzte für eine Osteosynthese gefallen, helfen Tipps und Tricks Frauenarztpraxen zur Infektiologie. Der Übersichts- Allgemeinmedizin, Ärzte in Ausbildung, Internisten, bei der effektiven Vorbereitung und Durchführung darstellung aller relevanten bakteriellen, viralen, Orthopäden und Fachärzte für physikalische Medi- der Operation weiter. mykotischen und parasitären Infektionskrankheiten zin.<\P> folgt ein diagnostischer Teil mit einem Überblick Features über die wesentlichen Parameter und Nachweisver- Features Die optimale Versorgung auf einen Blick für alle rel- fahren. Die sich daran anschließende Zusammen- Dieses knapp gehaltene Lehrbuch macht mit den evanten Frakturen: - das ausgeklügelte Farbleitsys- stellung der Therapieempfehlungen spiegelt den wichtigsten entzündlich rheumatischen Erkrankun- tem ermöglicht die schnelle Einordnung gemäß der aktuellen Wissensstand wider. gen vertraut. Neu und innovativ ist dabei der fal- AO-Klassifikation, - die schematische Darstellung lorientierte Zugang: Zahlreiche Beispiele erläutern der Therapieoptionen führt zum richtigen Implan- Features das jeweilige diagnostische Vorgehen, das thera- tat, - zahlreiche Bildserien mit Versorgungsbeispie- Durch Mikroorganismen verursachte Infektionen peutische Ansprechen und den weiteren Verlauf len illustrieren die Möglichkeiten der [..] sind in Gynäkologie und Geburtsmedizin von großer der Erkrankung sehr anschaulich. Dabei lassen sie Bedeutung. Die Betreuung von Patientinnen mit den Blickwinkel des Patienten nie außer Acht. Jeder Contents Infektionserkrankungen erfordert fachspezifische Krankengeschichte [..] 1 Einleitung (Klassifikation).- 2 Oberarm proxi- und fundierte Kenntnisse über zahlreiche mikrobiol- mal (11).- 3 Oberarm Schaft (12).- 4 Oberarm dis- ogische Methoden sowie ein umfangreiches Wissen Contents tal (13).- 5 Unterarm proximal (21).- 6 Unterarm zur antiinfektiven Therapie. Das Buch richtet sich an Einleitung 1. Diagnose und Differentialdiagnose Schaft (22).- 7 Unterarm distal (23).- 8 Oberschenkel alle Frauenärztinnen und Frauenärzte, die sich über entzündlich rheumatischer Erkrankungen 2. Die proximal (31).- 9 Oberschenkel Schaft (32).- 10 [..] rheumatoide Arthritis3. Spondyloarthritiden 4. Kol- Oberschenkel distal (33).- 11 Unterschenkel proxi- lagenosen 5. Behçet-Syndrom6. Familiäres Mit- mal (41).- 12 Unterschenkel Schaft (42).- 13 Unter- Contents telmeerfieber (FMF) 7. Entzündlich rheumatische schenkel distal (43).- 14 Unterschenkel OSG (44).- Bakterielle Infektionen, Virale Infektionen, Erkrankungen des älteren Menschen 8. Vaskuli- 15 Wirbelsäule (51 – 53).- 16 Becken: Beckenring Parasitäre Infektionen, Pilzbedingte Infektio- tiden9. Rheumatische Erkrankungen bei Kindern (61) und Azetabulum (62).- 17 Hand: Handwurzel nen (kurze Erregerbeschreibung, Klinik, Labor- und Jugendlichen10. Der adulte Morbus Still (Adult (761 – 774), Mittelhand (710 – 750), Finger (711 – diagnostik, Therapie und Prävention) Anhang: onset Still’s disease, AOSD) 11. Lyme-Borreliose12. 753).- 18 Fuß (8).- 19 Patella (911).- 20 Klavikula[..] Impfcheckliste für den Frauenarzt, Meldepflichtige Kristallarthropathien12.1. Gicht (Arthritis urica) Infektionserkrankungen 12.2. Chondrokalzinose 13. Fibromyalgie14. Rheuma Fields of interest und Psyche15. Medikamentöse Therapie entzündlich Fields of interest Traumatic Surgery; Surgical Orthopedics rheumatischer[..] Gynecology; Infectious Diseases Target groups Fields of interest Target groups Professional/practitioner Rheumatology Professional/practitioner Type of publication Target groups Type of publication Professional book Professional/practitioner Professional book Available Type of publication Available Professional book

2010. XXII, 454 S. 1400 Abb., 400 in Farbe. Hardcover 2010. XIV, 267 S. 100 Abb. in Farbe. Softcover Available 121,45 € 46,68 € ISBN 978-3-540-72511-4 2010. XVI, 266 S. 22 Abb. Hardcover ISBN 978-3-642-05266-8 31,77 € ISBN 978-3-211-99712-3 springer.com Medicine 131

J.A. Reekers, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands S.S. Rubakhin, Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana- G. Santoro, Regional Hospital Ca Foncello, Treviso, Italy; A.P. Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA; J.V. Sweedler, Department of Wieczorek, University of Lublin, Poland; C.I. Bartram, St. Marks Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Hospital, London (Eds.) Presenting at Medical Meetings IL, USA (Eds.) Pelvic Floor Disorders Mass Spectrometry Imaging Lectures on scientific data, educational lectures, Imaging and Multidisciplinary Approach to Management and the various other forms of oral presentation are Principles and Protocols the basis for every medical meeting. Physicians are not professionally trained in giving lectures. This Dramatic improvement in imaging techniques becomes very obvious when one visits a medical Mass spectrometry (MS) offers unmatched capa- (3D ultrasonography, dynamic magnetic reso- meeting. Often the message of the presentation is bilities for the detection, characterization, and nance) allows greater insight into the complex lost because of poor preparation, slides that fail to identification of a broad range of analytes. Mass anatomy of the pelvic floor and its pathological communicate effectively, and a generally uncon- spectrometry imaging (MSI) integrates MS data with modifications.Obstetrical events leading to fecal and vincing performance by the lecturer. To give a high- information on the spatial distributions of the ana- urinary incontinence in women, the development quality lecture that will be remembered for its con- lytes, further enhancing the applicability of MS. In of pelvic organ prolapse, and mechanism of voiding tent and form, one first has to learn some basic rules Mass Spectrometry Imaging: Principles and Pro- dysfunction and obstructed defecation can now be about preparation, PowerPoint slides, and oral com- tocols, expert practitioners from academia, indus- accurately assessed, which is fundamental for appro- munication. This book will enable the reader to over- try, and the clinic contribute cutting-edge protocols priate treatment decision making. This book is writ- come all the common presentation mistakes and describing the application of MSI to investigations of ten for gynecologists, colorectal surgeons, urologists, to start a new career as a professional lecturer and analyte localization in a variety of specimens, from radiologists, and gastroenterologists with a special esteemed faculty member. microorganisms to plant and animal tissues. Divided interest in this field of medicine. It is also relevant to into three sections, this volume presents the princi- everyone who aspires to improve their understand- Features ples of MS, current and future trends of MSI, and ing of the fundamental principles of pelvic floor dis- Lectures on scientific data, educational lectures, qualitative and quantitative protocols to measure orders. and the various other forms of oral presentation and identify endogenous metabolites and xenobi- are the basis for every medical meeting. Physicians otics. An array of MSI approaches and technologies Features are not professionally trained in giving lectures. for characterizing peptide and protein distributions Dramatic improvement in imaging techniques This becomes very obvious when you visit a medi- are described in detail. Written in the highly success- (3D ultrasonography, dynamic magnetic reso- cal meeting. Often the message of the presentation ful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series[..] nance) allows greater insight into the complex is lost because of poor preparation, slides that fail to anatomy of the pelvic floor and its pathological communicate effectively, and a generally unconvinc- Features modifications.Obstetrical events leading to fecal and ing [..] Mass spectrometry (MS) offers unmatched capa- urinary incontinence in women, the development bilities for the detection, characterization, and of pelvic organ prolapse, and mechanism of voiding Contents identification of a broad range of analytes. Mass dysfunction and obstructed defecation can now be How to prepare.-How to make better medical power- spectrometry imaging (MSI) integrates MS data with accurately assessed, which is [..] point presentations.-How to become a professional information on the spatial distributions of the ana- speaker.-Workshops and other lectures.-The social lytes, further enhancing the applicability of MS. In Contents medical enviroment.-Tips and tricks. Mass Spectrometry Imaging: Principles and Proto- SECTION I Pelvic Floor Anatomy.- SECTION II cols, expert practitioners from academia, industry, New Technical Developments in Pelvic Floor Imag- Fields of interest and the [..] ing.- SECTION III State of the Art in Pelvic Floor Medicine (general) Imaging.- SECTION IV Pelvic Floor Damage During Contents Target groups Vaginal Birth.- SECTION V Assessment of Urinary Imaging Mass Spectrometry: Viewing the Future.- Popular/general Incontinence and Voiding Dysfunction.- SECTION A Mass Spectrometry Primer for Mass Spectrom- VI Assessment of Fecal Incontinence.- SECTION Type of publication etry Imaging.- Imaging of Metals, Metalloids, and VII Assessment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Out- Professional book Non-Metals by Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled let Obstruction.- SECTION VIII Pelvic Pain.- SEC- Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) in Biolog- TION IX Management of Urinary Incontinence and ical Tissues.- Lipid Detection, Identification, and Voiding Dysfunction.- SECTION X Management of Available Imaging Single Cells with SIMS.- The Application Fecal Incontinence.- SECTION XI Management of and Potential of Ion-Mobility Mass Spectrometry in Pelvic Organ Prolapse.-[..] 2010. XI, 92 p. 8 illus., 4 in color. Softcover Imaging MS with a Focus on Lipids.- Quantitative Imaging of Chemical Composition in Single Cells by Fields of interest 24,95 € Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry: Cisplatin Affects Imaging / Radiology ISBN 978-3-642-12407-5 Calcium Stores in Renal Epithelial Cells.- Imaging[..] Target groups Fields of interest Professional/practitioner Imaging / Radiology; Spectroscopy / Spectrometry Type of publication Target groups Professional book Professional/practitioner Available Type of publication Contributed volume 2010. XX, 740 p. 500 illus., 100 in color. Hardcover

Available 199,95 € ISBN 978-88-470-1541-8 2010. XIV, 488 p. 150 illus., 75 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Vol. 656) Hardcover

109,95 € ISBN 978-1-60761-745-7 132 Medicine springer.com

H. Schmalenberg, Universitätsklinikum Jena; R. Hartmann, EVO- H.-U. Schmelz, Bundeswehrzentralkrankenhaus Koblenz; C. P.M. Schneider, Universitätsspital Zürich, Switzerland (Ed.) Consult AG, St. Gallen; W. Baumann, WINHO, Köln Sparwasser, Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Ulm; W. Weidner, Jus- tus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (Eds.) Adenocarcinoma of the Qualitätsmanagement und Esophagogastric Junction Zertifizierung in der Onkologie Facharztwissen Urologie Differenzierte Diagnostik und Therapie Among malignant tumors, adenocarcinomas of the Immer mehr Ärzte stehen vor der fachfremden Auf- esophagogastric junction show the highest increase gabe ein Qualitätsmanagement in der Onkologie Das urologische Up-Date für 2010/2011 ist da! in incidence over the past three decades in West- zu implementieren und eine Zertifizierung zum Nach dem großen Erfolg der ersten Auflage des ern industrialized countries. This special volume, onkologischen Zentrum anzustreben. Das Buch „Facharztwissen Urologie" liegt nun die neu bear- with contributions from experts in the field, cov- bietet Hilfestellung bei der Einführung und Real- beitete zweite Auflage vor. Im Zentrum steht – wie ers all aspects of the disease. Etiology, pathogene- isierung des Qualitätsmanagements sowie der Vor- gehabt – die Vermittlung detaillierter und differen- sis, classification, and clinical staging are discussed, bereitung zum Zertifizierungsaudit. Hinweise zur zierter Information zu Diagnostik und Therapie. and there is special emphasis on state of the art treat- praktischen Umsetzung und Anpassung an die indi- Der stichwortartige Text spart wertvolle Zeit beim ment techniques. The latter range from endoscopic viduellen Anforderungen der Einrichtung werden Nachlesen und Lernen Alle Kapitel wurden sorgfältig mucosal resections or limited surgical resections for gegeben. Detailliert nachzulesen: - Überblick über überarbeitet Die aktuelle Studienlage und die Leitlin- early cancers to multimodality treatment options for verschiedene Zertifizierungsverfahren und QM- ien nationaler und internationaler Gesellschaften locally advanced tumors. Emerging quality issues in Systeme - Erläuterung der wichtigsten Begriffsbes- fanden Berücksichtigung Aus einer Leserrezension surgical management are addressed. Detailed atten- timmungen - Anforderungskataloge - Besonder- der ersten Auflage: „Dieses neue Buch von Schmelz tion is also paid to other important recent develop- heiten in der Onkologie - Zusammenarbeit zwischen et al. ist so dynamisch wie das Feuerwehrauto auf ments, including molecular response prediction, onkologischen Praxen und Krankenhäusern Ihr dem Buchumschlag. Schnell, kraftvoll, effizient. Das early metabolic response evaluation by PET and Insiderwissen und ihre Erfahrung aus dem Auf- Buch löscht den Wissensdurst und eignet sich für PET-CT, the diagnosis of micrometastases, and the bau des Zertifizierungssystems für Brustzentren Facharztanwärter, wie aber auch den Facharzt in der use of sentinel node technology. This volume will be der Deutschen Krebsgesellschaft bringen zwei der Klinik oder Praxis. Jede Leserin, jeder Leser erwirbt of interest to all clinicians concerned with the diag- Autoren erfolgreich in das Buch mit ein. mit dem Buch ein URO-UPDATE für sich selbst. Das nosis and management of this malignancy. Buch ist nun seit wenigen Tagen in meinen Händen Features und ich bin begeistert!" Ob zur Vorbereitung auf Features Immer mehr Ärzte stehen vor der fachfremden Auf- die[..] Among malignant tumors, adenocarcinomas of the gabe ein Qualitätsmanagement in der Onkologie zu esophagogastric junction show the highest increase implementieren und eine Zertifizierung zum onkol- Features in incidence over the past three decades in Western ogischen Zentrum anzustreben. Das Buch bietet Das urologische Up-Date für 2010/2011 ist da! industrialized countries. Accordingly, much effort is Hilfestellung bei der Einführung und Realisierung Nach dem großen Erfolg der ersten Auflage des being devoted to basic and translational research in des Qualitätsmanagements sowie der Vorbereitung „Facharztwissen Urologie" liegt nun die neu bear- order to combat this frequently deadly disease. This zum Zertifizierungsaudit. Hinweise zur praktischen beitete zweite Auflage vor. Im Zentrum steht – wie special volume, with contributions from experts in Umsetzung und Anpassung an die individuellen gehabt – die Vermittlung detaillierter und differen- the field, covers all aspects of [..] Anforderungen der Einrichtung [..] zierter Information zu Diagnostik und Therapie. Der stichwortartige Text spart wertvolle Zeit beim Nach- Contents Contents lesen und Lernen Alle Kapitel wurden [..] Epidemiology of adenocarcinoma of the esoph- Einführung.- Qualitätssicherungsverfahren in der agogastric junction (EJ).- Clinical classification Onkologie.- Qualitätsmanagement.- Ziele - Politik.- Contents systems.- Histopathologic classification.- The patho- QM ambulante Onkologie.- Patientenpfade.- Aus- Infektiologie; Urolithiasis; Onkologie und Tumoren; genesis of Barrett’s metaplasia and the progression blick. Kinderurologie und Fehlbildungen; Erkrankun- to esophageal adenocarcinoma.- Differences in the gen des äußeren Genitale im Kindes- und Erwach- molecular biology of adenocarcinoma of the EJ.- Fields of interest senenalter; Infravesikale Obstruktion; Neurogene Clinical staging.- Endoscopic mucosal resection Oncology; Practice Management Blasenentleerungsstörungen und Harninkon- for staging and therapy.- Surgical strategies.- Cur- tinenz; Gynäkologische Urologie; Androlo- rent status of sentinal lymph node biopsy in adeno- Target groups gie; Altershypogonadismus; Verletzungen des carcinoma of the EJ.- Current diagnosis and future Professional/practitioner Urogenitaltrakts; Niere; Nierenerkrankungen; impact of micrometastases for therapeutic strate- Nierengefäßerkrankungen; Nierenersatzverfahren; Type of publication gies.- Quality indicators in the surgical[..] NierentransplantationNotfälle; Schmerztherapie; Handbook Allgemeine onkologische Chemoth Fields of interest Oncology; Internal Medicine; Pneumology/Respira- Available Fields of interest tory System Urology / Andrology 2010. X, 150 S. 40 Abb. Hardcover Target groups Target groups Professional/practitioner 56,03 € Professional/practitioner ISBN 978-3-642-12839-4 Type of publication Type of publication Monograph Professional book Available Available

2010. XIV, 238 p. 100 illus., 50 in color. (Recent Results in Cancer 2010. XXX, 1021 S. 100 Abb. Hardcover Research, Vol. 182) Hardcover

121,45 € 139,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-01625-7 ISBN 978-3-540-70578-9 springer.com Medicine 133

Th. Schneider, Universität Mainz; B. Wolcke, Universität Mainz; R. M.A. Shiffman, Tustin, CA, USA; A. Di Giuseppe, University of U.M. Spornitz, Universität Basel Böhmer, Universität Mainz (Eds.) Ancona, Italy (Eds.) Anatomie und Physiologie Taschenatlas Notfall & Body Contouring Lehrbuch und Atlas für Pflege- und Gesundheitsfachberufe Rettungsmedizin Art, Science, and Clinical Practice Kompendium für den Notarzt Die Funktionen des menschlichen Körpers sehen, This book is unique in covering all aspects of lernen und verstehen. Wer versteht, was im men- body contouring, including breast augmentation, Praxiswissen und Hintergrundinformationen für schlichen Körper passiert, hat es nicht nur in mastopexy, breast reduction, liposuction, abdomino- den Notfalleinsatz! Im Taschenatlas Notfall- und den meisten anderen Fächern in den Ausbildun- plasty, brachioplasty, thighplasty, and body con- Rettungsmedizin finden Sie übersichtlich und reich gen der Gesundheitsfachberufe leichter, sondern touring procedures following bariatric surgery. The bebildert alle Informationen rund um den Einsatz. auch in der täglichen Praxis. Er versteht, was bei background and history of each procedure are exam- Der Klassiker in kleinem Format erscheint bereits Erkrankungen passiert und kann entsprechende ined, and the various available techniques are clearly in seiner 4. Auflage. Diese ist komplett aktualisiert Pflegemaßnahmen ableiten. Ausführliche Beschrei- explained with the aid of excellent illustrations. The und durch ein neues Layout noch übersichtlicher. bungen der komplexen Zusammenhänge und surgeon performing body contouring will learn pre- Das bewährte Konzept bleibt erhalten: Systematis- mehr als 500 farbige Abbildungen erleichtern das cisely when and how to employ the different tech- che Darstellung aller Notfallsituationen, gegliedert Verständnis. Lernzielübersichten und Fragen zur niques. Potential complications are discussed, with in: Hintergrundinformationen - für den Notfall Wissensüberprüfung helfen, das Gelesene zu behal- advice on how to avoid and treat them, and due relevante Fakten, schnelle Orientierung durch ten. Damit die Zusammenhänge zur Gesundheits- attention is paid to psychological problems. All of übersichtliche Darstellung von Ursachen, Symp- und Krankenpflege nachvollziehbar werden, gibt es the authors are internationally recognized experts tomen, Differenzialdiagnosen und Therapie, orien- hervorgehobene Hinweise zur Pflege und Krankheit- on the topics on which they write. This comprehen- tiert an den aktuellen Empfehlungen von ILCOR/ slehre. Und um zu prüfen, ob das Wissen auch sitzt, sive book will prove of immense value both to stu- ERC, ausführliche Beschreibung und alphabethis- gibt es zusätzlich das praktische Arbeitsbuch im dents and to experienced surgeons in the fields of che Anordnung der Notfallmedikamente. Für alle Taschenbuchformat. So fällt das Lernen und Verste- plastic surgery, general surgery, cosmetic surgery, Notärzte und den Bereitschaftsdienst - für schnelles, hen des Grundlagenfaches Anatomie und Physiolo- and bariatric surgery. sicheres und kompetentes Handeln in allen Notfall- gie deutlich leichter. Neu in der 6. Auflage: Sterben und Tod situationen. Ein kleines, handliches Buch mit viel Features Inhalt, das in jede Kitteltasche passt. < Features Die Funktionen des menschlichen Körpers sehen, Features Contents Dieser Taschenatlas liefert alle praxisrelevan- lernen und verstehen. Wer versteht, was im men- PART I: ANATOMY, CLASSIFICATION OF ADI- schlichen Körper passiert, hat es nicht nur in den ten Informationen für Notfall- Einsätze und das POSITIES, BODY CONTOURING.- TODAY, erforderliche Hintergrundwissen. Bereits nach meisten anderen Fächern in den Ausbildungen der MESOTHERAPY.- PART II: BREAST: Inframam- Gesundheitsfachberufe leichter, sondern auch in der kurzer Zeit in 3. Auflage komplett aktualisiert und mary Approach to Subglandular Breast Augmen- erweitert. Alle Notfallsituationen sind systematisch täglichen Praxis. Er versteht, was bei Erkrankungen tation.- Mastopexy/Reduction And Augmentation passiert und kann entsprechende Pflegemaßnahmen gegliedert in: Hintergrundinformationen und für Without Vertical Scar.- Breast Reduction and den Notfall relevante Fakten. Schnelle Orientierung ableiten. Ausführliche Beschreibungen der kom- Mastopexy With Vaser in Male Breast Hypertrophy.- plexen Zusammenhänge [..] bietet die übersichtliche Darstellung von [..] Complications.- PART III: ABDOMEN, CHEST, BUTTOCKS.- Abdominoplasty Principles.- Body Contents Contents Contouring of The Abdomen in an Office-Based Einsatz, Technik, Taktik, Recht.- Erstversorgung Einführung und Grundbegriffe der Anatomie Practice.- Circular Lipectomy With Lateral Thigh- des Notfallpatienten.-Notfalldiagnostik.- EKG- und Physiologie.- Zytologie .- Histologie.- Bewe- Buttock Lift.-PART IV: EXTREMITIES.- Grading Diagnostik im Notfall.- Herz-Kreislauf-Stillstand.- gungsapparat.- Nervensystem.- Blut.- Herz-Kreis- System for Simplifying Brachioplasty.- Augmenta- Bewusstseinsstörungen.- Respiratorische Notfälle.- lauf-System.- Immunologie.- Atmungssystem.- tion Brachioplasty With[..] Kardiozirkulatorische Notfälle.- Chirurgische Verdauungssystem.- Nieren und ableitende Harn- und traumatologische Notfälle.- Gynäkologische wege.- Endokrinologie.- Geschlechtsorgane und Fields of interest Fortpflanzung.- Haut und Anhangsorgane.- Temper- Notfälle.- Pädiatrische Notfälle.- Intoxikationen.- Plastic Surgery; General Surgery Thermische Notfälle.- Sonstige Notfälle.- Psychia- aturregulation.- Sinnesorgane.- Der alternde und der alte Mensch.- Glossar.- Stichwortverzeichnis trische Notfälle.- Notfallmedikamente.- Normwerte, Target groups Tabellen, Scores, Hygiene, Infektionsschutz Professional/practitioner Fields of interest Nursing Fields of interest Type of publication Emergency Medicine; Anesthesiology; Internal Monograph Target groups Medicine; Traumatic Surgery Professional/practitioner Target groups Available Type of publication Professional/practitioner Professional book 2010. XXVIII, 870 p. 623 illus., 589 in color. Hardcover Type of publication Professional book 199,95 € Available ISBN 978-3-642-02638-6 Available 2010. X, 533 S. 499 Abb. in Farbe. Hardcover

27,99 € 2010. XXIV, 598 S. 144 Abb. Mit 11 Notfallalgorithmen. Hardcover ISBN 978-3-642-12643-7 32,66 € ISBN 978-3-642-01050-7 134 Medicine springer.com

P.P. Toth, Sterling Rock Falls Clinic, Sterling, IL, USA; C.P. Cannon, R.R. Watson, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA; S. Zibadi, K. Zilles, Universität Düsseldorf; B. Tillmann, Universität Kiel (Eds.) Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA (Eds.) University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA; V.R. Preedy, King's Col- lege London, UK (Eds.) Anatomie Comprehensive Cardiovascular Medicine in the Primary Care Dietary Components and Immune Function Setting Mit der Anatomie legt man die wesentlichen Grund- lagen für alle klinischen Fächer! Um Krankheiten, Symptome und Zusammenhänge zu verstehen ist Dietary Components and Immune Function focuses ein gründliches Studium der Anatomie unerläßlich. Comprehensive Cardiovascular Medicine in the Pri- on immune modulation, immune mediated disease Immer wieder werden Studierende und Ärzte auf mary Care Setting provides an authoritative, detailed resistance, immune changes due to AIDS, immune ihre anatomischen Kenntnisse zurückgreifen. Neben discussion of cardiovascular disease balanced with modulated cancer therapy, and autoimmune dis- einem Anatomie-Atlas ist ein gutes, übersichtliches practical utility. Disease states are explained with eases as modified by dietary supplement, bioactive und didaktisch hervorragendes Lehrbuch absolut emphasis on risk factors, risk estimation, and estab- foods and supplements. The potential value of such notwendig. Mit dem "Zilles / Tillmann" erhalten lished cardiac disease. The book also delves into approaches in maintaining wellness and preventing Sie die komplette Anatomie in einer bestechenden the co-morbid conditions which surround cardio- disease are addressed by examining their effects in Qualität. Ein Großteil der Abbildungen wurde neu vascular disease, including peripheral vascular dis- vitro and in vivo on innate and adaptive immune gezeichnet, die Texte sind lerngerecht aufgebaut und ease, chronic kidney disease, depression, and erectile responses. Emerging fields of science and important die zahlreichen Tabellen helfen bei der schnellen dysfunction, with the goal of improving quality of discoveries relating to early stages of new nutriceuti- Orientierung. Eine Vielzahl von klinischen Hin- life for affected individuals. An abundance of algo- cals in cancer prevention, prior to clinical trials are weisen und Details machen deutlich, warum und rithms, case studies, and recommendations on evi- also covered. This volume represents a single source wieso man überhaupt anatomische Strukturen ler- dence-based best practices facilitate rapid learning. of material related to nutriceuticals and their con- nen muss. So macht das Lesen und Lernen wirklich A key resource for the busy practitioner, this book is stituents as they relate to cancer therapy and preven- Sinn! designed to give the reader the skills to confidently tion. As such the book will be essential reading for perform assessments, initiate and maintain effica- nutritionists, pharmacologists, health care profes- Features cious therapy, and know when a referral to a cardiol- sionals, research scientists, cancer workers, patholo- Mit der Anatomie legt man die wesentlichen Grund- ogist is advisable. gists, molecular or cellular biochemists, physicians, lagen für alle klinischen Fächer! Um Krankheiten, general practitioners as well as those interested[..] Symptome und Zusammenhänge zu verstehen ist Features ein gründliches Studium der Anatomie unerläßlich. Comprehensive Cardiovascular Medicine in the Pri- Features Immer wieder werden Studierende und Ärzte auf mary Care Setting provides an authoritative, detailed Dietary Components and Immune Function focuses ihre anatomischen Kenntnisse zurückgreifen. Neben discussion of cardiovascular disease balanced with on immune modulation, immune mediated disease einem Anatomie-Atlas ist ein gutes, übersichtliches practical utility. Disease states are explained with resistance, immune changes due to AIDS, immune und didaktisch hervorragendes Lehrbuch absolut emphasis on risk factors, risk estimation, and estab- modulated cancer therapy, and autoimmune dis- notwendig. Mit dem "Zilles [..] lished cardiac disease. The book also delves into the eases as modified by dietary supplement, bioactive co-morbid conditions which surround cardiovascu- foods and supplements. The potential value of such Contents lar disease, including peripheral vascular disease, [..] approaches in maintaining wellness and preventing I. Allgemeine Anatomie II. Funktionelle Systeme disease are addressed by examining their effects in III. Topographische Anatomie IV. Topographische Contents Anatomie der Körperregionen 1. Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Characteri- vitro and in vivo on [..] zation of Atherosclerotic Disease Risk Factors.- 2. Contents Fields of interest Atrial Hypertension.- 3. Management Dyslipidemia.- Nutrition, the infant and the immune system.- Anatomy 4. Obesity and Therapeutic Approaches to Weight Breast milk: components with immune modulat- Loss.- 5. Inflammatory Markers and Novel Risk Fac- Target groups ing potential and their possible role in immune tors.- 6. Deciphering Cardiovascular Genomics and Lower undergraduate mediated disease resistance.- Role of maternal and How They Apply to Cardiovascular Disease Preven- infant malnutrition on the development of inflam- tion.- 7. The Metabolic Syndrome: 2009.- 8. Chronic Type of publication matory response.- Nutrition and immunity in ani- Kidney Disease in the Primary Care Setting.- 9. Eval- German textbook mal disease: lessons from parasitic gastroenteritis.- uation of Chest Pain and Myocardial Ischemia.- 10. Neuroimmunomodulations, Stress-Nutrition Inter- Unstable Angina and Non-ST Elevation Myocardial actions and Diet.- The intricate role of adipokines in Available Infarction.- 11. ST Elevation Myocardial[..] immune-mediated diseases.- Obesity and Immune Fields of interest Function.- Host immune resistance and dietary 2010. XVI, 1022 S. 1296 Abb. in Farbe. (Springer-Lehrbuch) Hard- cover Internal Medicine; Cardiology; General Practice / lipids.- Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids:[..] Family Medicine; Nursing Fields of interest 56,03 € ISBN 978-3-540-69481-6 Target groups Clinical Nutrition; Nutrition; Immunology; Oncol- Professional/practitioner ogy; Primary Care Medicine; Pathology

Type of publication Target groups Contributed volume Professional/practitioner Type of publication Available Contributed volume

2010. XIII, 603 p. 102 illus., 78 in color. (Contemporary Cardiol- Available ogy) Hardcover

179,95 € 2010. XXVII, 350 p. 110 illus., 55 in color. (Nutrition and Health) ISBN 978-1-60327-962-8 Hardcover 179,95 € ISBN 978-1-60761-060-1 springer.com Philosophy 135

Philosophy H. Helmchen, N. Sartorius (Eds.) G. di Giovanni, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada (Ed.) Ethics in Psychiatry Karl Leonhard Reinhold and the

M. Bunge, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada European Contributions Enlightenment

Matter and Mind Ethics in Psychiatry: (1) presents a comprehensive Karl Leonhard Reinhold (1757-1823) is a complex A Philosophical Inquiry review of ethical issues arising in psychiatric care figure of the late German Enlightenment. Sometime and research; (2) relates ethical issues to changes Catholic priest and active Mason even when still a and challenges of society; (3) examines the applica- cleric in Vienna; early disciple of Kant and the first This book discusses two of the oldest and hardest tion of general ethics to specific psychiatric problems to try to reform the Critique of Reason; influential problems in both science and philosophy: What and relates these to moral implications of psychiatry teacher and prolific author; astute commentator on is matter?, and What is mind? A reason for tack- practice; (4) deals with recently arising ethical prob- the immediate post-Kantian scene; and at all times ling both problems in a single book is that two of lems; (5) contains contributions of leading European convinced propagandist of the Enlightenment––in the most influential views in modern philosophy ethicists, philosophers, lawyers, historians and psy- all these roles Reinhold reflected his age but also are that the universe is mental (idealism), and that chiatrists; (6) provides a basis for the exploration of tested the limits of the values that had inspired it. the everything real is material (materialism). Most culture-bound influences on morals, manners and This collection of essays, originally presented at an of the thinkers who espouse a materialist view of customs in the light of ethical principles of global international workshop held in Montreal in 2007, mind have obsolete ideas about matter, whereas validity. conveys this multifaceted figure of Reinhold in all its those who claim that science supports idealism have details. In the four themes that run across the con- not explained how the universe could have existed Features tributions––the historicity of reason; the primacy before humans emerged. Besides, both groups tend Ethics in Psychiatry: (1) presents a comprehensive of moral praxis; the personalism of religious belief; to ignore the other levels of existence—chemical, review of ethical issues arising in psychiatric care and the transformation of classical metaphysics into biological, social, and technological. If such lev- and research; (2) relates ethical issues to changes phenomenology of mind––Reinhold is presented as els and the concomitant emergence processes are and challenges of society; (3) examines the applica- a catalyst of nineteenth century thought but also as ignored, the physicalism/spiritualism dilemma tion of general ethics to specific psychiatric problems one who remained bound to[..] remains unsolved, whereas if they are included, the and relates these to moral implications of psychiatric Features alleged mysteries are shown to be problems that sci- practice; (4) deals with recently arising ethical prob- Karl Leonhard Reinhold (1757-1823) is a complex ence is treating successfully. lems; (5) contains contributions of [..] figure of the late German Enlightenment. Sometime Features Contents Catholic priest and active Mason even when still a This book discusses two of the oldest and hardest Preface .- Introduction (Helmchen/Sartorius).- Part cleric in Vienna; early disciple of Kant and the first problems in both science and philosophy: What is I The Context.- Part II Principles of ethics in psychi- to try to reform the Critique of Reason; influential matter?, and What is mind? A reason for tackling atry.- Part III The applications of the ethical prin- teacher and prolific author; astute commentator on both problems in a single book is that two of the ciples in psychiatry practice and research .- Part IV the immediate post-Kantian scene; and at all times most influential views in modern philosophy are Non-medical uses of psychiatry.- Part V Teaching convinced propagandist of the Enlightenment––in that the universe is mental (idealism), and that the ethics in psychiatry.- Part VI Conclusions and sum- all [..] everything real is material (materialism). Most of mary .- Authors.- Reviewers.- Name Index.- Subject Contents the thinkers who espouse a materialist view of mind Index. From the contents Part 1. Reinhold, Freemason have [..] Fields of interest and Educator of Humankind. Part 2. Reinhold and Contents Ethics; Psychiatry; Theory of Medicine / Bioethics; the Historical Turn. Part 3. Reinhold in Struggle Preface,1 Philosophy as Worldview,02 Classical Mat- Medical Education; Medical Law with Religious and Moral Issues. Part 4. Reinhold ter: Bodies and Fields, 03 Quantum Matter: Weird and Systematicity: Theory of Science and Theory of Target groups but Real, 04 General Concept of Matter, 05 Levels Mind. Appendix. Sources and Materials. Research of organization, 06 Naturalism, 07 Materialism, 08 Fields of interest The Mind-Body Problem, 09 Minding Matter: The Type of publication Philosophy (general); History of Philosophy Plastic Brain, 10 Mind and Society, 11 Cognition and Contributed volume Free Will, 12 Brain and Computer: Hardware/Soft- Target groups ware Dualism, 13 Knowledge: Genuine and Bogus, Available Professional/practitioner Appendices, Indexes Type of publication Fields of interest 2010. X, 485 p. (International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Collected works Philosophy of Science; Philosophy of Mind Medicine, Vol. 45) Hardcover

Target groups 139,95 € Available Upper undergraduate ISBN 978-90-481-8720-1 2010. XIII, 337 p. (Studies in German Idealism, Vol. 9) Hardcover Type of publication Monograph 99,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-3226-3 Available

2010. V, 450 p. 40 illus., 20 in color. (Boston Studies in the Philos- ophy of Science, Vol. 287) Hardcover

139,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-9224-3 136 Physics springer.com

Physics F.J. Ballesteros, Universidad de Valencia, Paterna, Valencia, Spain A. Bartók-Pártay, University of Cambridge, UK E.T. Talk The Gaussian Approximation

U. Balachandran, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois How Will We Communicate with Intelligent Life on Other Potential (Ed.) Worlds? An Interatomic Potential Derived from First Principles Quan- tum Mechanics Transactions of the International Cryogenic Materials Conference - Will it be possible to communicate with intelligent extraterrestrial life forms if we find them? How could Simulation of materials at the atomistic level is an ICMC we establish this communication, where would we important tool in studying microscopic structures begin? What does it mean to say that mathematics and processes. The atomic interactions necessary for Advances in Cryogenic Engineering Materials is a universal language? How could math be used to the simulations are correctly described by Quantum communicate with ETs? This book summarizes the Mechanics, but the size of systems and the length of work of SETI, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intel- processes that can be modelled are still limited. The ligence, and other search programs and considers This conference was attended by scientists and engi- framework of Gaussian Approximation Potentials the implications of, and concerns about, their pos- neers from 22 countries. Papers published in this that is developed in this thesis allows us to generate sible success. Surely the next step after finding life volume cover the physical and mechanical properties interatomic potentials automatically, based on quan- elsewhere would be to try to communicate with it. of metals & alloys at cryogenic temperatures, insula- tum mechanical data. The resulting potentials offer The author of this book will suggest concrete ways tion materials used in magnets for large- scale appli- several orders of magnitude faster computations, to approach this problem. This book, published in cations, recent developments in the conventional while maintaining quantum mechanical accuracy. Spanish first, tells us what scientists currently know low-temperature superconductors, YBCO coated The method has already been successfully applied for about the origin of life and its possible presence in conductors, Bi- based superconductors. semiconductors and metals. the rest of the universe. It also describes the various Features methods used today to search for life in the universe. Features This conference was attended by scientists and engi- But the major focus of the book is on communicat- Simulation of materials at the atomistic level is an neers from 22 countries. Papers published in this ing with ET and, using animals on Earth as an exam- important tool in studying microscopic structures volume cover the physical and mechanical properties ple, why we should feel encouraged[..] and processes. The atomic interactions necessary for of metals & alloys at cryogenic temperatures, insula- the simulations are correctly described by Quantum Features tion materials used in magnets for large- scale appli- Mechanics, but the size of systems and the length of Although we have done extensive studies of the Solar cations, recent developments in the conventional processes that can be modelled are still limited. The System and thus far found over 300 extrasolar plan- low-temperature superconductors, YBCO coated framework of Gaussian Approximation Potentials ets – planets outside our Solar System – we have not conductors, Bi- based superconductors. that is developed in this thesis allows us to [..] yet found life, even primitive life, on any planet other Fields of interest than Earth. Might there be life on some of these Contents Low Temperature Physics; Ceramics, Glass, Com- newly discovered extrasolar planets? Not likely, as Introduction.- Representation of Atomic Environ- posites, Natural Materials most are gas giants or are too close or too far from ments.- Gaussian Process.- Interatomic Potentials.- their sun. However, of late we are finding [..] Computational Methods.-Results.- Conclusion and Target groups Further Work.- Appendices. Research Contents Foreword.- Preface.- Part I: With Whom? Finding Fields of interest Type of publication Life in the Universe.- Chapter 1: A Place for Life.- Solid State Physics; Theoretical, Mathematical and Proceedings Chapter 2: The Miracle of Life.- Chapter 3: Life in Computational Physics the Solar System?.- Part II: With What?: The Search Available for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.- Chapter 4: The Target groups Search Starts.- Chapter 5: Where to Look.- Chap- Research 2010. 440 p. With CD-ROM. (AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. ter 6: The Searching Strategies.- Part III: How?: 1219) Hardcover The Language of Communication.- Chapter 7: Type of publication Different Languages.- Chapter 8: Different World Monograph 199,95 € Views.- Chapter 9: How Do We Know If There's a ISBN 978-0-7354-0765-7 Message?.- Chapter 10: Searching for a Common Available Language.- Chapter 11: Is Anybody Out There?.- Appendix[..] 2010. XIII, 88 p. 31 illus., 2 in color. (Springer Theses) Hardcover Fields of interest 99,95 € Astronomy, Observations and Techniques; Popular ISBN 978-3-642-14066-2 Science in Astronomy; Theoretical Linguistics; Popu- lar Science in Mathematics / Natural Science / Tech- nology; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics

Target groups Popular/general

Type of publication Popular science

Available

2010. XIX, 212 p. 134 illus., 67 in color. (Astronomers' Universe) Softcover

34,95 € ISBN 978-1-4419-6088-7 springer.com Physics 137

M. Beech, The University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada S. Benkadda, University of Provence, Marseille, France (Ed.) G. Bertin, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy; F. De Luca, Uni- versità degli Studi di Milano, Italy; G. Lodato, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy; R. Pozzoli, Università degli Studi di Milano, The Large Hadron Collider Plasma Interaction in Controlled Italy; M. Romé, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy (Eds.)

Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe Fusion Devices Plasmas in the Laboratory and the 3rd ITER International Summer School Universe It may at first seem that the world of subatomic Interactions, Patterns, and Turbulence physics is far removed from our every day lives. The IISS2009 focuses on the various edge plasma Isn’t it all just a waste of time and taxpayers' money? and divertor physics and materials challenges faced Hopefully, all who read this book will come to a dif- by the upscale to ITER. These include steady state ferent conclusion. Collider physics is all about our The volume illustrates the state of the art and new and transient plasma transport in the edge region, origins, and this aspect alone makes it worthy of directions in plasma physics, space physics, and particle and heat exhaust, including material mixing our very best attention. The experiments conducted astrophysics. It covers several hot topics of interdis- and fuel inventory. All are tightly interlinked, estab- within the vast collider chambers are at the forefront ciplinary interest where progress is made by the use lishing the plasma boundary as one of the most chal- of humanity’s quest to unweave the great tapestry of joint expertise. It summarizes an unusually lively lenging areas of tokamak physics. that is the universe. Everything is connected. Within Symposium that has gathered world experts with a the macrocosm is the microcosm. By knowing how Features broad spectrum of research interests. matter is structured, how atoms and elementary The IISS2009 focuses on the various edge plasma Features particles interact, and what forces control the inter- and divertor physics and materials challenges faced The volume illustrates the state of the art and new actions between the particles, we discover further by the upscale to ITER. These include steady state directions in plasma physics, space physics, and clues as to why the universe is the way it is, and we and transient plasma transport in the edge region, astrophysics. It covers several hot topics of interdis- uncover glimpses of how everything came into being. particle and heat exhaust, including material mixing ciplinary interest where progress is made by the use The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), in the process of and fuel inventory. All are tightly interlinked, estab- of joint expertise. It summarizes an unusually lively coming online at CERN, is the world’s largest and lishing the plasma boundary as one of the most chal- Symposium that has gathered world experts with a most complex machine. It represents the pinnacle of lenging areas of tokamak physics. human ingenuity, and its physical[..] broad spectrum of research interests. Fields of interest Fields of interest Features Plasma Physics; Particle Acceleration and Detection, Astrophysics and Astroparticles; Plasma Physics The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the largest engi- Beam Physics neering project ever undertaken, and one of the most Target groups expensive. Why are physicists around the world so Target groups Research excited about it? What secrets of the universe does Research this gargantuan piece of machinery hope to reveal? Type of publication What risks are there in operating it? Could the exotic Type of publication Proceedings particles that are produced in the collisions—includ- Proceedings ing tiny black holes that should wink into and [..] Available Available Contents The Story of Matter.- The World's Most Compli- 2010. 378 p. (Astronomy and Astrophysics, Vol. 1242) Hardcover cated Machine.- The Standard Model, the Higgs, and 2010. 186 p. (Plasma Physics, Vol. 1237) Hardcover Beyond.- The Big Bang and the First 380,000 Years.- 184,95 € 119,95 € Dark Matter.- Dark Energy and an Accelerating Uni- ISBN 978-0-7354-0787-9 ISBN 978-0-7354-0781-7 verse.- The Waiting Game.- Appendix 1.- Appendix 2.- Appendix 3.- Index

Fields of interest Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics; Popular Science in Mathematics / Natural Science / Technology; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmol- ogy

Target groups Popular/general

Type of publication Popular science

Available

2010. XIII, 218 p. 258 illus., 129 in color. Softcover

34,95 € ISBN 978-1-4419-5667-5 138 Physics springer.com

K. Binder, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Germany; D.W. M. Bonitz, Universität Kiel, Germany; N. Horing, Stevens Institute J.A. Caballero, University of Seville, Spain; C.E. Alonso, Univer- Heermann, Universität Heidelberg, Germany of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, USA; P. Ludwig, Universität Kiel, sity of Seville, Spain; M.V. Andrés, University of Seville, Spain; J.E. Germany (Eds.) García Ramos, University of Huelva, Spain (Eds.) Monte Carlo Simulation in Statistical Physics Introduction to Complex Plasmas La Rábida 2009, International Scientific Meeting on Nuclear An Introduction Physics Complex plasmas differ from traditional plasmas in many ways: these are low-temperature high pressure Basic concepts in Nuclear Physics: Theory, Experiments and Monte Carlo Simulation in Statistical Physics deals systems containing nanometer to micrometer size Applications with the computer simulation of many-body sys- particles which may be highly charged and strongly tems in condensed-matter physics and related fields interacting. The particles may be chemically reacting of physics, chemistry and beyond, to traffic flows, or be in contact with solid surfaces, and the electrons The present volume covers part of the material pre- stock market fluctuations, etc.). Using random num- may show quantum behaviour. These interesting sented during the La Rábida 2009 International Sci- bers generated by a computer, probability distri- properties have led to many applications of complex entific Meeting on Nuclear Physics, which can be butions are calculated, allowing the estimation of plasmas in technology, medicine and science. Yet considered heir of a well known series of triennial the thermodynamic properties of various systems. complex plasmas are extremely complicated, both international summer schools on Nuclear Physics This book describes the theoretical background to experimentally and theoretically, and require a vari- organized from 1982 till 2003 by the Basic Nuclear several variants of these Monte Carlo methodsand ety of new approaches which go beyond standard Physics group in the University of Sevilla. The 2009 gives a systematic presentation from which newcom- plasma physics courses. This book fills this gap pre- meeting offered to graduate students and young ers can learn to perform such simulations and to senting an introduction to theory, experiment and researchers a broad view of the field of Nuclear analyze their results. The fifth edition covers Clas- computer simulation in this field. Based on tutorial Physics. In this volume, notes from four of the sical as well as Quantum Monte Carlo methods. lectures at a very successful recent Summer Institute, invited speakers can be found. The first two speak- Furthermore a new chapter on the sampling of free the presentation is ideally suited for graduate stu- ers covered theoretical topics: the role of electroweak energy landscapes has been added. To help students dents, plasma physicists and experienced undergrad- interactions and of symmetry and supersymmetry in their work a special web server has been installed uates. in Nuclear Physics. The third set of notes is devoted to host programs and discussion groups (http:// to the description of the main experimental chal- Features wwwcp.tphys.uni-heidelberg.de). Prof. Binder was lenges faced today by Nuclear Physics, with special Complex plasmas differ from traditional plasmas in the winner of the Berni J. Alder CECAM Award for attention to the FAIR-GSI laboratory. Finally, the many ways: these are low-temperature high pressure Computational[..] last set of lectures focuses on medical applications of systems containing nanometer to micrometer size Nuclear Physics, in particular on Ion Beam Therapy. Features particles which may be highly charged and strongly Monte Carlo Simulation in Statistical Physics deals interacting. The particles may be chemically reacting Features with the computer simulation of many-body systems or be in contact with solid surfaces, and the electrons The present volume covers part of the material pre- in condensed-matter physics and related fields of may show quantum behaviour. These interesting sented during the La Rábida 2009 International Sci- physics, chemistry and beyond, to traffic flows, stock properties have led to many applications of complex entific Meeting on Nuclear Physics, which can be market fluctuations, etc.). Using random numbers [..] considered heir of a well known series of triennial generated by a computer, probability distributions international summer schools on Nuclear Physics Contents are calculated, allowing the estimation of the ther- organized from 1982 till 2003 by the Basic Nuclear Introduction.- Part I: General plasma physics modynamic properties of various systems. This book Physics group in the University of Sevilla. The 2009 aspects.- Plasmas for Fusion.- Principles of Trans- [..] meeting offered to graduate students and young port of multi-component plasmas.- Dense Laser researchers a [..] Contents Plasmas.- Introduction to quantum plasmas.- Intro- Introduction: Purpose and Scope of This Volume, duction to quantum plasma simulations.- Part II: Fields of interest and Some General Comments.- Theoretical Founda- Strongly coupled, quantum and dusty plasmas.- Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons; Imaging / tion of the Monte Carlo Method and Its Application Imaging diagnostics in dusty plasmas.- Structure and Radiology; Nuclear Engineering in Statistical Physics.- Guide to Practical Work with dynamics of finite dust clouds.- Theory of strongly the Monte Carlo Method.- Some Important Recent correlated dusty plasmas.- PIC simulations of dusty Target groups Developments of the Monte Carlo Methodology.- plasmas.- Molecular dynamics simulations of dusty Research Quantum Monte Carlo Simulations: An Introduc- plasmas.- Part III: Reactive plasmas, plasma-surface tion.- Monte Carlo Methods for the Sampling of Free interaction.- Reactive plasmas.- Formation and[..] Type of publication Energy Landscapes. Proceedings Fields of interest Fields of interest Atoms and Molecules in Strong Fields, Laser Matter Available Mathematical Methods in Physics; Condensed Mat- Interaction; Plasma Physics; Electrochemistry; Engi- ter Physics; Physical Chemistry; Statistical Physics, neering (general) Dynamical Systems and Complexity; Numerical and 2010. 270 p. (High Energy Physics, Vol. 1231) Softcover Computational Physics; Thermodynamics Target groups Professional/practitioner 129,95 € ISBN 978-0-7354-0776-3 Target groups Graduate Type of publication Monograph Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook Available

Available 2010. XVII, 447 p. (Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics, Vol. 59) Hardcover 2010. XIV, 200 p. 140 illus., 70 in color. (Graduate Texts in Physics, Preliminary entry 0) Hardcover 119,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-10591-3 59,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-03162-5 springer.com Physics 139

U.R. Christensen, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, V.P. Debattista, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK; C.C. P. Dera, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA (Ed.) Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany; A. Balogh, International Space Popescu, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK (Eds.) Science Institute, Bern, Switzerland; D. Breuer, DLR - German Aerospace Center, Berlin, Germany; K.H. Glaßmeier, Institut für High-Pressure Crystallography Geophysik und extraterrestrische Physik, Braunschweig, Ger- Hunting for the Dark many (Eds.) From Fundamental Phenomena to Technological Applications The Hidden Side of Galaxy Formation Planetary Magnetism This book is devoted to the theme of crystallographic Aimed at professional astronomers and graduate stu- studies at high pressure, with emphasis on the phe- dents, this set of specialist papers is dedicated to new nomena characteristic to the compressed state of The articles in this volume cover, for the first time, theoretical and observational results in the field of matter, as well as experimental and theoretical tech- all aspects of planetary magnetism, from the obser- galaxy formation. An invaluable reference for the niques, used to study these phenomena. As a ther- vations made by space missions to their interpreta- understanding of the interlinked physical processes modynamic parameter, pressure is remarkable in tion in terms of the properties of all the planets in leading to the observed populations and complex many ways. It spans in the visible universe over sixty the solar system. Studies of dynamo-generated mag- structures of galaxies. orders of magnitude, from the non-equilibrium pres- netic fields in Mercury, the Earth, the giant planets, sure of hydrogen in intergalactic space, to the kind as well as in Ganymede, one of Jupiter’s moons, are Features of pressure encountered within neutron stars. In presented. Crustal magnetic field in Mars, the Mon Aimed at professional astronomers and graduate stu- laboratory, it provides unique possibility to control and the Earth are described as well as magnetic fields dents, this set of specialist papers is dedicated to new structure and properties of materials, dramatically induced in the solar system bodies. There are several theoretical and observational results in the field of alter electronic properties, break existing, or form articles dealing with dynamo theory and modelling galaxy formation. An invaluable reference for the new chemical bonds. This agenda naturally encom- and applications to the different planets. understanding of the interlinked physical processes passes elements of physics (properties, structure and leading to the observed populations and complex transformations), chemistry (reactions, transport), Features structures of galaxies. materials science (new materials) and engineering The articles in this volume cover, for the first time, (mechanical properties); in addition it has direct all aspects of planetary magnetism, from the obser- Fields of interest applications and implications for geology (minerals vations made by space missions to their interpreta- Astrophysics and Astroparticles in deep Earth environments), planetary[..] tion in terms of the properties of all the planets in Target groups the solar system. Studies of dynamo-generated mag- Features Research netic fields in Mercury, the Earth, the giant planets, This book is devoted to the theme of crystallographic as well as in Ganymede, one of Jupiter’s moons, are studies at high pressure, with emphasis on the phe- presented. Crustal magnetic field in Mars, [..] Type of publication Proceedings nomena characteristic to the compressed state of matter, as well as experimental and theoretical tech- Contents niques used to study these phenomena. As a thermo- Introduction.- Space exploration of planetary mag- Available dynamic parameter, pressure is remarkable in many netism.- Planetary magnetic field measurements.- ways. In the visible universe its value spans over sixty Planetary magnetospheric current systems.- Separa- 2010. 472 p. (Astronomy and Astrophysics, Vol. 1240) Hardcover orders of magnitude, from the non-equilibrium [..] tion of the magnetic field into external and internal parts.- Magnetic field of the Earth.- Crustal mag- 209,00 € Contents netic fields: Mars, Earth and Moon.- Magnetic field ISBN 978-0-7354-0786-2 Preface.- Introduction to high pressure science.- Sin- of the outer planets.- Magnetic fields of the satellites gle crystal synchrotron techniques.- Synchrotron of Jupiter and Saturn.- Magnetic field of Mercury.- high-pressure high-temperature techniques.- Min- Paleomagnetic records of planetary differentiation.- eral physics of Earth core: iron alloys at extreme Induced magnetic fields in solar system bodies.- condition.- Synchrotron-based spectroscopic tech- Structure and evolution of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus niques: Mössbauer and high-resolution inelastic and Neptune and of the[..] scattering.- High-pressure x-ray absorption spec- troscopy: application to the local aspects of phase Fields of interest transitions in ferroelectric perovskites.- Present-day Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences; Planetology high-intensity and high-resolution neutron diffrac- Target groups tion and neutron scattering under high pressure.- Research Large volume presses for high-pressure[..]

Type of publication Fields of interest Monograph Crystallography; Materials Science (general); Miner- alogy; Condensed Matter Physics; Solid State Physics

Available Target groups Graduate 2010. IV, 686 p. 195 illus., 110 in color. (Space Sciences Series of ISSI, Vol. 33) Hardcover Type of publication Proceedings 139,95 € ISBN 978-1-4419-5900-3 Available

2010. XIV, 600 p. (NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics) Hardcover

199,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-9257-1 140 Physics springer.com

G. Dhanaraj, ARC Energy, Nashua/NH, USA; K. Byrappa, University L. Dorman, Hd of Israel Cosmic Rays & Space Weather Cntr, Em. T. Fließbach, Universität Siegen of Mysore, India; V. Prasad, University of North Texas, Denton/TX, Ségre Obs., Aff. to Tel Aviv Univ. and Israel Space Agency, Israel; USA; M. Dudley, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook/NY, USA Chief Scientist of Cosmic Ray Dep. of N.V. Pushkov IZMIRAN, Russ. (Eds.) Ac. of Sciences, Troitsk, Russia, P.O. Box 2217, Qazrin 12900, Israel Statistische Physik

Lehrbuch zur Theoretischen Physik IV Springer Handbook of Crystal Solar Neutrons and Related Growth Phenomena Dieses Lehrbuch gibt eine Einführung in die Statis- tische Physik, wie sie an der Universität im Zyklus "Theoretische Physik" angeboten wird. Beson- The Springer Handbook of Crystal Growth brings This book presents the first comprehensive compila- deren Wert hat der Autor auf eine gut lesbare, together the science and technology of growing crys- tion and review of the extensive body of experimen- verständliche und überschaubare Darstellung tals, defect characterization and techniques, and tal and theoretical material on solar neutrons and gelegt. Die einzelnen Schritte sind so ausführlich understanding the defect formation including defects related phenomena published in the scientific liter- beschrieben, dass der Leser sie ohne größere modelling. This unique effort will provide users with ature over the last sixty years. Phenomena related Schwierigkeiten nachvollziehen kann. Durch die fundamental understanding of crystal growth and to solar neutrons are more specifically: - the decay Aufteilung in Kapitel, die eigenständige Unterricht- defects with the latest instrumentation/ techniques products of solar neutrons - solar gamma rays gen- seinheiten bilden, und die Art der Darstellung ist das available both for crystal fabrication and defects. erated in processes like nuclear reactions between Buch auch für Bachelor- und Master-Studiengänge Understanding in this rapidly advancing field deals solar energetic charged particles and matter of the bestens geeignet. In einer Einführung in die math- with three main areas: Crystal growth and defect for- solar atmosphere, as well as by the capture of solar ematische Statistik werden zunächst das Gesetz mation, growth methods, and various techniques neutrons by hydrogen atoms in the solar atmosphere der großen Zahl und der zentrale Grenzwertsatz used in characterization. - the propagation of solar neutrons, solar gamma abgeleitet. Die statistischen Grundlagen der "Physik rays and other secondary particles through the solar der Wärme" werden sehr ausführlich behandelt. Features photosphere, chromosphere and corona, as well Dabei werden die makroskopischen Größen wie Over the years, many successful attempts have as through interplanetary space and through the Druck, Temperatur und Entropie mikroskopisch been made to describe the art and science of crys- Earth's atmosphere. Models and simulations of par- definiert, und die Hauptsätze werden aufgestellt. Auf tal growth. Most modern advances in semicon- ticle acceleration, interactions, and propagation pro- der Grundlage dieser Hauptsätze führt die Thermo- ductor and optical devices would not have been cesses show that observations of solar neutrons and dynamik zu allgemeinen Relationen zwischen[..] possible without the development of many elemen- gamma rays in space and in the Earth's atmosphere tal, binary, ternary, and other compound crystals of yield essential and unique information on the[..] Features varying properties and large sizes. The objective of Dieses Lehrbuch gibt eine Einführung in die Statis- the Springer Handbook of Crystal Growth [..] Features tische Physik, wie sie an der Universität im Zyklus This book presents the first comprehensive compila- "Theoretische Physik" angeboten wird. Beson- Contents tion and review of the extensive body of experimen- deren Wert hat der Autor auf eine gut lesbare, Part A: Fundamentals of Crystal Growth and Defect tal and theoretical material on solar neutrons and verständliche und überschaubare Darstellung Formation.- Part B: Crystal Growth from Melt Tech- related phenomena published in the scientific litera- gelegt. Die einzelnen Schritte sind so ausführlich niques.- Part C: Solution Growth of Crystals.- Part ture over the last sixty years. Phenomena related to beschrieben, dass der Leser sie ohne größere D: Crystal Gowth from Vapor.- Part E: Epitaxial solar neutrons are more specifically: the decay prod- Schwierigkeiten nachvollziehen kann. Durch die Growth and Thin Films.- Part F: Modeling in Crys- ucts of solar neutrons solar gamma rays generated in Aufteilung in Kapitel, die [..] tal Growth and Defects.- Part G: Defects Charac- [..] terization and Techniques.- Part H: Special Topics Contents in Crystals Growth.- About the Authors.- Subject Contents I Mathematische Statistik.- 1 Wahrscheinlichkeit.- Index. Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Frequently used 2 Gesetz der großen Zahl.- 3 Normalverteilung.- 4 Abbreviations and Notations.- Chapter 1. Charged, Zentraler Grenzwertsatz.- II Grundzüge der Statis- Fields of interest Accelerated Particle Interactions in the Solar Atmo- tischen Physik.- 5 Grundlegendes Postulat.- 6 Zus- Solid State Physics; Spectroscopy and Microscopy; sphere, and the Generation of Secondary Energetic tandssumme des idealen Gases.- 7 1. Hauptsatz.- 8 Crystallography; Materials Science (general); Char- Particles and Radiations: Pioneer Results.- Chap- Quasiatischer Prozess.- 9 Entropie und Temperatur.- acterization and Evaluation of Materials; Structural ter 2. The Events of August 1972 and the Discovery 10 Verallgemeinerte Kräfte.- 11 2. und 3. Hauptsatz.- Mechanics of Solar Gamma-Radiation.- Chapter 3. The Events 12 Reversibilität.- 13 Statistische Physik und Ther- of the June 1980 and June 1982, and the Discovery modynamik.- 14 Messung makroskopischer Param- Target groups of Solar Neutrons.- Chapter 4. Space Probe Obser- eter.- III Thermodynamik.- 15 Zustandsgrößen.- 16 Professional/practitioner vations of Solar Neutron Events.- Chapter 5. Solar Ideales Gas.- 17 Thermodynamische Potentiale.- 18 Neutron Propagation in the Earth's Atmosphere, and Type of publication Zustandsänderungen.- 19[..] the Sensitivity of Neutron Monitors and other[..] Handbook Fields of interest Fields of interest Physics (general) Available Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sci- Astrophysics and Astroparticles; Nuclear Target groups 2010. XXXVIII, 1818 p. 1251 illus. in color. With DVD. Hardcover Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons; Upper undergraduate

349,00 € Target groups Type of publication ISBN 978-3-540-74182-4 Research German textbook Type of publication Monograph Available

Available 2010. VIII, 408 S. 90 Abb. Hardcover

30,79 € 2010. XLVI, 873 p. 586 illus. (Astrophysics and Space Science ISBN 978-3-8274-2527-0 Library, Vol. 365) Hardcover

149,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-3736-7 springer.com Physics 141

W. Hüttner, Universität Ulm, Ulm, Germany (Ed.) J.L. Jenkins, Homer, IL, USA S. Kakaç, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Sögütözü, Ankara, Turkey; B. Kosoy, State Academy of Refrigera- tion, Odessa, Ukraine; A. Pramuanjaroenkij, Kasetsart University, Asymmetric Top Molecules, Part 1 Come si osserva il Sole Sakonnakhon, Thailand (Eds.)

Metodi e tecniche per l'astronomo non professionista Microfluidics Based Microsystems Volume II/29 "Molecular Constants Mostly from Microwave, Molecular Beam, and Sub-Doppler Laser Fundamentals and Applications Solo fino a vent’anni fa, un filmato dell’attività cro- Spectroscopy" is planned to appear as a series A, B, mosferica della nostra stella, dell’evoluzione di una C and D1, D2, D3 for the diamagnetic, and E for the protuberanza o di un gruppo di macchie, era pre- paramagnetic linear and polyatomic species, respec- This volume provides a comprehensive state-of-the rogativa dell’astronomo professionista, dotato di un tively. Like in the preseding volumes II/24 and II/19, art review of the fundamentals and applications of telescopio di buon diametro sito in un Osservato- which have appeared in the years around 1999 and the microfluidics based microsystems. As the world rio solare d’alta quota. Ai nostri giorni, i progressi 1992, respectively, the diamagnetic substances are becomes increasingly concerned with terrorism, dell’elettronica e dell’informatica mettono l’astrofilo arranged in the manner suggested by Hill ("Hill's sys- early on-spot detection of terrorist’s weapons, par- nelle condizioni di realizzarlo da sé, con un telesco- tem", 1900), meaning an almost strict alphabetical ticularly bio-weapons agents such as bacteria and pio amatoriale e un’economica webcam. Questo order. The ionic species are included in the alphabet- viruses are extremely important. Microfluidics are libro, mentre aggiorna l’astrofilo sulle più recenti tec- ical arrangement of the neutral ones in each table. great tools for security and anti-terrorism with many niche nello studio del Sole, rappresenta un ottimo The information is grouped differently in compari- applications. New and better diagnostic technology trattato sulla nostra stella, sul suo funzionamento, son with the previous volumes. All relevant proper- must be developed in order to be prepared for an act sulle fenomenologie che interessano la sua atmos- ties of a molecule and the corresponding parameters of bio-terrorism. Basics of Electrokinetic Microflu- fera. Lo stile è divulgativo, ma rigoroso. I consigli can be found concentrated under its sum formula idics, Lab-on-a-Chip Devices for Biomedical Appli- osservativi sono frutto di una ventennale esperienza in volume II/29. this diminishes the need of turn- cations, Microfluidic Biological Application Specific dell’autore quale membro del Sunspot Program ing pages because rotational and related constants, Integrated Circuits, Integrated Optofluidics and dell’AAVSO. dipole moments, barriers to internal rotation, hyper- Nanofluidic, Cell Culture Revolution via Dynamical fine coupling parameters, or Zeeman data were[..] Features Microfluidic Controls, Fundamentals of droplet flow Solo fino a vent’anni fa, un filmato dell’attività cro- in microfluidics, Implementation of fluidic functions Features mosferica della nostra stella, dell’evoluzione di una in digital microfluidics, Chip architecture and appli- Volume II/29 "Molecular Constants Mostly from protuberanza o di un gruppo di macchie, era pre- cations for digital microfluidics, Mixing in microflu- Microwave, Molecular Beam, and Sub-Doppler Laser rogativa dell’astronomo professionista, dotato di un idic systems are presented and[..] Spectroscopy" is planned to appear as a series A, B, telescopio di buon diametro sito in un Osservato- C and D1, D2, D3 for the diamagnetic, and E for the Features rio solare d’alta quota. Ai nostri giorni, i progressi paramagnetic linear and polyatomic species, respec- This volume provides a comprehensive state-of- dell’elettronica e dell’informatica mettono l’astrofilo tively. Like in the preseding volumes II/24 and II/19, the-art review of the fundamentals and applications nelle condizioni di realizzarlo da sé, con un [..] which have appeared in the years around 1999 and of microfluidics-based microsystems. As the world 1992, respectively, the diamagnetic substances are Contents becomes increasingly concerned with terrorism, arranged [..] Ringraziamenti - Introduzione - Il Sole, ieri e oggi - early on-the-spot detection of terrorists' weapons, Alcune basi dell’osservazione solare .- Osservando particularly biological agents such as bacteria and Fields of interest la luce bianca del Sole – Caratteristiche della luce viruses are extremely important. Microfluidics are Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra bianca solare - Osservare il Sole monocromatico – powerful tools for security and anti-terrorism with [..] Target groups Caratteristiche monocromatiche del Sole – Fotogra- fare il Sole – Da dove vieni? - Appendice A: Risorse - Research Contents Appendice B: Glossario dei termini relativi al Sole – Preface. Convective Heat Transfer Correlations in Type of publication Appendice C: Diario giornaliero soalre: luglio 2008- Some Common Micro-Geometries, Convective Heat Reference work gennaio 2012. Transfer in Microscale Slip Flow. Direct and Inverse Fields of interest Problems Solutions in Micro-Scale Forced Convec- Available Astronomy, Observations and Techniques; Popular tion. Conjugated Heat Transfer in Microchannels. Science in Astronomy Mechanisms of Boiling in Microchannels: Criti- 2010. Approx. 500 p. (Molecules and Radicals, Part 29D1) Hard- cal Assessment. Prediction of Critical Heat Flux cover Target groups in Microchannels. Transport Phenomena in Two- Popular/general Phase Thermal Spreaders. An Investigation on Ther- 200,00 € mal Conductivity and Viscosity of Water Based ISBN 978-3-642-10370-4 Type of publication Nanofluids. Formation of Droplets and Bubbles Popular science in Microfluidic Systems. Transport of Droplets in Microfluidic[..] Available Fields of interest Fluid- and Aerodynamics; Microengineering; Engi- 2010. X, 200 pagg. (Le Stelle) Softcover neering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer; Biochemical Engineering 21,15 € ISBN 978-88-470-1626-2 Target groups Graduate

Type of publication Proceedings

Available

2010. X, 618 p. (NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology) Hardcover

199,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-9028-7 142 Physics springer.com

A.C.J. Luo, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL, USA M. Nakazawa, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; K. Kikuchi, Uni- H. Oertel, University of Karlsruhe, Germany (Ed.) versity of Tokyo, Japan; T. Miyazaki, NICT, Tokyo, Japan (Eds.) Nonlinear Deformable-body Prandtl-Essentials of Fluid Dynamics High Spectral Density Optical Mechanics Communication Technologies

"Nonlinear Deformable-body Dynamics" mainly This book is an update and extension of the clas- consists in a mathematical treatise of approximate The latest hot topics of high-spectral density optical sic textbook by Ludwig Prandtl, Essentials of Fluid theories for thin deformable bodies, including cables, communication systems using digital coherent opti- Mechanics. It is based on the 12th German edition beams, rods, webs, membranes, plates, and shells. cal fibre communication technologies are covered by with additional material included. Chapters on wing The intent of the book is to stimulate more research this book. History and meaning of a "renaissance" of aerodynamics, heat transfer, and layered flows have in the area of nonlinear deformable-body dynamics the technology, requirements to the Peta-bit/s class been revised and extended, and there are new chap- not only because of the unsolved theoretical puzzles "new generation network" are also covered in the ters on fluid mechanical instabilities and biomedi- it presents but also because of its wide spectrum of first part of this book. The main topics treated are cal fluid mechanics. References to the literature have applications. For instance, the theories for soft webs electronic and optical devices, digital signal process- been kept to a minimum, and the extensive historical and rod-reinforced soft structures can be applied ing including forward error correction, modulation citations may be found by referring to previous edi- to biomechanics for DNA and living tissues, and formats as well as transmission and application sys- tions. This book is aimed at science and engineering the nonlinear theory of deformable bodies, based tems. The book serves as a reference to researchers students who wish to attain an overview of the vari- on the Kirchhoff assumptions, is a special case dis- and engineers. ous branches of fluid mechanics. It will also be useful cussed. This book can serve as a reference work for as a reference for researchers working in the field of researchers and a textbook for senior and postgrad- Features fluid mechanics. uate students in physics, mathematics, engineering The latest hot topics of high-spectral density opti- and biophysics. Dr. Albert C.J. Luo is a Professor of cal communication systems using digital coherent Features Mechanical Engineering at Southern Illinois Univer- optical fibre communication technologies are cov- Ludwig Prandtl, with his fundamental contribu- sity, Edwardsville, IL, USA. Professor Luo is an inter- ered by this book. History and meaning of a "renais- tions to hydrodynamics, aerodynamics and gas- nationally recognized scientist in the[..] sance" of the technology, requirements to the Peta- dynamics, greatly influenced the development of bit/s class "new generation network" are also covered fluid mechanics as a whole and it was his pioneer- Features in the first part of this book. The main topics treated ing research in the first half of the 20th century that "Nonlinear Deformable-body Dynamics" mainly are electronic and optical devices, digital signal [..] founded modern fluid mechanics. His book `Fuhrer consists in a mathematical treatise of approximate durch die Stromungslehre’ or `Essentials of Fluid theories for thin deformable bodies, including cables, Contents Mechanics’ appeared in 1942. Even today it is [..] beams, rods, webs, membranes, plates, and shells. Introduction.- Coherent Optical Communications: The intent of the book is to stimulate more research Historical Perspectives and Future Directions.- Contents in the area of nonlinear deformable-body dynamics Ultimate HSDOC Technologies.- "Quasi Ultimate" Preface.- Introduction.- Properties of Liquids not only because of the unsolved theoretical puzzles Technique.- High-Speed, High-Capacity Optical and Gases.- Kinematics of Fluid Flow.- Dynamics it presents but also because of its wide spectrum of Transmission Systems.- Advanced Modulation For- of Fluid Flow.- Fundamental Equations of Fluid [..] mats.- QPSK-Based Transmission System.- Opto- Mechanics.- Instabilities and Turbulent Flows.- Con- Electronic Devices.- Semiconductor Lasers.- Forward vective Heat and Mass Transfer.- Multiphase Flows.- Contents Error Correction. Reactive Flows.- Flows in the Atmosphere and in the Introduction.- Tensor Analysis.- Deformation, Kine- Ocean.- Microflows.- Biofluid Mechanics.- Selected matics and Dynamics.- Constitutive Laws and Dam- Fields of interest Bibliography.- Index. age Theory.- Nonlinear Cables.- Nonlinear Plates Laser Technology and Physics, Photonics; Quan- and Waves.- Nonlinear Webs, Membranes and tum Optics, Quantum Electronics, Nonlinear Optics; Fields of interest Shells.- Nonlinear Beams and Rods. Applied Optics, Optoelectronics, Optical Devices; Classical Continuum Physics; Theoretical, Mathe- Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering; Electron- matical and Computational Physics; Appl. Mathe- Fields of interest ics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation matics / Computational Methods of Engineering; Classical Continuum Physics; Dynamical Systems Applications of Mathematics and Ergodic Theory; Continuum Mechanics and Target groups Mechanics of Materials; Statistical Physics, Dynami- Research Target groups cal Systems and Complexity Research Type of publication Target groups Monograph Type of publication Research Undergraduate textbook Available Type of publication Available Monograph 2010. X, 337 p. 240 illus., 120 in color. (Optical and Fiber Commu- nications Reports, Vol. 6) Hardcover 2010. XII, 795 p. (Applied Mathematical Sciences, Vol. 158) Hard- Available cover 99,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-10418-3 2010. 430 p. 61 illus., 10 in color. (Nonlinear Physical Science) 69,95 € Hardcover ISBN 978-1-4419-1563-4

159,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-12135-7 springer.com Physics 143

P. Schaaf, TU Ilmenau (Ed.) H.-E. Schaefer, Universität Stuttgart, Germany H. Susa, Konan University, Kobe, Japan; M. Arnould, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium; S. Gales, GANIL, Caen, France; T. Motobayashi, RIKEN Nishina Center, Wako, Saitama, Japan; C. Laser Processing of Materials Nanoscience Scheidenberger, GSI-Darmstadt; H. Utsunomiya, Konan Univer- sity, Kobe, Japan (Eds.) Fundamentals, Applications and Developments The Science of the Small in Physics, Engineering, Chemistry, Biology and Medicine Tours Symposium on Nuclear

Laser materials processing has made tremendous Physics and Astrophysics - VII progress and is now at the forefront of industrial Nanoscience stands out for its interdisciplinar- and medical applications. The book describes recent ity. Barriers between disciplines disappear and the fields tend to converge at the very smallest scale, advances in smart and nanoscaled materials going Tours 2009 contains three main topics: On the Wide where basic principles and tools are universal. Novel well beyond the traditional cutting and welding Range of Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics, and High properties are inherent to nanosized systems due applications. As no analytical methods are described Energy Astrophysics. The intermediate field, Nuclear to quantum effects and a reduction in dimensional- the examples are really going into the details of Astrophysics is also a key research area. what nowadways is possible by employing lasers ity: nanoscience is likely to continue to revolution- for sophisticated materials processing giving rise to ize many areas of human activity, such as materials Features achievements not possible by conventional materials science, nanoelectronics, information processing, Tours 2009 contains three main topics: On the Wide processing. biotechnology and medicine. This textbook spans all Range of Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics, and High fields of nanoscience, covering its basics and broad Energy Astrophysics. The intermediate field, Nuclear Features applications. After an introduction to the physi- Astrophysics is also a key research area. Laser materials processing has made tremendous cal and chemical principles of nanoscience, cover- progress and is now at the forefront of industrial age moves on to the adjacent fields of microscopy, Fields of interest and medical applications. The book describes recent nanoanalysis, synthesis, nanocrystals, nanowires, Astrophysics and Astroparticles; Nuclear Physics, advances in smart and nanoscaled materials going nanolayers, carbon nanostructures, bulk nanomate- Heavy Ions, Hadrons well beyond the traditional cutting and welding rials, nanomechanics, nanophotonics, nanofluidics, applications. As no analytical methods are described nanomagnetism, nanotechnology for computers, Target groups the examples are really going into the details of what nanochemistry, nanobiology, and nanomedicine. Research nowadways is possible by employing lasers for [..] Consequently, this broad yet unified coverage addresses[..] Type of publication Contents Proceedings Introduction.- Basics of Lasers and Laser Optics.- Features Fundamentals of Laser Material Interactions.- Laser Nanoscience stands out for its interdisciplinar- Available Plasma Interactions.- Laser Ablation and Film Depo- ity. Barriers between disciplines disappear and the sition.- Processing with Ultrashort Laser Pulses.- fields tend to converge at the very smallest scale, 2010. 418 p. (Astronomy and Astrophysics, Vol. 1238) Hardcover Creating Nanostructures with Lasers.- Laser Mate- where basic principles and tools are universal. Novel rials Processing in Biology and Medicine.- Laser properties are inherent to nanosized systems due to 184,95 € Micromachining.- Laser Pulse Modulation for quantum effects and a reduction in dimensionality: ISBN 978-0-7354-0784-8 Improved Laser Material Processing.- Rapid Proto- nanoscience is likely to continue to revolutionize typing – 3D Machining Laser Sintering. many areas of human activity, such as materials [..]

Fields of interest Contents Laser Technology and Physics, Photonics; Nanotech- Introduction and Some Physical Principles nology; Applied Optics, Optoelectronics, Optical Microscopy – Nanoscopy Synthesis Nanocrystals – Devices; Engineering (general); Optical and Elec- Nanowires – Nanolayers Carbon Nanostructures – tronic Materials Tubes, Graphene, Fullerenes, Wave-Particle Dual- ity Nanocrystalline Materials Nanomechanics – Target groups Nanophotonics – Nanofluidics Nanomagnetism Professional/practitioner Nanotechnology for Computers, Memories, and Harddisks Nanochemistry – From Supramolecular Type of publication Chemistry to Chemistry on the Nanoscale, Cataly- Monograph sis, Renewable Energy, Batteries, and Environmental Protection Biology on the Nanoscale Nanomedicine Available Fields of interest Nanoscale Science and Technology; Nanotechnol- 2010. XIV, 231 p. 96 illus., 48 in color. (Springer Series in Materials Science, Vol. 139) Hardcover ogy and Microengineering; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Surface and Interface Sci- 119,95 € ence, Thin Films; Biophysics and Biological Physics; ISBN 978-3-642-13280-3 Nanochemistry

Target groups Graduate

Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook

Available

2010. XXIII, 763 p. 1220 illus., 610 in color. Hardcover

89,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-10558-6 144 Popular Science springer.com

Popular Science G. Grätzer, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MT, Canada J.W. Grüntzig, Düsseldorf; H. Mehlhorn, Neuss Denksport für ein Jahr Robert Koch

G. Glaeser, Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien, Österreich; K. 140 mathematische Rätsel aus dem Alltag Seuchenjäger und Nobelpreisträger Polthier, Freie Universität Berlin

Bilder der Mathematik Manche beginnen den Tag mit Gymnastik, um Am 27. Mai 2010 jährt sich der 100. Todestag den Körper zu entrosten und beweglich zu hal- des deutschen Arztes und Mikrobiologen Robert ten. Leider kümmern sich aber nur wenige um Koch. Er bewies, dass Bakterien bzw. parasitische das Training ihres Gehirns, also des Organs, das Einzeller die Ursache ansteckender Krankheiten wie Wie sieht eine Kurve aus, die die ganze Ebene oder uns zum Menschen macht. Dieses Buch versorgt Cholera, Milzbrand, Tuberkulose, Pest, Malaria und den Raum vollständig ausfüllt? Kann man einen Sie mit Denksportaufgaben und hilft Ihnen beim Schlafkrankheit sind, und begründete so die mod- Polyeder flexibel bewegen, ja sogar umstülpen? Was ganzjährigen Hirnjogging. Angesprochen sind erne Bakteriologie, die Klinische Infektiologie und ist die projektive Ebene oder der vierdimension- Schüler ab 14 Jahren, die ihren Verstand durch zum Teil auch die Tropenmedizin. Johannes W. ale Raum? Gibt es Seifenblasen, die nicht die runde geeignetes Training schärfen möchten, Erwachsene, Grüntzig, Professor für Augenheilkunde und pas- Kugel sind? Wie kann man die komplizierte Struktur denen das Lösen von Kreuzworträtseln nicht reicht, sionierter Medizinhistoriker, sowie Heinz Mehlhorn, von Strömungen besser verstehen? In diesem Buch ältere Menschen, die geistig fit bleiben möchten. Professor für Parasitologie, schlagen in dieser pro- erleben Sie die Mathematik von ihrer anschaulichen Sie alle werden sehen, dass sich Ihr Denkorgan funden Biografie den Bogen von den Pest-Epidemien Seite und finden faszinierende und bisher nie gese- beim Lösen der Aufgaben entschlackt und flexibler des 14. Jh. bis hin zum Zeitalter der deutschen hene Bilder, die Ihnen illustrative Antworten zu all wird. Lesen Sie jede Woche einige Rätsel, denken Kolonien, in dem Robert Koch die wissenschaftliche diesen Fragestellungen geben. Zu allen Bildern gibt Sie darüber nach und versuchen Sie sich an den Weltbühne betritt. Seine bahnbrechenden Forschun- es kurze Erklärungstexte, viele Literaturhinweise und Lösungen. Das schärft das Denkvermögen und Sie gen und seine gefahrvollen Expeditionen nach jede Menge Web-Links. Das Buch ist für alle Fre- werden an jedem Schritt Ihre Freude haben. Soll- Ägypten, Indien, Neuguinea und Afrika werden mit unde der Mathematik, die nicht nur trockenen Text ten Sie die Aufgabe nicht innerhalb von ein bis zwei erstmals veröffentlichten Quellen, Auszügen aus Pri- und endlose Formeln sehen wollen. Vom Schüler Tagen lösen, dann sehen Sie in den Hinweisen nach vatbriefen und zahlreichen farbigen Bildern doku- zum Lehrer, vom Studenten zum Professor. Es soll und versuchen, damit weiter zu kommen. Es ist ein mentiert. So entsteht ein lebendiges Zeitzeugnis zum sie alle inspirieren und anregen, sich mit diesem oder großes Erlebnis, wenn man nach Stunden oder[..] Leben von Robert Koch, das auch die[..] jenem vermeintlich nur Insidern vorbehaltenem Thema zu beschäftigen. Lernen Sie die Mathematik Features Features von einer ganz neuen und bunten Seite kennen. Die Manche beginnen den Tag mit Gymnastik, um Am 27. Mai 2010 jährt sich der 100. Todestag Neuauflage[..] den Körper zu entrosten und beweglich zu hal- des deutschen Arztes und Mikrobiologen Robert ten. Leider kümmern sich aber nur wenige um Koch. Er bewies, dass Bakterien bzw. parasitische Features das Training ihres Gehirns, also des Organs, das Einzeller die Ursache ansteckender Krankheiten wie Wie sieht eine Kurve aus, die die ganze Ebene oder uns zum Menschen macht. Dieses Buch versorgt Cholera, Milzbrand, Tuberkulose, Pest, Malaria und den Raum vollständig ausfüllt? Kann man einen Sie mit Denksportaufgaben und hilft Ihnen beim Schlafkrankheit sind, und begründete so die mod- Polyeder flexibel bewegen, ja sogar umstülpen? Was ganzjährigen Hirnjogging. Angesprochen sind erne Bakteriologie, die Klinische Infektiologie und ist die projektive Ebene oder der vierdimension- Schüler ab 14 Jahren, die ihren Verstand durch zum Teil auch die Tropenmedizin. Johannes W. [..] ale Raum? Gibt es Seifenblasen, die keine runde geeignetes Training schärfen [..] Kugeln sind? Wie kann man Wirbel und die kom- Contents plizierte Struktur von Strömungen besser verstehen? Contents Vorwort.- Kapitel 1: Der schwarze Tod.- Kapitel 2: In diesem Buch erleben Sie die Mathematik von ihrer Vorwort.- RÄTSEL.- Die hohe Schule des Denkens.- Sichern Kolonien die Zukunft?.- Kapitel 3: Robert [..] HINWEISE.- LÖSUNGEN.- ANHANG.- Freund- Koch betritt die wissenschaftliche Weltbühne.- Kapi- schaftliches Nachwort für den Leser.-Nachwort zur tel 4: Die Cholera in Europa und Robert Kochs erste Contents zweiten Auflage. Expedition 1883 nach Indien.- Kapitel 5: Robert Einleitung.- 1 Polyedrische Modelle.- 2 Geometrie in Koch und die junge Hedwig Freiberg, Cholera in der Ebene.- 3 Alte und neue Probleme.- 4 Formeln Fields of interest Hamburg.- Kapitel 6: Jahrhundertwende im Expedi- und Zahlen.- 5 Funktionen und Grenzwerte.- 6 Kur- Popular Science; Popular Science in Mathematics / tions- und Reisefieber.- Kapitel 7: Kochs Reise 1896 ven und Knoten.- 7 Geometrie und Topologie von Natural Science / Technology nach Afrika, Pest-Forschung 1897 in Indien.- Kapitel Flächen.- 8 Minimalflächen und Seifenblasen.- 9 Par- 8: Malaria in Italien.- Kapitel 9: Robert und Hedwig kette und Packungen.- 10 Raumformen und Dimen- Target groups Koch in Neuguinea.- Kapitel 10: A lovely morning, sionen.- 11 Graphen und Inzidenzen.- 12 Bewegliche Popular/general Doctor! Tierseuchen in Rhodesien –[..] Formen.- 13 Fraktale Mengen.- 14 Landkarten und Abbildungen.- 15 Formen und Verfahren in Natur Type of publication Fields of interest und Technik.- Bildnachweis.- Index. Popular science Popular Science; History of Science; Parasitology; Bacteriology; Entomology; History of Medicine Fields of interest Available Popular Science; Popular Science in Mathematics / Target groups Natural Science / Technology; Mathematics (general) Popular/general 2010. 280 S. 60 Abb. Softcover Target groups Type of publication Popular/general 13,97 € ISBN 978-3-8274-2591-1 Popular science Type of publication Popular science Available

Available 2010. 1096 S. 500 Abb. in Farbe. Hardcover

93,41 € 2010. XII, 340 S. 1000 Abb. in Farbe. Hardcover ISBN 978-3-8274-2710-6 32,66 € ISBN 978-3-8274-2565-2 springer.com Psychology 145

S. Horndasch, Berlin S. Horndasch, Berlin Psychology Bachelor nach Plan. Dein Weg Master nach Plan. Erfolgreich ins Studium: Studienwahl, ins Masterstudium: Auswahl, C.L. Armstrong, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Uni- Bewerbung, Einstieg, Finanzierung, Bewerbung, Finanzierung, versity of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; L. Morrow, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pitts- Wohnungssuche, Auslandsstudium Auslandsstudium, mit burgh, PA (Eds.) Musterdokumenten Handbook of Medical Wer studieren möchte, steht vor vielen organ- Neuropsychology isatorischen und persönlichen Fragen: Was will Bachelor fertig – was dann? Viele Studenten fragen und kann ich studieren? Wie läuft das Studium Applications of Cognitive Neuroscience sich, wie es nach ihrem Bachelorabschluss weiterge- ab und wie funktioniert der Bachelor? Welche hen soll: Möchte ich einen Master draufsatteln oder Hochschule ist gut und passt zu mir? Wie bewerbe zunächst Berufserfahrung sammeln? Welcher Mas- mich für einen Studiengang? Wie finanziere ich ter ist der richtige für mich? Wie erkenne ich die The recent surge of interest in the neuroscience of mein Studium? Welche Möglichkeiten gibt es im Qualität eines Masterstudiengangs? Wie bewerbe autism, HIV/AIDS, cancer, Alzheimer’s, and other Ausland? – „Bachelor nach Plan“ gibt Antworten auf ich mich erfolgreich auf einen Studienplatz? Wie disorders has brought with it an increasing aware- diese Fragen: Das Buch erklärt Abiturienten, wie das finanziere ich das Studium? Und was muss ich bei ness of the effects of medical conditions on the brain Studium funktioniert und hilft bei der Entscheidung einem Studium im Ausland beachten? – „Master and behavior—an awareness extending through the und Bewerbung für das ideale Programm an der nach Plan“ gibt Antworten auf diese Fragen: Der research and practice arenas, among those work- richtigen Hochschule. Auch das Studium im Ausland praxisnahe Ratgeber bietet Orientierungshilfen, ing with pediatric and adult clients alike. Compre- wird umfassend beleuchtet. Daneben beschreibt es Anleitungen und Tipps, die helfen, den Weg zum hensive in scope and highly detailed in its coverage, Möglichkeiten der Studienfinanzierung und wie man passenden Masterstudium zu planen, von der Suche the Handbook of Medical Neuropsychology is orga- die erste eigene Wohnung findet. Durch Infoboxen, über die Bewerbung bis zur Studienfinanzierung. nized to give readers knowledge of the field, whether Anleitungen zur Selbstreflexion, Checklisten mit den Ein Schwerpunkt des Buches liegt auf der Entwick- one needs to understand a clinical evaluation, design wichtigsten Punkten, Webtipps und ein Glossar ist lung einer individuellen Bewerbungsstrategie – a research study, or gain a deeper understanding „Bachelor nach Plan“ leicht verständlich und prax- denn an Hochschulen gelten andere Regeln als in of disease processes and corresponding behaviors. isnah. Der Autor macht Mut, den eigenen Weg zu der Privatwirtschaft: Bewerbungsmappe, Profes- Featuring the most up-to-date information on cog- gehen, seine Träume anzustreben und gelassen zu sorengutachten und Auswahlgespräch sowie der nitive neuroscience to enhance the work of the prac- bleiben: „Plane gut – aber mache Dich nicht[..] Kontakt mit der Hochschulverwaltung wollen gut titioner, the student, or the researcher, the book Features vorbereitet sein. Im Web gibt es dazu Muster für[..] handles theory, historical background, practical con- Wer studieren möchte, steht vor vielen organ- siderations, and controversial areas with clear expla- Features isatorischen und persönlichen Fragen: Was will nations, clinical expertise, and real-world insight, Bachelor fertig – was dann? Viele Studenten fragen und kann ich studieren? Wie läuft das Studium and critiques diagnostic and assessment tools[..] sich, wie es nach ihrem Bachelorabschluss weiterge- ab und wie funktioniert der Bachelor? Welche hen soll: Möchte ich einen Master draufsatteln oder Features Hochschule ist gut und passt zu mir? Wie bewerbe zunächst Berufserfahrung sammeln? Welcher Mas- Handbook of Medical Neuropsychology: Applica- mich für einen Studiengang? Wie finanziere ich ter ist der richtige für mich? Wie erkenne ich die tions of Cognitive Neuroscience Carol Armstrong, mein Studium? Welche Möglichkeiten gibt es im Qualität eines Masterstudiengangs? Wie bewerbe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Ausland? – „Bachelor nach Plan“ gibt Antworten auf ich mich erfolgreich auf einen Studienplatz? Wie PA, USA The recent surge of interest in the neuro- diese Fragen: Das Buch erklärt [..] finanziere ich das Studium? Und was muss ich bei science of autism, HIV/AIDS, cancer, Alzheimer’s, Contents einem Studium im [..] and other disorders has brought with it an increasing Einleitung.- Der Fahrplan für gute Planer - und für awareness of the effects of medical conditions on the Contents die Entscheidung in letzter Minute.- Das System.- brain and [..] Vorwort. Masterstudiengänge – Eine Einführung. Ausland.- Wo und wie Du Deinen Studiengang find- Ausland. Auswahl des passenden Masterstudien- Contents est.- Was studieren – ein Leitfaden.- Wie gut sind gangs. Entwicklung einer Bewerbungsstrategie. Autoimmune disease.- Autism.- Autonomic ner- das konkrete Programm und die Hochschule?- Wie Finanzierung. Schlusswort vous system disorders.- Cardiovascular disorders bewerben?- Geld.- Was sind die Alternativen zum and diseases.- Cerebellar disorders.- Cerebral palsy.- Studium?- Wie wohnen?- Was möchte ich sonst Fields of interest Cerebrovascular disease and disorders.- Demen- noch? Leben!- Campus-Wörterbuch – was bedeuten Popular Science; Science; Social Sciences (general) tia.- Endocrine disease.- Ethics of neuropsychology.- die ganzen Fachwörter?- Schlusswort.- Anhang – Epilepsy.- Genetic disorders.- Geriatrics.- Hepatic Lebenslauf auf Englisch und Deutsch Target groups encephalopathy.- Hydrocephalus.- Infectious dis- Upper undergraduate Fields of interest ease.- Learning disabilities.- Metabolic disease.- Migraine.- Movement disorders.- Neurobehavioral Popular Science; Science; Social Sciences (general) Type of publication disorders.- Neurooncology.- Nutrition.- Rehabilita- Popular science Target groups tion.- Rheumatologic conditions.- Stress disorders.- Lower undergraduate Structural abnormalities.- Toxic disorders.-[..] Available Type of publication Fields of interest Popular science 2010. IX, 187 S. 6 Abb. Mit online files/update. Softcover Neuropsychology; Neurology; Oncology; Cognitive Psychology; Health Psychology Available 18,64 € ISBN 978-3-642-13019-9 Target groups Professional/practitioner 2010. X, 252 S. 6 Abb. Softcover Type of publication 18,64 € Professional book ISBN 978-3-642-12850-9 Available

2010. XXI, 450 p. Hardcover

119,95 € 146 Psychology springer.com

ISBN 978-1-4419-1363-0 J.A. Belzen, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands J. Bortz, C. Schuster, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen

Towards Cultural Psychology of Statistik für Human- und Religion Sozialwissenschaftler

Principles, Approaches, Applications

Der neue BORTZ-SCHUSTER rechnet (sich) für Sie! Denn er wurde in der 7. Auflage komplett überar- This book takes a bold stand: all psychology should beitet, ergänzt und didaktisch verbessert – jetzt be culturally sensitive psychology, especially when mit brandneuen Online-Zusatzmaterialien! An studying religious phenomena. It explains that cul- Bewährtem wurde festgehalten: Dieses Lehrbuch ture is not simply to be conceived of as a variable ist DIE Grundlage im Bachelorstudium, denn es ist that possibly influences behavior. Rather, it stresses alles Prüfungsrelevante drin, von Elementarstatis- that cultural patterns of acting, thinking and experi- tik über varianzanalytische Methoden bis zu mul- encing are created, adopted and promulgated by a tivariaten Methoden und Übungsaufgaben helfen number of individuals jointly. As human subjectiv- bei der Prüfungsvorbereitung. Es ist weiterhin auch ity is different in different cultures, cultural psychol- DAS Nachschlagewerk im Masterstudium und in ogy is not interested in comparatively investigating der Forschung: Beispiele aus dem psychologischen how experiences and behavior, attitudes and social Forschungsalltag helfen beim Nachvollziehen von relationships present themselves within different Berechnungen und ein Glossar liefert schnell die cultural conditions. By consequence, cultural psy- wichtigsten Begriffsdefinitionen. NEUES wurde chology does not start from Western psychologi- sinnvoll ergänzt, die Didaktik optimiert: Die neue cal constructs, testing for their presence in other Auflage ist neu strukturiert, kürzere Kapitel sorgen cultures, but from human acts and activities in spe- für einen klareren Aufbau. Die Grundlagen wer- cific cultures, analyzing them in a hermeneutical den für Einsteiger verständlicher und ausführlicher way. Like cultural psychology, psychology of religion dargestellt. Markierungen kennzeichnen Ver- currently enjoys more and more interest and rapid tiefungskapitel. Hinweise zu EDV-Anwendungen growth. But the two fields have remained[..] sind[..] Features Features This book takes a bold stand: all psychology should Der neue BORTZ-SCHUSTER rechnet (sich) für Sie! be culturally sensitive psychology, especially when Denn er wurde in der 7. Auflage komplett überar- studying religious phenomena. It explains that cul- beitet, ergänzt und didaktisch verbessert – jetzt ture is not simply to be conceived of as a variable mit brandneuen Online-Zusatzmaterialien! An that possibly influences behavior. Rather, it stresses Bewährtem wurde festgehalten: Dieses Lehrbuch ist that cultural patterns of acting, thinking and experi- DIE Grundlage im Bachelorstudium, denn es ist alles encing are created, adopted and promulgated by a Prüfungsrelevante drin, von Elementarstatistik über number of individuals jointly. As human [..] varianzanalytische Methoden bis zu multivariaten Contents Methoden und [..] Introduction. 1. Introducing cultural psychology of Contents religion.- Part I: Principles of cultural psychology of I. Elementarstatistik: Deskriptive Statistik. religion. 2.The need for a hermeneutical approach Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie und Wahrschein- to the study of ‘religion’. 3. Cultural psychology of lichkeitsverteilungen. Stichprobe und Grundge- religion: perspectives, challenges, and possibilities. 4. samtheit. Formulierung und Überprüfung von The way out of contemporary debates on the object Hypothesen. Verfahren zur Überprüfung von Unter- of the discipline.- Part II: Approaches to cultural schiedshypothesen. Verfahren zur Überprüfung von psychology of religion. 5. Methodological issues: Zusammenhangshypothesen.- II. Varianzanalytische towards a new paradigm in psychology of religion. 6. Methoden: Einfaktorielle Versuchspläne. Mehrfak- When psychology turns to spirituality: recommenda- torielle Versuchspläne. Versuchspläne mit Mess- tions for research. 7. The question of the specificity wiederholungen. Kovarianzanalyse. Unvollständige, of religion:[..] mehrfaktorielle Versuchspläne. Theoretische Grund- Fields of interest lagen der Varianzanalyse.- III. Multivariate Metho- Psychology (general); Religious Studies den: Partialkorrelation und[..]

Target groups Fields of interest Research Psychological Methods / Evaluation; Statistics for Social Science, Behavorial Science, Education, Public Type of publication Policy, and Law; Statistics (general) Monograph Target groups Graduate Available Type of publication 2010. XIV, 282 p. Hardcover German textbook

99,95 € Available ISBN 978-90-481-3490-8

2010. XX, 655 S. 70 Abb. Mit online files/update. (Springer- Lehrbuch) Hardcover

46,68 € ISBN 978-3-642-12769-4 springer.com Psychology 147

L.D. Brown, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, J.C. Chrisler, Connecticut College, New London, CT, USA; D.R. J. Heckhausen, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA; H. Heck- PA, USA; S. Wituk, Wichita State University, KS, USA (Eds.) McCreary, York University, Toronto, and Brock University, St. hausen (Eds.) Catharines, ON, Canada (Eds.) Mental Health Self-Help Motivation und Handeln Handbook of Gender Research in Consumer and Family Initiatives Psychology Das Lehrbuch "Motivation und Handeln" gilt als Standardwerk der Motivationspsychologie. Die 4. Building on earlier patient-empowerment move- Auflage wurde überarbeitet und um ein Kapitel ments, consumer- and advocate-driven mental The women’s movement of the 1960’s and 1970’s zu evolutions- und biopsychologischen Aspekten health self-help (MHSH) initiatives currently out- sparked an increased interest in gender research, ergänzt. Modelle, Theorien und die Übersicht über number traditional mental health organizations. which continues to the present time. Over the years, empirische Arbeiten wurden aktualisiert; integra- At the same time, this apparent success raises sig- significant advances have been made, with improve- tive Modelle und viele Querverweise zielen auf die nificant questions about their short-term efficacy ments in methods, terminology, and breadth of con- im Fach wichtige Integration von volitionaler und and their value to lasting recovery. Mental Health tent. The two-volume Handbook of Gender Research motivationaler Perspektive ab. Eine lernfreundliche Self-Help assembles the state of the evidence on the in Psychology brings these achievements into bold Didaktik erleichtert das Lesen und Lernen für die effectiveness of MHSH, beginning with the individ- perspective by presenting both the current state of Prüfung: Hervorgehobene Schlüsselbegriffe und ual and larger social factors behind the expansion the field and an ambitious agenda for the future. The Kapitelzusammenfassungen, Anwendungsbeispiele of consumer-directed services. Clearly organized Handbook’s major goals—better communication aus Schule, Arbeitsleben, Familie und Freizeit, Boxen and accessibly written, the book traces the develop- between researchers, identification and addressing of mit klassischen oder originellen Studien sowie ment and evolution of MHSH as both alternative and knowledge gaps, elimination of bias in research and Fragen und Antworten zur Wissensüberprüfung. adjunct to traditional mental health structures, offers treatment—are exemplified in both volumes. Areas "Motivation und Handeln" liefert damit einen research-based perspectives on the various forms of covered in Volume 1, Gender Research in Basic and umfassenden und lebendigen Überblick über den MHSH, and identifies potential areas for consumer Experimental Psychology, include: The history of the derzeitigen Stand der Motivationsforschung. Für initiatives to work with—and help improve—men- psychology of women, men/masculinity, and sexual Psychologie-Studierende im Bachelorstudium ist tal health systems. Contributors weigh strengths and minorities, the brain and behavior: physiology and dieses Lehrbuch ein Studienbegleiter, für Fort- limitations, raise research and methodology ques- beyond, learning, education, and cognition, includ- geschrittene, Lehrende und Forscher hat es sich tions, and discuss funding and training issues to give ing academic, spatial, and creative abilities. Written, als[..] readers a[..] oral, and nonverbal communication, emotion,[..] Features Features Features Alles über Motivation! DAS Standardwerk der Moti- Building on earlier patient-empowerment move- The women’s movement of the 1960’s and 1970’s vationspsychologie in komplett überarbeiteter 4. ments, consumer- and advocate-driven mental sparked an increased interest in gender research, Auflage: Umfassend & aktualisiert - Alle Bereiche health self-help (MHSH) initiatives currently out- which continues to the present time. Over the years, der Motivationsforschung: Eigenschaftstheorien, number traditional mental health organizations. At significant advances have been made, with improve- situative Einflüsse, Leistungs-/Machtmotivation, the same time, this apparent success raises significant ments in methods, terminology, and breadth of con- implizite/explizite Motive, Flow-Erleben, Moti- questions about their short-term efficacy and their tent. The two-volume Handbook of Gender Research vationsentwicklung u.v.m. - Integration von voli- value to lasting recovery. Mental Health Self-Help in Psychology brings these achievements into bold tionaler und motivationaler Perspektive durch assembles the state of the evidence on the [..] perspective by presenting both the current state of the field [..] Modelle und Querverweise [..] Contents Contents Introduction to mental health self-help.- Theoretical Fields of interest Motivationsforschung: Probleme und Sichtweisen, foundations of mental health self-help.- Mutual help Gender Studies; Sociology; Psychotherapy Entwicklungslinien der Motivationsforschung, groups for mental health problems: An overview and Target groups Eigenschaftstheorien der Motivation, Situa- review of effectiveness.- An overview of mutual sup- Research tive Determinanten des Verhaltens, Motivation port groups for caregivers of Chinese people with durch Erwartung und Anreiz, Leistungsmotiva- schizophrenia and psychotic disorders: Research evi- Type of publication tion, Soziale Bindung: Anschlussmotivation und dence on their processes and outcomes.- Consumer Handbook Intimitätsmotivation, Machtmotivation, Biopsy- managed crisis residential services: A review of their chologische Aspekte von Motivation, Implizite und processes and evidence base.- Self-help classes for explizite Motive, Handlungsziele, Motivation und caregivers of people with mental health problems: A Available Volition im Handlungsverlauf, Individuelle Unter- review of the process and evidence behind NAMI’s schiede in der Selbststeuerung, Intrinsische Moti- Family to Family Education[..] 2010. Approx. 1800 p. 2-volume-set. vation und Flow-Erleben, Kausalattribution von Fields of interest 399,00 € Verhalten und Leistung,[..] Community & Environmental Psychology; Clinical ISBN 978-1-4419-1355-5 Fields of interest Psychology; Public Health General Psychology; Biological Psychology Target groups Target groups Research Upper undergraduate Type of publication Type of publication Contributed volume German textbook

Available Available

2010. XXII, 262 p. Hardcover 2010. XIV, 550 S. 146 Abb. Mit online files/update. (Springer- Lehrbuch) Hardcover 89,95 € ISBN 978-1-4419-6252-2 46,68 € ISBN 978-3-642-12692-5 148 Psychology springer.com

A. Kalayjian, Meaningful World and Fordham University, New T.R. Payk, Ruhr-Universität Bochum F.J. Robertz, IGaK, Berlin; R.P. Wickenhäuser, IGaK, Berlin (Eds.) York, NY, USA; R.F. Paloutzian, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA, USA Psychopathologie. Vom Symptom Orte der Wirklichkeit

Forgiveness and Reconciliation zur Diagnose Über Gefahren in medialen Lebenswelten Jugendlicher. Killer- spiele, Happy Slapping, Cyberbullying, Cyberstalking, Com- Psychological Pathways to Conflict Transformation and Peace puterspielsucht ... Medienkompetenz steigern Building Die Psychopathologie beschreibt und ordnet krankhaft veränderte psychische Funktionen und Eigenschaften. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf Insbesondere nach spektakulären Gewalttaten The book addresses the need to move via forgive- der Darstellung der Symptome, - der subjek- durch Jugendliche wird die Verantwortung Neuer ness and reconciliation beyond the negative effects tiven Erscheinungen, objektiven Leistungen und Medien für die Gewaltbereitschaft von Jugendlichen of trauma on individuals, couples, families, and com- körperlichen Begleit- und Folgeerscheinungen psy- öffentlich stark thematisiert. Schulpsychologen, munities. Both human-created trauma and the spir- chischer Störungen. Darüber hinaus werden psychis- Pädagogen, Lehrer, aber auch Polizisten und itual and psychological distress that results from che Syndrome und Krankheitsbilder beschrieben. Juristen müssen sich mit neuen Phänomenen natural cause (e.g. earthquakes, floods, illness, and Denn erst das richtige Erkennen und Benennen auseinandersetzen, zum Beispiel: Killerspiele, impending death) are included as situations that call eines Symptoms erlaubt die korrekte Diagnosestel- Happy Slapping, Cyberbullying, Cyberstalking, forth the need to forgive others, the universe, God, lung. Die "Psychopathologie", nun in einer überar- Computerspielsucht. Dieses Buch beschreibt die and, at times, oneself. The authors will approach for- beiteten und aktualisierten Neuauflage, gibt dazu unterschiedlichen Phänomene, stellt den Stand der giveness from several perspectives: social-psycholog- den Schlüssel in die Hand: Nach Funktionsbere- wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse dar und zeigt prak- ical, biopsychological, human developmental, multi- ichen gegliedert (Bewusstsein, Denken, Gefühle, tische Interventions- und Präventionsmöglichkeiten generational, psychotherapeutic, psychoeducational, Aufmerksamkeit etc.) werden Symptome psychischer für Schulpsychologen, Lehrer, Eltern, Polizisten auf. spiritual, via the media and the arts, or through con- Störungen und Syndrome, deren Vorkommen und Mit Arbeitsblättern und Checklisten im Anhang. struction of memorials, as well from a perspective of entsprechende Untersuchungsmethoden vorgestellt. Geschrieben für: Schulpsychologen, Schulsozialar- working toward world peace. Mit praktischen Zusammenfassungen und 70 beiter, Kinder- und Jugendpsychotherapeuten, anschaulichen Abbildungen. - Psychopathologie: Lehrer, Pädagogen, Juristen, Polizisten, Eltern, inter- Features Symptome verstehen, Symptome erkennen. essierte Laien. Anger, hatred, resentment, grudges—when the products of conflict smolder for years, decades, or Features Features centuries, the idea of peace may seem elusive and "Psychopathologie" beschreibt und ordnet krankhaft Über Gefahren in medialen Lebenswelten unrealistic. At the same time, people and societies veränderte psychische Funktionen und Eigen- Jugendlicher Insbesondere nach spektakulären need to move beyond these negative traumatic effects schaften. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf der Darstel- Gewalttaten wird die Verantwortung Neuer Medien so they can heal. Forgiveness and Reconciliation lung der Symptome, subjektiven Erscheinungen, für die Gewaltbereitschaft von Jugendlichen explores in depth two different yet essential compo- objektiven Leistungen und körperlichen Begleit- öffentlich stark thematisiert. Schulpsychologen, nents of this peace-building [..] und Folgeerscheinungen psychischer Störungen. Pädagogen, Lehrer, Eltern, aber auch Polizisten und Darüber hinaus erläutert sie psychische Syndrome Kriminologen müssen sich mit neuen Phänomenen Contents und Krankheitsbilder. Denn erst das richtige Erken- auseinandersetzen, zum Beispiel: - Killerspiele - The Role of Forgiveness in Human Affairs: Integra- nen und [..] Happy Slapping - Cyberbullying - [..] tive Themes. An Integrative, Systemic Framework for Forgiveness and Reconciliation. Forgiveness Contents Contents Ethics and the Views of Five World Religions. The 1. Grundlagen. - 2. Untersuchungsmetho- TEIL 1: Weltsichten.- Moderne Welten: Geschichte, Bullet and the Disease: The Psychology of Meaning den. - 3. Pathologie des Bewusstseins und der Entwicklungen, Umwertungen.- Politische Wel- in Forgiveness-Nonforgiveness. Mending Tears in Wahrnehmung.- 4. Pathologie des Antriebs und der ten: Umgang mit neuartigen Medienangeboten.- the Social Fabric via Reconciliation and Forgiveness. Motorik. - 5. Pathologie der Gefühle. - 6. Patholo- Wissenschaftliche Welten: Die Medienwirkungs- Changing Childhood Trauma into Forgiveness. The gie der Aufmerksamkeit und des Gedächtnisses. - forschung.- Philosophische Welten: Blicke jenseits Alternative of Dialogic Intelligence in Trauma Ther- 7. Pathologie des Denkens und der Intelligenz. - 8. des Realen.- TEIL 2: Problemlagen.- Cyberstalking.- apy. Promoting Forgiveness Through Restorative Pathologie des Erlebens und Verhaltens. Jugendgewalt 2.0: Über Cyberbullying und Happy Conferencing. Forgiveness on a Deeper Level: Heal- Slapping.- Sex sells. Über die Sexualisierung in den ing Trans-Generational Trauma. A Black Perspec- Fields of interest neuen Medien.- Digitale Kämpfe. Über gewalthaltige tive[..] Clinical Psychology; Psychiatry; Psychotherapy Computerspiele.- Computerspielsucht.- Braune Bytes.- TEIL 3: Lösungsbeispiele.- Jugendschutz in Fields of interest Target groups Aktion 1: Arbeitsweise der Unterhaltungssoftware[..] Personality and Social Psychology Graduate Fields of interest Target groups Type of publication Child and School Psychology Research German textbook Target groups Type of publication Available Professional/practitioner Monograph Type of publication Available 2010. XII, 378 S. 77 Abb. (Springer-Lehrbuch, 0) Softcover Professional book 23,32 € 2010. X, 318 p. 5 illus. in color. (Peace Psychology Book Series) ISBN 978-3-642-12394-8 Available Softcover 2010. XVI, 232 S. 70 Abb. in Farbe. Hardcover 49,95 € ISBN 978-1-4419-6219-5 37,34 € ISBN 978-3-642-02511-2 springer.com Social Sciences 149

K. Thier, narrata consult, Heidelberg V. Capecchi, University of Bologna, Italy; M. Buscema, Semeion Social Sciences Research Center, Roma, Italy; P. Contucci, University of Bologna, italy; B. D'Amore, University of Bologna, Italy (Eds.) Storytelling. Eine Methode für das

Change-, Marken-, Qualitäts- und F.P. Arcuri, Università Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy; F. Arcuri, S3 Opus Applications of Mathematics in Wissensmanagement Srl, Roma, Italia Models, Artificial Neural Networks Manuale di sociologia and Arts Mathematics and Society Warum war das neu eingeführte Projekt ein Erfolg, Teorie e strumenti per la ricerca sociale ein anderes dagegen ein Fehlschlag? Was kann man aus erfolgreichen und weniger erfolgreichen Abläufen lernen? Wie kann ich das im Unternehmen The book shows a very original organization Il testo racconta la sociologia, come scienza moderna vorhandene Wissen nutzen, um Zeit, Mühen und addressing in a non traditional way, but with a sys- razionale e critica, seguendo un percorso articolato Kosten zu sparen? Das sind wichtige und kostenrele- tematic approach, to who has an interest in using in dieci capitoli relativi a: concetti generali, storia vante Fragen des Wissensmanagements. Ein Ansatz mathematics in the social sciences. The book is del pensiero sociologico, lo studio della società, il dafür ist das Storytelling, eine Methode des narra- divided in four parts: (a) a historical part, written ruolo della comunicazione, la sociologia del lavoro tiven, auf Geschichten und Erzählungen beruhenden by Vittorio Capecchi which helps us understand the e dell'organizzazione, i gruppi sociali, il metodo soci- Wissensmanagements, einsetzbar in allen Hand- changes in the relationship between mathematics ologico, gli strumenti di ricerca, alcuni esempi di lungsfeldern vom Qualitäts- über das Informa- and sociology by analyzing the mathematical mod- ricerca, ruolo del sociologo ed etica della professione. tions- bis zum Change Management: Beteiligte els of Paul F. Lazarsfeld, the model of simulation I dieci capitoli in qualche modo segnano e accom- werden zu abgeschlossenen Projekten befragt, die and artificial societies, models of artificial neural pagnano un ideale percorso di studi, articolato in Antworten werden in leicht verständliche, span- network and considering all the changes in scien- dieci lezioni, pensato per corsi di laurea dove la Soci- nende Geschichten verpackt. Nüchterne Inhalte tific paradigms considered; (b) a part coordinated ologia è studiata come materia complementare. Al werden so mit Leben gefüllt und eignen sich hervor- by Pier Luigi Contucci on mathematical models tempo stesso, il volume rappresenta un manuale ragend, um Botschaften verständlich zu übermit- that consider the relationship between the mathe- completo e sintetico per chiunque voglia acquisire teln - das Unternehmen lernt aus den Erfahrungen matical models that come from physics and linguis- o aggiornare le proprie conoscenze sulla scienza che der Mitarbeiter. Das Buch beschreibt praxisnah, tics to arrive at the study of society and those which studia la società. wie Storytelling durchgeführt wird, die Geschichten are born within sociology and economics; (c) a part konstruiert und die Ergebnisse vermittelt werden, Features coordinated by Massimo Buscema analyzing models beschreibt[..] Il testo racconta la sociologia, come scienza moderna of artificial neural networks; (d) a part coordinated by Bruno D’Amore which considers the relationship Features razionale e critica, seguendo un percorso articolato between[..] Warum war das neu eingeführte Projekt ein Erfolg, in dieci capitoli relativi a: concetti generali, storia del pensiero sociologico, lo studio della società, il ein anderes dagegen ein Fehlschlag? Was kann Features ruolo della comunicazione, la sociologia del lavoro man aus erfolgreichen und weniger erfolgreichen This book is set up in a non-traditional way, yet it e dell'organizzazione, i gruppi sociali, il metodo soci- Abläufen lernen? Wie kann ich das im Unternehmen takes a systematic approach. There are four parts. ologico, gli strumenti di ricerca, alcuni esempi di vorhandene Wissen nutzen, um Zeit, Mühen und The first part is historical and deals with the changes ricerca, ruolo del sociologo ed [..] Kosten zu sparen? Das sind wichtige und kostenrele- that have taken place in recent years in the relation- vante Fragen des Wissensmanagements. Ein Ansatz Contents ship between mathematics and sociology: an analysis dafür ist das Storytelling, eine Methode des narra- is made of Paul F. Lazarsfeld’s mathematical mod- tiven, auf Geschichten [..] Campo di indagine e concetti generali.- Storia del pensiero sociologico.- La società.- Società e comu- els, models of simulation and artificial societies, and models of artificial neural networks. The [..] Contents nicazione.- L'organizzazione.- I gruppi.- Il metodo sociologico.- Gli strumenti di ricerca.- Le ricerche.- Il Einleitung.- Geschichten und Erzählungen in Contents ruolo del sociologo ed etica della professione Unternehmen.- Die Methode "Storytelling".- Anwen- Mathematics and Society Preface Vittorio Capec- dungsbereiche.- Evaluation und Wirksamkeit Fields of interest chi, Massimo Buscema, Pierluigi Contucci, Bruno von Storytelling.- Die Durchführung der Story- Sociology; Methodology of the Social Sciences D’Amore 1- Vittorio Capecchi: Historical Introduc- telling-Methode.- Weitere Storytelling- Methoden tion Section I (mathematics and models) 2- Pierluigi und Varianten.- Weiterführende Literatur.- Ausblick Target groups Contucci, Ignacio Gallo, Stefano Ghirlanda: "Equi- - Kurzvarianten von Storytelling. Lower undergraduate libria of culture contact derived from ingroup and outgroup attitudes" 3- Oscar Bolina: "Society from Fields of interest Type of publication the Statistical Mechanics Perspective" 4- Anna M. Industrial and organisational psychology; Manage- Undergraduate textbook Borghi, Daniele Caligiore, Claudia Scorolli: "Objects, ment/Business for Professionals; Personnel Manage- words, and actions. Some reasons why embodied ment; Organization / Planning Available models are badly needed in cognitive psychology." 5- Target groups Luca Desanctis, Stefano Ghirlanda:[..] Professional/practitioner 2010. XIV, 132 pagg. 19 figg. Softcover Fields of interest Methodology of the Social Sciences; Applications of Type of publication 23,99 € Mathematics; Quality of Life Research Professional book ISBN 978-88-470-1771-9 Target groups Available Research

2010. VIII, 124 S. 10 Abb. Mit Arbeitsmaterialien im Web. Mit Type of publication online files/update. Softcover Contributed volume

32,66 € Available ISBN 978-3-642-05109-8

2010. XV, 600 p. Hardcover

169,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-8580-1 150 Social Sciences springer.com

J.G. Fleagle, Stony Brook University, NY, USA; J.J. Shea, Stony M. Gupta, The University of New South Wales, Canberra, Australia H. Häfner, Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit, Mannheim; Brook University; F.E. Grine, Stony Brook University, New York, K. Beyreuther, Universität Heidelberg; W. Schlicht, Universität USA; A.L. Baden, Stony Brook University, New York, USA; R.E. Stuttgart (Eds.) Leakey, Stony Brook University, New York, USA (Eds.) Indian Ocean Region

Maritime Regimes for Regional Cooperation Altern gestalten - Medizin, Technik, Out of Africa I Umwelt The First Hominin Colonization of Eurasia The Indian Ocean region is arguably one of the world’s least understood, yet its importance in In 2009 jährt sich die Wiedergründung der Hei- geopolitics and international relations is greater For the first two thirds of our evolutionary history, delberger Akademie der Wissenschaften zum hun- than ever before. This book explores the concepts of we hominins were restricted to Africa. Dating from dertsten Mal. Aus diesem Anlass veranstaltet die regime theory, regional orders and ocean governance about two million years ago, hominin fossils first Landesakademie jeweils gemeinsam mit den acht to critically assess the effectiveness of maritime appear in Eurasia. This volume addresses many of Universitäten des Landes Baden-Württemberg regimes, something that not been attempted before the issues surrounding this initial hominin inter- Tagungen oder Vortragsreihen. Das Symposium for the Indian Ocean Region. This study employs continental dispersal. Why did hominins first leave „Altern gestalten – Medizin, Technik, Umwelt“, the theoretical framework of international regimes Africa in the early Pleistocene and not earlier? What dessen systematisch geordnete Beiträge diesen in the context of ocean governance by developing a do we know about the adaptations of the hominins Band füllen, wird so gemeinsam mit der Universität new model, which is used to test the regimes’ effec- that dispersed - their diet, locomotor abilities, cul- Stuttgart und der Robert Bosch Stiftung geplant tiveness. This book addresses the analytical gap in tural abilities? Was there a single dispersal event or und durchgeführt. Themenfelder sind: Biologis- our understanding about the strategic importance of several? Was the hominin dispersal part of a broader che Plastizität des Alternsprozesses, mögliche the Indian Ocean as a region in contemporary world faunal expansion of African mammals northward? molekulare, zelluläre und biochemische Regener- geopolitics and international relations. Case studies What route or routes did dispersing populations ationsprozesse. Auf der mikro- und makrotech- display the groundwork for regional cooperation in take? nologischen Ebene werden verfügbare Assistenz- the maritime realm laid by Indian Ocean countries, und Ersatzsysteme demonstriert, einschließlich der and the effectiveness of current political leadership is Features vielfältigen Methoden von Gelenkrekonstruktion addressed. There is considerable value in looking at For the first two thirds of our evolutionary history, oder –ersatz, und die Unterstützungs- und Ersatzsys- the Indian Ocean as a region for[..] we hominins were restricted to Africa. Dating from teme für defekte Sinnesorgane. Die damit eröffneten about two million years ago, hominin fossils first Features Möglichkeiten, ungleiches Altern von wichtigen appear in Eurasia. This volume addresses many of The Indian Ocean region is arguably one of the Funktionsträgern des Körpers auszugleichen, werden the issues surrounding this initial hominin inter- world’s least understood, yet its importance in von führenden[..] continental dispersal. Why did hominins first leave geopolitics and international relations is greater Africa in the early Pleistocene and not earlier? What Features than ever before. This book explores the concepts of do we know about the adaptations of the hominins Die Wiedergründung der Heidelberger Akademie regime theory, regional orders and ocean governance [..] der Wissenschaften jährte sich 2009 zum hundert- to critically assess the effectiveness of maritime sten Mal. Aus diesem Anlass veranstaltete unsere regimes, something that not been attempted before Contents Landesakademie jeweils gemeinsam mit den acht for the Indian Ocean Region. This study employs the Part I. The African Background; Part II. Eastern Universitäten Baden-Württembergs Tagungen oder [..] Asia; Part III. South Asia; Part III. South Asia; Part Vortragsreihen. Das Symposium „Altern gestalten V. Summary, Synthesis and Future Directions Contents – Medizin, Technik, Umwelt“, dessen systematisch Researching the Indian Ocean Region.- The New geordnete Beiträge diesen Band füllen, wurde als Fields of interest eine dieser [..] Anthropology Regime for Ocean Governance.- Indian Ocean Region.- Regime Theory and Application of Struc- Contents turation Theory.- Methodological considerations for Target groups Vorwort; Einleitung; 1. Festvortrag: Müssen, case study analysis.- Regime for Marine Scientific Professional/practitioner dürfen, sollen, wollen, können ältere Menschen Research in the Indian Ocean Region.- Intra-Indian noch arbeiten?; 2. Prävention und Regeneration: Type of publication Ocean Trade.- Shipping and Port State Control in Körperlich aktiv sein - um gelingend zu altern?; Neu- Contributed volume the Indian Ocean.- Prospects for Regional Coopera- ronale Plastizität bei gesunden und pathologischem tion in the Indian Ocean Region.- Appendices and Altern; 3. Biologische und technische Assisenten- Bibliography. Available zsysteme: Das Altern im Spiegelbild der Stammzellen Fields of interest - Irrwege und Auswege; Elektronische Systeme zum 2010. X, 540 p. 146 illus., 73 in color. (Vertebrate Paleobiology Political Science; Economic Policy; International Ersatz der defizienten Hörleistung; Endoprothetik and Paleoanthropology) Hardcover Economics im Alter - Lebensqualität oder Übertherapie?; 4. Unterstützende Systeme in Technik, Umwelt und 99,95 € Target groups Pflege: Fahrzeugentwicklung für eine Gesellschaft ISBN 978-90-481-9035-5 Research im[..]

Type of publication Fields of interest Monograph Aging; Geriatrics / Gerontology

Target groups Available Research

2010. XXIV, 300 p. 234 illus., 117 in color. (The Political Economy Type of publication of the Asia Pacific, 0) Hardcover Contributed volume

99,95 € Available ISBN 978-1-4419-5988-1

2010. X, 180 S. (Schriften der Mathematisch-naturwis- senschaftlichen Klasse der Heidelberger Akademie der Wis- senschaften, Vol. 0) Hardcover

46,68 € ISBN 978-3-642-14352-6 springer.com Social Sciences 151

S.G. Koven, Urban Studies Institute, Louisville, KY, USA; F. Götzke, D. Little, University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA J. Stillwell, School of Geography, University of Leeds, United Urban Studies Institute, Louisville, KY, USA Kingdom; M. van Ham, School of Geography & Geosciences, Uni- versity of St. Andrews, United Kingdom (Eds.) New Contributions to the American Immigration Policy Philosophy of History Ethnicity and Integration Confronting the Nation's Challenges

Insights developed in the past two decades by The theme of this volume is ethnicity and the impli- The mission of this book is to counter the apocalyp- philosophers of the social sciences can serve to cations for integration of our increasingly ethnically tic vision of the American “invasion” with a more enrich the challenging intellectual tasks of con- diversified population, with topics covering demo- balanced account of the consequences of immigra- ceptualizing, investigating, and representing the graphics and migration of ethnic groups, measures of tion. The book will examine how the United States human past. Likewise, intimate engagement with integration or segregation, health and labour market has dealt with immigration through enactment of the writings of historians can deepen philosophers’ characteristics, ethnicity and crime and ethnic popu- various public policies over time. It will approach understanding of the task of knowing the past. This lation projections. the issue from a political, economic and cultural per- volume brings these perspectives together and con- spective with an emphasis on the qualitative, positive siders fundamental questions, such as: What is Features contributions of immigrants. The goal of the book historical causation? What is a large historical struc- The ethnic composition of Britain’s population is is to provide some individual depth to the larger dis- ture? How can we best conceptualize “mentalities” changing rapidly as the 21st century progresses. cussion of immigration that typically is carried out and “identities”? What is involved in understanding Some commentators predict a catastrophic future of at the “macro” level. It argues that immigration pol- the subjectivity of historical actors? What is involved increasing ethnic segregation and community break- icy is cyclical, ranging from very open to very closed in arriving at an economic history of a large region? down, whereas others say that the benefits of ethnic borders. Moreover, it asserts that it is difficult to How are actions and outcomes related? The argu- pluralism and cultural diversity will lead to a more measure the heterogeneous contributions of immi- ments touch upon a wide range of historical topics -- integrated society. This book addresses many of the grants and therefore cost-benefit type assessments the Chinese and French Revolutions, the extension key issues and debates associated with ethnicity and of immigration are limited. Case studies of how indi- of railroads in the nineteenth century, and the devel- [..] vidual immigrants contribute to culture, politics or opment of agriculture in medieval China. economic development of the United States offset Contents empirical studies. The book will[..] Features 1: Ethnicity and Integration: John Stillwell and Insights developed in the past two decades by Maarten van Ham.- 2: Ethnic Group Population Features philosophers of the social sciences can serve to Change and Integration: A Demographic Perspective The mission of this book is to counter the apocalyp- enrich the challenging intellectual tasks of con- on Ethnic Geographies: Nissa Finney.- 3: Ethnic Res- tic vision of the American “invasion” with a more ceptualizing, investigating, and representing the idential Segregation Change in England and Wales: balanced account of the consequences of immigra- human past. Likewise, intimate engagement with Albert Sabater.- 4: Ethnicity and Fertility in the tion. The book will examine how the United States the writings of historians can deepen philosophers’ United Kingdom: Sylvie Dubuc and John Haskey.- has dealt with immigration through enactment of understanding of the task of knowing the past. This 5: Neighbourhood Ethnic Mix and the Formation of various public policies over time. It will approach volume brings these perspectives together and con- Mixed-ethnic Unions in Britain: Zhiqiang Feng, Paul the issue from a political, economic and cultural per- siders fundamental [..] Boyle, Maarten van Ham and Gillian Raab.- 6: Eth- spective with an emphasis on the qualitative, positive nic Internal Migration in England and Wales: Spatial [..] Contents Analysis Using a District Classification[..] Introduction History’s Pathways.- Chapter One His- Contents tory and narrative.- Chapter Two Historical concepts Fields of interest Introduction.- Theoretical Perspectives: Economics, and social ontology.- Chapter Three Large struc- Demography; Sociology; Population Economics; Culture, Politics.- The Political Economy of Immi- tures .- Chapter Four Causal mechanisms.- Chapter Public Health; Quality of Life Research gration Policies and Politics.- Immigration Con- Five History of Technology.- Chapter Six Economic tributions to American Economic and Cultural history.- Chapter Seven The involution debate.- Target groups Development.- Immigrant Economics to American Chapter Eight Mentalités.- Conclusion.- References Research Culture.- Immigrant Contributions to American Pol- itics and Immigration Policy.- Immigration Policies Fields of interest Type of publication Outside of the United States.- Conclusions Methodology of the Social Sciences; Philosophy of Contributed volume the Social Sciences; Ontology Fields of interest Available Political Science; Regional Science; Economic Policy; Target groups Population Economics; Social Policy Research 2010. XVI, 320 p. (Understanding Population Trends and Pro- Target groups Type of publication cesses, Vol. 3) Hardcover Monograph Research 139,95 € ISBN 978-90-481-9102-4 Type of publication Available Monograph

2010. X, 270 p. (Methodos Series, Vol. 6) Hardcover Available 99,95 € 2010. XII, 236 p. 6 illus., 3 in color. (Public Administration, Gover- ISBN 978-90-481-9409-4 nance and Globalization, Vol. 1) Hardcover

99,95 € ISBN 978-0-387-95939-9 152 Statistics springer.com

J.H. Turner, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA J.H. Turner, University of California at Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA Statistics Theoretical Principles of Sociology, Theoretical Principles of Sociology, Volume 2 M.-H. Chen, University of Connecticut, Storrs Mansfield, CT, USA; Volume 1 P. Müller, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA; D. Sun, Unver- Microdynamics sity of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA; K. Ye, University of Texas, Macrodynamics San Antonio, TX, USA; D.K. Dey, University of Connecticut, North Haven, CT, USA (Eds.) Micro-level dynamics revolve around face-to-face interactions among individuals. What occurs within In a general study of Sociological Theory, social Frontiers of Statistical Decision encounters is constrained by their embedding with processes are usually broken down into three tiers: Making and Bayesian Analysis corporate and categoric units and, by extension, macrodynamics (societies and large-scale institu- institutional domains, stratification systems, com- tions), microdynamics (interpersonal encounters), In Honor of James O. Berger munity networks, societies, and inter-societal sys- and mesodynamics (corporations, communities, tems. In this Handbook, the author explores the smaller organizations). In this seminal work, the effect of microdynamics on these larger social sys- author pulls these separate areas of research into tems. one comprehensive general theory of social reality. Research in Bayesian analysis and statistical deci- More than analytical distinctions or research ter- sion theory is rapidly expanding and diversifying, Features minology, the author demonstrates that the social making it increasingly more difficult for any single Micro-level dynamics revolve around face-to-face world actually unfolds along these three (macro, researcher to stay up to date on all current research interactions among individuals. What occurs within micro, and meso) levels of interaction. By developing frontiers. This book provides a review of current encounters is constrained by their embedding with a set of explanatory, testable, repeatable principles, research challenges and opportunities. While the corporate and categoric units and, by extension, the author creates a general empirical framework book can not exhaustively cover all current research institutional domains, stratification systems, com- for sociological research. The three volumes of areas, it does include some exemplary discussion munity networks, societies, and inter-societal sys- Principles of Sociology explore each level of social of most research frontiers. Topics include objec- tems. In this Handbook, the author explores the dynamics individually, with cross-references to tive Bayesian inference, shrinkage estimation and effect of microdynamics on these larger social sys- bring the three together. This work will be essential other decision based estimation, model selection tems. for researchers in Sociological Theory and Social and testing, nonparametric Bayes, the interface of Psychology. Individual volumes will present new Bayesian and frequentist inference, data mining and Fields of interest research[..] machine learning, methods for categorical and spa- Sociology tio-temporal data analysis and posterior simulation Features methods. Several major application areas are cov- Target groups In a general study of Sociological Theory, social ered: computer models, Bayesian clinical trial design, Research processes are usually broken down into three tiers: epidemiology, phylogenetics, bioinformatics, cli- macrodynamics (societies and large-scale institu- mate modeling and applications in political science, Type of publication tions), microdynamics (interpersonal encounters), finance and marketing. As a review of current[..] Handbook and mesodynamics (corporations, communities, smaller organizations). In this seminal work, the Features Available author pulls these separate areas of research into one Research in Bayesian analysis and statistical deci- comprehensive general theory of social reality. More sion theory is rapidly expanding and diversifying, making it increasingly more difficult for any single 2010. XVII, 300 p. 100 illus., 50 in color. Hardcover than [..] researcher to stay up to date on all current research 119,95 € Contents frontiers. This book provides a review of current ISBN 978-1-4419-6224-9 Macrodynamics: First Steps in Developing a Gen- research challenges and opportunities. While the eral Sociological Theory.- Selection Pressures and the book can not exhaustively cover all current research Evolution of the Macrodynamic Realm.- Elemenary areas, it does include some exemplary discussion of Principles on Macrodynamic Forces.- The Dynamics [..] of Institutional Domains.- The Dynamics of Strati- fication Domains.- The Dynamics of Stratification Contents Systems.- The Dynamics of Societal Systems.- The Introduction.- Objective Bayesian inference with Dynamics of Inter-Societal Systems.- Principles of applications.- Bayesian decision based estimation Macrodynamics.- Microdynamics: Encounters at the and predictive inference.- Bayesian model selection Micro-level Realm of Reality.- The Embedding of and hypothesis tests.- Bayesian computer models.- Encounters.- Demographic and Ecological Dynamics Bayesian nonparametrics and semi-parametrics.- of Encounters.- Status Dynamics in Encounters.-[..] Bayesian case influence and frequentist interface.- Bayesian clinical trials.- Bayesian methods for Fields of interest genomics, molecular, and systems biology.- Bayesian Sociology; Personality and Social Psychology data mining and machine learning.- Bayesian infer- ence in political and social sciences, finance, and Target groups marketing.- Bayesian categorical data analysis.- Research Bayesian geophysical, spatial, and temporal[..]

Type of publication Fields of interest Handbook Statistical Theory and Methods

Available Target groups Research

2010. XIX, 350 p. 30 illus., 15 in color. Hardcover Type of publication Contributed volume 119,95 € ISBN 978-1-4419-6227-0 Available

2010. XXIV, 636 p. Hardcover springer.com Statistics 153

69,95 € P. Doukhan, UFR Sciences-Techniques, Cergy-Pontoise, France; G. H. Locarek-Junge, Dresden University of Technology, Germany; ISBN 978-1-4419-6943-9 Lang, INRA AgroParisTech, Paris, France; D. Surgailis, Stochastic C. Weihs, Dortmund University of Technology, Germany (Eds.) Processes Department, Vilnius, Lithuania; G. Teyssière, Aarhus University, Denmark (Eds.) Classification as a Tool for Research

Dependence in Probability and Proceedings of the 11th IFCS Biennial Conference and 33rd Annual Conference of the Gesellschaft für Klassifikation e.V., Statistics Dresden, March 13-18, 2009

This volume collects recent works on weakly depen- Clustering and Classification, Data Analysis, Data dent, long-memory and multifractal processes and Handling and Business Intelligence are research introduces new dependence measures for studying areas at the intersection of statistics, mathematics, complex stochastic systems. Other topics include computer science and artificial intelligence. They the statistical theory for bootstrap and permutation cover general methods and techniques that can statistics for infinite variance processes, the depen- be applied to a vast set of applications such as in dence structure of max-stable processes, and the sta- business and economics, marketing and finance, tistical properties of spectral estimators of the long engineering, linguistics, archaeology, musicology, memory parameter. The asymptotic behavior of biology and medical science. This volume contains Fejér graph integrals and their use for proving cen- the revised versions of selected papers presented tral limit theorems for tapered estimators are investi- during the 11th Biennial IFCS Conference and 33rd gated. New multifractal processes are introduced and Annual Conference of the German Classification their multifractal properties analyzed. Wavelet-based Society (Gesellschaft für Klassifikation - GfKl). The methods are used to study multifractal processes conference was organized in cooperation with the with different multiresolution quantities, and to International Federation of Classification Societies detect changes in the variance of random processes. (IFCS), and was hosted by Dresden University of Linear regression models with long-range dependent Technology, Germany, in March 2009. errors are studied, as is the issue of detecting changes in their parameters. Features Clustering and Classification, Data Analysis, Data Features Handling and Business Intelligence are research This volume collects recent works on weakly depen- areas at the intersection of statistics, mathematics, dent, long-memory and multifractal processes and computer science and artificial intelligence. They introduces new dependence measures for studying cover general methods and techniques that can be complex stochastic systems. Other topics include applied to a vast set of applications such as in busi- the statistical theory for bootstrap and permutation ness and economics, marketing and finance, engi- statistics for infinite variance processes, the depen- neering, linguistics, archaeology, musicology, biology dence structure of max-stable processes, and the sta- [..] tistical properties of spectral estimators of the long [..] Contents Plenaries.- Classification and Data Analysis: Clas- Contents sification.- Data Analysis.- Applications: Archeaol- Permutation and bootstrap statistics under infinite ogy and Spatial Planning.- Bio-Sciences.- Electronic variance.- Max–Stable Processes: Representations, Data and Web.- Finance and Banking.- Linguistics.- Ergodic Properties and Statistical Applications.- Best Marketing.- Music Science.- Quality Assurance and attainable rates of convergence for the estimation of Engineering. the memory parameter.- Harmonic analysis tools for statistical inference in the spectral domain.- On Fields of interest the impact of the number of vanishing moments on Statistical Theory and Methods; Statistics and Com- the dependence structures of compound Poisson puting / Statistics Programs; Data Mining and motion and fractional Brownian motion in multi- Knowledge Discovery; Artificial Intelligence (incl. fractal time.- Multifractal scenarios for products of Robotics) geometric Ornstein-Uhlenbeck type processes.- A new look at measuring dependence.-[..] Target groups Research Fields of interest Statistics and Computing / Statistics Programs; Sta- Type of publication tistical Theory and Methods Proceedings

Target groups Available Research

Type of publication 2010. XXXVI, 823 p. (Studies in Classification, Data Analysis, and Contributed volume Knowledge Organization) Softcover 169,95 € Available ISBN 978-3-642-10744-3

2010. XV, 205 p. (Lecture Notes in Statistics, Vol. 200) Softcover

59,95 € ISBN 978-3-642-14103-4 Order Now! Springer Customized Catalog

Yes, please send me:

copies ISBN € / £

copies ISBN € / £

copies ISBN € / £

copies ISBN € / £

copies ISBN € / £

copies ISBN € / £

copies ISBN € / £

copies ISBN € / £

copies ISBN € / £

copies ISBN € / £

copies ISBN € / £

copies ISBN € / £

copies ISBN € / £

copies ISBN € / £

copies ISBN € / £

copies ISBN € / £

copies ISBN € / £

Please bill me Please charge my credit card: Eurocard/Access/Mastercard Visa/Barclaycard/Bank/Americard AmericanExpress

Number Valid until

Please order from your bookseller: Name

Dept.

Institution

Street

City / ZIP-Code

Country

Email

Date Signature

Springer Customer Service Center GmbH, Haberstrasse 7, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany All € and £ prices are net prices subject to local VAT, e.g. in Germany 7% VAT for books and 19% VAT for electronic 7 Call: + 49 (0) 6221-345-4301 7 Fax: +49 (0)6221-345-4229 products. Pre-publication pricing: Unless otherwise stated, pre-pub prices are valid through the end of the third 7 Email: [email protected] 7 Web: springer.com month following publication, and therefore are subject to change. All prices exclusive of carriage charges. Prices and other details are subject to change without notice. All errors and omissions excepted.