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Arts Biomedicine G. Bauer, J.S. Anderson Gene Therapy for HIV

L. Unterseher D. Bar-Shalom, K. Rose (Eds.) From Inception to a Possible Cure

This Brief describes the concept and realization Der Erste Weltkrieg Pediatric Formulations of gene therapy for HIV from the unique historic Trauma des 20. Jahrhunderts A Roadmap perspective and insight of two pioneers of the clinical applications of stem cell gene therapy for Bis in den Krieg hinein waren die Machteliten Until the 1990s, it was generally accepted that med- HIV.Gerhard Bauer applied ribozyme-anti-HIV Europas Getriebene: motiviert durch chauvinis- icines were first developed for adults and their use and other vectors to manufacture clinical grade, tische Ansprüche, Angriffsgeist und Hoffnungen in children was investigated later, if at all. One of HIV-resistant hematopoietic stem cells for the first auf raschen Sieg. Wohl sind in dieser Studie die ins the main tasks of hospital pharmacies was the man- patients that received stem cell gene therapy for Desaster führenden Tendenzen klar bezeichnet, doch ufacturing of child-appropriate formulations in a HIV, including the first child in the world and the wird darauf verzichtet, aus der Ursachenforschung more or less makeshift way. The first change came first fully marrow-ablated HIV infected patient. einen Gerichtsprozess zu machen. So steht denn das in 1997 with U.S. legislation that rewarded manu- Joseph Anderson developed the most recent and traumatisierende Geschehen selbst im Brennpunkt – facturers to do voluntary pediatric research. Ten most potent combination anti-HIV lentiviral vectors mit seinen Schauplätzen und Entwicklungen. Vom years later, the European Union passed legislation and pluripotent stem cell applications for HIV gene Grabenkampf, dem Patt defensiven Feuers, hin that required manufacturers to discuss all pediatric therapy and tested these in the appropriate in[...] zur Geburt eines neuen Bewegungskrieges – vom aspects, including formulations, with the regulatory Bankrott des Krieges bis zur Wiederbelebung. Und authorities as a condition of starting the registration Features es werden auch die Folgen des Gemetzels beleuchtet: procedure. In consequence, manufacturers must now This Brief describes the concept and realization Zum einen die Wirkungen auf die menschliche Seele, cover all age groups,[...] of gene therapy for HIV from the unique historic wie sie[...] perspective and insight of two pioneers of the Features clinical applications of stem cell gene therapy for Features As the first book that specifically addresses pediatric HIV.Gerhard Bauer applied ribozyme-anti-HIV Bis in den Krieg hinein waren die Machteliten formulations in the context of drug development, and other vectors to manufacture clinical grade, Europas Getriebene: motiviert durch chauvinis- Pediatric Formulations: A Roadmap covers anatomy HIV-resistant hematopoietic stem cells for the first tische Ansprüche, Angriffsgeist und Hoffnungen and physiology of children as well as the technical patients that received stem cell gene therapy for HIV, auf raschen Sieg. Wohl sind in dieser Studie die ins state of the art, gives hints about where to find inspi- [..] Desaster führenden Tendenzen klar bezeichnet, doch ration, and provides a suitable background on the wird darauf verzichtet, aus der Ursachenforschung regulatory framework. Existing books on pediatric Contents einen Gerichtsprozess zu machen. So steht denn das formulations mainly discuss compounding at [..] Principles of Gene Therapy.- Injection of Naked traumatisierende Geschehen selbst im Brennpunkt – DNA.- Non-Viral Gene Transfer (Transfection) mit seinen [..] Contents Methods.- Viral gene transfer (transduction) meth- Pediatric Development: Anatomy.- Age, Weight, ods.- Retroviruses.- Other viruses.- History of Gene Contents Body Surface and Stature, Organ Development.- Therapy.- Principles of HIV Gene Therapy.- Gene Statt einer Einleitung: Die sich selbst erfüllende Pediatric Development: Physiology. Enzymes, Drug Therapy Vectors.- Lentiviral vectors.- Other mod- Prophezeiung.- Vor dem Krieg: Mächte und Metabolism, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacody- ifications and additions.- Anti-HIV genes.- RNA- Machenschaften.- Wichtige Schauplätze: Ein namics.- Pediatric Development – Gastrointestinal.- strategies.- Vector production.- Stem Cells for HIV Überblick.- Technik, Taktik, Kriegsbild: Sieg der How to Estimate the Dose to be Given for the First Gene Therapy.- Pluripotent stem cells.- Animal Defensive.- Perspektive: Wege zur Rettung des Time to Pediatric Patients.- The Clinical Relevance Models Used in HIV Gene Therapy.- Murine Krieges.- Materialschlacht: Wirkung auf Seele und of Pediatric Formulations.- General Considerations models.- HIV infections in humanized mice.- Non- Geist.- Nachwirkungen: Neuzuschnitt der Welt. for Pediatric Oral Drug Formulation.- Orosensory human primates.- Manufacturing of a GMP grade Perception.- Flavor Is Not Just Taste: Taste Conceal- product for HIV gene[...] Fields of interest ing.- Liquid Formulations.- Paediatric Solid Formu- History lations.- Semi-Solid Formulations.- The Challenge Fields of interest of[...] Gene Therapy; Virology; Immunology; Vaccine Target groups Popular/general Fields of interest Target groups Pharmaceutical Sciences / Technology; Pharmacy; Research Type of publication Pediatrics Monograph Type of publication Brief More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-05043-6 Target groups Research More on www.springer.com/978-1-4939-0433-4 Softcover Softcover 2014. XII, 119 S. Type of publication 2014. VIII, 72 p. 3 illus. in color. (SpringerBriefs in Bio- 16,81 € Contributed volume ISBN 978-3-658-05043-6 chemistry and Molecular Biology) More on www.springer.com/978-1-4899-8010-6 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 49,99 € Hardcover ISBN 978-1-4939-0433-4 2014. XV, 439 p. 76 illus., 36 illus. in color. (AAPS usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Advances in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Series, Vol. 11) 139,99 € ISBN 978-1-4899-8010-6 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Biomedicine 3

D. Edgell (Ed.) P. Eggleton, F.J. Ward (Eds.) A.A. Farooqui

Homing Endonucleases Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Inflammation and Oxidative Stress

Methods and Protocols Methods and Protocols in Neurological Disorders

Homing Endonucleases: Methods and Protocols Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Methods and Pro- Effect of Lifestyle, Genes, and Age aims at providing molecular biologists with a com- tocols describe a number of genetic, biochemical Unless new discoveries are made in the prevention prehensive resource to identify and characterize and immunological techniques. These techniques or treatment of stroke, Alzheimer's Disease and homing endonucleases from genomic sequence, to provide an advancing understanding of the pathol- depression, the number of patients with these dis- deduce the biological basis of binding and cleavage ogy, breakdown of the immune system and thera- eases is sure to increase dramatically by the year specificity, as well as to provide protocols to redesign peutic challenges of SLE in both humans and animal 2050. Thus, developing strategies to retard or delay endonuclease target specificity for genome-edit- models. Written in the highly successful Meth- the onset of stroke, AD and depression these neuro- ing applications. Engineering of designer homing ods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters logical disorders is of critical important. The present endonucleases has set the stage for genome editing include introductions to their respective topics, lists monograph will provide current and comprehen- of complex eukaryotic genomes with a broad range of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by- sive information on the relationship between neu- of potential applications including targeted gene step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols and roinflammation and oxidative stress in age-related knockouts in model organisms and gene therapy in key tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known neurological disorders at the molecular level. The humans, making this book a valuable resource for pitfalls.Authoritative and practical, Systemic Lupus information described in this monograph on lifestyle future research. Written in the highly successful[...] Erythematosus: Methods and Protocols appeal to (diet and exercise), genes and age is intended to facil- biomedical[...] Features itate and promote new discoveries[...] Homing Endonucleases: Methods and Protocols Features Features aims at providing molecular biologists with a com- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Methods and Proto- Consumption of healthy balanced diet (colored and prehensive resource to identify and characterize cols describes a number of genetic, biochemical and green vegetables, fresh fruits, lean meats, fish, and homing endonucleases from genomic sequence, to immunological techniques. These techniques pro- whole grain) along with moderate exercise (30-45 deduce the biological basis of binding and cleavage vide an advancing understanding of the pathology, min/day), and 6-7 hours of sleep results in a health- specificity, as well as to provide protocols to redesign breakdown of the immune system, and therapeutic ier blood pressure pattern and low cholesterol levels endonuclease target specificity for genome-editing challenges of SLE in both humans and animal mod- leading into a reduced risk of obesity related diseases, applications. Engineering of designer homing [..] els. Written in the highly successful Methods in Mol- such as diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. Both ecular Biology series format, chapters include [..] Contents these pathological conditions are not only the [..] Homing Endonucleases: From Genetic Anomalies Contents Contents to Programmable Genomic Clippers.- Bioinformatic Pathology of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - The 1. The effects of diet, exercise, and sleep on brain Identification of Homing Endonucleases and Their Challenges Ahead.- The Lupus Biomarker Odyssey: metabolism and function.-2. Biochemical Aspects Target Sites.- PCR-Based Bioprospecting for Hom- One Experience.- Detection of Anti Nuclear Anti- of Neuroinflammation.- 3.Contribution of dietary ing Endonucleases in Fungal Mitochondrial rRNA bodies in SLE.- Tests for Circulating Immune fat in neuroinflammation.- 4. Contribution of recep- Genes.- Mapping Homing Endonuclease Cleavage Complexes.- Methods for Measuring Antibody tors, transcription factors, and genes in the induction Sites Using In Vitro Generated Protein.- Mapping Dependent Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity in vitro.- of neuroinflammation.- 5. Effect of exercise on neu- Free-Standing Homing Endonuclease Promoters Recombinant Antibody Microarray for Profiling rodegeneration in neurological disorders.- 6. Neu- Using 5’RLM-RACE.- PCR Analysis of Chloro- the Serum Proteome of SLE.- Bi-functional Anti- rochemical Aspects of Oxidative and Nitrosative plast Double-Strand Break (DSB) Repair Products body Fragment-based Fusion Proteins for the Tar- Stress.- 7. Contribution of dietary fat in the induc- Induced by I-CreII in Chlamydomonas and Ara- geted Elimination of Pathogenic T-cell Subsets.- TLC tion of oxidative stress.- 8. Contribution of dietary bidopsis.- A Two-Plasmid Bacterial Selection System Immunostaining for Detection of “Anti-Phospho- carbohydrates in induction of oxidative stress.- 9. for Characterization and[...] lipid” Antibodies.- Induced Murine Models of Sys- Contribution of transcription[...] temic Lupus Erythematosus.-[...] Fields of interest Fields of interest Human Genetics; Genetic Engineering Fields of interest Neurosciences; Human Physiology; Neurology Immunology; Pathology Target groups Target groups Professional/practitioner Target groups Research Professional/practitioner Type of publication Type of publication Contributed volume Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-62703-967-3 Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04110-0 Hardcover More on www.springer.com/978-1-4939-0325-2 Hardcover 2014. X, 284 p. 60 illus., 39 illus. in color. (Methods in Hardcover 2014. XXI, 355 p. 91 illus., 34 illus. in color. Molecular Biology, Vol. 1123) 2014. XVII, 263 p. 35 illus., 22 illus. in color. (Methods in 149,99 € 94,99 € Molecular Biology, Vol. 1134) ISBN 978-3-319-04110-0 ISBN 978-1-62703-967-3 94,99 € usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-1-4939-0325-2 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 4 Biomedicine springer.com

E. Fornasiero, S. Rizzoli (Eds.) D.I. Gabrilovich, A.A. Hurwitz (Eds.) M.J. Hilton (Ed.)

Super-Resolution Microscopy Tumor-Induced Immune Skeletal Development and Repair

Techniques in the Neurosciences Suppression Methods and Protocols

Mechanisms and Therapeutic Reversal Skeletal Development and Repair: Methods and Super-Resolution Microscopy Techniques in the Protocols is a compilation of a variety of skeletal Neurosciences serves as a comprehensive description Tumor-Induced Immune Suppression - Prospects research protocols utilizing the laboratory mouse as of current super-resolution techniques, including and Progress in Mechanisms and Therapeutic Rever- the platform for surgical manipulation and/or trans- the physical principles that allowed for their develop- sal presents a comprehensive overview of large plantation as well as the source of tissues and cells ment, some of the most recent neurobiological appli- number of different mechanisms of immune dys- for in vitro culture and analyses. Chapters are writ- cations and selected information for the practical use function in cancer and therapeutic approaches to ten by experts in the field and cover topics including of these technologies. Written for the Neurometh- their correction. This includes the number of novel surgical, transplantation and organ culture meth- ods series, this detailed work contains contributions mechanisms that has never before been discussed in ods that permit analyses of skeletal tissues undergo- from experts in the field and provides key imple- previous monographs.The last decades were charac- ing repair in vivo and permits analyses of cellular mentation advice to ensure successful results in the terized by substantial progress in the understanding interactions ex vivo, histological and molecular tech- lab.Authoritative and cutting-edge, Super-Resolu- of the role of the immune system in tumor pro- niques developed to study gene and protein expres- tion Microscopy Techniques in the Neurosciences gression. Researchers have learned how to manipu- sion in whole embryos, skeletal tissues and tissue is an ideal guide for researchers aiming to continue late the immune system to generate tumor specific sections and in vitro[...] increasing the resolution in the[...] immune response, which raises high expectations for immunotherapy to provide breakthroughs in cancer Features Features treatment.[...] Skeletal Development and Repair: Methods and Super-Resolution Microscopy Techniques in the Protocols is a compilation of a variety of skeletal Neurosciences serves as a comprehensive description Features research protocols utilizing the laboratory mouse as of current super-resolution techniques, including Tumor-Induced Immune Suppression - Prospects the platform for surgical manipulation and/or trans- the physical principles that allowed for their devel- and Progress in Mechanisms and Therapeutic Rever- plantation, as well as, the source of tissues and cells opment, some of the most recent neurobiological sal presents a comprehensive overview of large for in vitro culture and analyses. Chapters are writ- applications, and selected information for the prac- number of different mechanisms of immune dys- ten by experts in the field and cover topics including tical use of these technologies. Written for the Neu- function in cancer and therapeutic approaches to surgical, transplantation, and [..] romethods series, this detailed work [..] their correction. This includes the number of novel mechanisms that has never before been discussed in Contents Contents previous monographs.The last decades were [..] Overview of Skeletal Development.- Overview of Light Microscopy and Resolution.- Super-Resolution Skeletal Repair (Fracture Healing and Its Assess- Microscopy: Principles, Techniques, and Applica- Contents ment).- Generation of Closed Transverse Fractures tions.- Foundations of STED Microscopy.- Applica- Preface.- Regulatory T Cells and Cancer.- Th17 in Small Animals.- The Murine Femoral Bone Graft tion of Real-Time STED Imaging to Synaptic Vesicle cells in cancer.- Mast cells and immune response Model and a Semi-Automated Histomorphometric Motion.- Photoactivated Localization Microscopy in cancer.- Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells in Analysis Tool.- Surgical Induction of Posttraumatic for Cellular Imaging.- Data Analysis for Single-Mol- Tumor-Induced T-Cell Suppression and Toler- Osteoarthirits.- A Mouse Model of Flexor Tendon ecule Localization Microscopy.- Super-Resolution ance.- Immunobiology of Dendritic Cells in Cancer.- Repair.- Cartilage Explant Cultures.- Renal Capsule Fluorescence Microscopy Using Structured Illumina- Macrophages and Tumor Development.- Angiogen- Transplantations to Assay Skeletal Angiogenesis.- tion.- Application of Three-Dimensional Structured esis and Immune Suppression in Cancer.- Tim-3 Whole Mount Skeletal Staining.- Tips and Tech- Illumination Microscopy in Cell Biology: Pitfalls and Regulation of Cancer Immunity.- Transcriptional niques for Processing and Sectioning Undecalcified Practical Considerations.- Scanning Near-Field Opti- Regulation of Dendritic Cells in The Tumor Murine Bone Specimens.- Preparation of Thin Sec- cal Microscopy for Investigations of[...] Microenvironment.- S100A9, Inflammation, and tions[...] Regulation of Immune Suppression in Cancer.- IDO Fields of interest in Inflammatory Programming and Immune Sup- Fields of interest Neurosciences; Biological Microscopy pression in Cancer.- Defining the Fate[...] Molecular Medicine; Regenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering Target groups Fields of interest Professional/practitioner Cancer Research; Immunology; Medical Microbiol- Target groups ogy; Cell Biology; Human Genetics; Developmental Professional/practitioner Type of publication Biology Contributed volume Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-1-62703-982-6 Target groups Contributed volume Research Hardcover More on www.springer.com/978-1-62703-988-8 2014. XVI, 391 p. 130 illus., 116 illus. in color. (Neu- Type of publication Hardcover romethods, Vol. 86) Contributed volume 2014. X, 328 p. 78 illus., 40 illus. in color. (Methods in 109,99 € More on www.springer.com/978-1-4899-8055-7 Molecular Biology, Vol. 1130) ISBN 978-1-62703-982-6 109,99 € Hardcover usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-1-62703-988-8 2014. XIV, 464 p. 38 illus., 34 illus. in color. 169,99 € usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-1-4899-8055-7 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Biomedicine 5

S. Li, J. Cutrera, R. Heller, J. Teissie (Eds.) E. Marani, W.F.R.M. Koch R. Milner (Ed.)

Electroporation Protocols The Pelvis Cerebral Angiogenesis

Preclinical and Clinical Gene Medicine Structure, Gender and Society Methods and Protocols

Electroporation gene therapy, or gene electrotrans- This book offers a critical review of the pelvic sci- Providing a selection of the key techniques that are fer, has evolved greatly over the last few decades as a ences—past, present and future—from an anatom- used in characterizing cerebral angiogenesis, Cere- result of the remarkable progress in genetic sequenc- ical and physiological perspective and is intended bral Angiogenesis: Methods and Protocols aims ing, gene array analysis, gene cloning, gene expres- for researchers, medical practitioners and paramed- to define the cellular and molecular mechanisms sion detection, DNA manufacture and discovery and ical therapists in the fields of urology, gynecology underlying this important process. Divided into six synthesis of siRNA. Electroporation Protocols: Pre- and obstetrics, proctology, physiotherapy, as well as parts, this detailed volume examines cerebral angio- clinical and Clinical Gene Medicine, Second Edi- for patients. The book starts with a “construction genesis occurring in different scenarios, a variety tion provides in-depth knowledge on the delivery of plan” of the pelvis and shows its structural conse- of different models in which cerebral angiogenesis naked DNA and small-interfering RNA (siRNA) to quences. The historical background of pelvic studies can be studied, methods to characterize and quan- the targeted cells, tissues, and animals for prevention proceeds from medieval and early Italian models to tify angiogenic events as well as several different and treatment of disease. It builds on the success of the definitive understanding of the pelvic anatomy in approaches to measure changes in cerebral blood the first edition and on the progress made in siRNA the Seventeenth century. During these eras of pelvic flow, different approaches to investigate the role of delivery and DNA vaccines for large animals as well research, concepts and approaches developed that specific candidate genes in cerebral angiogenesis, as discovery of[...] are illustrated with[...] methods of therapeutically[...]

Features Features Features Electroporation gene therapy, or gene electrotrans- This book offers a critical review of the pelvic sci- Providing a selection of the key techniques that are fer, has evolved greatly over the last few decades as a ences—past, present and future—froman anatomi- used in characterizing cerebral angiogenesis, Cere- result of the remarkable progress in genetic sequenc- cal and physiological perspective and is intended for bral Angiogenesis: Methods and Protocols aims ing, gene array analysis, gene cloning, gene expres- researchers, medical practitioners and paramedical to define the cellular and molecular mechanisms sion detection, DNA manufacture, and discovery therapists in the fields of urology, gynecology and underlying this important process. Divided into six and synthesis of siRNA. Electroporation Protocols: obstetrics, proctology, physiotherapy, as well as for parts, this detailed volume examines cerebral angio- Preclinical and Clinical Gene Medicine, Second Edi- patients. The book starts with a “construction plan” genesis occurring in different scenarios, a variety of tion provides in-depth knowledge on the [..] of the pelvis and shows its [..] different models in which cerebral angiogenesis [..]

Contents Contents Contents Electroporation-Based Gene Therapy: Recent Evolu- The Pelvis or My Pelvis.- “Construction Plan” of the Cerebral Angiogenesis During Development: Who’s tion in the Mechanism Description and Technology Bony Pelvis.- The Pelvis at War.- The Birth Canal.- Conducting the Orchestra?.- Cerebral Angiogen- Developments.- Electropermeabilization of the Cell History.- Concepts and Approaches in the Study of esis: A Realistic Therapy for Ischemic Disease?.- Membrane.- The Impact of Non-Electrical Factors the Pelvis.- Sexual Organs and Society.- Anatomy Vascular Normalization in Cerebral Angiogenesis: on Electrical Gene Transfer.- Electroporation For- of the Pelvic Wall.- The Development of Uropoetic Friend or Foe?.- Pericytes and Adaptive Angioplas- mulation for Cell Therapy.- Short-Fragment DNA- Structures.- Physiotherapy for Pelvic Muscles.- The ticity: The Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor Weak Mediated in Vivo DNA Electroporation Delivery.- Sub and Retroperitoneal Space.- Vision and Waist- Inducer of Apoptosis (TWEAK).- Analysis of Angio- Gold Nanoparticle-Enhanced Electroporation for to-Hip Ratio.- Male and Female Bladder.- The Pelvis genesis in the Developing Mouse Central Nervous Leukemia Cell Transfection.- SiRNA Delivery via and Herbal Medicine.- Innervation of the Mature System.- Hypoxia-Induced Angiogenesis and Capil- Electropulsation: A Review of the Basic Processes.- Human Pelvis.- Electromyography of Smooth Mus- lary Density Determination.- The Middle Cerebral Continuous Cell Electroporation for Efficient DNA cle of Bladder and Uterus.- Reflexes or Controller Artery Occlusion Model of Transient Focal Cere- and siRNA Delivery Based on Laminar Microfluidic Action?.- The Connective Tissue in the[...] bral Ischemia.- A Mouse Model of Chronic Cerebral Chips.-[...] Hypoperfusion[...] Fields of interest Fields of interest Human Physiology; Gynecology; Anatomy Fields of interest Human Genetics; Gene Expression Neurosciences; Neurobiology Target groups Target groups Research Target groups Professional/practitioner Professional/practitioner Type of publication Type of publication Monograph Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-40005-6 Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-9631-1 Hardcover More on www.springer.com/978-1-4939-0319-1 Hardcover 2014. XVII, 558 p. 203 illus., 80 illus. in color. Hardcover 2014. XIV, 349 p. 69 illus., 49 illus. in color. (Methods in 149,99 € 2014. XV, 442 p. 102 illus., 83 illus. in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Vol. 1121) ISBN 978-3-642-40005-6 Molecular Biology, Vol. 1135) 109,99 € usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 109,99 € ISBN 978-1-4614-9631-1 ISBN 978-1-4939-0319-1 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 6 Biomedicine springer.com

V. Nägerl, A. Triller (Eds.) V. Ossipow, N. Fischer (Eds.) K. Sango, J. Yamauchi (Eds.)

Nanoscale Imaging of Synapses Monoclonal Antibodies Schwann Cell Development and

New Concepts and Opportunities Methods and Protocols Pathology

Synapses underlie rapid and flexible neural com- Monoclonal Antibodies: Methods and Protocols, This book presents recent topics on the develop- munication in the brain and they hold the key to Second Edition expands upon the previous edition ment, differentiation, and myelination of Schwann understanding higher brain functions in health with current, detailed modern approaches to iso- cells, as well as pathological mechanisms and thera- and disease. Because they are very small and highly late and characterize monoclonal antibodies against peutic approaches for peripheral neuropathies, such dynamic, it is very difficult to study them with tra- carefully selected epitopes. This edition includes as Charcot–Marie–Tooth diseases, amyloid polyneu- ditional techniques. Fortunately, recent ground- new chapters covering the key steps to generate high ropathy, immune-mediated neuropathy and diabetic breaking advances in optical microscopy (e.g. STED, quality monoclonals via different methods, from neuropathy. The rapid progress of molecular bio- PALM, STORM, SIM) have greatly improved our antigen generation to epitope mapping and quality logical techniques in the last decades, especially for ability to image living synapses at the nanoscale, even control of the purified IgG. Chapters are divided into RNA techniques and gene modification technologies down to the level of single molecules. The proposed four parts corresponding to four distinct objectives. have allowed us to investigate the pathobiology of volume brings together leading researchers to review Part I covers monoclonal antibody generation, Part Schwann cells in vivo and in vitro. Studies combin- these exciting new techniques and their application II deals with monoclonal antibody expression and ing recent stem cell biology with recent biotechnol- in neurobiological research. It will explain and dis- purification, Part III presents methods for mono- ogy, which is now closely linked to physicochemical cuss the basic principles behind the[...] clonal antibody characterization and[...] fields, further explain how Schwann cell[...] Features Features Features Synapses underlie rapid and flexible neural com- Monoclonal Antibodies: Methods and Protocols, This book presents recent topics on the develop- munication in the brain and they hold the key to Second Edition expands upon the previous edition ment, differentiation, and myelination of Schwann understanding higher brain functions in health with current, detailed modern approaches to iso- cells, as well as pathological mechanisms and thera- and disease. Because they are very small and highly late and characterize monoclonal antibodies against peutic approaches for peripheral neuropathies, such dynamic, it is very difficult to study them with tradi- carefully selected epitopes. This edition includes as Charcot–Marie–Tooth diseases, amyloid polyneu- tional techniques. Fortunately, recent ground-break- new chapters covering the key steps to generate high ropathy, immune-mediated neuropathy, and diabetic ing advances in microscopy have greatly improved quality monoclonals via different methods, from neuropathy. The rapid progress of molecular biologi- our ability to image synapses at the nanoscale, even antigen generation to epitope mapping and quality cal techniques in the last decades, especially for RNA down to [..] [..] [..] Contents Contents Contents Preface.- Nanoscale imaging of protein molecules Antigen Production for Monoclonal Antibody Gen- Foreword.- Preface.- 1 Introduction (Kazunori at the postsynaptic densit.- Electron tomography eration.- Method for the Generation of Antibodies Sango and Junji Yamauchi).- 2 Recent insights into for the study of synaptic ultrastructure in fixed Specific for Site- and Post-translational Modifi- molecular mechanisms that control growth fac- brain sections.- Time-resolved electron microscopy: cations.- Immunization, Hybridoma Generation tor receptor-mediated Schwann cell morphologi- coupling optogenetics with high-pressure freez- and Selection for Monoclonal Antibody Produc- cal changes during development (Yuki Miyamoto ing.- Investigating AMPA receptors diffusion and tion.- Hybridoma Technology for the Generation of and Junji Yamauchi).- 3 Membrane Skeleton in nanoscale organization at synapses with high den- Rodent mAbs via Classical Fusion.- Generation of Schmidt-Lanterman Incisure in Schwann cells of sity single molecule tracking methods.- Visualising Rabbit Monoclonal Antibodies.- Screening Hybrido- Peripheral Nervous System (Nobuo Terada, Yurika the ultra-structures and dynamics of synapses by sin- mas for Cell Surface Antigens by High-throughput Saitoh, Nobuhiko Ohno, and Shinichi Ohno).- 4 gle molecule nanoscopy.- Live-cell PALM of intra- Homogenous Assay and Flow Cytometry.- Screen- Schwann cell-axon interactions: the molecular and cellular proteins in neurons.- Monitoring nanoscale ing and Subcloning of High Producer Transfectomas metabolic link between Schwann cells and axons mobility of small molecules with time-resolved[...] using Semi-solid Media and Automated Colony (Nobuhiko Ohno, Takashi Sakoh, Yurika Saitoh, Picker.- Design and[...] Fields of interest Nobuo Terada, and Shinichi[...] Neurosciences; Neurobiology Fields of interest Fields of interest Immunology; Laboratory Medicine; Antibodies Target groups Neurosciences; Neurology; Neurobiology Research Target groups Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional/practitioner Contributed volume Type of publication Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-9178-1 Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-62703-991-8 Hardcover More on www.springer.com/978-4-431-54763-1 2014. X, 231 p. 57 illus., 49 illus. in color. (Neurometh- Hardcover Hardcover ods, Vol. 84) 2014. XIV, 575 p. 108 illus., 27 illus. in color. (Methods in 2014. X, 174 p. 39 illus., 22 illus. in color. 94,99 € Molecular Biology, Vol. 1131) 139,99 € ISBN 978-1-4614-9178-1 109,99 € ISBN 978-4-431-54763-1 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-1-62703-991-8 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Biomedicine 7

C.W. Stevens (Ed.) B. Weber, F. Helmchen (Eds.) J. das Neves, B. Sarmento (Eds.)

G Protein-Coupled Receptor Optical Imaging of Neocortical Mucosal Delivery of Genetics Dynamics Biopharmaceuticals

Research and Methods in the Post-Genomic Era Biology, Challenges and Strategies The application of optical methods for investigating G Protein‐Coupled Receptor Genetics: Research and neocortical circuit dynamics has greatly expanded Biopharmaceutical medicines, the newest class of Methods in the Post‐Genomic Era features practi- in recent years, providing novel insights into the fas- therapeutics, are quite heterogeneous and include a cal techniques inspired by the fast moving GPCR cinating world of brain function. Optical Imaging range of molecules such as proteins, peptides, vac- field. From powerful bioinformatic tools tracing of Neocortical Dynamics presents a guide to these cines and nucleic acids, with use in virtually all ther- the evolution of GPCRs, to methods for the cellu- indispensible tools, which cover a broad range of apeutic fields (e.g. cancer and infectious diseases, lar transfection of engineered viruses containing spatiotemporal scales and a large variety of signaling vaccination, metabolic dysfunctions) and diagnos- GPCRs, to optogenetic techniques that produce aspects, ranging from voltage changes to metabolic tics. This edited book gives a concise and up-to-date light-activated GPCRs in live mice, what was once states. This detailed volume specifically explores overview of the biological features justifying the use science fiction is now science fact. This detailed vol- methods that are applied in experiments on living of different human mucosa as delivery routes for ume includes sections covering genetic mechanisms, brains (in vivo) and that relate to functional proper- biopharmaceuticals, the technological strategies that a genetic toolbox for GPCR discovery, as well as ties on the spatial scale of cortical circuits. Beginning have been followed so far regarding the optimization genetic aspects of G protein-coupled receptors in with an introductory section that focuses on physical of mucosal potentialities as well as the challenges health and medicine. Written for the Methods in fundamentals[...] that arise with the advent of new biopharmaceutical Pharmacology and Toxicology series, this book[...] drugs and[...] Features Features The application of optical methods for investigating Features G Protein‐Coupled Receptor Genetics: Research and neocortical circuit dynamics has greatly expanded This book provides a concise and up-to-date Methods in the Post‐Genomic Era features practical in recent years, providing novel insights into the fas- overview of the biological features justifying the techniques inspired by the fast moving GPCR field. cinating world of brain function. Optical Imaging use of different human mucosa as delivery routes From powerful bioinformatic tools tracing the evo- of Neocortical Dynamics presents a guide to these for biopharmaceuticals as well as the technologi- lution of GPCRs, to methods for the cellular trans- indispensible tools, which cover a broad range of cal strategies that have been followed so far regard- fection of engineered viruses containing GPCRs, to spatiotemporal scales and a large variety of signaling ing the optimization of mucosal potentialities. 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B.M. Bhanage, M. Arai (Eds.) Enzymes Biofactories for Food Production in the Century XXI Transformation and Utilization of Volumes are organized topically and provide a com- prehensive discussion of developments in the respec- Carbon Dioxide This book presents new food production systems tive field over the past 3-5 years. The series also (for plants and animals) involving agrochemicals discusses new discoveries and applications. Special that increase in a controlled manner the bioactives volumes are dedicated to selected topics which focus Transformation and Utilization of Carbon Diox- content, under greenhouse conditions. Moreover, on new biotechnological products and new processes ide shows the various organic, polymeric and conception and design of new instrumentation for for their synthesis and purification. In general, spe- inorganic compounds which result from the trans- precision agriculture and aquiculture contributing in cial volumes are edited by well-known guest editors. formation of carbon dioxide through chemical, pho- food production is also highlighted in this book. tocatalytic, electrochemical, inorganic and biological The series editor and publisher will however always processes. The book consists of twelve chapters be pleased to receive suggestions and supplementary Features demonstrating interesting examples of these reac- information. Manuscripts are accepted in English. This book presents new food production systems tions, depending on the types of reaction and cata- (for plants and animals) involving agrochemicals Features lyst. It also includes two chapters dealing with the that increase in a controlled manner the bioactives Frieder W. Scheller, Aysu Yarman, Till Bachmann, utilization of carbon dioxide as a reaction promoter content, under greenhouse conditions. Moreover, Thomas Hirsch, Stefan Kubick, Reinhard Renneberg, and presents a wide range of examples of chem- conception and design of new instrumentation for Soeren Schumacher, Ulla Wollenberger, Carsten istry and chemical engineering with carbon dioxide. precision agriculture and aquiculture contributing in Teller and Frank F. BierFuture of Biosensors: A Per- Transformation and Utilization of Carbon Dioxide is food production is also highlighted in this book. a collective work of reviews illustrative of recent[...] sonal ViewYeon Seok Kim and Man Bock GuAd- vances in Aptamer Screening and Small Molecule Contents Features AptasensorsPui Sai Lau and Yingfu LiExploration of Plant Biosystems: From conventional to new Food Transformation and Utilization of Carbon Dioxide Structure-Switching in the Design of Aptamer [..] production systems.- Agriculture for nutraceuti- shows the various organic, polymeric and inorganic cals.- The Plant immune system and Food Produc- Fields of interest compounds which result from the transformation tion.- Mathematical modelling for Biosystems.- Biochemical Engineering; Biochemistry; Electro- of carbon dioxide through chemical, photocatalytic, Plant Biotronics as tool for Food Production Biosys- chemistry; Analytical Chemistry electrochemical, inorganic and biological processes. tems.-Exploring aquaculture as Food Biosystem.- The book consists of twelve chapters demonstrating Target groups Prototypes for aquaculture-plant Biosystems.- b.3. interesting examples of these reactions, depending Research Aquaculture Biotronics.- Perspectives of Biosystems on the types of reaction and catalyst. It also [..] as sustainable strategy for Food Production in cen- Type of publication tury XXI.- Concluding Remarks. Contents Reviews Part I Chemical Reactions.- Valorization of Car- Fields of interest bon Dioxide to Organic Products with Organocat- More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-54142-1 Food Science; Industrial and Production Engineer- alysts.- Direct Transformation of Carbon Dioxide Hardcover ing; Biotechnology to Value-Added Products over Heterogeneous Cat- 2014. X, 331 p. 94 illus., 72 illus. in color. (Advances in alysts.- Indirect Utilization of Carbon Dioxide in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, Vol. 140) Target groups Organic Synthesis for Valuable Chemicals.- Hydro- 249,00 € Research genation and Related Reductions of Carbon Diox- ISBN 978-3-642-54142-1 Type of publication ide with Molecular Catalysts.- Latest Advances in usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days the Catalytic Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide Monograph to Methanol/Dimethylether.- Syngas Production More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03879-7 Using Carbon Dioxide Reforming: Fundamentals Hardcover and Perspectives.- Carbon Dioxide as C-1 Block for 2014. IX, 476 p. 72 illus., 34 illus. in color. the Synthesis of[...] 99,99 € Fields of interest ISBN 978-3-319-03879-7 Catalysis; Renewable and Green Energy; Environ- usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days mental Chemistry; Industrial Chemistry / Chemical Engineering

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J.J. Li I. Omae Computer Science Name Reactions Cyclometalation Reactions

A Collection of Detailed Mechanisms and Synthetic Applica- Five-Membered Ring Products as Universal Reagents A. Alhazov, S. Cojocaru, M. Gheorghe, Y. Rogozhin, G. Rozenberg, tions Fifth Edition A. Salomaa (Eds.) This book provides a review of cyclometalation reac- In this fifth edition of Jack Jie Li's seminal "Name tions and organometallic intramolecular-coordina- Membrane Computing Reactions", the author has added twenty-seven new tion five-membered ring products, the most active name reactions to reflect the recent advances in type of reactions in synthetic organic reactions and 14th International Conference, CMC 2013, Chişinău, Republic organic chemistry. As in previous editions, each their products. Included is the discovery of intramol- of Moldova, August 20-23, 2013, Revised Selected Papers reaction is delineated by its detailed step-by-step, ecular-coordination bonds in cyclometalation reac- electron-pushing mechanism and supplemented tions and the characteristics of those reactions, as This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed with the original and the latest references, espe- well as the reasons that their five-membered ring post-conference proceedings of the 14th Interna- cially from review articles. Now with addition of compounds are very easily synthesized through such tional Conference on Membrane Computing, CMC many synthetic applications, this book is not only an reactions. In addition, the applications of cyclomet- 2013, held in Chişinău, Republic of Moldova, in indispensable resource for advanced undergraduate alation reactions and five-membered ring products, August 2013.The 16 revised selected papers pre- and graduate students, but is also a good reference synthetic applications, catalysts, and other products sented together with 6 invited lectures were carefully book for all organic chemists in both industry and are described. These topics are of special interest for reviewed and selected from 26 papers presented at academia.Unlike other books on name reactions in industrial researchers. the conference. Membrane computing is an area of organic chemistry, Name Reactions, A[...] computer science aiming to abstract computing ideas Features and models from the structure and the functioning Features This book provides a review of cyclometalation reac- of living cells, as well as from the way the cells are In this fifth edition of Jack Jie Li's seminal "Name tions and organometallic intramolecular-coordina- organized in tissues or higher order structures. It Reactions", the author has added twenty-seven new tion five-membered ring products, the most active deals with membrane systems, also called P systems, name reactions to reflect the recent advances in type of reactions in synthetic organic reactions and which are distributed and parallel algebraic[...] organic chemistry. As in previous editions, each their products. Included is the discovery of intramol- reaction is delineated by its detailed step-by-step, ecular-coordination bonds in cyclometalation reac- Features electron-pushing mechanism and supplemented tions and the characteristics of those reactions, as This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed with the original and the latest references, especially well as the reasons that their five-membered ring [..] post-conference proceedings of the 14th Interna- from review articles. Now with addition of many [..] tional Conference on Membrane Computing, CMC Contents 2013, held in Chişinău, Republic of Moldova, in Contents From the Contents: Discovery of Intramolec- August 2013. The 16 revised selected papers pre- From the Contents: Alder ene reaction.- Baran ular-Coordination Bonds in Cyclometalation sented together with 6 invited lectures were carefully Reagents.- Bargellini Reaction.- Barton–Zard reac- Reactions with Main Group Metal Compounds.- reviewed and selected from 26 papers presented at tion.- Beirut reaction.- Boyland–Sims oxidation.- Verification of the Formation of Intramolec- the conference. Membrane computing is an area of Cattallani Reaction.- Danheiser annulation.- Kolbe- ular-Coordination Bonds in Cyclometalation computer science [..] Schmitt Reaction.- Larock Indole Synthesis.- Li Reactions with Transition Metal Compounds.- A3 Reaction.- McMillan Catalyst.- Meth-Cohn Organometallic Intramolecular-Coordination Contents Quinoline Synthesis.- Sanford Reaction.- Shi-White Compounds.- Characteristics of Cyclometalation A Kernel P Systems Survey.- Roads to New Grand Reagent.- Stevens Rearrangement.- Stork–Danheiser Reactions for Organometallic Intramolecular-Coor- Challenges of Informatics.- Computational Com- alkylation.- Weinreb Amide.- Yu C-H Activation.- dination Five-Membered Ring Compounds.- plexity of P Systems with Active Membranes.- Some Zaitsev Elimination.- Zinin Benzidine Rearrange- Reasons That Organometallic Intramolecular-Coor- Open Problems about Catalytic, Numerical, and ment (Semidine Rearrangement). dination Five-Membered Ring Compounds Are Very Spiking Neural P Systems.- Active Membranes, Pro- Easily Synthesized Through Cyclometalation Reac- teins on Membranes, Tissue P Systems: Complex- Fields of interest tions.- Applications. ity-Related Issues and Challenges.- Using the Formal Organic Chemistry; Inorganic Chemistry; Biochem- Framework for P Systems.- A P System for Anno- istry Fields of interest tation of Romanian Affixes.- Behavioural Equiva- Organometallic Chemistry; Catalysis lences in Real-Time P Systems.- Modelling of Surface Target groups Runoff Using 2D P Colonies.- Implementation of Graduate Target groups P Systems by Using Big Data Technologies.- On Research Counter Machines[...] Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook Type of publication Fields of interest More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03978-7 Monograph Computation by Abstract Devices; Algorithm Analy- Hardcover More on www.springer.com/978-4-431-54603-0 sis and Problem Complexity; Software Engineering; Logics and Meanings of Programs; Pattern Recogni- 2014. 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S. Atapattu, C. Tellambura, H. Jiang C. Beierle, C. Meghini (Eds.) J. Benaloh (Ed.)

Energy Detection for Spectrum Foundations of Information and Topics in Cryptology -- CT-RSA 2014

Sensing in Cognitive Radio Knowledge Systems The Cryptographer's Track at the RSA Conference 2014, San Francisco, CA, USA, February 25-28, 2014, Proceedings 8th International Symposium, FoIKS 2014, Bordeaux, France, This Springer Brief focuses on the current state-of- March 3-7, 2014. Proceedings This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the the-art research on spectrum sensing by using energy Cryptographer's Track at the RSA Conference 2014, This book constitutes the proceedings of the 8th detection, a low-complexity and low-cost technique. CT-RSA 2014, held in San Francisco, CA, USA, in International Symposium on Foundations of Infor- It includes a comprehensive summary of recent February 2014. The 25 papers presented in this vol- mation and Knowledge Systems, FoIKS 2014, held in research, fundamental theories, possible architec- ume were carefully reviewed and selected from 66 Bordeaux, France, in March 2014. The 14 revised full tures, useful performance measurements of energy submissions. They are organized in topical sections papers presented together with 5 revised short papers detection and applications of energy detection. Con- on non-integral asymmetric functions, public-key and two invited talks were carefully reviewed and cise, practical chapters explore conventional energy encryption, hardware implementations, side-channel selected from 52 submissions. The papers address detectors, alternative forms of energy detectors, per- attacks, symmetric encryption and cryptanalysis, dig- various topics such as database design, dynamics of formance measurements, diversity techniques and ital signatures, protocols, hash function cryptanaly- information, information fusion, integrity and con- cooperative networks. The careful analysis enables sis, and applications of cryptographic primitives. reader to identify the most efficient techniques for straint management, intelligent agents, knowledge improving energy detection performance. Energy discovery and information retrieval, knowledge rep- Features Detection for Spectrum Sensing in[...] resentation, reasoning and planning, logics in data- This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the bases and AI, mathematical foundations, security in Cryptographer's Track at the RSA Conference 2014, Features information and knowledge Systems,[...] CT-RSA 2014, held in San Francisco, CA, USA, in This Springer Brief focuses on the current state-of- February 2014. The 25 papers presented in this vol- Features the-art research on spectrum sensing by using energy ume were carefully reviewed and selected from 66 This book constitutes the proceedings of the 8th detection, a low-complexity and low-cost technique. submissions. They are organized in topical sections International Symposium on Foundations of Infor- It includes a comprehensive summary of recent on non-integral asymmetric functions, public-key mation and Knowledge Systems, FoIKS 2014, held in research, fundamental theories, possible architec- encryption, hardware implementations, side-channel Bordeaux, France, in March 2014.The 14 revised full tures, useful performance measurements of energy attacks, [..] detection and applications of energy detection. Con- papers presented together with 5 revised short papers cise, practical chapters explore conventional energy and two invited talks were carefully reviewed and Contents [..] selected from 52 submissions. The papers address Efficient and Secure Algorithms for GLV-Based various topics such as database design, dynamics of Scalar Multiplication and Their Implementation Contents [..] on GLV-GLS Curves.- An Improved Compres- Introduction.- Conventional Energy Detector.- sion Technique for Signatures Based on Learning Contents Alternative Forms of Energy Detectors.- Perfor- with Errors.- A Generic View on Trace-and-Revoke Invited Talks.- The Equational Approach to Con- mance Measurements.- Diversity Techniques and Broadcast Encryption Schemes.- Practical Dual- trary-to-duty Obligations.- A Survey of the Data Cooperative Networks. Receiver Encryption: Soundness, Complete Non- Complexity of Consistent Query Answering under malleability, and Applications.- Attacking PUF- Fields of interest Key Constraints.- Regular Articles.- Arguments Based Pattern Matching Key Generators via Helper Computer Communication Networks; Communica- Using Ontological and Causal Knowledge.- Reason- Data Manipulation.- On Increasing the Throughput tions Engineering, Networks ing on Secrecy Constraints under Uncertainty to of Stream Ciphers.- On Double Exponentiation for Classify Possible Actions.- An AIF-Based Labeled Securing RSA against Fault Analysis.- Side-Channel Target groups Argumentation Framework.- On the Semantics of Attacks.- On the Practical[...] Research Partially Ordered Bases.- The Structure of Oppo- sitions in Rough Set Theory and Formal Concept Fields of interest Type of publication Analysis - Toward a New Bridge between the Two Brief Data Encryption; Systems and Data Security; Coding Settings.- Enriching Taxonomies of Place Types and Information Theory More on www.springer.com/978-1-4939-0493-8 Using Flickr.-[...] Softcover Target groups Fields of interest Research 2014. 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E. Black, S. Modgil, N. Oren (Eds.) K.C. Budka, J.G. Deshpande, M. Thottan O. Camara, T. Mansi, M. Pop, K. Rhode, M. Sermesant, A. Young (Eds.) Theory and Applications of Formal Communication Networks for Smart Argumentation Grids Statistical Atlases and Computational Models of the Heart. Second International Workshop, TAFA 2013, Beijing, China, Making Smart Grid Real August 3-5, 2013, Revised Selected Papers Imaging and Modelling Challenges This book presents an application-centric approach This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Workshop, STACOM 2013, Held in Conjunc- to the development of smart grid communication tion with MICCAI 2013, Nagoya, Japan, September 26, 2013. second International Workshop on the Theory and architecture. The coverage includes in-depth reviews Revised Selected Papers Applications of Formal Argumentation, TAFA 2013, of such cutting-edge applications as advanced meter- held in Beijing, China, in August 2013. The Work- ing infrastructure, distribution automation, demand This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post- shop was co-located with IJCAI 2013. The 15 revised response and synchrophasors. Features: examines conference proceedings of the 4th International full papers presented were carefully reviewed and a range of exciting utility applications made possi- Workshop on Statistical Atlases and Computa- selected from 22 submissions. The papers are orga- ble through smart grid evolution; describes the core- tional Models of the Heart: Imaging and Modelling nized in topical sections such as abstract argumenta- edge network architecture for smart grids, introduc- Challenges, STACOM 2013, held in conjunction tion frameworks, social abstract argumentation with ing the concept of WANs and FANs; explains how with MICCAI 2013, in Nagoya, Japan, in Septem- votes on attacks, a normal form of argumentation the network design paradigm for smart grids differs ber 2013. The 31 revised full papers were carefully frameworks, assumption-based argumentation, argu- from that for more established data networks, and reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. ment schemes for normative practical reasoning. discusses network security in smart grids; provides The papers are organized in topical sections on car- an overview of communication[...] diac image processing; atlas construction; statisti- Features cal modelling of cardiac function across different This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Features patient populations; cardiac mapping; cardiac com- second International Workshop on the Theory and A 21st century clean energy economy demands a putational physiology; model customization; atlas Applications of Formal Argumentation, TAFA 2013, 21st century electricity grid, yet the communication based functional analysis; ontological schemata for held in Beijing, China, in August 2013. The Work- networks of many utilities today are ill-equipped data[...] shop was co-located with IJCAI 2013. The 15 revised for smart grid evolution.This must-read text/refer- full papers presented were carefully reviewed and ence presents an application-centric approach to the Features selected from 22 submissions. The papers are orga- development of smart grid communication archi- This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post- nized in topical sections such as abstract argumenta- tecture and network transformation. The coverage conference proceedings of the 4th International tion [..] includes in-depth reviews of such cutting-edge [..] Workshop on Statistical Atlases and Computa- tional Models of the Heart: Imaging and Modelling Contents Contents Challenges, STACOM 2013, held in conjunction Abstract argumentation frameworks.- Social abstract Introduction to Smart Grids.- Elements of Power with MICCAI 2013, in Nagoya, Japan, in Septem- argumentation with votes on attacks.- A normal Systems for Networking Practitioners.- Elements ber 2013. The 31 revised full papers were carefully form of argumentation frameworks.- Assump- of Communication Networking for Power Sys- reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. tion-based argumentation.- Argument schemes for tems Practitioners.- Conventional Applications The papers are organized in [..] normative practical reasoning. in Utility Operations.- Smart Grid Applications.- A Communication Network Architecture for the Contents Fields of interest Smart Grid.- An Overview of Smart Grid Network Cardiac image processing.- Atlas construction.- Sta- Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Theory of Design Process.- Network Security.- WAN and FAN tistical modelling of cardiac function across differ- Computation Technologies for the Smart Grid.- Smart Grid Data ent patient populations.- Cardiac mapping.- Cardiac Management.- Communication Network Trans- computational physiology.- Model customiza- Target groups formation.- Future of Smart Grid Communication tion.- Atlas based functional analysis.- Ontological Research Networks.- Icons Used in Figures.- Smart Grid Char- schemata for data and results.- Integrated functional Type of publication acterization.- Fourier[...] and structural analyses.- Pre-clinical and clinical Proceedings applicability of these methods. Fields of interest More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-54372-2 Computer Communication Networks; Data Encryp- Fields of interest Softcover tion; Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Computing Methodologies; Image Processing and 2014. X, 209 p. 43 illus. 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J. Cao, C. Zhang Z. Cao, F. Zhang (Eds.) J.M. Carroll (Ed.)

Seamless and Secure Pairing-Based Cryptography -- Innovative Practices in Teaching Communications over Pairing 2013 Information Sciences and

Heterogeneous Wireless Networks 6th International Conference, Beijing, China, November 22-24, Technology 2013, Revised Selected Papers Experience Reports and Reflections This brief provides an overview of the requirements, This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of University teaching and learning has never been challenges, design issues and major techniques for the 6th International Conference on Pairing-Based more innovative than it is now.This has been enabled seamless and secure communications over heteroge- Cryptography, Pairing 2013, held in Beijing, China, by a better contemporary understanding of teach- neous wireless networks. It summarizes and provides in November 2013.The 14 full papers presented were ing and learning. Instructors now present situ- detailed insights into the latest research on handoff carefully reviewed and selected from 59 submissions. ated projects and practices to their students, not management, mobility management, fast authentica- As in previous years, the focus of Pairing 2013 is on just foundational principles. Lectures and struc- tion and security management to support seamless all aspects of pairing-based cryptography, including: tured practice are now often replaced by engaging and secure roaming for mobile clients. The reader cryptographic primitives and protocols, mathemati- and constructivist learning activities that leverage will also learn about the challenges in developing rel- cal foundations, software and hardware implementa- what students know about, think about and care evant technologies and providing ubiquitous Inter- tion, as well as applied security. net access over heterogeneous wireless networks. about.Teaching innovation has also been enabled by The authors have extensive experience in imple- Features online learning in the classroom, beyond the class- menting such technologies over heterogeneous wire- This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of room and beyond the campus. Learning online is less networks, thus enabling them to[...] the 6th International Conference on Pairing-Based perhaps not the panacea sometimes asserted but it is Cryptography, Pairing 2013, held in Beijing, China, a disruptively rich and expanding set of tools[...] Features in November 2013. The 14 full papers presented Features This brief provides an overview of the requirements, were carefully reviewed and selected from 59 sub- University teaching and learning has never been challenges, design issues and major techniques for missions. As in previous years, the focus of Pairing more innovative than it is now. This has been seamless and secure communications over heteroge- 2013 is on all aspects of pairing-based cryptography, enabled by a better contemporary understanding of neous wireless networks. It summarizes and provides including: cryptographic primitives and protocols, teaching and learning. Instructors now present sit- detailed insights into the latest research on handoff [..] management, mobility management, fast authentica- uated projects and practices to their students, not tion and security management to support seamless Contents just foundational principles. Lectures and structured and secure roaming for mobile clients. The reader EAGL: An Elliptic Curve Arithmetic GPU-Based practice are now often replaced by engaging and will [..] Library for Bilinear Pairing.- Weakness of F36·509 constructivist learning activities that leverage what for Discrete Logarithm Cryptography.- The Spe- [..] Contents cial Number Field Sieve in Fpn: Application Contents Introduction.- Heterogeneous Wireless Networks.- to Pairing-Friendly Constructions.- Efficient Introduction.- The Karate Kid Method of Problem Seamless Roaming over Heterogeneous Wireless Semi-static Secure Broadcast Encryption Based Learning.- Hungry Wolves, Creepy Sheepies: Networks.- Secure Enhanced Seamless Roaming.- Scheme.- Pairing Inversion via Non-degenerate Aux- The Gamification of the Programmer's Classroom.- Summary. iliary Pairings.- Constructing Symmetric Pairings Teaching and Learning in Technical IT Courses.- over Super singular Elliptic Curves with Embed- Fields of interest Towards an Egalitarian Pedagogy for the Millen- ding Degree Three.- Predicate and Attribute-Hid- Computer Communication Networks nial Generation: A Reflection.- Higher Education ing Inner Product Encryption in a Public Key Classroom Community Game: Together We Are Setting.- Fast Symmetric Pairing Revisited.- Efficient Target groups Smarter.- The Tinker Toy Challenge – Peeking Leakage-Resilient[...] Research Under the Cloak of Invisibility in Information Sys- Fields of interest tem Design.- Learning by Design.- Teaching Struc- Type of publication tured Analytical Thinking with Data using Visual- Brief Data Encryption; Systems and Data Security; Coding and Information Theory; Theory of Computation analytic Tools.- The Analytic Decision Game.- Cyber More on www.springer.com/978-1-4939-0415-0 Forensic War Room:[...] Softcover Target groups Fields of interest 2014. 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T. Catarci, N. Ferro, A. Poggi (Eds.) H. Dahan, S. Cohen, L. Rokach, O. Maimon W. Elmenreich, F. Dressler, V. Loreto (Eds.)

Bridging Between Cultural Heritage Proactive Data Mining with Self-Organizing Systems

Institutions Decision Trees 7th IFIP TC6 International Workshop, IWSOS 2013, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, May 9-10, 2013, Revised Selected Papers 9th Italian Research Conference, IRCDL 2013, Rome, Italy, Jan- uary 31 -- February 1, 2013. Revised Selected Papers This book explores a proactive and domain-driven This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post- method to classification tasks. This novel proactive conference proceedings of the 7th IFIP TC 6 Inter- This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed pro- approach to data mining not only induces a model national Workshop on Self-Organizing Systems, ceedings of the 9th Italian Research Conference for predicting or explaining a phenomenon, but also IWSOS 2013, held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, in on Digital Libraries, held in Rome, Italy, in Janu- utilizes specific problem/domain knowledge to sug- May 2013. The 11 revised full papers and 9 short ary/February 2013. The 18 full papers presented gest specific actions to achieve optimal changes in papers presented were carefully selected from 35 together with an invited paper and a panel paper the value of the target attribute. In particular, the paper submissions. The papers are organized in fol- were selected from extended versions of the presen- authors suggest a specific implementation of the lowing topics: design and analysis of self-organizing tations given at the conference. The papers then went domain-driven proactive approach for classification and self-managing systems, inspiring models of self- through an additional round of reviewing and revi- trees. The book centers on the core idea of moving organization in nature and society, structure, charac- sion after the event. The papers are organized in top- observations from one branch of the tree to another. teristics and dynamics of self-organizing networks, ical sections on information access; Digital Library It introduces a novel splitting criterion for decision self-organization in techno-social systems, self-orga- (DL) architecture; DL projects; semantics and DLs; trees, termed maximal-utility, which maximizes the nized social computation and self-organized com- models and evaluation for DLs; DL applications; dis- potential for enhancing[...] munication systems. cussing DL perspectives. Features Features Features This book explores a proactive and domain-driven This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post- This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed pro- method to classification tasks. This novel proactive conference proceedings of the 7th IFIP TC 6 Inter- ceedings of the 9th Italian Research Conference approach to data mining not only induces a model national Workshop on Self-Organizing Systems, on Digital Libraries, held in Rome, Italy, in Janu- for predicting or explaining a phenomenon, but also IWSOS 2013, held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, in ary/February 2013. The 18 full papers presented utilizes specific problem/domain knowledge to sug- May 2013.The 11 revised full papers and 9 short together with an invited paper and a panel paper gest specific actions to achieve optimal changes in papers presented were carefully selected from 35 were selected from extended versions of the presen- the value of the target attribute. In particular, the paper submissions. The papers are organized in fol- tations given at the conference. The papers then went authors suggest a specific implementation of the [..] lowing topics: design and analysis of self-organizing through an additional round of reviewing and revi- and [..] sion after the [..] Contents Introduction.- Proactive Data Mining: A General Contents Fields of interest Approach.- Proactive Data Mining Using Decision Automated Trading for Smart Grids: Can It Work?.- Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Trees.- Proactive Data Mining in the Real World: A Semantic-Based Algorithm for Data Dissem- Document Preparation and Text Processing; Infor- Case Studies.- Sensitivity Analysis of Proactive Data ination in Opportunistic Networks.- Character- mation Storage and Retrieval; Database Man- Mining.- Conclusions. istic Analysis of Response Threshold Model and agement; User Interfaces and Human Computer Its Application for Self-organizing Network Con- Interaction Fields of interest trol.- Emergence of Global Speed Patterns in a Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery; Information Traffic Scenario.- On the Efficiency of Informa- Target groups Storage and Retrieval; Information Systems Applica- tion-Assisted Search for Parking Space: A Game- Research tions (incl.Internet) Theoretic Approach.- The Relative Disagreement Type of publication Target groups Model of Opinion Dynamics: Where Do Extrem- Proceedings Research ists Come From?.- Modeling the Emergence of a New Language: Naming Game with Hybridization.- More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-54346-3 Type of publication Trust-Based Scenarios – Predicting[...] Softcover Brief 2014. XII, 199 p. 45 illus. (Communications in Computer Fields of interest and Information Science, Vol. 385) More on www.springer.com/978-1-4939-0538-6 Computer Communication Networks; Software 58,00 € Softcover Engineering; Information Systems Applications ISBN 978-3-642-54346-3 2014. X, 88 p. 20 illus. (SpringerBriefs in Electrical and (incl.Internet); Information Storage and Retrieval; usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Computer Engineering) Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Communica- 49,99 € tions Engineering, Networks ISBN 978-1-4939-0538-6 Target groups usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Research

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B. Endrass M. Faloutsos, A. Kuzmanovic (Eds.) M. Floater, T. Lyche, M.-L. Mazure, K. Morken, L.L. Schumaker (Eds.) Cultural Diversity for Virtual Passive and Active Measurement Mathematical Methods for Curves Characters 15th International Conference, PAM 2014, Los Angeles, CA, USA, March 10-11, 2014, Proceedings and Surfaces Investigating Behavioral Aspects across Cultures This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of 8th International Conference, MMCS 2012, Oslo, Norway, June Culture plays a crucial role in our lives. Depending 28 - July 3, 2012, Revised Selected Papers the 15th International Conference on Passive and on our cultural background, we judge on and react Active Measurement, PAM 2014, held in Los Ange- to everything that we encounter. Subtle differences This volume constitutes the thoroughly refereed les, CA, USA, in 2014. The 24 revised full papers pre- in behavior can lead to misunderstandings or even post-conference proceedings of the 8th International sented were carefully reviewed and selected from culture shock. In a similar manner, virtual charac- Conference on Mathematical Methods for Curves 76 submissions. The papers have been organized ters can be declined by certain user groups when and Surfaces, MMCS 2012, held in Oslo, Norway, in in the following topical sections: internet wireless showing culturally inappropriate behavior. But how June/July 2012. The 28 revised full papers presented and mobility; measurement design, experience and can social aspects such as culture be integrated into were carefully reviewed and selected from 135 sub- analysis; performance measurement; protocol and the behavioral models of virtual characters? Birgit missions. The topics range from mathematical analy- application behavior; characterization of network Endrass addresses this question by carrying out a sis of various methods to practical implementation behavior; and network security and privacy. In addi- hybrid approach that is based on theoretical back- on modern graphics processing units. The papers tion 7 poster papers have been included. ground from the social sciences as well as a multi- reflect the newest developments in these fields and also point to the latest literature. modal corpus analysis, and exemplified the approach Features for the German and Japanese[...] This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of Features the 15th International Conference on Passive and Features This volume constitutes the thoroughly refereed Active Measurement, PAM 2014, held in Los Ange- Culture plays a crucial role in our lives. Depending post-conference proceedings of the 8th International les, CA, USA, in 2014. The 24 revised full papers pre- on our cultural background, we judge on and react Conference on Mathematical Methods for Curves sented were carefully reviewed and selected from to everything that we encounter. Subtle differences and Surfaces, MMCS 2012, held in Oslo, Norway, in 76 submissions. The papers have been organized in behavior can lead to misunderstandings or even June/July 2012. The 28 revised full papers presented in the following topical sections: internet wireless culture shock. In a similar manner, virtual characters were carefully reviewed and selected from 135 sub- and mobility; measurement design, experience and can be declined by certain user groups when showing missions. The topics range from mathematical analy- analysis; [..] culturally inappropriate behavior. But how can social sis of various methods to practical implementation on modern [..] aspects such as culture be integrated into [..] Contents Radio Prophet: Intelligent Radio Resource Deal- Contents Contents location for Cellular Networks.- Mobile Network Virtual Agents.- Behavioral Models.- Culture: The Vibrational error extraction method based on Performance from User Devices: A Longitudi- German and Japanese Cultures. wavelet technique.- A mathematical model for nal, Multidimensional Analysis.- Diagnosing Path extremely low dose adaptive computed tomography Fields of interest Inflation of Mobile Client Traffic.- An End-to-End acquisition.- Approximation of implicit blends by Simulation and Modeling; Artificial Intelligence Measurement Study of Modern Cellular Data Net- canal surfaces of low parameterization degree. (incl. Robotics) works.- A Second Look at Detecting Third-Party Addresses in Traceroute Traces with the IP Time- Fields of interest Target groups stamp Option.- Ingress Point Spreading: A New Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Research Primitive for Adaptive Active Network Mapping.- Graphics; Computer Graphics; Simulation and Mod- On Searching for Patterns in Traceroute Responses.- eling; Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) Type of publication Volume-Based Transit Pricing: Is 95 the Right Per- and Design; Image Processing and Computer Vision; Monograph centile?.- Dissecting[...] Discrete Mathematics in Computer Science More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04909-6 Fields of interest Target groups Softcover System Performance and Evaluation; Computer Research 2014. XIV, 237 p. 57 illus. 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S. Foster, D. Halbstein P. He, L. Zhao, S. Zhou, Z. Niu S. Iida, J. Meseguer, K. Ogata (Eds.)

Integrating 3D Modeling, Radio Resource Management Using Specification, Algebra, and Photogrammetry and Design Geometric Water-Filling Software

Essays Dedicated to Kokichi Futatsugi This book looks at the convergent nature of technol- This brief introduces the fundamental theory and ogy and its relationship to the field of photogram- development of managing radio resources using a This Festschrift volume, published in honor of metry and 3D design. This is a facet of a broader water-filling algorithm that can optimize system per- Kokichi Futatsugi, contains 31 invited contributions discussion of the nature of technology itself and formance in wireless communication. Geometric from internationally leading researchers in formal the relationship of technology to art, as well as an Water-Filling (GWF) is a crucial underlying tool in methods and software engineering. Prof. Futatsugi examination of the educational process. In the field emerging communication systems such as multi- is one of the founding fathers of the field of alge- of technology-influenced design-based education ple input multiple output systems, cognitive radio braic specification and verification and is a leading it is natural to push for advanced technology, yet systems, and green communication systems. Early researcher in formal methods and software engi- within a larger institution the constraints of budget chapters introduce emerging wireless technologies neering. He has pioneered and advanced novel alge- and adherence to tradition must be accepted. These and provide a detailed analysis of water-filling. The braic methods and languages supporting them such opposing forces create a natural balance; in some brief investigates single user and multi-user issues of as OBJ and CafeOBJ and has worked tirelessly over cases constraints lead to greater creativity than free- radio resource management, allocation of resources, the years to bring such methods and tools in con- dom ever can – but in other cases the opposite is and energy harvesting. Effective algorithms demon- tact with software engineering practice. This volume true. This work offers[...] strate the incredible potential[...] contains contributions from internationally leading researchers in formal methods and[...] Features Features This book looks at the convergent nature of technol- This brief introduces the fundamental theory and Features ogy and its relationship to the field of photogram- development of managing radio resources using a This Festschrift volume, published in honor of metry and 3D design. This is a facet of a broader water-filling algorithm that can optimize system per- Kokichi Futatsugi, contains 31 invited contributions discussion of the nature of technology itself and the formance in wireless communication. Geometric from internationally leading researchers in formal relationship of technology to art, as well as an exam- Water-Filling (GWF) is a crucial underlying tool in methods and software engineering. Prof. Futatsugi ination of the educational process. In the field of emerging communication systems such as multi- is one of the founding fathers of the field of alge- technology-influenced design-based education it is ple input multiple output systems, cognitive radio braic specification and verification and is a leading natural to push for advanced technology, yet within systems, and green communication systems. Early researcher in formal methods and software engineer- [..] chapters introduce [..] ing. He has pioneered and advanced novel algebraic [..] Contents Contents Introduction.- Technology Leaders and Adopters.- Introduction.- Geometric Water-Filling in RRM.- Contents Compartmentalizing the Learning Curve.- Pho- RRM in MIMO System.- RRM for Cognitive Net- Domain Endurants: An Analysis and Description togrammetry and Design Workflows.- 3D Design work.- RRM in Wireless Communications with Process Model.- On Formal Definition and Analy- and Photogrammetry.- Conclusions and Looking Energy Harvest Technology. sis of Formal Verification Processes.- CafeOBJ Forward.- Resources and Applications. Traces.- Parchments for CafeOBJ Logics.- Incre- Fields of interest mental Proofs of Termination, Confluence and Suf- Fields of interest Computer Communication Networks; Communica- ficient Completeness of OBJ Specifications.- The Image Processing and Computer Vision; Remote tions Engineering, Networks Versatile Synchronous Observer.- Model Check- Sensing/Photogrammetry; Simulation and Modeling ing TLR* Guarantee Formulas on Infinite Systems.- Target groups Towards a Combination of CafeOBJ and PAT.-Neg- Target groups Research ative Variables and the Essence of Object-Oriented Research Programming.- Reasoning (on) Service Component Type of publication Ensembles in Rewriting Logic.- Dynamic Validation Type of publication Brief of Maude Prototypes of[...] Brief More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04635-8 Fields of interest More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-6328-2 Softcover Logics and Meanings of Programs; Mathematical Softcover 2014. XI, 87 p. 18 illus., 10 illus. in color. 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W. Jackson S. Jajodia, K. Kant, P. Samarati, A. Singhal, V. Swarup, C. Wang V. Layka (Eds.) Pro Android UI Learn Java for Web Development Secure Cloud Computing Modern Java Web Development If you’re an Android application developer, chances areyou’re using fixed, scrolling, swipe-able, and other This book presents a range of cloud computing secu- Web development isstill one of today's most popu- cutting-edge custom UIDesigns in your Android rity challenges and promising solution paths. The lar, active, and important programming anddevel- development projects. These UI Design approaches first two chapters focus on practical considerations opment activities. From a single web page to an e- aswell as other Android ViewGroup UI layout con- of cloud computing. In Chapter 1, Chandramouli, commerce-enabled website to a fully-fledged web tainers are the bread and butterof Pro Android User Iorga, and Chokani describe the evolution of cloud application, the Java programming language and its- Interface (UI) design and Android User Experience computing and the current state of practice, followed frameworks allow you great flexibility and productiv- (UX)design and development.Using a top down by the challenges of cryptographic key management ity for your webapplication development.Learn Java approach, Pro Android UI shows you how todesign in the cloud. In Chapter 2, Chen and Sion present a for WebDevelopmentteaches web developers who and develop the best user interface for your app, dollar cost model of cloud computing and explore are new to Java key skills, Java-based languages,and while taking intoaccount the varying device form the economic viability of cloud computing with frameworks to build simple or complex web sites factors in the increasingly fragmented Androiden- and without security mechanisms involving crypto- and applications. As soonas you pick up this book, vironment. Pro Android UI aims to be the ultimate graphic mechanisms. The next two chapters address Vishal Layka's experience guides you on a verypracti- reference and customizationcookbook for your security issues of the cloud infrastructure. In Chapter cal learning and building journey. Youwill learn the Android[...] 3, Szefer and Lee describe a[...] Java nuts and bolts necessary to build a[...]

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D. Li, Y. Chen (Eds.) D. Li, Y. Chen (Eds.) E. Maehle, K. Römer, W. Karl, E. Tovar (Eds.)

Computer and Computing Computer and Computing Architecture of Computing Systems Technologies in Agriculture VII Technologies in Agriculture VII -- ARCS 2014

7th IFIP WG 5.14 International Conference, CCTA 2013, Bei- 7th IFIP WG 5.14 International Conference, CCTA 2013, Bei- 27th International Conference, Lübeck, Germany, February jing, China, September 18-20, 2013, Revised Selected Papers, jing, China, September 18-20, 2013, Revised Selected Papers, 25-28, 2014, Proceedings Part II Part I This book constitutes the proceedings of the 27th The two-volume set IFIP AICT 419 and 420 consti- The two-volume set IFIP AICT 419 and 420 consti- International Conference on Architecture of Com- tutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of tutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of puting Systems, ARCS 2014, held in Lübeck, Ger- the 7th IFIP TC 5, WG 5.14 International Confer- the 7th IFIP TC 5, WG 5.14 International Confer- many, in February 2014. The 20 papers presented ence on Computer and Computing Technologies in ence on Computer and Computing Technologies in in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected Agriculture, CCTA 2013, held in Beijing, China, in Agriculture, CCTA 2013, held in Beijing, China, in from 44 submissions. They are organized in topi- September 2013. The 115 revised papers presented September 2013. The 115 revised papers presented cal sections named: parallelization: applications and were carefully selected from numerous submissions. were carefully selected from numerous submissions. methods; self-organization and trust; system design; They cover a wide range of interesting theories and They cover a wide range of interesting theories and system design and sensor systems; and virtualization: applications of information technology in agricul- applications of information technology in agricul- I/O, memory, cloud; dependability: safety, security, ture, including Internet of things and cloud comput- ture, including Internet of things and cloud comput- and reliability aspects. ing; simulation models and decision-support systems ing; simulation models and decision-support systems for agricultural production; smart sensor, monitor- for agricultural production; smart sensor, monitor- Features ing, and control technology; traceability and e-com- ing, and control technology; traceability and e-com- This book constitutes the proceedings of the 27th merce technology; computer vision, computer[...] merce technology; computer vision, computer[...] International Conference on Architecture of Com- puting Systems, ARCS 2014, held in Lübeck, Ger- Features Features many, in February 2014. 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Fields of interest Fields of interest Fields of interest Computer Applications; Information Systems Appli- Computer Applications; Information Systems Appli- Computer Communication Networks; Computer cations (incl.Internet); Agriculture; Computer Imag- cations (incl.Internet); Agriculture; Computer Imag- System Implementation; Operating Systems; Soft- ing, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Graphics ing, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Graphics ware Engineering; Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Information Storage and Retrieval Target groups Target groups Research Research Target groups Research Type of publication Type of publication Proceedings Proceedings Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-54340-1 More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-54343-2 Proceedings Hardcover Hardcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04890-1 2014. XX, 564 p. 252 illus. (IFIP Advances in Information 2014. XX, 520 p. 208 illus. (IFIP Advances in Information Softcover and Communication Technology, Vol. 420) and Communication Technology, Vol. 419) 2014. XV, 245 p. 105 illus. (Theoretical Computer 118,00 € 118,00 € Science and General Issues, Vol. 8350) ISBN 978-3-642-54340-1 ISBN 978-3-642-54343-2 46,00 € usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-3-319-04890-1 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 18 Computer Science springer.com

Z. Majkić J. Mauro S.A. Meijer, R. Smeds (Eds.)

Big Data Integration Theory Constraints Meet Concurrency Frontiers in Gaming Simulation

Theory and Methods of Database Mappings, Programming 44th International Simulation and Gaming Association Con- Languages, and Semantics This book describes the benefits that emerge when ference, ISAGA 2013 and 17th IFIP WG 5.7 Workshop on Exper- the fields of constraint programming and concur- imental Interactive Learning in Industrial Management, This book presents a novel approach to database rency meet. On the one hand, constraints can be Stockholm, Sweden, June 24-28, 2013. Revised Selected Papers concepts, describing a categorical logic for database used in concurrency theory to increase the concise- schema mapping based on views, within a frame- ness and the expressive power of concurrent lan- This book constitutes the refereed post-conference work for database integration/exchange and peer- guages from a pragmatic point of view. On the other proceedings of the 44th International Simulation to-peer. Database mappings, database programming hand, problems modeled by using constraints can be and Gaming Association Conference, ISAGA 2013, languages, and denotational and operational seman- solved faster and more efficiently using a concurrent and the IFIP WG 5.7 Workshop on Experimental tics are discussed in depth. An analysis method is system. Both directions are explored providing two Interactive Learning in Industrial Management, held also developed that combines techniques from sec- separate lines of development. Firstly the expressive in Stockholm, Sweden, in June 2013 The 30 revised ond order logic, data modeling, co-algebras and power of a concurrent language is studied, namely full papers were carefully reviewed and selected for functorial categorial semantics. Features: provides Constraint Handling Rules, that supports constraints inclusion in the book. The papers are organized in an introduction to logics, co-algebras, databases, as a primitive construct. The features of this lan- topical sections on frontiers in gaming simulation for schema mappings and category theory; describes the guage which make it Turing powerful[...] education; frontiers in gaming simulation for design core concepts of big data integration theory, with and experimentation; frontiers in gaming simulation examples; examines the properties of the DB[...] Features for transportation and logistics; and professionalism This book describes the benefits that emerge when and business in gaming simulation. Features the fields of constraint programming and concur- The challenges of big data demand a clear theoret- rency meet. 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Both [..] in Stockholm, Sweden, in June 2013 The 30 revised on views, within a very general framework [..] full papers were carefully reviewed and selected for Contents inclusion in the book. The papers are organized in Contents Introduction.- Constraints.- Concurrency.- Con- topical [..] Introduction and Technical Preliminaries.- Compo- straint Handling Rules.- Non Turing powerful sition of Schema Mappings: Syntax and Semantics.- fragments of CHR.- Expressive power of priori- Contents Definition of DB Category.- Functorial Semantics ties in CHR.- Constraints in Clouds.- A Classifica- Frontiers in gaming simulation for education.- Fron- for Database Schema Mappings.- Extensions of Rela- tion-based Approach to Manage a Solver Portfolio.- tiers in gaming simulation for design and exper- tional Codd’s Algebra and DB Category.- Categorial Broadcast messages in Jolie.- Interruptible request imentation.- Frontiers in gaming simulation for RDB Machines.- Operational Semantics for Database responses in Jolie.- Conclusions.- References.- transportation and logistics.- Professionalism and Mappings.- The Properties of DB Category.- Weak Proofs. business in gaming simulation. Monoidal DB Topos. Fields of interest Fields of interest Fields of interest Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters; Computer Communication Networks; Informa- Database Management; Logics and Meanings of Pro- Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages tion Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Artificial grams; Discrete Mathematics in Computer Science; Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Software Engineering; Management of Computing and Information Sys- Target groups Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity; Infor- tems; Computer Appl. in Administrative Data Pro- Research mation Storage and Retrieval cessing Type of publication Target groups Target groups Monograph Research Graduate More on www.springer.com/978-94-6239-066-9 Type of publication Type of publication Hardcover Proceedings Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook 2014. XV, 148 p. 13 illus. 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C. Meinel, H. Sack R. Murray-Smith (Ed.) R. Nambiar, M. Poess (Eds.)

Sicherheit und Vertrauen im Mobile Social Signal Processing Performance Characterization and

Internet First International Workshop, MSSP 2010, Lisbon, Portugal, Benchmarking September 7, 2010, Invited Papers Eine technische Perspektive 5th TPC Technology Conference, TPCTC 2013, Trento, Italy, This book contains papers invited after the First August 26, 2013, Revised Selected Papers Das globale Internet ist ein offenes Netz, das heißt International Workshop on Mobile Social Signal nicht begrenzt und für jedermann zugänglich. This book constitutes the refereed post-proceedings Processing, MSSP 2010, held in Lisbon, Portugal, Allerdings hat diese Offenheit ihren Preis: Es gibt of the 5th TPC Technology Conference, TPCTC in September 2010. The 9 revised papers included keine zentrale Kontrolle, die z.B. Unbefugten Ein- 2013, held in Trento, Italy, in August 2013. It con- in this volume represent the diversity of two fields blick in die Kommunikation und damit in die tains 7 selected peer-reviewed papers, a report from of research, Mobile HCI and Social Signal Process- Privatsphäre anderer Internetnutzer verwehren the TPC Public Relations Committee and one invited ing and areas of overlap. They cover a wide range of würde. Um dennoch einen ausreichenden Schutz paper. The papers present novel ideas and method- topics spanning from approaches for effective inter- der Vertraulichkeit und Privatsphäre zu gewährleis- ologies in performance evaluation, measurement and action with mobile and wearable devices to model- ten, müssen in eigener Verantwortung Techniken characterization. ling, analysis and synthesis of nonverbal behaviour und Tools aus der Kryptografie eingesetzt wer- in human-human and human-machine interactions. den, die Nachrichten verschlüsseln oder deren Features This book constitutes the refereed post-proceedings Unversehrtheit sicherstellen helfen. Die Autoren Features of the 5th TPC Technology Conference, TPCTC zeigen unterschiedliche Wege auf, wie der Schutz der This book contains papers invited after the First 2013, held in Trento, Italy, in August 2013. It con- Privatsphäre im Internet wiederhergestellt werden International Workshop on Mobile Social Signal tains 7 selected peer-reviewed papers, a report from kann. Processing, MSSP 2010, held in Lisbon, Portugal, in the TPC Public Relations Committee, and one September 2010. The 9 revised papers included in Features invited paper. The papers present novel ideas and this volume represent the diversity of two fields of Das globale Internet ist ein offenes Netz, das heißt methodologies in performance evaluation, measure- research, Mobile HCI and Social Signal Processing, nicht begrenzt und für jedermann zugänglich. ment, and characterization. and areas of overlap. They cover a wide range of top- Allerdings hat diese Offenheit ihren Preis: Es gibt ics spanning from approaches for effective interac- keine zentrale Kontrolle, die z.B. Unbefugten Ein- Contents tion with [..] blick in die Kommunikation und damit in die Pri- TPC State of the Council 2013.- TPC-BiH: A Bench- mark for Bitemporal Databases.- Towards Compre- vatsphäre anderer Internetnutzer verwehren würde. Contents hensive Measurement of Consistency Guarantees for Um dennoch einen ausreichenden Schutz der Ver- Mobile Phones and Social Signal Processing for Cloud-Hosted Data Storage Services.- TPC Express traulichkeit und Privatsphäre zu gewährleisten, Analysis and Understanding of Dyadic Con- – A New Path for TPC Benchmarks.- TPC-H Ana- müssen in eigener [..] versations.- Turns Analysis for Automatic Role lyzed: Hidden Messages and Lessons Learned from Recognition.- Speaker Diarization of Multi-party Contents an Influential Benchmark.- Architecture and Per- Conversations Using Participants Role Informa- Sicherheitsziele und Bedrohungen im Internet.- formance Characteristics of a PostgreSQL Imple- tion: Political Debates and Professional Meetings.- Grundbegriffe der Kryptografie.- Vertraulichkeit mentation of the TPC-E and TPC-V Workloads.- A Invisible, Passive, Continuous and Multimodal und Verschlüsselung.- Authentifikation und Digitale Practice of TPC-DS Multidimensional Implementa- Authentication.- The Metaphysics of Communica- Signaturen.- Public-Key-Infrastrukturen und Zerti- tion on NoSQL Database Systems.- PRIMEBALL: A tions Overload.- Capturing Performative Actions fikate.- Glossar sicherheitstechnischer Begriffe. Parallel Processing Framework Benchmark for Big for Interaction and Social Awareness.- Negotiation Data Applications in the[...] Fields of interest Models for Mobile Tactile Interaction.- Direct Tac- Systems and Data Security; Information Systems tile Coupling of Mobile Phones with the feel abuzz Fields of interest Applications (incl.Internet); Computers and Society System.- A Multimodal[...] System Performance and Evaluation; Database Man- agement Target groups Fields of interest Professional/practitioner User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction; Target groups Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery; Multimedia Research Type of publication Information Systems Booklet Type of publication Target groups Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04833-4 Research More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04935-9 Softcover 2014. VIII, 48 S. 15 Abb. (essentials) Type of publication Softcover 6,53 € Proceedings 2014. XIV, 143 p. 47 illus. 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N.T. Nguyen, H.A. Le Thi (Eds.) C. Padró (Ed.) S.P. Pal, K. Sadakane (Eds.)

Transactions on Computational Information Theoretic Security Algorithms and Computation

Collective Intelligence XIII 7th International Conference, ICITS 2013, Singapore, Novem- 8th International Workshop, WALCOM 2014, Chennai, India, ber 28-30, 2013, Proceedings February 13-15, 2014, Proceedings

These transactions publish research in com- This book constitutes the proceedings of the 7th This book constitutes the revised selected papers puter-based methods of computational collective International Conference on Information Theoretic of the 8th International Workshop on Algorithms intelligence (CCI) and their applications in a wide Security, ICITS 2013, held in Singapore in November and Computation, WALCOM 2014, held in Chen- range of fields such as the semantic web, social net- 2013. The 14 papers presented in this volume were nai, India, in February 2014. The 29 full papers pre- works, and multi-agent systems. TCCI strives to carefully reviewed and selected from 49 submissions. sented together with 3 invited talks were carefully cover new methodological, theoretical and practical Topics of interest are: unconditional security, quan- reviewed and selected from 62 submissions. The aspects of CCI understood as the form of intelligence tum cryptography, authentication codes, wiretap papers are organized in topical sections on compu- that emerges from the collaboration and competition channels, randomness extraction, codes and cryp- tational geometry, algorithms and approximations, of many individuals (artificial and/or natural). The tography, lattices and cryptography, secret sharing, distributed computing and networks, graph algo- application of multiple computational intelligence multiparty Computation, bounded storage model, rithms, complexity and bounds, and graph embed- technologies, such as fuzzy systems, evolutionary oblivious transfer, nonlocality and nonsignaling, dings and drawings. computation, neural systems, consensus theory, etc., quantum information theory, network coding secu- aims to support human and other collective intelli- rity, physical models and assumptions, physical layer Features gence and to create new forms of CCI[...] security. This book constitutes the revised selected papers of the 8thInternational Workshop on Algorithms and Features Features Computation, WALCOM 2014, held in Chennai, These transactions publish research in com- This book constitutes the proceedings of the 7th India, in February 2014.The 29 full papers presented puter-based methods of computational collective International Conference on Information Theoretic together with 3 invited talks werecarefully reviewed intelligence (CCI) and their applications in a wide Security, ICITS 2013, held in Singapore in November and selected from 62 submissions. The papers areor- range of fields such as the semantic web, social net- 2013. The 14 papers presented in this volume were ganized in topical sections on computational geome- works, and multi-agent systems. TCCI strives to carefully reviewed and selected from 49 submissions. try, algorithms and approximations, [..] cover new methodological, theoretical and practical Topics of interest are: unconditional security, quan- aspects of CCI understood as the form of intelligence tum cryptography, authentication codes, wiretap Contents that emerges from the collaboration and competition channels, randomness extraction, codes and cryptog- Computational Geometry.- Algorithms and of many [..] raphy, [..] Approximations.- Distributed Computing and Networks.- Graph Algorithms.- Complexity and Contents Contents Bounds.- Graph Embeddings and Drawings. Recent Advances in DC Programming and DCA.- How to Construct Strongly Secure Network Cod- Nature-Inspired Intelligent Optimisation Using the ing Scheme.- Secure two-party computation: a visual Fields of interest Bees Algorithm.- Optimisation Problems for Pair- way.- Measure-independent Characterization of Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity; Dis- wise RNA Sequence and Structure Comparison.- Contrast Optimal Visual Cryptography Schemes.- crete Mathematics in Computer Science; Mathemati- Model Selection for the _2-SVM by Following the On (k; n) visual cryptography scheme with t essential cal Applications in Computer Science; Symbolic and Regularization Path.- DC Programming and DCA parties.- New Lower Bounds for Privacy in Commu- Algebraic Manipulation; Computer Graphics; Algo- for Solving Minimum Sum-of-Squares.- Clustering nication Protocols.- On the Transmit Beamforming rithms Using Weighted Dissimilarity Measures.- A Validity for MIMO Wiretap Channels: Large-System Analy- Criterion for Fuzzy Clustering.- The Web Ontology sis.- Information Theoretic Security for Encryption Target groups Rule Language OWL 2 RL+ and Its Extensions.- Val- Based on Conditional Renyi Entropies.- Insider- Research idating Generic Metrics of Fairness in Game-Based proof encryption with applications for quantum Type of publication Resource Allocation Scenarios with Crowdsourced key distribution.- Superposition Attacks on Crypto- Proceedings Annotations.- An[...] graphic[...] More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04656-3 Fields of interest Fields of interest Softcover Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Computa- Systems and Data Security; Data Encryption; Cod- 2014. XIV, 362 p. 107 illus. (Theoretical Computer tional Intelligence; Information Systems and Com- ing and Information Theory; e-commerce / e-busi- Science and General Issues, Vol. 8344) munication Service ness; Management of Computing and Information 54,00 € Systems; Computers and Society Target groups ISBN 978-3-319-04656-3 Research Target groups usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Research Type of publication Proceedings Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-54454-5 Proceedings Softcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04267-1 2014. X, 219 p. 33 illus. (Transactions on Computational Softcover Collective Intelligence, Vol. 8342) 2014. XII, 259 p. 29 illus. (Security and Cryptology, Vol. 48,00 € 8317) ISBN 978-3-642-54454-5 46,00 € usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-3-319-04267-1 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Computer Science 21

G. Rehm, H. Uszkoreit (Eds.) M. Rollins P.K. Saha, U. Maulik, S. Basu (Eds.)

The Welsh Language in the Digital Beginning LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Advanced Computational Age Approaches to Biomedical Beginning LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 shows you Engineering how to create new fun and fantastic creations with This white paper is part of a series that promotes the new EV3 programmable brick along with other knowledge about language technology and its poten- new EV3 pieces and features. You'll learn the lan- There has been rapid growth in biomedical engi- tial. It addresses educators, journalists, politicians, guage of the EV3 brick, and then go on to create a neering in recent decades, given advancements in language communities and others. The availabil- variety of programmable vehicles using MINDS- medical imaging and physiological modelling and ity and use of language technology in Europe varies TORMS and Technic parts.You'll then move into sensing systems, coupled with immense growth in between languages. Consequently, the actions that creating robot parts, including robotic arms. You'll computational and network technology, analytic are required to further support research and devel- even learn how to make different types of MINDS- approaches, visualization and virtual-reality, man- opment of language technologies also differ for each TORMS walkers. Finally, you'll learn how to incor- machine interaction and automation. Biomedical language. The required actions depend on many fac- porate light and sound into your amazing EV3 engineering involves applying engineering principles tors, such as the complexity of a given language and creations.Whether you're a MINDSTORMS enthu- to the medical and biological sciences and it com- the size of its community. META-NET, a Network of siast wanting to know more about EV3, a robotics prises several topics including biomedicine, med- Excellence funded by the European Commission, has competitor, or just a LEGO fan who wants to learn ical imaging, physiological modelling and sensing, conducted an analysis of current language resources all about what EV3 can do,[...] instrumentation, real-time systems, automation and and technologies. This analysis[...] control, signal processing, image reconstruction, Features Features processing and analysis, pattern recognition, and[...] Beginning LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 shows you This white paper is part of a series that promotes how to create new fun and fantastic creations with Features knowledge about language technology and its poten- the new EV3 programmable brick along with other There has been rapid growth in biomedical engi- tial. It addresses educators, journalists, politicians, new EV3 pieces and features. You'll learn the lan- neering in recent decades, given advancements in language communities and others. The availabil- guage of the EV3 brick, and then go on to create a medical imaging and physiological modelling and ity and use of language technology in Europe varies variety of programmable vehicles using MINDS- sensing systems, coupled with immense growth in between languages. Consequently, the actions that TORMS and Technic parts.You'll then move into computational and network technology, analytic are required to further support research and devel- creating robot parts, including robotic arms. You'll approaches, visualization and virtual-reality, man- opment of language technologies also differ for each even learn how [..] machine interaction, and automation. Biomedical [..] engineering involves applying engineering principles Fields of interest Contents to the medical and [..] Computer Science (general) 1.Executive Summary.- 2.Languages at risk: a chal- Contents lenge for Language Technology.- 3.The Welsh Target groups Part I – Advanced Computational Methods.- Chap. Language in the European Information Society.- Popular/general 1 – Graph Algorithmic Techniques for Biomed- 4.Language Technology Support for Welsh.- 5.About ical Image Segmentation.- Chap. 2 – Information META-NET.- References.- META-NET Members.- Type of publication Theoretic Clustering for Medical Image Segmenta- The META-NET White Papers Series. Professional book tion.- Chap. 3 – Multiobjective Differential Evolu- Fields of interest More on www.springer.com/978-1-4302-6436-1 tion Based Fuzzy Clustering for MR Brain Image Segmentation.- Chap. 4 – Spectral and Non-linear Language Translation and Linguistics; Computa- Softcover Analysis of Thalamocortical Neural Mass Model tional Linguistics 2014. 280 p. Oscillatory Dynamics.- Chap. 5 – A Meta-learning 29,95 € Approach for Protein Function Prediction.- Part II Target groups ISBN 978-1-4302-6436-1 Professional/practitioner – Biomedical Applications.- Chap. 6 – Segmentation usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days of the Carotid Arteries from 3D Ultrasound Images.- Type of publication Chap. 7 –[...] Contributed volume Fields of interest More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-45371-7 Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Computa- Softcover tional Intelligence; Computational Biology / Bioin- 2014. VI, 74 p. 21 illus. in color. 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A. Schmidt-Richberg A. Serrano Mena D. Smith, J. Friesen

Registration Methods for Beginning Haskell Android Recipes

Pulmonary Image Analysis A Project-Based Approach A Problem-Solution Approach

Integration of Morphological and Physiological Knowledge Beginning Haskell provides a broad-based intro- Android continues to be one of the leading mobile duction to the Haskell language, its libraries and OS and development platforms driving today's Various applications in the field of pulmonary image environment, and to the functional programming mobile innovations and the apps ecosystem. Android analysis require a registration of CT images of the paradigm that is fast growing in importance in the appears complex, but offers a variety of organized lung. For example, a registration-based estimation software industry. The book takes a project-based development kits to those coming into Android of the breathing motion is employed to increase approach to learning the language that is unified with differing programming language skill sets. the accuracy of dose distribution in radiotherapy. around the building of a web-based storefront. Android Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach, Alexander Schmidt-Richberg develops methods Excellent coverage is given to the Haskell ecosystem Third Edition offers more than 100 down-to-earth to explicitly model morphological and physiologi- and supporting tools. These include the Cabal build code recipes, and guides you step-by-step through cal knowledge about respiration in algorithms for tool for managing projects and modules, the HUnit a wide range of useful topics using complete and the registration of thoracic CT images. The author and QuickCheck tools for software testing, the Scotty real-world working code examples. It's updated to focusses on two lung-specific issues: on the one framework for developing web applications, Persis- include the KitKat Android 4.4 SDK as well as earlier hand, the alignment of the interlobular fissures and tent and Esqueleto for database access, and also par- releases.Instead of abstract descriptions of complex on the other hand, the estimation of sliding motion allel and distributed programming[...] concepts, in Android Recipes, you'll find live[...] at the lung boundaries. He shows that by explicitly considering these aspects based on a[...] Features Features Beginning Haskell provides a broad-based intro- Android continues to be one of the leading mobile Features duction to the Haskell language, its libraries and OS and development platforms driving today's Various applications in the field of pulmonary image environment, and to the functional programming mobile innovations and the apps ecosystem. Android analysis require a registration of CT images of the paradigm that is fast growing in importance in the appears complex, but offers a variety of organized lung. For example, a registration-based estimation software industry. The book takes a project-based development kits to those coming into Android with of the breathing motion is employed to increase approach to learning the language that is unified differing programming language skill sets. Android the accuracy of dose distribution in radiotherapy. around the building of a web-based storefront. Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach, Third Edi- Alexander Schmidt-Richberg develops methods to Excellent coverage is given to the Haskell ecosystem tion offers more than 100 down-to-earth code [..] explicitly model morphological and physiological and [..] knowledge about respiration in algorithms for the [..] Fields of interest Fields of interest Computer Science (general) Contents Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters; Registration.- Segmentation.- Level Set Programming Techniques Target groups Segmentation.- Motion Estimation.- Sliding Popular/general Motion.- Integrated Registration and Segmentation. Target groups Popular/general Type of publication Fields of interest Professional book Computer Science (general); Health Informatics Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-1-4302-6322-7 Professional book Target groups Softcover Research More on www.springer.com/978-1-4302-6250-3 2014. 772 p. Softcover 41,95 € Type of publication 2014. 428 p. ISBN 978-1-4302-6322-7 Monograph 37,95 € usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-01661-6 ISBN 978-1-4302-6250-3 Softcover usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 2014. XVI, 168 p. 48 illus., 14 illus. in color. (Aktuelle Forschung Medizintechnik) 69,99 € ISBN 978-3-658-01661-6 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Computer Science 23

P. Symeonidis, D. Ntempos, Y. Manolopoulos Y. Velikanov, E. Benner, M. Elsins, F. Arshad, P. Sharman, B. Curtis J. Wang, Z. Liu, Y. Wu

Recommender Systems for Practical Oracle Database Appliance Human Action Recognition with Location-based Social Networks Depth Cameras Practical Oracle Database Appliance is a hands-on book taking you through the components and imple- Online social networks collect information from Action recognition technology has many real-world mentation of the Oracle Database Appliance. Learn users' social contacts and their daily interactions (co- applications in human-computer interaction, sur- about architecture, installation, configuration, and tagging of photos, co-rating of products etc.) to pro- veillance, video retrieval, retirement home moni- reconfiguration. Install and configure the Oracle vide them with recommendations of new products or toring, and robotics. The commoditization of depth Database Appliance with confidence. Make the right friends. Lately, technological progressions in mobile sensors has also opened up further applications that choices between the various configurations in order devices (i.e. smart phones) enabled the incorpora- were not feasible before. This text focuses on feature to realize your performance requirements. Manage tion of geo-location data in the traditional web-based representation and machine learning algorithms for and monitor the appliance to meet business require- online social networks, bringing the new era of Social action recognition from depth sensors. After pre- ments. Protect your data through proper backup and and Mobile Web. The goal of this book is to bring senting a comprehensive overview of the state of the recovery procedures.Oracle Database is one of the together important research in a new family of rec- art, the authors then provide in-depth descriptions of most relied-up databases in industry. For many years ommender systems aimed at serving Location-based their recently developed feature representations and Oracle Database was a software product that had to Social Networks (LBSNs). The chapters introduce machine learning techniques, including lower-level be installed and configured at no[...] a wide variety of recent approaches, from the most depth and skeleton features, higher-level representa- basic to the[...] Features tions to model the[...] Practical Oracle Database Appliance is a hands-on Features Features book taking you through the components and imple- Online social networks collect information from Action recognition is an enabling technology for mentation of the Oracle Database Appliance. Learn users' social contacts and their daily interactions (co- many real world applications, such as human-com- about architecture, installation, configuration, and tagging of photos, co-rating of products etc.) to pro- puter interaction, surveillance, video retrieval, retire- reconfiguration. Install and configure the Oracle vide them with recommendations of new products or ment home monitoring, and robotics. In the past Database Appliance with confidence. Make the right friends. Lately, technological progressions in mobile decade, it has attracted a great amount of interest in choices between the various configurations in order devices (i.e. smart phones) enabled the incorpora- the research community. Recently, the commoditiza- to realize your performance requirements. [..] tion of geo-location data in the traditional web-based tion of depth sensors has generated much excitement online social networks, bringing the new era [..] Fields of interest in action recognition from depth sensors. New depth Database Management [..] Contents Introduction.- Recommender Systems.- Online Target groups Contents Social Networks.- Location-based Social Networks.- Popular/general Introduction.- Learning Actionlet Ensemble for 3D Framework.- Algorithms.- Comparison.- Real Geo- Human Action Recognition.- Random Occupancy social Recommender Systems.- Conclusions. Type of publication Patterns.- Conclusion. Professional book Fields of interest Fields of interest Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery; Artificial More on www.springer.com/978-1-4302-6265-7 Image Processing and Computer Vision; Biometrics; Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Information Systems Softcover User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction Applications (incl.Internet) 2014. 272 p. 44,95 € Target groups Target groups ISBN 978-1-4302-6265-7 Research Research usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Type of publication Type of publication Brief Brief More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04560-3 More on www.springer.com/978-1-4939-0285-9 Softcover Softcover 2014. VIII, 59 p. 32 illus., 9 illus. in color. (SpringerBriefs 2014. V, 108 p. 41 illus., 33 illus. in color. (SpringerBriefs in Computer Science) in Electrical and Computer Engineering) 49,99 € 49,99 € ISBN 978-3-319-04560-3 ISBN 978-1-4939-0285-9 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 24 Earth Sciences springer.com

F. Wu N. Zhang, J.W. Mark Earth Sciences Game Theoretic Approaches for Security-aware Cooperation in

Spectrum Redistribution Cognitive Radio Networks M. Bostenaru Dan, I. Armas, A. Goretti (Eds.)

This brief examines issues of spectrum allocation This brief investigates spectrum efficient and energy Earthquake Hazard Impact and for the limited resources of radio spectrum. It uses efficient strategies, known as cognitive radio net- Urban Planning a game-theoretic perspective, in which the nodes in works (CRNs), to ensure secure cooperation between the wireless network are rational and always pursue licensed and unlicensed users. The authors address their own objectives. It provides a systematic study issues of spectrum scarcity, spectrum sensing, trans- The classical field dealing with earthquakes is called of the approaches that can guarantee the system’s mission performance, trust-aware cooperation, and “earthquake engineering” and considered to be a convergence at an equilibrium state, in which the secure communications. Two security-aware cooper- branch of structural engineering. In projects deal- system performance is optimal or sub-optimal. The ation based spectrum access schemes are presented. ing with strategies for earthquake risk mitigation, author provides a short tutorial on game theory, The first is a trust-aware cooperative framework urban planning approaches are often neglected. explains game-theoretic channel allocation in clique for CRNs to improve the throughput or energy Today interventions are needed on a city, rather than and in multi-hop wireless networks and explores efficiency of licensed users and offer transmission a building, scale. This work deals with the impact challenges in designing game-theoretic mechanisms opportunities to unlicensed users, taking into con- of earthquakes, including also a broader view on for dynamic channel redistribution. Since designing sideration the trustworthiness of unlicensed users. multihazards in urban areas. Uniquely among other a completely secure mechanism[...] The second scheme is a cooperative[...] works in the field, particular importance is given to urban planning issues, in conservation of heritage Features Features and emergency management. Multicriteria decision This brief examines issues of spectrum allocation This brief investigates spectrum efficient and energy making and broad participation of those affected by for the limited resources of radio spectrum. It uses efficient strategies, known as cognitive radio net- disasters are included. a game-theoretic perspective, in which the nodes in works (CRNs), to ensure secure cooperation between the wireless network are rational and always pursue licensed and unlicensed users. The authors address Features their own objectives. It provides a systematic study of issues of spectrum scarcity, spectrum sensing, trans- The classical field dealing with earthquakes is called the approaches that can guarantee the system’s con- mission performance, trust-aware cooperation, and “earthquake engineering” and considered to be a vergence at an equilibrium state, in which the system secure communications. Two security-aware cooper- branch of structural engineering. In projects deal- performance is optimal or sub-optimal. The [..] ation based spectrum access schemes are presented. ing with strategies for earthquake risk mitigation, The [..] urban planning approaches are often neglected. Contents Today interventions are needed on a city, rather than Introduction.- A Short Tutorial on Game Theory.- Contents a building, scale. This work deals with the impact of State of Art on Channel Allocation.- Game-The- Introduction.- Cooperative Cognitive Radio Net- earthquakes, including also a broader view on [..] oretic Channel Allocation in Clique.- Game-The- working.- Trust-aware Cooperative Networking.- oretic Channel Allocation in Multi-Hop Wireless Cooperative Networking for Secure Communica- Contents Networks.- Summary and Open Problems. tions.- Concluding Remarks. Part I: Urban hazard, exposure and vulnerability.- Part II: Earthquake risk assessment.- Part III: Risk Fields of interest Fields of interest management.- Part IV Impact and Decision making Computer Communication Networks; Communi- Computer Communication Networks; Communica- tools. cations Engineering, Networks; Power Electronics, tions Engineering, Networks Electrical Machines and Networks; Microwaves, RF Fields of interest and Optical Engineering Target groups Natural Hazards; Environmental Management; Graduate Landscape, Regional and Urban Planning Target groups Research Type of publication Target groups Brief Research Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-1-4939-0412-9 Brief Type of publication Softcover Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4939-0499-0 2014. IX, 75 p. 27 illus. (SpringerBriefs in Computer Softcover Science) More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-7980-8 2014. VIII, 103 p. 31 illus., 9 illus. in color. (SpringerBriefs 49,99 € Hardcover in Electrical and Computer Engineering) ISBN 978-1-4939-0412-9 2014. XIII, 313 p. 155 illus., 100 illus. in color. (Environ- 49,99 € usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days mental Hazards) ISBN 978-1-4939-0499-0 99,99 € usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-94-007-7980-8 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Earth Sciences 25

N. Diodato, G. Bellocchi (Eds.) P. Gasparini, G. Manfredi, D. Asprone (Eds.) S. Gordillo, M.S. Bayer, G. Boretto, M. Charó

Storminess and Environmental Resilience and Sustainability in Mollusk shells as bio-geo-archives

Change Relation to Natural Disasters: A Evaluating environmental changes during the Quaternary Challenge for Future Cities Climate Forcing and Responses in the Mediterranean Region In view of the wide range of disciplines involved in Quaternary research, this book offers a one-stop This book describes recent developments in the The number of megacities worldwide is rapidly resource for the Quaternary research community, modeling of hydro-climatological processes in time increasing and contemporary cities are also expand- since it reviews the latest techniques and provides and space. The topic brings together a wide range of ing fast. As a result, cities and their inhabitants are an approach to how mollusk shell remains are used disciplines, such as climatology, hydrology, geomor- becoming increasingly vulnerable to the effects of in the reconstruction of marine environments in phology and ecology, with examples of problems and catastrophic natural events such as extreme weather southern South America. Written by specialists in related modeling approaches. Parsimonious hydro- events (recently more frequent and intense as a the field, this monograph sets the scene for multidis- climatological models hold the potential to simulate result of the ongoing climate changes), earthquakes, ciplinary research involving taphonomy, paleoecol- the combined effects of rainfall intensity and distrib- tsunamis or man-induced events such as terrorist ogy, paleobiography, morphometry, shell mineralogy ution patterns in the absence of precipitation records attacks or accidents. Furthermore, due to increasing analysis and sclerochronology performed on mollusk for short time intervals (e.g. daily to sub-hourly) and technological complexity of urban areas, along with assemblages and/or selected taxa, and offers a consis- over large areas (e.g. regional to continental). In this increasing population density, cities are becoming tent picture of spatial and temporal environmental book, we show how the principle of parsimony can more and more risk attractors.The resilience of cities and climatic changes. be followed without sacrificing depth in seeking to against catastrophic events is a major challenge of understand a[...] today. It requires city[...] Features In view of the wide range of disciplines involved in Features Features Quaternary research, this book offers a one-stop This book describes recent developments in the The number of megacities worldwide is rapidly resource for the Quaternary research community, modeling of hydro-climatological processes in time increasing and contemporary cities are also expand- since it reviews the latest techniques and provides and space. The topic brings together a wide range of ing fast. As a result, cities and their inhabitants are an approach to how mollusk shell remains are used disciplines, such as climatology, hydrology, geomor- becoming increasingly vulnerable to the effects of in the reconstruction of marine environments in phology and ecology, with examples of problems and catastrophic natural events such as extreme weather southern South America. Written by specialists in related modeling approaches. Parsimonious hydro- events (recently more frequent and intense as a the field, this monograph sets the scene for [..] climatological models hold the potential to simulate result of the ongoing climate changes), earthquakes, the combined effects of rainfall intensity and [..] tsunamis or man-induced events such as terrorist [..] Contents Introduction.- Taphonomy of molluscan assem- Contents Contents blages.- Shell microstructure.- Paleoecology of mol- Introduction.- Extreme rainfalls in the Mediter- Economic Resilience and Its Contribution to the luscan assemblages.- Biogeographic distribution ranean area.- Rainfalls and storm erosivity.- Finding Sustainability of Cities.- Modeling Social Networks of taxa.- Morphometry.- Stable isotopes.- Scle- simplicity in storm erosivity modelling.- Character- and Community Resilience in Chronic Disasters: rochronology.- Concluding Remarks. istics of flash-flood regimes in the Mediterranean Case Studies from volcanic areas in Ecuador and region.- Spatial pattern probabilities exceeding crit- Mexico.- Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Fields of interest ical threshold of annual mean storm-erosivity in Planning in African Cities – The CLUVA project.- Paleontology; Earth System Sciences; Biogeosciences; Euro-Mediterranean areas.- Landscape scales of ero- “Resilience for All” and “Collective Resilience”: Are Energy (general) sive storm hazard across the Mediterranean region.- These Planning Objectives Consistent with One Monthly erosive storm hazard within river basins of Another?.- Linking Sustainability and Resilience of Target groups the Campania Region, Southern Italy.- Storm-erosiv- Future Cities.- Natural Hazards Impacting on Future Research ity modelling for addressing hydrological effective- Cities.- “Resilience and sustainability in Relation to ness in France.- Modelling[...] Type of publication Disasters: A Challenge for Future Cities” –[...] Monograph Fields of interest Fields of interest Natural Hazards; Meteorology; Earth System More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03475-1 Natural Hazards; Landscape, Regional and Urban Sciences; Simulation and Modeling; Geographical Softcover Planning; Environmental Science and Engineering; Information Systems / Cartography 2014. XIII, 80 p. 31 illus., 10 illus. in color. (SpringerBriefs Urbanism; Sustainable Development; Geophysics in Earth System Sciences) and Environmental Physics Target groups 49,99 € Research Target groups ISBN 978-3-319-03475-1 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Type of publication Research Monograph Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-7947-1 Brief Hardcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04315-9 2014. XIII, 283 p. 119 illus., 65 illus. in color. (Advances Softcover in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, Vol. 39) 2014. IX, 79 p. 11 illus. in color. (SpringerBriefs in Earth 99,99 € Sciences) ISBN 978-94-007-7947-1 49,99 € usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-3-319-04315-9 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 26 Earth Sciences springer.com

A. Hunt, R. Ewing, B. Ghanbarian A. Melesse, W. Abtew, S.G. Setegn (Eds.) G. Ohring (Ed.)

Percolation Theory for Flow in Nile River Basin Climate Change in North America

Porous Media Ecohydrological Challenges, Climate Change and Hydropoli- tics This book describes thoroughly the North Ameri- can Climate of the past 65 million years, with spe- This monograph presents, for the first time, a uni- The book provides a comprehensive overview of the cial emphasis on the last 21,000 years, as revealed by fied and comprehensive introduction to some of the hydrology of the Nile River, especially the ecohy- paleoclimatic observations and climate models. It basic transport properties of porous media, such as drological degradation and challenges the basin is analyzes weather observations over the past century electrical and hydraulic conductivity, air permeabil- facing, the impact of climate change on water avail- and satellite measurements of the last few decades to ity and diffusion. The approach is based on critical ability and the transboundary water management develop a picture of more recent climatic trends. It path analysis and the scaling of transport proper- issues. The book includes analysis and approaches explains how global climate models are used to simu- ties, which are individually described as functions that will help provide different insights into the late and project climate, and presents the application of saturation. At the same time, the book supplies a hydrology of this complex basin, which covers 11 of these models to reproduce recent climate varia- tutorial on percolation theory for hydrologists, pro- countries and is home to over 300 million people. tions and predict future North American climate. It viding them with the tools for solving actual prob- The need for water-sharing agreements that reflect answers the critical question of whether observed cli- lems. In turn, a separate chapter serves to introduce the current situations of riparian countries and mate change is due to natural variations or human physicists to some of the language and complications are based on equitable water- sharing principles is activity. of groundwater hydrology necessary for successful stressed in many chapters. This book explores water modeling. The[...] resource availability and quality and[...] Features This book describes thoroughly the North Ameri- Features Features can Climate of the past 65 million years, with spe- This monograph presents, for the first time, a uni- The book provides a comprehensive overview of the cial emphasis on the last 21,000 years, as revealed by fied and comprehensive introduction to some of the hydrology of the Nile River, especially the ecohy- paleoclimatic observations and climate models. It basic transport properties of porous media, such as drological degradation and challenges the basin is analyzes weather observations over the past century electrical and hydraulic conductivity, air permeabil- facing, the impact of climate change on water avail- and satellite measurements of the last few decades to ity and diffusion. The approach is based on critical ability and the transboundary water management develop a picture of more recent climatic trends. It path analysis and the scaling of transport properties, issues. The book includes analysis and approaches explains how global climate models are used to [..] which are individually described as functions of satu- that will help provide different insights into the ration. At the same time, the book supplies [..] hydrology of this complex basin, which covers 11 Contents countries [..] Introduction.- Paleoclimate.- Current Climate and Contents Recent Trends.- Satellite Observations of North Percolation Theory: Topology and Structure.- Prop- Contents American Climate Change.- Global Climate Model erties Relevant for Transport and Transport Applica- Part I: Hydrology and Water Availability.- The Nile Simulations of North America.- Downscaling of Cli- tions.- Porous Media Primer for Physicists.- Fractal River Basin.- Streamflow Data Needs for Water mate Information.- Detection and Attribution of Cli- Models of Porous Media.-Specific Examples of Crit- Resources Management and Monitoring Challenges: mate Change in North America. ical Path Analysis.- Hydraulic and Electrical Con- A Case Study of Wami River Sub-basin in Tanzania.- ductivity: Conductivity Exponents and Critical Path Satellite Rainfall Products and their Reliability in the Fields of interest Analysis.- Other Transport Properties of Porous Blue Nile basin.- Africa-Wide Monitoring of Small Atmospheric Sciences; Climate Change; Physical Media.- Pressure Saturation Curves and the Critical Surface Water Bodies Using Multi-Source Satellite Geography Volume Fraction for Percolation: Accessibility Func- Data: A Monitoring System for FEWS NET.- Surface tion of Percolation Theory.- Applications of the Cor- and Ground Water Resources of Ethiopia: Potentials Target groups relation Length: Scale Effects on Flow.- Applications and Challenges of Water Resources Development.- Research of the Cluster Statistics.-[...] Land and Water in the Nile basin.- Part II: Soil ero- sion and Water Quality.- Soil Erosion[...] Type of publication Fields of interest Monograph Hydrogeology; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Sys- Fields of interest More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03767-7 tems and Complexity; Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydrogeology; Hydrology / Water Resources; Physi- Hydraulics; Numerical and Computational Physics cal Geography; Climate Change Hardcover 2014. XV, 267 p. 86 illus., 74 illus. in color. (Regional Cli- Target groups Target groups mate Studies) Research Research 99,99 € ISBN 978-3-319-03767-7 Type of publication Type of publication usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Monograph Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03770-7 More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-02719-7 Softcover Hardcover 2014. XXIV, 447 p. 188 illus., 18 illus. in color. (Lecture 2014. XV, 718 p. 233 illus., 172 illus. in color. Notes in Physics, Vol. 880) 199,99 € 69,99 € ISBN 978-3-319-02719-7 ISBN 978-3-319-03770-7 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Economics 27

M. Weber, U. Münch (Eds.) Economics M. Bornhofen, M.C. Bornhofen Tomography of the Earth’s Crust: Lösungen zum Lehrbuch

From Geophysical Sounding to A. Agnetis, J.-C. Billaut, S. Gawiejnowicz, D. Pacciarelli, A. Soukhal Buchführung 2 DATEV- Real-Time Monitoring Kontenrahmen 2013

GEOTECHNOLOGIEN Science Report No. 21 Multiagent Scheduling Mit zusätzlichen Prüfungsaufgaben und Lösungen Models and Algorithms The research work on the topic of ‘‘Tomography of Das Lösungsbuch zur Buchführung 2 hilft Ihnen, the Earth’s Crust: From Geophysical Sounding to Scheduling theory has received a growing interest Ihre selbst erarbeiteten Lösungen zu den Übungsauf- Real-Time Monitoring’’ has focused on the devel- since its origins in the second half of the 20th cen- gaben des Lehrbuchs zu überprüfen. Um Ihnen über opment of cross-scale multiparameter methods and tury. Developed initially for the study of schedul- die Angebote des Lehrbuchs hinaus Übungsma- their technological application together with the ing problems with a single objective, the theory has terial zur Verfügung zu stellen, ist die 25., überar- development of innovative field techniques. Seis- been recently extended to problems involving mul- beitete Auflage des Lösungsbuchs um zusätzliche mic wave field inversion theory, diffusion and poten- tiple criteria. However, this extension has still left a Prüfungsaufgaben mit Lösungen zur Vertiefung tial methods were developed and optimized with gap between the classical multi-criteria approaches Ihres Wissens erweitert. Viel Spaß beim Lernen und respect to cost and benefit aspects.This volume sum- and some real-life problems in which not all jobs Erfolg in Ihren Prüfungen!Unter www.springer- marizes the scientific results of nine interdiscipli- contribute to the evaluation of each criterion.In this gabler.de/bornhofen werden Berichtigungen und nary joint projects funded by the German Federal book, we close this gap by presenting and develop- Verbesserungsvorschlage als "Zusätzliche Informa- Ministry of Education and Research in the frame- ing multi-agent scheduling models in which subsets tionen" zum Buch veröffentlicht. work of the Research and Development Program of jobs sharing the same resources are evaluated by Features GEOTECHNOLOGIEN.Highlights and innovations different criteria. Several scenarios are introduced, Das Lösungsbuch zur Buchführung 2 hilft Ihnen, presented cover[...] depending on the[...] Ihre selbst erarbeiteten Lösungen zu den Übungsauf- Features Features gaben des Lehrbuchs zu überprüfen.Um Ihnen über The research work on the topic of ‘‘Tomography of Scheduling theory has received a growing interest die Angebote des Lehrbuchs hinaus Übungsma- the Earth’s Crust: From Geophysical Sounding to since its origins in the second half of the 20th cen- terial zur Verfügung zu stellen, ist die 25., überar- Real-Time Monitoring’’ has focused on the devel- tury. Developed initially for the study of scheduling beitete Auflage des Lösungsbuchs um zusätzliche opment of cross-scale multiparameter methods and problems with a single objective, the theory has been Prüfungsaufgaben mit Lösungen zur Vertiefung their technological application together with the recently extended to problems involving multiple Ihres Wissens erweitert.Wir wünschen Ihnen viel development of innovative field techniques. Seismic criteria. However, this extension has still left a gap Spaß beim [..] wave field inversion theory, diffusion and potential between the classical multi-criteria approaches and Contents methods were developed and optimized with respect some real-life problems in which not all [..] to cost and [..] Teil 1: Lösungen zum Lehrbuch.- Teil 2: Zusätzliche Contents Aufgaben und Lösungen. Contents 1. Multiagent Scheduling Fundamentals.- 2. Prob- Fields of interest 4D Spectral Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) lems, Algorithms and Complexity.- 3. Single Accounting / Auditing a diagnostic imaging tool for the characterization Machine Problems.- 4. Batching Scheduling Prob- of subsurface structures and processes (4D-EIT).- lems.- 5. Parallel Machine Scheduling Problems.- 6. From Airborne Data Inversion to In-Depth Analysis Target groups Scheduling Problems with Variable Job Processing Lower undergraduate (AIDA).- Monitoring and Imaging based on Inter- Times.- References. ferometric Concepts (MIIC).- Mining Environments: Type of publication Continuous Monitoring and Simultaneous Inver- Fields of interest Undergraduate textbook sion (MINE).- Three-dimensional Multi-Scale and Operation Research / Decision Theory; Models and Multi-Method Inversion to Determine the Electrical Principles More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-03940-0 Conductivity Distribution of the Subsurface Using Softcover Parallel Computing Architectures (Multi-EM).- Target groups 2014. VIII, 160 S. (Bornhofen Buchführung 2 LÖ) Multi-Scale S-Wave Tomography for Exploration Research 17,75 € and Risk[...] ISBN 978-3-658-03940-0 Type of publication Fields of interest Monograph Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. Geophysics / Geodesy; Geotechnical Engineering & More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-41879-2 Applied Earth Sciences; Geology Hardcover Target groups 2014. XIII, 271 p. 55 illus. Research 99,99 € ISBN 978-3-642-41879-2 Type of publication usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04204-6 Hardcover 2014. X, 176 p. 84 illus., 28 illus. in color. (Advanced Technologies in Earth Sciences) 99,99 € ISBN 978-3-319-04204-6 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 28 Economics springer.com

M. Bornhofen, M.C. Bornhofen M. Bornhofen, M. Bornhofen M. Bornhofen, M.C. Bornhofen

Buchführung 2 DATEV- Lösungen zum Lehrbuch Steuerlehre 2 Rechtslage 2013

Kontenrahmen 2013 Steuerlehre 2 Rechtslage 2013 Einkommensteuer, Körperschaftsteuer, Gewerbesteuer, Bew- ertungsgesetz und Erbschaftsteuer Abschlüsse nach Handels- und Steuerrecht — Betrieb- Mit zusätzlichen Prüfungsaufgaben und Lösungen swirtschaftliche Auswertung — Vergleich mit IFRS Für die Aus- und Fortbildung in steuer- und Das Lösungsbuch zur Steuerlehre 2 hilft Ihnen, wirtschaftsberatenden Berufen ist die Verlässlichkeit Die Buchführung 2 bietet Ihnen in bewährter Didak- Ihre selbst erarbeiteten Lösungen zu den Fällen des steuerrechtlicher Aussagen von höchster Bedeutung. tik einen schnellen und leicht verständlichen Zugang Lehrbuchs zu überprüfen. Um Ihnen über die Ange- Um dies zu gewährleisten erscheint die Steuerlehre zu den vertiefenden Themen des externen Rech- bote des Lehrbuchs hinaus Übungsmaterial zur Ver- 2 mit ihren Ertragsteuerthemen in seit Jahrzehnten nungswesens. Der an den Anforderungen der Praxis fügung zu stellen, ist die 34., überarbeitete Auflage bewährter Konzeption im Februar eines jeden Jahres ausgerichtete Aufgabenteil umfasst Aufgaben mit des Lösungsbuchs um zusätzliche Prüfungsaufgaben mit dem vollständigen Rechtsstand des Vorjahres. unterschiedlichem Schwierigkeitsgrad. Weitere Auf- mit Lösungen zur Vertiefung Ihres Wissens erweit- Der übersichtlich aufbereitete Lernstoff wird durch gaben und Lösungen zur Verstärkung des Lern- ert. Unter www.springer-gabler.de/bornhofen wer- regelmäßige Erfolgskontrollen mit Wiederholungs- erfolgs enthält das zur Buchführung 2 erhältliche den Berichtigungen und Verbesserungsvorschläge fragen und Übungsaufgaben sinnvoll unterteilt und Lösungsbuch.Dem Werk liegen die in der Praxis als "Zusätzliche Informationen" zum Buch veröf- didaktisch vertieft. Die 34., überarbeitete Auflage am häufigsten verwendeten DATEV-Kontenrah- fentlicht. berücksichtigt die bis zum 31.12.2013 relevanten men SKR 04 und SKR 03 zugrunde. Sie sind kom- Aktualisierungen. Darüber hinaus wird ein Ausblick patibel mit den wichtigsten übrigen Kontenrahmen Features auf die Rechtslage 2014[...] (z. B. GKR und IKR).Besonders berücksichtigt Die Das Lösungsbuch zur Steuerlehre 2 hilft Ihnen, Ihre selbst erarbeiteten Lösungen zu den Fällen des 25., überarbeitete Auflage berücksichtigt die bis zum Features Lehrbuchs zu überprüfen.Um Ihnen über die Ange- 31.12.2013 maßgebliche[...] Für die Aus- und Fortbildung in steuer- und bote des Lehrbuchs hinaus Übungsmaterial zur Ver- wirtschaftsberatenden Berufen ist die Verlässlichkeit Features fügung zu stellen, ist die 34., überarbeitete Auflage steuerrechtlicher Aussagen von höchster Bedeu- Die Buchführung 2 bietet Ihnen in bewährter Didak- des Lösungsbuchs um zusätzliche Prüfungsauf- tung. Um dies zu gewährleisten erscheint die Steuer- tik einen schnellen und leicht verständlichen Zugang gaben mit Lösungen zur Vertiefung Ihres Wissens lehre 2 mit ihren Ertragsteuerthemen in bewährter zu den vertiefenden Themen des externen Rech- erweitert.Wir wünschen Ihnen viel Spaß beim Ler- Konzeption im Februar eines jeden Jahres mit nungswesens. Der an den Anforderungen der Praxis nen und [..] dem vollständigen Rechtsstand des Vorjahres. Der ausgerichtete Aufgabenteil umfasst Aufgaben mit übersichtlich aufbereitete Lernstoff wird durch unterschiedlichem Schwierigkeitsgrad. Weitere Auf- Contents regelmäßige [..] gaben und Lösungen zur Verstärkung des Lern- Teil 1: Lösungen zum Lehrbuch.- Teil 2: Zusätzliche Fälle und Lösungen. erfolgs enthält das zur Buchführung 2 erhältliche Contents Lösungsbuch.Dem [..] Fields of interest Einkommensteuer.- Körperschaftsteuer.- Gewerbesteuer.- Bewertungsgesetz.- Erbschaftsteuer. Contents Business Taxation Abschlüsse nach Handels- und Steuerrecht.- Betrieb- Fields of interest swirtschaftliche Auswertung.- Vergleich mit IFRS. Target groups Lower undergraduate Business Taxation Fields of interest Target groups Accounting / Auditing Type of publication Undergraduate textbook Lower undergraduate Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-03914-1 Type of publication Lower undergraduate Softcover Undergraduate textbook Type of publication 2014. IX, 201 S. 3 Abb. (Bornhofen Steuerlehre 2 LÖ) More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-03912-7 17,75 € Undergraduate textbook Softcover ISBN 978-3-658-03914-1 More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-03922-6 2014. XXII, 494 S. 40 Abb. Mit Online-Extras. (Bornhofen Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. Steuerlehre 2 LB) Softcover 18,68 € 2014. XV, 398 S. 40 Abb. Mit Online-Extras. (Bornhofen ISBN 978-3-658-03912-7 Buchführung 2 LB) 18,68 € Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. ISBN 978-3-658-03922-6 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. springer.com Economics 29

R. Boutellier, M. Heinzen S. Braun, C. Stenger, J. Ritter W. Bridts

Growth Through Innovation Keine Panik vor der Bewertung von Arzt- und

Managing the Technology-Driven Enterprise Steuerberaterprüfung Zahnarztpraxen

Capitalism produced entrepreneurs and prop- Wie Sie das Steuerberaterexamen zielsicher bestehen Verfahren, Methoden und exemplarische Berechnungen erty rights, the two basic pillars of innovation and Die Steuerberaterprüfung ist vor allem wegen Die Anlässe für die Bewertung von Arzt- und Zah- growth. As the speed of technology is steadily der zahlreichen und komplexen Prüfungsinhalte narztpraxen sind vielfältig, am häufigsten jedoch increasing only radical innovation can be the name gefürchtet. Dieses Buch zeigt Ihnen, wie Sie die sind Praxisübernahme und -verkauf der Anlass, zu of the game. This book discusses technology and schwierige Steuerberaterprüfung – schriftlich dem dieser Unterfall einer Unternehmensbewertung innovation trends by looking into historical exam- und mündlich – zielsicher bestehen. Das auf Sie ansteht. In diesem Buch werden die gebräuchlich- ples and telling the latest business stories. It opens zugeschnittene Gedächtnis- und Lerntraining hilft sten Methoden - das modifizierte Ertragswertver- the discourse about pirates, pioneers, innovators Ihnen, das äußerst umfangreiche Fachwissen für die fahren, die Ärztekammermethode und diverse and imitators; proposes the framework of dominant, Prüfung leicht verfügbar zu halten. So lernen Sie an Praktiker-Verfahren - mit ihren jeweiligen Vor- und science-driven and high-tech industry for innova- Fachbeispielen, Ihr Erinnerungsvermögen auf- und Nachteilen vorgestellt. Die Wahl des Bewertungsver- tion management and gives insights into intellectual auszubauen, Fachtexte schneller zu lesen und wie Sie fahren hängt von verschiedenen Faktoren ab, die property rights, industrial designs and technical risk Ihren mündlichen Vortrag völlig frei halten. hier detailliert erläutert werden. Zudem muss bei management. Finally, it offers 8 important innova- jeder Bewertung auch das aktuelle Marktumfeld der tion principles for technology driven[...] Features Ärzte, also der deutsche Gesundheitsmarkt, mit ein- Die Steuerberaterprüfung ist vor allem wegen Features bezogen werden. Für den zukünftigen finanziellen der zahlreichen und komplexen Prüfungsinhalte Capitalism produced entrepreneurs and prop- Erfolg von[...] gefürchtet. Dieses Buch zeigt Ihnen, wie Sie die erty rights, the two basic pillars of innovation and schwierige Steuerberaterprüfung – schriftlich Features growth. As the speed of technology is steadily und mündlich – zielsicher bestehen. Das auf Sie Die Anlässe für die Bewertung von Arzt- und Zah- increasing only radical innovation can be the name zugeschnittene Gedächtnis- und Lerntraining hilft narztpraxen sind vielfältig, am häufigsten jedoch of the game. This book discusses technology and Ihnen, das äußerst umfangreiche Fachwissen für die sind Praxisübernahme und –verkauf. Als Unterfall innovation trends by looking into historical exam- Prüfung leicht verfügbar zu halten. So lernen Sie an einer Unternehmensbewertung folgt die Praxisbe- ples and telling the latest business stories. It opens Fachbeispielen, Ihr [..] wertung grundsätzlich deren Vorgehensweise. In the discourse about pirates, pioneers, innovators and diesem Buch werden die gebräuchlichsten Methoden imitators; [..] Contents mit ihren jeweiligen Vor- und Nachteilen erläutert. Wie Sie Ihr Wissen just in time abrufen.- Wie Sie alle Contents Die Wahl des Bewertungsverfahrens hängt jedoch Steuerparagrafen beherrschen.- Gedächtnistraining: Technology Changes our Life.- Paradigms and Hid- von verschiedenen [..] Geschichtentechnik, Routenmethode, Mastersys- den Research Strategies.- Technology, Driver of tem.- Schnellesen: Wie Sie Ihre Lesegeschwindigkeit Contents Growth.- Technology Speed and Substitution.- Dif- deutlich erhöhen bei verbessertem Textverständnis. Vorbemerkungen.- Begriffliche Grundlagen.- Wert fusion of New Technologies.- The Myth of the Pio- und Preis von Arztpraxen und Praxisanteilen.- neer.- Pirates, Pioneers, Innovators and Imitators.- Fields of interest Grundsätze zur Ermittlung von Praxiswerten.- Bew- Dominant Design Industry.- Science-Driven Indus- Business Taxation ertungsverfahren.- Preisfindungsverfahren bei Prax- try.- High-Tech Industries.- Basic Innovation Prin- isbewertung.- Schlussbemerkungen. ciples.- Radical Versus Routine Innovation.- Trend Target groups Towards Routine Innovation.- Design of Industrial Upper undergraduate Fields of interest Goods.- Protection of Innovation.- Core Capabili- Accounting / Auditing; Business Taxation; Health ties.- Technical Risk Management.- Human Aspects Type of publication Care Management; Practice Management of Technical Risk Management.- Non-Proliferation German textbook of[...] More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-02554-0 Target groups Professional/practitioner Fields of interest Softcover Technology Management; R & D / Technology Pol- 2014. XXI, 141 S. 17 Abb. Mit Online-Extras. Type of publication icy; Organization / Planning; Emerging Markets / 28,03 € Monograph Globalization ISBN 978-3-658-02554-0 More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-01319-6 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Target groups Softcover Professional/practitioner 2014. XIII, 177 S. 26 Abb. 28,03 € Type of publication ISBN 978-3-658-01319-6 Professional book usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04015-8 Hardcover 2014. XI, 252 p. 98 illus. (Management for Professionals) 59,99 € ISBN 978-3-319-04015-8 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 30 Economics springer.com

A. Brumme F. Buchholz G. Capannelli, M. Kawai (Eds.)

Wind Energy Deployment and the Grenzüberschreitendes The Political Economy of Asian Relevance of Rare Earths Kreditgeschäft durch Regionalism

An Economic Analysis Bankbetriebsstätten This book contributes to the theoretical and empiri- The worldwide deployment of wind power plants Risikoorientierte Gewinnabgrenzung nach Art. 7 OECD-MA 2010 cal literature on Asian regionalism, with a focus on is soaring. Yet the availability of their construction the innovations needed to reform the current institu- materials could be a potential bottleneck. As rare Grenzüberschreitend tätige Banken betreiben tional architecture in Asia. After reviewing the key earth elements represent the most critical materi- das Auslandskreditgeschäft vornehmlich durch issues and challenges related to the political economy als, Anja Brumme provides a market analysis of rare rechtlich unselbständige Filialen. Auf Ebene des of Asia’s economic cooperation and integration, the earths, ascertaining that geological scarcity is not Steuerrechts sind die Erfolgsbeiträge der einzelnen book discusses various aspects of regionalism from the main problem. Instead, the author identifies Unternehmensteile zu separieren und zwischen political and economic perspectives. It looks at the four kinds of market failure: market power, co-pro- den tangierten Fiskalhoheiten abzugrenzen. Art. 7 rationale for regional collective action and reviews duction, by-production and negative externalities. Abs. 2 OECD-MA 2010 fingiert die Betriebsstätte zu the trend of economic integration with a focus on It becomes apparent that the market for rare earth diesem Zwecke als selbständiges und unabhängiges the implications of the global financial crisis. In addi- metals is in a state of severe disequilibrium. Subse- Unternehmen und erkennt die durch die Betrieb- tion to reviewing the key issues related to the devel- quently, her estimate of future rare earth demand sstätte übernommenen Risiken als Abgrenzungskri- opment of regional institutions for integration, the patterns based on the wind power industry by 2050 terium. Dieser Vorstoß hat weitreichende Folgen book[...] reveals that the current level of[...] für die Gewinnabgrenzung bei Bankbetriebsstätten. Bankgeschäft ist Risikogeschäft. Kapitalmarktori- Features Features entierte Instrumente des Risikotransfers machen This book contributes to the theoretical and empiri- The worldwide deployment of wind power plants Risiken zur[...] cal literature on Asian regionalism, with a focus on is soaring. Yet the availability of their construction the innovations needed to reform the current institu- materials could be a potential bottleneck. As rare Features tional architecture in Asia. After reviewing the key earth elements represent the most critical materi- Grenzüberschreitend tätige Banken betreiben issues and challenges related to the political economy als, Anja Brumme provides a market analysis of rare das Auslandskreditgeschäft vornehmlich durch of Asia’s economic cooperation and integration, the earths, ascertaining that geological scarcity is not the rechtlich unselbständige Filialen. Auf Ebene des book discusses various aspects of regionalism from main problem. Instead, the author identifies four Steuerrechts sind die Erfolgsbeiträge der einzelnen political and economic perspectives. It [..] kinds of market failure: market power, [..] Unternehmensteile zu separieren und zwischen den tangierten Fiskalhoheiten abzugrenzen. Art. 7 Contents Contents Abs. 2 OECD-MA 2010 fingiert die Betriebsstätte zu Chapter 1. The Political Economy of Asian Regional- Classification of Wind Power Technologies.- Market diesem Zwecke als selbständiges und unabhängiges ism: Issues and Challenges (Giovanni Capannelli and Analysis of Rare Earth Elements.- Estimates for Unternehmen und erkennt [..] Masahiro Kawai).- Chapter 2. Foundations of Collec- Future Rare Earth Requirements from Wind Power tive Action in Asia: Theory and Practice of Regional Deployment.- Application to the Integrated Assess- Contents Cooperation (Amitav Acharya).- Chapter 3. Asian ment Model ReMIND-R. Anwendung des „Authorised OECD Approachs“ auf Regionalism after the Global Financial Crisis (Gre- Bankbetriebsstätten.- Organisationsstruktur multi- gory Chin).- Chapter 4. Managing Asia’s Free Trade Fields of interest nationaler Kreditinstitute.- Risiken als Parameter der Agreements (Shujiro Urata).- Chapter 5. Regional R & D / Technology Policy; Public Finance & Eco- Gewinnabgrenzung. Financial Architecture beyond the Global Financial nomics; Economic Policy Crisis (Soyoung Kim and Doo Yong Yang).- Chapter Fields of interest 6. Promoting Domestic Reforms through Regional- Target groups Business Taxation; Business & Economics (general) ism (Philippa Dee and Anne McNaughton).-[...] Research Target groups Fields of interest Type of publication Research Regional Science; Development Economics; Interna- Monograph tional Economics More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04912-6 Type of publication Monograph Target groups Softcover Research 2014. XIX, 87 p. 21 illus. (BestMasters) More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04820-4 59,99 € Hardcover Type of publication ISBN 978-3-658-04912-6 2014. XXVIII, 352 S. 1 Abb. (PwC-Studien zum Proceedings usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Unternehmens- und Internationalen Steuerrecht) More on www.springer.com/978-4-431-54567-5 65,41 € ISBN 978-3-658-04820-4 Hardcover Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. Jointly published with Asian Development Bank Insti- tute, Tokyo, Japan 2014. XVI, 193 p. 7 illus., 3 illus. in color. 139,99 € ISBN 978-4-431-54567-5 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Economics 31

A. Grove, G.A. Berg (Eds.) S. Heep M. Hofmann

Social Business China in Global Finance Performance-orientiertes

Theory, Practice, and Critical Perspectives Domestic Financial Repression and International Financial Projektmanagement Power Conceptualized and put into practice by Nobel Peace Konzeption zum Umgang mit einmaligen, komplexen Auf- gaben Prize Laureate and Presidential Medal of Freedom Against the backdrop of China’s increasingly influ- ential role in the international financial architecture, recipient Dr. Muhammad Yunus, social businesses Trotz einer immer weiter fortschreitenden ‚Pro- this book seeks to characterize and evaluate China’s work to address social ills such as poverty, lack of jektifizierung‘ deutscher Unternehmen ist die financial power potential. It does so by analyzing the health care, gaps in education and environmental Performance vieler Projekte enttäuschend. Pro- relationship between domestic financial repression challenges. This book explores the ideation, practice jektarbeit wird von den beteiligten Personen and international financial power in the context of and evaluation of the concept of social business. Not sogar oftmals als eine frustrierende Tätigkeit the political economy of the developmental state. just theoretical foundations but several case studies wahrgenommen. Matthias Hofmann präsentiert On the basis of a novel theoretical framework for the of social businesses around the world and state-of- einen Ansatz zur Steigerung der Projekt- und analysis of the financial power potential of develop- the-art assessment of the issues that arise in the plan- Unternehmensperformance. Er zeigt, bei welchen mental states, the book provides an in-depth analysis ning, marketing and evaluation of social businesses, Aufgaben Unternehmen einen Nutzen aus der of China’s approach to currency internationaliza- are featured in this book.This cutting-edge collection Organisationsform Projekt ziehen können. Die tion, its creditor status and its policies towards the of articles, presented by the California Institute for Empfehlungen für das Management von komplexen Bretton Woods institutions while contrasting the Social[...] Aufgaben bündelt er praxistauglich in einem Ref- country’s[...] erenzprozess für das Performance-orientierte Projek- Features tmanagement. Conceptualized and put into practice by Nobel Peace Features Against the backdrop of China’s increasingly influ- Prize Laureate and Presidential Medal of Freedom Features ential role in the international financial architecture, recipient Dr. Muhammad Yunus, social businesses Trotz einer immer weiter fortschreitenden ‚Pro- this book seeks to characterize and evaluate China’s work to address social ills such as poverty, lack of jektifizierung‘ deutscher Unternehmen ist die financial power potential. It does so by analyzing the health care, gaps in education, and environmental Performance vieler Projekte enttäuschend. Pro- relationship between domestic financial repression challenges. This book explores the ideation, practice jektarbeit wird von den beteiligten Personen and international financial power in the context of and evaluation of the concept of social business. Not sogar oftmals als eine frustrierende Tätigkeit the political economy of the developmental state. On just theoretical foundations, but several case [..] wahrgenommen. Matthias Hofmann präsentiert the basis of a novel theoretical framework [..] einen Ansatz zur Steigerung der Projekt- und Contents Unternehmensperformance. Er zeigt, bei welchen Part I: Introduction: Background and Theory.- Part Contents Aufgaben Unternehmen einen Nutzen aus der [..] II: Case Studies.- Part III: Practice: Lessons Learned 1 Introduction.- 2 Financial Power and the Develop- mental State.- 3 Financial Repression and Structural About Designing Social Businesses. Contents Financial Power.- 4 Financial Repression and Cur- Empirische Befunde zum Projektmanagement Fields of interest rency Internationalization.- 5 Financial Repression und zur Projektperformance.- Geschärftes Projek- Non-Profit Enterprises / Corporate Social Responsi- and Relational Financial Power.- 6 Developmental tverständnis.- Gestaltungsempfehlungen für ein bility; Entrepreneurship; Sustainable Development States in the Bretton Woods Institutions.- 7 Conclu- Performance-orientiertes Projektmanagement.- sion. Target groups Umsetzung des Performance-orientierten Projekt- Research Fields of interest managements. Emerging Markets / Globalization; Political Econ- Fields of interest Type of publication omy; Finance / Banking; International Relations; Management/Business for Professionals Contributed volume Financial Economics; International Economics More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-45274-1 Target groups Target groups Research Hardcover Research 2014. XVI, 249 p. 22 illus. Type of publication 99,99 € Type of publication Monograph ISBN 978-3-642-45274-1 Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04798-6 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-02465-3 Softcover Hardcover 2014. XIV, 249 S. 68 Abb. (Unternehmensführung & 2014. XVI, 157 p. 17 illus. (Global Power Shift) Controlling) 99,99 € 46,72 € ISBN 978-3-319-02465-3 ISBN 978-3-658-04798-6 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 32 Economics springer.com

B. Karami B. Klein M. Krohn

Unternehmensbewertung in Coopetitive Dynamics Personaleinsatz bei stationären

Spruchverfahren beim „Sqeeze out“ Zum Entwicklungsverlauf kooperativer Beziehungen zwis- intermittierenden Dialysen chen Wettbewerbern Der Zeitaspekt in Gesetz, Rechtsprechung und Gutachter- Eine Studie an der Universitätsmedizin Greifswald praxis aus funktionaler Sicht Kooperative Beziehungen gelten in der heuti- Die Dialyse ist eine häufige und kostenintensive gen Wirtschaftswelt als ein zentraler Baustein zur Nach einem „Squeeze out“ haben Minderheitsak- Intervention im Gesundheitswesen, wobei disku- Sicherung der Zukunftsfähigkeit von Unternehmen. tionäre einen Rechtsanspruch auf eine Barabfind- tiert wird, ob die bestehenden Entgelte kostendeck- Benjamin Klein analysiert die Dynamik in Kooper- ung, deren Angemessenheit gewöhnlich in einem end sind. Sowohl für die ökonomische Bewertung ationsprozessen in theoretischer und empirischer Spruchverfahren überprüft wird. Solche Über- als auch für die Lebensqualität des Patienten ist Hinsicht. Dabei lenkt der Autor die Aufmerksamkeit prüfungen sind komplex und langwierig, weil eine Erfassung der Arbeitsintensität von beson- auf zentrale Spannungsfelder und zeigt basierend regelmäßig Unternehmensbewertungsgutachten derer Bedeutung. Markus Krohn geht der Frage auf den Erkenntnissen einer qualitativen Fallstudie erforderlich sind. Obwohl die mehrjährigen nach, welche Berufsgruppe wie viel Zeit für eine auf, welcher Praktiken sich die in die Kooperation Spruchverfahren ein reales Problem darstellen, stationäre, intermittierende Dialyse aufbringen involvierten Akteure bedienen, um diese Spannungs- wird der Zeitaspekt im Schrifttum selten berück- muss. Er erläutert die Methodik einer Personalzeit- felder zu adressieren. sichtigt. Vor diesem Hintergrund untersucht Behzad ermittlung, gibt einen Überblick über notwendige Karami den Zeitaspekt aus Sicht der funktionalen Features Prozesse und zeigt Ergebnisse einer Erhebung an der Unternehmensbewertungslehre. Der Autor verdeut- Kooperative Beziehungen gelten in der heuti- Universitätsmedizin Greifswald auf. Darüber hinaus licht die Gründe für die Beachtung des Zeitaspekts in gen Wirtschaftswelt als ein zentraler Baustein zur zieht er gesundheitspolitisch relevante Vergleiche der Gutachter- und in der Spruchpraxis und gener- Sicherung der Zukunftsfähigkeit von Unternehmen. mit[...] iert zweckadäquate Lösungsvorschläge. Benjamin Klein analysiert die Dynamik in Kooper- Features ationsprozessen in theoretischer und empirischer Features Die Dialyse ist eine häufige und kostenintensive Hinsicht. Dabei lenkt der Autor die Aufmerksamkeit Nach einem „Squeeze out“ haben Minderheitsak- Intervention im Gesundheitswesen, wobei disku- auf zentrale Spannungsfelder und zeigt basierend auf tionäre einen Rechtsanspruch auf eine Barabfind- tiert wird, ob die bestehenden Entgelte kostendeck- den Erkenntnissen einer qualitativen Fallstudie auf, ung, deren Angemessenheit gewöhnlich in einem end sind. Sowohl für die ökonomische Bewertung welcher [..] Spruchverfahren überprüft wird. Solche Über- als auch für die Lebensqualität des Patienten ist prüfungen sind komplex und langwierig, weil Contents eine Erfassung der Arbeitsintensität von besonderer regelmäßig Unternehmensbewertungsgutachten Coopetition – State of the Art der Forschung.- Zur Bedeutung. Markus Krohn geht der Frage nach, erforderlich sind. Obwohl die mehrjährigen Dynamik koopetitiver Beziehungen.- Prozessuale welche Berufsgruppe wie viel Zeit für eine stationäre, Spruchverfahren ein reales Problem darstellen, wird Konzepte koopetitiver Beziehungen.- Fallstudie in intermittierende [..] der Zeitaspekt im Schrifttum selten [..] der metallverarbeitenden Industrie. Contents Contents Fields of interest Medizinische und betriebswirtschaftliche Rah- Grundlagen des gesellschaftlichen Abfind- Business Strategy / Leadership; Organization / Plan- menbedingungen.- Methodik: Prozessanalyse ungsrechts.- Zeitaspekt als Rechtstatsache und ning; Business & Management Science – Zeitmessstudie.- Ergebnisse: Darstellung der ökonomisches Problem.- Verhältnis von Bewer- Prozessstrukturen und Zeitverbräuche.- Diskussion: tungsstichtag und Entscheidungstag im Spruchver- Target groups Erklärung und Wertung der erhobenen Daten. fahren. Research Fields of interest Fields of interest Type of publication Health Economics Law and Economics; Business & Economics (gen- Monograph eral) Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-05102-0 Research Target groups Softcover Research 2014. XIX, 309 S. 43 Abb. (Schriften zur Type of publication Unternehmensentwicklung) Monograph Type of publication 56,07 € More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04372-8 Monograph ISBN 978-3-658-05102-0 Softcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04814-3 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 2014. XIV, 115 S. 17 Abb. (BestMasters) Softcover 46,72 € 2014. XXV, 409 S. 28 Abb. (Finanzwirtschaft, ISBN 978-3-658-04372-8 Unternehmensbewertung & Revisionswesen) usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 56,07 € ISBN 978-3-658-04814-3 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Economics 33

S. Lohmann B.C. Läufer E. Marcantoni

Interaktionsqualität im Aktivitätsklauseln in deutschen Collateralized Debt Obligations

Technologietransfer Doppelbesteuerungsabkommen A Moment Matching Pricing Technique based on Copula Func- tions Theoretischer Ansatz, empirische Untersuchung und Implika- Rechtsfragen und steuerrechtliche Bedeutung tionen The author focuses on a method to price Collater- Die von Deutschland in seinen Dop- alized Debt Obligations (CDO) tranches. The orig- Technologietransferprozesse zur Integration pelbesteuerungsabkommen verwendeten Aktivität- inal method is developed by Castagna, Mercurio externer Technologien sind von hoher Bedeutung sklauseln führen nicht selten beim Rechtsanwender and Mosconi in 2012. The Thesis provides an exten- für die Innovationskraft von Unternehmen und zur Rechtsunsicherheit. Aus ihren unterschiedlichen sion of the original work by generalizing the Gauss- Wirtschaftsregionen. Sie verlangen eine zielführende Ausformungen resultieren Anwendungss- ian dependence in terms of Copula functions. In Gestaltung, um Wissen und Technologien wirk- chwierigkeiten sowie verfassungs- und euro- particular the model is rewritten for the specific sam übertragen zu können. Stefanie Lohmann parechtliche Bedenken. Sie sind zum Teil nicht case of the Clayton copula. The method is applied betrachtet die Qualität von Interaktionen in Tech- abgestimmt mit anderen Normen des deutschen to price the tranches of a CDX. By comparing the nologietransferbeziehungen als zentrale Variable zur (internationalen) Steuerrechts. Benedikt Christoph tranches prices, it is possible to notice that the Clay- Erklärung des Erfolgs solcher Beziehungen. Sie erar- Läufer versucht, Ordnung in diesen Bereich zu ton approach leads to smaller equity and mezzanine beitet dazu u. a. auf Basis des Relationship Marketing bringen. Dabei zeigt er ländervergleichend auf, tranches. The senior and super senior tranches lev- und der sozialen Austauschtheorie einen theoretis- dass es möglich ist, die bestehenden Aktivität- els are higher when the dependence is modeled by a chen Bezugsrahmen, der Zusammenhänge zwischen sklauseln zu vereinheitlichen und damit einen Clayton copula. Interaktionsqualität, ihren wesentlichen Determi- Gewinn an Rechtssicherheit zu erzielen. In nanten und Wirkungen herstellt. Die Autorin über- einem Formulierungsvorschlag verarbeitet er die Features prüft die von ihr[...] aufgezeigten[...] The author focuses on a method to price Collater- alized Debt Obligations (CDO) tranches. The origi- Features Features nal method is developed by Castagna, Mercurio and Technologietransferprozesse zur Integration Die von Deutschland in seinen Dop- Mosconi in 2012. The Thesis provides an extension externer Technologien sind von hoher Bedeutung pelbesteuerungsabkommen verwendeten Aktivität- of the original work by generalizing the Gaussian für die Innovationskraft von Unternehmen und sklauseln führen nicht selten beim Rechtsanwender dependence in terms of Copula functions. In particu- Wirtschaftsregionen. Sie verlangen eine zielführende zur Rechtsunsicherheit. Aus ihren unterschiedlichen lar the model is rewritten for the specific case of the Gestaltung, um Wissen und Technologien wirksam Ausformungen resultieren Anwendungss- Clayton copula. The method is applied to price the übertragen zu können. Stefanie Lohmann betrachtet chwierigkeiten sowie verfassungs- und euro- [..] die Qualität von Interaktionen in Technologietrans- parechtliche Bedenken. Sie sind zum Teil nicht ferbeziehungen als zentrale Variable zur Erklärung abgestimmt mit anderen Normen des deutschen Contents des Erfolgs solcher [..] (internationalen) Steuerrechts. Benedikt Christoph CDO: General Characteristics.- Credit Risk Model- Läufer [..] ing.- Copula Functions and Dependency Concepts.- Contents Moment Matching Approximation.- Extensions to Technologietransferbeziehun- Contents the Model.- Implementation. gen als Teil des Innovations- und Tatbestandsmerkmale von Geschäftsbeziehungsmanagement.- Interaktion Aktivitätsklauseln.- Interaktion mit anderen Fields of interest und Interaktionsqualität.- Normen.- Verfassungs- und Europarechtliche Business & Management Science; Finance / Banking Strukturgleichungsmodellierung.- Management von Konformität.- Formulierungsvorschlag für eine vere- Technologietransferprozessen. inheitlichte Aktivitätsklausel. Target groups Research Fields of interest Fields of interest Marketing; Business & Management Science Business Taxation; Business & Economics (general) Type of publication Monograph Target groups Target groups Research Research More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04845-7 Softcover Type of publication Type of publication 2014. XV, 93 p. 14 illus. (BestMasters) Monograph Monograph 59,99 € More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-05023-8 More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04818-1 ISBN 978-3-658-04845-7 Softcover Hardcover usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 2014. XVII, 222 S. 23 Abb. 2014. XV, 185 S. 1 Abb. (PwC-Studien zum 46,72 € Unternehmens- und Internationalen Steuerrecht) ISBN 978-3-658-05023-8 56,07 € usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-3-658-04818-1 Currently out of stock, reprint ready for shipping 6 weeks. 34 Economics springer.com

V. Morabito L. Mory E. Münch, S. Scheytt

Trends and Challenges in Digital Soziale Verantwortung nach innen Netzwerkmedizin

Business Innovation Dimensionen, Wirkungsbeziehungen und Erfolgsgrößen einer Ein unternehmerisches Konzept für die altersdominierte internen CSR Gesundheitsversorgung

This book describes the trends in digital innova- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ist zu Das von Eugen Münch entwickelte Netzwerkmedi- tion that are of most importance for businesses and einem Schlagwort unserer heutigen Gesellschaft, zin-Konzept ist ein konkreter Ansatz für die explores the key challenges. The book is in three der Politik, aber auch zunehmend des betrieb- dringend erforderliche Weiterentwicklung des parts, the first of which focuses on developments in swirtschaftlichen Denkens geworden. Dabei ist das Gesundheits- und Krankenhauswesens. Das Thema digital systems. Here, the ever-growing relevance of CSR-Engagement eines Unternehmens nur dann hat zwar in jüngster Zeit eine Resonanz in den big data, cloud computing, and mobile services for glaubhaft, wenn soziale Maßnahmen nicht auf die Medien erfahren – aber nur ein Buch kann die weit- business is discussed, and detailed consideration is externe Dimension beschränkt bleiben, sondern ergehenden Überlegungen ganzheitlich darstellen given to the importance of social listening for under- wenn auch intern – gegenüber den Mitarbeitern – und erklären. In ihm kommen in Form von Inter- standing user behavior and needs and the impli- sozial verantwortlich gehandelt wird. Insofern wird views auch namhafte Gesundheitsexperten mit ihrer cations of IT consumerization. In the second part, unmittelbar die Frage nach dem Wesen und der Sicht zur Netzwerkmedizin zu Wort. Die Netzw- trends in digital management are examined, with Ausgestaltung der internen CSR evident. An dieser erkmedizin ist ein unternehmerischer Impuls, kein chapters devoted to work practice, digital business für die Wissenschaft und die Unternehmenspraxis politischer. Und so ist dieses Buch – inmitten der identity as well as branding and governance. The gleichermaßen relevanten Fragestellung setzt Linda seit Monaten aufflammenden Diskussionen um final part of the book presents[...] Mory ihre Untersuchung an. Zentrale Zielsetzung die angebliche Unvereinbarkeit von Medizin und dabei ist die grundlegende[...] Ökonomie – eben kein Rückblick auf das[...] Features This book describes the trends in digital innova- Features Features tion that are of most importance for businesses and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ist zu NetzwerkmedizinDas von Eugen Münch entwickelte explores the key challenges. The book is in three einem Schlagwort unserer heutigen Gesellschaft, Netzwerkmedizin-Konzept ist ein konkreter Ansatz parts, the first of which focuses on developments in der Politik, aber auch zunehmend des betrieb- für die dringend erforderliche Weiterentwicklung digital systems. Here, the ever-growing relevance of swirtschaftlichen Denkens geworden. Dabei ist das des Gesundheits- und Krankenhauswesens. Das big data, cloud computing, and mobile services for CSR-Engagement eines Unternehmens nur dann Thema hat zwar in jüngster Zeit eine Resonanz in business is discussed, and detailed consideration is glaubhaft, wenn soziale Maßnahmen nicht auf die den Medien erfahren – aber nur ein Buch kann given to the importance of social listening for [..] externe Dimension beschränkt bleiben, sondern die weitergehenden Überlegungen ganzheitlich wenn auch intern – gegenüber den Mitarbeitern – darstellen und erklären. Die Netzwerkmedizin ist ein Contents sozial verantwortlich gehandelt wird. [..] [..] Part I: Digital Systems Trends.- 1 Big Data.- 2 Cloud Computing.- 3 Mobile Services.- 4 Social Listening.- Contents Contents 5 IT Consumerization.- Part II: Digital Management Interne CSR Faktoren.- Affektives und Norma- Einleitung.- Schöpferische Zerstörung.- Wie ein Trends.- 6 Digital Work and Collaboration.- 7 Dig- tives Organisationales Commitment.- Strukturgle- krankes Gesundheitssystem Wachstum verhindert.- ital Business Identity.- 8 Digital Governance.- Part ichungsmodellierung. Das Konzept der assekuranten Krankenvollver- III: Digital Innovation Trends.- 9 Reinventing Busi- sorgung (AKV).- Interviews. ness Models: The Third Way of Digital Innovation .- Fields of interest 10 Innovation Practices.- 11 Conclusion. Personnel Management; Non-Profit Enterprises / Fields of interest Corporate Social Responsibility; Business & Manage- Health Economics; Health Care Management; Social Fields of interest ment Science Policy Technology Management; Business Informa- tion Systems; Information Systems Applications Target groups Target groups (incl.Internet); Information Systems and Communi- Research Professional/practitioner cation Service; Management/Business for Profession- als Type of publication Type of publication Monograph Professional book Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04924-9 More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04456-5 Professional/practitioner Softcover Softcover Type of publication 2014. XXX, 503 S. 109 Abb. (Marktorientierte 2014. XI, 85 S. 14 Abb. in Farbe. Professional book Unternehmensführung und Internetmanagement) 14,01 € More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04306-7 65,41 € ISBN 978-3-658-04456-5 ISBN 978-3-658-04924-9 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. Hardcover usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 2014. XXI, 215 p. 24 illus. 59,99 € ISBN 978-3-319-04306-7 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Economics 35

J. O'Neill, E.M. Noam, D. Gerbarg (Eds.) R. Olbrich, D. Battenfeld E. Olejnik

Broadband as a Video Platform Preispolitik International Small and Medium-

Strategies for Africa Ein einführendes Lehr- und Übungsbuch Sized Enterprises

This volume features contributions from a confer- Das Buch führt in komprimierter und verständlicher Internationalization Patterns, Mode Changes, Configurations and Success Factors ence held in Lusaka, Zambia, to explore the role and Form in die wichtigsten Bereiche der Preispolitik prospects of broadband in Africa as a video plat- ein. Es vermittelt durch einen ausgewogenen Kom- With growing international business, small and form—with emphasis on the strategies and building promiss zwischen wissenschaftlicher Präzision und medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been faced blocks for deployment and advancement.While it Einfachheit des mathematischen Formalismus ein with increased competition, but also with enhanced may seem that such networks and their applications besonders klares Grundverständnis für die Preis- opportunities. Edith Olejnik addresses four major are not a realistic scenario for developing countries, politik. Das Buch eignet sich daher hervorragend als issues within the context of SMEs’ international- it would be short-sighted and economically dan- grundlegender Lehrtext für betriebswirtschaftliche ization process: First, she identifies the three dif- gerous to ignore the emerging trends. The pace of Studiengänge an Hochschulen. Darüber hinaus ferent internationalization patterns that SMEs take introduction of next-generation networks in indus- eignet es sich aufgrund seiner übersichtlichen Sch- and analyzes how these patterns develop over time. trialized countries is rapid and the developing world werpunktlegung auf die wesentlichen einführenden Second, she looks at dynamic changes of foreign will not be able to stand aside. The risks of falling Grundfragen der Preispolitik für die berufsbeglei- operation modes and the managerial reasons for behind are great and in any country there will be ele- tende Weiterbildung und die unternehmerische these changes. Third, she derives an empirical clas- ments of business and society who[...] Praxis.Die 2. Auflage wurde überarbeitet und aktual- sification of smaller family firms and profiles them isiert.[...] using a comprehensive set of organizational vari- Features ables. Fourth, she investigates the[...] This volume features contributions from a confer- Features ence held in Lusaka, Zambia, to explore the role and Das Buch führt in komprimierter und verständlicher Features prospects of broadband in Africa as a video plat- Form in die wichtigsten Bereiche der Preispolitik With growing international business, small and form—with emphasis on the strategies and building ein. Es vermittelt durch einen ausgewogenen Kom- medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been faced blocks for deployment and advancement. While it promiss zwischen wissenschaftlicher Präzision und with increased competition, but also with enhanced may seem that such networks and their applications Einfachheit des mathematischen Formalismus ein opportunities. Edith Olejnik addresses four major are not a realistic scenario for developing countries, besonders klares Grundverständnis für die Preis- issues within the context of SMEs’ international- it would be short-sighted and economically [..] politik. Das Buch eignet sich daher hervorragend als ization process: First, she identifies the three dif- grundlegender Lehrtext für betriebswirtschaftliche ferent internationalization patterns that SMEs take Contents Studiengänge [..] and analyzes how these patterns develop over time. Preface.- Foreword.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Media Enter- Second, she [..] tainment as Development Strategy.- 3 Let Them Eat Contents Movies: (How) Will Next Generation Broadband Überblick über die behandelten Problembereiche.- Contents Diffuse Through Africa?.- 4 The State of Broadband Statische Preistheorie.- Dynamische Preistheo- Internationalization Patterns and Strategies.- Foreign in Africa: What's here and What's coming?.- 5 The rie und strategisches Preismanagement.- Verhal- Operation Modes Changes.- Organizational Config- Cost of Deploying a Successful Video Broadband tensorientierte Preistheorie.- Preisdifferenzierung urations of International Family Firms.- Firm-level Business in Africa and the Cost of Not Deploying.- und Preissysteme.- Preismanagement im Handel Success Factors. 6 Implications of Broadband Video on National and und vertikales Preismanagement.- Organisation der International Media Systems.- 7 What to Expect Entscheidungsfindung im Bereich der Preispolitik. Fields of interest from Platforms and Applications.- 8 Technology Entrepreneurship; Business Strategy / Leadership Trends on Connect Africa.- 9 The Impact of Policy Fields of interest on the Performance of the ICT Sector.- 10 Informa- Marketing; Sales / Distribution / Call Center / Cus- Target groups tion[...] tomer Service; Trade Research

Fields of interest Target groups Type of publication Media Management; Development Economics Upper undergraduate Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04875-4 Target groups Type of publication Research German textbook Softcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-37946-8 2014. XVI, 184 p. 40 illus. (Handel und Internationales Type of publication Marketing Retailing and International Marketing) Contributed volume Hardcover 59,99 € 2014. XVIII, 261 S. 34 Abb. (Springer-Lehrbuch) ISBN 978-3-658-04875-4 More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03616-8 56,07 € usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Hardcover ISBN 978-3-642-37946-8 2014. XVI, 177 p. 83 illus., 72 illus. in color. (The Eco- usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days nomics of Information, Communication, and Entertain- ment) 99,99 € ISBN 978-3-319-03616-8 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 36 Economics springer.com

K.-M. Osei-Bryson, G. Mansingh, L. Rao (Eds.) P. Pazienza P. Planing

Knowledge Management for The Relationship Between FDI and Innovation Acceptance

Development the Natural Environment The Case of Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems

Domains, Strategies and Technologies for Developing Coun- Facts, Evidence and Prospects Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS) pro- tries vide the opportunity to increase road safety and dri- This work examines in depth the relationship ving comfort. Reviewing existing empirical work A number of developing countries, including small between foreign direct investment and the environ- on comparable innovations, Patrick Planing derives island states have common problems that have ment. Over the last few decades, increasing levels potential acceptance constructs, which together with affected their development and growth. Knowledge of environmental degradation have been recorded the results of thirty-two semi-structured interviews, Management (KM) initiatives can be used to address and have been claimed to be particularly attribut- have constituted the basis for a survey instrument some of these issues, but these developing countries able to globalization and the widespread increase that was consequently administered to a sample of need to understand what is needed to implement of economic activities, in particular foreign direct over 400 participants from the target population. them, in order to improve economic conditions. investments (FDIs). However, the environmen- The resulting regression model shows that perceived While many of these countries have access to tech- tal implications of FDIs are not easily identified safety and comfort benefits are most decisive for the nologies that can be used to assist in knowledge and contradictory views and arguments have been acceptance of ADAS, while desire to exert control management, relevant and low cost KM initiatives presented. This work contributes to the debate by was found to most strongly support resistance to this need to be considered in improving their existing closely analyzing the specific literature produced technology. KM processes. Sectors critical to the growth of these over the last three decades, and by presenting and developing countries include health care, crime discussing recent trends and prospects with regard Features management, disaster recovery management, small to[...] Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS) pro- and[...] vide the opportunity to increase road safety and dri- Features ving comfort. Reviewing existing empirical work Features This work examines in depth the relationship on comparable innovations, Patrick Planing derives A number of developing countries, including small between foreign direct investment and the environ- potential acceptance constructs, which together with island states, have common problems that have ment. Over the last few decades, increasing levels the results of thirty-two semi-structured interviews, affected their development and growth. Knowledge of environmental degradation have been recorded have constituted the basis for a survey instrument Management (KM) initiatives can be used to address and have been claimed to be particularly attribut- that was consequently administered to a sample of some of these issues, but these developing countries able to globalization and the widespread increase over [..] need to understand what is needed to implement of economic activities, in particular foreign direct them, in order to improve economic conditions. investments (FDIs). However, the environmental Contents While many of these countries have access to tech- implications of FDIs [..] ADAS Technology.- Defining Innovation, Accep- nologies that can [..] tance, Adoption, Resistance, and Diffusion.- Contents Qualitative and Quantitative Research on Inno- Contents 1 Introduction.- 2 The Main Features of the FDI vation Acceptance.- Factors for the Acceptance of Chapter 1 Towards Understanding and Applying Phenomenon.- 3 The Environmental Effects of Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems. Knowledge Management and Knowledge Man- FDI.- 4 The Competition for FDI and Its Effect agement Systems in Developing Countries: Some on Environmental Standards.- 5 The Cross-Bor- Fields of interest Conceptual Foundations.- Chapter 2 Towards a der Environmental Performance.- 6 Recent Trends Technology Management; Marketing; Manage- Community-Centered Knowledge Management and Prospects in the FDI Dynamic.- 7 Concluding ment/Business for Professionals Architecture for Disaster Management in Sub Saha- Remarks. ran Africa.- Chapter 3 Managing Expert Knowledge Target groups to Assist in the Management of Coffee Pests and Dis- Fields of interest Research eases in Jamaica.- Chapter 4 Implementation of a Environmental Economics; International Econom- Multiagent Supervisory System for an Agricultural ics; Sustainable Development; Political Economy Type of publication Products Sourcing Network.- Chapter 5 Progressive Monograph Usage of Business and Spatial Intelligence for Deci- Target groups sion Support in the Delivery of[...] Research More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-05004-7 Softcover Fields of interest Type of publication 2014. XVIII, 326 p. 51 illus. Emerging Markets / Globalization; Information Sys- Brief 69,99 € tems and Communication Service; Economic Sys- More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04300-5 ISBN 978-3-658-05004-7 tems Softcover usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Target groups 2014. IX, 62 p. 1 illus. (SpringerBriefs in Economics) Research 49,99 € ISBN 978-3-319-04300-5 Type of publication usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4899-7391-7 Hardcover 2014. XXVIII, 270 p. 39 illus., 16 illus. in color. (Inte- grated Series in Information Systems, Vol. 35) 99,99 € ISBN 978-1-4899-7391-7 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Economics 37

A. Rusnjak H. Rust K. Sakowski

Entrepreneurial Business Modeling Fauler Zahlenzauber Grundlagen des Bürgerlichen

Definitionen – Vorgehensmodell – Framework – Werkzeuge – Fiktionen über Fakten in Wirtschaft und Management Rechts Perspektiven Ob Führungskraft, Controller oder Nachwuchstal- Eine Einführung für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler Ob bei der Entwicklung eines neuen Unternehmens, ent: Zahlen und Berechnungen, Statistiken und Das Lehrbuch vermittelt grundlegende Kennt- eines neuen Produkts oder der Veränderung von Prognosen sind die Fundamente für Strategien, nisse im Bürgerlichen Recht. Nach einer Ein- existierenden Unternehmen oder Produkten: Busi- Investitionen, Marketingentscheidungen oder Kar- führung in das Fach Recht werden die ersten drei ness Modeling ist für Startups als auch etablierte riereplanung. Nur: Sind die Zahlen, die uns serviert Bücher des Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuches erläutert Unternehmen ein essenzielles Thema. Strömungen werden, immer aussagekräftig?Bei der Suche nach und abschließend einige Anmerkungen zum Zivil- wie Lean Startup, Design Thinking und Open Inno- einer Antwort auf diese Frage stößt Holger Rust auf prozessrecht gegeben. Insgesamt stellt das Lehrbuch vation finden immer mehr Eingang in Forschung, eine Menge Skurriles, Absurdes und Verdrehtes. den relevanten Prüfungsstoff für Studierende der Lehre und Wirtschaft und damit auch in die Breite Unterhaltsam und sachkundig nimmt er vorder- BWL im Bachelorstudium übersichtlich und prax- unseres gesellschaftlichen und unternehmerischen gründige und vermeintliche Belege auseinander und isorientiert dar. Es eignet sich auch für Praktiker, Zusammenwirkens. Neben einer Definition des zeigt, wie verbreitete Erzählmuster den Blick für die die sich schnell einen Überblick über die behandel- Begriffes Business Modeling bietet das Werk Zahlen trüben.Aber es geht nicht darum, Mathe- ten Rechtsmaterien verschaffen wollen. Zahlreiche anhand konkreter Fallbeispiele Einblicke in inter- matik und Statistik zu verteufeln. Der Autor bietet Beispiele und Fälle, teilweise aus der Anwaltspraxis essante Ansätze, wie das Thema in der Lehre oder über diese kritisch amüsierte Bestandsaufnahme hin- des Autors, verdeutlichen den Stoff. Kontrollfragen im unternehmerischen Kontext eingeordnet und aus[...] und Musterlösungen sowie Musterklausuren erle- angewendet werden kann und[...] Features ichtern das[...] Features Ob Führungskraft, Controller oder Nachwuchstal- Features Ob bei der Entwicklung eines neuen Unternehmens, ent: Zahlen und Berechnungen, Statistiken und Das Lehrbuch vermittelt grundlegende Kennt- eines neuen Produkts oder der Veränderung von Prognosen sind die Fundamente für Strategien, nisse im Bürgerlichen Recht. Nach einer Ein- existierenden Unternehmen oder Produkten: Busi- Investitionen, Marketingentscheidungen oder Kar- führung in das Fach Recht werden die ersten drei ness Modeling ist für Startups als auch etablierte riereplanung. Nur: Sind die Zahlen, die uns serviert Bücher des Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuches erläutert Unternehmen ein essenzielles Thema. Strömungen werden, immer aussagekräftig?Bei der Suche nach und abschließend einige Anmerkungen zum Zivil- wie Lean Startup, Design Thinking und Open Inno- einer Antwort auf diese Frage stößt Holger Rust auf prozessrecht gegeben. Insgesamt stellt das Lehrbuch vation finden immer mehr Eingang in Forschung, eine Menge Skurriles, Absurdes und Verdrehtes. den relevanten Prüfungsstoff für Studierende der Lehre und Wirtschaft und damit auch in die Breite Unterhaltsam und [..] BWL im Bachelorstudium übersichtlich und prax- unseres [..] Contents isorientiert dar. Es eignet sich auch [..] Contents Schwärmerisches Bauchgefühl: Vorsicht: „Intuition“. Contents Grundlagen zum "Business Modeling" und "Busi- Was wirklich hinter dem Bauchgefühl steckt.- Best- Einführung in das Rechtssystem.- BGB – Allge- ness Model".- Entrepreneurial Business Modeling.- Practice-Falle und Survivership-Bias.- Warum es meiner Teil.- BGB – Schuldrecht Allgemeiner Teil.- Vorgehensmodell: EBM2Loop.- Framwork: Business besser sein soll, nichts im Lotto zu gewinnen als BGB – Schuldrecht Besonderer Teil.- Grundzüge des Model-Poster.- Softwarelösung: i*-basierter Business 30.000 Euro.- Was möglich ist, ist auch real: Infiniter Sachenrechts.- Grundzüge des Prozessrechts. Modeler (ibBM).- Validierung des Business Model- Regress und infinite Prognostik.- Das World Wide ing.- Fazit und Ausblick. Web als Mainstreaming-Maschinerie: Eine Analyse Fields of interest der Life-Style-Blogs und die Illusion der sich diver- Business & Management Science; Business & Eco- Fields of interest sifizierenden Welt.- Wie Big Data-Analysis in die nomics (general); Civil Law; Civil Procedure Law Business Strategy / Leadership; Entrepreneurship; Urzeit der qualitativen Analyse führt.- Mathematik Technology Management; Management/Business for als kritische Wirtschaftswissenschaft.- Nicht mehr Target groups Professionals Geisteswissenschaftler in die[...] Lower undergraduate

Target groups Fields of interest Type of publication Professional/practitioner Business & Economics (general); Mathematics (gen- Undergraduate textbook eral); Business & Management Science Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-40423-8 Professional book Target groups Softcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-03766-6 Professional/practitioner 2014. XVII, 200 S. 10 Abb. (BA KOMPAKT) 18,68 € Hardcover Type of publication ISBN 978-3-642-40423-8 2014. IV, 241 S. 109 Abb. Professional book 42,05 € usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-3-658-03766-6 More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-02516-8 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. Softcover 2014. X, 172 S. 32 Abb. 32,70 € ISBN 978-3-658-02516-8 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 38 Economics springer.com

F. Saur, H. Ellebracht O. Sauter W. Schettgen-Sarcher, S. Bachmann, P. Schettgen (Hrsg.)

Führen in schwierigen Zeiten Monetary Policy under Uncertainty Compliance Officer

Tools und Tipps für Führungskräfte und Coaches Historical Origins, Theoretical Foundations, and Empirical Evi- Das Augsburger Qualifizierungsmodell dence Die Krise ist vielleicht schon bald überwunden - Aufbau, Implementierung und Gelebtwerden oder doch nicht? Krisen und schwierige Situationen Oliver Sauter analyzes three aspects of monetary pol- einer Compliance-Organisation in Unternehmen bleiben essentieller Bestandteil zunehmender Kom- icy under uncertainty. First he shows that the terms erfordern eine ganzheitliche Sichtweise auf das plexität von Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft, in der wir risk and uncertainty are often wrongly used as syn- Thema. Ausgehend von juristischen und betrieb- leben. Daher gehört der erfolgreiche und kompe- onyms despite their different meanings. The second swirtschaftlichen Fragestellungen beleuchten tente Umgang damit zum Führungswerkzeug, um aspect is the proper examination and incorporation die Beiträge dieses Bandes die wichtigsten Com- im Krisenfall handlungsfähig zu sein.Dieses Buch of uncertainty into a monetary policy framework. pliance-Risiken in Unternehmen. Die Autoren bietet Führungskräften Beispiele wirkungsvoller The author undertakes systematization with a closer diskutieren die Implementierung im Rahmen der Instrumente zum Einsatz in komplexen Situatio- look at each identified form of uncertainty. Thirdly, Unternehmensorganisation und legen besonderes nen und Krisen. Orientierende und unterstützende he focuses on the quantification of uncertainty from Augenmerk auf die IT-Strukturen. Die persönlichen Handlungsoptionen machen Führungssitua- two different perspectives, either from a market per- Anforderungen an den Compliance-Beauftragten tionen beherrschbarer und öffnen neue Wege. spective or from a central bank perspective. sowie die ethische Verantwortung im Bereich der Beratern, Coaches und Trainern bietet es Ideen für Compliance bilden einen weiteren Schwerpunkt. Die Konzeptionen, Interventionen und Übungen mit Features konsequent praxisorientierte Behandlung des The- Führungskräften in ihren[...] Oliver Sauter analyzes three aspects of monetary pol- mas Compliance wird im Kapitel "Praxisfragen[...] icy under uncertainty. First he shows that the terms Features risk and uncertainty are often wrongly used as syn- Features Die Krise ist vielleicht schon bald überwunden - onyms despite their different meanings. The second Compliance OfficerCompliance, das heißt regelkon- oder doch nicht? Krisen und schwierige Situationen aspect is the proper examination and incorpora- formes und gesetzestreues Handeln und Verhalten in bleiben essentieller Bestandteil zunehmender Kom- tion of uncertainty into a monetary policy frame- Unternehmen, ist durch Geldwäsche- und Korrup- plexität von Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft, in der wir work. The author undertakes a systematization with tionsskandale mittlerer und großer Unternehmen leben. Daher gehört der erfolgreiche und kompe- a closer look at each identified form of uncertainty. nicht nur beim Fachpublikum, sondern auch in tente Umgang damit zum Führungswerkzeug, um im [..] der allgemeinen Öffentlichkeit zu einem gängi- Krisenfall handlungsfähig zu sein.Dieses Buch bietet gen Begriff geworden. Ziel dieses Buches ist es, das Führungskräften Beispiele wirkungsvoller Instru- Contents Thema Compliance in seinen vielfältigen Facetten mente zum [..] Historical Origins of Uncertainty in Economic The- darzustellen [..] ory.- Theoretical Foundations of Monetary Policy Contents under Uncertainty.- Empirical Investigations of Mar- Contents Krisenverständnis.- Komplexitätsverständnis.- Krise ket Uncertainty.- Communicated Uncertainty of the Juristische und betriebswirtschaftliche Grundlagen und Komplexität - zwei Seiten einer Medaille.- European Central Bank. der Compliance.- Compliance Risiken.- Compliance Umgang von Organisationen mit Komplexität.- in der Unternehmensentwicklung.- Compliance und Menschliches Verhalten in komplexen Situationen Fields of interest IT.- Compliance als Führungsaufgabe.- Praxisfragen und Krisen.- Selbstführung.- Führung des Systems.- Economic Policy; Economic Theory; Economics der Compliance. Führung von Mitarbeitern.- Kooperation mit der Target groups Umwelt.- Toolboxen zum Führungsverständnis und Fields of interest Research zu Führungsmodellen für den Umgang mit Krisen: Law and Economics; Finance / Banking; Business & Management Science Selbstführung - Führung des Systems - Führung von Type of publication Mitarbeitern - Kooperation mit der Umwelt. Monograph Target groups Fields of interest More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04973-7 Professional/practitioner Careers in Business and Mangagement; Business Softcover & Economics (general); Business & Management Type of publication 2014. XIII, 221 p. 40 illus. Professional book Science; Management/Business for Professionals 56,07 € ISBN 978-3-658-04973-7 More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-01269-4 Target groups Professional/practitioner usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Hardcover 2014. XIX, 332 S. 1 Abb. Type of publication 37,37 € Professional book ISBN 978-3-658-01269-4 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. More on www.springer.com/978-3-8349-2673-9 Softcover 2014. VII, 182 S. 22 Abb. 28,03 € ISBN 978-3-8349-2673-9 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. springer.com Economics 39

K.-P. Schoeneberg (Hrsg.) M. Schulz K.-Y. Shin

Komplexitätsmanagement in Logistikintegrierte Corporate Social Responsibility Unternehmen Produktentwicklung Reporting in China

Herausforderungen im Umgang mit Dynamik, Unsicherheit Eine zukunftsorientierte Analyse am Beispiel der Automobilin- und Komplexität meistern dustrie The CSR report has become a very important tool which can help corporations to set up strategies and Die Vorstellung, Komplexität durch Wissenschaft Vorhandene Freiheitsgrade in der Produktentwick- build their core competencies. This book presents und konventionelle Planung zu beherrschen, wird lung können von der Logistik ausgenutzt werden, a range of cases from different industries. Based zunehmend brüchig und zum Hemmnis für Inno- um steigende Anforderungen effektiv bewältigen on the analysis of the enterprise survival environ- vation. Unternehmen können nur dann dauerhaft zu können. Matthias Schulz untersucht anhand ment, it points out the necessity and significance of erfolgreich bleiben, wenn sie Komplexität nicht nur von Experteninterviews die Integration des genan- CSR. The book analyzes the current situation and zu bewältigen, sondern auch für sich zu nutzen wis- nten Funktionsbereichs in den Produktentstehung- development trend of CSR in China, as well as its sen. Namhafte Autoren aus Wissenschaft und Praxis sprozess am Beispiel deutscher Automobilhersteller. international developing trend. By analyzing the stellen den aktuellen Stand sowie Zukunftsprog- Um die Zukunftsfähigkeit zu gewährleisten, erläutert management framework and formulation process of nosen für das Komplexitätsmanagement in Projek- der Autor wandelnde Aufgaben in der Logistik bzw. the CSR report, this book provides businesses with ten und Unternehmen dar und zeigen innovative im Supply Chain Management bis zum Jahre 2025 guiding principles for preparing the CSR report. Ansätze zum Umgang mit Komplexität auf. Die durch eine trendbasierte Szenario-Analyse und Beiträge befassen sich mit der Theorie und Praxis ermittelt notwendige Anpassungen. Die Analyse Features von Entscheidungen und Selbstorganisation, dem zeigt Unternehmen in- und außerhalb der Automo- The CSR report has become a very important tool strategischen Umgang mit Komplexität sowie der bilindustrie Wege auf, die Leistungsfähigkeit und which can help corporations to set up strategies and operativen Umsetzung innerhalb[...] Kosten ihrer[...] build their core competencies. This book presents a range of cases from different industries. Based on Features Features the analysis of the enterprise survival environment, it Die Vorstellung, Komplexität durch Wissenschaft Vorhandene Freiheitsgrade in der Produktentwick- points out the necessity and significance of CSR. The und konventionelle Planung zu beherrschen, wird lung können von der Logistik ausgenutzt werden, book analyzes the current situation and development zunehmend brüchig und zum Hemmnis für Inno- um steigende Anforderungen effektiv bewältigen trend of CSR in China, as well as its [..] vation. Unternehmen können nur dann dauerhaft zu können. Matthias Schulz untersucht anhand erfolgreich bleiben, wenn sie Komplexität nicht nur von Experteninterviews die Integration des genan- Contents zu bewältigen, sondern auch für sich zu nutzen wis- nten Funktionsbereichs in den Produktentstehung- Corporate Social Responsibility.- CSR Manage- sen. Namhafte Autoren aus Wissenschaft und Praxis sprozess am Beispiel deutscher Automobilhersteller. ment.- Overview of CSR Report.- The Current Sit- stellen den aktuellen Stand sowie Zukunftsprog- Um die Zukunftsfähigkeit zu gewährleisten, erläutert uation and Development Trend of Global CSR.- nosen für das [..] der Autor wandelnde [..] Current Situation and Development Trend of CSR Report in China.- Management Framework for CSR Contents Contents Report.- The Reference Standard of CSR Report.- Von den Dimensionen der Komplexität zum Logistikintegrierte Produktentwicklung. Produk- The Contents and Structure of CSR Report.- The unternehmensweiten Komplexitätsmanagement.- tentstehungsprozess in der Automobilindustrie.- Compilation and Testing of CSR Report.- E-CSR Wissenschaftsbasierte Ansätze zum Umgang mit Trends in der Automobilindustrie. Report Management.- Release and Marketing of CSR Komplexität.- Komplexitätsmanagement in der Report.- Cases of CSR Reports in China. Praxis. 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M. Sidki L. Steinke M.B. Stephan

Grundlagen kommunaler Kommunizieren in der Krise Strategietransformation

Finanzierung und Verschuldung Nachhaltige PR-Werkzeuge für schwierige Zeiten Entwicklung eines Verfahrens zur effektiven Umsetzung von Strategien Krisen aller Art treffen Unternehmen im Zeital- Das Finanzsystem des kommunalen Sektors in ter von Social Media und Globalisierung heute Mario Stephan präsentiert zentrale Ergebnisse eines Deutschland zeigt in ansteigendem Maße Schwächen härter, schneller und radikaler. Sie bringen nicht Forschungsprojektes zur Unterstützung von Strate- bei der Sicherstellung der Stabilität und einer ausre- nur Branchen-Größen ins Schleudern, sondern auch gieumsetzungsprozessen. Er analysiert den Kern- ichenden Höhe der Einnahmebasis zur Deckung der mittelständische und kleine Unternehmen. Kluges, prozess der strategischen Unternehmensführung, d. entsprechenden Ausgaben auf. Schwankungsanfäl- strategisches und zukunftsgesteuertes Kommu- h. die Strategietransformation, aus systemtheoretis- lige Einnahmen stehen stetigen und anwachsenden nizieren ist dann überlebenswichtig. Aber: Unter cher, kybernetischer sowie entscheidungstheoretis- Ausgaben gegenüber, woraus strukturell negative allen Disziplinen der Unternehmenskommunikation cher Perspektive. Populäre Managementkonzepte Finanzierungssalden und somit eine zunehmende ist die Krisenkommunikation die schwierigste. Nur werden einer theoriebasierten Evaluierung unterzo- Notwendigkeit zur Aufnahme kommunaler Ver- wer ihre Werkzeuge perfekt beherrscht, kann der gen und ein Verfahren zur Strategietransformation schuldung resultieren. Die nachfolgende Abhand- Krise und dem folgenden Meinungssturm auf allen entwickelt. „Dem Autor gelingt das Kunststück, ein lung verfolgt das Ziel, die strukturellen Defizite im Kanälen wirkungsvoll begegnen.Dr. Lorenz Steinke äußerst komplexes Problem nicht nur systemtheo- kommunalen Finanzsystem aufzuzeigen. Dabei erklärt anhand zahlreicher Fallbeispiele und Prax- retisch zu analysieren, sondern tatsächlich auch zu erfolgt ein grundlegender Einblick in den Aufgaben- istipps, wie ein Unternehmen nicht nur erfolgreich umsetzbaren Empfehlungen für die Praxis zu gelan- bereich und vor allem in das Finanzmanagement der durch die Krise[...] gen.“ Prof. Andreas Klein, Mit-Hrsg.[...] Kommunen, was deren Not[...] Features Features Features Krisen aller Art treffen Unternehmen im Zeital- Mario Stephan präsentiert zentrale Ergebnisse eines Das Finanzsystem des kommunalen Sektors in ter von Social Media und Globalisierung heute Forschungsprojektes zur Unterstützung von Strate- Deutschland zeigt in ansteigendem Maße Schwächen härter, schneller und radikaler. Sie bringen nicht gieumsetzungsprozessen. Er analysiert den Kern- bei der Sicherstellung der Stabilität und einer ausre- nur Branchen-Größen ins Schleudern, sondern auch prozess der strategischen Unternehmensführung, d. ichenden Höhe der Einnahmebasis zur Deckung der mittelständische und kleine Unternehmen. Kluges, h. die Strategietransformation, aus systemtheoretis- entsprechenden Ausgaben auf. Schwankungsanfäl- strategisches und zukunftsgesteuertes Kommu- cher, kybernetischer sowie entscheidungstheoretis- lige Einnahmen stehen stetigen und anwachsenden nizieren ist dann überlebenswichtig. Aber: Unter cher Perspektive. Populäre Managementkonzepte Ausgaben gegenüber, woraus strukturell negative allen Disziplinen der Unternehmenskommunikation werden einer theoriebasierten Evaluierung unterzo- Finanzierungssalden und somit eine zunehmende ist die Krisenkommunikation [..] gen und ein [..] Notwendigkeit zur Aufnahme [..] Contents Contents Contents Was ist gute Krisenkommunikation, oder: Wie man Einleitung.- Grundlagen der Strategietransforma- Kommunale Aktivitäten.- Kommunales Finanzsys- die Krise plant.- Der Werkzeugkasten für die Krise- tion.- Strategietransformation aus systemtheo- tem.- Kommunale Verschuldung. narbeit.- Ihre Krise im Fernsehen – wenn alle Welt retischer Perspektive.- Strategietransformation aus entscheidungstheoretischer Perspektive.- Instru- Fields of interest zuschaut.- Online ist alles anders – oder doch nicht? mente der Strategietransformation.- Konzeptual- Business & Economics (general); Financial Econom- Fields of interest isierung des Strategietransformationsverfahrens.- ics; Finance / Banking Public Relations; Media Management; Marketing Plausibilisierung.- Fazit. Target groups Target groups Fields of interest Professional/practitioner Professional/practitioner Business Strategy / Leadership; Business & Manage- Type of publication ment Science Type of publication Booklet Professional book Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04709-2 More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04366-7 Research Softcover Softcover Type of publication 2014. IX, 39 S. 11 Abb. (essentials) 2014. XIV, 255 S. 12 Abb. Ph.D. thesis 6,53 € 37,37 € ISBN 978-3-658-04709-2 More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-05147-1 ISBN 978-3-658-04366-7 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Softcover 2014. XXIX, 457 S. 94 Abb. 65,41 € ISBN 978-3-658-05147-1 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Economics 41

A. Stoffel K. Storbacka, R. Pennanen J. Straßer

Privileg Pauschalbesteuerung in Solution Business Integrated Risk Management of der Schweiz Building a Platform for Organic Growth Non-Maturing Accounts

Verfassungsmäßigkeit und volkswirtschaftliche Bedeutung Success in solution business starts by accepting that Practical Application and Testing of a Dynamic Replication Model solution business is a separate business model, not In der Schweiz haben gewisse Steuerpflichtige die simply another product category or an extension of Wahl zur Besteuerung nach dem Aufwand. Wegen Customer accounts that neither have a fixed matu- the existing product business. This book identifies der stetig steigenden Anzahl pauschal besteuerter rity nor a fixed interest rate represent a substantial the business model areas that firms need to focus on Personen sowie der daraus resultierenden Steuer- part of a consumer bank’s funding. The modelling when transforming into solution business. It further erträge ist dieses Besteuerungsmodell für die Befür- for their risk management and pricing is a challeng- organizes these areas into three sets of capabilities worter ein wirksames Instrument im internationalen ing yet crucial task in today’s asset/liability manage- and practices: commercialization, industrialization Steuerwettbewerb und zur Generierung von außer- ment, with increasing computational power allowing and solution platforms. This is the first book to take fiskalischem Nutzen. Die Gegner sehen in der for new approaches. Jeffry Straßer outlines an imple- a comprehensive view of success in solution business Besteuerung nach dem Aufwand vor allem eine ver- mentation of a state-of-the-art dynamic replication and its relevance therefore extends to all functions of fassungswidrige und willkürliche Privilegierung ver- model in detail. A case study with recent data sup- firms wanting to become solution providers as well mögender ausländischer Staatsangehöriger. Folglich ports the expected superiority of the model. Addi- as to many managerial levels. The book will also help ist die Pauschalbesteuerung im Inland umstritten. tionally, it provides tangible recommendations for you[...] Wissenschaftliche Diskussionsgrundlagen dazu gibt model specifications derived from practical and mathematical consideration, as well as empirical es jedoch kaum. Andrea Stoffel analysiert die[...] Features findings. Practitioners will[...] Success in solution business starts by accepting that Features solution business is a separate business model, not In der Schweiz haben gewisse Steuerpflichtige die Features simply another product category or an extension of Wahl zur Besteuerung nach dem Aufwand. Wegen Customer accounts that neither have a fixed matu- the existing product business. This book identifies der stetig steigenden Anzahl pauschal besteuerter rity nor a fixed interest rate represent a substantial the business model areas that firms need to focus on Personen sowie der daraus resultierenden Steuer- part of a consumer bank’s funding. The modelling when transforming into solution business. It further erträge ist dieses Besteuerungsmodell für die Befür- for their risk management and pricing is a challeng- organizes these areas into three sets of capabilities worter ein wirksames Instrument im internationalen ing yet crucial task in today’s asset/liability manage- and practices: commercialization, [..] Steuerwettbewerb und zur Generierung von außer- ment, with increasing computational power allowing for new approaches. Jeffry Straßer outlines an imple- fiskalischem Nutzen. Die Gegner sehen in der Contents mentation of a state-of-the-art dynamic [..] Besteuerung nach dem [..] Driving Growth and Profit With Solution Busi- ness.- Develop Solutions: Identifying New Value Contents Contents Creation Opportunities.- Create Demand: Generat- Das Modell Pauschalbesteuerung.- Verfas- Modelling of risk factors.- Setting up a multistage ing Sales Opportunities.- Sell Solution: Turning an sungsmäßigkeit und volkswirtschaftliche Bedeutung stochastic program.- Model output and performance Opportunity to an Order.- Deliver Solution: Secur- der Pauschalbesteuerung.- Folgen bei Veränderun- analysis.- Full program code for all described steps in ing Customer Value Creation and Firm Value Cap- gen oder Abschaffung der Pauschalbesteuerung. open-source statistical programming language R. ture.- Solution Platform: Foundation for Sustainable Fields of interest Success.- Making It Happen: Are You Ready for Fields of interest Business Taxation; Economic Policy; Law and Eco- Solution Business?. Business & Management Science; Finance / Banking; nomics; Business & Economics (general) Business Information Systems; Operation Research / Fields of interest Decision Theory Target groups Business Strategy / Leadership; Organization / Plan- Research ning; Sales / Distribution / Call Center / Customer Target groups Service; Technology Management; Production / Research Type of publication Logistics Monograph Type of publication Target groups Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04965-2 Professional/practitioner More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04902-7 Softcover 2014. XIV, 105 S. 13 Abb. (Schriftenreihe der Kalaidos Type of publication Softcover Fachhochschule Schweiz) Professional book 2014. XVII, 116 p. 19 illus. (BestMasters) 37,37 € More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03975-6 59,99 € ISBN 978-3-658-04965-2 ISBN 978-3-658-04902-7 Hardcover usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 2014. XVII, 136 p. 44 illus., 6 illus. in color. (Management for Professionals) 59,99 € ISBN 978-3-319-03975-6 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 42 Economics springer.com

L. Talmon-Gros T. Tomczak, W. Heidig (Hrsg.) M. Trapp

Development Patterns of Material Revenue Management aus der Realizing Business Model Productivity Kundenperspektive Innovation

Convergence or Divergence? Grundlagen, Problemfelder und Lösungsstrategien A Strategic Approach for Business Unit Managers

Increasing concerns regarding the world’s nat- Revenue Management bezeichnet ein – vor allem Today’s profound environmental dynamics ren- ural resources and sustainability continue to be a in der Dienstleistungs- und Sachgüterindustrie – der it increasingly difficult for firms to sustain major issue for global development. As a result sev- eingesetztes Konzept zur effektiven Nutzung unflex- business models with returns above the industry eral political initiatives and strategies for green or ibler Kapazitäten. Ziel ist es, diese Kapazitäten in average. Business model innovation aims to seize a resource-efficient growth both on national and inter- einem begrenzten Zeitraum möglichst effizient new opportunity by crafting the right new business national levels have been proposed. A core element und gewinnoptimierend zu nutzen. Im operativen model. It offers firms a path back to high returns of these initiatives is the promotion of an increase of Bereich führt dies jedoch dazu, dass Unternehmen and profitable growth. However, risk aversion and resource or material productivity. This dissertation verschiedenen Kunden dieselbe Leistung zu unter- organizational rigidities may immobilize established examines material productivity developments in the schiedlichen Preisen anbieten (z. B. Luftfahrtindus- industry players. Martin Trapp employs an explo- OECD and BRICS countries between 1980 and 2008. trie, Hotellerie). Vielen Kunden gibt dies Anlass zur rative multiple-case study covering large European By applying the concept of convergence stemming Unzufriedenheit. Vor diesem Hintergrund betra- corporations to identify management practices. from economic growth theory to material productiv- chten Experten aus Wissenschaft und Praxis Rev- These practices support business unit managers in ity the analysis provides insights into both aspects: enue Management aus der Perspektive des Kunden. successfully realizing business model innovation and, material productivity[...] Sie zeigen Erklärungsansätze für die kundenseit- together, establish a deliberate,[...] ige[...] Features Features Increasing concerns regarding the world’s nat- Features Today’s profound environmental dynamics ren- ural resources and sustainability continue to be a Revenue Management bezeichnet ein – vor allem der it increasingly difficult for firms to sustain major issue for global development. As a result sev- in der Dienstleistungs- und Sachgüterindustrie – business models with returns above the industry eral political initiatives and strategies for green or eingesetztes Konzept zur effektiven Nutzung unflex- average. Business model innovation aims to seize a resource-efficient growth both on national and inter- ibler Kapazitäten. Ziel ist es, diese Kapazitäten in new opportunity by crafting the right new business national levels have been proposed. A core element einem begrenzten Zeitraum möglichst effizient model. It offers firms a path back to high returns of these initiatives is the promotion of an increase of und gewinnoptimierend zu nutzen. Im operativen and profitable growth. However, risk aversion and resource or material productivity. This dissertation Bereich führt dies jedoch dazu, dass Unternehmen organizational rigidities may immobilize established [..] verschiedenen Kunden dieselbe Leistung zu unter- industry [..] schiedlichen Preisen [..] Contents Contents Introduction.- Overuse, Scarcity and the Debate Contents Definition of business model innovation in estab- About Sustainable Development.- The Relationship Revenue Management aus Kundensicht.- Deter- lished firms.- Placing business model innovation into Between Technological Progress and Material Con- minanten des Kaufverhaltens im Dienstleistungs- the arena of corporate entrepreneurship.- A con- sumption.- Convergence - Theory, Econometrics bereich.- Pricing bei Dienstleistungen und Yield ceptual business model innovation process model.- and Empirics.- Material Productivity Measurement.- Management.- Zahlungsbereitschaften im Service Business model innovation management practices Empirical Evidence on the Development of Material Encounter.- Wahrgenommene Preisfairness und for business unit managers. Consumption and Material Productivity.- Research Ansätze zur Konfliktlösung.- Verhaltenseffekte bei Question.- Data and Descriptive Statistics.- Exami- Überbuchung von Servicekapazitäten.- Kundenattri- Fields of interest nation of Material Productivity Convergence.- Dis- butionen am Service.- Kundenwertorientiertes Rev- Business Strategy / Leadership; Business & Manage- cussion.- Conclusion. enue Management. ment Science; Technology Management

Fields of interest Fields of interest Target groups Environmental Economics; Economic Growth; Sus- Trade ; Marketing Research tainable Development; Econometrics; Technology Management Target groups Type of publication Professional/practitioner Monograph Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-05093-1 Research Type of publication Professional book Softcover 2014. XVII, 184 p. 28 illus. Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00734-8 Monograph 56,07 € Hardcover ISBN 978-3-658-05093-1 More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-02537-7 2014. XI, 180 S. 15 Abb. usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Hardcover 37,37 € 2014. XIX, 210 p. 25 illus. (Contributions to Economics) ISBN 978-3-658-00734-8 99,99 € usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-3-319-02537-7 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Economics 43

A. Van Looy J. Waßmann S. Winter

Business Process Maturity Grundlagen der CSR aus der Management von

A Comparative Study on a Sample of Business Process Matu- Perspektive des Marketings Lieferanteninnovationen rity Models Historische Entwicklung und Begriffsklärung Eine gestaltungsorientierte Untersuchung über das Einbrin- Organisations face many challenges, which induce gen und die Bewertung Der Begriff der gesellschaftlichen Verantwortung them to perform better, and thus to establish mature von Unternehmen (Corporate Social Responsibil- Aufgrund der sinkenden Fertigungs- und Entwick- (or excellent) business processes. As they now face ity, kurz CSR) hat sich seit seiner frühen Konzep- lungstiefe in Unternehmen steigt die Bedeutung der globalisation, higher competitiveness, demanding tionalisierung zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts zu Lieferanten als Innovationsquelle. Lieferanteninno- customers, growing IT possibilities, compliancy rules einem umfassenden Leitgedanken für Wirtschaft, vationen können zum Unternehmenserfolg beitra- etc., business process maturity models (BPMMs) Politik und Wissenschaft entwickelt. In einer his- gen, indem Kosten, Qualität und Pünktlichkeit der have been introduced to help organisations gradu- torischen Betrachtung zeigt dieser Beitrag auf, wie Produkte verbessert werden. Stefan Winter zeigt ally assess and improve their business processes (e.g. sich die CSR von ihren Anfängen in den Manage- auf, wie Lieferanteninnovationen in Unternehmen CMMI or OMG-BPMM). In fact, there are now so menttheorien von Barnard und Bowen bis zum eingebracht und bewertet werden können. Der Autor many BPMMs to choose from that organisations risk heutigen Begriffsverständnis entwickelt hat. Zusät- beschreibt Möglichkeiten und Voraussetzungen für selecting one that does not fit their needs or one of zlich wird eine Differenzierung der CSR in strategis- das Einbringen von Lieferanteninnovationen und substandard quality. This book presents a study that che und nichtstrategische Unternehmensaktivitäten stellt eine Bewertungsmethodik basierend auf theo- distinguishes process management from process ori- vorgenommen. Dies ermöglicht es insbesondere dem retisch und empirisch hergeleiteten Anforderungen entation so as to arrive at a[...] Marketingmanagement, eine bessere Auswahl an an die Bewertung vor. Ein ausführliches Fallbeispiel Features CSR-Engagements zu[...] illustriert die Anwendung der Bewertungsmethodik Organisations face many challenges, which induce in der Praxis. Features them to perform better, and thus to establish mature Der Begriff der gesellschaftlichen Verantwortung Features (or excellent) business processes. As they now face von Unternehmen (Corporate Social Responsibility, Aufgrund der sinkenden Fertigungs- und Entwick- globalisation, higher competitiveness, demand- kurz CSR) hat sich seit seiner frühen Konzeptional- lungstiefe in Unternehmen steigt die Bedeutung der ing customers, growing IT possibilities, compli- isierung zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts zu einem Lieferanten als Innovationsquelle. Lieferanteninno- ancy rules, etc., business process maturity models umfassenden Leitgedanken für Wirtschaft, Politik vationen können zum Unternehmenserfolg beitra- (BPMMs) have been introduced to help organisa- und Wissenschaft entwickelt. In einer historischen gen, indem Kosten, Qualität und Pünktlichkeit der tions gradually assess and improve their business Betrachtung zeigt dieser Beitrag auf, wie sich die CSR Produkte verbessert werden. Stefan Winter zeigt processes (e.g. [..] von ihren Anfängen in den Managementtheorien auf, wie Lieferanteninnovationen in Unternehmen Contents von Barnard [..] eingebracht und bewertet werden können. Der Autor 1. Introduction.- 2. Research.- 3.Conclusions. beschreibt [..] Contents Fields of interest Abgrenzung des CSR-Begriffs.- Formen der Contents Business Information Systems; Organizational Stud- CSR.- Relevanz der CSR für die marktorientierte Möglichkeiten und Voraussetzungen für das Ein- ies, Economic Sociology; Operation Research / Deci- Unternehmensführung. bringen von Lieferanteninnovationen.- Anforderun- sion Theory; Continuous Optimization gen an eine Bewertungsmethodik.- Entwicklung und Fields of interest Vorstellung einer Bewertungsmethodik für Lieferan- Target groups Non-Profit Enterprises / Corporate Social Responsi- teninnovationen. Research bility; Management/Business for Professionals; Busi- ness Strategy / Leadership Fields of interest Type of publication Production / Logistics; Technology Management; Brief Target groups Business & Economics (general) Professional/practitioner More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04201-5 Target groups Softcover Type of publication Research 2014. XIV, 87 p. 11 illus. in color. (SpringerBriefs in Busi- Booklet Type of publication ness Process Management) More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04405-3 49,99 € Monograph Softcover ISBN 978-3-319-04201-5 More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-05100-6 2014. VII, 38 S. 3 Abb. (essentials) usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 6,53 € Softcover ISBN 978-3-658-04405-3 2014. XX, 344 S. 25 Abb. usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 56,07 € ISBN 978-3-658-05100-6 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 44 Education springer.com

Z. Yang, J. Chen Education R. Coriand Housing Affordability and Housing Erziehung durch Unterricht - eine

Policy in Urban China A. Bleakley Kulturaufgabe

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Patient-Centred Medicine in Rotraud Coriand behandelt die systematische Ent- housing affordability under the economic reforms Transition faltung der These, dass Unterricht eine besondere and social transformations in urban China. It also Form von Erziehung darstellt, der im weitesten offers an overall review of the current govern- The Heart of the Matter Sinn die Aufgaben der Kulturüberlieferung und ment measures on the housing market and afford- der Vorbereitung auf die Anforderung der Gestal- able housing policies in China. By introducing a This book challenges functional models for more tung menschlicher Daseinsbedingungen zukom- dynamic affordability approach and residual income aesthetic and ethical models, where communica- men. Aus allgemeindidaktischer Perspektive eröffnet approach, the book allows us to capture the size of tion is grounded in values systems of cultures. Here, sich dabei ein Weg, der Erziehung durch Unter- the affordability gap more accurately, to better iden- communication is treated as a distributed phenom- richt als Versuch versteht, Bildung in der klassischen tify policy targets, and to assess the effectiveness enon involving networks of persons, activities and Deutung von der Selbstbestimmung des Menschen of current public policy. The unique database on artifacts, and extends beyond doctor-patient rela- zu ermöglichen, die sich auf der Verantwortung urban household surveys and regional information tionships to working in and across teams around gegenüber anderen gründet. Demgemäß wird Unter- on affordable housing projects serve to strengthen patients. The purpose of the book is to stimulate richt zu einer Kultur des Lehrens und Lernens, die the analysis. The book offers theoretical and[...] thinking about how patient care and safety may be von der gegenseitigen Aufmerksamkeit der Unter- improved through a focus upon the ‘non-technical’ richtsakteure getragen[...] Features work of doctors – interpersonal communication, This book provides a comprehensive analysis of teamwork and situation awareness in teams. The Features housing affordability under the economic reforms focus is then not on the personality of the doctor, but Rotraud Coriand behandelt die systematische Ent- and social transformations in urban China. It also on the dynamics of relationships which form[...] faltung der These, dass Unterricht eine besondere offers an overall review of the current govern- Form von Erziehung darstellt, der im weitesten Sinn ment measures on the housing market and afford- Features die Aufgaben der Kulturüberlieferung und der Vor- able housing policies in China. By introducing a The recent history of medicine is one of great biolog- bereitung auf die Anforderung der Gestaltung men- dynamic affordability approach and residual income ical and technological advances. Diagnoses are being schlicher Daseinsbedingungen zukommen. Aus approach, the book allows us to capture the size of made earlier, diseases caught sooner, patients living allgemeindidaktischer Perspektive eröffnet sich dabei the affordability gap [..] longer. And yet there is one area that lags behind ein Weg, der Erziehung durch Unterricht als Ver- the rest of the field: despite the efforts of graduate such versteht, [..] Contents courses and training manuals, too many doctors still Introduction.- Housing Reform and the Housing find communication a challenge. In Patient-Cen- Contents Market in Urban China.- Theoretical Background: tered Medicine in [..] Systematische Vorüberlegungen.- Unterrichten oder Affordability and Its Measurement.- Housing Erziehen? Zum Zusammenhang von Erziehung und Affordability in Urban China: National Study.- Contents Unterricht.- Die Kultur des Lehrens und Lernens als Housing Affordability in urban China: Regional -Foreword.- Introduction.- Communication Kultur der gegenseitigen Aufmerksamkeit. Study.- Effects of Housing Policy on Affordability.- hypocompetence--an iatrogenic epidemic.- Democ- Financing Affordable Housing through Compulsory racy in medicine.- Patient-centeredness without a Fields of interest Savings.- Conclusion. center.- How doctors think can be judged from how Educational Psychology; Teaching and Teacher Edu- they listen and speak.- A new wave of patient-cen- cation; Learning and Instruction Fields of interest teredness.- Models of patient-centered care.- What Economic Policy is meant by ‘empathy’?.- Gender matters in med- Target groups ical education.- Working and learning in ‘teams’ in Professional/practitioner Target groups a new era of health care.- Theorizing team process Type of publication Research through cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT): Booklet networking and knotworking.- Theorizing team Type of publication process through a Foucauldian perspective: gaining More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04591-3 Brief a voice[...] Softcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-54043-1 2014. VII, 16 S. 1 Abb. (essentials) Softcover Fields of interest 6,53 € 2014. XI, 134 p. 41 illus. (SpringerBriefs in Economics) Medical Education ISBN 978-3-658-04591-3 49,99 € Target groups usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-3-642-54043-1 Research usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-02486-8 Hardcover 2014. XIII, 267 p. 4 illus., 1 illus. in color. (Advances in Medical Education, Vol. 3) 129,99 € ISBN 978-3-319-02486-8 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Education 45

N. Engel D. Lenzen E.F. Mortimer, C.N. El-Hani (Eds.)

Die Übersetzung der Organisation Dazugelernt Conceptual Profiles

Pädagogische Ethnographie organisationalen Lernens Beiträge aus einem Jahrzehnt der Bildungsreform 2000 bis A Theory of Teaching and Learning Scientific Concepts 2010 Organisationen lernen Identität: Alltäglich pro- The language of science has many words and phrases duzieren, sichern und riskieren sie ein spezifis- Dieser Band ist ein einzigartiges Dokument der whose meaning either changes in differing contexts ches Wissen der Identität und übersetzen dieses publizistischen Tätigkeit des Bildungsexperten or alters to reflect developments in a given discipline. im Spannungsfeld ökonomischer An- und Einpas- Dieter Lenzen, der als Präsident zweier Univer- This book presents the authors’ theories on using sungszwänge sowie programmatischer Ansprüche sitäten, als Präsidiumsmitglied der Hochschulrek- ‘conceptual profiles’ to make the teaching of con- der Zweckerfüllung in eine Praxis organisationaler torenkonferenz und als Vorsitzender des Think text-dependent meanings more effective. Developed Selbstdarstellung, in einen ‚eigenen Stil‘. Die vor- Tanks „Aktionsrat Bildung“ Reformen des Bil- over two decades, their theory begins with a recogni- liegende organisationspädagogische Untersuchung dungssystems in allen seinen Zweigen und Bere- tion of the coexistence in the students’ discourse of deutsch-tschechischer Grenzorganisationen zielt auf ichen gefördert, begleitet und bewertet hat. Der Band those alternative meanings, even in the case of scien- eine gegenstandsbezogene Theorie organisationalen ist zugleich ein Dokument eines der wichtigsten tific concepts such as molecule, where the dissonance Identitätslernens. Sie verbindet die praxistheoretisch Reformvorhaben der Bundesrepublik sowie der ein- between the classical and modern views of the same interessierte Analyse von Mustern und Strategien flussreichen Tätigkeit eines bedeutenden Bildungsre- phenomenon is an accepted norm. What began as an dieses Lernens mit methodischen Überlegungen zur formers. alternative model of conceptual change has evolved pädagogischen Ethnographie von Organisationen. to incorporate a[...] Mit Die[...] Features Dieser Band ist ein einzigartiges Dokument der Features Features publizistischen Tätigkeit des Bildungsexperten The language of science has many words and phrases Organisationen lernen Identität: Alltäglich pro- Dieter Lenzen, der als Präsident zweier Univer- whose meaning either changes in differing contexts duzieren, sichern und riskieren sie ein spezifis- sitäten, als Präsidiumsmitglied der Hochschulrek- or alters to reflect developments in a given discipline. ches Wissen der Identität und übersetzen dieses torenkonferenz und als Vorsitzender des Think This book presents the authors’ theories on using im Spannungsfeld ökonomischer An- und Einpas- Tanks „Aktionsrat Bildung“ Reformen des Bil- ‘conceptual profiles’ to make the teaching of con- sungszwänge sowie programmatischer Ansprüche dungssystems in allen seinen Zweigen und Bereichen text-dependent meanings more effective. Developed der Zweckerfüllung in eine Praxis organisationaler gefördert, begleitet und bewertet hat. Der Band ist over two decades, their theory begins with a recogni- Selbstdarstellung, in einen ‚eigenen Stil‘. Die vor- zugleich ein Dokument eines [..] tion of the coexistence in the students’ discourse [..] liegende organisationspädagogische Untersuchung deutsch-tschechischer [..] Contents Contents Einführung.- Erziehung.- Universität.- Bildung INTRODUCTION.- SECTION 1 The conceptual Contents international.- Bildungspolitik.- Bildungspolitik in profile: theoretical, epistemological and methodolog- Pädagogische Organisationsethnographie.- Berlin.- Freie Universität Berlin.- Statt eines Nach- ical bases of a research program.- CHAPTER 1 Con- Strategien und Muster der Identitätspraxis gren- wortes: Der Fragebogen. ceptual Profiles: Theoretical-Methodological Bases züberschreitender Organisationen. Zwei organisa- of a Research Program.- CHAPTER 2 The Epistemo- tionsethnographische Fallstudien.- Entwurf einer Fields of interest logical Grounds of the Conceptual Profile Theory.- Theorie organisationalen Identitätslernens im Kon- Education (general); Educational Policy and Politics; CHAPTER 3 Methodological grounds of the concep- text der Grenzüberschreitung. Administration, Organization and Leadership tual profile research program.- SECTION 2 Empiri- cal studies for building and using conceptual profile Target groups Fields of interest models for chemical, physical and biological onto Professional/practitioner Education (general); Administration, Organization concepts.- CHAPTER 4 Contributions of the socio- and Leadership Type of publication cultural domain to define a conceptual profile for molecule[...] Target groups Monograph Research More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-03532-7 Fields of interest Softcover Science Education; Teaching and Teacher Education; Type of publication Learning and Instruction Monograph 2014. X, 332 S. 18,68 € Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-03534-1 ISBN 978-3-658-03532-7 Research Softcover Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. 2014. XVI, 440 S. 11 Abb., 5 Abb. in Farbe. 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H. Reinders P. Smeyers, M. Depaepe (Eds.) Y. Steinert (Ed.)

Jugend - Engagement - Politische Educational Research: Material Faculty Development in the Health Sozialisation Culture and Its Representation Professions

Gemeinnützige Tätigkeit und Entwicklung in der Adoleszenz A Focus on Research and Practice This collection discusses and illustrates how edu- Jugendliche sind vielfach gemeinnützig engagiert, cational research is affected by the economic, insti- This volume addresses all facets of faculty develop- ohne dass dies in der breiten Öffentlichkeit tutional and physical contingencies of its time, and ment, including academic and career development, wahrgenommen wird. Der Band berichtet über in our time even increasingly is driven by them. It teaching improvement, research capacity building, die Ergebnisse einer für Deutschland bislang einzi- is argued that the antidote to this is, however, not and leadership development. In addition, it describes gartigen Längsschnittstudie, die dieses zahlreiche to aspire to ‘thought itself’, but instead to do jus- a multitude of ways, ranging from workshops to the und vielfältige Engagement der jungen Generation tice to its own rootedness in the ‘material’, includ- workplace, in which health professionals can develop aufzeigt. Es wird erklärt und empirisch geprüft, ing textuality. From an historical point of view such their knowledge and skills. By providing an informed welche positiven Wirkungen diese gemeinnützigen an innovative approach can itself revamp the mate- and scholarly overview of faculty development, and Tätigkeiten auf die Persönlichkeits- und politische rial scholarly culture and the way it is represented. by describing original content that has not been pre- Entwicklung Jugendlicher haben. Mit seinen klaren The chapters address a variety of topics such as the viously published, this book helps to ensure that theoretischen Aussagen und vielfältigen Ergebnis- cultural heritage of the school desk, the significance research and evidence inform practice, moves the sen zum Engagement im Jugendalter richtet es sich of images for research into long-term educational scholarly agenda forward, and promotes dialogue sowohl an Wissenschaftler und Studierende als auch processes, the[...] and debate in this evolving field. It will prove an in der Praxis Tätige. invaluable resource for[...] Features Features This collection discusses and illustrates how educa- Features Jugendliche sind vielfach gemeinnützig engagiert, tional research is affected by the economic, institu- This volume addresses all facets of faculty develop- ohne dass dies in der breiten Öffentlichkeit tional and physical contingencies of its time, and in ment, including academic and career development, wahrgenommen wird. Der Band berichtet über our time even increasingly is driven by them. It is teaching improvement, research capacity building, die Ergebnisse einer für Deutschland bislang einzi- argued that the antidote to this is, however, not to and leadership development. In addition, it describes gartigen Längsschnittstudie, die dieses zahlreiche aspire to ‘thought itself’, but instead to do justice to a multitude of ways, ranging from workshops to und vielfältige Engagement der jungen Generation its own rootedness in the ‘material’, including textu- the workplace, in which health professionals can aufzeigt. Es wird erklärt und empirisch geprüft, ality. From an historical point of [..] develop their knowledge and skills. By providing an welche positiven Wirkungen diese gemeinnützigen informed and scholarly overview of faculty develop- Tätigkeiten auf die [..] Contents ment, [..] 1. On the tangible material culture of child-rearing, Contents education, and educational research.- Paul Smeyers Contents Was ist gemeinnützige Tätigkeit?.- Verbreitung & Marc Depaepe.- 2. Valorising the cultural heritage Section I – Introduction.- 1. Faculty Development: gemeinnütziger Tätigkeit.- Motivation Jugendlicher of the school desk through historical research; Marc Core Concepts and Principles; Yvonne Steinert.- zu gemeinnütziger Tätigkeit.- Auswirkungen Depaepe, Frank Simon & Pieter Verstraete.- 3. Mir- Section II – The Scope of Faculty Development.- 2. gemeinnütziger Tätigkeit.- Die Theorie gemein- rors of reality? Material culture and the significance Faculty Development for Teaching Improvement; nütziger Tätigkeit.- Die jeps-Studie.- Bereiche und of images for research into long-term educational Carol S. Hodgson and LuAnn Wilkerson.- 3. Faculty Zielgruppen gemeinnütziger Tätigkeit.- Zugänge zu processes; Jeroen J.H. Dekker.- 4. Visual, literary and Development for Leadership and Management; Tim gemeinnütziger Tätigkeit.- Motivation und gemein- numerical perspectives on education: materiality, Swanwick and Judy McKimm.- 4. Faculty Develop- nützige Tätigkeit.- Biographische Voraussetzungen presence and interpretation; Karin Priem.- 5. Educa- ment for Research Capacity Building; Brian Hodges.- engagierter Jugendlicher.- Erfahrungen bei gemein- tion and the ‘new totalitarianism’: How standards for 5. Faculty Development for Academic and Career nütziger Tätigkeit.- Entwicklungsprozesse durch reporting on[...] Development; Karen Leslie.- 6. Faculty Development gemeinnützige Tätigkeit. for Organizational Change; Brian Jolly.- Section III Fields of interest – Approaches to Faculty Development.- 7. Learn- Fields of interest Educational Philosophy; Methodology of the Social ing[...] Education (general); Sociology of Education Sciences; History of Science; Sociology of Education Fields of interest Target groups Target groups Professional and Vocational Education; Medical Research Research Education; Higher Education

Type of publication Type of publication Target groups Monograph Contributed volume Research More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04627-9 More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03082-1 Type of publication Softcover Hardcover Contributed volume 2014. X, 196 S. 58 Abb. 2014. XI, 219 p. 16 illus. (Educational Research, Vol. 8) More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-7611-1 28,03 € 99,99 € ISBN 978-3-658-04627-9 ISBN 978-3-319-03082-1 Hardcover usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 2014. XVII, 442 p. 18 illus., 12 illus. in color. (Innovation and Change in Professional Education, Vol. 11) 129,99 € ISBN 978-94-007-7611-1 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Energy 47

D.R. Walling Energy J. Hossain, A. Mahmud (Eds.) Designing Learning for Tablet Large Scale Renewable Power

Classrooms J. Hossain, A. Mahmud (Eds.) Generation

Innovations in Instruction Advances in Technologies for Generation, Transmission and Renewable Energy Integration Storage The versatile, cost-effective technology of the tablet computer has proved to be a good fit with the learn- Challenges and Solutions This book focuses on the issues of integrating large- ing capabilities of today's students. Not surpris- scale renewable power generation into existing ingly, in more and more classrooms, the tablet has This book presents different aspects of renewable grids. The issues covered in this book include dif- replaced not only traditional print materials but the energy integration, from the latest developments in ferent types of renewable power generation along desktop computer and the laptop as well.Designing renewable energy technologies to the currently grow- with their transmission and distribution, storage Instruction for Tablet Classrooms makes sense of ing smart grids. The importance of different renew- and protection. It also contains the development this transition, clearly showing not just how and why able energy sources is discussed, in order to identify of medium voltage converters for step-up-trans- tablet-based learning works, but how it is likely to the advantages and challenges for each technol- former-less direct grid integration of renewable gen- evolve.Written for the non-technical reader, it bal- ogy. The rules of connecting the renewable energy eration units, grid codes and resiliency analysis for ances elegant theoretical background with practical sources have also been covered along with practi- large-scale renewable power generation, active power applications suitable to learning environments from cal examples. Since solar and wind energy are the and frequency control and HVDC transmission. The kindergarten through college. A wealth of specialized most popular forms of renewable energy sources, emerging SMES technology for controlling and inte- topics ranges from[...] this book provides the challenges of integrating these grating large-scale renewable power systems is also renewable generators along with some innovative discussed. Since the protection issues[...] Features solutions. As the complexity of power system opera- The versatile, cost-effective technology of the tablet tion has been raised due to the[...] Features computer has proved to be a good fit with the learn- This book focuses on the issues of integrating large- ing capabilities of today's students. Not surprisingly, Features scale renewable power generation into existing grids. in more and more classrooms, the tablet has replaced This book presents different aspects of renewable The issues covered in this book include different not only traditional print materials but the desktop energy integration, from the latest developments in types of renewable power generation along with their computer and the laptop as well. Designing Instruc- renewable energy technologies to the currently grow- transmission and distribution, storage, and protec- tion for Tablet Classrooms makes sense of this tran- ing smart grids. The importance of different renew- tion. It also contains the development of medium sition, clearly showing not [..] able energy sources is discussed, in order to identify voltage converters for step-up-transformer-less the advantages and challenges for each technol- direct grid integration of renewable generation [..] Contents ogy. The rules of connecting the renewable energy Introduction.- Chapter 1: “i” Is for Innovation.- sources have also been covered along with practical Contents Chapter 2: Tablet Technology as a Moving Target.- [..] Taxonomy of Uncertainty Modeling techniques in Chapter 3: Who’s the Learning Designer Here?.- Renewable Energy System Studies.- Probabilistic Chapter 4: Framing the Learning Design Approach.- Contents Modeling and Statistical Characteristics of Aggregate Chapter 5: Analyzing the Learning Environment.- Green Energy and Technology: Choosing Among Wind Power.- Conversion Efficiency Improvement Chapter 6: Designing Learning that Capitalizes Alternatives.- Grid Codes: Goals and Challenges.- in GaAs Solar Cells.- Emerging SMES Technol- on Tablet Technology.- Chapter 7: Developing Fault-Ride Through criteria development.- High ogy into Energy Storage Systems and Smart Grid Activities that Match Learning Needs.- Chapter 8: Penetration of Rooftop Photovoltaic Cells in Low Applications.- Multilevel Converters for Step-up- Implementing the Learning Design.- Chapter 9: Voltage Distribution Networks: Voltage Imbal- Transformer-less Direct Integration of Renewable Evaluation—Before, During and After.- Chapter 10: ance and Improvement.- Performance Evaluation Generation Units with Medium Voltage Smart Are eTextbooks More than Books?.- Chapter 11: of Grid-Connected Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) Sys- Microgrids.- A Review of Interconnection Rules Tablet Computer Reading—the How’s.- Chapter 12: tem with Different MPPT Controllers.- Optimal Sit- for Large Scale Renewable Power Generation.- Tablet Computer[...] ing and Sizing of Wind Turbines based on Genetic Resiliency Analysis of Large-Scale Renewable Algorithm and Optimal Power Flow.- Power Flow Enriched Power Grid – A[...] Fields of interest Analysis and Reactive Power Compensation of Grid Educational Technology; Learning and Instruction Connected Wind Energy Conversion Systems.- Con- Fields of interest tribution of Variable-Speed[...] Renewable and Green Energy; Energy Technology; Target groups Energy Systems; Electronics and Microelectronics, Research Fields of interest Instrumentation; Energy Economics; Measurement Renewable and Green Energy; Energy Technology; Science, Instrumentation Type of publication Energy Systems; Electronics and Microelectronics, Monograph Instrumentation; Energy Economics; Measurement Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-02419-6 Science, Instrumentation Research Hardcover Target groups Type of publication 2014. XV, 137 p. 6 illus., 1 illus. in color. Research Monograph 99,99 € More on www.springer.com/978-981-4585-29-3 ISBN 978-3-319-02419-6 Type of publication usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Monograph Hardcover 2014. XII, 462 p. 285 illus., 170 illus. in color. (Green More on www.springer.com/978-981-4585-26-2 Energy and Technology) Hardcover 129,99 € 2014. X, 447 p. 264 illus., 126 illus. in color. (Green ISBN 978-981-4585-29-3 Energy and Technology) usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 129,99 € ISBN 978-981-4585-26-2 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 48 Engineering springer.com

Engineering C. Al-Ekabi, B. Baranes, P. Hulsroj, A. Lahcen (Eds.) K. Beer Yearbook on Space Policy Bewehren nach DIN EN 1992-1-1

(Hrsg.) 2011/2012 (EC2)

Space in Times of Financial Crisis Tabellen und Beispiele für Bauzeichner und Konstrukteure Grundlagen linearer The Yearbook on Space Policy is the reference pub- Der Leser erhält mit diesem Tabellenbuch einen Antriebstechnik lication analyzing space policy developments. Each schnellen und übersichtlichen Einblick in die Hubgetriebe, Stellantriebe und Elektrohubzylinder year it presents issues and trends in space policy Bewehrung von Stahlbetonbauteilen. Wie viele and the space sector as a whole. Its scope is global Rundstähle kommen in einen Balken? In welche Dieses Handbuch bietet Mitarbeitern von Konstruk- and its perspective is European. The Yearbook also Richtung wird eine Q-Matte verlegt? Der Autor tions- und Planungsabteilungen die Möglichkeit links space policy with other policy areas. It high- erklärt mit anschaulichen Abbildungen, wie der einer übersichtlichen Bewertung und Auslegung lights specific events and issues, and provides useful Stahl im Beton verlegt und auch zeichnerisch von linearen Antriebskomponenten sowie funda- insights, data and information on space activities. dargestellt wird. Zahlreiche Tabellen und Beispiele mentale technische und wissenschaftliche Erklärun- The Yearbook on Space Policy is edited by the Euro- ermöglichen ein schnelles Auffinden der genauen gen über physikalische Vorgänge beim Einsatz von pean Space Policy Institute (ESPI) based in Vienna, Bewehrungszeichnung. Das Buch ist damit beson- elektromechanischer Antriebstechnik. Das Hand- Austria. It combines in-house research and contri- ders für Bauzeichner und Konstrukteure geeignet buch umfasst dabei Formeln zur Auslegung von butions of members of the European Space Policy und eine zuverlässige Hilfe in Ausbildung und Hubgetrieben und -anlagen, Tabellen zur Auswahl Research and Academic Network (ESPRAN), coordi- Praxis. von Parametern und Erfahrungswerte, die dazu nated by ESPI. The Yearbook is[...] beitragen sollen, Komponenten der Antriebstech- Features nik richtig zu dimensionieren. Zusätzlich werden Features Der Leser erhält mit diesem Tabellenbuch einen übersichtliche Darstellungen und Visualisierun- The Yearbook on Space Policy is the reference pub- schnellen und übersichtlichen Einblick in die gen gezeigt sowie praktische Beispiele und Versuch- lication analyzing space policy developments. Each Bewehrung von Stahlbetonbauteilen. Wie viele sergebnisse aus langjähriger[...] year it presents issues and trends in space policy Rundstähle kommen in einen Balken? In welche and the space sector as a whole. Its scope is global Richtung wird eine Q-Matte verlegt? Der Autor erk- Features and its perspective is European. The Yearbook also lärt mit anschaulichen Abbildungen, wie der Stahl Dieses Handbuch bietet Mitarbeitern von Konstruk- links space policy with other policy areas. It high- im Beton verlegt und auch zeichnerisch dargestellt tions- und Planungsabteilungen die Möglichkeit lights specific events and issues, and provides useful wird. Zahlreiche Tabellen und Beispiele ermöglichen einer übersichtlichen Bewertung und Auslegung insights, data and information on space activities. [..] ein schnelles Auffinden [..] von linearen Antriebskomponenten sowie funda- mentale technische und wissenschaftliche Erklärun- Contents Contents gen über physikalische Vorgänge beim Einsatz von From the Contents: Part I European Space Activi- Baustoffe.- Allgemeines. Ver- elektromechanischer Antriebstechnik. Das Hand- ties in the Global Context.- Developments in Space ankerung von Betonstahl.- buch umfasst dabei Formeln zur Auslegung von Policies, Programmes and Technologies through- Betonstahlmatten.- Gründung.- Bodenplatten.- Die Hubgetrieben und -anlagen, Tabellen [..] out the World and in Europe.- Part II The Effect of Weiße Wanne.- Stützen.- Unterzüge.- Rahmen.- the Financial Crisis on Political Decision-Making.- Betonwände.- Decken.- Durchstanzbewehrung.- Contents The Psychology and Reality of the Financial Crisis in Treppen.- Schachtbewehrung.- Sonderbauteile.- Allgemeine und spezifische Formeln und Daten Terms of Space Cooperation.- Part III Chronology: Formeln und Tabellen. zur Berechnung und Auslegung von Hubanlagen.- June 2011 – May 2012.- Bibliography of Space Policy Anschauliche Darstellungsbeispiele für praktische Publications July 2011 – June 2012. Fields of interest Anwendungsfälle von Hubgetrieben und linearer Solid Construction; Building Construction, HVAC, Antriebstechnik.- Umfassende Beschreibung der Fields of interest Refrigeration; Civil Engineering Komponenten einer kompletten Hubanlage. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics; Politi- cal Science, general; Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Target groups Fields of interest Space; R & D / Technology Policy Upper undergraduate Mechanical Engineering; Machinery and Machine Type of publication Elements Target groups Research German textbook Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04178-6 Professional/practitioner Type of publication Monograph Softcover 2014. XIII, 293 S. 141 Abb. Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-3-7091-1648-7 28,03 € Professional book Hardcover ISBN 978-3-658-04178-6 More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-03148-0 2014. XVI, 298 p. 57 illus. (Yearbook on Space Policy) Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. Hardcover 129,99 € 2014. 174 S. 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J.M. Bishop, A.O. Martin (Eds.) T. Borangiu, D. Trentesaux, A. Thomas (Eds.) A.L. Brooks, S. Brahnam, L.C. Jain (Eds.)

Contemporary Sensorimotor Service Orientation in Holonic and Technologies of Inclusive Well- Theory Multi-Agent Manufacturing and Being

Robotics Serious Games, Alternative Realities, and Play Therapy This book analyzes the philosophical foundations of sensorimotor theory and discusses the most recent This book is the first single volume that brings This volume gathers the peer reviewed papers which applications of sensorimotor theory to human com- together the topics of serious games, alternative real- were presented at the third edition of the Interna- puter interaction, child’s play, virtual reality, robot- ities, and play therapy. The focus is on the use of tional Workshop “Service Orientation in Holonic ics, and linguistics.Why does a circle look curved digital media for the therapeutic benefit and well- and Multi-agent Manufacturing and Robotics – and not angular? Why does red not sound like a bell? being of a wide range of people−spanning those with SOHOMA’13” organized on June 20-22, 2013 by Why, as I interact with the world, is there something special needs to the elderly to entire urban neigh- the Centre of Research in Computer Integrated it is like to be me? An analytic philosopher might borhoods. This book brings together these topics Manufacturing and Robotics – CIMR Bucharest, suggest: ``if we ponder the concept of circle we find to demonstrate the increasing trans/inter/multi- and hosted by the University of Valenciennes, that it is the essence of a circle to be round’’. How- disciplinary initiatives apparent today in science, France.The book is structured in five parts, each one ever, where does this definition come from? Was it medicine, and academic research−interdisciplinary covering a specific research domain which represents set in stone by the Gods, in other words by divine initiative that are already profoundly impacting soci- a trend for modern manufacturing control: Distrib- arbiters of circleness, redness and consciousness? ety. uted Intelligence for Sustainable Manufacturing, Particularly, with[...] Holonic and Multi-Agent Technologies for Manu- Features Features facturing Planning and Control; Service Orientation This book is the first single volume that brings This book analyzes the philosophical foundations of in Manufacturing[...] together the topics of serious games, alternative real- sensorimotor theory and discusses the most recent ities, and play therapy. The focus is on the use of Features applications of sensorimotor theory to human com- digital media for the therapeutic benefit and well- This volume gathers the peer reviewed papers which puter interaction, child’s play, virtual reality, robot- being of a wide range of people−spanning those with were presented at the third edition of the Interna- ics, and linguistics. Why does a circle look curved special needs to the elderly to entire urban neigh- tional Workshop “Service Orientation in Holonic and not angular? Why does red not sound like a bell? borhoods. This book brings together these topics to and Multi-agent Manufacturing and Robotics – Why, as I interact with the world, is there something demonstrate the increasing [..] SOHOMA’13” organized on June 20-22, 2013 by it is like to be me? An analytic [..] the Centre of Research in Computer Integrated Contents Contents Manufacturing and Robotics – CIMR Bucharest, Part 1: Technologies for Rehabilitation .- Part The Explanatory Status of the Sensorimotor and hosted by the University of Valenciennes, 2: Technologies for Music Therapy and Approach to Phenomenal Consciousness, and its France.The book is [..] Expression .- Part 3: Technologies for Well- Appeal to Cognition.- Heideggerian Credentials? Being .- Part 4: Technologies for Education & Edu- Contents O’Regan’s Sensorimotor Approach to Perception cation for Rehabilitative Technologies .- Part 5: Dis- Part I Distributed Intelligence for Sustainable Man- and Robots that Feel.- The Phenomenology of Sen- ruptive Innovation. ufacturing.- Part II Holonic and Multi-agent Tech- sorimotor Understanding.- How Enactive is the nologies for Manufacturing Planning and Control.- Dynamic Sensorimotor Account of Raw Feel?: Dis- Fields of interest Part III Service Orientation in Manufacturing Man- cussing some Insights from Phenomenology and Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence agement and Control.- Part IV Intelligent Products the Cognitive Sciences.- Experience and conscious- (incl. Robotics); Biomedical Engineering and Product-driven Automation.- Part V Robots for ness: Concepts from the outside in.- Sensorimotor Manufacturing and Services. Target groups knowledge and the radical alternative.- The Problem Research of Invisible Content.- Beyond Vision: extending the Fields of interest scope of a sensorimotor[...] Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence Type of publication (incl. Robotics); Robotics and Automation Monograph Fields of interest Computational Intelligence; Phenomenology; Artifi- Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-45431-8 cial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Cognitive Psychol- Research Hardcover ogy 2014. XIX, 360 p. 73 illus., 54 illus. in color. (Studies in Type of publication Computational Intelligence, Vol. 536) Target groups Monograph 99,99 € Research More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04734-8 ISBN 978-3-642-45431-8 Type of publication Hardcover usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Proceedings 2014. XXII, 365 p. 168 illus. (Studies in Computational More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-05106-2 Intelligence, Vol. 544) 129,99 € Hardcover ISBN 978-3-319-04734-8 2014. X, 253 p. 16 illus., 5 illus. in color. (Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics, usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Vol. 15) 139,99 € ISBN 978-3-319-05106-2 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 50 Engineering springer.com

Th.D. Brunoe, K. Nielsen, K.A. Joergensen, S.B. Taps (Eds.) B.-Y. Cao, S.-Q. Ma, H.-h. Cao (Eds.) M. Ceberio, V. Kreinovich (Eds.)

Proceedings of the 7th World Ecosystem Assessment and Fuzzy Constraint Programming and Conference on Mass Customization, Systems Management Decision Making Personalization, and Co-Creation (MCPC 2014), Aalborg, Denmark, “Ecosystem Assessment and Fuzzy Systems Manage- In many application areas, it is necessary to make ment” is the edited outcome of the 3rd International effective decisions under constraints. Several area- February 4th - 7th, 2014 Conference on Ecosystem Assessment Manage- specific techniques are known for such decision Twenty Years of Mass Customization – Towards New Frontiers ment (ICEAM) and the Workshop on the Construc- problems; however, because these techniques are tion of an Early Warning Platform for Eco-tourism area-specific, it is not easy to apply each technique to The MCPC 2014 is a multi‐track conference fea- (WCEWPE) in Hainan on May 5-12, 2013, Haikou, other applications areas. Cross-fertilization between turing a combination of high profile keynotes with China. The 3rd ICEAM and the WCEWPE, built different application areas is one of the main objec- expert talks, panel discussions, paper sessions, on the success of previous conferences, are major tives of the annual International Workshops on workshops, receptions, and much more. While it is Symposiums for scientists, engineers and logistic Constraint Programming and Decision Making. devoted to sharing and discussing the latest research management researchers presenting their the lat- Those workshops, held in the US (El Paso, Texas), in the field, the MCPC conference has a strong focus est achievements, developments and applications in Europe (Lyon, France) and in Asia (Novosi- on real life applications. Since its beginning, the in all areas of Ecosystem Assessment Management, birsk, Russia), from 2008 to 2012, have attracted MCPC conference has had an equal share of partici- Early Warning Platform for Eco-tourism and fuzzi- researchers and practitioners from all over the world. pants, practitioners and academics/researchers. This ology. It aims to strengthen relations between indus- This volume presents extended versions of[...] makes the MCPC conference truly unique among try research laboratories[...] many conferences. It strives to connect MCPC Features thinkers, first movers, entrepreneurs, technology Features In many application areas, it is necessary to make developers, and researchers with people applying “Ecosystem Assessment and Fuzzy Systems Manage- effective decisions under constraints. Several area- these strategies in practice. Twenty years ago[...] ment” is the edited outcome of the 3rd International specific techniques are known for such decision Conference on Ecosystem Assessment Manage- problems; however, because these techniques are Features ment (ICEAM) and the Workshop on the Construc- area-specific, it is not easy to apply each technique to The MCPC 2014 is a multi‐track conference fea- tion of an Early Warning Platform for Eco-tourism other applications areas. Cross-fertilization between turing a combination of high profile keynotes with (WCEWPE) in Hainan on May 5-12, 2013, Haikou, different application areas is one of the main objec- expert talks, panel discussions, paper sessions, China. The 3rd ICEAM and the WCEWPE, built on tives of the annual International Workshops on [..] workshops, receptions, and much more. While it is the success of previous conferences, are major Sym- devoted to sharing and discussing the latest research posiums for scientists, engineers [..] Contents in the field, the MCPC conference has a strong focus Algorithmics of Checking Whether a Mapping Is on real life applications. Since its beginning, the Contents Injective, Surjective,and/or Bijective.- Simplicity Is MCPC conference has had an equal share of partici- Ecosystem Assessment, Management and Informa- Worse Than Theft: A Constraint-Based Explanation pants, [..] tion.- Intelligent Algorithm, Fuzzy Optimization and of aSeemingly Counter-Intuitive Russian Saying.- Engineering Application.- Spatial Data Analysis and Continuous If-Then Statements Are Computable.- Contents Intelligent Information Processing.- Tourism Cul- Linear programming with Interval Type-2 fuzzy A Bonded Experience: ‘Value creation as the creation ture, Development and Planning.- Application of constraints.-Epistemic Considerations on Expert of an experience, within a business relationship’.- Operations Research and Fuzzy Systems. Disagreement, NormativeJustification, and Incon- A Case Investigation of Product Structure Com- sistency Regarding Multi-Criteria Decision Mak- plexity in Mass Customization using a Data Mining Fields of interest ing .-Interval Linear Programming Techniques in Approach.- A Method for Specification of Multi- Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence Constraint Programmingand Global Optimiza- Variant Products using Degrees of Freedom of Shape (incl. Robotics); Operation Research / Decision The- tion.-Selecting the Best Location for a Meteorological Attributes in Product Structures.- A Profile Chart ory Tower: A Case[...] Approach for Defining the Solution Space of a Pro- Target groups duction Network.- Applying the 5 WHYs to identify Fields of interest Research rot causes to non-completions in on-site construc- Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) tion.- Challenges in Request Management – Demand Type of publication management of customer-driven product develop- Monograph Target groups ment. More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03448-5 Research Fields of interest Softcover Type of publication Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, 2014. XV, 529 p. 119 illus. (Advances in Intelligent Sys- Monograph Marketing; R & D / Technology Policy; Technology tems and Computing, Vol. 254) Management 199,99 € More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04279-4 ISBN 978-3-319-03448-5 Hardcover Target groups 2014. XII, 209 p. 33 illus. (Studies in Computational Research usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Intelligence, Vol. 539) Type of publication 99,99 € Proceedings ISBN 978-3-319-04279-4 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04270-1 Hardcover 2014. XIII, 560 p. 176 illus., 31 illus. in color. 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A. Chakrabarti, L.T.M. Blessing (Eds.) L. Chen, S. Kapoor, R. Bhatia (Eds.) B.S. Dhillon

An Anthology of Theories and Intelligent Systems for Science and Human Reliability, Error, Models of Design Information and Human Factors in Power

Philosophy, Approaches and Empirical Explorations Extended and Selected Results from the Science and Informa- Generation tion Conference 2013 While investigations into both theories and models Human reliability, error, and human factors in has remained a major strand of engineering design The book Intelligent Systems for Science and Infor- the area of power generation have been receiving research, current literature sorely lacks a reference mation is the remarkable collection of extended increasing attention in recent years. Each year bil- book that provides a comprehensive and up-to-date chapters from the selected papers that were pub- lions of dollars are spent in the area of power gen- anthology of theories and models, and their philo- lished in the proceedings of Science and Informa- eration to design, construct/manufacture, operate, sophical and empirical underpinnings; An Anthol- tion (SAI) Conference 2013. It contains twenty-four and maintain various types of power systems around ogy of Theories and Models of Design fills this chapters in the field of Intelligent Systems, which the globe, and such systems often fail due to human gap.The text collects the expert views of an interna- received highly recommended feedback during SAI error. This book compiles various recent results and tional authorship, covering:· significant theories Conference 2013 review process. All chapters have data into one volume, and eliminates the need to in engineering design, including CK theory, domain gone through substantial extension and consolida- consult many diverse sources to obtain vital informa- theory, and the theory of technical systems;· tion and were subject to another round of rigorous tion. It enables potential readers to delve deeper into current models of design, from a function behavior review and additional modification. These chap- a specific area, providing the source of most of the structure model to an integrated model;· impor- ters represent the state of the art of the cutting-edge material presented in references at the end of each tant empirical research[...] research and technologies in related areas, and can help inform relevant research communities and[...] chapter. Examples along[...] Features Features While investigations into both theories and models Features Human reliability, error, and human factors in has remained a major strand of engineering design The book Intelligent Systems for Science and Infor- the area of power generation have been receiving research, current literature sorely lacks a reference mation is the remarkable collection of extended increasing attention in recent years. Each year bil- book that provides a comprehensive and up-to-date chapters from the selected papers that were pub- lions of dollars are spent in the area of power gen- anthology of theories and models, and their philo- lished in the proceedings of Science and Informa- eration to design, construct/manufacture, operate, sophical and empirical underpinnings; An Anthol- tion (SAI) Conference 2013. It contains twenty-four and maintain various types of power systems around ogy of Theories and Models of Design fills this gap. chapters in the field of Intelligent Systems, which the globe, and such systems often fail due to human The text collects the expert views of an [..] received highly recommended feedback during SAI Conference 2013 review process. All chapters have error. This book compiles various recent results and Contents gone [..] data [..] Theories and Models of Design: A Summary of Contents Findings.- Design Theories, Models and Their Test- Contents 1. Introduction.- 2. Basic Mathematical Concepts.- ing On the Scientific Status of Design Research.- Compensatory Fuzzy Logic: A Frame for Reason- 3. Basic Human Factors, Reliability, and Error Con- A Structure for Design Theory.- Motive of Design: ing and Modeling Preference Knowledge in Intelli- cepts.- 4. General Methods for Performing Human Roles of Pre- and Post-Design in Highly Advanced gent Systems.- All Weather Human Detection using Reliability and Error Analysis in Power Plants.- 5. Products.- What the Design Theory of Social Cyber- Neuromorphic Visual Processing Wearable Phys- Specific Human Reliability Analysis Methods for physical Systems must Describe, Explain and Pre- ical and Psychological Monitoring System Rescue Nuclear Power Plants.- 6. Human Factors in Power dict.- Models of Design.- Perceiving design as System for Elderly and Disabled Person Using.- The Generation.- 7. Human Error in Power Generation.- modelling: A cybernetic systems perspective.- The World as Distributed Brain with Spatial Grasp Par- 8. Human Factors in Control Systems.- 9. Human Contact and Channel Approach (C&C²-A): Relating adigm.- Spatial Relation Approach to Fingerprint Factors in Power Plant Maintenance.- 10. Human a System’s Physical Structure to its Functionality.- Matching.- Different Artificial Bee Colony Algo- Error in Power Plant Maintenance.- 11. Mathemat- Domain Theory, its Models and Concepts.- Engi- rithms and Relevant Case Studies.- Novel approaches ical Models for Performing Human Reliability and neering[...] to developing multimodal biometric systems with autonomic liveness detection characteristics.- Mobile Error Analysis in Power Plants. Fields of interest Augmented[...] Fields of interest Engineering Design; Philosophy of Technology Fields of interest Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk; Energy Target groups Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence Technology; Energy Systems Research (incl. Robotics) Target groups Type of publication Target groups Research Monograph Research Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-6337-4 Type of publication Monograph Hardcover Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04018-9 2014. X, 455 p. 122 illus., 31 illus. in color. More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04701-0 Hardcover 129,99 € 2014. XIV, 188 p. 42 illus. (Springer Series in Reliability ISBN 978-1-4471-6337-4 Hardcover Engineering) usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 2014. X, 442 p. 315 illus., 127 illus. in color. 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P. Di Giamberardino, D. Iacoviello, R. Natal Jorge, J.M.R.S. Tavares A. Dillmann, G. Heller, E. Krämer, H.-P. Kreplin, W. Nitsche, U. Rist P. Dineva, D. Gross, R. Müller, T. Rangelov (Eds.) (Eds.) Dynamic Fracture of Piezoelectric Computational Modeling of Objects New Results in Numerical and Materials Presented in Images Experimental Fluid Mechanics IX Solution of Time-Harmonic Problems via BIEM Fundamentals, Methods and Applications Contributions to the 18th STAB/DGLR Symposium, Stuttgart, Germany, 2012 Dynamic Fracture of Piezoelectric Materials focuses This book contains extended versions of selected on the Boundary Integral Equation Method as an papers from the 3rd edition of the International This book presents contributions to the 18th bian- efficient computational tool. The presentation of the Symposium CompIMAGE.These contributions nual symposium of the German Aerospace Aerody- theoretical basis of piezoelectricity is followed by include cover methods of signal and image pro- namics Association (STAB). The individual chapters sections on fundamental solutions and the numeri- cessing and analysis to tackle problems found in reflect ongoing research conducted by the STAB cal realization of the boundary value problems. Two medicine, material science, surveillance, biometric, members in the field of numerical and experimental major parts of the book are devoted to the solution robotics, defence, satellite data, traffic analysis and fluid mechanics and aerodynamics, mainly for (but of problems in homogeneous and inhomogeneous architecture, image segmentation, 2D and 3D recon- not limited to) aerospace applications, and cover solids. The book includes contributions on coupled struction, data acquisition, interpolation and regis- both nationally and EC-funded projects. By address- electro-mechanical models, computational methods, tration, data visualization, motion and deformation ing a number of essential research subjects, together its validation and the simulation results, which reveal analysis and 3D vision. with their related physical and mathematics funda- different effects useful for engineering design and mentals, the book provides readers with a compre- practice. The book is self-contained and well-illus- Features hensive overview of the current research work in the trated, and it serves as a[...] This book contains extended versions of selected field, as well as its main challenges and new direc- papers from the 3rd edition of the International tions. Current work on e.g. high aspect-ratio[...] Features Symposium CompIMAGE.These contributions Dynamic Fracture of Piezoelectric Materials focuses include cover methods of signal and image pro- Features on the Boundary Integral Equation Method as an cessing and analysis to tackle problems found in This book presents contributions to the 18th bian- efficient computational tool. The presentation of the medicine, material science, surveillance, biometric, nual symposium of the German Aerospace Aerody- theoretical basis of piezoelectricity is followed by robotics, defence, satellite data, traffic analysis and namics Association (STAB). The individual chapters sections on fundamental solutions and the numeri- architecture, image segmentation, 2D and 3D recon- reflect ongoing research conducted by the STAB cal realization of the boundary value problems. Two struction, [..] members in the field of numerical and experimental major parts of the book are devoted to the solution of fluid mechanics and aerodynamics, mainly for (but problems in homogeneous and inhomogeneous [..] Contents not limited to) aerospace applications, and cover Preface.- The surveying and representation process both nationally and EC-funded projects. By address- Contents applied to archaeology: a quest for invariants in ing a number of [..] 1 Introduction.- Part I Theoretical basics.- 2 Piezo- a highly variable context, by Carlo Bianchini, electric materials.- 3 Fundamental solutions.- 4 Francesco Borgogni, Alfonso Ippolito, Luca J. Sena- Contents Numerical realization by BIEM.- Part II Homoge- tore.- Architectural heritage and 3D models, by Airplane Aerodynamics.- Optimization.- Laminar neous PEM.- 5 Steady-state problems in a cracked Mario Centofanti, Stefano Brusaporci and Vitto- Flow Control and Transition.- Rotorcraft Aerody- anisotropic domain.- 6 2D wave scattering by rio Lucchese.- Flow patterns in aortic circulation namics.- Convective Flows.- Aerodynamics and cracks in a piezoelectric plane.- 7 Piezoelectric associated to the Mustard procedure, by Giuseppe Aeroacoustics of Ground Vehicles.- Aeroelasticity cracked finite solids under time-harmonic load- D’Avenio, Salvatore Donatiello, Aurelio Secinaro, and Structural Dynamics.- Numerical Simulation.- ing.- 8 Dynamic crack interaction in piezoelectric Alessandro Palombo, Bruno Marino, Antonio Experimental Simulation and Test Techniques.- and anisotropic solids.- 9 Different electric bound- Amodeo, Mauro Grigioni.- Fuzzy image segmenta- Aeroacoustics.- Biofluid Mechanics. ary conditions.- Part III Functionally graded PEM.- tion: an automatic unsupervised method, by Silvana 10 In-plane crack problems in functionally graded Fields of interest G.[...] piezoelectric solids.- 11 Functionally graded[...] Engineering Fluid Dynamics; Numerical and Com- Fields of interest putational Physics; Aerospace Technology and Fields of interest Signal, Image and Speech Processing; Computer Astronautics; Fluid- and Aerodynamics Theoretical and Applied Mechanics; Computational Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Graph- Science and Engineering; Optical and Electronic Target groups ics; Imaging / Radiology; Materials Science (general); Materials Mathematics (general) Research Target groups Type of publication Target groups Research Research Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03157-6 Type of publication Type of publication Monograph Monograph Hardcover 2014. XVI, 683 p. 427 illus., 105 illus. in color. (Notes More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03960-2 More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04038-7 on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Hardcover Hardcover Design, Vol. 124) 2014. XIV, 249 p. 119 illus. (Solid Mechanics and Its 2014. VIII, 314 p. 196 illus. (Lecture Notes in Computa- 169,99 € Applications, Vol. 212) tional Vision and Biomechanics, Vol. 15) ISBN 978-3-319-03157-6 99,99 € 99,99 € usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-3-319-03960-2 ISBN 978-3-319-04038-7 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Engineering 53

A.L. Dorfmann, R.W. Ogden P. Fastermann K. Fricke

Nonlinear Theory of Electroelastic 3D-Drucken Digitaltechnik and Magnetoelastic Interactions Wie die generative Fertigungstechnik funktioniert Lehr- und Übungsbuch für Elektrotechniker und Informatiker

Wie funktioniert 3D-Druck? Wofür eignet sich Dieses Lehr- und Übungsbuch stellt praxisnah und This book provides a unified theory on nonlinear welche 3D-Druck-Technologie? Was bedeutet 3D- lückenlos die Grundlagen und Anwendungen der electro-magnetomechanical interactions of soft Druck für den Einzelnen? Welche gesellschaftlichen Digitaltechnik dar. Im Grundlagenteil werden die für materials capable of large elastic deformations. The und wirtschaftlichen Veränderungen wird es durch das Verständnis der digitalen Schaltungen notwendi- authors include an overview of the basic principles diese Zukunftstechnologie geben? Die Autorin gibt gen theoretischen Grundlagen wie das duale Zahlen- of the classic theory of electromagnetism from the Antworten auf diese Fragen. Sie führt präzise und system und die für die Entwicklung von Schaltungen fundamental notions of point charges and magnetic einfach in die immer populärer werdende Technolo- notwendigen Techniken erarbeitet. Im Anwendung- dipoles through to distributions of charge and cur- gie des 3D-Drucks ein. Die Leser werden so in den steil werden Standard-Schaltungen wie z.B. Mul- rent in a non-deformable continuum, time-depen- Stand versetzt, 3D-Druck selbst anzuwenden. Sie ler- tiplexer und arithmetische Bausteine beschrieben. dent electromagnetic fields and Maxwell’s equations. nen, kostenlose Software auszuprobieren oder vielle- Im Bereich der komplexen digitalen Schaltungen They summarize relevant theories of continuum icht sogar in einer der immer zahlreicher werdenden werden neben der Technologie der Anwender-pro- mechanics, required to account for the deformabil- offenen Werkstätten (FabLabs) einen 3D-Drucker grammierbaren Schaltungen (ASIC) und deren Kon- ity of material and present a constitutive framework selbst zu nutzen. figurierung mit Hardware-beschreibenden Sprachen for the nonlinear magneto-and electroelastic interac- (HDL) auch der Aufbau und die Programmierung tions in a highly deformable material. The[...] Features von Mikroprozessoren[...] Wie funktioniert 3D-Druck? Wofür eignet sich Features welche 3D-Druck-Technologie? Was bedeutet 3D- Features This book provides a unified theory of nonlinear Druck für den Einzelnen? Welche gesellschaftlichen Dieses Lehr- und Übungsbuch stellt praxisnah und electro-magnetomechanical interactions of soft und wirtschaftlichen Veränderungen wird es durch lückenlos die Grundlagen und Anwendungen der materials capable of large elastic deformations. The diese Zukunftstechnologie geben? Die Autorin gibt Digitaltechnik dar. Im Grundlagenteil werden die für authors include an overview of the basic principles Antworten auf diese Fragen. Sie führt präzise und das Verständnis der digitalen Schaltungen notwendi- of the classical theory of electromagnetism from the einfach in die immer populärer werdende Technolo- gen theoretischen Grundlagen wie das duale Zahlen- fundamental notions of point charges and magnetic gie des 3D-Drucks ein. Die Leser werden so in den system und die für die Entwicklung von Schaltungen dipoles through to distributions of charge and cur- Stand versetzt, [..] notwendigen Techniken erarbeitet. Im Anwendung- rent in a non-deformable continuum, time-depen- steil werden Standard-Schaltungen wie z.B. Multi- dent [..] Contents plexer und [..] Aus dem Inhalt: Einleitung: 3D-Druck als neue Contents industrielle Revolution?.- Was ist 3D-Druck?.- Wie Contents Introduction.- Electromagnetic Theory.- Nonlin- hat sich 3D-Druck entwickelt?.- Welche 3D-Druck- Codierung und Zahlensysteme.- Schaltalgebra.- ear Elasticity Background.- Nonlinear Electroelastic Technologien gibt es?.- Wofür eignet sich welche Schaltungstechnik.- Schaltnetze.- Synchrone und Interactions.- Electroelastic Boundary-Value Prob- 3D-Druck-Technologie am besten?.- 3D-CAD- asynchrone Schaltwerke.- Multiplexer und Code- lems.- Nonlinear Magnetoelastic Interactions.- Mag- Zeichensoftware.- FabLabs – wie sich in offenen Umsetzer.- Zähler und Schieberegister.- Arithmetis- netoelastic Boundary-Value Problems.- Variational Werkstätten weitere Möglichkeiten erschließen. che Bausteine.- Digitale Speicher.- Programmierbare Formulations in Electroelasticity and Magnetoelas- Logikbausteine.- Schaltungsentwurf mit VHDL.- ticity.- Incremental Equations.- Electroelastic Sta- Fields of interest Mikroprozessoren.- Mikrocontroller 68HC11. bility.- Magnetoelastic Wave Propagation.- Basic Operating Procedures, Materials Treatment; Popular Vector and Tensor Operations.- Index. Science Fields of interest Engineering (general); Electrical Engineering Fields of interest Target groups Electrical Engineering; Theoretical and Applied Popular/general Target groups Mechanics; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Upper undergraduate Materials Type of publication Popular science Type of publication Target groups German textbook Research More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-40963-9 Softcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-8348-1783-9 Type of publication 2014. XII, 132 S. 26 Abb., 5 Abb. in Farbe. (Technik im Softcover Monograph Fokus) 2014. XII, 318 S. 215 Abb. Mit Aufgaben und Lösungen. More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-9595-6 14,01 € 32,70 € ISBN 978-3-642-40963-9 ISBN 978-3-8348-1783-9 Hardcover 2014. XI, 313 p. 19 illus. Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. 129,99 € ISBN 978-1-4614-9595-6 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 54 Engineering springer.com

J. Gausemeier, F.J. Rammig, W. Schäfer (Eds.) J. Gausemeier, F.J. Rammig, W. Schäfer, W. Sextro (Eds.) C.C. Gillispie, R. Pisano

Design Methodology for Intelligent Dependability of Self-Optimizing Lazare and Sadi Carnot

Technical Systems Mechatronic Systems A Scientific and Filial Relationship

Develop Intelligent Technical Systems of the Future Lazare Carnot was the unique example in the his- Intelligent technical systems, which combine tory of science of someone who inadvertently owed Intelligent technical systems, which combine mechanical, electrical and software engineering with the scientific recognition he eventually achieved to mechanical, electrical and software engineering with methods from control engineering and advanced earlier political prominence. He and his son Sadi control engineering and advanced mathematics, go mathematics, go far beyond the state of the art in produced work that derived from their training as far beyond the state of the art in mechatronics and mechatronics and open up fascinating perspectives. engineering and went largely unnoticed by physicists open up fascinating perspectives. Among these sys- Among these systems are so-called self-optimiz- for a generation or more, even though their respec- tems are so-called self-optimizing systems, which are ing systems, which are able to adapt their behavior tive work introduced concepts that proved funda- able to adapt their behavior autonomously and flex- autonomously and flexibly to changing operating mental when taken up later by other hands. There ibly to changing operating conditions. Self-optimiz- conditions. The Collaborative Research Center 614 was, moreover, a filial as well as substantive relation ing systems create high value for example in terms of "Self-optimizing concepts and structures in mechani- between the work of father and son. Sadi applied to energy and resource efficiency as well as reliability. cal engineering" pursued the long-term aim to enable the functioning of heat engines the analysis that his The Collaborative Research Center 614 "Self-opti- others to develop dependable self-optimizing sys- father had developed in his study of the operation of mizing Concepts and Structures in Mechanical Engi- tems. Assuring their dependability poses new chal- ordinary machines.[...] neering" pursued the long-term aim to open up the lenges. However, self-optimization also offers the[...] active paradigm of[...] Features Features Lazare Carnot was the unique example in the his- Features Intelligent technical systems, which combine tory of science of someone who inadvertently owed Intelligent technical systems, which combine mechanical, electrical and software engineering with the scientific recognition he eventually achieved to mechanical, electrical and software engineering with control engineering and advanced mathematics, go earlier political prominence. He and his son Sadi control engineering and advanced mathematics, go far beyond the state of the art in mechatronics and produced work that derived from their training as far beyond the state of the art in mechatronics and open up fascinating perspectives. Among these sys- engineers and went largely unnoticed by physicists open up fascinating perspectives. Among these sys- tems are so-called self-optimizing systems, which are for a generation or more, even though their respec- tems are so-called self-optimizing systems, which are able to adapt their behavior autonomously and flex- tive work introduced concepts that proved funda- able to adapt their behavior autonomously and flex- ibly to changing operating conditions. Self-optimiz- mental when [..] ibly to changing operating conditions. Self-optimiz- ing [..] ing [..] Contents Contents From the Contents: Biographical Sketch of Lazare Contents Introduction to Self-Optimization and Depend- Carnot.- The Science Of Machines: Summary of The Paradigm of Self-Optimization.- Examples of ability.- Development of Self-Optimizing Systems.- Essai sur les machines en général.- Geometric Self-Optimizing Systems.- Development of Self- Methods of Improving the Dependability of Self- motions.- Moment–of –Momentum.- Moment– Optimizing Systems.- Methods for the Domain- Optimizing Systems.- Case Study.- Conclusion and of–Activity–The concept of work.- Practical con- Spanning Conceptual Design.- Methods for the Outlook. clusions.- The Development Of Carnot's Mechan- Design and Development.- Summary and Outlook. Fields of interest ics: Argument of the 1778 Memoir on theory of Fields of interest Engineering Design; Mechatronics; Complexity machines.- Argument of the 1780 Memoir. Engineering Design; Mechatronics; Complexity Target groups Fields of interest Target groups Research Engineering (general); History of Science; History of Research Mathematics; Epistemology Type of publication Type of publication Monograph Target groups Monograph Graduate More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-53741-7 More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-45434-9 Hardcover Type of publication Hardcover 2014. XVI, 193 p. 84 illus. (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Monograph 2014. XVIII, 358 p. 192 illus. (Lecture Notes in Mechani- Engineering) More on www.springer.com/978-94-017-8010-0 cal Engineering) 129,99 € Hardcover 129,99 € ISBN 978-3-642-53741-7 2014. XVI, 490 p. 111 illus., 34 illus. in color. (History of ISBN 978-3-642-45434-9 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Mechanism and Machine Science, Vol. 19) usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 79,99 € ISBN 978-94-017-8010-0 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Engineering 55

E. Goodarzi, M. Ziaei, E.Z. Hosseinipour M. Grebenstein W. Heiermann, L. Linke, A. Kullack

Introduction to Optimization Approaching Human Performance VOB-Musterbriefe für

Analysis in Hydrosystem The Functionality-Driven Awiwi Robot Hand Auftragnehmer Engineering Humanoid robotics have made remarkable progress Bauunternehmen und Ausbaubetriebe since the dawn of robotics. So why don't we have Die VOB schreibt eine Vielzahl von Former- This book presents the basics of linear and nonlin- humanoid robot assistants in day-to-day life yet? fordernissen bei der Abwicklung von Bauverträgen ear optimization analysis for both single and multi- This book analyzes the keys to building a success- vor, mit denen die Unternehmer oft wenig vertraut objective problems in hydrosystem engineering. The ful humanoid robot for field robotics, where col- sind. Um ihnen den notwendigen Schriftverkehr bei book includes several examples with various levels lisions become an unavoidable part of the game. der Ausführung von Bauleistungen zu erleichtern, of complexity in different fields of water resources Theauthor argues that the design goal should be real legen die Autoren - seit vielen Jahren als Rechtsan- engineering. The examples are solved step by step anthropomorphism, as opposed to mere human-like wälte auf dem Gebiet des Baurechts tätig - hier eine to assist the reader and to make it easier to under- appearance. He deduces three major characteristics Formularsammlung vor. Sie enthält nicht nur zahlre- stand the concepts. In addition, the latest tools and to aim for when designing a humanoid robot, par- iche Musterbriefe zu den vielfältigen Problemen im methods are presented to help students, researchers, ticularly robot hands:_ Robustness against impacts_ Zusammenhang mit der Vergabe und Ausführung engineers and water managers to properly concep- Fast dynamics_ Human-like grasping and manipula- von Bauleistungen, sondern auch die entsprechen- tualize and formulate resource allocation problems, tion performance Instead of blindly copying human den rechtlichen Erläuterungen unter Bezugnahme and to deal with the complexity of constraints in anatomy, this book opts for a holistic design[...] auf die einschlägige Literatur und Rechtsprechung. water demand and available supplies in an appropri- Dem Benutzer wird deutlich gemacht, warum oft ate way. Features Humanoid robotics have made remarkable progress umfangreicher[...] Features since the dawn of robotics. So why don't we have Features This book presents the basics of linear and nonlin- humanoid robot assistants in day-to-day life yet? In der VOB/B ist eine Vielzahl von Former- ear optimization analysis for both single and multi- This book analyzes the keys to building a successful fordernissen bei der Abwicklung eines Bauvertrages objective problems in hydrosystem engineering. The humanoid robot for field robotics, where collisions vorgeschrieben, mit denen Bauunternehmen oft book includes several examples with various levels become an unavoidable part of the game. Theauthor wenig vertraut sind:- In welchen Fällen ist dem Auf- of complexity in different fields of water resources argues that the design goal should be real anthropo- traggeber Mitteilung zu machen?- Wann ist die engineering. All examples are solved step by step to morphism, as opposed to mere human-like [..] Schriftform zu empfehlen?- Wie ist das Schreiben assist the reader and to make it easier to understand rechtssicher zu formulieren?- Welche Fristen sind the concepts. In addition, the latest tools [..] Contents Analysis of the Current State of Robot Hands.- einzuhalten?- Welche juristischen Konsequenzen Contents Analysis of the Human Hand.- The Awiwi Hand: ergeben [..] Preface.- 1 Importance of Optimization Analysis.- 2 An Arti cial Hand for the DLR HandArm System.- Contents Linear Optimization.- 3 Nonlinear Optimization.- Results. Vergabeverfahren nach der VOB/A.- Kurzüber- 4 Multiobjective Optimization.- 5 Optimization sicht über die Formerfordernisse nach der VOB/B.- Analysis Using LINGO and MATLAB.- 6 Reser- Fields of interest Allgemeine Erläuterungen zu den Musterbriefen.- voir Optimization and Simulation Modeling: A Case Robotics and Automation; Artificial Intelligence Musterbriefe für die Abwicklung des Bauvertrages.- Study.- 7 Reservoir Optimization Management by (incl. Robotics) Musterbriefe zu Angebot und Auftragserteilung. Optimization and Stochastic Simulation: A Case Study.- 8 Using Optimization in Wellfield Opera- Target groups Research Fields of interest tions: An Implementation Case Study at Tampa Bay Building Law Water.- Appendix. Type of publication Monograph Target groups Fields of interest Professional/practitioner Civil Engineering; Energy Harvesting; Optimization More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03592-5 Hardcover Type of publication Target groups Professional book Research 2014. XXXIV, 209 p. 164 illus., 133 illus. in color. (Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, Vol. 98) More on www.springer.com/978-3-8348-0291-0 84,99 € Type of publication Hardcover ISBN 978-3-319-03592-5 Monograph 2014. X, 276 S. Mit CD-ROM. usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04399-9 74,76 € ISBN 978-3-8348-0291-0 Hardcover 2014. XIII, 296 p. 152 illus., 143 illus. in color. (Topics in Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Vol. 25) 129,99 € ISBN 978-3-319-04399-9 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 56 Engineering springer.com

Y.-C. Hu H. Hügel, Th. Graf N.K. Janjua

Gene Therapy for Cartilage and Laser in der Fertigung A Defeasible Logic Programming-

Bone Tissue Engineering Grundlagen der Strahlquellen, Systeme, Fertigungsverfahren Based Framework to Support Argumentation in Semantic Web Dieses Lehrbuch führt in die Anwendung von Lasern "Gene Therapy for Cartilage and Bone Tissue Engi- für die Fertigungstechnik ein und wurde für seine Applications neering" outlines the tissue engineering and possible nunmehr dritte Auflage unter didaktischen Gesicht- applications of gene therapy in the field of biomed- spunkten sowie zur Erleichterung des Selbststudiums ical engineering as well as basic principles of gene This book reports on the development and validation grundlegend überarbeitet. Ausgehend von Erzeu- therapy, vectors and gene delivery, specifically for of a generic defeasible logic programming frame- gung und Eigenschaften der Laserstrahlung werden cartilage and bone engineering. It is intended for work for carrying out argumentative reasoning in die Wechselwirkungsmechanismen mit dem Werk- tissue engineers, cell therapists, regenerative med- Semantic Web applications (GF@SWA). The pro- stück behandelt, die essentiell für eine erfolgreiche icine scientists and engineers, gene therapist and posed methodology is unique in providing a solution Prozessgestaltung sind. Anhand ausgewählter und virologists. Dr. Yu-Chen Hu is a Distinguished Pro- for representing incomplete and/or contradictory industriell bedeutsamer Fertigungsverfahren wird fessor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, information coming from different sources, and rea- beispielhaft die Verknüpfung von Grundlagenwissen National Tsing Hua University and has received soning with it. GF@SWA is able to represent this und technologischer Umsetzung aufgeführt. Die vor- the Outstanding Research Award (National Science type of information, perform argumentation-driven liegende Auflage gibt den aktuellen Forschungs- und Council), Asia Research Award (Society of Chemical hybrid reasoning to resolve conflicts, and generate Entwicklungsstand wieder. Engineers, Japan) and Professor[...] graphical representations of the integrated infor- Features mation, thus assisting decision makers in decision Features Dieses Lehrbuch führt in die Anwendung von Lasern making processes. GF@SWA represents the first "Gene Therapy for Cartilage and Bone Tissue Engi- für die Fertigungstechnik ein und wurde für seine argumentative reasoning engine for carrying out[...] neering" outlines the tissue engineering and possible nunmehr dritte Auflage unter didaktischen Gesicht- applications of gene therapy in the field of biomed- Features spunkten sowie zur Erleichterung des Selbststudiums ical engineering as well as basic principles of gene This book reports on the development and validation grundlegend überarbeitet. Ausgehend von Erzeu- therapy, vectors and gene delivery, specifically for- of a generic defeasible logic programming frame- gung und Eigenschaften der Laserstrahlung werden cartilage and bone engineering. It is intended for tis- work for carrying out argumentative reasoning in die Wechselwirkungsmechanismen mit dem Werk- sue engineers, cell therapists, regenerative medicine Semantic Web applications (GF@SWA). The pro- stück behandelt, die essentiell für eine erfolgreiche scientists and engineers, gene therapist and [..] posed methodology is unique in providing a solution Prozessgestaltung [..] for representing incomplete and/or contradictory Contents Contents information coming from different sources, and rea- Bone and Cartilage Tissue Engineering.- Viral Gene Einführung: Strahlwerkzeug Laser.- Das Werkzeug: soning with it. GF@SWA is able to represent this Therapy Vectors.- Gene Therapy for Bone Tissue Ausbreitung und Charakterisierung von Laser- type of [..] Engineering.- Gene Therapy for Cartilage Tissue strahlen, Erzeugung von Laserstrahlung, Engineering.- Conclusions and Perspectives. Contents Strahlquellen für die Fertigung, Systemtechnik.- Problem Definition.- Solution Overview.- Argu- Grundlagen der Wechselwirkung Laserstrahl/Werk- Fields of interest mentation-enabled Web-based Intelligent Decision stück: Energieeinkopplung, Wärmewirkungen Biomedical Engineering; Genetic Engineering; Gene Support System.- Enterprise Knowledge Integra- im Werkstück, Modifikationen des auftreffenden Therapy; Regenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering; tion through Argumentation enabled Intelligent Laserstrahls.- Verfahren: Schneiden, Schweißen, Stem Cells Decision Support Systems.- Process Map Discovery Laserstrahlverfahren zur Oberflächenmodifikation, from Business Policies: A Knowledge Representation Bohren und Abtragen. Target groups approach with Argumentative Reasoning.- Valida- Research Fields of interest tion and Evaluation of [email protected] Recapitulation and Future Work. Type of publication Mechanical Engineering; Operating Procedures, Materials Treatment Brief Fields of interest More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-53922-0 Target groups Computational Intelligence; Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery; Operation Research / Deci- Softcover Upper undergraduate sion Theory; e-commerce / e-business; Artificial 2014. VIII, 89 p. 11 illus., 9 illus. in color. (SpringerBriefs Intelligence (incl. Robotics) in Bioengineering) Type of publication German textbook 49,99 € Target groups ISBN 978-3-642-53922-0 More on www.springer.com/978-3-8348-1817-1 Research usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Softcover 2014. XII, 470 S. 401 Abb. Type of publication 42,05 € Monograph ISBN 978-3-8348-1817-1 More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03948-0 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. Hardcover 2014. XVII, 301 p. 110 illus., 4 illus. in color. (Springer Theses) 139,99 € ISBN 978-3-319-03948-0 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Engineering 57

T. Kaczorek, L. Sajewski C. Kahraman, B. Öztayşi (Eds.) K. Khayat, G. De Schutter (Eds.)

The Realization Problem for Supply Chain Management Under Mechanical Properties of Self- Positive and Fractional Systems Fuzziness Compacting Concrete

Recent Developments and Techniques State-of-the-Art Report of the RILEM Technical Committee This book addresses the realization problem of 228-MPS on Mechanical Properties of Self-Compacting Con- positive and fractional continuous-time and dis- Supply Chain Management Under Fuzziness crete crete-time linear systems. Roughly speaking the presents recently developed fuzzy models and tech- The State-of-the-Art Report of RILEM Technical essence of the realization problem can be stated as niques for supply chain management. These include: Committee 228-MPS on Mechanical properties of follows: Find the matrices of the state space equa- fuzzy PROMETHEE, fuzzy AHP, fuzzy ANP, fuzzy Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) summarizes an tions of linear systems for given their transfer matri- VIKOR, fuzzy DEMATEL, fuzzy clustering, fuzzy extensive body of information related to mechanical ces. This first book on this topic shows how many linear programming, and fuzzy inference systems. properties and mechanical behaviour of SCC. Due well-known classical approaches have been extended The book covers both practical applications and new attention is given to the fact that the composition of to the new classes of positive and fractional linear developments concerning these methods. This book SCC varies significantly. A wide range of mechani- systems. The modified Gilbert method for multi- offers an excellent resource for researchers and prac- cal properties are considered, including compressive input multi-output linear systems, the method titioners in supply chain management and logistics, strength, stress-strain relationship, tensile and flex- for determination of realizations in the controller and will provide them with new suggestions and ural strengths, modulus of elasticity, shear strength, canonical forms and in observer canonical forms are directions for future research. Moreover, it will sup- effect of elevated temperature, such as fire spalling presented. The realization problem for[...] port graduate students in their university courses, such as specialized courses on supply chains and[...] and residual properties after fire, in-situ properties, Features creep, shrinkage, bond properties and structural This book addresses the realization problem of Features behaviour. A chapter on[...] positive and fractional continuous-time and dis- Supply Chain Management Under Fuzziness Features crete-time linear systems. Roughly speaking the presents recently developed fuzzy models and tech- The State-of-the-Art Report of RILEM Technical essence of the realization problem can be stated as niques for supply chain management. These include: Committee 228-MPS on Mechanical properties of follows: Find the matrices of the state space equa- fuzzy PROMETHEE, fuzzy AHP, fuzzy ANP, fuzzy Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) summarizes an tions of linear systems for given their transfer matri- VIKOR, fuzzy DEMATEL, fuzzy clustering, fuzzy extensive body of information related to mechanical ces. This first book on this topic shows how many linear programming, and fuzzy inference systems. properties and mechanical behaviour of SCC. Due well-known classical approaches have been extended The book covers both practical applications and new attention is given to the fact that the composition of to the new [..] developments concerning these methods. This book offers an excellent resource [..] SCC varies significantly. A wide range of mechani- Contents cal properties are considered, including compressive Realization problem of 1D standard linear systems.- Fields of interest strength, [..] Realization problem of 1D positive regular linear Computational Intelligence; Engineering Econom- Contents systems.- Realization problem of 1D positive regu- ics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing; Production / Preface.- List of Authors.- 1. Introduction and lar linear systemswith delays.- Positive stable realiza- Logistics Glossary, by G. De Schutter and K.H. Khayat.- 2. tion problem for 1D regular linear systems.- Positive Mechanical Properties, by P. Desnerck, V. Boel, realization problem of 1D descriptor linear systems.- Target groups B. Craeye and P. Van Itterbeeck.- 3. Creep and Positive realization problem for 1D regular fraction- Research Shrinkage, by A. Leemann and P. Lura.- 4. Bond allinear systems.- Positive realization problem for 1D Type of publication Strength, by K.H. Khayat and P. Desnerck.- 5. Struc- descriptor fractionallinear systems.-Positive realiza- Monograph tural Behaviour, by M. Lachemi, A.A.A. Hassan, C. tion problem for 2D continuous-discretelinear sys- Mazzotti and M. Sonebi.- 6. Fiber Reinforced Self- tems. More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-53938-1 Compacting Concrete (FR-SCC), by L. Ferrara.- 7. Hardcover Fields of interest Specialty Self-Compacting Concrete, by M. Vieira, 2014. XII, 679 p. 110 illus., 12 illus. in color. (Studies in Control; Systems Theory, Control L. Ferrara, M. Sonebi and C. Shi.- 8. Summary and Fuzziness and Soft Computing, Vol. 313) Conclusions, G. De Schutter and K.H. Khayat. Target groups 169,99 € Research ISBN 978-3-642-53938-1 Fields of interest usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Building Materials; Structural Materials; Theoretical Type of publication and Applied Mechanics Monograph Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04833-8 Research Hardcover 2014. XVIII, 590 p. 37 illus. (Studies in Systems, Decision Type of publication and Control, Vol. 1) Monograph 169,99 € More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03244-3 ISBN 978-3-319-04833-8 Hardcover usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 2014. XIX, 271 p. 184 illus., 1 illus. in color. (RILEM State- of-the-Art Reports, Vol. 14) 99,99 € ISBN 978-3-319-03244-3 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 58 Engineering springer.com

T.P. Kohler W. Krings A. Laviers, M. Egerstedt (Eds.)

Prädiktives Leistungsmanagement Kleine Baustatik Controls and Art in Fahrzeugbordnetzen Grundlagen der Statik und Berechnung von Bauteilen Inquiries at the Intersection of the Subjective and the Objec- tive Das in der 16. Auflage aktualisierte und erweiterte Die stark gestiegenen elektrischen Anforderungen Lehrbuch mit bewährtem Inhalt vermittelt wichtige Dancing humanoids, robotic art installations, and in Fahrzeugbordnetzen können in kritischen Situ- Grundlagenkenntnisse der Baustatik und umfasst music generated by mathematically precise meth- ationen die Spannungsstabilität gefährden. Auch alle modernen Eurocode-Normen im Holz-, Mauer- ods are no longer science fiction; in fact they are the ohne neue Komponenten gibt es jedoch noch Poten- werks- und Stahlbetonbau. Dabei wird die oft so subject of this book. This first-of-its-kind anthology zial zur prädiktiven, aktiven Stabilisierung. In dem gefürchtete Statik einfach und leicht dargestellt. Der assembles technical research that makes such cre- von Tom P. Kohler entwickelten System werden kri- Autor bietet konkrete Hilfe und zeigt, dass Statik ations possible. In order to mechanize something as tische Situationen unter Nutzung der in Fahrzeu- kein wesensfremdes Gebiet, sondern ein ständiger enigmatic and personal as dance, researchers must gen verfügbaren Informationen frühzeitig erkannt. Begleiter im beruflichen Alltag ist. Über 160 aus- delve deeply into two distinct academic disciplines: Das Leistungsmanagement berechnet daraufhin die gewählte Aufgaben und zahlreiche Beispiele ver- control theory and art. Broadly, this research uses Auswirkungen auf das Bordnetz und führt geeignete anschaulichen den Ablauf jeder Berechnung der techniques from the world of art to inspire meth- Konditionierungsmaßnahmen durch. Die kon- verschiedenen Kräftewirkungen. Abschließend ods in control, enables artistic endeavours using sequente Anwendung kybernetischer Methoden sind für ein einfaches Wochenendhaus die wichtig- advanced control theory and aids in the analysis ermöglicht, mit einem schlanken Managementsys- sten Teile einer Statischen Berechnung aufgeführt. of art using metrics devised by a systems theoretic tem komplexe Bordnetze zu beherrschen. Lokale, Abgerundet[...] approach.To ensure that artistic[...] autonome Funktionen und eine[...] Features Features Features Das in 16. Auflage aktualisierte und erweiterte Dancing humanoids, robotic art installations, and Die stark gestiegenen elektrischen Anforderungen in Lehrbuch mit bewährtem Inhalt vermittelt wichtige music generated by mathematically precise meth- Fahrzeugbordnetzen können in kritischen Situatio- Grundlagenkenntnisse der Baustatik und umfasst ods are no longer science fiction; in fact they are the nen die Spannungsstabilität gefährden. Auch ohne alle modernen Eurocode-Normen im Holz-, Mauer- subject of this book. This first-of-its-kind anthology neue Komponenten gibt es jedoch noch Potenzial werks- und Stahlbetonbau. Dabei wird die oft so assembles technical research that makes such cre- zur prädiktiven, aktiven Stabilisierung. In dem von gefürchtete Statik einfach und leicht dargestellt. Der ations possible. In order to mechanize something as Tom P. Kohler entwickelten System werden kritische Autor bietet konkrete Hilfe und zeigt, dass Statik enigmatic and personal as dance, researchers must Situationen unter Nutzung der in Fahrzeugen ver- kein wesensfremdes Gebiet, sondern ein ständiger delve deeply into two distinct academic [..] fügbaren Informationen frühzeitig erkannt. Das [..] Begleiter im [..] Contents Contents Contents Metric Preference Learning with Applciations to Energiebordnetze und Spannungsstabilität.- Bord- Kräfte am Bauwerk.- Sicherheitskonzepte.- Motion Imitation.- In the Dance Studio: An Art netzprüfstand.- Systementwurf.- Umweltkoppelung Druckkräfte.- Zugkräfte.- Scherkräfte.- Biegung.- and Engineering Exploration of Human Flocking.- und Prädiktion.- Leistungsmanagement.- Implemen- Kräftedarstellung.- Knickgefahr und Knicksicher- Dancing Robots: The Control Theory of Commu- tierung. heit.- Fachwerkträger und Stabkräfte.- Stahlbeton- nication Through Movement.- So You Think You Can Dance?: Rhythmic Flight Performances with Fields of interest bauteile.- Durchbiegungsnachweis.- Lastannahmen Quadrocopters.- Robotic Puppets and the Engineer- Electrical Engineering; Engineering (general); Energy und Einwirkungen.- Stahlbau.- Tabellen und Ergeb- ing of Autonomous Theatre.- The Artistic Geome- Technology nisse der Übungen. try of Consensus Protocols.- Generating Music from Target groups Fields of interest Flocking Dynamics.- "Are We There Yet?": Visual Research Building Construction, HVAC, Refrigeration; Civil Tracking of Visitors Under Variable Lighting.- Style- Engineering based Robotic Motion in Contemporart Dance Per- Type of publication formance. Ph.D. thesis Target groups Upper undergraduate Fields of interest More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-05011-5 Control; Arts; Popular Science; Robotics and Hardcover Type of publication Automation 2014. XXII, 182 S. 44 Abb. German textbook 65,41 € More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04180-9 Target groups ISBN 978-3-658-05011-5 Research Softcover usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 2014. XI, 237 S. 207 Abb. Type of publication 23,36 € Monograph ISBN 978-3-658-04180-9 More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03903-9 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. Hardcover 2014. VIII, 235 p. 107 illus., 71 illus. in color. 99,99 € ISBN 978-3-319-03903-9 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Engineering 59

M. Lawrynczuk J. Li, W. Huang S. Li, J.M.R.S. Tavares (Eds.)

Computationally Efficient Model Towards Mesoscience Shape Analysis in Medical Image

Predictive Control Algorithms The Principle of Compromise in Competition Analysis

A Neural Network Approach This brief is devoted to providing a complete out- This book contains thirteen contributions from line of meso-science by briefing the relevant contents This book thoroughly discusses computationally invited experts of international recognition address- from the published book and by updating evidences efficient (suboptimal) Model Predictive Control ing important issues in shape analysis in medical and concepts of meso-science. The importance of (MPC) techniques based on neural models. The sub- image analysis, including techniques for image seg- meso-science in solving various problems in energy, jects treated include:· A few types of suboptimal mentation, registration, modelling and classifica- resource, and the environment is introduced. The MPC algorithms in which a linear approximation tion and applications in biology, as well as in cardiac, whole evolutionary development of the EMMS prin- of the model or of the predicted trajectory is succes- brain, spine, chest, lung and clinical practice.This ciple is reviewed to show how a simple idea on the sively calculated on-line and used for prediction.· volume treats topics such as for example, anatomic customized modeling of particle clustering in gas- Implementation details of the MPC algorithms and functional shape representation and matching; solid systems was developed, verified, extended, for feed forward perceptron neural models, neural shape-based medical image segmentation; shape and finally generalized into the common principle Hammerstein models, neural Wiener models and registration; statistical shape analysis; shape defor- of compromise in competition between dominant state-space neural models.· The MPC algorithms mation; shape-based abnormity detection; shape mechanisms for all mesoscale phenomena in science based on neural multi-models (inspired by the idea tracking and longitudinal shape analysis; machine and engineering, leading to the proposition of[...] of predictive control).· The MPC algorithms learning for shape modeling and[...] with neural approximation with no[...] Features Features This brief is devoted to providing a complete out- Features This book contains thirteen contributions from line of meso-science by briefing the relevant contents This book thoroughly discusses computationally invited experts of international recognition address- from the published book and by updating evidences efficient (suboptimal) Model Predictive Control ing important issues in shape analysis in medical and concepts of meso-science. The importance of (MPC) techniques based on neural models. The sub- image analysis, including techniques for image seg- meso-science in solving various problems in energy, jects treated include:· A few types of suboptimal mentation, registration, modelling and classification, resource, and the environment is introduced. The MPC algorithms in which a linear approximation and applications in biology, as well as in cardiac, whole evolutionary development of the EMMS prin- of the model or of the predicted trajectory is succes- brain, spine, chest, lung and clinical practice.This ciple is reviewed to show how a simple idea on the sively calculated on-line and used for prediction.· volume treats topics such as, anatomic [..] [..] Implementation details of the MPC [..] Contents Contents Contents Preface.- Part I: Methods and Models.- 1. Shape Background: Correlating Microscale and MPC Algorithms.- MPC Algorithms Based on Dou- Analysis for Brain Structures: A Review, by Bernard Macroscale.- The EMMS Principle: Compromise ble-Layer PerceptronNeural Models: the Prototypes.- Ng, Matthew Toews, Stanley Durrleman, Yonggang between Competing Dominant Mechanisms.- Ver- MPC Algorithms Based on Neural Hammerstein Shi.- 2. Shape Analysis in Molecular Imaging, by Fei ification and Application of the EMMS Principle.- andWiener Models.- MPC Algorithms Based on Gao, Pengcheng Shi.- 3. Variational Shape Repre- Extension and Generalization of the EMMS Princi- Neural State-Space Models.- MPC Algorithms Based sentation for Modeling, Elastic Registration and Seg- ple.- The EMMS principle in Virtual Process Engi- on Neural Multi-Models.- MPC Algorithms with mentation, by Amal A. Farag, Ahmed Shalaby, Aly neering.- Towards Mesoscience.- Perspectives of Neural Approximation.- Stability and Robustness of A. Farag.- 4. Image Computing Based on Bayesian Mesoscience. MPC Algorithms.- Cooperation Between MPC Algo- Models, by Zhong Xue, Stephen Wong.- 5. Shape- rithms and Set-PointOptimisation Algorithms. Fields of interest Constrained Deformable Models and Applications in Engineering Fluid Dynamics; Industrial Chemistry / Medical Imaging, by Jürgen Weese, Irina Waechter- Fields of interest Chemical Engineering; Materials Science (general) Stehle, Lyubomir Zagorchev, Jochen Peters.- Part II: Computational Intelligence; Control; Artificial Intel- [...] ligence (incl. Robotics) Target groups Research Fields of interest Target groups Biomedical Engineering; Image Processing and Research Type of publication Computer Vision; Imaging / Radiology Brief Type of publication Target groups Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-41789-4 Research More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04228-2 Softcover 2014. XII, 78 p. 23 illus., 20 illus. in color. (SpringerBriefs Type of publication Hardcover in Applied Sciences and Technology) Monograph 2014. XXIV, 316 p. 87 illus. (Studies in Systems, Decision 49,99 € and Control, Vol. 3) More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03812-4 ISBN 978-3-642-41789-4 99,99 € Hardcover ISBN 978-3-319-04228-2 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 2014. VIII, 442 p. 220 illus. (Lecture Notes in Computa- usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days tional Vision and Biomechanics, Vol. 14) 99,99 € ISBN 978-3-319-03812-4 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 60 Engineering springer.com

C. Llinares-Millán, I. Fernandez-Plazaola, F. Hidalgo-Delgado, A. Medeisis, O. Holland (Eds.) N. Meghanathan, D. Nagamalai, S. Rajasekaran (Eds.) M.M. Martínez-Valenzuela, F.J. Medina-Ramon, I. Oliver-Faubel, I. Rodriguez-Abad, A. Salandin, R. Sanchez-Grandia, I. Tort-Ausina (Eds.) Cognitive Radio Policy and Networks and Communications Regulation (NetCom2013) Construction and Building Research Techno-Economic Studies to Facilitate Dynamic Spectrum Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Net- Access works & Communications Many areas of knowledge converge in the building This book offers a timely reflection on how the pro- This book covers theory, methodology and appli- industry and therefore research in this field necessar- liferation of advanced wireless communications cations of computer networks, network protocols ily involves an interdisciplinary approach. Effective technologies, particularly cognitive radio (CR) can and wireless networks, data communication tech- research requires strong relation between a broad be enabled by thoroughly-considered policy and nologies, and network security. The book is based variety of scientific and technological domains and appropriate regulation. It looks at the prospects of on the proceedings from the Fifth International more conventional construction or craft processes, CR from the divergent standpoints of technologi- Conference on Networks & Communications (Net- while also considering advanced management cal development and economic market reality. The Com). The proceedings will feature peer-reviewed processes, where all the main actors permanently book provides a broad survey of various techno-eco- papers that illustrate research results, projects, sur- interact. This publication takes an interdisciplinary nomic and policy aspects of CR development and veys and industrial experiences that describe sig- approach grouping various studies on the building provides the reader with an understanding of the nificant advances in the diverse areas of computer industry chosen from among the works presented for complexities involved as well as a toolbox of possi- networks & communications. the 2nd International Conference on Construction ble solutions to enable the evolutionary leap towards and Building Research. The papers examine aspects successful implementation of disruptive CR technol- Features of materials and building systems;[...] ogy or indeed any other novel wireless[...] This book covers theory, methodology and applica- tions of computer networks, network protocols and Features Features wireless networks, data communication technolo- Many areas of knowledge converge in the building This book offers a timely reflection on how the pro- gies, and network security. The book is based on the industry and therefore research in this field necessar- liferation of advanced wireless communications proceedings from the Fifth International Confer- ily involves an interdisciplinary approach. Effective technologies, particularly cognitive radio (CR) can ence on Networks & Communications (NetCom). research requires strong relations between a broad be enabled by thoroughly-considered policy and The proceedings will feature peer-reviewed papers variety of scientific and technological domains and appropriate regulation. It looks at the prospects of that illustrate research results, projects, surveys and more conventional construction or craft processes, CR from the divergent standpoints of technological industrial [..] while also considering advanced management development and economic market reality. The book processes, where all the main actors permanently [..] provides a broad survey of various techno-economic Contents Part I: Measurement and Performance Analysis.- Contents and [..] An Evaluation of EpiChord in OverSim.- Enhanced Part I Building Construction Management.- Part II Contents back-off technique for IEEE 802.15.4 WSN stan- Building Technologies.- Part III Energy and Sustain- From the Contents: Part I State-of-the-Art in Pol- dard.- Efficient Retransmission QoS-Aware MAC ability.- Part IV Heritage, Rehabilitation and Mainte- icy and Regulation of the Radio Spectrum: Introduc- Scheme in Wireless Sensor Networks.- Performance nance.- Part V Materials and Construction Systems. tion.- Part II Deployment Scenarios for Cognitive Analysis of Correlated Channel for UWB-MIMO Fields of interest Radio: Introduction.- Part III Technical Approaches System.- Part II: Network Architectures, Protocols Construction Management; Structural Materials; for Improved Spectrum Sharing.- Part IV Economic and Routing.- Node Failure Time Analysis for Max- Basics of Construction; Energy Efficiency (incl. Aspects of CR Policy and Regulation.- Part V Impact imum Stability vs. Minimum Distance.- Spanning Buildings) Assessment of CR/SDR Regulation.- Part VI Novel Tree-based Data Gathering in Mobile Sensor Net- Approaches to Spectrum Policy and Regulation for works.- Wireless Networks: An Instance of Tandem Target groups the Age of CR.- Part VII Summary and Recommen- Discrete-Time Queues.- An Equal Share Ant Colony Research dations. Optimization Algorithm[...]

Type of publication Fields of interest Fields of interest Proceedings Communications Engineering, Networks; Technol- Communications Engineering, Networks; Informa- ogy Management; Information Systems and Com- tion Systems and Communication Service; Electrical More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-7789-7 munication Service Engineering Hardcover 2014. XIII, 553 p. 272 illus., 174 illus. in color. Target groups Target groups 249,00 € Research Research ISBN 978-94-007-7789-7 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Type of publication Type of publication Monograph Proceedings More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04021-9 More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03691-5 Hardcover Hardcover 2014. XIV, 387 p. 168 illus., 63 illus. in color. With online 2014. XV, 335 p. 139 illus., 85 illus. in color. (Lecture files/update. (Signals and Communication Technology) Notes in Electrical Engineering, Vol. 284) 129,99 € 139,99 € ISBN 978-3-319-04021-9 ISBN 978-3-319-03691-5 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Engineering 61

M. Meyer M. Meyer S.C. Mukhopadhyay (Ed.)

Signalverarbeitung Kommunikationstechnik Internet of Things

Analoge und digitale Signale, Systeme und Filter Konzepte der modernen Nachrichtenübertragung Challenges and Opportunities

Dieses Buch bietet eine fundierte Einführung in Das Buch behandelt die wichtigsten Gebiete der Advancement in sensor technology, smart instru- die klassische Theorie der Signalverarbeitung, aktuellen Nachrichtentechnik und ihre Zusam- mentation, wireless sensor networks, miniaturiza- wobei der Schwerpunkt auf den digitalen Meth- menhänge, dabei liegt der Akzent auf den moder- tion, RFID and information processing is helping oden liegt. Der Leser wird befähigt, analoge und nen digitalen Verfahren. Übertragungsverfahren towards the realization of Internet of Things (IoT). digitale Systeme und Filter zu analysieren und zu werden auf allen Ebenen ausführlich besprochen: IoTs are finding applications in various area appli- dimensionieren. Auch die digitale Spektralanalyse Quellen-, Kanal-, Leitungscodierung, Modulation, cations including environmental monitoring, intel- wird ausführlich besprochen. Viele durchgerech- Übertragungsmedien, Empfangsgeräte. Das theo- ligent buildings, smart grids and so on. This book nete Beispiele ermöglichen das Selbststudium, mit retisch fundierte Buch enthält eine große Anzahl provides design challenges of IoT, theory, various Rechnerunterstützung lässt sich zudem der Stoff ver- von Beispielen aus aktuellen Anwendungen. Dem protocols, implementation issues and a few case anschaulichen und vertiefen.Umfangreiche Zusatz- Technologiewandel folgend ist die Darstellung der study. The book will be very useful for postgradu- informationen sind auf der Webseite des Verlags analogen Modulation gestrafft und die digitale Mod- ate students and researchers to know from basics to erhältlich und unterstützen den autodidaktisch ulation sowie die Kanalcodierung detaillierter behan- implementation of IoT. arbeitenden Leser. Diese Ergänzungen umfassen delt. weitere Beispiele zur behandelten Materie sowie drei Features zusätzliche Kapitel. Features Advancement in sensor technology, smart instru- Das Buch behandelt die wichtigsten Gebiete der mentation, wireless sensor networks, miniaturiza- Features aktuellen Nachrichtentechnik und ihre Zusam- tion, RFID and information processing is helping Dieses Buch bietet eine fundierte Einführung in menhänge, dabei liegt der Akzent auf den moder- towards the realization of Internet of Things (IoT). die klassische Theorie der Signalverarbeitung, nen digitalen Verfahren. Übertragungsverfahren IoTs are finding applications in various area appli- wobei der Schwerpunkt auf den digitalen Meth- werden auf allen Ebenen ausführlich besprochen: cations including environmental monitoring, intel- oden liegt. Der Leser wird befähigt, analoge und Quellen-, Kanal-, Leitungscodierung, Modulation, ligent buildings, smart grids and so on. This book digitale Systeme und Filter zu analysieren und zu Übertragungsmedien, Empfangsgeräte. Das theo- provides design challenges of IoT, theory, various dimensionieren. Auch die digitale Spektralanalyse retisch fundierte Buch enthält eine große Anzahl von protocols, [..] wird ausführlich besprochen. Viele durchgerechnete Beispielen aus aktuellen [..] Beispiele ermöglichen das Selbststudium, mit Rech- Contents nerunterstützung lässt [..] Contents Internet of Things: Challenges and Opportunities.- Einführung in die Nachrichtenübertragung.- Verz- Exploring Major Architectural Aspects of the Web Contents errungen bei der Signalübertragung.- Verbesserung of Things.- Embedded Web Technologies for the Einführung in die Denkweise und Arbeitsmethode des Störabstandes.- Digitale Übertragung im Basis- Internet of Things.- High-Level Internet of Things der Systemtheorie.- Analoge Signale, Systeme und band.- Analoge und digitale Modulation.- Quel- Applications Development using Wireless Sensor Filter.- Digitale Signale, Systeme und Filter. lencodierung.- Chiffrierung.- Kanalcodierung.- Networks.- 6TiSCH Wireless Industrial Networks: Empfängertechnik.- PLL und Frequenzsynthese.- Determinism Meets IPv6.- Vehicular Ad Hoc Net- Fields of interest Antennen.- Drahtlose Übertragung.- Medien für die works and Trajectory-based Routing.- Internet of Signal, Image and Speech Processing; Communica- leitergebundene Übertragung.- Systembeispiele.- Things Low-Cost Long-Term Environmental Moni- tions Engineering, Networks Hinweise zur Weiterarbeit. toring with Reusable Wireless Sensor Network Plat- form.- A High Performance ROIC for a Standalone Target groups Fields of interest Monitoring System in IoT Environments.- Ambient Upper undergraduate Communications Engineering, Networks Assisted Living[...]

Type of publication Target groups Fields of interest German textbook Upper undergraduate Communications Engineering, Networks; Electron- More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-02611-0 ics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation; Infor- Type of publication mation Systems Applications (incl.Internet); User Softcover German textbook Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction 2014. X, 324 S. 161 Abb. More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-03375-0 37,37 € Target groups ISBN 978-3-658-02611-0 Softcover Research Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. 2014. X, 413 S. 269 Abb. 37,37 € Type of publication ISBN 978-3-658-03375-0 Monograph Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04222-0 Hardcover 2014. VIII, 261 p. 126 illus. (Smart Sensors, Measure- ment and Instrumentation, Vol. 9) 99,99 € ISBN 978-3-319-04222-0 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 62 Engineering springer.com

S. Patnaik, X. Li (Eds.) J.F. Peters K.S. Rao, A.K. Vuppala

Proceedings of International Topology of Digital Images Speech Processing in Mobile

Conference on Computer Science Visual Pattern Discovery in Proximity Spaces Environments and Information Technology This book carries forward recent work on visual pat- This book focuses on speech processing in the pres- CSAIT 2013, September 21-23, 2013, Kunming, China terns and structures in digital images and introduces ence of low-bit rate coding and varying background a near set-based a topology of digital images. Visual environments. The methods presented in the book The main objective of CSAIT 2013 is to provide a patterns arise naturally in digital images viewed as exploit the speech events which are robust in noisy forum for researchers, educators, engineers and gov- sets of non-abstract points endowed with some form environments. Accurate estimation of these crucial ernment officials involved in the general areas of of proximity (nearness) relation. Proximity relations events will be useful for carrying out various speech Computational Sciences and Information Technol- make it possible to construct uniform topologies on tasks such as speech recognition, speaker recogni- ogy to disseminate their latest research results and the sets of points that constitute a digital image. In tion and speech rate modification in mobile environ- exchange views on the future research directions of keeping with an interest in gaining an understand- ments. The authors provide insights into designing these fields. A medium like this provides an oppor- ing of digital images themselves as a rich source of and developing robust methods to process the speech tunity to the academicians and industrial profession- patterns, this book introduces the basics of digital in mobile environments. Covering temporal and als to exchange and integrate practice of computer images from a computer vision perspective. In par- spectral enhancement methods to minimize the science, application of the academic ideas, improve allel with a computer vision perspective on digital effect of noise and examining methods and models the academic depth. The in-depth discussions on images, this[...] the subject provide an international communication on speech and speaker recognition[...] platform for educational technology and scientific Features Features research for the world's[...] This book carries forward recent work on visual pat- This book focuses on speech processing in the pres- terns and structuresin digital images and introduces ence of low-bit rate coding and varying background Features a near set-based a topology of digitalimages. Visual environments. The methods presented in the book The main objective of CSAIT 2013 is to provide a patterns arise naturally in digital images viewed as exploit the speech events which are robust in noisy forum for researchers, educators, engineers and gov- setsof non-abstract points endowed with some form environments. Accurate estimation of these crucial ernment officials involved in the general areas of of proximity (nearness)relation. Proximity relations events will be useful for carrying out various speech Computational Sciences and Information Technol- make it possible to construct uniform topolo-gies on tasks such as speech recognition, speaker recogni- ogy to disseminate their latest research results and the sets [..] exchange views on the future research directions of tion and speech rate modification in mobile environ- these fields. A medium like this provides an opportu- Contents ments. [..] nity to the academicians and industrial professionals Preface.-1 Topology of Digital Images: Basic Ingre- Contents to [..] dients.-2 Structures Arising from Sets of Pixels.-3 Introduction.- Background and Literature Review.- Visualisations and Covers.-4 Linear Filtering and Vowel Onset Point Detection from Coded and Noisy Contents Visual Patterns in Images.-5 Edges, Lines, Ridges, Speech.- Consonant-Vowel Recognition in Presence The PSF Measurement for Motion-Blurred Image and Nearness Structures.-6 Corners and Symmetric of Coding and Background Noise.- Spotting and Based on Analyzing the Frequency Spectrum.- EBR Proximity.-7 Separation of Image Regions and Set Recognition of Consonant-Vowel Units from Con- Analysis of Digital Image Watermarking.- Image Patterns.-8 Descriptive Raster Spaces.-9 Component tinuous Speech.- Speaker Identification and Time Descriptors Based on Statistical.- Thermodynamics Analysis and Uniform Spaces.-10 Shapes and Shape Scale Modification Using VOPs.- Summary and and Applications.- A Novel Image Retrieval Method Set Patterns.-11 Texture and Texture Set Patterns.-12 Conclusions.- MFCC Features.- Speech Orders.- Pat- Based on Fractal Code and Fuzzy Set.- Velocity Eval- Pattern-Based Picture Classification.-13 Appendix: tern Recognition Models. uation in Traffic Accidents Occurred at the Road Matlab and Mathematica Scripts.-14 Notes and Fur- Intersection Based on Image Processing.- A Hybrid ther Readings. Fields of interest Method for Extracting Liver from 3D CT Image.- Signal, Image and Speech Processing; Information A New Image Fusion Technique Based on Blocked Fields of interest Systems and Communication Service; Communica- Sparse Representation.- The Studying of the Restora- Computational Intelligence; Image Processing and tions Engineering, Networks tion of Defocused Images.- High-order Total Varia- Computer Vision; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robot- tion-based[...] ics) Target groups Research Fields of interest Target groups Computational Intelligence; Computer Imaging, Research Type of publication Vision, Pattern Recognition and Graphics; Com- Brief puter Communication Networks Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03115-6 Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-53844-5 Softcover Research 2014. XII, 121 p. 35 illus., 2 illus. in color. (SpringerBriefs Hardcover in Speech Technology) Type of publication 2014. XVI, 411 p. 250 illus., 158 illus. in color. (Intelligent 49,99 € Proceedings Systems Reference Library, Vol. 63) ISBN 978-3-319-03115-6 129,99 € More on www.springer.com/978-81-322-1758-9 ISBN 978-3-642-53844-5 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Softcover usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 2014. XVIII, 900 p. 367 illus. (Advances in Intelligent Sys- tems and Computing, Vol. 255) 249,00 € ISBN 978-81-322-1758-9 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Engineering 63

W. Rösel, A. Busch S. Samukawa A. Sanayei, I. Zelinka, O.E. Rössler (Eds.)

AVA-Handbuch Feature Profile Evolution in ISCS 2013: Interdisciplinary

Ausschreibung - Vergabe - Abrechnung Plasma Processing Using On-wafer Symposium on Complex Systems Monitoring System Das AVA-Handbuch behandelt praxisnah alle The book you hold in your hands is the outcome wesentlichen Regelungen und Zusammenhänge, of the "ISCS 2013: Interdisciplinary Symposium on die von der Ausschreibung über die Vergabe bis This book provides for the first time a good under- Complex Systems" held at the historical capital of zur Abrechnung zu beachten sind. Das Geflecht standing of the etching profile technologies that do Bohemia as a continuation of our series of symposia aus Zivilrecht (BGB), Vergabe- und Vertragsord- not disturb the plasma. Three types of sensors are in the science of complex systems. Prague, one of the nung (VOB), öffentlichem Baurecht und den ver- introduced: on-wafer UV sensors, on-wafer charge- most beautiful European cities, has its own beauti- schiedenen technischen Regeln wird aus der Sicht up sensors and on-wafer sheath-shape sensors in ful genius loci. Here, a great number of important des Architekten erschlossen. Zahlreiche Beispiele, the plasma processing and prediction system of real discoveries were made and many important scien- Grafiken und Formularmuster veranschaulichen etching profiles based on monitoring data. Readers tists spent fruitful and creative years to leave unfor- die Ausführungen.Die 8. Auflage berücksichtigt die are made familiar with these sensors, which can mea- gettable traces. The perhaps most significant period Änderungen der VOB 2012, der HOAI 2013 und sure real plasma process surface conditions such as was the time of Rudolf II who was a great supporter aktualisiert die Rechtsprechung. defect generations due to UV-irradiation, ion flight of the art and the science and attracted a great num- direction due to charge-up voltage in high-aspect ber of prominent minds to Prague. This trend would Features ratio structures and ion sheath conditions at the continue. Tycho Brahe, Niels[...] Das AVA-Handbuch behandelt praxisnah alle plasma/surface interface. The plasma etching profile wesentlichen Regelungen und Zusammenhänge, realistically predicted by a[...] Features die von der Ausschreibung über die Vergabe bis The book you hold in your hands is the outcome zur Abrechnung zu beachten sind. Das Geflecht Features of the "ISCS 2013: Interdisciplinary Symposium on aus Zivilrecht (BGB), Vergabe- und Vertragsord- This book provides for the first time a good under- Complex Systems" held at the historical capital of nung (VOB), öffentlichem Baurecht und den ver- standing of the etching profile technologies that do Bohemia as a continuation of our series of symposia schiedenen technischen Regeln wird aus der Sicht not disturb the plasma. Three types of sensors are in the science of complex systems. Prague, one of the des Architekten erschlossen. Zahlreiche Beispiele, introduced: on-wafer UV sensors, on-wafer charge- most beautiful European cities, has its own beautiful Grafiken und Formularmuster [..] up sensors and on-wafer sheath-shape sensors in genius loci. Here, a great number of important dis- the plasma processing and prediction system of real coveries were made and many important scientists Contents etching profiles based on monitoring data. Readers [..] Rechtliche Grundlagen der Vertragsgestaltung.- are made familiar with these sensors, which can mea- Technische Grundlagen.- Angebotsverfahren.- Ver- sure [..] Contents trags- und Vergabeunterlagen.- Angebot und Ver- A. Complex Systems Science .- B. Systemic Model- trag.- Auftragsabwicklung.- Aufmaß, Abrechnung, Contents ing.- C. Systemic Networking .- D. Complex Systems Zahlung.- Haftung und Mängelansprüche.- Ver- Introduction.- On-wafer UV sensor and prediction Science Applications . A. Complex Systems Science .- sicherungen.- Unternehmensformen und Funk- of UV irradiation damage.- Prediction of Abnormal B. Systemic Modeling.- C. Systemic Networking .- D. tionen.- AVA im Leistungsbild des Architekten.- Etching Profiles in High-aspect-ratio Via/Hole Etch- Complex Systems Science Applications . C. Systemic Computergestützte AVA. ing Using On-wafer Monitoring System.- Feature Networking .- D. Complex Systems Science Applica- Profile Evolution in Plasma Processing Using Wire- tions . D. Complex Systems Science Applications . Fields of interest less On-wafer Monitoring System. Construction Management Fields of interest Fields of interest Computational Intelligence; Complexity Target groups Nanotechnology and Microengineering; Nanoscale Upper undergraduate Science and Technology; Nanotechnology; Plasma Target groups Physics; Semiconductors Type of publication Research Professional book Target groups Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-02028-6 Research Monograph Softcover Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-45437-0 2014. X, 241 S. Brief Hardcover 24,29 € 2014. X, 400 p. 158 illus., 108 illus. in color. (Emergence, ISBN 978-3-658-02028-6 More on www.springer.com/978-4-431-54794-5 Complexity and Computation, Vol. 8) Softcover Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. 129,99 € 2014. VIII, 40 p. 35 illus., 30 illus. in color. 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Y. Sankai, K. Suzuki, Y. Hasegawa (Eds.) M. Schaeper C.M. Schlick, K. Moser, M. Schenk (Hrsg.)

Cybernics Mehrdimensionale Ortsfiltertechnik Flexible Produktionskapazität

Fusion of human, machine and information systems innovativ managen Die optische Ortsfiltertechnik wird vorrangig Cybernics plays a significant role in coping with Handlungsempfehlungen für die flexible Gestaltung von Pro- zur einkomponentigen (1C) Geschwindigkeits- duktionssystemen in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen an aging society using state-of-the-art technologies und Längenbestimmung bei der berührungslosen from engineering, clinical medicine and humanities. Überwachung industrieller Prozesse angewendet. Der flexible Einsatz von Mitarbeitern/-innen in pro- This new interdisciplinary field studies technologies Martin Schaeper beschäftigt sich mit der fortführen- duzierenden Unternehmen adressiert ein Thema that enhance, strengthen, and support physical and den Nutzung von flächenhaften, strukturierten Sen- von hoher wirtschaftlicher Bedeutung und Aktu- cognitive functions of human beings, based on the soren für zeitaufgelöste 2D/2C-Messungen, aber alität. Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten werden im Hin- fusion of human, machine, and information systems. auch mit der Implementierung geeigneter Informa- blick auf Produktionssysteme wie auch in Bezug The design of a seamless interface for interaction tionsvorverarbeitungen, um eine höhere Abtastung auf den Einsatz der Personalressourcen behandelt. between the interior and exterior of the human body des vorliegenden Prozesses zu erreichen. Ausgehend Produktionsplaner und Personalleitung erhalten is described in this book from diverse aspects such von der Entstehung des Ortsfiltersignals wird dieses konkrete Handlungsempfehlungen.Dieser praxisori- as the physical, neurophysiological, and cognitive weiterführend als zeitabhängiger Fourier-Koeffizient entierte Handlungsleitfaden spricht insbesondere levels. It is the first book to cover the many aspects aufgefasst. Anhand von Hochgeschwindigkeitsbild- kleine und mittelständische Unternehmen an. "Flex- of cybernics, allowing readers to understand the life folgen stellt der Autor die ortsfilterbasierte[...] Pro - Flexible Produktionskapazität innovativ man- support robotics[...] agen" war ein Forschungsprojekt in Unternehmen, Features dessen Ergebnisse als Grundlage dieses Leitfadens Features Die optische Ortsfiltertechnik wird vorrangig anschaulich erläutert werden. Cybernics plays a significant role in coping with zur einkomponentigen (1C) Geschwindigkeits- an aging society using state-of-the-art technologies und Längenbestimmung bei der berührungslosen Features from engineering, clinical medicine and humanities. Überwachung industrieller Prozesse angewendet. Die wirtschaftliche Situation produzierender This new interdisciplinary field studies technologies Martin Schaeper beschäftigt sich mit der fortführen- Unternehmen in Deutschland wird durch die that enhance, strengthen, and support physical and den Nutzung von flächenhaften, strukturierten Sen- zunehmende Globalisierung von Produktionskapaz- cognitive functions of human beings, based on the soren für zeitaufgelöste 2D/2C-Messungen, aber itäten und den damit verbundenen erhöhten Wet- fusion of human, machine, and information systems. auch mit der Implementierung geeigneter Informa- tbewerb stark beeinflusst. Zudem ergibt sich aus dem The design of a seamless interface for interaction [..] tionsvorverarbeitungen, um [..] fortgeschrittenen Wandel der Absatzmärkte von Verkäufer- zu Käufermärkten eine hohe Marktdy- Contents Contents namik. Den daraus entstehenden veränderlichen Cybernics: Fusion of Human, Machine and Informa- Signalentstehung mehrdimensionaler Ortsfil- Marktanforderungen begegnen produzierende [..] tion Systems.- Wearable Robot Technology.- Robot terkonzepte.- Verfahren zur Schätzung der Sig- Motion Control for Physical Assistance.- Motor nalfrequenz.- Mehrdimensionale ortsfilterbasierte Contents Control and Learning.- Movement Disorder and Konzepte.- Zusammenfassung und Ausblick.- Vorwort.- Unternehmensflexibilität und person- Rehabilitation.- Regenerative Medicine for Spinal Anhang A: Weiterführende mathematische Zusam- elle Flexibilisierungsstrategien in Deutschland.- Cord Injury Using Olfactory Mucosa Autografts.- menhänge.- Anhang B: Beschreibung zu entwick- Flexibilisierung der Produktion – Maßnahmen und Augmented Human Technology.- Haptic Interface elten Analyseprogrammen.- Anhang C: Daten und Status-Quo.- Kompetenzfeststellung am Beispiel and Cybernics.- Introduction to Mediated Commu- Angaben zur Messwertgewinnung mit dem DSP der Zeitarbeit.- Unterstützung von Lernprozessen nication.- Robotics for Supporting Childhood Edu- basierten 2C Messsystem.- Anhang D: Daten und bei Montageaufgaben.- Soziale und fachliche Inte- cation.- Subjectivity-Kansei Computing.- Human– Angaben zum Sensor-Array. gration von Zeitarbeitnehmerinnen und Zeitarbeit- Machine Coagency for Collaborative Control.- Elec- nehmern im Kundenunternehmen.- Entwicklung troneurophysiology and Brain Functional Imaging Fields of interest einer Software zur Verbesserung der Einsatzplanung for[...] Appl. Mathematics / Computational Methods of im Bereich der Personalüberlassung. Engineering; Engineering (general); Computer Imag- Fields of interest ing, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Graphics Fields of interest Robotics and Automation; Management of Comput- Industrial and Production Engineering; Production / ing and Information Systems; Nursing; Neuropsy- Target groups Logistics; Personnel Management chology; Biomedical Engineering Research Target groups Target groups Type of publication Professional/practitioner Research Ph.D. thesis More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04943-0 Type of publication Type of publication Professional book Contributed volume Hardcover 2014. XVIII, 142 S. 72 Abb., 24 Abb. in Farbe. More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-39895-7 More on www.springer.com/978-4-431-54158-5 65,41 € Hardcover Hardcover ISBN 978-3-658-04943-0 2014. XVI, 242 S. 69 Abb., 10 Abb. in Farbe. 2014. 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K.-U. Schmitt, P.D.P.D.P.F.N. ETH Zürich, D.S. Cronin, M.H. Muser, A.J. Schwab E. Seedhouse F. Walz Managementwissen für Ingenieure Suborbital Trauma Biomechanics Wie funktionieren Unternehmen? Industry at the Edge of Space An Introduction to Injury Biomechanics Das Buch führt auf leicht verständliche Weise in The nascent commercial suborbital spaceflight For the 4th edition of Trauma Biomechanics all die Begriffswelt der Betriebswirtschaftslehre ein industry will soon open the space frontier to com- existing chapters referring to traffic and sports have und überbrückt die Sprachbarrieren zwischen Inge- mercial astronauts, payload specialists, scientists and been revised and updated. New scientific knowledge nieuren und Kaufleuten. Begriffe wie etwa Bud- of course, tourists. This book describes the tantaliz- and changes in legal defaults (such as norms and getierung, Controlling, Key Account Management, ing science opportunities to be offered when subor- standards of crash tests) have been integrated. Addi- Balanced Score Card, Basel III, Six Sigma oder E- bital trips become routine within the next 12 to 18 tionally one chapter has been added where biome- Business, Kostenrechnung, Betriebswirtschaftliche months. It describes the difference in training and chanical aspects of injuries affected by high energies Auswertung, kurzfristige Erfolgsrechnung etc., die qualification necessary to become either a spaceflight are communicated in a new way. The mechanical die Ingenieurausbildung gewöhnlich vermissen lässt, participant or a fully-fledged commercial suborbital basics for ballistics and explosions are described werden grundlegend und leicht lesbar erklärt. Die astronaut and it describes the vehicles this new class and the respective impacts on human bodies are dis- Lektüre dieses Werks erlaubt Ingenieuren auch bei of astronauts will use.Anticipation is on the rise for cussed. The new edition with the additional chapter finanztechnischen Themen profund mitzureden. the new crop of commercial suborbital spaceships therefore is addressed to a broader audience than the Ferner qualifiziert es sie in hervorragender Weise als that will serve the scientific and educational market. previous one. Unternehmer im Unternehmen erfolgreich zu[...] These[...]

Features Features Features For the 4th edition of Trauma Biomechanics all Das Buch führt auf leicht verständliche Weise in Until recently, spaceflight has been the providence of existing chapters referring to traffic and sports have die Begriffswelt der Betriebswirtschaftslehre ein a select corps of astronauts whose missions, in com- been revised and updated. New scientific knowledge und überbrückt die Sprachbarrieren zwischen Inge- mon with all remarkable exploits, were experienced and changes in legal defaults (such as norms and nieuren und Kaufleuten. Begriffe wie etwa Bud- vicariously by the rest of the world via television standards of crash tests) have been integrated. Addi- getierung, Controlling, Key Account Management, reports and Internet feeds. These spacefarers risked tionally one chapter has been added where biome- Balanced Score Card, Basel III, Six Sigma oder E- their lives in the name of science, exploration and chanical aspects of injuries affected by high energies Business, Kostenrechnung, Betriebswirtschaftliche adventure, thanks to government-funded manned are communicated in a new way. The mechanical Auswertung, kurzfristige Erfolgsrechnung etc., die spaceflight programs.All that is about [..] basics for [..] die [..] Contents Contents Contents The Industry.- Suborbital Spaceflight.- Suborbital Introduction.- Methods in Trauma Biomechanics.- Der Ingenieur als Manager.- Sinn und Zweck Reusable Vehicle Markets.- Training Suborbital Head Injuries.- Spinal Injuries.- Thoracic Injuries.- eines Unternehmens.- Wie funktioniert ein Astronauts.- The Operators and Their Vehicles.- Abdominal Injuries.- Injuries of the Pelvis and the Unternehmen?.- Steuern.- Finanz Know-how für The Frontrunners.- Systems under Development.- Lower Extremities.- Injuries of the Upper Extremi- Ingenieure.- Elementare Managementfunktionen.- Launch sites.- The Missions.- Science Missions.- ties.- Impairment and injuries resulting from chronic Spezielle Managementfunktionen.- Optimierung Payload and Tourist Missions.- The Industry Today mechanical exposure.- Ballistic and Blast Trauma.- von Unternehmensprozessen.- Management-Tech- & Emerging Markets. Solutions to exercises. niken.- Existenzgründungen.- Literatur.- Anhang.- Sachverzeichnis. Fields of interest Fields of interest Aerospace Technology and Astronautics; Astron- Biomedical Engineering; Structural Mechanics; Fields of interest omy, Astrophysics and Cosmology; Entrepreneur- Forensic Medicine; Pathology; Automotive Engi- Job Career in Science and Engineering; Mechani- ship neering cal Engineering; Electrical Engineering; Manage- ment/Business for Professionals Target groups Target groups Popular/general Professional/practitioner Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Type of publication Popular science Monograph Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03484-3 More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-53919-0 Professional book Softcover Hardcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-41982-9 2014. XXVI, 184 p. 84 illus., 79 illus. in color. (Space 2014. XVI, 243 p. 111 illus. Hardcover Exploration) 99,99 € 2014. XIV, 539 S. 154 Abb. (VDI-Karriere) 34,99 € ISBN 978-3-642-53919-0 65,41 € ISBN 978-3-319-03484-3 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-3-642-41982-9 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 66 Engineering springer.com

K.D. Siemon, R. Averhaus P. Stalph K. Suganuma

Die HOAI 2013 verstehen und Analysis and Design of Machine Introduction to Printed Electronics richtig anwenden Learning Techniques This book describes in detail modern technologies mit Beispielen und Praxistipps Evolutionary Solutions for Regression, Prediction, and Control Problems for printed electronics, explaining how nanotechnol- Das Buch bietet einen praxisnahen Einstieg in die ogy and modern printing technology are merging HOAI 2013 und fundierte Grundlagen zur Honorar- Manipulating or grasping objects seems like a triv- to revolutionize electronics fabrication of thin, light- ermittlung für Architekten und Innenarchitekten. ial task for humans, as these are motor skills of weight, large and inexpensive products. Readers will Ein Kurzkommentar jedes Paragrafens, Praxistipps everyday life. Nevertheless, motor skills are not benefit from the explanations of materials, devices zur Anwendung und Beispiele zur Abrechnung und easy to learn for humans and this is also an active and circuits used to design and implement the latest zu speziellen Honorarermittlungstechniken festi- research topic in robotics. However, most solutions applications of printed electronics, such as thin flex- gen das Basiswissen und bieten eine verlässliche Hil- are optimized for industrial applications and, thus, ible OLED displays, organic solar cells, OLED light- festellung für die Umsetzung im Arbeitsalltag. few are plausible explanations for human learning. ing, smart wallpaper, sensors, logic, memory and The fundamental challenge, that motivates Patrick more. Features Stalph, originates from the cognitive science: How do Das Buch bietet einen praxisnahen Einstieg in die humans learn their motor skills? The author makes a Features HOAI 2013 und fundierte Grundlagen zur Hono- connection between robotics and cognitive sciences This book describes in detail modern technologies rarermittlung für Architekten und Ingenieure. Ein by analyzing motor skill learning using implemen- for printed electronics, explaining how nanotechnol- Kurzkommentar jedes Paragrafen, Praxistipps zur tations that could be found in the human brain – at ogy and modern printing technology are merging to Anwendung sowie Beispiele zur Abrechnung und zu least to some extent.[...] revolutionize electronics fabrication of thin, light- speziellen Honorarermittlungstechniken festigen das weight, large, and inexpensive products. Readers will Basiswissen und bieten eine verlässliche Hilfestellung Features benefit from the explanations of materials, devices für die Umsetzung im Arbeitsalltag. Die Autoren Manipulating or grasping objects seems like a trivial and circuits used to design and implement the latest bieten sowohl [..] task for humans, as these are motor skills of everyday applications of printed electronics, such as thin [..] life. Nevertheless, motor skills are not easy to learn Contents for humans and this is also an active research topic Contents Inhaltsübersicht HOAI.- Teil 1 Allgemeine in robotics. However, most solutions are optimized Introduction.- Printing technology.- Conduction Vorschriften.- Teil 2 Flächenplanung: Abschnitt 1 for industrial applications and, thus, few are plausi- materials for PE.- Semiconductor materials.- Sub- Bauleitplanung, Abschnitt 2 Landschaftsplanung.- ble explanations for human learning. The fundamen- strate and barrier film.- Interconnection.- Next step. Teil 3 Objektplanung: Abschnitt 1 Gebäude und tal challenge, that motivates Patrick [..] Fields of interest raumbildende Ausbauten, Abschnitt 2 Freianla- Circuits and Systems; Electronics and Microelectron- gen, Abschnitt 3 Ingenieurbauwerke, Abschnitt 4 Contents ics, Instrumentation; Electronic Circuits and Devices Verkehrsanlagen.- Teil 4 Fachplanung: Abschnitt Introduction and Motivation.- Introduction to Func- tion Approximation and Regression.- Elementary 1 Tragwerksplanung, Abschnitt 2 Technische Target groups Features of Local Learning Algorithms.- Algorithmic Ausrüstung.- Teil 5 Überleitungs- und Sch- Professional/practitioner lussvorschriften.- Anlagen 1 bis 14.- Siemon Description of XCSF.- How and Why XCSF works.- Tabellen.- Mietrechtsverbesserungsgesetz (MRVG) Evolutionary Challenges for XCSF.- Basics of Kine- Type of publication Artikel 10: Gesetz zur Regelung von Ingenieur- und matic Robot Control.- Learning Directional Control Brief Architektenleistungen. of an Anthropomorphic Arm.- Visual Servoing for the iCub.- Summary and Conclusion. 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A. Thaler, D. Watzenig (Eds.) Y. Vetyukov R. Weisse

Automotive Battery Technology Nonlinear Mechanics of Thin-Walled Erfindungen, Patente, Lizenzen

Structures Ratgeber für die Praxis The use of electrochemical energy storage systems in Asymptotics, Direct Approach and Numerical Analysis automotive applications also involves new require- Dieser Ratgeber behandelt die häufigsten Fragen in der patentanwaltlichen Erstberatung. Woran ments for modeling these systems, especially in This book presents a hybrid approach to the erkenne ich eine Erfindung? Wie kann ich meine terms of model depth and model quality. Currently, mechanics of thin bodies. Classical theories of rods, Ideen schützen? Welche Rechte und Pflichten hat mainly simple application-oriented models are plates and shells with constrained shear are based ein Arbeitgeber und ein Arbeitnehmererfinder? used to describe the physical behavior of batteries. on asymptotic splitting of the equations and bound- Was muss ich tun um internationalen Schutz für This book provides a step beyond of state-of-the- ary conditions of three-dimensional elasticity. The meine Innovationen zu erhalten? Wie recherchiere art modeling showing various different approaches asymptotic solutions become accurate as the thick- ich nach Schutzrechten und wie vermeide ich eine covering following aspects: system safety, misuse ness decreases, and the three-dimensional fields of Schutzrechtsverletzung? Neben den Fragen des behavior (crash, thermal runaway), battery state stresses and displacements can be determined. The Patent- und Gebrauchsmusterrechts werden auch estimation and electrochemical modeling with the analysis includes practically important effects of die Möglichkeiten des Marken- und Designschutzes needed analysis (pre/post mortem). All this different electromechanical coupling and material inhomo- dargestellt. Der Ratgeber gibt viele praxisrelevante approaches are developed to support the overall inte- geneity. The extension to the geometrically nonlinear Tipps und hilft bei kostenintensiven Entscheidun- gration process from a multidisciplinary[...] range uses the direct approach based on the princi- gen. ple of virtual work. Vibrations and buckling of pre- Features stressed structures are studied with[...] The use of electrochemical energy storage systems in Features Dieser Ratgeber behandelt die häufigsten Fragen automotive applications also involves new require- Features in der patentanwaltlichen Erstberatung. Woran ments for modeling these systems, especially in This book presents a hybrid approach to the erkenne ich eine Erfindung? Wie kann ich meine terms of model depth and model quality. Currently, mechanics of thin bodies. Classical theories of rods, Ideen schützen? Welche Rechte und Pflichten hat mainly simple application-oriented models are used plates and shells with constrained shear are based ein Arbeitgeber und ein Arbeitnehmererfinder? to describe the physical behavior of batteries. This on asymptotic splitting of the equations and bound- Was muss ich tun um internationalen Schutz für book provides a step beyond of state-of-the-art mod- ary conditions of three-dimensional elasticity. The meine Innovationen zu erhalten? Wie recherchiere eling showing various different approaches covering asymptotic solutions become accurate as the thick- ich nach Schutzrechten und wie vermeide ich eine [..] ness decreases, and the three-dimensional fields of Schutzrechtsverletzung? Neben [..] stresses and displacements can be determined. The Contents analysis [..] Electrochemical battery modeling.- Battery man- Contents Einleitung: Schutz von Ideen.- Patente.- Marken.- agement systems.- Aging of batteries.- Design of Contents Designs.- Recherchen.- Internationaler Schutz.- experiments and statistical analysis for batteries.- Plane Bending of a Curved Rod.- Mechanics of Rods Schutzrechtsverletzung.- Verwertungsverträge.- Impedance modeling.- Crashworthiness of batteries.- in Space.-Mechanics of Thin Elastic Shells.- Mechan- Arbeitnehmererfinderrecht.- Patentanwälte. Thermal abuse of batteries. ics of Thin-Walled Rods of Open Profile.- Short Introduction toWolfram’s Mathematica. 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S.-C. Wong J. Xu, Z. Zeng Z. Xu

The Evaporation Mechanism in the Fuzzy-Like Multiple Objective Hesitant Fuzzy Sets Theory Wick of Copper Heat Pipes Multistage Decision Making This book provides the readers with a thorough and systematic introduction to hesitant fuzzy the- This book discusses the evaporation mechanism in Decision has inspired reflection of many thinkers ory. It presents the most recent research results and the wick of copper heat pipes. The investigations are since the ancient times. With the rapid development advanced methods in the field. These includes: hes- based on recent visualization experiments for operat- of science and society, appropriate dynamic decision itant fuzzy aggregation techniques, hesitant fuzzy ing horizontal flat-plate heat pipes. making has been playing an increasingly important preference relations, hesitant fuzzy measures, hesi- role in many areas of human activity including engi- tant fuzzy clustering algorithms and hesitant fuzzy Features neering, management, economy and others. In most multi-attribute decision making methods. Since its This book discusses the evaporation mechanism in real-world problems, decision makers usually have introduction by Torra and Narukawa in 2009, hesi- the wick of copper heat pipes. The investigations are to make decisions sequentially at different points tant fuzzy sets have become more and more popular based on recent visualization experiments for operat- in time and space, at different levels for a compo- and have been used for a wide range of applications, ing horizontal flat-plate heat pipes. nent or a system, while facing multiple and conflict- from decision-making problems to cluster analysis, ing objectives and a hybrid uncertain environment from medical diagnosis to personnel appraisal and Contents where fuzziness and randomness co-exist in a deci- information retrieval. This book[...] Introduction.- Experimental methods.- Water in sion making process. This leads to the development mesh and powder wicks.- Different working fluids in of fuzzy-like multiple objective[...] 100+200 mesh wick.- Effects of surface wettability.- Features This book provides the readers with a thorough Conclusions. Features and systematic introduction to hesitant fuzzy the- Decision has inspired reflection of many thinkers ory. It presents the most recent research results and Fields of interest since the ancient times. With the rapid development advanced methods in the field. These includes: hes- Engineering Fluid Dynamics; Fluid- and Aerody- of science and society, appropriate dynamic decision itant fuzzy aggregation techniques, hesitant fuzzy namics; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and making has been playing an increasingly important preference relations, hesitant fuzzy measures, hesi- Mass Transfer role in many areas of human activity including engi- tant fuzzy clustering algorithms and hesitant fuzzy neering, management, economy and others. In most Target groups multi-attribute decision making methods. Since its real-world problems, decision makers usually have Research [..] to make decisions sequentially at different points in Type of publication time [..] Contents Brief Hesitant Fuzzy Aggregation Operators and Their Contents Applications.- Distance, Similarity, Correlation, More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04494-1 Multiple Objective Multistage Decision Mak- Entropy Measures and Clustering.- Algorithms for ing.- Elements of Fuzzy-Like MOMSDM.- Fuzzy Softcover Hesitant Fuzzy Information.- Hesitant Preference MOMSDM for Dynamic Machine Allocation.- Fuzzy 2014. XI, 38 p. 36 illus., 18 illus. in color. (SpringerBriefs Relations.- Hesitant Fuzzy MADM Models. on Multiphase Flow) MOMSDM for Closed Multiclass Queuing Net- 49,99 € works.- Fuzzy Random MOMSDM for Inventory Fields of interest ISBN 978-3-319-04494-1 Management.- Fuzzy Random MOMSDM for Facili- Computational Intelligence; Operations Research, ties Planning.- Fuzzy Random MOMSDM for Trans- usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Mathematical Programming; Operation Research / portation Assignment. Decision Theory

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International Conference J. Denkinger, L. Vinueza (Eds.) in Natural Resource Decision on Communications, Signal Making Processing, and Systems The Galapagos Marine Reserve

A Dynamic Social-Ecological System Natural resource managers face a complex deci- sion-making environment characterized by the The Proceedings of The Second International Con- potential occurrence of rapid and abrupt ecological ference on Communications, Signal Processing, and This book focuses on how marine systems respond change. These abrupt changes are poorly accommo- Systems provides the state-of-art developments of to natural and anthropogenic perturbations (ENSO, dated by traditional natural resource planning and Communications, Signal Processing, and Systems. overfishing, pollution, tourism, invasive species, decision-making processes. As recognition of thresh- The conference covered such topics as wireless com- climate-change). Authors explain in their chapters old processes has increased, contemporary models of munications, networks, systems, signal processing how this information can guide management and ecological systems have been modified to better rep- for communications. This book is a collection of conservation actions to help orient and better man- resent a broader range of ecological system dynam- contributions coming out of The Second Interna- age, restore and sustain the ecosystems services and ics. Key conceptual advances associated with the tional Conference on Communications, Signal Pro- goods that are derived from the ocean, while con- ideas of non-linear responses, the existence of multi- cessing, and Systems (CSPS) held September 2013 in sidering the complex issues that affect the delicate ple ecological stable states and critical thresholds are Tianjin, China. nature of the Islands. This book will contribute to a new understanding of the Galapagos Islands and more likely the rule than the exception in ecological Features marine ecosystems. systems. Once an ecological threshold[...] The Proceedings of The Second International Con- Features ference on Communications, Signal Processing, and Features Scientists and managers have largely abandoned Systems provides the state-of-art developments of This book focuses on how marine systems respond classic models that assume natural systems are in Communications, Signal Processing, and Systems. to natural and anthropogenic perturbations (ENSO, equilibrium and recognize the importance of under- The conference covered such topics as wireless com- overfishing, pollution, tourism, invasive species, standing interactions between, and among, biotic munications, networks, systems, signal processing climate-change). Authors explain in their chapters and abiotic factors in ecosystems, and how these for communications. This book is a collection of how this information can guide management and interactions lead to complexities that should be fac- contributions coming out of The Second Interna- conservation actions to help orient and better man- tored into natural resource management decisions. tional Conference on [..] age, restore and sustain the ecosystems services and goods that are derived from the ocean, while consid- Even though the existence of ecological thresholds is Contents ering the [..] becoming [..] Wireless Sensor Network and Cognitive Radio Contents System.- Image and Video Processing.- Circuit Contents Threshold Concepts: Implications for the Manage- Processing System.- Millimeter Wave and UWB Part I: Synthesis of populations, communities and ment of Natural Resources.- Thresholds for conser- technology.- Radar Signal Processing.- Intelligent ecosystem processes in the GMR.- Coral Research in vation and management: structured decision making System and Technology.- Wireless Communication the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.- Elasmobranchs of as a conceptual framework.- Identifying objectives and Networks.- Localization and Target Detection.- the Galapagos Marine Reserve.- The Galapagos sea and alternative actions to frame a decision problem.- Biological Signal Processing.- Sensor and Measuring lion: adaptation to spatial and temporal diversity of Optimization in Natural Resources Conservation.- Network. marine resources within the archipelago.- Reduced complexity of foraging behavior of the Galapagos Application of Threshold Concepts to Ecological Fields of interest sea lion inferred from a multiple approach analysis.- Management Problems: Occupancy of Golden Eagles Communications Engineering, Networks; Informa- Ecosystem based management.- Remote Sensing of in Denali National Park, Alaska.- Monitoring for tion Systems and Communication Service; Signal, the Marine Environment: Challenges and Opportu- threshold-dependent decisions.- Applying Threshold Image and Speech Processing nities in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador.- Part II: Concepts to Conservation Management of Dryland.- Coupled socio-ecological marine[...] Using Natural Range of Variation to Set Decision[...] Target groups Research Fields of interest Fields of interest Environmental Management; Nature Conservation; Environmental Management; Applied Ecology; Type of publication Marine & Freshwater Sciences Monitoring / Environmental Analysis Proceedings Target groups Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-00535-5 Research Research Hardcover 2014. 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T. Islam, P.K. Srivastava, M. Gupta, X. Zhu, S. Mukherjee (Eds.) H. Kitazato, J. M. Bernhard (Eds.) K. Lei, S. Zhou, Z. Wang

Computational Intelligence Approaches to Study Living Ecological Emergy Accounting for a Techniques in Earth and Foraminifera Limited System: General Principles

Environmental Sciences Collection, Maintenance and Experimentation and a Case Study of Macao

Foraminiferal cultures now serve as tools for Computational intelligence techniques have enjoyed This book builds on the analyses of Eugene and researching biological, environmental, and geolog- growing interest in recent decades among the earth Howard Odum and introduces the concept of sys- ical topics. However, the biological backgrounds, and environmental science research communi- tems ecology. Ecological emergy accounting repre- in particular the natural histories of foraminifera, ties for their powerful ability to solve and under- sents a breakthrough because it allows researchers largely remain unclear. It is also true that the dif- stand various complex problems and develop novel to integrate man-made capital and natural capital so ferent techniques used in different subdisciplines approaches toward a sustainable earth. This book that human and natural concerns can be addressed are a setback to fully understanding the subject. compiles a collection of recent developments and using a consistent system of units. This book devel- Taken together, these factors prevent progress in rigorous applications of computational intelligence ops an emergy accounting model that is suitable for experimental approaches to foraminiferal studies. in these disciplines. Techniques covered include arti- describing urban systems, thereby providing a com- This book aims to share and exchange knowledge ficial neural networks, support vector machines, prehensive picture of those systems. To make the between researchers from different subdisciplines, fuzzy logic, decision-making algorithms, supervised theory concrete, the authors use China’s Macao Spe- and the book should interest not only foraminiferal and unsupervised classification algorithms, prob- cial Administrative Region as a case study, and com- researchers but also scientists who are working with abilistic computing, hybrid methods and morphic pare the results for Macao with those of other urban marine organisms to explore questions[...] computing. Further topics given treatment in this[...] ecosystems around the world in the fields of[...] Features Features Features Foraminiferal cultures now serve as tools for Computational intelligence techniques have enjoyed This book builds on the analyses of Eugene and researching biological, environmental, and geological growing interest in recent decades among the earth Howard Odum and introduces the concept of sys- topics. However, the biological backgrounds, in par- and environmental science research communi- tems ecology. Ecological emergy accounting repre- ticular the natural histories of foraminifera, largely ties for their powerful ability to solve and under- sents a breakthrough because it allows researchers remain unclear. It is also true that the different tech- stand various complex problems and develop novel to integrate man-made capital and natural capital so niques used in different subdisciplines are a setback approaches toward a sustainable earth. This book that human and natural concerns can be addressed to fully understanding the subject. Taken together, compiles a collection of recent developments and using a consistent system of units. This book devel- these factors prevent progress in [..] rigorous applications of computational intelligence ops an emergy accounting model that is suitable for in these [..] Contents describing [..] The Propagule Method as an Experimental Tool in Contents Contents Foraminiferal Ecology.- The Natural Laboratory Chapter 1: Computational intelligence techniques From the Contents: Emergy Synthesis and Ecologi- of Algal Symbiont-bearing benthic Foraminifera: and applications.- Chapter 2: Vector Autoregression cal Energy Accounting.- Emergy Synthesis for Eco- Studying Individual Growth and Population Dynam- (VAR) Modeling and Forecasting on Temperature, economic Systems of Macao.- Emergy analysis for ics in the Sublittoral.- Methods for Estimating Indi- Humidity and Cloud Coverage.- Chapter 3: Explor- tourism systems: principles and a case study for vidual Growth of Foraminifera Based on Chamber ing the Behavior and Changing Trends of Rainfall Macao.- Ecological energy accounting for the gam- Volumes.- Changing Investigation Perspectives: and Temperature using Statistical Computing Tech- bling sector: a case study in Macao.- Emergy Syn- Methods and Applications of Computed Tomog- niques.- Chapter 4: Time Series Model Building and thesis of Waste Treatment in Macao.- Per capita raphy on Larger Benthic Foraminifera.- Protein Forecasting on Maximum Temperature Data.- Chap- Resource Consumption and Resource Carrying Analysis in Large Benthic Foraminifera.- Molecu- ter 5: GIS Visualization of Climate Change and Pre- Capacity: a Comparison of the Sustainability of 17 lar Assessment of Benthic Foraminiferal Diversity.- diction of Human Responses. Chapter 6: Markov Mainstream Countries. FLEC-TEM: Using Microscopy to Correlate Ultra- Chain Analysis of Weekly Rainfall Data for Predict- structure with Life[...] ing Agricultural Drought.- Chapter 7: Forecasting Fields of interest Environmental Management; Energy Policy, Eco- tropical[...] Fields of interest nomics and Management; Energy Economics Monitoring / Environmental Analysis; Biogeo- Fields of interest sciences; Freshwater & Marine Ecology Environment (general); Earth System Sciences; Cli- Target groups Research mate Change Target groups Research Target groups Type of publication Monograph Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-45169-0 Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-4-431-54387-9 More on www.springer.com/978-94-017-8641-6 Hardcover Distribution rights for China: Science Press Ltd, Beijing, 2014. XIV, 227 p. 79 illus., 44 illus. in color. (Environmen- China Hardcover tal Science) Hardcover 2014. 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M.A. Shields, A.I.L. Payne (Eds.) S. Takahashi (Ed.) J. Urquhart, T.G. Acott, D. Symes, M. Zhao (Eds.)

Marine Renewable Energy Radiation Monitoring and Dose Social Issues in Sustainable Technology and Environmental Estimation of the Fukushima Fisheries Management Interactions Nuclear Accident This volume is an interdisciplinary mix of perspec- tives and studies on social issues in fisheries from a It is now widely recognized that there is a need for This book provides comprehensive research findings diverse range of case studies and research disciplines. long-term secure and suitable sustainable forms of related to the environmental monitoring of radia- The case is made regarding the dearth of attention energy. Renewable energy from the marine environ- tion, levels of radioactive nuclides in various envi- to socio-cultural considerations which to date have ment, in particular renewable energy from tidal cur- ronments and dose estimation in residents after the been largely treated as an externality of fisheries rents, wave and wind, can help achieve a sustainable Fukushima nuclear power plant accident caused policy. It will be valuable to researchers and deci- energy future. Our understanding of environmen- severe environmental contamination with radioac- sion makers interested in understanding the social tal impacts and suitable mitigation methods asso- tive nuclides. At the beginning of the book, a techni- dimension of fisheries and provides a timely and rel- ciated with extracting renewable energy from the cal review written by a leading researcher of nuclear evant compilation of research and analysis on some marine environment is improving all the time and reactor technology explains what happened at the of the critical socio-cultural issues facing fisheries it is essential that we be able to distinguish between power plant. The review is followed by a commen- management and fishing communities today. natural and anthropocentric drivers and impacts. tary from a former member of the International An overview of current understanding of the envi- Commission on Radiological Protection, providing Features ronmental implications of marine renewable energy the reader with easily understandable information This volume is an interdisciplinary mix of perspec- technology is provided. about the concept of radiation dosage. In the[...] tives and studies on social issues in fisheries from a diverse range of case studies and research disciplines. Features Features The case is made regarding the dearth of attention It is now widely recognized that there is a need for This book provides comprehensive research findings to socio-cultural considerations which to date have long-term secure and suitable sustainable forms of related to the environmental monitoring of radia- been largely treated as an externality of fisheries pol- energy. Renewable energy from the marine environ- tion, levels of radioactive nuclides in various envi- icy. It will be valuable to researchers and decision ment, in particular renewable energy from tidal cur- ronments, and dose estimation in residents after makers interested in understanding the [..] rents, wave and wind, can help achieve a sustainable the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident caused energy future. Our understanding of environmental severe environmental contamination with radioac- Contents impacts and suitable mitigation methods associated tive nuclides. At the beginning of the book, a techni- Part I. Issues in Governance and Co-management.- with extracting renewable energy from the marine cal review written by a leading researcher of nuclear Part II. Issues in Local Ecological Knowledge and [..] [..] Scientific Evidence.- Part III. Issues in Sustaining Fisher Livelihoods.- Part IV. Issues in Gender Roles.- Contents Contents Part V. Issues in Social Identity and Cultural Her- 1. An Introduction to Marine Renewable Energy.- Part 1 Introduction.- 1 Outline of the Environmental itage. 2. The physics and hydrodynamic setting of marine Monitoring of TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear renewable energy.- 3. 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Contamination and Toxicology Where the World is Heading R. Baghel

This book presents valuable insights on a vast array Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxi- of topics in the field of environmental studies. The River Control in India cology attempts to provide concise, critical reviews of works published in the book were presented within timely advances, philosophy and significant areas of Spatial, Governmental and Subjective Dimensions the scope of the 2013 Sopot Forum of Young Scien- accomplished or needed endeavor in the total field of tists. The Forum is an annual event which provides a xenobiotics, in any segment of the environment, as Large river systems throughout the planet have platform for young researchers to present their work well as toxicological implications. been dramatically transformed due to river con- and exchange ideas with their peers. The aim of the trol projects such as large dams and embankments. Features forum is to make science more popular, so the speak- Unlike other major human impacts like anthro- CONTENTSForewordPrefaceMercury Toxicity and ers talked about their work in a way that was easily pogenic climate change, the alteration of river sys- Neurodegenerative EffectsAlessia Carocci, Nicola understandable. The book contains actual scientific tems has been deliberate and planned by a small, Rovito, Maria Stefania Sinicropi, Giuseppe GenchiE- papers on their own topics of interest. The papers powerful set of experts. Taking India as a case study, Waste Disposal Effects on the Aquatic Environment: represent different areas of environmental sciences, this book examines the way experts transform the Accra, GhanaJingyu Huang, Philip Nti Nkrumah, from biology to physics. The main umbrella topic for planet through their discourse by their advocacy of Desmond Ofosu Anim, Ebenezer MensahEnviron- this book is[...] river projects. This book identifies the spatial aspects mental Fate and Toxicology of ClomazoneApril Van of the norms through which the ideal river and the Features Scoy and Ronald S. [..] deficient river in need of control are produced. The This book presents valuable insights on a vast array role of governmental rationality in explaining the Contents of topics in the field of environmental studies. The seemingly irrational and[...] Mercury Toxicity and Neurodegenerative Effects.- E- works published in the book were presented within Waste Disposal Effects on the Aquatic Environment: the scope of the 2013 Sopot Forum of Young Scien- Features Accra, Ghana.- Environmental Fate and Toxicology tists. The Forum is an annual event which provides a Large river systems throughout the planet have been of Clomazone.- Modulation of Plant Growth and platform for young researchers to present their work dramatically transformed due to river control pro- Metabolism in Cadmium-Enriched Environments.- and exchange ideas with their peers. The aim of the jects such as large dams and embankments. Unlike Effect of Fruit and Vegetable Processing on Reduc- forum is to make science more popular, so the [..] other major human impacts like anthropogenic tion of Synthetic Pyrethroid Residue.- Toxicity Ref- climate change, the alteration of river systems has Contents erence Values for Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers: been deliberate and planned by a small, power- The influence of matrix effects on trace analysis of Risk Assessment for Predatory Birds and Mammals ful set of experts. Taking India as a case study, this pharmaceutical residues in aqueous environmental from Two Chinese Lakes.- Index. book examines the way experts transform the planet samples.- Valles marineris – a place full of answers.- through their [..] Fields of interest Determination of tetracyclines residues in the Gulf Ecotoxicology; Environmental Management; Waste of Gdańsk (southern Baltic Sea) sediments using Contents Management / Waste Technology a tandem solid-phase extraction with liquid chro- Introduction.- Analytical Approaches to River Con- matography coupled with tandem mass spectrom- trol.- Genealogy of the Hydraulic Mission.- Govern- Target groups etry.- A modern approach to aerosol studies over mentality of River Embankment.- Subjectivity in Research the Baltic Sea.- Water in the deepest crater of Mars.- Expert Advocacy.- Conclusion. 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C. Crăciun, M. Bostenaru Dan (Eds.) G. Geller, D. Glücklich (Hrsg.) E.G. Njoku (Ed.)

Planning and Designing Zukunftsfähige Encyclopedia of Remote Sensing Sustainable and Resilient Siedlungsökosysteme Remote sensing has revolutionized the scientific Landscapes Planen, Umsetzen und Betreiben Ein Anwenderhandbuch study of the Earth by enabling measurements of Die gegenwärtige Menschheit und ihre Aktivitäten more detailed and hitherto unexplored phenomena This book deals with planning issues in landscape haben einen gewaltigen Einfluss auf das planetare with spatially-extensive and global perspectives. Var- architecture, which start at the evaluation of the Ökosystem, z.B. auf den Klimawandel und die Bio- ious disciplines and industries have benefited from existing fabric of society, its history and memory, diversität. Die ländlichen und insbesondere die the dramatic discoveries enabled by remote sens- approached and conserved through photography, städtischen Siedlungen spielen dabei eine Hauptrolle. ing. This volume cuts across these disciplines and film and scenographic installations, a way in which Die rasante Verstädterung geht ungebrochen weiter. describes the basic foundations, principles and state the archetypes can be investigated, be it industrial Mehr als die Hälfte der Menschheit wohnt bereits in of the art of remote sensing. It covers the develop- derelict sites or already green spaces and cultural Städten. Wie können diese also nachhaltig gestaltet ment of remote sensing, the theoretical underpin- landscapes. It provides approaches to intervention, werden? Dazu soll dieses Handbuch einen Beitrag nings, forward modeling, commercial applications, through rehabilitation and upgrade, eventually in leisten.Die Autoren behandeln die Siedlungen in and global and international coordination and pol- participative manner. To such evaluation and pro- einem umfassenden Sinne als Ökosysteme. Diese icy. This first encyclopaedic reference on remote motion a couple of disciplines can contribute such as sollen nach dem Vorbild reifer natürlicher Ökosys- sensing describes the concepts, techniques,[...] history of art, geography and communication science teme funktionieren und werden deshalb planmäßig and of course (landscape) architecture. The field of Features so gestaltet, dass sowohl eine Symbiose der[...] landscape architecture[...] Remote sensing has revolutionized the scientific Features study of the Earth by enabling measurements of Features Die gegenwärtige Menschheit und ihre Aktivitäten more detailed and hitherto unexplored phenomena This book deals with planning issues in landscape haben einen gewaltigen Einfluss auf das planetare with spatially-extensive and global perspectives. Var- architecture, which start at the evaluation of the Ökosystem, z.B. auf den Klimawandel und die Bio- ious disciplines and industries have benefited from existing fabric of society, its history and memory, diversität. Die ländlichen und insbesondere die the dramatic discoveries enabled by remote sens- approached and conserved through photography, städtischen Siedlungen spielen dabei eine Hauptrolle. ing. This volume cuts across these disciplines and film and scenographic installations, a way in which Die rasante Verstädterung geht ungebrochen weiter. describes the basic foundations, principles and state the archetypes can be investigated, be it industrial Mehr als die Hälfte der Menschheit wohnt bereits in of the [..] derelict sites or already green spaces and cultural Städten. Wie können diese also nachhaltig gestaltet landscapes. It provides approaches to intervention, Contents [..] [..] Acoustic Radiation.- Acoustic Tomography, Ocean.- Contents Acoustic Waves, Propagation.- Acoustic Waves, Contents Einleitung.- Menschliche Ökosysteme.- Konzepte Scattering.- Aerosols.- Agricultural Expansion and Part I: Introduction – Research / Method / Transdis- und Methoden: Planung, Umsetzung und Betrieb Abandonment.- Agriculture and Remote Sensing.- ciplinarity – METABOLISM.- Pluri, Inter and Trans- von menschlichen Ökosystemen.- Gestaltung von Air Pollution.- Atmospheric General Circulation disciplinarity Methods in Researching the Landscape Siedlungsökosystemen am Beispiel der Valley View Models.- Calibration and Validation.- Calibra- Metabolism.- Part II: Archetypal landscape – Philos- University (VVU).- Die wichtigsten Erkenntnisse: tion, Microwave Radiometers.- Calibration, Opti- ophy / Epistemology / Semiotics – SPECIFICITY.- Zusammenfassung.- Autoren, Partner und Institu- cal/Infrared Passive Sensors.- Calibration, Synthetic Living the space from Ţara Haţegului - Building tionen.- Werkzeuge für die ganzheitliche Gestaltung Aperture Radars.- Calibration, Scatterometers.- Cli- places and landscape as collective identity and mem- menschlicher Ökosysteme.- Anhang. mate Data Records.- Climate Monitoring and Pre- ory.- Decoding Agricultural Landscape.- Part III diction.- Cloud Liquid Water.- Cloud Properties.- Cultural landscape – Image / Photo / Space and Time Fields of interest Coastal Ecosystems.- Commercial Remote Sens- – MEMORY.- Inventing Scotland: Photography, Landscape, Regional and Urban Planning; Climate ing.-[...] Landscape and National Identity.- Photography as Change; Cities, Countries, Regions; Geography (gen- exercise of memory in order to re-asses,[...] eral); Regional and Cultural Studies; Environment Fields of interest (general) Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry; Microwaves, RF Fields of interest and Optical Engineering; Geographical Information Landscape, Regional and Urban Planning; Land- Target groups Systems / Cartography; Geotechnical Engineering & scape Architecture; Geoecology / Natural Processes; Professional/practitioner Applied Earth Sciences; Automotive Engineering Nature Conservation Type of publication Target groups Target groups Professional book Graduate Research More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-39705-9 Type of publication Type of publication Hardcover Encyclop(a)edia Monograph Englische Ausgabe erschienen 2012 bei Springer-Verlag More on www.springer.com/978-0-387-36698-2 More on www.springer.com/978-94-017-8535-8 Berlin Heidelberg 2014. 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Hardcover H. Shimizu, A. Murayama (Eds.) 2014. XXV, 939 p. 370 illus., 223 illus. in color. Print + Law eReference. (Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series) Basic and Clinical Environmental 499,00 € ISBN 978-0-387-36700-2 Approaches in Landscape Planning S. Hennion, O. Kaufmann (Hrsg.) Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. Our societies need to solve difficult issues to attain Unionsbürgerschaft und sustainability. The main challenges include, among Patientenfreizügigkeit Citoyenneté others, global warming, demographic change, an energy crisis, and loss of biodiversity. In tackling Européenne et Libre Circulation des these issues, a holistic understanding of our living Patients EU Citizenship and Free space is important. The field of landscape planning and design is at the core the holistic concept and it Movement of Patients makes several contributions to achieving sustain- ability. First, landscape planning and design con- Cross-border patient mobility raises numerous legal nects different spatial scales: from site to region to and economic issues. The financial impact of cost- the planet. Second, it focuses on close interrelation- containment measures taken by the Member States ships between human activities and nature. Third, it must be compatible with the right of EU citizens is concerned with people’s values toward their sur- to free movement. Access to benefits and services roundings. This book[...] must also be guaranteed. The coordination regula- Features tions and Directive 2011/24/EU on the application of Our societies need to solve difficult issues to attain patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare, as well as sustainability. The main challenges include, among transnational agreements, serve as the basis for these others, global warming, demographic change, an considerations. Furthermore, the legal norms regard- energy crisis, and loss of biodiversity. In tackling ing data protection and professional confidential- these issues, a holistic understanding of our living ity must be taken into account, since in the context space is important. The field of landscape planning of cross-border mobility they also apply to service and design is at the core the holistic concept and it providers and insurers.La[...] makes several contributions to achieving [..] Features Contents Die grenzüberschreitende Mobilität der Patien- Cultural Landscape: What People Give Value to ten wirft zahlreiche Rechts- und Wirtschaftsfragen in Their Surroundings.- Landscape Perception in auf. Es geht um die Vereinbarkeit der finanziellen Japan and Germany.- New Trend of Landscape Auswirkungen der von den Mitgliedstaaten getrof- Planning & Design in Japan.- Possibility of Japan- fenen Maßnahmen zur Kosteneindämmung mit ese Landscape Planning for Development Manage- dem Recht des Unionsbürgers auf Freizügigkeit. ment.- Landscape Perception of the Residents in Es geht auch um den Zugang zu Leistungen. Die Nyu Village, Kushida-River.- Landscape Sequence Koordinierungs-Verordnungen und die Richtlinie of Kushida-River.- Social Perceptions of Wetlands 2011/24/EU über die Patientenrechte [..] and their Implications to Environmental Decision Contents Making.- How can We Make Mandala of Landscape Teil I: Die Herausforderungen der Freizügigkeit im Issues on Kushida-River.- Issues on Clinical Envi- Gesundheitswesen - Challenges of the Free Move- ronmental Approach in Multi-Scale, Participatory ment of Persons to Health Care - Les enjeux de la Landscape Planning. mobilité européenne en matière de santé.- Teil II: Fields of interest Die Realität der Personenfreizügigkeit im Gesund- Landscape, Regional and Urban Planning; Sustain- heitswesen - Reality of the Free Movement of Per- able Development; Monitoring / Environmental sons with respect to Health Care - L'effectivité de la Analysis; Energy Policy, Economics and Manage- libre circulation des citoyens en matière de santé.- ment Teil III: Die Entwicklung der grenzüberschreitenden Zusammenarbeit - Development of Future Cross- Target groups Border Cooperation - L’avenir des coopérations Research transfrontalières.

Type of publication Fields of interest Monograph Medical Law; European Law; Public Health; Health Economics More on www.springer.com/978-4-431-54414-2 Hardcover Target groups 2014. XII, 161 p. 129 illus., 118 illus. in color. (Urban and Research Landscape Perspectives, Vol. 17) 99,99 € Type of publication ISBN 978-4-431-54414-2 Contributed volume usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-41310-0 Hardcover 2014. XXII, 437 S. 22 Abb. 93,45 € ISBN 978-3-642-41310-0 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Law 75

W. Schön, E. Röder (Hrsg.) V. Vadi, H.E.G.S. Schneider (Eds.) W.-Y. Wang (Ed.)

Zukunftsfragen des deutschen Art, Cultural Heritage and the Codification in East Asia

Steuerrechts II Market Selected Papers from the 2nd IACL Thematic Conference

Ethical and Legal Issues This book looks at codification from a broad, inter- Das deutsche Steuerrecht ist durch beständigen national perspective, discussing general themes as Wandel geprägt. Der Steuerrechtswissenschaft In the age of economic globalisation, do art and her- well as various legal fields. Since codification is a fällt die Aufgabe zu, sich abzeichnende Entwick- itage matter? Once the domain of elitist practition- subject of intense current interest in East Asia, this lungen möglichst frühzeitig zu identifizieren und ers and scholars, the governance of cultural heritage second volume on codification is dedicated to the wissenschaftlich zu durchdringen. Auf Anregung and the destiny of iconic artefacts have emerged as sub-theme of codification and legal transplant in this des Max-Planck-Instituts für Steuerrecht und the new frontier of international law, making head- area, focusing on China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Öffentliche Finanzen haben sich bereits zum zweiten lines and attracting the varied interests of academics It includes two papers that discuss development of Mal führende Steuerrechtswissenschaftlern der and policy-makers, museum curators and collectors, codification in East Asia and Korea in particular. It is jüngeren Generation mit von ihnen als besonders human rights activists and investment lawyers and also comprised of two reports that draw comparative wichtig erachteten „Zukunftsfragen“ des deutschen artists and economists, just to mention a few. The lessons from Japan, India and Indonesia. In addi- Steuerrechts befasst. Die Bandbreite der behandelten return of cultural artefacts to their legitimate owners, tion, this volume consists of four general reports and Themen reicht von den verfassungsrechtlichen und the recovery of underwater cultural heritage and the 19 national reports that guide readers through the europarechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen der Steuer- protection and promotion of artistic expressions are knowledge of[...] rechtsordnung über das Potential der Kodifikation- just some of the pressing issues addressed by this[...] sidee im[...] Features Features This book looks at codification from a broad, inter- Features In the age of economic globalisation, do art and her- national perspective, discussing general themes as Das deutsche Steuerrecht ist durch beständigen itage matter? Once the domain of elitist practition- well as various legal fields. Since codification is a Wandel geprägt. Der Steuerrechtswissenschaft ers and scholars, the governance of cultural heritage subject of intense current interest in East Asia, this fällt die Aufgabe zu, sich abzeichnende Entwick- and the destiny of iconic artefacts have emerged as second volume on codification is dedicated to the lungen möglichst frühzeitig zu identifizieren und the new frontier of international law, making head- sub-theme of codification and legal transplant in this wissenschaftlich zu durchdringen. Auf Anregung lines and attracting the varied interests of academics area, focusing on China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. des Max-Planck-Instituts für Steuerrecht und and policy-makers, museum curators and collectors, It includes two papers that discuss [..] Öffentliche Finanzen haben sich bereits zum zweiten human rights activists and investment [..] Mal führende Steuerrechtswissenschaftlern der jün- Contents Contents geren Generation mit von ihnen [..] Introduction; George A. Bermann.- Preface; Wang 1. Art, Cultural Heritage and the Market: Legal and Wen-Yeu.- About the authors.- Part I Codifica- Contents Ethical Issues.- 2. Reparation Art – Finding Com- tion in Context.- The Defining Characteristics of Reformvorschläge zur Vermeidung der definitiven mon Ground in the Resolution of Disputes on Russ- the Legal Family of East Asia; Wen-Yeu Wang and Belastung mit der Umsatzsteuer bei Körperschaften ian War Spoils and Nazi-Looted Art.- 3. Alternative Yen-Lin Agnes Chiu.- Codification in the 21st Cen- des öffentlichen Rechts.- Steuerrechtsauslegung im Dispute Resolution in Art Claims: Arbitration and tury: A View from Korea; Keechang Kim.- Part II Spannungsfeld zwischen unionsrechtlichen Vor- Mediation in Restitution Claims by the Dutch Resti- Codification and Legal Transplant in East Asia: gaben und nationalen Normen.- Die Kodifikation- tutions Committee.- 4. Alternative Dispute Reso- International Perspectives.- Codification and Decod- sidee in der Steuerrechtsordnung.- Grundfragen lution Mechanisms in Cultural Property Related ification: the State of Civil and Commercial Codes in der Besteuerung des Finanzsektors.- Die Sicht der Disputes: UNESCO Mediation and Conciliation Pro- Indonesia; Gary Bell.- Law Codification in East Asia Steuerrechtswissenschaft auf das Verfassungsrecht. cedure.- 5. Protecting Cultural Objects: Enforcing today: Japanese and Indian Examples; Jean-Louis the Illicit Export of Foreign Cultural Objects.- 6. The Halpérin.- Part III Codification on Commercial[...] Fields of interest Perils of Buying and Selling Art at the Fair:[...] Financial Law / Fiscal Law; Constitutional Law; Fields of interest International Economic Law, Trade Law Fields of interest Private International Law, International & Foreign International Economic Law, Trade Law; Cultural Law, Comparative Law; Civil Law; Fundamentals of Target groups Heritage; Fine Arts; Public International Law; Pri- Law Research vate International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law; European Law Type of publication Target groups Research Contributed volume Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-45020-4 Research Type of publication Contributed volume Hardcover Type of publication 2014. IX, 148 S. 7 Abb. (MPI Studies in Tax Law and Pub- Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03445-4 lic Finance, Vol. 4) More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-45093-8 Hardcover 65,41 € 2014. XIV, 248 p. 7 illus. 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W.-Y. Wang (Ed.) Life Sciences H. Bleckmann, J. Mogdans, S.L. Coombs (Eds.) Codification in International Flow Sensing in Air and Water

Perspective M. Beksaç (Ed.) Behavioral, Neural and Engineering Principles of Operation

Selected Papers from the 2nd IACL Thematic Conference In this book, leading scientists in the fields of sen- Bone Marrow and Stem Cell sory biology, neuroscience, physics and engineer- No aspect of legal formalism has interested com- ing explore the basic operational principles and parative jurists as much as the extent of legislative Transplantation behavioral uses of flow sensing in animals and how codification across legal systems. This book looks they might be applied to engineering applications at codification from a broad, international perspec- The second edition of Bone Marrow and Stem Cell such as autonomous control of underwater or aerial tive, discussing general themes as well as various Transplantation expands upon the previous edi- vehicles.Although humans possess no flow-sensing legal fields. The first of two volumes on this subject tion with current, detailed methods on HLA, minor- abilities, countless aquatic (e.g. fish, cephalopods and begins with a general theoretical and historical view HLA and Killer Immunoglobulin Like Receptor seals), terrestrial (e.g. crickets and spiders) and aer- of codification, followed by a series of other horizon- typing. With new chapters on immunophenotyp- ial (e.g. bats) animals have flow sensing abilities that tal inquiries. It encompasses papers focusing on sev- ing and functional characterization of stem cells are underlie remarkable behavioral feats. These include eral significant contemporary issues in codification, included. Written in the highly successful Meth- the ability to follow silent hydrodynamic trails long including "codification of private law in post-soviet ods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters after the trailblazer has left the scene, to form hydro- times", "criminal law codification beyond the nation include introductions to their respective topics, lists dynamic[...] state" and "soft codification of private law". In addi- of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by- tion,[...] step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and Features tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. In this book, leading scientists in the fields of sen- Features Authoritative and practical, Bone Marrow and Stem sory biology, neuroscience, physics and engineering No aspect of legal formalism has interested com- Cell Transplantation, Second Edition serves as a[...] explore the basic operational principles and behav- parative jurists as much as the extent of legislative ioral uses of flow sensing in animals and how they codification across legal systems. This book looks at Features might be applied to engineering applications such as codification from a broad, international perspective, The second edition of Bone Marrow and Stem Cell autonomous control of underwater or aerial vehicles. discussing general themes as well as various legal Transplantation expands upon the previous edi- Although humans possess no flow-sensing abilities, fields. The first of two volumes on this subject begins tion with current, detailed methods on HLA, minor- countless aquatic (e.g. fish, [..] with a general theoretical and historical view of codi- HLA and Killer Immunoglobulin Like Receptor fication, followed by a series of other [..] typing. With new chapters on immunophenotyp- Contents ing and functional characterization of stem cells are Part I: Spatio-Temporal Structure of Natural Aero- Contents included. Written in the highly successful Methods and Hydrodynamic Stimuli.- Natural Hydrodynamic Introduction; George A. Bermann.- Preface; Wang in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include Stimuli.- Laser-Based Optical Methods for the Sen- Wen-Yeu.- About the Authors.- Part I Codification: [..] sory Ecology of Flow Sensing: From Classical PIV from a Broader Perspective.- Codification, Decodifi- to Micro-PIV and Beyond.- Part II: Flow Sensing cation and Recodification: History, Politics and Pro- Contents and Animal Behavior.- The Role of Flow and the Lat- cedure; Whitmore Gray.- Codification: The Civilian Reporter Gene Technologies for Imaging Cell Fates eral Line in the Multisensory Guidance of Orienting Experience Reconsidered on the Eve of a Common in Hematopoiesis .- Flow Cytometry for Hematopoi- Behaviours.- Hydrodynamic Perception in Seals and European Sales Law; Reinhard Zimmermann.- Part etic Cells.- Isolation and Characterization of Mes- Sea Lions.- Hydrodynamic Imaging by Blind Mexi- II Soft Codification of Private Law.- Supranational enchymal Stem Cells.- Methods for Functional can Cave Fish.- Flow Sensing in Sharks: Lateral Line Codification of Private Law in Europe and Its Signif- Analysis of Stem Cells.- An Overview of HLA Typ- Contributions to Navigation and Prey Capture.- The icance for Third States; Jürgen Basedow.- The Soft ing for Heamatopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.- Slightest Whiff of Air: Airflow Sensing in[...] Codification of the Unidroit Principles of Interna- HLA Typing with Sequence-Specific Oligonucleotide tional Commercial Contracts: Process and[...] Primed PCR (PCR-SSO) and Use of the Luminex™ Fields of interest Technology.- Sequence Based Typing of HLA: An Neurobiology; Biophysics and Biological Physics; Fields of interest Improved Group Specific Full Length Gene Sequenc- Zoology Private International Law, International & Foreign ing Approach.- Molecular Typing Methods for Law, Comparative Law; Civil Law; Fundamentals of Minor Histocompatibility Antigens.- Natural Killer Target groups Law Cells and[...] Research Target groups Fields of interest Type of publication Research Cell Biology; Stem Cells; Regenerative Medicine/Tis- Contributed volume Type of publication sue Engineering More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-41445-9 Contributed volume Target groups Hardcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03454-6 Professional/practitioner 2014. 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T. Dickhaus S.M. Fleming, C.D. Frith (Eds.) H. Heinrichs, G. Michelsen (Hrsg.)

Simultaneous Statistical Inference The Cognitive Neuroscience of Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften

With Applications in the Life Sciences Metacognition Der Übergang in eine nachhaltige Gesellschaft ist This monograph will provide an in-depth mathemat- eine der zentralen Herausforderungen unserer Metacognition is the capacity to reflect upon and ical treatment of modern multiple test procedures Zeit. Eine wichtige Voraussetzung für die weitere evaluate cognition and behaviour. Long of inter- controlling the false discovery rate (FDR) and related Etablierung von Nachhaltigkeit liegt in der Profes- est to philosophers and psychologists, metacogni- error measures, particularly addressing applications sionalisierung der Entscheidungsträger von morgen. tion has recently become the target of research in to fields such as genetics, proteomics, neuroscience Dazu ist eine angemessene nachhaltigkeitswis- the cognitive neurosciences. By combining brain and general biology. The book will also include a senschaftliche (Aus-)Bildung erforderlich.Das imaging, computational modeling, neuropsychol- detailed description how to implement these meth- Lehrbuch Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaft von Lehren- ogy and insights from psychiatry, the present book ods in practice. Moreover new developments focus- den der Fakultät Nachhaltigkeit der Leuphana offers a picture of the metacognitive functions of ing on non-standard assumptions are also included, Universität Lüneburg möchte dazu einen Beitrag the brain.Chapters cover the definition and mea- especially multiple tests for discrete data. The book leisten. Nach einer Einführung in die Entstehungs- surement of metacognition in humans and non- primarily addresses researchers and practitioners but geschichte von nachhaltiger Entwicklung und human animals, the computational underpinnings of will also be beneficial for graduate students. Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaft werden zunächst metacognitive judgments the cognitive neuroscience naturwissenschaftlich-technische und humanwis- of self-monitoring ranging from confidence to error- Features senschaftliche Grundlagen[...] This monograph will provide an in-depth mathemat- monitoring and neuropsychiatric studies of disorders ical treatment of modern multiple test procedures of[...] Features controlling the false discovery rate (FDR) and related Der Übergang in eine nachhaltige Gesellschaft ist Features error measures, particularly addressing applications eine der zentralen Herausforderungen unserer Metacognition is the capacity to reflect upon and to fields such as genetics, proteomics, neuroscience Zeit. Eine wichtige Voraussetzung für die weitere evaluate cognition and behaviour. Long of interest and general biology. The book will also include a Etablierung von Nachhaltigkeit liegt in der Profes- to philosophers and psychologists, metacognition detailed description how to implement these meth- sionalisierung der Entscheidungsträger von morgen. has recently become the target of research in the ods in practice. Moreover, new developments focus- Dazu ist eine angemessene nachhaltigkeitswis- cognitive neurosciences. By combining brain imag- ing on [..] senschaftliche (Aus-)Bildung erforderlich.Das ing, computational modeling, neuropsychology and Lehrbuch Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaft von Lehren- insights from psychiatry, the present book offers a Contents den der Fakultät [..] The problem of simultaneous inference.- Part I Gen- picture of the metacognitive functions of the brain. eral Theory.- Some theory of p-values.- Classes of [..] Contents multiple test procedures.- Simultaneous test proce- Einleitung.- Nachhaltige Entwicklung und Nach- Contents dures.- Stepwise rejective multiple tests.- Multiple haltigkeitswissenschaften.- Methoden in den Metacognitive neuroscience: an introduction.- testing and binary classification.- Multiple testing Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften.- Interdiszi- Quantifying human metacognition for the neu- and model selection.- Software solutions for mul- plinäre Perspektiven auf nachhaltige Entwick- rosciences.- Signal detection theory analysis of tiple hypotheses testing.- Part II From Genotype lung.- Naturwissenschaftliche Perspektiven.- type 1 and type 2 data: meta-d’, response-specific to Phenotype.- Genetic association studies.- Gene Humanwissenschaftliche Perspektiven.- Integrative meta-d’ and the unequal variance SDT model.- expression analyses.- Functional magnetic resonance Perspektiven.- Exemplarische Problem- und Hand- The highs and lows of theoretical interpretation imaging.- Part III Further Applications in the Life lungsfelder der Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften.- in animal-metacognition research.- A computa- Sciences.- Further life science applications. Praxisperspektiven.- Literaturverzeichnis.- Glossar tional framework for the study of confidence across nachhaltige Entwicklung und Nachhaltigkeitswis- species.- Shared mechanisms for confidence judg- Fields of interest senschaften.- Weiterführende Informationen (Insti- ments and error detection in human decision mak- Biostatistics; Statistical Theory and Methods; Math- tutionen, Webseiten etc.) ematical and Computational Biology; Data Mining ing.- Metacognition and confidence in value-based and Knowledge Discovery; Biomedical Engineering choice.- What failure in collective decision-making Fields of interest tells us about[...] Ecology; Biodiversity; Atmospheric Sciences; Envi- Target groups ronmental Chemistry; Environmental Economics; Fields of interest Research Interdisciplinary Studies Behavioural Sciences; Neurosciences; Cognitive Psy- Type of publication chology Target groups Monograph Upper undergraduate Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-45181-2 Research Type of publication Hardcover German textbook 2014. XIV, 180 p. 19 illus., 10 illus. in color. Type of publication 139,99 € Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-25111-5 ISBN 978-3-642-45181-2 More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-45189-8 Softcover 2014. XXXVI, 608 S. 138 Abb., 91 Abb. in Farbe. usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Hardcover 37,37 € 2014. VIII, 407 p. 63 illus., 30 illus. in color. ISBN 978-3-642-25111-5 139,99 € ISBN 978-3-642-45189-8 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 78 Life Sciences springer.com

M.-P. Junier, S.G. Kernie (Eds.) E.I. Katsy (Ed.) B.P. Kremer

Endogenous Stem Cell-Based Brain Plasticity in Plant-Growth- Vom Referat bis zur Examensarbeit

Remodeling in Mammals Promoting and Phytopathogenic Naturwissenschaftliche Texte perfekt verfassen und gestalten Bacteria Blatt leer, Kopf voll?Diese praxisnahe Anleitung This text highlights the endogenous regenerative bietet punktgenau dosiert die Erste (und letzte) Hilfe potential of the central nervous system in neonates Plasticity in Plant-Growth-Promoting and Phy- beim Erstellen schriftlicher Arbeiten im Studium and juveniles and discusses possible ways it might be topathogenic Bacteria brings together the expertise der naturwissenschaftlichen Fächer, aber auch in der manipulated for medical purposes. The first section of a panel of researchers from around the world to gymnasialen Oberstufe oder im Beruf:Wie finde ich provides a descriptive summary of the salient steps of provide comprehensive up-to-date reviews on the aktuelle Informationen zum Thema?Wie gliedere human brain development with a discussion of com- most interesting aspects of genomic and phenotypic ich den Stoff?Wie zitiert man richtig?Wie sieht ein parisons with other mammalian brains. It also pro- plasticity in plant-beneficial and phytopathogenic perfektes Seitenlayout aus?Wie gestalte ich Grafiken vides a historical perspective on our understanding bacteria. The book covers various topics, including und Tabellen?Die 4. Auflage wurde überarbeitet und of ongoing brain development throughout the lifes- common and specific features in the genomes of aktualisiert, u.a. wurde der Bachelor- und der Mas- pan and serve to introduce the concept of brain plas- symbiotic, plant-growth-promoting, and phytopath- terarbeit ein noch größeres Gewicht eingeräumt ticity following injury. The second part is devoted ogenic bacteria; regulation of conjugative plasmid sowie der elektronische Teil (Archivierung per to the endogenous reparative potential of the brain, transfer in rhizobia; genetic and phenotypic variabil- PC, Online-Recherche etc.) auf den neusten Stand including its limitations, and articles focusing on ity in plant-beneficial pseudomonads and azospirilla; gebracht .Dieser bewährte Ratgeber[...] defined pathologies[...] genomic fluxes in phytopathogenic xanthomonads Features Features and pseudomonads; genome plasticity in[...] Blatt leer, Kopf voll?Diese praxisnahe Anleitung This book uses the juvenile mammalian brain as Features bietet punktgenau dosiert die Erste (und letzte) Hilfe a starting point to describe how different injury Plasticity in Plant-Growth-Promoting and Phy- beim Erstellen schriftlicher Arbeiten im Studium mechanisms influence neuronal and glial progeni- topathogenic Bacteria brings together the expertise der naturwissenschaftlichen Fächer, aber auch in der tor response to injury, and how in certain circum- of a panel of researchers from around the world to gymnasialen Oberstufe oder im Beruf:- Wie finde ich stances, these cells might play adaptive or harmful provide comprehensive up-to-date reviews on the aktuelle Informationen zum Thema?-Wie gliedere roles in recovery. It also provides an overview of most interesting aspects of genomic and phenotypic ich den Stoff?-Wie zitiert man richtig?-Wie sieht ein emerging concepts in progenitor biology and how plasticity in plant-beneficial and phytopathogenic perfektes [..] current understanding of the processes regulating bacteria. The book covers various topics, including these cells has [..] common and specific features in the genomes of [..] Contents Ermutigung: Keine Angst mehr vor dem leeren Contents Contents Blatt.- Suchen, Finden, Anfreunden: Erstkontakte Introduction.- Structural Plasticity in Adult Nervous Common Themes and Specific Features in the mit dem Thema.- Auf gezielte Trüffelsuche: Bib- System: A Historic Perspective.- Impact of Injured Genomes of Phytopathogenic and Plant-Beneficial liotheken und Datenbanken.- Der Teil und das Tissue on Stem Cell Fate.- Role of Neural Stem and Bacteria.- Ecology and Physiology of Non-Frankia Ganze – Textsorten und ihre Bausteine.- Mit starken Progenitor Cells in the Adaptation of the Brain to Actinobacteria Associated with Actinorhizal Plants.- Worten: Texte stilvoll formulieren.- Auf den Schul- Injury.- Role of Adult Neurogenesis in Seizure- Boundaries for Conjugative Transfer of Rhizobial tern der Riesen: Zitate und Zitieren.- Ansehnliche Induced Hippocampal Remodeling and Epilepsy.- Plasmids: Restraining and Releasing Factors.- Phase Schaustücke: Fotos, Grafik und Tabellen.- Die Dinge Neurogenesis and Gliogenesis in the Postnatal Hypo- Variation in Plant-Associated Pseudomonads.- Plas- beim Namen nennen: Größen und Bezeichnun- thalamus: a new level of plasticity for the regulation mid Rearrangements and Changes in Cell-Surface gen.- Ansprechend verpacken: Das Thema Schrift.- of hypothalamic function?.- Regenerative Potential Architecture and Social Behavior of Azospirillum Ansichtssachen: Layout und Seitengestaltung.- of NG2 Cells.- Oligodendrocyte Progenitors and brasilense.- Genome Plasticity and Dynamic Evolu- Nachschlagen im Notfall: Tipps fürs Tippen.- Zu Brain Remodeling Following Blood Brain Barrier tion of Phytopathogenic Pseudomonads and Related guter Letzt.-[...] Rupture.- Genomic Integrity of Embryonic[...] Bacteria.- Genomic Flux in Xanthomonas Group of Fields of interest Fields of interest Plant[...] Life Sciences (general); Biomedicine (general); Stem Cells; Cell Biology; Neurosciences; Neuro- Fields of interest Chemistry (general); Earth Sciences (general); chemistry; Cancer Research Microbiology; Plant Sciences; Plant Pathology Physics (general); Psychology (general) Target groups Target groups Target groups Research Research Upper undergraduate Type of publication Type of publication Type of publication Contributed volume Contributed volume German textbook More on www.springer.com/978-1-4899-7398-6 More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-9202-3 More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-41301-8 Hardcover Hardcover Softcover 2014. VIII, 230 p. 21 illus., 19 illus. in color. (Stem Cell 2014. X, 208 p. 42 illus., 30 illus. in color. Ursprünglich erschienen unter dem Titel: Texte Biology and Regenerative Medicine) 139,99 € schreiben im Biologiestudium 139,99 € ISBN 978-1-4614-9202-3 2014. XI, 258 S. 41 Abb. ISBN 978-1-4899-7398-6 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 23,36 € usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-3-642-41301-8 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Life Sciences 79

H. Mohr T.K. Mondal P. Nick, Z. Opatrny (Eds.)

Evolutionäre Ethik Breeding and Biotechnology of Tea Applied Plant Cell Biology

and its Wild Species Cellular Tools and Approaches for Plant Biotechnology Evolutionäre Ethik zielt darauf ab, moralisches Verhalten beim Menschen vor dem Hinter- The aim of this volume is to merge classical con- Tea is an important non-alcoholic beverage plant of grund seiner evolutionären Disposition zu verste- cepts of plant cell biology with the recent findings the world. Cultivation of tea is very important as it hen und zu beurteilen. Dieser Ansatz impliziert, of molecular studies and real-world applications in earns revenue for the tea growing nations especially dass zumindest Teilbereiche der Moralen einer a form attractive not only to specialists in the realm the developing countries such as India. Although (natur-)wissenschaftlichen Erklärung zugänglich of fundamental research, but also to breeders and conventional breeding is well-established and has sind. Außerdem wird vorausgesetzt, dass das plant producers. Four sections deal with the control contributed significantly for varietal improvement moralische Verhalten des Menschen durch die of development, the control of stress tolerance, the of this plant and other Camellia species with orna- Wechselwirkung von Genen und kulturellen Kräften control of metabolic activity, and novel additions to mental value, yet applications of biotechnology (Memen) bestimmt wird. Schwerpunkte der Analyse the toolbox of modern plant cell biology in an exem- are required to intervene some of the issues where von Hans Mohr bilden das Konzept der ‚gemischten plary and comprehensive manner and are targeted at conventional breeding is restricted particularly for Verhaltensstrategien‘, exemplifiziert am Beispiel der a broad professional community. It serves as a clear woody plants such as tea. It is note-worthy to men- sozialen Marktwirtschaft, sowie der kulturhistorisch example that a sustainable solution to the problems tion that some amounts of biotechnology works in besonders bedeutsame Übergang von den Moralen of food security must be firmly rooted in modern, several facets of tea and its wild species have also zum positiven Recht. Ein[...] continuously self[...] been done. In the present[...] Features Features Features Evolutionäre Ethik zielt darauf ab, moralisches The aim of this volume is to merge classical concepts Tea is an important non-alcoholic beverage plant of Verhalten beim Menschen vor dem Hinter- of plant cell biology with the recent findings of mol- the world. Cultivation of tea is very important as it grund seiner evolutionären Disposition zu verste- ecular studies and real-world applications in a form earns revenue for the tea growing nations especially hen und zu beurteilen. Dieser Ansatz impliziert, attractive not only to specialists in the realm of fun- the developing countries such as India. Although dass zumindest Teilbereiche der Moralen einer damental research, but also to breeders and plant conventional breeding is well-established and has (natur-)wissenschaftlichen Erklärung zugänglich producers. Four sections deal with the control of contributed significantly for varietal improvement of sind. Außerdem wird vorausgesetzt, dass das development, the control of stress tolerance, the con- this plant and other Camellia species with ornamen- moralische Verhalten des Menschen durch die trol of metabolic activity, and novel [..] tal value, yet applications of biotechnology are [..] Wechselwirkung von Genen und kulturellen [..] Contents Contents Contents Prologue: Plant Stem Cells – Evolution of a Key 1. Introduction.- 2. Genetics and Breeding.- 3. Die Evolution der Moral.- Evolutionsstrategie ‚Sozi- Concept.- From Němec and Haberlandt to Molec- Micropropagation.- 4. Somatic Embryogenesis and etät‘.- ‚Gemischte‘ Verhaltensstrategien.- Evolu- ular Cell Biology.- Part I: Control of Growth And Alternative in vitro Techniques.- 5. Genetic Trans- tionäre und normative Ethik. Development.- Why to Spent Tax Money on Plant formation.- 6. Molecular Marker.- 7. Stress Physiol- Microtubules?.- Auxin Biology: Applications and the ogy.- 8. Functional Genomics. Fields of interest Mechanisms Behind.- The Biotechnological Poten- Evolutionary Biology; Philosophy (general); Political Fields of interest tial of Cytokinin Status Manipulation.- Cell Fate Philosophy Plant Sciences; Biotechnology; Proteomics; Plant Between Life and Death During Somatic Embryoge- Genetics and Genomics nesis.- Molecular Cell Biology of Pollen Walls.- Part Target groups II: Stress Tolerance.- Plant Cell Responses to Cad- Research Target groups mium and Zinc.- Applied Cell Biology of Sulfur and Research Selenium in Plants.- Endocytosis: At the Crossroads Type of publication of[...] Monograph Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04319-3 Monograph Fields of interest Plant Breeding / Biotechnology; Cell Biology; Plant Softcover More on www.springer.com/978-81-322-1703-9 Physiology; Plant Biochemistry 2014. X, 41 S. (Schriften der Mathematisch-naturwis- Hardcover senschaftlichen Klasse, Vol. 25) 2014. XVI, 167 p. 17 illus., 6 illus. in color. Target groups 37,37 € 139,99 € Research ISBN 978-3-658-04319-3 ISBN 978-81-322-1703-9 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Type of publication usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-41786-3 Hardcover 2014. XIV, 481 p. 48 illus., 26 illus. in color. (Plant Cell Monographs, Vol. 22) 149,99 € ISBN 978-3-642-41786-3 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 80 Life Sciences springer.com

I.T. Paulsen, A.J. Holmes (Eds.) A. Pratap, J. Kumar (Eds.) J. Pretzsch, D. Darr, H. Uibrig, E. Auch (Eds.)

Environmental Microbiology Alien Gene Transfer in Crop Plants, Forests and Rural Development

Methods and Protocols Volume 2 This book provides an overview of the complex chal- Achievements and Impacts An up-to-date view of molecular mechanisms for lenges and opportunities related to forest-based rural investigating microbial communities and their bio- Genetic engineering and biotechnology along with development in the tropics and subtropics. Apply- logical activities, this new volume of Environmen- conventional breeding have played an important ing a socio-ecological perspective, the book traces tal Microbiology: Methods and Protocols looks at role in developing superior cultivars by transfer- the changing paradigms of forestry in rural devel- recent advances that are having a big impact on the ring economically important traits from distant, wild opment throughout history, summarizes the major field such as metagenomics and other “omics” tech- and even unrelated species to the cultivated varieties aspects of the rural development challenge in forest nologies, NanoSIMS, as well as stable isotope prob- which otherwise could not have been possible with areas and documents innovative approaches in fields ing and more. Conveniently divided into four parts, conventional breeding. There is a vast amount of lit- such as land utilization, technology and organiza- the first section looks at methods involved in sam- erature pertaining to the genetic improvement of tional development, rural advisory services, financ- pling environmental microorganisms, the second crops over last few decades. However, the wonderful ing mechanisms, participative planning and forest profiles different methods for investigating the diver- results achieved by crop scientists in food legumes’ governance. It brings together scholars and practi- sity and composition of microbial communities, the research and development over the years are scat- tioners dealing with the topics from various theoreti- third focuses on techniques for analyzing biological tered in different journals of the World. The two cal and practical angles. Calling[...] activities in situ, and the final section[...] volumes in the series ‘Alien Gene Transfer in Crop Features Plants’ address this issue and[...] Features This book provides an overview of the complex chal- An up-to-date view of molecular mechanisms for Features lenges and opportunities related to forest-based rural investigating microbial communities and their bio- Alien gene transfer in crop plants from wild and development in the tropics and subtropics. Apply- logical activities, this new volume of Environmen- genetically distinct resources enables engineered ing a socio-ecological perspective, the book traces the tal Microbiology: Methods and Protocols looks at breeding to impart resistance to diseases and pests, changing paradigms of forestry in rural development recent advances that are having a big impact on the tolerance to temperature extremities, problem soils throughout history, summarizes the major aspects of field such as metagenomics and other “omics” tech- and reduced water availability, as well as to improve the rural development challenge in forest areas, and nologies, NanoSIMS, as well as stable isotope prob- yield, nutrition and storage. Encouraged by the suc- documents innovative approaches in fields [..] ing and more. Conveniently divided into four parts, cess of alien gene transfer in crop plants, researchers the [..] Contents have devised strategies to bring in useful [..] Introduction.- Paradigms.- The Challenges Facing Contents Contents Forest-Based Rural Development in the Tropics and Methods for Isolation and Cultivation of Filamen- Wheat.- Maize.- Oat.- Pearl Millet.- Barley.- Chick- Subtropics.- Land Management Systems at the Inter- tous Fungi.- Rapid Extraction of PCR-Competent pea.- Pigeonpea.- Vigna.- Lentil.- Brassica.- Oil Palm face Between Forestry and Agriculture.- Organiza- DNA from Recalcitrant Environmental Samples.- and Coconut.- Groundnut.- Sunflower.- Sugarcane.- tional Changes in Forest Management.- Creating Quantitative PCR for Detection of mRNA and Tomato.- Eggplant. Rural Employment and Generating Income in For- gDNA in Environmental Isolates.- Analysis of Com- est-Based Value Chains.- At the Interface of Culture, munity Dynamics in Environmental Samples Using Fields of interest Development and Forests: Insights from Bolivia and Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis.- Termi- Plant Genetics and Genomics; Plant Breeding / Kenya.- Extension Services for Rural Development.- nal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Biotechnology; Plant Sciences; Plant Anatomy / Payment Schemes for Environmental Services – (T-RFLP) Profiling of Bacterial 16S rRNA Genes.- Development Challenges and Pitfalls with Respect to Effectiveness, Profiling the Diversity of Microbial Communities Efficiency and Equity.- Financing Forests for[...] with Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphism Target groups (SSCP).- Human Fecal Source Identification with Research Fields of interest Real-Time Quantitative PCR.-[...] Forestry Management; Agriculture; Forestry Type of publication Fields of interest Contributed volume Target groups Microbiology; Environmental Science and Engineer- Research More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-9571-0 ing Hardcover Type of publication Target groups 2014. XVII, 424 p. 38 illus., 32 illus. in color. Contributed volume Professional/practitioner 149,99 € More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-41403-9 ISBN 978-1-4614-9571-0 Hardcover Type of publication usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Contributed volume 2014. XVI, 393 p. 55 illus., 18 illus. in color. (Tropical Forestry, Vol. 9) More on www.springer.com/978-1-62703-711-2 149,99 € Hardcover ISBN 978-3-642-41403-9 2014. X, 242 p. 35 illus., 19 illus. in color. (Methods in usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Molecular Biology, Vol. 1096) 94,99 € ISBN 978-1-62703-711-2 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Life Sciences 81

R.K. Salar, S.K. Gahlawat, P. Siwach, J.S. Duhan (Eds.) H. Sawada, N. Inoue, M. Iwano (Eds.) Y. Shastri, A. Hansen, L. Rodríguez, K.C. Ting (Eds.)

Biotechnology: Prospects and Sexual Reproduction in Animals Engineering and Science of Biomass Applications and Plants Feedstock Production and Provision

Biotechnology: Prospects and Applications covers This book contains the proceedings of the Interna- The biomass based energy sector, especially the one the review of recent developments in biotechnology tional Symposium on the Mechanisms of Sexual based on lignocellulosic sources such as switchgrass and international authorship presents global issues Reproduction in Animals and Plants, where many Miscanthus, forest residues and short rotation cop- that help in our understanding of the role of biotech- plant and animal reproductive biologists gathered pice, will play an important role in our drive towards nology in solving important scientific and societal to discuss their recent progress in investigating the renewable energy. The biomass feedstock production problems for the benefit of mankind and environ- shared mechanisms and factors involved in sexual (BFP) subsystem provides the necessary material ment. A balanced coverage of basic molecular biol- reproduction. This now is the first book that reviews inputs to the conversion processes for energy pro- ogy and practical applications, relevant examples, recent progress in almost all fields of plant and ani- duction. This subsystem includes the agronomic pro- colored illustrations, and contemporary applications mal fertilization. It was recently reported that the duction of energy crops and the physical handling of biotechnology provide students and researchers self-sterile mechanism of a hermaphroditic marine and delivery of biomass, as well as other enabling with the tools and basic knowledge of biotechnology. invertebrate (ascidian) is very similar to the self- logistics. Achieving a sustainable BFP system is In our effort to introduce students and researchers to incompatibility system in flowering plants. It was therefore paramount for the success of the emerg- cutting edge techniques and applications of biotech- also found that a male factor expressed in the sperm ing bioenergy sector. However, low bulk and energy nology, we dedicated[...] cells of flowering plants is[...] densities, seasonal and weather[...]

Features Features Features Biotechnology: Prospects and Applications covers This book contains the proceedings of the Interna- The biomass based energy sector, especially the one the review of recent developments in biotechnology tional Symposium on the Mechanisms of Sexual based on lignocellulosic sources such as switchgrass and international authorship presents global issues Reproduction in Animals and Plants, where many Miscanthus, forest residues and short rotation cop- that help in our understanding of the role of biotech- plant and animal reproductive biologists gathered pice, will play an important role in our drive towards nology in solving important scientific and societal to discuss their recent progress in investigating the renewable energy. The biomass feedstock production problems for the benefit of mankind and environ- shared mechanisms and factors involved in sexual (BFP) subsystem provides the necessary material ment. A balanced coverage of basic molecular biol- reproduction. This now is the first book that reviews inputs to the conversion processes for energy pro- ogy and practical applications, relevant examples, recent progress in almost all fields of plant and ani- duction. This subsystem includes the agronomic [..] colored [..] mal [..] Contents Contents Contents Biomass Feedstock Production and Provision: Section - I: Agriculture and Food Biotechnology.- 1. Part 1 Sperm Attraction, Activation and Acrosome Overview, Current Status, and Challenges.- Engi- Emerging Dynamics of Brassinosteroids Research.- Reaction.- 1 Sperm Chemotaxis: The First Authenti- neering Properties of Biomass.- Switchgrass and 2. Molecular Basis of Salt Tolerance in Wheat and cation Events Between Conspecific Gametes Prior to Giant Miscanthus Agronomy.- Pre-Harvest Mon- Other Crop Plants.- 3. Role of Biotechnology for Fertilization (Manabu Yoshida).- 2 Respiratory CO2 itoring of Biomass Production.- Harvesting Sys- Commercial Production of Fruit crops.- 4. Starch: Mediates Sperm Chemotaxis in Squids (Noritaka tem Design and Performance.- Transportation of its functional, in vitro digestibility, modification and Hirohashi).- 3 Specific Mechanism of Sperm Storage Bioenergy Feedstock.- Biomass Feedstock Storage for applications.- 5. Molecular strategies for improving in Avian Oviducts (Tomohiro Sasanami).- 4 Allurin: Quantity and Quality Preservation.- Systems Infor- mineral density and bioavailability in rice.- 6. Hairy Exploring the Activity of a Frog Sperm Chemoattrac- matics and Analysis.- Sustainability Issues in Bio- root cultures of Medicinal Trees: a viable alternative tant in Mammals (Douglas E. Chandler).- 5 Struc- mass Feedstock Production: A Policy Perspective. for commercial production of high value secondary ture, Function and Phylogenetic Consideration of metabolites.- 7. Precision phenotyping for mapping Calaxin (Kazuo Inaba).- 6 Cl- Channels and Trans- Fields of interest of traits for abiotic[...] porters in Sperm Physiology (Alberto Darszon).- Plant Breeding / Biotechnology; Plant Sciences; Envi- 7[...] ronmental Engineering / Biotechnology Fields of interest Life Sciences (general); Plant Breeding / Biotechnol- Fields of interest Target groups ogy; Environment (general); Biomedicine (general) Developmental Biology; Plant Sciences; Cell Biology Research

Target groups Target groups Type of publication Research Research Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4899-8013-7 Type of publication Type of publication Contributed volume Proceedings Hardcover 2014. XII, 263 p. 93 illus., 67 illus. in color. More on www.springer.com/978-81-322-1682-7 More on www.springer.com/978-4-431-54588-0 149,99 € Hardcover Hardcover ISBN 978-1-4899-8013-7 2014. XI, 315 p. 69 illus., 44 illus. in color. 2014. XII, 480 p. 127 illus., 102 illus. in color. usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 149,99 € 49,99 € ISBN 978-81-322-1682-7 ISBN 978-4-431-54588-0 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 82 Materials Science springer.com

C. Spillane, P.C. McKeown (Eds.) L. Trabalzini, S.F. Retta (Eds.) Materials Science Plant Epigenetics and Epigenomics Ras Signaling

Methods and Protocols Methods and Protocols M. Lee (Ed.)

Many fundamental discoveries concerning epigenet- Featuring experimental approaches that shed light ics and the elucidation of mechanisms of epigenetic on the complexity of Ras GTPase biological func- Remarkable Natural Material regulation have developed from studies performed in tions, Ras Signaling: Methods and Protocols con- Surfaces and Their Engineering plants. In Plant Epigenetics and Epigenomics: Meth- tains general overviews and detailed applications Potential ods and Protocols, leading scientists in the epige- of both well-established and recently developed netics field describe comprehensive techniques that research techniques, including biochemical, bio- have been developed to understand the plant epige- physical, molecular biology, genetic and behavioral This book explores a collection of natural surfaces, netic landscape. These include recently developed approaches, advanced high resolution fluorescence their scientific characteristics and their unique engi- methods and techniques for analysis of epigenetically and electron microscopy imaging and “omics” neering potential – demonstrating that engineering regulated traits, such as flowering time, transposon technologies. Through this, the detailed volume applications can be found in unexpected places. The activation, genomic imprinting and genome dosage provides information on expression, post-transla- surfaces covered range from botanical ones, like rice effects. Written in the highly successful Methods in tional modifications, subcellular localization and and lotus leaves, to insect surfaces, like butterfly and Molecular Biology series format, chapters include dynamics, regulatory mechanisms of upstream and dragonfly wings. The variety of surfaces and numer- introductions to their[...] downstream signaling pathways and ultimately, bio- ous engineering potentials described show how bio- logical[...] mimicry can be utilized to solve countless real‐world Features problems. Many fundamental discoveries concerning epigenet- Features ics and the elucidation of mechanisms of epigenetic Featuring experimental approaches that shed light Features regulation have developed from studies performed in on the complexity of Ras GTPase biological func- This book explores a collection of natural surfaces, plants. In Plant Epigenetics and Epigenomics: Meth- tions, Ras Signaling: Methods and Protocols contains their scientific characteristics, and their unique engi- ods and Protocols , leading scientists in the epige- general overviews and detailed applications of both neering potential – demonstrating that engineering netics field describe comprehensive techniques that well-established and recently developed research applications can be found in unexpected places. The have been developed to understand the plant epige- techniques, including biochemical, biophysical, mol- surfaces covered range from botanical ones, like rice netic landscape. These include recently [..] ecular biology, genetic and behavioral approaches, and lotus leaves, to insect surfaces, like butterfly and advanced high resolution fluorescence and electron dragonfly wings. The variety of surfaces and numer- Contents [..] ous engineering potentials described show [..] Landscaping Plant Epigenetics.- The Gene Bal- ance Hypothesis: Dosage Effects in Plants.- High- Contents Contents throughput RNA-Seq for Allelic or Locus-specific The Ras Superfamily of Small GTPases: The Blood Clots and Vascular Networks: Self-Healing Expression Analysis in Arabidopsis Related Species, Unlocked Secrets.- A Novel Method for the Pro- Materials.- Shark Skin: Taking a Bite Out of Bac- Hybrids, and Allotetraploids.- Inference of Allele- duction of Fully-Modified K-Ras 4B.- Metabolic teria.- Mother-of-Pearl: An Engineering Gem.- specific Expression from RNA-seq Data.- Screening Labeling of Ras with Tritiated Palmitate to Monitor Diatoms: Glass Ornaments of the Earth’s Waters.- for Imprinted Genes using High Resolution Melting Palmitoylation and Depalmitoylation.- Ubiquitina- Lotus Leaves: Humble Beauties.- Dragonfly Wings: Analysis of PCR Amplicons.- Analysis of Genomic tion of Rac1 by Inhibitors of Apoptosis (IAPs).- Ras Special Structures for Aerial Acrobatics.- Moth Eyes: Imprinting by Quantitative Allele-specific Expres- GTPases are Both Regulators and Effectors of Redox A New Vision for Light-Harnessing Efficiency.- sion by Pyrosequencing®.- Endosperm-specific Chro- Agents.- Biophysical and Proteomic Characteriza- Botanical Leaves: Groovy Terrain.- Snake Skin: Small matin Profiling by Fluorescence-activated Nuclei tion Strategies for Cysteine Modifications in Ras Scales With a Large Scale Impact.- Gecko Pads: Sorting and Chip-on-chip.- Imaging Sexual[...] GTPases.- Use of the Yeast Two-Hybrid Technology A Force to Be Reckoned With.- Butterfly Wings: to Isolate Molecular Interactions of Ras GTPases.- Nature’s Fluttering Kaleidoscope.- Frog Skin: A Fields of interest Screening for MAPK Modulators Using an In-Cell Giant Leap for Engineering Applications.- Spider Plant Sciences; Plant Genetics and Genomics; Gene Western[...] Silk: A[...] Expression Fields of interest Fields of interest Target groups Cell Biology; Proteomics Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films; Ecology; Popu- Professional/practitioner lar Science in Nature and Environment; Biochemical Target groups Engineering; Nanochemistry Type of publication Professional/practitioner Contributed volume Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-1-62703-772-3 Type of publication Popular/general Contributed volume Hardcover Type of publication 2014. 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T. Mang (Ed.) F.J. Manjon, I. Tiginyanu, V. Ursaki (Eds.) Mathematics Encyclopedia of Lubricants and Pressure-Induced Phase Transitions

Lubrication in AB2X4 Chalcogenide Compounds T. Andreescu, D. Andrica

The importance of lubricants in virtually all fields of This book on pressure-induced phase transitions Complex Numbers from A to ... Z the engineering industry is reflected by an increasing in AB2X4 chalcogenide compounds deals with one scientific research of the basic principles. Energy effi- important AmBnXp material. The interest in these ciency and material saving are just two core objec- materials is caused by their properties. The results It is impossible to imagine modern mathematics tives of the employment of high-tech lubricants. The are discussed for three main groups of structural without complex numbers. The second edition of encyclopedia presents a comprehensive overview of families: cubic-spinel structures, defective tetrago- Complex Numbers from A to … Z introduces the the current state of knowledge in the realm of lubri- nal structures, and other structures like layered and reader to this fascinating subject that from the time cation. All the aspects of fundamental data, under- wurtzite-type modifications. A systematic analysis of L. Euler has become one of the most utilized ideas lying concepts and use cases, as well as theoretical of the behavior of cubic (spinel), tetragonal (defect in mathematics.The exposition concentrates on research and last but not least terminology are cov- chalcopyrites and stannites) and other crystal mod- key concepts and then elementary results concern- ered in hundreds of essays and definitions, authored ifications of AB2X4 compounds under hydrostatic ing these numbers. The reader learns how complex by experts in their respective fields, from industry pressure is performed. The behavior of AIIAl2S4, numbers can be used to solve algebraic equations and academic institutes. AIIGa2S4, AIIAl2Se4 and AIIGa2Se4 compounds and to understand the geometric interpretation with defective tetragonal structures,[...] of complex numbers and the operations involv- Features ing them.The theoretical parts of the book are aug- The importance of lubricants in virtually all fields of Features mented with rich exercises and problems at various the engineering industry is reflected by an increasing This book on pressure-induced phase transitions levels of difficulty. Many new problems and solu- scientific research of the basic principles. Energy effi- in AB2X4 chalcogenide compounds deals with one tions have[...] ciency and material saving are just two core objec- important AmBnXp material. The interest in these tives of the employment of high-tech lubricants. The materials is caused by their properties. The results Features encyclopedia presents a comprehensive overview of are discussed for three main groups of structural It is impossible to imagine modern mathematics the current state of knowledge in the realm of lubri- families: cubic-spinel structures, defective tetrago- without complex numbers. The second edition of cation. All the aspects of fundamental [..] nal structures, and other structures like layered and Complex Numbers from A to … Z introduces the wurtzite-type modifications. A systematic analysis of reader to this fascinating subject that, from the time Contents the [..] of L. Euler, has become one of the most utilized ideas From the Contents: Aluminium Hot and Cold in mathematics.The exposition concentrates on key Rolling.- Circulating Lubrication with progressive Contents concepts and then elementary results concerning Feeders.- ACEA European Oil Sequences.- Acid- Introduction.- Part I Spinel-Structured AB Chalco- these numbers. The reader learns how complex [..] ity.- Actuating pressure.- Additives.- Barium-soap genide Compounds.- Part II Ordered-Vacancy AB greases.- Bearing Inch.- Bearing rigidity.- Ben- Chalcogenide Compounds.- Part III Chalcogenide Contents tonite.- Bio-Based and Biodegradable Base Oils.- Compounds with other Types of Structures. Preface.- Complex Numbers in Algebraic Form.- Calcium-soap greases.- Capillary Viscometers.- Car- Complex Numbers in Trigonometric Form.- Com- tridge pump.- CEC-L 54-96 Fuel Economy Effects of Fields of interest plex Numbers and Geometry.- More on Complex Engine Lubricants.- CEC-L-093 Oil Dispesion Test.- Optical and Electronic Materials; Semiconductors; Numbers and Geometry.- Olympiad-Caliber Prob- Delivery resistance.- Density.- Detergents.- Diesel Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering; Applied lems.- Answers, Hints and Solutions to Proposed Fuel Lubricity Agents.- DIN.- Elastic Interaction.- and Technical Physics Problems.- Glossary.- References.- Index of Authors. Elastomers and their Properties.- Electrochemical[...] Target groups Fields of interest Fields of interest Research Number Theory; Algebraic Geometry; Geometry Materials Science (general); Industrial Chemistry / Chemical Engineering; Tribology, Corrosion and Type of publication Target groups Coatings Monograph Lower undergraduate More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-40366-8 Target groups Type of publication Research Hardcover Undergraduate textbook 2014. XIII, 243 p. 121 illus., 33 illus. in color. (Springer More on www.springer.com/978-0-8176-8414-3 Type of publication Series in Materials Science, Vol. 189) Softcover Encyclop(a)edia 129,99 € ISBN 978-3-642-40366-8 2014. XVII, 391 p. 83 illus. More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-22646-5 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 44,99 € Hardcover ISBN 978-0-8176-8414-3 2014. XVI, 2403 p. 2064 illus., 1068 illus. in color. Print + usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days eReference. In 4 volumes, not available separately. 1.375,00 € ISBN 978-3-642-37439-5 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. 84 Mathematics springer.com

H. Baum K. Burdzy G. Böckle, G. Wiese (Eds.)

Eichfeldtheorie Brownian Motion and its Computations with Modular Forms

Eine Einführung in die Differentialgeometrie auf Faserbün- Applications to Mathematical Proceedings of a Summer School and Conference, Heidelberg, deln Analysis August/September 2011

Dieses Lehrbuch bietet eine Einführung in die Dif- École d'Été de Probabilités de Saint-Flour XLIII – 2013 This volume contains original research articles, sur- ferentialgeometrie auf Faserbündeln. Nach einem vey articles and lecture notes related to the Compu- Kapitel über Lie-Gruppen und homogene Räume These lecture notes provide an introduction to the tations with Modular Forms 2011 Summer School werden lokal-triviale Faserungen, insbesondere die applications of Brownian motion to analysis and and Conference, held at the University of Heidel- Hauptfaserbündel und zu ihnen assoziierte Vektor- more generally, connections between Brownian berg. A key theme of the Conference and Summer bündel, besprochen. Es folgen die grundlegenden motion and analysis. Brownian motion is a well- School was the interplay between theory, algorithms Begriffe der Differentialrechnung auf Faserbündeln: suited model for a wide range of real random phe- and experiment.The 14 papers offer readers both, Zusammenhang, Krümmung, Parallelverschiebung nomena, from chaotic oscillations of microscopic instructional courses on the latest algorithms for und kovariante Ableitung. Anschließend werden die objects, such as flower pollen in water, to stock mar- computing modular and automorphic forms, as well Holonomiegruppen vorgestellt, die zentrale Bedeu- ket fluctuations. It is also a purely abstract mathe- as original research articles reporting on the latest tung in der Differentialgeometrie haben. Als Anwen- matical tool which can be used to prove theorems developments in the field.The three Summer School dungen werden charakteristische Klassen und die in "deterministic" fields of mathematics.The notes lectures provide an introduction to modern algo- Yang-Mills-Gleichung behandelt. Zahlreiche Auf- include a brief review of Brownian motion and a sec- rithms together with some theoretical background gaben mit Lösungshinweisen helfen, das Gelernte zu tion on probabilistic proofs of classical theorems in for computations of and with modular forms,[...] vertiefen.Das[...] analysis. The bulk of the notes are devoted to recent (post-1990) applications of stochastic[...] Features Features This volume contains original research articles, sur- Dieses Lehrbuch bietet eine Einführung in die Dif- Features vey articles and lecture notes related to the Compu- ferentialgeometrie auf Faserbündeln. Nach einem These lecture notes provide an introduction to the tations with Modular Forms 2011 Summer School Kapitel über Lie-Gruppen und homogene Räume applications of Brownian motion to analysis and, and Conference, held at the University of Heidel- werden lokal-triviale Faserungen, insbesondere die more generally, connections between Brownian berg. A key theme of the Conference and Summer Hauptfaserbündel und zu ihnen assoziierte Vektor- motion and analysis. Brownian motion is a well- School was the interplay between theory, algorithms bündel, besprochen. Es folgen die grundlegenden suited model for a wide range of real random phe- and experiment. The 14 papers offer readers both, Begriffe der Differentialrechnung auf Faserbündeln: nomena, from chaotic oscillations of microscopic instructional courses on the latest [..] Zusammenhang, Krümmung, Parallelverschiebung objects, such as flower pollen in water, to stock mar- und kovariante Ableitung. [..] ket fluctuations. It is also a purely abstract mathe- Contents matical tool which [..] Part I Summer School: Lectures on Computing Contents Cohomology of Arithmetic Groups by P.E. Gun- Liesche Gruppen und homogene Räume.- Haupt- Contents nells.- Computing with Algebraic Automorphic faserbündel und assoziierte Vektorbündel.- Homo- 1. Brownian motion.- 2. Probabilistic proofs of clas- Forms by D. Loeffler.- Overconvergent Modular topieklassifikation für G-Hauptfaserbündel.- sical theorems.- 3. Overview of the "hot spots" prob- Symbols by R. Pollack.- Part II Conference and Zusammenhänge in Hauptfaserbündeln.- Holo- lem.- 4. Neumann eigenfunctions and eigenvalues.- Research Contributions: Congruence Subgroups, nomietheorie.- Charakteristische Klassen in der deR- 5. Synchronous and mirror couplings.- 6. Parabolic Cusps and Manin Symbols over Number Fields by J. ham-Kohomologie.- Yang-Mills-Gleichungen und boundary Harnack principle.- 7. Scaling coupling.- 8. E. Cremona and M. T. Aranés.- Computing Weight Instantonen.- Spinoren und Dirac-Operatoren.- Car- Nodal lines.- 9. Neumann heat kernel monotonicity.- One Modular Forms over C and Fp by K. Buzzard.- tan-Zusammenhänge und ihre Holonomie. 10. Reflected Brownian motion in time dependent Lattice Methods for Algebraic Modular Forms on domains. Classical Groups by M. Greenberg and J. Voight.- Fields of interest Efficient Computation of Rankin p-Adic L-Func- Differential Geometry; Topological Groups, Lie Fields of interest tions by A.G.B. Lauder.- Formes[...] Groups Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes; Partial Differential Equations; Potential Theory Fields of interest Target groups Number Theory; Algorithms; Algebra; Algebraic Upper undergraduate Target groups Geometry Research Type of publication Target groups German textbook Type of publication Research More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-38538-4 Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04393-7 Type of publication Softcover Proceedings 2014. 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G. Citti, A. Sarti (Eds.) F. Fujie, P. Zhang W. Hackbusch

Neuromathematics of Vision Covering Walks in Graphs The Concept of Stability in Numerical Mathematics This book is devoted to the study of the functional Covering Walks in Graphs is aimed at researchers architecture of the visual cortex. Its geometrical and graduate students in the graph theory commu- In this book, the author compares the meaning structure is the differential geometry of the con- nity and provides a comprehensive treatment on of stability in different subfields of numerical nectivity between neural cells. This connectivity is measures of two well studied graphical properties, mathematics.Concept of Stability in numerical math- building and shaping the hidden brain structures namely Hamiltonicity and traversability in graphs. ematics opens by examining the stability of finite underlying visual perception. The story of the prob- This text looks into the famous K‐nigsberg Bridge algorithms. A more precise definition of stability lem runs over the last 30 years, since the discovery Problem, the Chinese Postman Problem, the Icosian holds for quadrature and interpolation methods, of Hubel and Wiesel of the modular structure of the Game and the Traveling Salesman Problem as well which the following chapters focus on. The discus- primary visual cortex, and slowly cams towards a as well-known mathematicians who were involved in sion then progresses to the numerical treatment of theoretical understanding of the experimental data these problems. The concepts of different spanning ordinary differential equations (ODEs). While one- on what we now know as functional architecture of walks with examples and present classical results step methods for ODEs are always stable, this is not the primary visual cortex.Experimental data comes on Hamiltonian numbers and upper Hamiltonian the case for hyperbolic or parabolic differential equa- from several domains: neurophysiology, phenome- numbers of graphs are described; in some cases, the tions, which are investigated next. The final chapters nology of perception and[...] authors provide proofs of these results to[...] discuss stability for discretisations of elliptic differen- Features Features tial equations and integral[...] This book is devoted to the study of the functional Covering Walks in Graphs is aimed at researchers Features architecture of the visual cortex. Its geometrical and graduate students in the graph theory commu- In this book, the author compares the meaning of structure is the differential geometry of the con- nity and provides a comprehensive treatment on stability in different subfields of numerical math- nectivity between neural cells. This connectivity is measures of two well studied graphical properties, ematics. Concept of Stability in numerical math- building and shaping the hidden brain structures namely Hamiltonicity and traversability in graphs. ematics opens by examining the stability of finite underlying visual perception. The story of the prob- This text looks into the famous K‐nigsberg Bridge algorithms. A more precise definition of stability lem runs over the last 30 years, since the discovery of Problem, the Chinese Postman Problem, the Icosian holds for quadrature and interpolation methods, Hubel and Wiesel of the modular structure of the [..] Game and the Traveling Salesman Problem as well as which the following chapters focus on. The discus- [..] Contents sion then progresses to the numerical treatment of Landmarks for Neurogeometry.- Shape, Shading, Contents [..] Brain and Awareness.- From functional architectures 1. Eulerian Walks.- 2. Hamiltonian Walks.- 3. Trace- Contents to percepts: a neuro mathematical Approach.- Cus- able Walks.- References.- Index. Preface.- Introduction.- Stability of Finite Algo- pless Sub-Riemannian Geodesics within the Euclid- rithms.- Quadrature.- Interpolation.- Ordinary Dif- ean Motion Group SE(d).- Psychophysics, Gestalts Fields of interest ferential Equations.- Instationary Partial Difference and Games.- Remarks on invariance in the primary Graph Theory; Combinatorics; Applications of Equations.- Stability for Discretisations of Elliptic visual systems of mammals.- Hebbian Learning of Mathematics Problems.- Stability for Discretisations of Integral the Statistical and Geometrical Structure of Visual Equations.- Index. Input. Target groups Research Fields of interest Fields of interest Numerical Analysis; Partial Differential Equations; Mathematical Models of Cognitive Processes and Type of publication Integral Equations Neural Networks; Image Processing and Computer Brief Vision; Cognitive Psychology; Biomedical Engineer- More on www.springer.com/978-1-4939-0304-7 Target groups ing Softcover Research 2014. XIV, 110 p. 37 illus., 11 illus. in color. (Springer- Target groups Type of publication Research Briefs in Mathematics) 49,99 € Monograph Type of publication ISBN 978-1-4939-0304-7 More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-39385-3 Monograph usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Hardcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-34443-5 2014. XV, 188 p. (Springer Series in Computational Mathematics, Vol. 45) Hardcover 84,99 € 2014. XVIII, 367 p. 114 illus., 69 illus. in color. 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S. Hencl, P. Koskela G.T. Herman, J. Frank (Eds.) F. Hiai, D. Petz

Lectures on Mappings of Finite Computational Methods for Introduction to Matrix Analysis and Distortion Three-Dimensional Microscopy Applications Reconstruction In this book we introduce the class of mappings of Matrices can be studied in different ways. They are finite distortion as a generalization of the class of a linear algebraic structure and have a topologi- Approaches to the recovery of three-dimensional mappings of bounded distortion. Connections with cal/analytical aspect (for example, the normed space information on a biological object, which are often models of nonlinear elasticity are also discussed. We of matrices) and they also carry an order structure formulated or implemented initially in an intu- study continuity properties, behavior of our map- that is induced by positive semidefinite matrices. itive way, are concisely described here based on pings on null sets, topological properties like open- The interplay of these closely related structures is physical models of the object and the image-for- ness and discreteness, regularity of the potential an essential feature of matrix analysis.This book mation process. Both three-dimensional electron inverse mappings and many other aspects. explains these aspects of matrix analysis from a func- microscopy and X-ray tomography can be captured tional analysis point of view. After an introduction in the same mathematical framework, leading to Features to matrices and functional analysis, it covers more closely-related computational approaches, but the In this book we introduce the class of mappings of advanced topics such as matrix monotone func- methodologies differ in detail and hence pose dif- finite distortion as a generalization of the class of tions, matrix means, majorization and entropies. ferent challenges. The editors of this volume, Gabor mappings of bounded distortion. Connections with Several applications to quantum information are also T. Herman and Joachim Frank, are experts in the models of nonlinear elasticity are also discussed. We included.Introduction to[...] study continuity properties, behavior of our map- respective methodologies and present research at the pings on null sets, topological properties like open- forefront of biological imaging and structural[...] Features ness and discreteness, regularity of the potential Matrices can be studied in different ways. They are Features inverse mappings and many other aspects. a linear algebraic structure and have a topologi- Approaches to the recovery of three-dimensional cal/analytical aspect (for example, the normed space information on a biological object, which are often Contents of matrices) and they also carry an order structure formulated or implemented initially in an intu- Introduction.- Continuity.- Openness and discrete- that is induced by positive semidefinite matrices. itive way, are concisely described here based on ness.- Images and preimages of null sets.- Homeo- The interplay of these closely related structures is physical models of the object and the image-for- morphisms of finite distortion.- Integrability of Jf an essential feature of matrix analysis.This book mation process. Both three-dimensional electron and 1/Jf.- Final comments.- Appendix.- References. explains these aspects of matrix analysis [..] microscopy and X-ray tomography can be captured Fields of interest in the same mathematical framework, leading to Contents Analysis; Functions of a Complex Variable; Func- closely-related [..] Fundamentals of operators and matrices.- Mappings tional Analysis; Partial Differential Equations and algebras.- Functional calculus and derivation.- Contents Matrix monotone functions and convexity.- Matrix 1 Introduction.- 2 Interchanging geometry conven- Target groups means and inequalities.- Majorization and singular tions in 3DEM: Mathematical context for the devel- Research values.- Some applications. opment of standards.- 3 Fully automated particle Type of publication selection and verification in single-particle cryo- Fields of interest Monograph EM.- 4 Quantitative analysis in iterative classification Linear and Multilinear Algebras, Matrix Theory schemes for cryo-EM applications.- 5 High-resolu- More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03172-9 tion cryo-EM structure of the Trypanosoma brucei Target groups Softcover ribosome of a case study.- 6 Computational meth- Graduate 2014. XI, 176 p. 4 illus. (Lecture Notes in Mathematics, ods for electron tomography of influenza virus.- 7 Vol. 2096) Reconstruction from microscopic projections with Type of publication 34,99 € defocus-gradient and attenuation effects.- 8 Soft X- Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook ISBN 978-3-319-03172-9 ray tomography imaging for biological[...] More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04149-0 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Fields of interest Physiological, Cellular and Medical Topics; Compu- No distribution rights for India tational Biology / Bioinformatics; Bioinformatics; Softcover Visualization; Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Jointly published with Hindustan Book Agency, New Mathematics; Manifolds and Cell Complexes (incl. Delhi, India Diff. Topology) 2014. VIII, 332 p. 3 illus. 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H. Holden, R. Piene (Eds.) J. Jost A. Karp, G. Schubring (Eds.)

The Abel Prize 2008-2012 Mathematical Methods in Biology Handbook on the History of and Neurobiology Mathematics Education Covering the years 2008-2012, this book profiles the life and work of recent winners of the Abel Prize: · Mathematical models can be used to meet many of This is the first comprehensive International Hand- John G. Thompson and Jacques Tits, 2008· the challenges and opportunities offered by modern book on the History of Mathematics Education, Mikhail Gromov, 2009· John T. Tate Jr., 2010· biology. The description of biological phenomena covering a wide spectrum of epochs and civiliza- John W. Milnor, 2011· Endre Szemerédi, requires a range of mathematical theories. This is the tions, countries and cultures. Until now, much of the 2012.The profiles feature autobiographical informa- case particularly for the emerging field of systems research into the rich and varied history of mathe- tion as well as a description of each mathematician's biology. Mathematical Methods in Biology and Neu- matics education has remained inaccessible to the work. In addition, each profile contains a complete robiology introduces and develops these mathemati- vast majority of scholars, not least because it has bibliography, a curriculum vitae, as well as photos cal structures and methods in a systematic manner. been written in the language, and for readers, of an — old and new. As an added feature, interviews with It studies:• discrete structures and graph theory • sto- individual country. And yet a historical overview, the Laureates are presented on an accompanying chastic processes• dynamical systems and partial dif- however brief, has become an indispensable element web site (http://extras.springer.com/).The book also ferential equations • optimization and the calculus of nearly every dissertation and scholarly article. This presents a history of the Abel Prize written by the[...] of variations.The biological applications range from handbook provides, for the first time, a comprehen- Features molecular to evolutionary and ecological levels, for sive and systematic aid for researchers around the Covering the years 2008-2012, this book profiles the example:• cellular[...] world in finding the[...] life and work of recent winners of the Abel Prize: · Features Features John G. Thompson and Jacques Tits, 2008· Mathematical models can be used to meet many of This is the first comprehensive International Hand- Mikhail Gromov, 2009· John T. Tate Jr., 2010· the challenges and opportunities offered by modern book on the History of Mathematics Education, John W. Milnor, 2011· Endre Szemerédi, biology. The description of biological phenomena covering a wide spectrum of epochs and civiliza- 2012.The profiles feature autobiographical informa- requires a range of mathematical theories. This is the tions, countries and cultures. Until now, much of the tion as well as a description of each mathematician's case particularly for the emerging field of systems research into the rich and varied history of mathe- [..] biology. Mathematical Methods in Biology and Neu- matics education has remained inaccessible to the Contents robiology introduces and develops these mathemati- vast majority of scholars, not least because it has Preface.- K.G. Helsvig: The Abel Prize – the cal structures and methods in a systematic [..] been written in the language, and for readers, of an Missing Nobel in Mathematics.- 2008 John G. [..] Contents Thompson and Jacques Tits: J.G.Thompson: Some Introduction.- Discrete structures.- Stochastic Contents Reflections.- R. Lyons and R.M.Guralnick: The Work processes.- Pattern formation.- Optimization.- Pop- Part 1.History and Methodology of the Field.- 1.On of John Griggs Tompson: A Survey.- List of Publica- ulation genetics. historiography of teaching and learning mathemat- tions for John G. Thompson.- Curriculum Vitae for ics.- 2.The History of Mathematics Education: Devel- John G. Thompson.- F. Buekenhout: A biography of Fields of interest oping a Research Methodology.- Part 2.Mathematics Jacques Tits.- F. Buekenhout: A Report on the Sci- Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory; Partial Dif- Education in Different Epochs and in Different entific Contributions of Jacques Tits.- List of Publi- ferential Equations; Complex Systems; Mathematical Regions: Antiquity and the Middle Ages.- 3.Mathe- cations.- Curriculum Vitae.- 2009 Misha Gromov: Models of Cognitive Processes and Neural Networks; matics Education in Antiquity.- 4.Mathematics Edu- M.Gromov: A Few Recollections.- D.Burago, and Ya. Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control; Opti- cation in Oriental Antiquity and the Middle Ages.- Eliashberg (Eds.): A Few Snapshots From the Work mization; Combinatorics 5.Teaching the Mathematical Sciences in Islamic of[...] Societies, 8th-17th Centuries.- 6.Mathematics Edu- Target groups cation in the European Middle Ages.- Part 3.Mathe- Fields of interest Graduate History of Mathematics; Mathematics (general); matics Education in Different Epochs and in[...] Computer Science (general); Physics (general) Type of publication Fields of interest Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook Target groups History of Mathematics; Mathematics Education Research More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-6352-7 Target groups Softcover Research Type of publication 2014. X, 226 p. 37 illus., 13 illus. in color. 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F. Klein, A. Sommerfeld V. Korolyuk, N. Limnios, Y. Mishura, L. Sakhno, G. Shevchenko S. Koziel, S. Ogurtsov (Eds.) The Theory of the Top. Volume IV Antenna Design by Simulation- Modern Stochastics and Driven Optimization Technical Applications of the Theory of the Top Applications The Theory of the Top. Volume IV. Technical Appli- This Brief reviews a number of techniques exploit- cations of the Theory of the Top is the fourth and This volume presents an extensive overview of all ing the surrogate-based optimization concept and final volume in a series of self-contained English major modern trends in applications of probabil- variable-fidelity EM simulations for efficient opti- translations of the classic and definitive treatment ity and stochastic analysis. It will be a great source mization of antenna structures. The introduction of of rigid body motion.Key features:* Complete and of inspiration for designing new algorithms, mod- each method is illustrated with examples of antenna unabridged presentation with recent advances and eling procedures and experiments. Accessible to design. The authors demonstrate the ways in which additional notes;* Annotations by the translators researchers, practitioners, as well as graduate and practitioners can obtain an optimized antenna provide insights into the nature of science and math- postgraduate students, this volume presents a vari- design at the computational cost corresponding to ematics in the late 19th century;* Each volume inter- ety of new tools, ideas and methodologies in the a few high-fidelity EM simulations of the antenna weaves theory and applications.The Theory of the fields of optimization, physics, finance, probabil- structure. There is also a discussion of the selection Top was originally presented by Felix Klein as an ity, hydrodynamics, reliability, decision making, of antenna model fidelity and its influence on perfor- 1895 lecture at Göttingen University that was broad- mathematical finance, mathematical physics and mance of the surrogate-based design process. This ened in scope and clarified as a result of collabora- economics.Contributions to this Work include those volume is suitable for electrical engineers in acade- tion with Arnold Sommerfeld. [...] of selected speakers from the international confer- mia as well as industry, antenna[...] Features ence entitled “Modern Stochastics: Theory and[...] Features The Theory of the Top. Volume IV. Technical Appli- Features This Brief reviews a number of techniques exploit- cations of the Theory of the Top is the fourth and This volume presents an extensive overview of all ing the surrogate-based optimization concept and final volume in a series of self-contained English major modern trends in applications of probabil- variable-fidelity EM simulations for efficient opti- translations of the classic and definitive treatment ity and stochastic analysis. It will be a great source mization of antenna structures. The introduction of of rigid body motion.Key features:* Complete and of inspiration for designing new algorithms, mod- each method is illustrated with examples of antenna unabridged presentation with recent advances and eling procedures, and experiments. Accessible to design. The authors demonstrate the ways in which additional notes;* Annotations by the translators researchers, practitioners, as well as graduate and practitioners can obtain an optimized antenna provide insights into [..] postgraduate students, this volume presents a variety design at the computational cost corresponding to a Contents of new tools, ideas, and methodologies in the fields few [..] Chapter IX: Technical applications. [..] Contents Fields of interest Contents 1. Introduction.- 2. Antenna Design Using Electro- History of Mathematics; Mathematical Methods Part I: Probability Distributions in Applica- magnetic Simulations.- 3. Surrogate-Based Opti- in Physics; Mechanics; History and Philosophical tions.-Comparing Brownian stochastic integrals for mization.- 4. Methodologies for Variable-Fidelity Foundations of Physics; Applications of Mathemat- the convex order (Yor, Hirsch).- Application of φ- Optimization of Antenna Structures.- 5. Low- ics sub-Gaussian random processes in queueing the- Fidelity Antenna Models.- 6. Simulation-Based UWB ory (Kozachenko, Yamnenko).- A review on time- Antenna Design.- 7. Optimization of Dielectric Res- Target groups changed pseudo processes and the related distribu- onator Antennas.- 8. Surrogate-Based Optimization Research tions (Orsingher).- Reciprocal processes: a stochas- of Microstrip Broadband Antennas.- 9. Simula- tic analysis approach (Roelly). Part II: Stochastic tion-Driven Antenna Array Optimization.- 10. Type of publication Equations.- Probabilistic counterparts of nonlinear Antenna Optimization with Surrogates and Adjoint Monograph parabolic PDE systems (Belopolskaya).- Finite-time Sensitivities.- 11. Simulation-Based Multi-Objective blowup and existence of global positive solutions of More on www.springer.com/978-0-8176-4826-8 Antenna Optimization with Surrogate Models.- 12. semilinear SPDE’s with fractional noise (Dozzi,[...] Practical[...] Hardcover 2014. 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T. Kumagai N. Kusolitsch J.D. Monk

Random Walks on Disordered Maß- und Cardinal Invariants on Boolean Media and their Scaling Limits Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie Algebras

École d'Été de Probabilités de Saint-Flour XL - 2010 Eine Einführung Second Revised Edition

In these lecture notes, we will analyze the behav- Das Buch ist eine kompakte, leicht lesbare Ein- This book is concerned with cardinal number valued ior of random walk on disordered media by means führung in die Maß- und Integrationstheorie samt functions defined for any Boolean algebra. Examples of both probabilistic and analytic methods, and will Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie, in der auch auf den of such functions are independence, which assigns study the scaling limits. We will focus on the discrete für das Verständnis wichtigen Bezug zur klassis- to each Boolean algebra the supremum of the cardi- potential theory and how the theory is effectively chen Analysis, etwa in Abschnitten über Funktio- nalities of its free subalgebras, and cellularity, which used in the analysis of disordered media. The first nen von beschränkter Variation oder dem Hauptsatz gives the supremum of cardinalities of sets of pair- few chapters of the notes can be used as an intro- der Differential- und Integralrechnung eingegan- wise disjoint elements. Twenty-one such functions duction to discrete potential theory.Recently, there gen wird. Trotz seines verhältnismäßig geringen are studied in detail, and many more in passing. has been significant progress on the theory of ran- Umfangs behandelt es alle wesentlichen Themen The questions considered are the behaviour of these dom walk on disordered media such as fractals dieser Fachgebiete, wie Mengensysteme, Men- functions under algebraic operations such as prod- and random media. Random walk on a percolation genfunktionen Maßfortsetzung, Unabhängigkeit, ucts, free products, ultraproducts, and their rela- cluster(‘the ant in the labyrinth’)is one of the typical Lebesgue-Stieltjes-Maße, Verteilungsfunktionen, tionships to one another.Assuming familiarity with examples. In 1986, H. Kesten showed the anomalous messbare Funktionen, Zufallsvariable, Integral, only the basics of Boolean algebras and set theory, behavior of a random walk on a[...] Erwartungswert, Konvergenzsätze, Transformation- through simple infinite[...] ssätze, Produkträume, Satz von[...] Features Features In these lecture notes, we will analyze the behav- Features This book is concerned with cardinal number valued ior of random walk on disordered media by means Das Buch ist eine kompakte, leicht lesbare Ein- functions defined for any Boolean algebra. Examples of both probabilistic and analytic methods, and will führung in die Maß- und Integrationstheorie samt of such functions are independence, which assigns study the scaling limits. We will focus on the discrete Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie, in der auch auf den für to each Boolean algebra the supremum of the cardi- potential theory and how the theory is effectively das Verständnis wichtigen Bezug zur klassischen nalities of its free subalgebras, and cellularity, which used in the analysis of disordered media. The first Analysis, etwa in Abschnitten über Funktionen von gives the supremum of cardinalities of sets of pair- few chapters of the notes can be used as an introduc- beschränkter Variation oder dem Hauptsatz der Dif- wise disjoint elements. Twenty-one such functions tion to discrete potential [..] ferential- und Integralrechnung eingegangen wird. are studied in detail, and many more in passing. [..] Trotz seines verhältnismäßig geringen Umfangs Contents behandelt es alle [..] Contents Introduction.- Weighted graphs and the associated Introduction.- 1. Special Operations on Boolean Markov chains.- Heat kernel estimates – General Contents Algebras.- 2. Special Classes of Boolean Algebras.- theory.- Heat kernel estimates using effective resis- Einführung.- Mengen und Mengensysteme.- Men- 3. Cellularity.- 4. Depth.- 5. Topological Density.- tance.- Heat kernel estimates for random weighted genfunktionen.- Fortsetzung von Maßen auf _– 6. Pi-Weight.- 7. Length.- 8. Irredundance.- 9. Car- graphs.- Alexander-Orbach conjecture holds when Algebren.- Unabhängigkeit.- Lebesgue-Stielt- dinality.- 10. Independence.- 11. Pi-Character.- 12. two-point functions behave nicely.- Further results jes-Maße.- Messbare Funktionen - Zufallsvariable.- Tightness.- 13. Spread.- 14. Character.- 15. Heredi- for random walk on IIC.- Random conductance Die Verteilung einer Zufallsvariablen.- Das Inte- tary Lindelöf Degree.- 16. Hereditary Density.- 17. model. gral - Der Erwartungswert.- Produkträume.- Zer- Incomparability.- 18. Hereditary Cofinality.- 19. legung und Integraldarstellung signierter Maße.- Number of Ultrafilters.- 20. Number of Automor- Fields of interest Integral und Ableitung.- Lp- Räume.- Bedingte phisms.- 21. Number of Endomorphisms.- 22. Num- Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes; Math- Erwartungen.- Gesetze der großen Zahlen.- Martin- ber of Ideals.- 23. Number of Subalgebras.- 24. Other ematical Physics; Potential Theory; Discrete Mathe- gale.- Verteilungskonvergenz und Grenzwertsätze.- Cardinal Functions.- 25. Diagrams.-[...] matics Anhang.- Literaturverzeichnis.- Stichwortverzeich- nis. Fields of interest Target groups Mathematical Logic and Foundations; Order, Lat- Research Fields of interest tices, Ordered Algebraic Structures Measure and Integration; Probability Theory and Type of publication Stochastic Processes; Analysis Target groups Monograph Research More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03151-4 Target groups Lower undergraduate Type of publication Softcover Monograph 2014. X, 147 p. 5 illus. (École d'Été de Probabilités de Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-3-0348-0729-6 Saint-Flour, Vol. 2101) Undergraduate textbook 34,99 € Hardcover ISBN 978-3-319-03151-4 More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-45386-1 Originally published as volume 142 in the series: usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Softcover Progress in Mathematics 2014. XI, 353 S. (Springer-Lehrbuch) 2014. VII, 573 p. 15 illus. 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M.A. Pons K. Reiss, G. Schmieder R. Sentis

Real Analysis for the Basiswissen Zahlentheorie Mathematical Models and Methods

Undergraduate Eine Einführung in Zahlen und Zahlbereiche for Plasma Physics, Volume 1

With an Invitation to Functional Analysis Kenntnisse über den Aufbau des Zahlensystems Fluid Models und über elementare zahlentheoretische Prinzip- This undergraduate textbook introduces students to This monograph is dedicated to the derivation and ien gehören zum unverzichtbaren Grundwissen the basics of real analysis, provides an introduction analysis of fluid models occurring in plasma physics. in der Mathematik. Das vorliegende Buch spannt to more advanced topics including measure theory It focuses on models involving quasi-neutrality den Bogen vom Rechnen mit natürlichen Zahlen and Lebesgue integration, and offers an invitation approximation, problems related to laser propaga- über Teilbarkeitseigenschaften und Kongruenzbe- to functional analysis. While these advanced topics tion in a plasma, and coupling plasma waves and trachtungen bis hin zu zahlentheoretischen Funk- are not typically encountered until graduate study, electromagnetic waves. Applied mathematicians tionen und Anwendungen wie der Kryptographie the text is designed for the beginner. The author’s will find a stimulating introduction to the world of und Zahlencodierung. Wert wird dabei auf eine ver- engaging style makes advanced topics approachable plasma physics and a few open problems that are ständliche und umfassende Darstellung des Stoffes without sacrificing rigor. The text also consistently mathematically rich. Physicists who may be over- gelegt. Beweisideen, die hinter stringent durchge- encourages the reader to pick up a pencil and take whelmed by the abundance of models and uncertain führten Beweisen stehen und die Verknüpfung von an active part in the learning process. Key features of their underlying assumptions will find basic math- Fachwissen mit Schulbezügen sind dabei als beson- include: - examples to reinforce theory; - thorough ematical properties of the related systems of partial dere Merkmale hervorzuheben. Ergänzt wird die explanations preceding definitions, theorems and differential equations. A planned second volume will Darstellung durch viele[...] formal proofs; -[...] be devoted to kinetic models.First and[...] Features Features Features Kenntnisse über den Aufbau des Zahlensystems This undergraduate textbook introduces students to This monograph is dedicated to the derivation and und über elementare zahlentheoretische Prinzip- the basics of real analysis, provides an introduction analysis of fluid models occurring in plasma physics. ien gehören zum unverzichtbaren Grundwissen in to more advanced topics including measure theory It focuses on models involving quasi-neutrality der Mathematik. Das vorliegende Buch spannt den and Lebesgue integration, and offers an invitation to approximation, problems related to laser propaga- Bogen vom Rechnen mit natürlichen Zahlen über functional analysis. While these advanced topics are tion in a plasma, and coupling plasma waves and Teilbarkeitseigenschaften und Kongruenzbetra- not typically encountered until graduate study, the electromagnetic waves. Applied mathematicians chtungen bis hin zu zahlentheoretischen Funktio- text is designed for the beginner. The author’s engag- will find a stimulating introduction to the world of nen und Anwendungen wie der Kryptographie und ing style makes advanced topics approachable [..] plasma physics and a few open problems that are Zahlencodierung. Wert wird dabei auf eine [..] mathematically [..] Contents Fields of interest The Real Numbers.- Sequences in R.- Numerical Contents Number Theory Series.- Continuity.- The Derivative.- Sequence Chapter 1. Introduction. Some Plasma character- and Series of Functions.- The Riemann Integral.- Target groups istic quantities.- Chapter 2. Quasi-neutrality. Mag- Lebesgue Measure on R.- Lebesgue Integration. Upper undergraduate neto-hydrodynamics.- Chapter 3. Laser propagation. Coupling with ion acoustic waves.- Chapter 4. Lang- Fields of interest Type of publication muir waves and Zakharov equations.- Chapter 5. Analysis; Real Functions; Functional Analysis German textbook Coupling electron waves and laser waves.- Chapter 6. Models with several species.- Appendix.- Bibliog- Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-39772-1 raphy.- Index. Upper undergraduate Softcover 2014. XVIII, 427 S. 36 Abb. (Mathematik für das Fields of interest Type of publication Lehramt) Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences; Undergraduate textbook 23,36 € Plasma Physics; Mathematical Methods in Physics; More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-9637-3 ISBN 978-3-642-39772-1 Partial Differential Equations usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Hardcover Target groups 2014. XVIII, 409 p. 43 illus. 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U. Storch, H. Wiebe M. Talagrand Medicine Arbeitsbuch zur Analysis einer Upper and Lower Bounds for

Veränderlichen Stochastic Processes B. Aiken

Aufgaben und Lösungen Modern Methods and Classical Problems Small Doses of the Future Das Buch ist als Ergänzung zu und zum Gebrauch The book develops modern methods and in par- neben einer Vorlesung über Analysis einer Verän- ticular the "generic chaining" to bound stochas- A Collection of Medical Science Fiction Stories derlichen gedacht. Es ist hervorgegangen aus tic processes. This methods allows in particular Übungen zu entsprechenden Vorlesungen für Math- to get optimal bounds for Gaussian and Bernoulli Like many fields of science, the future of medicine ematiker, Physiker und Informatiker und enthält processes. Applications are given to stable processes, is frequently predicted by the science fiction writ- Aufgaben verschiedener Schwierigkeitsgrade mit infinitely divisible processes, matching theorems, the ers of today, very much as many of today’s medical ausführlichen Lösungen. Es wird vorausgesetzt, dass convergence of random Fourier series, of orthogo- advances were presaged by science fiction stories of der Leser die grundlegenden Begriffe und Aussagen nal series, and to functional analysis. The complete the past. In this book, physician and science fiction aus der Analysis einer Veränderlichen bereits gehört solution of a number of classical problems is given author Brad Aiken conveys his own speculations oder sich anderweitig – etwa im Selbststudium – in complete detail, and an ambitious program for about our medical future through nine highly enter- angeeignet hat. Viele der Aufgaben sind dem ersten future research is laid out. taining and thought-provoking short stories. Touch- Band des Lehrbuchs der Mathematik von U. Storch ing upon a great variety of themes, including but not und H. Wiebe, das ebenfalls im Verlag Springer Features limited to telemedicine and remote surgery, vaccina- Spektrum erschienen ist, entnommen; eine ganze The book develops modern methods and in par- tion strategies against unknown deathly pathogens, Reihe ist aber[...] ticular the "generic chaining" to bound stochas- nanomedicine to cure diseases and retard ageing, tic processes. This methods allows in particular bionics, cloning and euthanasia, we get a glimpse of Features to get optimal bounds for Gaussian and Bernoulli what might be awaiting[...] Das Buch ist als Ergänzung zu und zum Gebrauch processes. Applications are given to stable processes, neben einer Vorlesung über Analysis einer Verän- infinitely divisible processes, matching theorems, the Features derlichen gedacht. Es ist hervorgegangen aus convergence of random Fourier series, of orthogonal Like many fields of science, the future of medicine Übungen zu entsprechenden Vorlesungen für Math- series, and to functional analysis. The complete solu- is frequently predicted by the science fiction writ- ematiker, Physiker und Informatiker und enthält tion of a [..] ers of today, very much as many of today’s medical Aufgaben verschiedener Schwierigkeitsgrade mit advances were presaged by science fiction stories of ausführlichen Lösungen. Es wird vorausgesetzt, dass Contents the past. In this book, physician and science fiction der Leser die grundlegenden Begriffe und Aussagen 0. Introduction.- 1. Philosophy and Overview of the author Brad Aiken conveys his own speculations aus der Analysis einer [..] Book.- 2. Gaussian Processes and the Generic Chain- about our medical future through nine highly enter- ing.- 3. Random Fourier Series and Trigonometric taining and thought-provoking short stories. [..] Contents Sums, I. - 4. Matching Theorems I.- 5. Bernouilli Mengen und Abbildungen.- Die natürlichen Zahlen.- Processes.- 6. Trees and the Art of Lower Bounds.- Contents Die reellen Zahlen.- Die komplexen Zahlen.- 7. Random Fourier Series and Trigonometric Sums, Foreword.- Preface.- Part I Short Stories.- Locked Reihen.- Diskrete Wahrscheinlichkeitsräume.- II.- 8. Processes Related to Gaussian Processes.- 9. In.- Questioning the Tree.- Freudian Slipstream.- Erwartungswert und Varianz.- Stochastische Theory and Practice of Empirical Processes.- 10. Par- Done That, Never Been There.- Hiding from Nobel.- Unabhängigkeit.- Stetige Funktionen.- Polynom-, tition Scheme for Families of Distances.- 11. Infi- The Last Clone.- If He Only Had a Brain.- Once, On Exponential- und Logarithmusfunktionen.- Funk- nitely Divisible Processes.- 12. The Fundamental a Blue Moon.- A Time to Every Purpose.- Part II The tionenfolgen und Potenzreihen.- Differenzierbare Conjectures.- 13. Convergence of Orthogonal Series; Science behind the Fiction: The Invasion of Modern Funktionen.- Der Mittelwertsatz.- Approximation Majorizing Measures.- 14. Matching[...] Medicine by Science Fiction. durch Polynome.- Stammfunktionen und Integrale.- Uneigentliche Integrale.- Approximation von Inte- Fields of interest Fields of interest gralen.- Einfache Differenzialgleichungen. Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes; Func- Medicine (general); Popular Science in Medicine tional Analysis and Health; Cell Biology; Health and Quality of Life; Fields of interest Health Informatics; Biomaterials Analysis Target groups Research Target groups Target groups Popular/general Lower undergraduate Type of publication Monograph Type of publication Popular science Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-54074-5 German textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04252-7 Hardcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-45048-8 2014. XV, 626 p. (Ergebnisse der Mathematik und ihrer Softcover Softcover Grenzgebiete. 3. Folge / A Series of Modern Surveys in 2014. XI, 193 p. 1 illus. (Science and Fiction) 2014. VIII, 224 S. 10 Abb. 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A.V. Akleyev S. Antuna, R. Barco (Eds.) J.I. Bilbao, M.F. Reiser (Eds.)

Chronic Radiation Syndrome Essentials In Elbow Surgery Liver Radioembolization with 90Y

A Comprehensive Approach to Common Elbow Disorders Microspheres This book covers all aspects of chronic radiation syndrome (CRS) based on observations in a unique The idea of this book is very simple. Nowadays, there This is the second edition of a very well received sample of residents of the Techa riverside villages are many good, very comprehensive, “thick” books book devoted specifically to the treatment of liver in the southern Urals who were exposed to radioac- available on Elbow Surgery. Although they are useful tumors by radioembolization with 90Y micros- tive contamination in the 1950s owing to releases of to obtain discrete information about specific topics, pheres. The success of the first edition was based liquid radioactive wastes. The opening chapters dis- they are too large to be a user friendly for a general on the provision of all the fundamental informa- cuss the definition and classification of CRS, its epi- orthopedic surgeon facing common elbow prob- tion required for successful use of this therapeutic demiology and pathogenesis and the pathoanatomy lems. The increasing interest among young surgeons modality in clinical practice. The new edition has of CRS during the development and recovery stages. on elbow problems is remarkable. It has been our been fully updated to cover the most recent advances Clinical manifestations of CRS at the different stages experience throughout the years, teaching our resi- and includes additional chapters on regulations are then described in detail and the dynamics of dents and visitors, that there is a real demand for a and emerging trends. Detailed information is pro- hematopoietic changes are thoroughly examined. In less extensive book, easy to read, and with practical vided on the full range of relevant topics, includ- the following chapters, principles of diagnosis and information about the most commonly encountered ing hepatic vascular anatomy (including variants), differential diagnosis are[...] problems of the elbow. This text would be enough to dosimetry, assessment of tumor response, and the understand the common[...] Features results achieved using radioembolization alone[...] This book covers all aspects of chronic radiation Features Features syndrome (CRS) based on observations in a unique This book reflects the recent increased interest This is the second edition of a very well received sample of residents of the Techa riverside villages in in elbow surgery as the techniques involved have book devoted specifically to the treatment of liver the southern Urals who were exposed to radioactive allowed a greater choice of procedures for a wider tumors by radioembolization with 90Y micros- contamination in the 1950s owing to releases of liq- variety of patients. As a result, there is a demand for pheres. The success of the first edition was based on uid radioactive wastes from Mayak Production Asso- a book that contains practical information about the provision of all the fundamental information ciation, which produced plutonium for weapons. In the most commonly encountered issues and how to required for successful use of this therapeutic modal- total, 940 cases of CRS were diagnosed in this [..] effectively manage the surgical procedures. Essentials ity in clinical practice. The new edition has been fully is in Elbow Surgery: A Comprehensive [..] Contents updated to cover the most recent [..] Definition, classification and clinical presentation Contents Contents of Chronic Radiation Syndrome (CRS) associated Applied anatomy & Surgical Approaches to the Introduction.- 90Y Microspheres: Concepts and with total exposure to external gamma-radiation.- Elbow.- Lateral Elbow Pain.- Medial Elbow Pain.- Principles.- Regulations and requirements of hos- Epidemiology of Chronic Radiation Syndrome.- Distal Humerus Fractures.- Fractures and Disloca- pitals performing radioembolization.- Radiological Mechanisms involved in Chronic Radiation expo- tions of the Proximal Ulna & Radial head.- Elbow evaluation of patients with liver tumors.- Vascu- sure effects. Pathogenesis of Chronic Radiation Stiffness.- Elbow Instability.- The Arthritic Elbow.- lar anatomy and its implication in radioemboliza- Syndrome.- Pathoanatomy of Chronic Radiation Tendon Injuries.- Safety in Elbow Surgery: From tion.- Radioembolization: Identifying and managing Syndrome during the period of its development Open to Arthroscopy. anatomic variants.- Dosimetry and Dose Calcu- and at recovery stage.- Clinical manifestations of lation.- Nuclear Medicine Procedures for Treat- Chronic Radiation Syndrome.- Health status in CRS Fields of interest ment Evaluation.- Histologic evaluation after Liver patients during the period of late effects develop- Orthopedics; Surgical Orthopedics Radioembolization.- Radiological Detection and ment.- Dynamics of hematopoietic changes in CRS Target groups Assessment of Tumor Response.- Evaluation of patients.-[...] Professional/practitioner the response by multimodality imaging.- Results in Fields of interest hepatocellular[...] Type of publication Radiotherapy; Hematology Contributed volume Fields of interest Radiotherapy; Hepatology; Nuclear Medicine; Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-4624-7 Professional/practitioner Oncology Hardcover Type of publication 2014. XIV, 166 p. 100 illus., 69 illus. in color. Target groups Monograph 99,99 € Professional/practitioner ISBN 978-1-4471-4624-7 More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-45116-4 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Type of publication Hardcover Contributed volume 2014. XXI, 410 p. 65 illus., 4 illus. in color. More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-36472-3 169,99 € Hardcover ISBN 978-3-642-45116-4 2014. XIII, 188 p. 125 illus., 25 illus. in color. (Diagnostic usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Imaging) 99,99 € ISBN 978-3-642-36472-3 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. springer.com Medicine 93

L.D. Byham-Gray, J.D. Burrowes, G.M. Chertow (Eds.) B.I. Choi (Ed.) F.C. Detterbeck, Th. Kiefer

Nutrition in Kidney Disease Radiology Illustrated: Hepatobiliary Video - assisted Thoracoscopic and Pancreatic Radiology Lobectomy Nutrition in Kidney Disease, Second Edition addresses the relationships between nutrition and Radiology Illustrated: Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic The Operation Primer provides excellent photo- (1) normal kidney function and disease, (2) the pro- Radiology is the first of two volumes that will serve graphic step-by-step guidance to the surgical proce- gressiveness of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and as a clear, practical guide to the diagnostic imaging dure. It has been produced to describe the operation strategies to prevent further compromise, and (3) the of abdominal diseases. This volume, devoted to dis- in the simplest manner possible without over-sim- treatment and management of kidney failure espe- eases of the liver, biliary tree, gallbladder, pancreas, plifying. The core of the Operation Primer is the cially during medical crises, such as acute kidney and spleen, covers congenital disorders, vascular section on Nodal Points, where the key surgical injury and its consequent nutritional therapies (e.g., diseases, benign and malignant tumors, and infec- steps are described in detail. This surgical guidebook enteral and parenteral nutrition). Demographic tious conditions. Liver transplantation, evaluation provides essential reference material to surgeons patterns, trends and outcomes in the current health of the therapeutic response of hepatocellular carci- wishing to update their knowledge in this specific care systems are explored in the United States and noma, trauma, and post-treatment complications are area.The Operation Primer Video-assisted Thoraco- abroad. Disease prevention and management are also addressed.The book presents approximately 560 scopic Lobectomy is specially created for surgeons presented over the entire lifespan, beginning with cases with more than 2100 carefully selected and cat- wishing to familiarize themselves with minimally pregnancy, followed by infancy,[...] egorized illustrations, along with key text messages invasive, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical tech- Features and tables, that[...] niques. VATS lobectomy is an accepted and[...] Nutrition in Kidney Disease, Second Edition Features Features addresses the relationships between nutrition and Radiology Illustrated: Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic The Operation Primer provides excellent photo- (1) normal kidney function and disease, (2) the pro- Radiology is the first of two volumes that will serve graphic step-by-step guidance to the surgical proce- gressiveness of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and as a clear, practical guide to the diagnostic imaging dure. It has been produced to describe the operation strategies to prevent further compromise, and (3) the of abdominal diseases. This volume, devoted to dis- in the simplest manner possible without over-sim- treatment and management of kidney failure espe- eases of the liver, biliary tree, gallbladder, pancreas, plifying. The core of the Operation Primer is the sec- cially during medical crises, such as acute kidney and spleen, covers congenital disorders, vascular dis- tion on Nodal Points, where the key surgical steps injury and its consequent nutritional therapies (e.g., eases, benign and malignant tumors, and infectious are described in detail. This surgical guidebook pro- enteral [..] conditions. Liver [..] vides essential reference material to surgeons wish- Contents ing to [..] Contents Kidney Function in Health and Disease.- Global Part 1. Liver.- Anomalies and Anatomic Variants of Fields of interest Perspective of Kidney Disease.- Dietary Assess- the Liver.- Diffuse Liver Disease.- Benign Tumors of Thoracic Surgery; Surgery ment in Kidney Disease.- Anthropometric the Liver.- Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Other Malig- Assessment in Kidney Disease.- Biochemi- nant Tumors of the Liver.- Focal Hepatic Infections.- Target groups cal Nutritional Assessment in Chronic Kidney Hemodynamic and Perfusion Related Disorders.- Professional/practitioner Disease.- Nutrition Physical Assessment in Chronic Liver Transplantation.- Therapeutic Response Evalu- Kidney Disease (CKD).- Hypertension.- Diabetes ation of HCC.- Trauma and Post-treatment Compli- Type of publication Mellitus and Chronic Kidney Disease cations of the Liver.- Part 2. Biliary tract.- Anomalies Monograph (Stages 1-5).- Dyslipidemias.- Implications and Anatomic Variants of the Biliary tract.- Cholan- More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-38543-8 and Management of Obesity in Kidney gitis.- Cholecystitis.- Cholangiocarcinoma.- Tumors Disease.- Dialysis.- Transplantation.- Protein-Energy Softcover of the Gallbladder.- Trauma and Post-treatment Wasting.- Acute Kidney Injury.- Bone and Mineral 2014. Approx. 90 p. (Operation Primers, Vol. 13) Complications of the Biliary[...] Disorders.- Physical Activity and[...] 29,99 € Fields of interest ISBN 978-3-642-38543-8 Fields of interest Imaging / Radiology; Internal Medicine; Diagnostic Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. 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R.A.J.O. Dierckx, A. Otte, E.F.J. de Vries, A. van Waarde, P.G.M. M. Dreyling, M.E. Williams (Eds.) M. Engelhardt, D.P. Berger, J. Duyster, R. Mertelsmann (Hrsg.) Luiten (Eds.) Rare Lymphomas Das Blaue Buch PET and SPECT of Neurobiological Chemotherapie-Manual Hämatologie und Internistische Systems After a decade of tremendous progress in the diag- Onkologie nostic and therapeutic approaches to malignant lym- Bewährt, topaktuell und grundlegend überar- PET and SPECT of Neurobiological Systems phoma, optimal treatment strategies are now based beitet erscheint bereits die 5. Auflage des Blauen combine the expertise of authors internationally not only on accurate diagnosis but also on thor- Buches. Das Blaue Buch steht seit Jahren für eine renowned for their dedication to the development ough evaluation of clinical and molecular risk fac- in der Praxis einfach handhabbare Sammlung von of novel probes and techniques for the investiga- tors. Even more importantly, molecular targeted Chemotherapie-Protokollen zur Behandlung von tion of neurobiological systems. Various aspects of approaches have been shown to be effective in the Krebspatienten mit soliden und hämatologischen neurotransmission in the brain are discussed, such treatment of distinct lymphoma subtypes. Against Tumoren.Wie gewohnt sind auf einen Blick Detailin- as visualization and quantification of neurorecep- this background, clinical management of especially formationen zu Chemotherapie, Begleitmedikation, tors, neuroinflammatory markers, transporters and the rare lymphomas remains a challenge for the gen- Notfallsituationen, Nebenwirkungen, Kontrollen, enzymes as well as neurotransmitter synthesis, β- eral oncologist. This book provides a comprehen- supportiven Therapien sowie Zusatzinformationen amyloid deposition, cerebral blood flow and the sive overview of current treatment strategies in these für eine sichere Applikation aufgeführt. Die über metabolic rate of glucose. The latest results in probe rare lymphoma subtypes. Experts in the field from 400 umfassend ausgearbeiteten und jahrelang in development are also detailed. Most chapters are around the world describe histomorphology in a[...] der Praxis etablierten Behandlungsprotokolle, über- written jointly by radiochemists and nuclear medi- Features sichtlich nach Tumorentitäten und Indikationen cine specialists to ensure a multidisciplinary[...] The past decade has witnessed tremendous progress geordnet, sind auf[...] Features in the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to Features PET and SPECT of Neurobiological Systems com- malignant lymphoma as well as in understanding Wertvolle Unterstützung bei der optimalen Ver- bines the expertise of renowned authors whose ded- of the underlying molecular pathogenesis. Opti- sorgung von Krebspatienten Bewährt, topaktuell ication to the development of novel probes and mal treatment strategies are now based not only on und grundlegend überarbeitet erscheint bereits die techniques for the investigation of neurobiological accurate diagnosis but also on thorough evaluation 5. Auflage des Blauen Buches. Das Blaue Buch steht systems has achieved international recognition. Var- of clinical and molecular risk factors. Even more seit Jahren für eine in der Praxis einfach handhab- ious aspects of neurotransmission in the brain are importantly, molecular targeted approaches have bare Sammlung von Chemotherapie-Protokollen discussed, such as visualization and quantification of been shown to be [..] zur Behandlung von Krebspatienten mit soliden und (more than 20 different) neuroreceptors, [..] Contents hämatologischen Tumoren. Wie gewohnt sind [..] Contents I General: Pathology.- Cytogenetics.- Molecular Contents BASICS: Animal Models for Brain Research.- Cere- Genetics.- Signal Pathways.- II Disease-specific: Vorwort.- Abkürzungsverzeichnis.- Einleitung.- bral Glucose Metabolism.- Cerebral Blood Flow T-NHL: Acute T-cell leukemia.- Anaplastic lym- Dosismodifikationstabellen.-Hämatologische Neo- Measurements with Oxygen-15 Water PET.- Prin- phoma.- Nasal/NK-cell lymphoma.- Cutaneous T- plasien: Akute Leukämien.- Myelodysplastisches ciples of Brain Perfusion SPECT.- The Impact of cell lymphoma.- B-NHL: Adult Burkitt.- Primary Syndrom (MDS).- Myeloproliferative Neoplasien Genetic Polymorphisms on Neuroreceptor Imag- Mediastinal Lymphoma.- CNS Lymphoma.- HIV- (MPN).- Hodgkin-Lymphome.- Non-Hodgkin- ing.- SYSTEMS: Imaging of Adenosine Receptors.- Associated lymphoma.- Marginal Zone Lymphoma.- Lymphome.- Aplastische Anämien.- Paroxysmale PET Tracers for Beta-Amyloid and Other Pro- MALT.- MCL.- Waldenstroem.- PLL.- Llympho- nächtliche Hämoglobinurie.- Immunthrombozy- teinopathies.- Imaging of Central Benzodiazepine cyte Predominant Hodgkin.- Cutaneous B-cell lym- topenie.- Solide Tumoren: Kopf-Hals Tumoren.- Receptors in Chronic Cerebral Ischemia.- PET and phoma. Thorakale Tumoren.- Gastrointestinale Tumoren.- SPECT Imaging of the Central Dopamine System Fields of interest Gynäkologische Tumoren.- Urogenitaltumoren.- in Humans.- PET Imaging of Endocannabinoid Sys- Hematology; Oncology Hauttumoren.- Sarkome.- ZNS Tumore.- Unbekan- tem.- Imaging Type 1 Glycine Transporters in the nter Primärtumor.- Intrakavitäre Chemotherapie.- Central Nervous System Using PET.-[...] Target groups Mobilisierungschemotherapien.- Autologe[...] Professional/practitioner Fields of interest Fields of interest Nuclear Medicine; Imaging / Radiology; Neurology Type of publication Oncology; Hematology; Pharmacy; Nursing Professional book Target groups Target groups Professional/practitioner More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-39589-5 Professional/practitioner Hardcover Type of publication 2014. X, 364 p. 80 illus., 70 illus. in color. 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A.E. Fraire, B.A. Woda, R.M. Welsh, R.L. Kradin (Eds.) A.R. Genazzani, M. Brincat (Eds.) P. Hien, S. Claudi-Böhm, B. Böhm

Viruses and the Lung Frontiers in Gynecological Diabetes 1x1

Infections and Non-Infectious Viral-Linked Lung Disorders Endocrinology Diagnostik, Therapie, Verlaufskontrolle

Viruses that primarily target the lung are very sig- Volume 1: From Symptoms to Therapies kurz - präzise - konkret Diabetes – die Volksseuche nificant causes of death and in the past decade have des 21. Jahrhunderts: Jeder 5. Patient in der Arzt- This volume represents an up-to-date overview on been responsible for major outbreaks of severe adult praxis hat Diabetes. - Diagnostik und Therapie the major areas of gynecological endocrinology, pro- respiratory distress syndrome and H1N1 influenza. praxisorientiert und kompakt- Konkrete Thera- viding the reader with a complete explanation of This book is distinctive in that the entire spectrum pieziele, neueste Richtwerte und Therapeutika- female endocrine regulation and metabolism and of viral disease of the lung is conveniently com- Hilfreichen Leitfäden: Notfälle, perioperative/peri- relevant disorders and treatment. It is published piled within a single volume. The epidemiologic, interventionelle Versorgung …- Tipps und Tricks within the International Society of Gynecological ultrastructural, immunologic, and clinicopathologic vom erfahrenen, interdisziplinären Diabetes-Team Endocrinology (ISGE) Series and is based on the features of well-known viral pathogens and newer Geprüft in der täglichen Routine!Nach den Leitlinien 2013 International School of Gynecological and emergent infectious agents are discussed in detail. der Deutschen Diabetes-Gesellschaft (DDG) Reproductive Endocrinology Summer Course. The After sections on lung defenses and the taxonomic book covers a very wide range of topics – from pri- classification of pneumotropic viruses, the various Features mary amenorrhea to menopause, from the impact of acute viral infections are considered in a standard kurz - präzise - konkret Diabetes – die Volksseuche ovarian surgery on fertility to fertility cryopreserva- format in the main body of[...] des 21. Jahrhunderts:Jeder 5. Patient in der Arzt- tion, from metabolic syndrome and polycystic ovary praxis undjeder 3. Patient im Krankenhaus hat Features to premature ovarian failure and from the clinical[...] Diabetes. Diagnostik und Therapie praxisorien- Worldwide, infectious disease remains a major cause tiert und kompaktKonkrete Therapieziele, neueste Features of morbidity and mortality. In developing countries, Richtwerte und TherapeutikaHilfreichen Leitfäden: This volume represents an up-to-date overview on infection accounts for a substantial proportion of all Notfälle, perioperative/periinterventionelle Ver- the major areas of gynecological endocrinology, pro- recorded deaths. Likewise, in developed countries, sorgung [..] viding the reader with a complete explanation of pneumonia alone results in a large number of deaths. female endocrine regulation and metabolism and Along with bacteria, parasites and rickettsial organ- Contents relevant disorders and treatment. It is published isms, viruses are responsible for many of the infec- 1. Symptome und Krankheitsbilder des Diabetes within the International Society of Gynecological tions afflicting the human host. In the [..] mellitus.- 2.Labordiagnostik.- 3.Definition, Klas- Endocrinology (ISGE) Series and is based on the sifikation, Inzidenz und Prävalenz des Diabetes Contents 2013 International School of Gynecological and mellitus.- 4. Typ-1-Diabetes mellitus.- 5. Diabetes Introduction.- Lung Defenses.- Taxonomic Clas- Reproductive [..] mellitus Typ 2.- 6. Gestationsdiabetes, Diabetes und sification of Pneumotropic Viruses.- Adult Viral Schwangerschaft.- 7.Diabetische Ketoazidose.- 8. Contents Infections in the Non Immunocompromised Host.- Hyperosmolares Koma.- 9. Hypoglykämie.- 10. Lak- Part I Menstrual Dysfunction In Young Women: Viral Infections in AIDS, Transplantation and other tatazidose.- 11. Folgeerkrankungen des Diabetes Pathophysiology And Clinical Assessment Of Pri- Immunodeficiency States.- Perinatal, Neonatal mellitus.- 12. Präventions- und Behandlungsstrate- mary Amenorrhea.- Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding and Infantile Viral Diseases Affecting the Lung.- gien für diabetesassoziierte Fußkomplikationen.- During Adolescence.- Dysmenorrhea, Premenstrual Viral-linked Lung Tumors and Tumor-like Condi- 13. Hypertonie, Herzerkrankungen und weitere Fol- Syndrome And Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder.- tions.- Viral-linked non Tumoral Lung Disorders.- geerkrankungen.- 14. Fettstoffwechselstörungen.- 15. Non Contraceptive Benefits Of 17 Β Estradiol COCs Jaagsiekte and other viral-linked, non human lung [...] During Adolescence.- Part II Metabolism, Hyper- disorders. androgenism, Body Weight And Reproduction: Vit- Fields of interest Fields of interest amin D, Metabolic Disorders And Reproduction.- General Practice / Family Medicine; Internal Medi- Pathology; Virology PCOs From Life Style To The Use Of Inositol And cine; Gynecology; Pediatrics; Diabetes Insulin Sensitizers.- Pathophysiology And Clinical Target groups Assessment Of Hyperandrogenic States.- Part III Target groups Professional/practitioner Ovarian Stimulation,[...] Professional/practitioner

Type of publication Fields of interest Type of publication Contributed volume Gynecology; Endocrinology; Reproductive Medicine Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-40604-1 Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-44975-8 Hardcover Professional/practitioner Softcover 2014. XIV, 243 p. 116 illus., 99 illus. in color. 2014. XII, 320 S. 13 Abb., 5 Abb. in Farbe. (1x1 der Ther- 99,99 € Type of publication apie) ISBN 978-3-642-40604-1 Professional book 23,36 € Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03493-5 ISBN 978-3-642-44975-8 Hardcover Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. 2014. XI, 263 p. 21 illus., 16 illus. in color. (ISGE Series) 49,99 € ISBN 978-3-319-03493-5 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 96 Medicine springer.com

C.M. Houser K. Kaga J.A. Klastersky

Pediatric Cardiology and Vertigo and Balance Disorders in Febrile Neutropenia Pulmonology Children Pocketbook for Cancer Supportive Care Febrile A Practically Painless Review Neutropenia is a comprehensive review on febrile Many congenitally deaf infants and children suffer neutropenia, its prevention, risks, management, Often, information in review books can raise as vestibular failure, which produces problems with costs, and special populations affected by the con- many questions as it answers. This interferes with their postural control, locomotion and gait. How- dition. The book was originally commissioned due the study process, because the learner must either ever it is known that these children can eventually to advances in the field, and to supplement the look up additional information or skip ahead with- catch up with their normal balance control status in series: Pocketbooks in Supportive Cancer Care. Busy out truly comprehending what he or she has read. terms of development and growth as a result of cen- healthcare professionals who have a basic under- As an alternative, Pediatric Cardiology and Pul- tral vestibular compensation. In Vertigo and Balance standing of febrile neutropenia but want to learn monology: A Practically Painless Review presents Disorders in Children the author provides compre- more a will benefit from this concise guide that will bite-size chunks of information that can be read and hensive and integrative information on the vestibu- help them quickly understand the complexities of processed rapidly, helping learners to stay active lar system. The materials presented range from the this condition. while studying and to pick up new information history of its study, basic anatomy and physiology of the first time they read it. This book's question and vestibular organs, mechanism of balance and motor Features answer format allows for self-testing or study with function development, to clinical aspects of vestibu- Pocketbook for Cancer Supportive Care Febrile a partner or a group. The format also facilitates dip- lar disorders including their[...] Neutropenia is a comprehensive review on febrile ping into the book during a few minutes[...] neutropenia, its prevention, risks, management, Features costs, and special populations affected by the con- Features Many congenitally deaf infants and children suffer dition. The book was originally commissioned due Often, information in review books can raise as vestibular failure, which produces problems with to advances in the field, and to supplement the many questions as it answers. This interferes with the their postural control, locomotion, and gait. How- series: Pocketbooks in Supportive Cancer Care. Busy study process, because the learner must either look ever it is known that these children can eventually healthcare professionals who have a basic under- up additional information or skip ahead without catch up with their normal balance control status in standing of febrile [..] truly comprehending what he or she has read. As an terms of development and growth as a result of cen- alternative, Pediatric Cardiology and Pulmonology: tral vestibular compensation. In Vertigo and Balance Fields of interest A Practically Painless Review presents bite-sized Disorders in Children the author provides compre- Medicine (general); Pharmacy; Hematology chunks of information that can be read and [..] hensive [..] Target groups Contents Contents Professional/practitioner General Cardiology Question and Answer Items.- Introduction .- 1 History. 1.1 Flurent (France) Pulmonology: The Lungs, Oxygen and Perfusion.- 1.2 Ewald (Germany) 1.3 Magnus (Germany) 1.4 Type of publication General Pulmonary Question and Answer Items.- Andres-Thomas (France) 1.5 Tadashi Fukuda Handbook Selected Cardiopulmonary Topics. (Japan) .- 2 Basic Science. 2.1 Embryology of semicircular canal and otolithic organs 2.2 Devel- More on www.springer.com/978-1-907673-69-6 Fields of interest opmental physiology of vestibular organs 2.3 Patho- Softcover Pediatrics; Cardiology; Pneumology/Respiratory Sys- physiology of vestibular organs 2.4 Blood brain 2014. IX, 73 p. 7 illus. in color. tem; General Practice / Family Medicine barrier & Blood inner ear barrier .- 3 Evaluation. 39,99 € 3.1 Rotation chair 3.2 Caloric test 3.3 VEMP .- ISBN 978-1-907673-69-6 Target groups 4 Development of balance and motor function. 4.1 Professional/practitioner usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Development of balance and motor function 4.2 Pos- Type of publication tural control 4.3 Abnormal development of righting Professional book reflex[...] More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-9480-5 Fields of interest Softcover Otorhinolaryngology; Neurology; Pediatrics; Reha- 2014. XVII, 103 p. bilitation Medicine 44,99 € Target groups ISBN 978-1-4614-9480-5 Professional/practitioner usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-4-431-54760-0 Hardcover 2014. IX, 86 p. 62 illus., 18 illus. in color. 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A. Lichtin, J. Bartholomew (Eds.) H. Lill, M. Scheibel, C. Voigt (Hrsg.) T. Matsui, T. Matsumoto, K. Aoyagi (Eds.)

The Coagulation Consult Die proximale Humerusfraktur Endoscopy in the Diagnosis of Small

A Case-Based Guide Intestine Diseases Die Frakturen am proximalen Humerus zählen There have been many changes in the field of coagu- zu den typischen osteoporotischen Frakturen bei The purpose of this book is to improve diagnos- lation during the past decade. New concepts of epi- älteren Menschen mit steigender Inzidenz. Sie sind tic yields of capsule endoscopy and double-balloon demiology of risk factors for thrombosis now help deshalb eine Herausforderung bezüglich Diagnos- endoscopy, because those procedures can depict clinicians predict who is more likely to form clots tik und Therapie. Profitieren Sie vom gesammelten nonspecific findings that may not lead to a proper after surgery, or after being placed on oral contra- Erfahrungsschatz des renommierten Expertenteams diagnosis. Another reason for the publication was ceptives. New anticoagulants have the potential to mit Professor Lill an der Spitze. Der Schwerpunkt recognition of the difficulty in distinguishing entero- redefine how patients with atrial fibrillation and des Buches ist die Praxis: Wie komme ich von der scopic findings of ulcerative colitis from those of venous thrombosis are managed. There are new Diagnose zur richtigen Therapie? Worauf muss ich Crohn’s disease. From a practical point of view, it forms of recombinant clotting factors which have bei der Operation achten? Wann ist ein Implantat is important to observe endoscopic pictures first, changed our approach to hypofibrinogenemia and sinnvoll? Wie gehe ich mit Komplikationen um? then to compare the images of other modalities, and von Willebrand’s disease. Newer antiplatelet agents Bewährte und neue Verfahren sind dargestellt. Über finally to compare macroscopic pictures of resected are available and their use in patients receiving car- 500 Abbildungen veranschaulichen das operative specimens. For that reason, a large number of well- diac stents has mushroomed. The management of Vorgehen und zahlreiche Tipps und Tricks ergänzen depicted examples of small intestinal lesions were thrombosis in the setting of pregnancy has[...] dieses Buch für[...] assembled to clarify differences[...] Features Features Features There have been many changes in the field of coagu- Die Frakturen am proximalen Humerus zählen The purpose of this book is to improve diagnos- lation during the past decade. New concepts of epi- zu den typischen osteoporotischen Frakturen bei tic yields of capsule endoscopy and double-balloon demiology of risk factors for thrombosis now help älteren Menschen mit steigender Inzidenz. Oft sind endoscopy, because those procedures can depict clinicians predict who is more likely to form clots sie deshalb eine Herausforderung bezüglich Diag- nonspecific findings that may not lead to a proper after surgery, or after being placed on oral contracep- nostik und Therapie. Praxisnah und auf hohem klin- diagnosis. Another reason for the publication was tives. New anticoagulants have the potential to rede- ischem Niveau vermittelt das Expertenteam um recognition of the difficulty in distinguishing entero- fine how patients with atrial fibrillation and venous H. Lill, M. Scheibel und C. Voigt aktuelles Wissen scopic findings of ulcerative colitis from those of thrombosis are managed. There are new forms of [..] und neuste Entwicklungen rund um die proximale Crohn’s disease. From a practical point of view, it is Humerusfraktur. Darüber [..] Contents [..] Laboratory Analysis of Coagulation.- Easy Bruis- Contents Contents ability.- Prolonged PT.- Prolonged PTT.- Prolon- Frakturbiologie/-morphologie.- Prae-/intra- und Part 1. General Considerations.- Chapter 1. Diagnos- gation of Both PT and aPTT.- Excessive Bleeding postoperative Diagnostik.- Konservativ: Wer und tic Process for Small Intestinal Disease.- Chapter 2. with Normal Prothrombin Time, Partial Throm- wie?- Kindliche Humeruskopffrakturen.- Osteosyn- Small Intestinal Radiography.- Chapter 3. Capsule boplastin Time, and Platelet Count.- Diagnosing thesen: Wann und wie?- Besonderheiten.- Primäre Endoscopy.- Chapter 4. Double-Balloon Endoscopy.- Thrombocytopenia in the Clinic.- Thrombocytope- Prothetik: Wann und welche?- Posttraumatische Part 2. Specific Findings of Small Intestinal Lesions.- nia in the Intensive Care Unit and after Solid Organ Zustände.- Infekte.- Trends und Entwicklungen. Chapter 5. Protruded Lesions.- Chapter 6. Submu- Transplantation.- Thrombocytosis.- Prolonged cosal Elevations.- Chapter 7. Ulcerative Lesions.- Bleeding after Surgery.- The Excessively Clotting Fields of interest Chapter 8. Aphthous Lesions.- Chapter 9. Stenotic Cancer Patient.- Thrombotic Risk factors.- Clottin- Medicine (general); Orthopedics; Surgical Orthope- Lesions.- Chapter 10. Hemorrhagic Lesions.- g around Catheters and Other Devices.- Heparin- dics Chapter 11. Diffuse Lesions.- Chapter 12. Reddish Induced Thrombocytopenia.- Surgery on Patients on Lesions.- Chapter 13. Edematous Lesions.- Chapter Antiplatelet[...] Target groups Professional/practitioner 14. Case presentations: Flat / Small[...] Fields of interest Fields of interest Hematology; Oncology; Internal Medicine Type of publication Professional book Gastroenterology; Internal Medicine; Oncology Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-35256-0 Target groups Professional/practitioner Hardcover Professional/practitioner Type of publication 2014. XI, 232 S. 497 Abb., 206 Abb. in Farbe. Type of publication Contributed volume 74,76 € ISBN 978-3-642-35256-0 Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-9559-8 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. More on www.springer.com/978-4-431-54351-0 Hardcover Hardcover 2014. XII, 279 p. 46 illus., 38 illus. in color. 2014. XV, 283 p. 339 illus., 245 illus. in color. 139,99 € 139,99 € ISBN 978-1-4614-9559-8 ISBN 978-4-431-54351-0 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 98 Medicine springer.com

J.J. McComb, R. Norman, M. Zumwalt (Eds.) W. Merkle (Hrsg.) C. Miller, J. Krasnow, L.H. Schwartz (Eds.)

The Active Female Risikomanagement und Medical Imaging in Clinical Trials

Health Issues Throughout the Lifespan Fehlervermeidung im Krankenhaus In the last few years the use of medical imaging has The purpose of the The Active Female: Health Issues increased exponentially in routine clinical prac- Keine Krankheit und keine Behandlung ist ohne Throughout the Lifespan, 2nd Edition is twofold: tice. This has been reflected in a rapidly increasing RisikoPraktisches Risiko- und Fehlermanagement (1) to increase the awareness of wellness and fitness use of medical imaging in clinical trials, through all in der Medizin· Vorsorgende Fehlervermeidung issues for active females and their family members; phases. More recently this has culminated in a num- durch frühzeitige Identifikation und Bewertung and (2) to provide an avenue for medical practition- ber of inter-disciplinary meetings with the various typischer Risiken· Nachsorgendes Erkennung ers, allied health professionals, health educators, and stake holders, including the FDA. Changes in the von Fehlern, Ursachen, Zusammenhängen, um certified individuals in sports medicine to gain crit- regulatory process has resulted, when it comes to Wiederholungen zu vermeidenStrukturierte Opti- ical, updated knowledge of a field specific to active the submission of data to the FDA, in a therapeutic mierung und Berücksichtigung von· Work- females. Part I of the book offers a foundation to agent where one or more of the trial end-points is flows, SOPs· Teamarbeit, Entscheidungsfindung, help the reader understand the interrelationship the assessment of a radiological end-point. No longer Kommunikation, Führung, Lernkultur· Men- among body image concerns, the female reproduc- is it sufficient to have the images read by the local schlichen Faktoren: Stress, Müdigkeit, persönliche tive cycle, and musculoskeletal anatomy/physiology investigator site.The FDA has also identified Medical HandlungsstrategienMit allen relevanten Systemen of females that makes their health risks and concerns Imaging as one of[...] für Risiko- und Fehlermanagement· CIRS (Crit- unique.[...] ical Incident Reporting System)· OTAS (Obser- Features Features vational[...] Medical Imaging in Clinical Trials is a key text in The purpose of the The Active Female: Health Issues understanding the methodology and the metrics that Features Throughout the Lifespan, 2nd Edition is twofold: are required in the field of medical imaging. As the Keine Krankheit und keine Behandlung ist ohne (1) to increase the awareness of wellness and fitness pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device indus- Risiko Praktisches Risiko- und Fehlermanagement issues for active females and their family members; tries continue to identify ways to improve and speed in der Medizin· Vorsorgende Fehlervermeidung and (2) to provide an avenue for medical practition- up product development, medical imaging plays a durch frühzeitige Identifikation und Bewertung typ- ers, allied health professionals, health educators, and more significant role. Medical Imaging in Clinical ischer Risiken· Nachsorgendes Erkennung von certified individuals in sports medicine to gain criti- Trials aims to educate and [..] Fehlern, Ursachen, Zusammenhängen, um Wieder- cal, updated knowledge of a field [..] holungen zu vermeidenStrukturierte Optimierung Fields of interest Fields of interest und Berücksichtigung [..] Medicine (general); Imaging / Radiology; Diagnostic Orthopedics; Obstetrics / Perinatology; General Radiology; Nuclear Medicine; Interventional Radiol- Contents Practice / Family Medicine; Internal Medicine; ogy; Ultrasound Warum machen wir Fehler, obwohl wir es nicht Endocrinology möchten?.- Fehler im ärztlichen Alltag aus Sicht Target groups Target groups der Landesärztekammer Hessen.- Menschliches Professional/practitioner Professional/practitioner Verhalten bei der Ausführung von Prozessen.- Erfolgreiche Strategien zur Fehlererkennung und Type of publication Type of publication Fehlervermeidung.- Praktisches Risikomanagement Professional book Contributed volume bei komplexen Tätigkeiten – bedingungslose Hand- lungsfähigkeit unter Stress.- Ansatzmöglichkeiten More on www.springer.com/978-1-84882-709-7 More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-8883-5 ärztlichen Risikomanagements im Alltag von Klinik Softcover Hardcover und Praxis.- Coaching als erfolgreiches Mittel 2014. XVIII, 420 p. 111 illus., 57 illus. in color. 2014. XXIII, 595 p. 28 illus., 6 illus. in color. im Risikomanagement für Ärzte und Kliniken.- 129,99 € 99,99 € Ärztliche „Kunstfehler“, Patientenschutz, Entschädi- ISBN 978-1-84882-709-7 ISBN 978-1-4614-8883-5 gung – Funktion der[...] usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Fields of interest Practice Management; General Practice / Family Medicine; Internal Medicine; Gynecology; Geri- atrics / Gerontology; Pediatric Surgery

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L. Pantanowitz, A.V. Parwani (Eds.) M.S. Pearle, S.Y. Nakada (Eds.) U. Pleyer (Hrsg.)

Practical Informatics for Practical Controversies in Medical Entzündliche Augenerkrankungen Cytopathology Management of Stone Disease Für eine entzündliche Augenerkrankung gibt es eine Vielzahl von Ursachen.Sie kann infektiös oder nicht- Practical Informatics for Cytopathology provides a Practical Controversies in Medical Management of infektiös bedingt sein. Es kann sich um eine anteri- concise and practical overview of pathology infor- Stone Disease addresses areas of controversy regard- ore, eine intermediäre oder eine posteriore Uveitis matics. The book offers a succinct overview of basic ing the evaluation and management of recurrent handeln. Ursache kann auch eine Systemerkrankung computing and laboratory information systems stone formers and provides the best available evi- oder eine paraneoplastische Erkrankung sein. Einige applied specifically to the field of cytopathology. dence to support or refute common common drug Formen sind so schwer, dass sie unbehandelt zur Readers are exposed to emerging areas in pathology and dietary recommendations. Aimed at dispelling Erblindung des Patienten führen können. Selb- informatics, such as specimen tracking and digital common myths about preventative stone treatment, st für erfahrene Ophthalmologen ist es zum Teil imaging. Valuable features of this volume include this book provides practical recommendations for schwierig, immer die richtige Diagnose zu stellen summary tables, diagrams, vital resources and a glos- the diagnositic evaluation and treatment and recur- und infolgedessen auch richtig zu therapieren. Hier sary of informatics terms to help readers.Written rent calcium calcium stone formers, but addresses setzt die "Entzündliche Augenerkrankungen" mit by authorizes in the field, Practical Informatics for uric acid and cystine stone formers.Written by Herrn Professor Pleyer an der Spitze an. Namhafte Cytopathology is a vital resource that provides users experts in stone disease, Practical Controversies in Autoren vermitteln ihr Expertenwissen über[...] with a solid, comprehensive foundation and practical Medical Management of Stone Disease is a concise working knowledge of the[...] yet comprehensive resource that provides the best, Features [...] Für eine entzündliche Augenerkrankung gibt es eine Features Vielzahl von Ursachen.Sie kann infektiös oder nicht- Practical Informatics for Cytopathology provides a Features infektiös bedingt sein. Es kann sich um eine anteri- concise and practical overview of pathology infor- Practical Controversies in Medical Management of ore, eine intermediäre oder eine posteriore Uveitis matics. The book offers a succinct overview of basic Stone Disease addresses areas of controversy regard- handeln. Ursache kann auch eine Systemerkrankung computing and laboratory information systems ing the evaluation and management of recurrent oder eine paraneoplastische Erkrankung sein. Einige applied specifically to the field of cytopathology. stone formers and provides the best available evi- Formen sind so schwer, dass sie unbehandelt zur Readers are exposed to emerging areas in pathology dence to support or refute common drug and dietary Erblindung des Patienten führen können. Selbst für informatics, such as specimen tracking and digital recommendations. Aimed at dispelling common [..] imaging. Valuable features of this volume include [..] myths about preventative stone treatment, this book provides practical recommendations for the diagnos- Contents Contents tic [..] I Erkrankungen des vorderen Augensegmentes.- II Introduction to Informatics.- Basic Computing.- Spezifische Krankheitsbilder bei Erkrankungen des Networking.- Databases.- Coding.- Laboratory Infor- Contents vorderen Augensegmentes.- III Intraokulare Entzün- mation Systems.- Laboratory Information System Metabolic Evaluation: Underused or Overdone?.- dungen.- IV Intraokulare Entzündung - anteriore Operations and Regulations.- Reporting.- Quality Controversies in the Management of High Urine Uveitis.- V Intraokulare Entzündung - Uveitis poste- Management.- Barcoding.- Informatics Projects.- Oxalate as a Risk Factor for Idiopathic Calcium rior und intermediäre Uveitis. Lean Six Sigma.- Electronic Medical Records.- Digi- Oxalate Urolithiasis.- Dietary Calcium and Preven- tal Imaging.- Automated Pap Tests.- Telecytology.- tion of Calcium Stones: More or Less?.- Citrus Juices Fields of interest Cytology Online.- Bioinformatics.- Research Infor- and Prevention of Calcium Stones: Some, but Not Ophthalmology matics. All?.- Bariatric Surgery and Stone Disease: Help or Hindrance?.- Protein Restriction and Stone Disease: Target groups Fields of interest Myth or Reality?.- Uric Acid Nephrolithiasis: Uric Professional/practitioner Pathology; Laboratory Medicine Acid or Urine pH?.- Cystinuria: Assessing and Man- aging Risk.- Potassium Citrate and Calcium Stones: Type of publication Target groups Benefit or Risk?.- Thiazides and Calcium[...] Professional book Professional/practitioner Fields of interest More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-38418-9 Type of publication Urology / Andrology; Nephrology; Primary Care Hardcover Professional book Medicine 2014. 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H. Plötz M.T. Quinn, F.R. DeLeo (Eds.) P. Raghavan, S. Mukherjee, M.J. Jameson, M. Wintermark

Pflege mini Arzneimittel Neutrophil Methods and Protocols Manual of Head and Neck Imaging

Kompaktes Wissen immer dabei: das Pflege Neutrophils, the most abundant white cells in This book is designed as an easily readable man- mini Arzneimittel gibt professionell Pflegenden im humans, serve as the primary cellular defense ual that will be of great practical value for radiology Berufsalltag übersichtlich alle wichtigen Informatio- against infection. Neutrophil Methods and Proto- and otolaryngology residents during their clinical nen zu häufig genutzten Arzneimitteln. Wirkung, cols, Second Edition provides a concise set of pro- rotations. Key facts on head and neck imaging are Nebenwirkungen, Indikationen und Besonderheiten tocols written by leading researchers in the field for presented in short chapters written in an easily read- werden für unterschiedliche Arzneimittelgruppen assessing basic neutrophil functions, investigating able style. Line drawings are used to illustrate key erläutert, z.B. Schmerzmittel, Schlafmittel, Wirk- specialized areas in neutrophil research, and com- concepts, and tables, checklists, and algorithms will stoffe bei Herzrhythmusstörungen oder Asthma, pleting step diagnostic assays of common neutrophil enable the readers to arrive at a quick diagnosis. In bei Obstipation oder Diabetes, Diuretika und disorders. Topics covered include an overview addition, emphasis is placed on clinical pearls that Antibiotika.Abgestimmt auf das, was Pflegende in of neutrophils and their role in host defense and will assist them in preparing suitable reports. The der Praxis wissen müssen. Kompakt für die Kit- inflammation; methods most commonly used for Manual of Head and Neck Imaging is sized to allow teltasche zum Nachlesen. Für Pflegefachkräfte und isolating neutrophils from humans and other animal residents to read it completely within a matter of andere Gesundheitsberufe, denen Sicherheit im species; procedures for subcellular fractionation of days, and it will also serve as an ideal quick reference Umgang mit Medikamenten oberstes Gebot ist. human neutrophils, analysis of in vivo[...] guide as[...]

Features Features Features Arzneimittel-Wissen immer paratDas Pflege-Pocket Neutrophils, the most abundant white cells in This book is designed as an easily readable man- Arzneimittel gibt professionell Pflegenden im Beruf- humans, serve as the primary cellular defense against ual that will be of great practical value for radiology salltag alle wichtigen Informationen zu häufig infection. Neutrophil Methods and Protocols, and otolaryngology residents during their clinical genutzten Arzneimitteln – übersichtlich, kurz und Second Edition provides a concise set of protocols rotations. Key facts on head and neck imaging are knapp.Wirkstoffe, Nebenwirkungen, Indikationen written by leading researchers in the field for assess- presented in short chapters written in an easily read- und Besonderheiten werden für unterschiedliche ing basic neutrophil functions, investigating special- able style. Line drawings are used to illustrate key Arzneimittelgruppen erläutert, u.a. Schmerzmittel, ized areas in neutrophil research, and completing concepts, and tables, checklists, and algorithms will Schlafmittel, Antibiotika, Diuretika, [..] step diagnostic assays of common neutrophil [..] enable the readers to arrive at a quick [..]

Contents Contents Contents Grundlagen der Arzneimittellehre.- Arzneimit- The Role of Neutrophils in the Immune System: An Spaces of the Neck.- Cervical Lymphadenopathy.- tel u.a Schlafmittel, Schmerzmittel, Arzneimit- Overview.- Isolation of Human Neutrophils.- Neu- Nasopharynx.- Oral Cavity and Oropharynx.- Lar- tel bei Migräne, Psychopharmaka, Antibiotika, trophil Isolation from Non-Human Species.- Col- ynx and Hypopharynx.- Salivary Glands.- Orbits.- Antiemetika, Antiepileptika, Antiparkinsonmit- lection of In vivo Transmigrated Neutrophils from Temporal Bone and Skull Base.- Sinonasal Cavities.- tel.- auf das Herz-und Gefäßsystem wirkende Human Skin.- Subcellular Fractionation of Human Head and Neck Trauma.- Maxilla and Mandible.- Stoffe.- Arzneimittel bei Bluthochdruck, zur Blut- Neutrophils and Analysis of Subcellular Markers.- Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands.- Pediatric Head gerinnung.- Arzneimittel bei Husten, Asthma Rho Family and Rap GTPase Activation Assays.- and Neck Lesions. und Lungenerkrankungen.- Diuretika, Arzneimit- Measurement of Phospholipid Metabolism in Intact tel gegen Obstipation und Durchfallerkrankun- Neutrophils.- Optical Methods for the Measurement Fields of interest gen.- Arzneimittel gegen Bakterien und Pilze.- and Manipulation of Cytosolic Free Calcium Sig- Imaging / Radiology Medikamente gegen Diabetes.- Arzneimittelgesetz, nals in Neutrophils.- Analysis of Electrophysiological Betäubungsmittelgesetz.- Medikamentenübersicht Properties and Responses of Neutrophils.- Analysis Target groups und Glossar. of[...] Professional/practitioner

Fields of interest Fields of interest Type of publication Nursing; Emergency Services; Pharmacotherapy; Infectious Diseases; Microbial Genetics and Professional book Medicine (general); Pharmacy Genomics More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-40376-7

Target groups Target groups Hardcover Professional/practitioner Professional/practitioner 2014. XVIII, 416 p. 361 illus., 16 illus. in color. 139,99 € Type of publication Type of publication ISBN 978-3-642-40376-7 Professional book Contributed volume usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-41558-6 More on www.springer.com/978-1-62703-844-7 Softcover Hardcover 2014. IX, 236 S. 21 Abb. 2014. XVI, 551 p. 93 illus., 28 illus. in color. (Methods in 12,14 € Molecular Biology, Vol. 1124) ISBN 978-3-642-41558-6 124,99 € Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. ISBN 978-1-62703-844-7 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Medicine 101

J. Rosenecker (Hrsg.) J.R. Samples, I.I.K. Ahmed (Eds.) K. Segerer, C. Wanner J. Steffel, Th. Lüscher (Hrsg.) Pädiatrische Differenzialdiagnostik Surgical Innovations in Glaucoma Niere und Ableitende Harnwege

Wie erlange ich diagnostische Gewissheit? Mit There is a revolution in new glaucoma surgical tech- einem geübten Blick kann der Kinderarzt einzelne niques. New glaucoma surgical devices are taking Lernen mit dem Blick aufs GanzeEs ist immer wieder Krankheitsmerkmale rasch erkennen. Schwierig wird precedence in glaucoma surgery, with the new surg- dasselbe: Wenn im klinischen Abschnitt endlich die Diagnose, wenn ein Syndrom mehrere charakter- eries drastically cutting down on the chances for die spannenden Krankheitsbilder kommen, sind istische Symptome aufweist – mit entscheidenden patient infection as well as higher success rates com- Anatomie und Physiologie längst vergessen. Müh- Konsequenzen für die Therapiewahl.Spüren Sie die pared to the older types of surgery.Surgical Inno- sam muss man alles wiederholen, um zu verstehen, klinischen Symptome zielsicher auf und sichern Sie vations in Glaucoma is the only book of its kind worum es bei der Erkrankung geht.Lernen Sie ein Ihre Diagnose ab: „Pädiatrische Differenzialdiagnos- written by the top experts in the field, from inven- Organsystem doch einfach „am Stück“: von der tik“ bietet praktische Hilfe zur Abklärung von über tors, clinical trial investigators, and top special- Anatomie über die Physiologie bis zur Diagnostik 70 häufigen Krankheitssymptomen im Kindes- und ists experienced with the new devices. Written for und Therapie von Erkrankungen.Niere und Ableit- Jugendalter. Nach Funktionssystemen gegliedert, ist general ophthalmologists who perform glaucoma ende Harnwege ist ideal für das Lernen im Modul, jeder Symptomkomplex auf wenigen Seiten über- surgery, the text walks the reader through the what, hier verstehen Sie das Organsystem im Zusam- sichtlich und prägnant dargestellt. Das einheitliche where, when, and how of the new glaucoma surgical menhang. Niere und ableitende Harnwege wer- Grundgerüst sorgt für eine leichte Orientierung tools, and includes supplementary online[...] den systematisch durchgearbeitet, endlich genügt im[...] ein einziges Buch, um den ganzen Themenblock Features durchzuarbeiten.Wegen seiner Praxisnähe[...] Features There is a revolution in new glaucoma surgical tech- Differenzialdiagnostik auf den PunktWie erlange ich niques. New glaucoma surgical devices are taking Features diagnostische Gewissheit? Mit einem geübten Blick precedence in glaucoma surgery, with the new surg- Der Blick aufs GanzeEs immer wieder dasselbe: kann der Kinderarzt einzelne Krankheitsmerkmale eries drastically cutting down on the chances for Wenn im klinischen Abschnitt endlich die spannen- rasch erkennen. Schwierig wird die Diagnose, wenn patient infection as well as higher success rates com- den Krankheitsbilder kommen, sind Anatomie und ein Syndrom mehrere charakteristische Symptomen pared to the older types of surgery. Surgical Inno- Physiologie längst vergessen. Mühsam muss man aufweist – mit entscheidenden Konsequenzen für die vations in Glaucoma is the only book of its kind alles wiederholen, um zu verstehen, worum es bei Therapiewahl.Spüren Sie die klinischen Symptome written by the top experts in the field, [..] der Erkrankung geht.Lernen Sie das Organsystem zielsicher auf und sichern Sie Ihre [..] doch einfach „am Stück“: von der Anatomie über die Contents Physiologie bis zur Diagnostik und Therapie von [..] Contents Part I. Considerations in Device Development.- 1. I Unspezifische Symptome.- 1 Fieber.- 2 Schmerzen.- Schlemm’s Canal And Collector Channels As Thera- Contents 3 Abgeschlagenheit.- 4 LymphknotenschwellungII peutic Targets.- 2. Intraoperative Assessment of the 1. Grundlagen.- 2. Nephrologische Diagnostik.- Haut und äußeres Erscheinungsbild.- 5 Exantheme.- Conventional Collector Outflow System As Thera- 3. Epidemiologie der chronischen Niereninsuf- 6 Hautjucken.- 7 Petechien.- 8 Kleinwuchs.- 9 peutic Target.- 3. Suprachoroidal Space As A Ther- fizienz.- 4. Akutes Nierenversagen.- 5. Chronis- Hochwuchs.- 10 Gewichtszunahme/AdipositasIII apeutic Target.- 4. Ciliary Body as a Therapeutic che Niereninsuffizienz und Begleiterkrankungen.- Atemwege und Lunge.- 11 Husten.- 12 Stridor.- 13 Target.- 5. Clinical Trials for IOP lowering Devices 6. Nierenersatzverfahren.- 7. Nierenransplanta- Dyspnoe.- 14 Zyanose.- 15 Störungen der Atem- to Support a FDA Premarket Submission.- 6. Con- tion.- 8. Glomerulonephritiden.- 9. Akute und regulationIV Herz und Kreislauf.- 16 Brust-/Tho- siderations in Patenting New Surgical Devices for chronische interstitielle Nephritis.- 10. Diabetische raxschmerzen.- 17 Hypertonie.- 18 Palpitationen.- Glaucoma: The Changing Patent Law Landscape.- Nephropathie.- 11. Hypertensive Nephropathie.- 12. 19 Synkope20 Hypotonie/Fehlender Puls/Schock.- Part II. Laser Technologies.- 7. New Laser Tech- Hepatorenales Syndrom.- 13. Nierenbeteiligung bei 21 ArrhythmienV Verdauung, Leber.- 22 Ikterus.- 23 nologies.- 8. Excimer Laser Trabeculostomy (ELT) – onkologischen Erkrankungen.- 14. Thrombotische Bauchschmerzen.- 24 Durchfall.- 25 Obstipation.- 26 an[...] Mikroangiopathien.- 15. Infektionen der ableitenden Fettstuhl.-[...] Harnwege.- 16. Erbliche Nierenerkrankungen.- 17. Fields of interest [...] Fields of interest Ophthalmology; Surgery Pediatrics; General Practice / Family Medicine Fields of interest Target groups Internal Medicine; Nephrology Target groups Professional/practitioner Professional/practitioner Target groups Type of publication Upper undergraduate Type of publication Contributed volume Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-8347-2 German textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-29797-7 Hardcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-28235-5 Hardcover 2014. XI, 307 p. 227 illus., 194 illus. in color. With online 2014. 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S.R. Steele, J.A. Maykel, B.J. Champagne, G.R. Orangio (Eds.) S.-A. Sölveborn F. Thibaut (Réd.)

Complexities in Colorectal Surgery Emergency Orthopedics Apport des neurosciences à la

Decision-Making and Management A Manual on Acute Conditions of the Locomotor System psychiatrie clinique

Complexities in Colorectal Surgery: Decision-Mak- Emergency Orthopedics is a practical, up-to-date, Cet ouvrage collectif, coordonné par le Professeur ing and Management provides a unique, modern, and comprehensive manual on the diagnosis and Thibaut, fait le point sur les implications des décou- practical guide that covers the strategic evaluation, treatment of emergency injuries and disorders of the vertes récentes en neurosciences pour le praticien specific approaches, and detailed management tech- locomotor system. Its problem-based structure, with et pour son patient. Chacun des chapitres a été écrit niques utilized by expert Colorectal Surgeons caring each chapter addressing a particular symptom, is par un ou des experts reconnus et présente de façon for patients with complex problems—whether they designed to allow the reader to rapidly locate hands- très pédagogique les données les plus actuelles dans result from underlying colorectal disease or from on advice. For each symptom, facts and findings that chacun des domaines importants de la recherche en complications arising from previous surgical ther- will assist in diagnosis are highlighted. Possible diag- psychiatrie. La plupart des auteurs sont des person- apy. The text is formatted as both a “how-to” man- noses are suggested according to the ICD-10 code, nalités françaises très impliquées dans l’Association ual as well as an algorithm-based guide allowing the and the proposed treatment recommendations con- Française de Psychiatrie Biologique et de Neu- reader to understand the thought process behind the sider both short- and long-term aspects. The text ropsychopharmacologie au sein de laquelle elles proposed treatment strategies. By making use of evi- is supported by exceptionally instructive illustra- coordonnent des recherches et des formations en dence-based recommendations, each chapter will tions, e.g., of examination techniques and reduction psychiatrie.Il est autant destiné aux chercheurs en include not only diagnostic and therapeutic[...] maneuvers. The author has[...] neurosciences ou en psychologie[...] Features Features Features Complexities in Colorectal Surgery: Decision-Mak- Emergency Orthopedics is a practical, up-to-date, Cet ouvrage collectif, coordonné par le Professeur ing and Management provides a unique, modern, and comprehensive manual on the diagnosis and Thibaut, fait le point sur les implications des décou- practical guide that covers the strategic evaluation, treatment of emergency injuries and disorders of the vertes récentes en neurosciences pour le praticien et specific approaches, and detailed management tech- locomotor system. Its problem-based structure, with pour son patient. Chacun des chapitres a été écrit par niques utilized by expert Colorectal Surgeons caring each chapter addressing a particular symptom, is un ou des experts reconnus et présente de façon très for patients with complex problems—whether they designed to allow the reader to rapidly locate hands- pédagogique les données les plus actuelles dans cha- result from underlying colorectal disease or from on advice relevant to a wide range of circumstances. cun des domaines importants de la recherche en psy- complications arising from previous surgical ther- For each symptom, facts and findings that will [..] chiatrie. La plupart des auteurs sont des [..] apy. [..] Contents Contents Contents Major orthopaedic trauma.- Acute soft tissue Avant-propos.- L’apport de la génétique à la psychi- Section I. Preoperative.- 1. The First Encounter.- injuries.- Foot injuries.- Foot pain.- Foot wounds.- atrie.- Intérêt de la pharmacogénétique en psychia- 2. Perioperative Risk Assessment.- 3. Periopera- Foot and ankle swelling.- Ankle injuries.- Ankle trie.- Apport de la neuroimagerie dans le diagnostic tive Nutrition Support in Colorectal Surgery.- Sec- pain.- Lower leg injuries.- Lower leg pain.- Knee et le traitement des principales maladies psychi- tion II. The Abdomen.- 4. Diverticulitis: Beyond injuries.- Knee pain.- Knee swelling.- Knee lock- atriques.- Apport de la neuroimmunologie en the Basics.- 5. Carcinomatosis: Cytoreduction and ing.- Thigh injuries.- Thigh and groin pain.- Hip and psychiatrie.- Apport des modèles animaux com- Heated Intra-peritoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) vs. pelvis injuries.- Hip pain in children.- Lumbar back portementaux en psychiatrie. Exemples des modèles Palliation.- 6. Metastatic colorectal cancer.- 7. Ente- pain.- Chest and lumbar back injuries.- Neck (cer- d’anxiété.- Qu’apporte la stimulation magnétique rocutaneous fistulas.- 8. Enteroatmospheric Fistula.- vical) injuries.- Cervical pain.- Shoulder injuries.- transcrânienne aux neurosciences ?.- La stimula- 9. Technical Tips for Difficult Stomas.- 10. Conti- Shoulder pain.- Upper arm injuries.- Elbow injuries.- tion du nerf vague (SNV). Une méthode de neu- nent ileostomies.- Section III. The Pelvis.- 11. Rectal Elbow pain.- Forearm injuries.- Wrist injuries.- romodulation pour les dépressions résistantes ?.- prolapse: current evaluation, management and treat- Wrist pain.- Hand injuries.- Hand[...] Stimulation cérébrale profonde, neuro-imagerie et ment of a historically[...] Fields of interest applications[...] Fields of interest Surgical Orthopedics; Emergency Medicine; Trau- Fields of interest Colorectal Surgery; Surgical Oncology; General matic Surgery Psychiatry; Neurology; Neuropsychology Surgery Target groups Target groups Target groups Professional/practitioner Professional/practitioner Professional/practitioner Type of publication Type of publication Type of publication Monograph Contributed volume Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-41853-2 More on www.springer.com/978-2-8178-0504-7 More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-9021-0 Hardcover Softcover Hardcover 2014. X, 257 p. 62 illus. 2014. Env. 250 p. 5 ill. 2014. XIX, 632 p. 352 illus., 289 illus. in color. 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R.M. Trüeb, W.-S. Lee L. Wehner (Hrsg.) R. de Franchis, A. Dell’Era (Eds.)

Male Alopecia Empathische Trauerarbeit Variceal Hemorrhage

Guide to Successful Management Vielfalt der professionellen Trauerarbeit in der Praxis Variceal Hemorrhage provides an update of the evi- This monograph provides specialists and primary Wenn ein Mensch stirbt, bleiben trauernde Ange- dence concerning several aspects of variceal hemor- care physicians who are interested in hair with the hörige und Freunde zurück. In geriatrischen oder rhage. The book features new information on natural practical know-how needed to achieve successful anderen Pflegeeinrichtungen sind auch Mitbe- history, diagnosis of esophageal varices, assessment management of male alopecia. Guidance is first pro- wohner und betreuende Pflegekräfte vom Verlust of the risk of bleeding and identification of high risk vided on the examination of hair loss in men, cover- langjährig nahestehender Menschen betroffen. groups and patients who may benefit or be harmed ing such aspects as clinical examination, the role of Trauernde Kinder oder Eltern, die ein Kind, Bruder from different treatments. The volume also presents trichoscopy and the trichogram, laboratory work-up oder Schwester verloren haben, sind in ganz beson- a critical analysis of the different steps in the man- and scalp biopsy. Diagnosis and treatment are then derer Weise mit der überwältigenden, oft auch agement of acute variceal bleeding.Authored by described in depth for a diverse range of conditions tabuisierten Emotion konfrontiert, der das Umfeld the most prominent world experts in their areas of involving alopecia. Expert opinion is combined with oft hilflos gegenübersteht.Dieses Buch bietet im expertise, Variceal Hemorrhage serves as a very use- the results of evidence-based medicine to provide einführenden Teil allgemeine Informationen zum ful reference for gastroenterologists, GI surgeons, the best current advice, highlighting the synergistic Thema Trauer und Trauerarbeit. Im Praxisteil wer- residents in internal medicine and physicians dealing action of combination regimens and adjuvant treat- den viele praxisnahe Beispiele für einen empathis- with and interested in[...] ments and explaining the[...] chen und lebensnahen Umgang mit der Trauer verschiedener Personengruppen[...] Features Features Variceal Hemorrhage provides an update of the evi- This monograph provides specialists and primary Features dence concerning several aspects of variceal hemor- care physicians who are interested in hair with the Wenn ein Mensch stirbt, bleiben trauernde Ange- rhage. The book features new information on natural practical know-how needed to achieve successful hörige und Freunde zurück. In geriatrischen oder history, diagnosis of esophageal varices, assessment management of male alopecia. Guidance is first pro- anderen Pflegeeinrichtungen sind auch Mitbe- of the risk of bleeding, and identification of high risk vided on the examination of hair loss in men, cover- wohner und betreuende Pflegekräfte vom Verlust groups and patients who may benefit or be harmed ing such aspects as clinical examination, the role of langjährig nahestehender Menschen betroffen. from different treatments. The volume also presents trichoscopy and the trichogram, laboratory work-up, Trauernde Kinder oder Eltern, die ein Kind, Bruder a critical analysis of the different [..] and scalp biopsy. Diagnosis and treatment are then oder Schwester verloren haben, sind in ganz beson- [..] derer Weise mit der überwältigenden, oft auch Contents tabuisierten Emotion konfrontiert, [..] Pathophysiology of Portal Hypertension.- Nat- Contents ural History and Stages of Cirrhosis.- Diagnosis of Introduction.- Examining Hair Loss in Men.- Diag- Contents Esophageal Varices.- Assessing the Risk of Bleed- nosis and Treatment.- Follow-Up.- Patient Expec- I THEORIE.- Trauerbegleitung.- Einleitung zum ing.- Prevention of the Formation and Growth of tation Management.- Hair Care and Cosmetics.- Thema.- Bedürfnisse Sterbender.- Kommunikation Esophageal Varices.- Beta-Blockers for All or Not.- Epilogue: Male Hair in the Bible. mit Sterbenden.- Abschied nehmen und loslassen.- Pre-Primary and Primary Prophylaxis of Variceal Trauer.- Kommunikation mit Angehörigen.- Hemorrhage.- HVPG-Guided Prophylaxis.- Trans- Fields of interest Interkulturelle Trauerarbeit.- Trauerarbeit im Hos- fusion Policy.- Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Acute Dermatology; General Practice / Family Medicine piz.- Trauerarbeit mit Kindern.- Trauerarbeit in Variceal Hemorrhage.- Use of Vasoactive Drugs for Alten- und Pflegeheimen, Tageszentren.- Trauerar- Acute Variceal Bleeding.- Endoscopic Treatment of Target groups beit im Krankenhaus.- Ausblick Trauerarbeit, Per- Acute Variceal Bleeding.- TIPS: Primary Therapy Professional/practitioner spektiven und Zukunft.- II PRAXIS.- Begegnung or Rescue in Treatment of Acute Variceal Hemor- mit der Trauer – Trauerreden.- Begegnung in Insti- Type of publication rhage.- How to[...] tutionen.- Begleitung von Kindern am Trauerweg.- Monograph Begleitung von Eltern am Trauerweg.- Tier und Fields of interest More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03232-0 Trauer.- Kommunikation[...] Gastroenterology; Hepatology; Internal Medicine Hardcover Fields of interest Target groups 2014. XV, 283 p. 89 illus., 81 illus. in color. Nursing; Nursing Management / Nursing Research; Professional/practitioner 99,99 € Geriatrics / Gerontology ISBN 978-3-319-03232-0 Type of publication Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. Target groups Contributed volume Professional/practitioner More on www.springer.com/978-1-4939-0001-5 Type of publication Hardcover Professional book 2014. XIII, 267 p. 30 illus., 24 illus. in color. 139,99 € More on www.springer.com/978-3-7091-1588-6 ISBN 978-1-4939-0001-5 Softcover usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 2014. XVII, 194 S. 20 Abb. 27,26 € ISBN 978-3-7091-1588-6 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. 104 Philosophy springer.com

Philosophy G. Young Physics Malingering, Feigning, and

A.-T. Tymieniecka (Ed.) Response Bias in Psychiatric/ J. Bland-Hawthorn, K. Freeman, F. Matteucci Psychological Injury B. Moore (Ed.) Phenomenology of Space and Time Implications for Practice and Court The Origin of the Galaxy and Local The Forces of the Cosmos and the Ontopoietic Genesis of Life: Book Two This book is a comprehensive analysis of the defini- Group tions, concepts, and recent research on malingering, This work celebrates the investigative power of phe- feigning, and other response biases in psychological Saas-Fee Advanced Course 37 Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy nomenology to explore the phenomenological sense injury/ forensic disability populations. It presents a new model of malingering and related biases, and of space and time in conjunction with the phenome- This volume contains the updated and expanded lec- develops a “diagnostic” system based on it that is nology of intentionality, the invisible, the sacred, and ture notes of the 37th Saas-Fee Advanced Course applicable to PTSD, chronic pain, and TBI. Included the mystical. It examines the course of life through organised by the Swiss Society for Astrophysics and are suggestions for effective practice and future its ontopoietic genesis, opening the cosmic sphere to Astronomy. It offers the most comprehensive and up research based on the literature reviews and the new logos. The work also explores, on the one hand, the to date review of one of the hottest research topics systems, which are useful also because they can be intellectual drive to locate our cosmic position in the in astrophysics - how our Milky Way galaxy formed. used readily by psychiatrists as much as psycholo- universe and, on the other, the pull toward the infi- Joss Bland-Hawthorn & Ken Freeman lectured on gists. nite. It intertwines science and its grounding princi- Near Field Cosmology - The Origin of the Galaxy ples with imagination in order to make sense of the and the Local Group. Francesca Matteucci’s chap- infinite.This book is the second of a two-part work Features This book is a comprehensive analysis of the defini- ter is on Chemical evolution of the Milky Way and that contains papers presented at the 62nd Interna- its Satellites. As designed by the SSAA, books in this tional[...] tions, concepts, and recent research on malingering, feigning, and other response biases in psychological series – and this one too – are targeted at graduate and PhD students and young researchers in astron- Features injury/ forensic disability populations. It presents a omy, astrophysics and cosmology. Lecturers[...] This work celebrates the investigative power of phe- new model of malingering and related biases, and develops a “diagnostic” system based on it that is nomenology to explore the phenomenological sense Features applicable to PTSD, chronic pain, and TBI. Included of space and time in conjunction with the phenome- This volume contains the updated and expanded lec- are suggestions for effective practice and future [..] nology of intentionality, the invisible, the sacred, and ture notes of the 37th Saas-Fee Advanced Course the mystical. It examines the course of life through organised by the Swiss Society for Astrophysics and its ontopoietic genesis, opening the cosmic sphere to Contents Monograph Part A: Psychological Injury, Malin- Astronomy. It offers the most comprehensive and up logos. The work also explores, on the one hand, the to date review of one of the hottest research topics intellectual drive to locate our cosmic [..] gering, Law, Assessment.- Section I: Psychological Injury, Malingering, Definitions, Gold Standards, in astrophysics - how our Milky Way galaxy formed. Joss Bland-Hawthorn & Ken Freeman lectured on Contents Models.- 1. Introduction: Psychological Injury, Near Field Cosmology - The Origin of the Galaxy PART I.- Chapter 1: Communicative Virtues of A- Malingering, Ethics, and Law.- 2. Malingering: Def- and the [..] T. Tymieniecka’s Phenomenology of Life; Daniela initional and Conceptual Ambiguities and Preva- lence or Base Rates.- 3. Toward a Gold Standard in Verducci.- Chapter 2: Towards a Phenomenology Contents Malingering and Related Determinations.- 4. The of Life and Invisible: Generativity and Sonship in Near Field Cosmology - The Origin of the Galaxy MMPI-2-RF Personality Inventory in Psychological the Thought of Michel Henry; Giovanna Costanzo.- and the Local Group.- Chemical evolution of the Injury Cases.- 5. New Models of Malingering and Chapter 3: Intentionalité, Telos, Transcendental- Milky Way and its Satellites. ité en tant que forces Ontopoiétiques du Cosmos; Related Biases, Presentations, and Performances.- Francesco Totaro.- Chapter 4 : Pythagoras in the 6. Diagnostic System for Malingered PTSD and Fields of interest Sacred Cosmos of Chartres Cathedral; Patricia Related[...] Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology Trutty-Coohill.- PART II.- Chapter 5: Le chaos du monde sensible et la quête du sens rudimentaire (à Fields of interest Target groups partir de Plotin); Robert Karul.- Chapter 6 :[...] Ethics; Clinical Psychology; Psychiatry Graduate

Fields of interest Target groups Type of publication Metaphysics; Cosmology; Interdisciplinary Studies; Research Monograph Philosophy of Science; Phenomenology Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-41719-1 Target groups Monograph Hardcover Research More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-7898-6 2014. IX, 231 p. 106 illus., 70 illus. in color. (Saas-Fee Advanced Course, Vol. 37) Hardcover Type of publication 69,99 € 2014. XXV, 925 p. 38 illus. (International Library of Contributed volume ISBN 978-3-642-41719-1 Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine, Vol. 56) More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-02038-9 199,99 € usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Hardcover ISBN 978-94-007-7898-6 2014. IX, 358 p. 26 illus., 24 illus. in color. (Analecta usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Husserliana, Vol. 117) 99,99 € ISBN 978-3-319-02038-9 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Physics 105

S. Brandt R. Buonanno M. Gasperini

Data Analysis The Stars of Galileo Galilei and the Gravità, stringhe e particelle

Statistical and Computational Methods for Scientists and Universal Knowledge of Athanasius Una escursione nell'ignoto Engineers Kircher E' un libro che parla di fisica rivolgendosi a lettori The fourth edition of this successful textbook che non hanno necessariamente una preparazione presents a comprehensive introduction to statistical In this fascinating book, the author traces the specifica in questo campo, ma sono comunque inter- and numerical methods for the evaluation of empir- careers, ideas, discoveries, and inventions of two essati a scoprire la novità, l'originalità e le possibili ical and experimental data. Equal weight is given to renowned scientists, Athanasius Kircher and Galileo strane implicazioni di alcune sorprendenti idee uti- statistical theory and practical problems. The con- Galilei, one a Jesuit, the other a sincere man of faith lizzate dalla fisica teorica moderna. Si può classifi- cise mathematical treatment of the subject matter is whose relations with the Jesuits deteriorated badly. care come libro di divulgazione scientifica, ma di illustrated by many examples and for the present edi- The Author documents Kircher’s often intuitive stampo piuttosto non convenzionale perchè si focal- tion a library of Java programs has been developed. work in many areas, including translating the hiero- izza non solo ciò che è già noto ma anche - e soprat- It comprises methods of numerical data analysis and glyphs, developing sundials, and inventing the magic tutto - su ciò che ancora è ignoto. Molte parti di graphical representation as well as many example lantern, and explains how Kircher was a forerunner questo libro sono infatti dedicate all'introduzione e programs and solutions to programming problems. of Darwin in suggesting that animal species evolve. all'illustrazione di modelli e risultati teorici che sono The programs (source code, Java classes and docu- Galileo’s work on scales, telescopes, and sun spots is potenzialmente di importanza cruciale per una com- mentation) and extensive appendices to the main mapped and discussed, and care is taken to place his prensione più[...] text are available for free download[...] discoveries within their cultural environment. While Galileo is without[...] Features Features E' un libro che parla di fisica rivolgendosi a lettori The fourth edition of this successful textbook Features che non hanno necessariamente una preparazione presents a comprehensive introduction to statistical In this fascinating book, the author traces the specifica in questo campo, ma sono comunque inter- and numerical methods for the evaluation of empir- careers, ideas, discoveries, and inventions of two essati a scoprire la novità, l'originalità e le possibili ical and experimental data. Equal weight is given to renowned scientists, Athanasius Kircher and Galileo strane implicazioni di alcune sorprendenti idee uti- statistical theory and practical problems. The concise Galilei, one a Jesuit, the other a sincere man of faith lizzate dalla fisica teorica moderna. Si può classificare mathematical treatment of the subject matter is illus- whose relations with the Jesuits deteriorated badly. come libro di divulgazione scientifica, ma di stampo trated by many examples, and for the present edition The Author documents Kircher’s often intuitive piuttosto non convenzionale perchè si [..] a library of Java programs has been developed. [..] work in many areas, including translating the hiero- glyphs, developing sundials, and inventing the magic Contents Contents [..] Prefazione.- Notazioni.- Prologo: una "culla" Introduction.- Probabilities.- Random Variables: fatta d'energia.- Gravità e piccole distanze.- Grav- Distributions.- Computer-Generated Random Num- Contents ità a grandi distaze.- Lo spazio, il tempo e lo bers: The Monte Carlo Method.- Some Impor- The World Theatre.- Watches and sunflowers rotat- spaziotempo.- Stringhe e interazioni fondamentali.- tant Distributions and Theorems.- Samples.- The ing upon a motionless Earth.- Jesuits, scales and Il passato più remoto del nostro Universo.- Conclu- Method of Maximum Likelihood.- Testing Statis- telescopes.- Light and shadows.- Spots upon an sione.- Bibliografia. tical Hypotheses.- The Method of Least Squares.- unchangeable Sun.- The Deluge.- Hieroglyphs and Function Minimization.- Analysis of Variance.- Lin- the dream of Universal Wisdom.- Crystal Skies and Fields of interest ear and Polynomial Regression.- Time-Series Analy- the circles of Hell.- Conclusion.- Galileo Galilei and Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity The- sis.- A) Matrix Calculations.- B) Combinatorics.- C) Athanasius Kircher: parallel lives ory; Popular Science in Astronomy; Quantum Field Formulas and Methods for the Computation of Sta- Theories, String Theory; Cosmology; Mathematical tistical Functions.- D) The Gamma Function and Fields of interest Physics Related Functions: Methods and Programs for their Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology; Popular Computation.- E)[...] Science; History and Philosophical Foundations of Target groups Physics Popular/general Fields of interest Mathematical Methods in Physics; Appl. Mathemat- Target groups Type of publication ics / Computational Methods of Engineering; Statis- Graduate Monograph tics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, More on www.springer.com/978-88-470-5534-6 Chemistry and Earth Sciences; Math. Applications in Type of publication Softcover Chemistry; Numerical and Computational Physics Monograph 2014. X, 162 pagg. (I blu) More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-00299-6 Target groups 21,15 € Graduate Hardcover ISBN 978-88-470-5534-6 2014. XIII, 178 p. 28 illus. (Astrophysics and Space Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. Type of publication Science Library, Vol. 399) Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook 99,99 € ISBN 978-3-319-00299-6 More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03761-5 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Hardcover 2014. XX, 523 p. 134 illus. 69,99 € ISBN 978-3-319-03761-5 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 106 Physics springer.com

J. Haas J.M. Henn, J.C. Plefka C.-D. Jan

Symmetries and Dynamics of Star Scattering Amplitudes in Gauge Gradually-varied Flow Profiles in Clusters Theories Open Channels

Analytical Solutions by Using Gaussian Hypergeometric Func- In this PhD thesis, which was nominated for publi- At the fundamental level, the interactions of elemen- tion cation in this series by the Astronomical Institute at tary particles are described by quantum gauge field Charles University, Prague, the author investigates theory. The quantitative implications of these inter- Gradually-varied flow (GVF) is a steady non-uni- the orbital evolution of an initially thin stellar disc actions are captured by scattering amplitudes, tradi- form flow in an open channel with gradual changes around a supermassive black hole, considering var- tionally computed using Feynman diagrams. In the in its water surface elevation. The evaluation of ious perturbative sources of gravity. His findings, past decade tremendous progress has been made in GVF profiles under a specific flow discharge is very obtained by both direct numerical N-body model- our understanding of and computational abilities important in hydraulic engineering. This book pro- ling and using standard perturbation methods, offer with regard to scattering amplitudes in gauge theo- poses a novel approach to analytically solve the GVF a viable theoretical explanation for the observed con- ries, going beyond the traditional textbook approach. profiles by using the direct integration and Gaussian figuration of young stars in the Galactic Centre. This These advances build upon on-shell methods that hypergeometric function. Both normal-depth- and marks a significant contribution to a topic of great focus on the analytic structure of the amplitudes, as critical-depth-based dimensionless GVF profiles are interest in contemporary astrophysics.The author well as on their recently discovered hidden symme- presented. The novel approach has laid the founda- also shows in his thesis that a secular instability (m = tries. In fact, when expressed in suitable variables the tion to compute at one sweep the GVF profiles in a 1 mode) may[...] amplitudes are much[...] series of sustaining and adverse channels, which may have horizontal slopes sandwiched in between them. Features Features In this PhD thesis, which was nominated for publi- At the fundamental level, the interactions of elemen- Features cation in this series by the Astronomical Institute at tary particles are described by quantum gauge field Gradually-varied flow (GVF) is a steady non-uni- Charles University, Prague, the author investigates theory. The quantitative implications of these inter- form flow in an open channel with gradual changes the orbital evolution of an initially thin stellar disc actions are captured by scattering amplitudes, tradi- in its water surface elevation. The evaluation of around a supermassive black hole, considering var- tionally computed using Feynman diagrams. In the GVF profiles under a specific flow discharge is very ious perturbative sources of gravity. His findings, past decade tremendous progress has been made in important in hydraulic engineering. This book pro- obtained by both direct numerical N-body modelling our understanding of and computational abilities poses a novel approach to analytically solve the GVF and using standard perturbation methods, offer [..] with regard to scattering amplitudes in gauge theo- profiles by using the direct integration and Gaussian ries, [..] hypergeometric function. Both normal-depth- and Contents [..] Foreword.- Prerequisities.- Disc embedded in spher- Contents ical cluster.- Coupling of near-Keplerian orbits.- Introduction and Basics.- Tree-Level Techniques.- Fields of interest Sagittarius A*.- Conclusions. Loop-Level Structure.- Advanced Topics.- Renor- Classical Continuum Physics; Mechanics malization Properties of Wilson Loops.- Con- Target groups Fields of interest ventions and Useful Formulae.- Solutions to the Research Astrophysics and Astroparticles; Theoretical, Mathe- Exercises.- References. matical and Computational Physics Type of publication Fields of interest Monograph Target groups Quantum Field Theories, String Theory; Elemen- Research tary Particles, Quantum Field Theory; Mathematical More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-35241-6 Methods in Physics Type of publication Hardcover 2014. XIV, 188 p. 34 illus., 7 illus. in color. (Advances in Monograph Target groups Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathe- Graduate More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03649-6 matics) Hardcover Type of publication 99,99 € 2014. XVI, 79 p. 42 illus. (Springer Theses) Monograph ISBN 978-3-642-35241-6 79,99 € usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-3-319-03649-6 More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-54021-9 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Softcover 2014. XV, 195 p. 85 illus. (Lecture Notes in Physics, Vol. 883) 44,99 € ISBN 978-3-642-54021-9 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Physics 107

A.V. Korol, A.V. Solov'yov V. Kuznetsov (Ed.) A.J. Masys (Ed.)

Polarization Bremsstrahlung The Coronas-F Space Mission Networks and Network Analysis for

Key Results for Solar Terrestrial Physics Defence and Security This book introduces and reviews both theory and applications of polarizational bremsstrahlung, i.e. the This volume is the updated and extended transla- Networks and Network Analysis for Defence and electromagnetic radiation emitted during collisions tion of the Russian original. It presents the results Security discusses relevant theoretical frameworks of charged particles with structured, thus polarizable of observations of solar activity and its effects in and applications of network analysis in support targets, such as atoms, molecules and clusters.The the Earth space environment carried out from July of the defence and security domains. This book subject, following the first experimental evidence a 2001 to December 2005 on board the CORONAS-F details real world applications of network analysis few decades ago, has gained importance through a space mission. The general characteristics of the to support defence and security. Shocks to regional, number of modern applications. Thus, the study of CORONAS-F scientific payload are provided with a national and global systems stemming from natural several radiative mechanisms is expected to lead to description of the principal experiments. The main hazards, acts of armed violence, terrorism and seri- the design of novel light sources, operating in various results focus on the global oscillations of the Sun (p- ous and organized crime have significant defence parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. Conversely, modes), solar corona, solar flares, solar cosmic rays, and security implications. Today, nations face an the analysis of the spectral and angular distribution Earth’s radiation belts, and upper atmosphere. The uncertain and complex security landscape in which of the photon emission constitutes a new tool for book will be welcomed by students, post-graduates, threats impact/target the physical, social, economic extracting[...] and scientists working in the field of solar and solar- and cyber domains. Threats to national security, terrestrial physics.This[...] Features such as that against critical[...] This book introduces and reviews both theory and Features Features applications of polarizational bremsstrahlung, i.e. the This volume is the updated and extended transla- Networks and Network Analysis for Defence and electromagnetic radiation emitted during collisions tion of the Russian original. It presents the results Security discusses relevant theoretical frameworks of charged particles with structured, thus polarizable of observations of solar activity and its effects in and applications of network analysis in support targets, such as atoms, molecules and clusters. The the Earth space environment carried out from July of the defence and security domains. This book subject, following the first experimental evidence a 2001 to December 2005 on board the CORONAS-F details real world applications of network analysis few decades ago, has gained importance through a space mission. The general characteristics of the to support defence and security. Shocks to regional, number of modern applications. Thus, [..] CORONAS-F scientific payload are provided with a national and global systems stemming from natural description of the principal experiments. The main hazards, acts of armed violence, terrorism and seri- Contents results [..] Introduction.- Bremsstrahlung in Collisions of ous and [..] Structureless Charged Particles with Atoms and Contents Contents Ions.- Polarizational Bremsstrahlung in Collisions CORONAS–F Project: The study of solar activity Network Analysis in Criminal Intelligence.- Iden- With Hydrogen Atom.- Cross Section of PBrS From and its effects on the Earth.- Brightness fluctuations tifying mafia Bosses from Meeting Attendance.- Many-Electron Atoms and Ions.- PBrS in Non- and global oscillations of the Sun (DIFOS exper- Macrosocial Network Analysis: the Case of Transna- Relativistic Collisions of Structural Particles with iment).- Study of Active Phenomena in the Solar tional Drug Trafficking.- Policing the Hackers by Atoms and Ions.- Relativistic Effects in the Polariza- Corona in the 8–350 Å Region by Imaging Spec- Hacking them: Studying Online Deviants in IRC tional BrS Process.- PBrS From Atomic Clusters and troscopy Methods (SPIRIT Experiment).- Exper- Chat Rooms.- Why Terror Networks are Dissimi- Fullerences.- Conclusion.- References. iment with the SPR-N instrument onboard the lar: How Structure Relates to Functions.- Social Net- CORONAS-F satellite: polarization, temporal and work Analysis Applied to Criminal Networks: Recent Fields of interest spectral characteristics of the hard X-ray of the solar Developments in Dutch Law Enforcement.- The Atoms and Molecules in Strong Fields, Laser Matter flares.- Observations of Doppler shifts of X-ray lines Networked Mind- Collective Identities and the Cog- Interaction; Physical Chemistry in solar flares spectra based on DIOGENESS spec- nitive-Affective Nature of Conflict.- Conflict Cessa- trometer data.- Investigations of physical processes tion and the Emergence of Weapons Supermarkets.- Target groups in[...] Research A Conspiracy[...] Fields of interest Fields of interest Type of publication Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences; Astrophysics Complex Networks; Computer Appl. in Social and Monograph and Astroparticles; Geophysics and Environmental Behavioral Sciences; Criminology & Criminal Jus- Physics More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-45223-9 tice; Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Hardcover Target groups Sciences; Security Science and Technology 2014. XI, 275 p. 71 illus., 33 illus. in color. (Springer Research Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics, Vol. 80) Target groups 99,99 € Type of publication Research ISBN 978-3-642-45223-9 Monograph Type of publication usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-39267-2 Monograph Hardcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04146-9 2014. XII, 483 p. 319 illus., 48 illus. in color. (Astro- Hardcover physics and Space Science Library, Vol. 400) 2014. XVIII, 287 p. 55 illus., 39 illus. in color. (Lecture 129,99 € Notes in Social Networks) ISBN 978-3-642-39267-2 84,99 € usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-3-319-04146-9 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 108 Physics springer.com

E.L. Michelsen E.F. Milone, W.J.F. Wilson M. Nabi

Quirky Quantum Concepts Solar System Astrophysics Controllability, Identification, and

Physical, Conceptual, Geometric, and Pictorial Physics that Planetary Atmospheres and the Outer Solar System Randomness in Distributed Systems Didn’t Fit in Your Textbook The second edition of Solar System Astrophysics: This interdisciplinary thesis involves the design and Quirky Quantum Concepts explains the more Planetary Atmospheres and the Outer Solar System analysis of coordination algorithms on networks, important and more difficult concepts in theoreti- provides a timely update of our knowledge of plane- identification of dynamic networks and estimation cal quantum mechanics, especially those which are tary atmospheres and of the bodies of the outer solar on networks with random geometries with impli- consistently neglected or confusing in many com- system and their analogs in other planetary systems. cations for networks that support the operation of mon expositions. The emphasis is on physical under- This volume begins with an expanded treatment dynamic systems, e.g., formations of robotic vehi- standing, which is necessary for the development of the physics, chemistry, and meteorology of the cles, distributed estimation via sensor networks. The of new, cutting edge science.In particular, this book atmospheres of the Earth, Venus, and Mars, moving results have ramifications for fault detection and iso- explains the basis for many standard quantum meth- on to their magnetospheres and then to a full discus- lation of large-scale networked systems and opti- ods, which are too often presented without sufficient sion of the gas and ice giants and their properties. mization models and algorithms for next generation motivation or interpretation. The book is not a sim- From here, attention switches to the small bodies of aircraft power systems. The author finds novel appli- plification or popularization: it is real science for real the solar system, beginning with the natural satel- cations of the methodology in energy systems, such scientists. Physics includes math, and this book does lites. The comets, meteors, meteorites, and asteroids as residential and industrial smart energy manage- not shy away from it, but neither does it hide behind are discussed in order, and[...] it. Without conceptual[...] ment systems. Features Features Features The second edition of Solar System Astrophysics: This interdisciplinary thesis involves the design and Quirky Quantum Concepts explains the more Planetary Atmospheres and the Outer Solar System analysis of coordination algorithms on networks, important and more difficult concepts in theoreti- provides a timely update of our knowledge of plan- identification of dynamic networks, and estimation cal quantum mechanics, especially those which are etary atmospheres and the bodies of the outer solar on networks with random geometries with impli- consistently neglected or confusing in many com- system and their analogs in other planetary systems. cations for networks that support the operation of mon expositions. The emphasis is on physical under- This volume begins with an expanded treatment dynamic systems, e.g., formations of robotic vehicles, standing, which is necessary for the development of the physics, chemistry, and meteorology of the distributed estimation via sensor networks. The of new, cutting edge science.In particular, this book atmospheres of the Earth, Venus, and Mars, moving results have ramifications for fault detection and [..] explains the basis for many standard quantum meth- on to [..] ods, [..] Contents Contents Background.- Part I: Can One Hear the Shape of Contents Planetary Atmospheres.- Planetary Ionospheres and Coordination?.- Network Identification via Node Introduction To Quirky Quantum Concepts.- Basic Magnetospheres.- The Giant Planets.- Satellite and Knock-out.- A Sieve Method for Consensus-Type Wave Mechanics Concepts.- Riding the Wave: More Ring Systems.- Comets and Meteors.- Meteorites, Network Tomography.- Network Identification via on Wave Mechanics.- Introduction to Scattering.- Asteroids, and the Age and Origin of Planetary Sys- Graph Realization.- Part II: Controllability over Matrix Mechanics.- Angular Momentum.- Multi- tems.- Extra-solar Planetary Systems. Particle Quantum Mechanics.- Quantum Electro- Networks.- Controllability and Observability of magnetic Radiation.- Desultory Topics in Quantum Fields of interest Circulant Networks.- Controllability Gramian, Mechanics.- Appendices. Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology; Planetol- Symmetry Structures and Application of Circulant ogy; Astrophysics and Astroparticles Networks.- Controllability and Observability of Fields of interest Path Networks.- Part III: System Properties of Sto- Quantum Physics; Mathematical Physics; Mathemat- Target groups chastic Networks.- System Properties of Stochastic ical Methods in Physics; Mechanical Engineering Upper undergraduate Networks: Controllability and Optimality.- Coordi- nated[...] Target groups Type of publication Upper undergraduate Monograph Fields of interest Complex Networks; Aerospace Technology and More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-9089-0 Type of publication Astronautics; Energy Policy, Economics and Man- Undergraduate textbook Hardcover agement; Control 2014. XVIII, 818 p. 188 illus., 27 illus. in color. (Astron- More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-9304-4 omy and Astrophysics Library) Target groups Softcover 74,99 € Research 2014. XIX, 361 p. 71 illus., 10 illus. in color. (Undergradu- ISBN 978-1-4614-9089-0 ate Lecture Notes in Physics) usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Type of publication 34,99 € Monograph ISBN 978-1-4614-9304-4 More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-02428-8 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Hardcover 2014. XVII, 151 p. 39 illus., 30 illus. in color. (Springer Theses) 99,99 € ISBN 978-3-319-02428-8 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Physics 109

C. Otto H. Paetz gen. Schieck S. Pan

Dynamics of Quantum Dot Lasers Nuclear Reactions Rare Earth Permanent-Magnet

Effects of Optical Feedback and External Optical Injection An Introduction Alloys’ High Temperature Phase Transformation This thesis deals with the dynamics of state-of- Nuclei and nuclear reactions offer a unique setting the-art nanophotonic semiconductor structures, for investigating three (and in some cases even all In Situ and Dynamic Observation and Its Application in Mater- providing essential information on fundamental four) of the fundamental forces in nature. Nuclei ial Design aspects of nonlinear dynamical systems on the one have been shown – mainly by performing scattering hand, and technological applications in modern experiments with electrons, muons and neutrinos – The process of high temperature phase transition telecommunication on the other. Three different to be extended objects with complex internal struc- of rare earth permanent-magnet alloys is revealed complex laser structures are considered in detail: (i) tures: constituent quarks; gluons, whose exchange by photographs taken by high voltage TEM. The a quantum-dot-based semiconductor laser under binds the quarks together; sea-quarks, the ubiqui- relationship between the formation of nanocrys- optical injection from a master laser, (ii) a quan- tous virtual quark-antiquark pairs and last but not tal and magnetic properties is discussed in detail, tum-dot laser with optical feedback from an exter- least, clouds of virtual mesons, surrounding an inner which effects alloys composition and preparation nal resonator, and (iii) a passively mode-locked nuclear region, their exchange being the source process.The experiment results verified some pre- quantum-well semiconductor laser with saturable of the nucleon-nucleon interaction.The interplay sumptions, and were valuable for subsequent scien- absorber under optical feedback from an external between the (mostly attractive) hadronic nucleon- tific research and creating new permanent-magnet resonator. Using a broad spectrum of methods, both nucleon interaction and the repulsive[...] alloys.The publication is intended for researchers, numerical[...] engineers and managers in the field of material sci- Features ence, metallurgy, and physics.Prof. Shuming Pan is Features Nuclei and nuclear reactions offer a unique setting senior engineer of Beijing General Research Institute This thesis deals with the dynamics of state-of-the- for investigating three (and in some cases even all of Non-ferrous Metal. art nanophotonic semiconductor structures, provid- four) of the fundamental forces in nature. Nuclei ing essential information on fundamental aspects have been shown – mainly by performing scattering Features of nonlinear dynamical systems on the one hand, experiments with electrons, muons, and neutrinos – The process of high temperature phase transition and technological applications in modern telecom- to be extended objects with complex internal struc- of rare earth permanent-magnet alloys is revealed munication on the other. Three different complex tures: constituent quarks; gluons, whose exchange by photographs taken by high voltage TEM. The laser structures are considered in detail: (i) a quan- binds the quarks together; sea-quarks, the ubiquitous relationship between the formation of nanocrys- tum-dot-based semiconductor laser under optical [..] tal and magnetic properties is discussed in detail, injection from a [..] which effects alloys composition and preparation Contents process.The experiment results verified some pre- Contents Preface.- Part I Nuclear Reactions.- Part II Tools of sumptions, and were valuable for subsequent scien- Introduction.- Solitary quantum dot laser.- Quan- Nuclear Reactions.- Part III Applications of Nuclear tific research [..] tum dot laser under optical injection.- Quantum dot Reactions and Special Accelerators.- Index. laser with external feedback.- Mode-locked laser.- Contents Summary and outlook. Fields of interest The first generation Rare Earth permanent-magnet Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons; Measure- alloys-SmCo5.- The second generation Rare Earth Fields of interest ment Science, Instrumentation; Astrophysics and permanent-magnet alloys-Sm(Co, Cu, Fe, Zr)7.4.- Laser Technology and Physics, Photonics; Semicon- Astroparticles; Particle Acceleration and Detection, The third generation Rare Earth permanent-magnet ductors; Nonlinear Dynamics; Optical and Electronic Beam Physics alloys-NdFeB.- Development and prospect of Rare Materials Earth permanent-magnet alloys. Target groups Target groups Graduate Fields of interest Research Magnetism, Magnetic Materials; Metallic Materials Type of publication Type of publication Monograph Target groups Research Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-53985-5 More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03785-1 Softcover Type of publication Hardcover 2014. XXV, 365 p. 184 illus., 87 illus. in color. (Lecture Monograph 2014. XVII, 290 p. 92 illus., 61 illus. in color. (Springer Notes in Physics, Vol. 882) More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-36387-0 Theses) 69,99 € 99,99 € ISBN 978-3-642-53985-5 ISBN 978-3-319-03785-1 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Distribution rights in China: Metallurgical Industry Press usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Hardcover Jointly published with Metallurgical Industry Press, Bei- jing, China 2015. Approx. 250 p. 170 illus. 99,99 € ISBN 978-3-642-36387-0 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. 110 Physics springer.com

W. Quint, M. Vogel (Eds.) F. Sabath, E.L. Mokole (Eds.) M. Scholz

Fundamental Physics in Particle Ultra-Wideband, Short-Pulse Planetologie extrasolarer Planeten Traps Electromagnetics 10 Als im Jahre 1995 die Schweizer Astronomen Michel Mayor und Didier Queloz die Entdeckung des This volume provides detailed insight into the field This book presents contributions of deep techni- ersten extrasolaren Planeten um einen sonnenähn- of precision spectroscopy and fundamental physics cal content and high scientific quality in the areas lichen Stern bekanntgaben, konnte noch niemand with particles confined in traps. It comprises exper- of electromagnetic theory, scattering, UWB anten- ahnen, daß sich daraus in den folgenden knapp zwei iments with electrons and positrons, protons and nas, UWB systems, ground penetrating radar (GPR), Jahrzehnten eine neue, nicht nur in ihrer Entwick- antiprotons, antimatter and highly charged ions UWB communications, pulsed-power generation, lung atemberaubende neue Disziplin der Astronomie together with corresponding theoretical background. time-domain computational electromagnetics, entwickeln würde. Zum gegenwärtigen Zeitpunkt Such investigations represent stringent tests of UWB compatibility, target detection and discrimi- (2013) findet man in den Katalogen der Astronomen quantum electrodynamics and the Standard model, nation, propagation through dispersive media, and mittlerweile fast 1000 bestätigte und über 3500 „Exo- antiparticle and antimatter research, test of funda- wavelet and multi-resolution techniques. Ultra-wide- planetenkandidaten“ – insbesondere Dank der uner- mental symmetries, constants and their possible band (UWB), short-pulse (SP) electromagnetics are wartet erfolgreichen Mission des leider im Frühjahr variations with time and space. They are key to vari- now being used for an increasingly wide variety of 2013 ausgefallenen Kepler-Weltraumteleskops. Es ous aspects within metrology such as mass measure- applications, including collision avoidance radar, zeigt sich immer mehr, daß Planetensysteme im Kos- ments and time standards, as well as promising to concealed object detection, and communications. mos etwas[...] further developments in quantum[...] Notable progress in UWB and SP technologies has been[...] Features Features Als im Jahre 1995 die Schweizer Astronomen Michel This volume provides detailed insight into the field Features Mayor und Didier Queloz die Entdeckung des of precision spectroscopy and fundamental physics This book presents contributions of deep techni- ersten extrasolaren Planeten um einen sonnenähn- with particles confined in traps. It comprises exper- cal content and high scientific quality in the areas lichen Stern bekanntgaben, konnte noch niemand iments with electrons and positrons, protons and of electromagnetic theory, scattering, UWB anten- ahnen, daß sich daraus in den folgenden knapp zwei antiprotons, antimatter and highly charged ions, nas, UWB systems, ground penetrating radar (GPR), Jahrzehnten eine neue, nicht nur in ihrer Entwick- together with corresponding theoretical background. UWB communications, pulsed-power generation, lung atemberaubende neue Disziplin der Astronomie Such investigations represent stringent tests of quan- time-domain computational electromagnetics, UWB entwickeln würde. Zum gegenwärtigen Zeitpunkt tum electrodynamics and the Standard model, [..] compatibility, target detection and discrimination, (2013) findet man in den [..] propagation through dispersive media, and wavelet Contents and [..] Contents Precise Matter and Antimatter Tests of the Standard Vorwort.- 1. Eine kurze Geschichte der Exoplaneten- Model with e-, e+, p, p and H (G. Gabrielse, S. Fog- Contents forschung.- 2. Was ist ein Planet?- 3. Nachweismeth- well Hoogerheide, J. Dorr and E. Novitski).- The- Preface.- Carl Baum, a great man and eminent scien- oden von Exoplaneten.- 4. Statistik, Klassifikation ory of Anomalous Magnetic Dipole Moments of the tist.- Several Years of Interaction with Carl E. Baum.- und Diversität von Exoplaneten.- 5. Physischer Auf- Electron (M. Hayakawa).- Magnetic Moment of the Part I: Theory and Modeling.- Quantifying uncer- bau extrasolarer Planeten.- 6. Epilog: SETI – die Bound Electron (M. Vogel and W. Quint).- QED tainties strength from electromagnetic stochastic Suche nach außerirdischen Zivilisationen.- Liter- Theory of the Bound-Electron Magnetic Moment simulations.- Transmission-Line Super Theory as atur.- Index. (D.A. Glazov, A.V. Volotka, V.M. Shabaev, and G. Antenna Theory for Linear Structures.- Electromag- Plunien).- The Magnetic Moments of the Proton and netic Coupling to Transmission Lines with Sym- Fields of interest the Antiproton (S. Ulmer and C. Smorra).- Funda- metric Geometry inside Rectangular Resonators.- Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences; Astronomy, mental Physics with Antihydrogen (J.S. Hangst).- Analysis of Open TEM-Waveguide Structures.- Astrophysics and Cosmology; Astronomy, Observa- High-precision Mass Measurements of Radionu- Antenna radiation in the presence of an infinite tions and Techniques clides with[...] interface.- A Standard for Characterizing Antenna Performance in the Time Domain.- Time-Domain Target groups Fields of interest Distortion[...] Professional/practitioner Spectroscopy and Microscopy; Quantum Physics; Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra; Measure- Fields of interest Type of publication ment Science, Instrumentation Classical Electrodynamics, Wave Phenomena; Cir- Professional book cuits and Systems; Microwaves, RF and Optical Target groups Engineering; Electronics and Microelectronics, More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-41748-1 Research Instrumentation Hardcover 2014. XII, 673 S. 167 Abb. in Farbe. Type of publication Target groups 46,72 € Monograph Research ISBN 978-3-642-41748-1 More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-45200-0 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. Type of publication Hardcover Proceedings 2014. XXI, 411 p. 166 illus. (Springer Tracts in Modern Physics, Vol. 256) More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-9499-7 149,99 € Hardcover ISBN 978-3-642-45200-0 2014. XXXIII, 496 p. 330 illus., 237 illus. in color. usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 189,99 € ISBN 978-1-4614-9499-7 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Physics 111

H. Varvoglis H.-D. Wang C. Wrana

History and Evolution of Concepts Theoretical and Experimental Polymerphysik in Physics Studies on Non-Fourier Heat Eine physikalische Beschreibung von Elastomeren und ihren Conduction Based on Thermomass anwendungsrelevanten Eigenschaften Our understanding of nature, and in particular of Theory In den letzten Jahrzehnten wurden klassische Werk- physics and the laws governing it, has changed rad- stoffe wie Metall, Holz und Papier zunehmend ically since the days of the ancient Greek natural durch hochwertige Polymere mit maßgeschnei- This book mainly focuses on the theoretical and philosophers. This book explains how and why these derten Eigenschaften ersetzt. Dabei leistet die Poly- experimental study of non-Fourier heat conduc- changes occurred, through landmark experiments merphysik als Basiswissenschaft einen wesentlichen tion behavior. A novel thermomass theory is used as as well as theories that - for their time - were revolu- Beitrag bei der gezielten Entwicklung und Opti- the theoretical basis, which provides a general heat tionary. The presentation covers Mechanics, Optics, mierung von polymeren Werkstoffen.Das Ziel conduction equation for the accurate prediction of Electromagnetism, Thermodynamics, Relativity des industriell arbeitenden Physikers ist es dabei, non-Fourier heat conduction. In order to prove the Theory, Atomic Physics and Quantum Physics. The eine Verbindung zwischen den technologischen validity of this thermomass theory, a large current book places emphasis on ideas and on a qualitative Eigenschaften von polymeren Werkstoffen (z.B. was used to heat the metallic nanofilm at the min- presentation, rather than on mathematics and equa- Laufflächen von Reifen, Riemen, Dämpfungsele- imum temperature of 3 K. The measured average tions. Thus, although primarily addressed to those menten) und den strukturellen Eigenschaften der temperature of the nanofilm was notably higher than who are studying or have studied science, it can also Polymere herzustellen und somit eine Grundlage the prediction of Fourier’s heat diffusion equation, be read by non-specialists. The author[...] für eine gezielte Entwicklung bzw. Optimierung zu while matching well with the general heat conduc- schaffen.Die Intention des Buches[...] Features tion equation. This is the first time that steady non- Our understanding of nature, and in particular of Fourier heat conduction has been[...] Features physics and the laws governing it, has changed rad- In den letzten Jahrzehnten wurden klassische Werk- Features ically since the days of the ancient Greek natural stoffe wie Metall, Holz und Papier zunehmend This book mainly focuses on the theoretical and philosophers. This book explains how and why these durch hochwertige Polymere mit maßgeschnei- experimental study of non-Fourier heat conduction changes occurred, through landmark experiments derten Eigenschaften ersetzt. Dabei leistet die Poly- behavior. A novel thermomass theory is used as the as well as theories that - for their time - were revolu- merphysik als Basiswissenschaft einen wesentlichen theoretical basis, which provides a general heat con- tionary. The presentation covers Mechanics, Optics, Beitrag bei der gezielten Entwicklung und Opti- duction equation for the accurate prediction of non- Electromagnetism, Thermodynamics, Relativity The- mierung von polymeren Werkstoffen.Das Ziel des Fourier heat conduction. In order to prove the valid- ory, [..] industriell arbeitenden Physikers ist es dabei, eine ity of this thermomass theory, a large current was Verbindung zwischen [..] Contents used to heat the metallic nanofilm at the minimum Part I From Ancient Greece to the Renaissance.- [..] Contents Physical Sciences and Physics.- The Ideas of Greeks 1 Aufgaben und Ziele der Elastomerphysik.- 2 Contents About Nature.- From the Classical Era to the Renais- Grundbegriffe.- 3 Lineare Deformationsmechanik.- Introduction.- Thermomass theory for non-Fourier sance.- Part II From the Renaissance to the Present 4 Nichtlineare Deformationsmechanik.- Liter- heat conduction.- Experimental investigation of Era.- The Major Branches of Physics.- Mechanics.- aturverzeichnis.-Index. Optics.- Static Magnetism and Electricity.- Electric thermal wave and temperature wave.- Experimental Currents and Electromagnetism.- Heat and Thermo- proof of steady-state non-Fourier heat conduction.- Fields of interest dynamics.- Kinetic Theory of Ideal Gases.- Physics of Conclusions. Condensed Matter Physics; Statistical Physics, the 20th Century.- Lessons from Three Centuries of Dynamical Systems and Complexity; Solid State Fields of interest Physics.- Organization of Teaching and Research. Physics Thermodynamics; Engineering Thermodynamics, Fields of interest Heat and Mass Transfer; Characterization and Eval- Target groups History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics; uation of Materials; Surface and Interface Science, Upper undergraduate Classical Continuum Physics; Popular Science; Thin Films; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films Quantum Physics; Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Type of publication Plasma Physics Target groups German textbook Research More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-45075-4 Target groups Lower undergraduate Type of publication Softcover Ph.D. thesis 2014. VIII, 339 S. 95 Abb. Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-53976-3 56,07 € Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook ISBN 978-3-642-45075-4 Hardcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04291-6 2014. XIV, 112 p. 93 illus., 25 illus. in color. (Springer usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Hardcover Theses) 2014. XV, 138 p. 49 illus., 38 illus. in color. 99,99 € 49,99 € ISBN 978-3-642-53976-3 ISBN 978-3-319-04291-6 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 112 Popular Science springer.com

J. Äystö, T. Eronen, A. Jokinen, A. Kankainen, I. Moore, H. Penttilä V.F. Hendricks, P.G. Hansen (Eds.) Popular Science Infostorms IGISOL F. Adler How to Take Information Punches and Save Democracy Three decades of research using IGISOL technique at the Uni- versity of Jyväskylä The information society is upon us and with it Den Kopf frei machen und so comes the constant barrage of information accessi- The IGISOL group at the University of Jyväskyla bleiben ble wherever, whenever. This book explores the role studies the properties of nuclei far off the line of of knowledge (or lack thereof) prevalent in society, beta stability. These studies are performed locally at Anders denken und glücklich werden and investigates the dangers lurking in information the Jyväskylä Ion Guide Isotope Separator On-Line technology and democracy as a whole.Information (IGISOL) facility, as well as at a number of other Sie sind etwas unzufrieden? Oder sehr? Oder sogar is a condition for a robust democracy; people should laboratories such as the ISOLDE facility in CERN, unglücklich? Sind Sie nicht! Allerdings wissen Sie vote based on sound information. But sound infor- at GANIL and in Helmholzzentrum GSI, the loca- das nicht. Man hat Ihnen bedauerlicherweise nicht mation doesn’t come easy and without labor. It must tion of the future radioactive beam facility FAIR. mitgeteilt, dass Sie auch glücklich und zufrieden sein be properly handled and formatted before it is useful The group is also actively involved in work to sup- können. Machen Sie Ihren Kopf frei und entdecken for deliberation, decision and action. In the informa- port the development of international future facili- Sie eine ganz andere Welt! Aber warum sollte das tion age, understanding the means by which infor- ties EURISOL and aforementioned FAIR. This book so einfach sein? Unser Denken ist von diversen Ein- mation is processed becomes a crucial democratic presents carefully selected papers to portrait the flüssen geprägt. Dadurch konstruieren wir unsere instrument for the individual as[...] work at IGISOL. Previously published in the journals Welt. Oft sind wir uns der zahlreichen Einflüsse und Hyperfine Interactions and European[...] Prägungen selbst kaum bewusst. Dadurch halten wir Features unsere Sicht der Welt für unveränderbar. Wir haben The information society is upon us and with it Features den Eindruck zahlreichen Regeln und Normen zu comes the constant barrage of information accessi- The IGISOL group at the University of Jyväskyla unterliegen, die wir einzuhalten haben. Dieses Buch ble wherever, whenever. This book explores the role studies the properties of nuclei far off the line of kann Ihnen helfen diese scheinbaren[...] of knowledge (or lack thereof) prevalent in society, beta stability. These studies are performed locally at and investigates the dangers lurking in information the Jyväskylä Ion Guide Isotope Separator On-Line Features technology and democracy as a whole. Information (IGISOL) facility, as well as at a number of other lab- Sie sind etwas unzufrieden? Oder sehr? Oder sogar is a condition for a robust democracy; people should oratories such as the ISOLDE facility in CERN, at unglücklich? Sind Sie nicht! Allerdings wissen Sie vote based on sound information. But [..] GANIL and in Helmholzzentrum GSI, the location das nicht. Man hat Ihnen bedauerlicherweise nicht of the future radioactive beam facility FAIR. The mitgeteilt, dass Sie auch glücklich und zufrieden sein Contents group [..] können. Machen Sie Ihren Kopf frei und entdecken Preface.- Chapter 1. Introduction and Manipula- Sie eine ganz andere Welt! Aber warum sollte das tion.- Chapter 2. Ignorance and Cascades.- Chap- Contents so einfach sein? Unser Denken ist von diversen Ein- ter 3. Public Space.- Chapter 4. Wisdom of Choice.- Introduction.- Experimental facilities and methods.- flüssen geprägt. Dadurch konstruieren wir [..] Chapter 5. Freaky Framing.- Chapter 6. Polarized Decay Spectroscopy.- Ground state properties of People.- Chapter 7. Bubbles.- Chapter 8. Lethal nuclei. Charge radii and moments.- Ground State Contents Logic.- Chapter 9. Simply Wrong.- Chapter 10. Properties. Atomic Masses.- Applied and miscella- Was Sie erwartet.- Obenrum viel los.- Obenrum frei Democracy in Control. neous.-Future developments. machen.- … Und so bleiben. Fields of interest Fields of interest Fields of interest Popular Science in Psychology; Political Philosophy Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons; Particle Popular Science in Psychology; Popular Science Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics Target groups Target groups Popular/general Target groups Popular/general Research Type of publication Type of publication Popular science Type of publication Popular science More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03831-5 Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-41849-5 More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-5554-3 Softcover Softcover 2014. XV, 148 p. 16 illus. Hardcover 2014. V, 200 S. 3 Abb. 19,99 € 2014. VII, 394 p. 203 illus., 1 illus. in color. 14,01 € ISBN 978-3-319-03831-5 84,99 € ISBN 978-3-642-41849-5 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-94-007-5554-3 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Psychology 113

Psychology R. Bull (Ed.) C.D.B. Burt Investigative Interviewing Managing the Public's Trust in Non-

G. Arulmani, A.J. Bakshi, F.T.L. Leong, T. Watts (Eds.) profit Organizations This edited volume reviews the latest research on investigative interviewing in order to pro- Handbook of Career Development Globally there is growing concern over charities abil- vide insights on the psychological processes of ities to raise funds. This is of concern to both charity the person being interviewed as well as to offer International Perspectives organizations and policy makers. One of the key fac- guidelines for conducting credible and useful tors that determine the public’s willingness to pro- interviews. Critical and controversial areas are high- This book is focused on work, occupation and career vide funds (to donate) is trust in both specific charity lighted (eg. false confessions, child interviewing) in development: themes that are fundamental to a wide organizations and the sector in general. A significant order to bring clarity to how these interrogations range of human activities and relevant across all amount of research from a number of disciplines has are to be conducted. Chapters focus on these areas cultures. Yet theorizing and model building about pointed to ways in which the public’s trust can be to provide comprehensive views of theoretical, evi- this most ubiquitous of human activities from inter- generated and maintained. Bring this research into dence-based background, as well as practical consid- national perspectives have not been vigorous. An a single source will provide a valuable guide for both erations of interrogation settings and procedures. examination of the literature pertaining to career individual charity organizations and policy makers. development, counseling and guidance that has The contributors are internationally respected schol- developed over the last fifty years reveals theoriz- ars in the field of psychology and law with[...] Features ing and model building have been largely domi- For charitable organizations seeking relationships Features nated by Western epistemologies, some of the largest with donors, trust is as critical a factor as reputa- Between news stories of coerced confessions and the workforces in the world are in the developing world. tion. Simply put, people are reluctant to give if they over-the-top interrogations shown in crime dramas, Career guidance is rapidly emerging as a strongly felt can't be sure of where their money is going. Build- there seems to be no end of wrong ways to question need in these contexts. If more[...] ing trust is fast becoming recognized as a key not suspects. And as wrong as these methods are, they only to attracting donors, but to keeping them as are equally counterproductive when the resulting Features well. Managing the Public’s Trust in Non-Profit statements are based on questioners' assumptions As a quintessentially human activity, work tran- Organizations analyzes the intricate [..] scends countries and cultures. But as economies fal- rather than the truth.The expert pages of Investiga- ter and labor markets go global, the concept of career tive Interviewing model an approach that [..] Contents can seem unrealistic—even alien—to many in eco- Trust and Donating Money.- Understanding your Contents nomically developing and developed nations alike. Donor's Trust in your Charity.- Improving Charity Investigative interviewing of sex offenders.- Psycho- The challenge to today's career professional is pro- Efficiency and Accountability in Order to Develop a logical processes underlying true and false confes- viding relevant services in the face of rapid, pervasive foundation to Build transactional Trust.- Communi- sions.- Cops and question kids in the interrogation change.The Handbook of Career [..] cation: Delivering Information to Donors.- Dealing room.- Between investigator and suspect: The role with Trust Violation Events.- Summary and Conclu- of the working alliance in investigative interview- Contents sions. The Manifestation of Career: Introduction and ing.- Interview techniques in International Criminal Overview.- Section 1: New Directions in Theoretical Court and Tribunals.- A training program for inves- Fields of interest Perspectives for Career Development and Guidance.- tigative interviewing of children.- Success within Psychology Research; Organizational Studies, Eco- New Trends in Theory Development in Career Psy- criminal investigations: Is communication still a key nomic Sociology; Psychological Methods / Evalua- chology.- Context-Resonant Systems Perspectives in component?.- Investigative interviewing and train- tion Career Theory.- Life Span Theory and Career Theo- ing: The investigative interviewer apprentice.- When ries: Rapprochement or Estrangement?.- Indigenous in interviews to disclose[...] Target groups Models of Career Development and Vocational Psy- Research chology.- The Cultural Preparation Process Model Fields of interest and Career Development.- Mahatma Gandhi’s Ideas Psychology Research; Psychological Methods / Eval- Type of publication for Work, Career, and Life.- Section 2: The Person in uation; Cognitive Psychology Brief Contexts across the Life Span.- Personality and[...] Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-1-4939-0559-1 Fields of interest Professional/practitioner Softcover Industrial and organisational psychology; Develop- 2014. XVII, 65 p. 1 illus. (SpringerBriefs in Innovations in mental Psychology; Cognitive Psychology Type of publication Poverty Reduction) Professional book 49,99 € Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-9641-0 ISBN 978-1-4939-0559-1 Professional/practitioner Hardcover usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Type of publication 2014. XIX, 245 p. 4 illus. Handbook 59,99 € ISBN 978-1-4614-9641-0 More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-9459-1 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Hardcover 2014. XXXIII, 771 p. 21 illus. (International and Cultural Psychology) 129,99 € ISBN 978-1-4614-9459-1 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 114 Psychology springer.com

T.-M. Choi (Ed.) E. Christophel A. Frintrup, B. Flubacher

Fashion Branding and Consumer Lehrerfeedback im Diversity Management in der Behaviors individualisierten Unterricht Personalauswahl

Scientific Models Spannungsfeld zwischen Instruktion und Autonomie Kulturelle Vielfalt in Unternehmen und Behörden ermöglichen Fashion Branding and Consumer Behaviors presents Aktuelle bildungspolitische Entwicklungen ver- eye-opening theory, literature review and origi- weisen auf die Relevanz der Individualisierung von Die Rahmenbedingungen für die Personalauswahl nal research on the mutual influence of branding Unterricht. Entsprechend müssen Lehrende ihr in Unternehmen und Behörden hat sich dramatisch strategies and consumer response. Contributors use tägliches Vorgehen auch in Bezug auf geeignetes verändert – und wird sich weiter verändern: Quali- multiple methods to analyze consumers' psychoso- Feedback überdenken. Die erhöhte Selbstregulation fizierte Fachkräfte sind branchenübergreifend immer cial needs and the extent that their fulfillment goes der Lerner verursacht dabei ein Spannungsfeld zwis- schwerer zu finden. Gleichzeitig steigt in Deutsch- beyond the usefulness or value of the items they pur- chen Instruktion und Autonomie. Wie Lehrende land die Zahl gut qualifizierter Migranten. Eine zeit- chase as well as the fashion industry's means of com- sich hier verorten, hängt u. a. von ihrer Einstellung gemäße Personalauswahl muss hierauf Antworten municating brand identity and enhancing brand zur Selbstregulation und von ihrer Perspektive auf entwickeln, damit dieses Qualifikationsreservoir loyalty. Along the way, these studies raise impor- individualisierten Unterricht ab. Mit Blick auf eine auch nutzbar gemacht werden kann und geeignete tant questions about consumer behaviors, consumer humanistisch und eine kognitiv-konstruktivistisch ausländische Bewerber nicht an formalen Stufen welfare, environmental ethics and the future of con- geprägte Perspektive klärt Eva Christophel, inwiefern des Einstellungsprozesses oder an den noch aus- sumer research. Included in the coverage: A sym- die Einstellung zur Selbstregulation das Lehrerfeed- baubedürftigen Sprachkenntnissen scheitern. Die bolic interactionist perspective on fashion brand[...] back beeinflusst und welche Rolle die[...] Autoren erklären kompakt und praxisnah, wie eine Erhöhung der Zugangschancen von geeigneten Features Features Bewerbern mit[...] Fashion Branding and Consumer Behaviors presents Aktuelle bildungspolitische Entwicklungen ver- eye-opening theory, literature review, and origi- weisen auf die Relevanz der Individualisierung von Features nal research on the mutual influence of branding Unterricht. Entsprechend müssen Lehrende ihr Geeignetes Personal auswählen und kulturelle strategies and consumer response. Contributors use tägliches Vorgehen auch in Bezug auf geeignetes Vielfalt nutzen … Die Rahmenbedingungen für die multiple methods to analyze consumers' psychoso- Feedback überdenken. Die erhöhte Selbstregulation Personalauswahl haben sich dramatisch verändert: cial needs and the extent that their fulfillment goes der Lerner verursacht dabei ein Spannungsfeld zwis- Qualifizierte Fachkräfte sind branchenübergreifend beyond the usefulness or value of the items they pur- chen Instruktion und Autonomie. Wie Lehrende immer schwerer zu finden. Gleichzeitig steigt in chase as well as the fashion industry's means of [..] sich hier verorten, hängt u. a. von ihrer Einstellung Deutschland die Zahl gut qualifizierter Migranten. zur Selbstregulation [..] Eine zeitgemäße Personalauswahl muss dafür Sorge Contents tragen, dass geeignete ausländische Bewerber [..] Preface.- I. Introduction and Review.- Fashion Contents Branding and Consumer Behaviors: An Introduc- Qualitative und quantitative Analyse des Feedback- Contents tion.- Luxury Fashion Branding: Literature Review, verhaltens. 1. Einführung.- 2. Personaldiagnostik von Bewerbern Research Trends and Research Agenda for Sci- aus anderen Kultur- und Sprachräumen.- 3. Bewer- entific Research.- Fashion Brand Personality and Fields of interest bungsprozesse.- 4. Vermeidung von Nachteilen Advertisement Response: Incorporating a Symbolic Pedagogic Psychology für Bewerber mit Migrationshintergrund.- 5. Interactionist Perspective.- II. Analytical Modeling Anforderungs-Diskriminations-Dilemma.- 6. Kom- Research.- Optimizing Fashion Branding Strategies: Target groups mentierter Modellentwurf.- 7. Juristische Beleuch- Management of Variety of Items and Length of Life- Research tung. cycles in a Stochastically Fluctuating Market.- An Type of publication Analysis of Fashion Brand Extensions by Artificial Fields of interest Monograph Neural Networks.- III. 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S. Goldstein, J.A. Naglieri (Eds.) L. Jia, Z. Liu, Y. Qin, M. Zhao, L. Diao (Eds.) D.A. Leeming (Ed.)

Handbook of Executive Functioning Proceedings of the 2013 Encyclopedia of Psychology and International Conference on Religion Planning. Attention. Memory. Self-regulation. These Electrical and Information and other core cognitive and behavioral operations Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion, 2nd edi- of daily life comprise what we know as executive Technologies for Rail tion, is a greatly expanded and updated reference functioning (EF). But despite all we know, the con- Transportation (EITRT2013)- work that builds on the foundation of the highly suc- cept has engendered multiple, often conflicting def- Volume I cessful previous edition. The first to integrate psy- initions and its components are sometimes loosely chology and religion in the context of modern social defined and poorly understood.The Handbook of and behavioral sciences, Encyclopedia of Psychology Executive Functioning cuts through the confusion, Proceedings of the 2013 International Conference and Religion continues to offer a rich contribution analyzing both the whole and its parts in compre- on Electrical and Information Technologies for to the development of human self-understanding. hensive, practical detail for scholar and clinician Rail Transportation (EITRT2013) collects the latest A significant number of new entries and of updated alike. Background chapters examine influential mod- research in this field, including a wealth of state-of- original entries provide even more comprehensive els of EF, tour the brain geography of the executive the-art research theories and applications in intelli- coverage. This reference work provides a definitive system and pose salient developmental questions. A gent computing, information processing, commu- and intellectually rigorous collection of psychological section on practical implications[...] nication technology, automatic control, etc. The interpretations of the stories, rituals, motifs, symbols, objective of the proceedings is to provide a major doctrines,[...] Features interdisciplinary forum for researchers, engineers, Planning. Attention. Memory. Self-regulation. These academics and industrial professionals to present the Features and other core cognitive and behavioral operations most innovative research on and developments in Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion, 2nd edi- of daily life comprise what we know as executive the field of rail transportation electrical and informa- tion, is a greatly expanded and updated reference functioning (EF). But despite all we know, the con- tion technologies. Contributing authors from acade- work that builds on the foundation of the highly suc- cept has engendered multiple, often conflicting def- mia, industry and the government[...] cessful previous edition. The first to integrate psy- initions, and its components are sometimes loosely chology and religion in the context of modern social defined and poorly understood.The Handbook of Features and behavioral sciences, Encyclopedia of Psychology Executive Functioning cuts through the [..] Proceedings of the 2013 International Conference and Religion continues to offer a rich contribution to on Electrical and Information Technologies for the development of human self-understanding. A [..] Contents Rail Transportation (EITRT2013) collects the latest Preface.- SECTION I: CONCEPTUALIZATIONS research in this field, including a wealth of state-of- Fields of interest OF EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING.- Chapter 1. the-art research theories and applications in intelli- History of Psychology; Religious Studies; Philosophy Introduction: A History of Executive Functioning gent computing, information processing, commu- of Religion as a Theoretical and Clinical Construct.- Chapter 2. nication technology, automatic control, etc. The The Physiology of Executive Functioning.- Chapter objective of the proceedings is to provide a major [..] Target groups 3. The Frontal Lobes and Executive Functioning.- Research Chapter 4. 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Building Refurbishment for Energy Handbook of Race-Ethnicity and Behavior Genetics of Performance Gender in Psychology Psychopathology

A Global Approach Multicultural aspects of psychology have received As a dynamic, interdisciplinary field, behavior genet- In Europe, the building sector accounts for 40% of some attention in the literature in the last decade. ics and its evolution are being followed closely by energy consumption which has a strong influence A number of texts currently address these signif- scientists across the psychological and medical on greenhouse gas emissions. The book deals with icant concerns, for example, Counseling the Cul- domains. The discoveries surrounding the human efficient methodologies aimed to reduce greenhouse turally Different (Sue & Sue, 2008); Handbook of genome and the advancement in molecular genetic gas emissions in the building sector. This includes Multicultural Counseling ( Poterotto et l., 2009); and technologies have led to studies becoming increas- analyses of the building envelopes, the heating sys- Handbook of Multicultural Counseling Competen- ingly sophisticated and yielding yet more conclusive tems, the use of solar energy and the assessment of cies (Pope-Davis & Coleman, 2005). In their most and useful results. This is certainly the case in the the environmental and energy sustainability of the recent editions, several of these books address more area of child and adult psychopathology. Behavior proposed solutions. After a brief introduction to the nuanced complexities of diversity, for example, the Genetics of Psychopathology summarizes the state physical fundamentals involved in the study, results intersections of gender or social class with race-eth- of the field, examiningthe role of genes and envi- are presented to support cost-effective technical nicity. Meanwhile, other texts have addressed gen- ronment as they affect common neurodevelopmen- strategies to promote actions for energy saving, in der issues in psychology (Handbook of Counseling tal and psychiatric conditions. Emphasizing key the most critical fields and with the most economic Women, Counseling Men), with some[...] research areas (comorbidities, twin studies,[...] advantage. Features Features Features We each have multiple identities that have varying As a dynamic, interdisciplinary field, behavior genet- In Europe, the building sector accounts for 40% of degrees of importance. But when identity comes ics and its evolution are being followed closely by energy consumption which has a strong influence with a history of second-class citizenship, its psycho- scientists across the psychological and medical on greenhouse gas emissions. The book deals with logical and social impact can be felt in all aspects of domains. The discoveries surrounding the human efficient methodologies aimed to reduce greenhouse life, especially if more than one identity carries these genome and the advancement in molecular genetic gas emissions in the building sector. This includes experiences.The Handbook of Race-Ethnicity and technologies have led to studies becoming increas- analyses of the building envelopes, the heating sys- Gender in Psychology gives clinicians up-to-date ingly sophisticated and yielding yet more conclusive tems, the use of solar energy, and the assessment of findings on its subject and [..] and useful results. This is certainly the case in the the environmental and energy sustainability of the area [..] [..] Contents Part I: Identity, Worldviews and Cultural Belief Sys- Contents Contents tems: Intersections of Race-Ethnicity and Gender on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: insight Introduction.- Opaque Building Envelope.- Trans- Identity Development and Social Roles.- Exploring from quantitative genetic research.- Progress in parent Building Envelope - Windows and Shading the Intersections of Religion and Spirituality with understanding the causes of autism spectrum disor- Devices Typologies for Energy Efficiency Refurbish- Race-Ethnicity and Gender in Counseling.- Intersec- ders and autistic traits: Twin studies from 1977 to ments.- Improving the Energy Efficiency of Heat- tions of Race-Ethnicity, Gender and Sexual Minority the present day.- Genetic influences on depression ing Systems in Europe’s Residential Buildings.- Solar Communities.- Race-Ethnicity and Gender in Older and anxiety in childhood and adolescence.- Evidence Energy.- The Calibration Process of Building Energy Adults.- Part II—Family, Group and Community for Meaningful Etiological Distinctions within the Models. Systems: Immigration and Human Rights.- Poverty Broader Construct of Antisocial Behavior.- Sleep at the Intersections: Implications for Socially-Just and Psychopathology: Quantitative and Molecular Fields of interest Community-Based Practice.- Exploring the Intersec- Genetic Research on Comorbidity.-Schizophrenia Energy Efficiency (incl. Buildings); Building Con- tion of Parenting, Ethnicity, Race and[...] and Bipolar Disorder.- Genetics of Substance Use struction, HVAC, Refrigeration; Environmental Disorders.-Behavioral genetic approaches to[...] Engineering / Biotechnology; Basics of Construction Fields of interest Gender Studies; Social Work Fields of interest Target groups Psychology Research; Human Genetics; Psychiatry; Research Target groups Behavioural Sciences; Personality and Social Psy- Research chology; Neurosciences Type of publication Monograph Type of publication Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03073-9 Handbook Research More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-8859-0 Hardcover Type of publication 2014. X, 252 p. 230 illus. (Green Energy and Technol- Hardcover Contributed volume ogy) 2014. 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B. Spinath (Hrsg.) J. Stockwell S. Sumaedi, I.G. Mahatma Yuda Bakti, N.J. Astrini, T. Rakhmawati, T. Widianti, M. Yarmen Empirische Bildungsforschung Reframing the Transitional Justice Paradigm Public Transport Passengers’ Aktuelle Themen der Bildungspraxis und Bildungsforschung Behavioural Intentions Sind Jungen die neuen Bildungsverlierer? Wer- Women's Affective Memories in Post-Dictatorial Argentina Paratransit in Jabodetabek–Indonesia den die Deutschen immer dümmer? Hat PISA die This volume explores the evolving and complex Schulen besser gemacht?Entscheiden sich die Richti- memorial consequences of state-sponsored violence This book is based on the behavioural intention of gen für ein Lehramtsstudium? Diese und weitere in post-dictatorial Argentina. Specifically, it looks public transport passengers and the relationship Themen sind gesellschaftlich hoch relevant. Täglich at the power and significance of personal emotions between those factors in Indonesia. The concep- berichten Medien über Bildung - mal mehr, mal and affects in shaping memorial culture. This vol- tual model in this book explains behavioural inten- weniger fundiert. Oft wird dabei ein überpointiertes, ume contends that we need to look beyond politi- tions of paratransit passengers which can result in verzerrtes Bild gezeichnet, so dass es schwer ist, sich cal and ideological contestations to a deeper level of recommendations to unravel the complexity of the eine eigene Meinung zu bilden. Das vorliegende how memorial cultures are formed and sustained. congestion problem from consumer behaviour per- Buch greift aktuelle Themen aus Bildungsforschung It argues that we cannot account for the politics of spective. Based on the results of survey research on und Bildungspraxis auf und stellt in kurzer, über- memory in modern-day Argentina without acknowl- behavioural intention of public transport users in sichtlicher Form den Forschungsstand dar. Sie ler- edging and exploring the role played by individual Jabodetabek, Indonesia, the result of the study is nen nicht nur die Fakten, sondern auch die Personen emotions and affects in generating and shaping col- presented in a model that describes the factors that kennen, die sich diesen Fragen in Forschung und[...] lective emotions and affects. Drawing from direct influence. This book is recommended for academics who wish to gain knowledge about the phenomenon Features testimony from Argentinian women who have[...] of consumer behaviour, for regulators whose[...] Sind Jungen die neuen Bildungsverlierer?Werden die Features Deutschen immer dümmer?Hat PISA die Schulen This volume explores the evolving and complex Features besser gemacht?Entscheiden sich die Richtigen für memorial consequences of political and state vio- This book is based on the behavioural intention of ein Lehramtsstudium? Diese und weitere Themen lence in post-dictatorial Argentina. Specifically, public transport passengers and the relationship sind gesellschaftlich hoch relevant. Täglich berichten it looks at the power and significance of personal between those factors in Indonesia. The conceptual Medien über Bildung - mal mehr, mal weniger memories of trauma and loss of two groups of model in this book explains behavioural intentions fundiert. Oft wird dabei ein überpointiertes, verzer- women who represent antithetical versions of the of paratransit passengers which can result in recom- rtes Bild gezeichnet, so dass es [..] recent Argentinian past: those affected by military mendations to unravel the complexity of the conges- tion problem from consumer behaviour perspective. Contents terror and those affected by armed guerrilla violence. Based on the results of survey research on behav- Einleitung.- I. Bildungsqualität von Schule. Sind This [..] ioural [..] Jungen die neuen Bildungsverlierer? (Prof. Ursula Contents Kessels, Psychologie). Hat PISA die Schulen besser Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Historical Fac- Contents gemacht? (Prof. Petra Stanat und Prof. Hans tors.- Chapter 3 Remembering the Military Dicta- List of Figures.- List of Tables.-Abstract.- Chap- Anand Pant, Empirische Bildungsforschung). Sind torship and Its Aftermath.- Chapter 4 Politics of ter 1 Introduction.- 1.1 Background.- 1.2 Traf- Lehrerinnen für die „Bildungskrise“ der Jungen ver- Remembering Armed Guerrilla Violence Chapter.- fic Congestion in Jabodetabek (Jakarta, Bogor, antwortlich? (Dr. Martin Neugebauer, Soziologie). 5 Deep Memory Chapter.- 6 Social Forces Shaping Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi).- 1.3 Paratransit Brauchen wir eine neue Unterrichtskultur? (Prof. Memory Transmission Chapter.- 7 Haunting Chap- in Jabodetabek, Indonesia.- 1.4 Traffic Conges- Mareike Kunter, Psychologie). II. Soziale Ungleich- ter.- 8 Conclusion. tion from the Perspective of Consumer Behaviour.- heit.- Wie können wir die Ursachen sozialer Ungle- 1.5 Research Gaps.- 1.6 Research Questions.- 1.7 ichheit verstehen? (Prof. Martin Diewald, Soziologie, Fields of interest Research Purposes.- 1.8 Organization.- Chapter 2 und Prof. Rainer Riemann, Psychologie). 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Diagnostic Assessment of Learning Encyclopedia of Critical Psychology Arbeit zwischen Disabilities in Childhood Selbstverwirklichung und Encyclopedia of Critical Psychology is a comprehen- Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice Selbstgefährdung sive reference work and is the first reference work in Diagnosing learning disabilities (LD) in children has English that comprehensively looks at psychological Arbeit ist in einem umfassenden Verständnis die never been an easy task. The multiple approaches topics from critical as well as international points of Vorbedingung allen Lebens, ist Leben doch durch in use complicate the assessment process, raising view. Thus, it will appeal to all committed to a criti- Bewegung und damit Veränderung, Umgestaltung the risk of young students getting the wrong ser- cal approach across the Encyclopedia of Critical Psy- definiert. Der Mensch möchte sein Selbst in eben vices, or none at all. It is clear that more accurate chology, for alternative analyses of psychological diesen Umgestaltungen wiedererkennen, er möchte diagnosis and classification methods are needed to events, processes, and practices. The Encyclopedia Spuren hinterlassen. Dabei kommt er häufig in Kon- advance the prevention and treatment of difficulties of Critical Psychology provides commentary from flikt mit dem Wollen der Anderen – Arbeit wird in reading and mathematics.Diagnostic Assessment expert critical psychologists from around the globe mühsam. Der Weg von der Selbstverwirklichung of Learning Disabilities in Childhood takes impor- who will compose the entries. The Encyclopedia of zur Selbstgefährdung ist vorgezeichnet. In den let- tant steps to cut through the confusion. This timely Critical Psychology will feature approximately 1,000 zten Jahrzehnten scheint sich dies zu verschär- resource weighs the strengths and weaknesses of invited entries, organized in an easy to use A-Z for- fen. Die Rückbesinnung auf die Sinn-Dimension commonly used assessment methods including the mat. The[...] von Arbeit und die Umgestaltung einiger betrieb- aptitude-achievement discrepancy, cognitive pro- Features swirtschaftlicher und politischer Rahmenbedingun- cessing, RTI and low achievement[...] Encyclopedia of Critical Psychology is a comprehen- gen wären ein großer Beitrag zur Gesundheit einer Features sive reference work and is the first reference work in Gesellschaft. Vorschläge[...] Diagnosing learning disabilities (LD) in children has English that comprehensively looks at psychological Features never been an easy task. The multiple approaches in topics from critical as well as international points of Arbeit ist in einem umfassenden Verständnis die use complicate the assessment process, raising the view. Thus, it will appeal to all committed to a criti- Vorbedingung allen Lebens, ist Leben doch durch risk of young students getting the wrong services, or cal approach across the Encyclopedia of Critical Psy- Bewegung und damit Veränderung, Umgestaltung none at all. It is clear that more accurate diagnosis chology, for alternative analyses of psychological definiert. Der Mensch möchte sein Selbst in eben and classification methods are needed to advance the events, processes, and practices. The [..] diesen Umgestaltungen wiedererkennen, er möchte prevention and treatment of difficulties in reading Contents Spuren hinterlassen. Dabei kommt er häufig in Kon- and [..] Introduction.- Definition.- History.- Traditional flikt mit dem Wollen der Anderen – Arbeit wird Contents debates.- Critical debates.- International relevance.- mühsam. Der Weg von der Selbstverwirklichung zur 1. Introduction/History of Learning Disability Practice relevance.- Future directions.- Furhur read- Selbstgefährdung ist [..] Assessment.- 2. Aptitude-Achievement Discrep- ings.- Cross references.- Web-based information. Contents ancy.- 3. Cognitive Processing.- 4. Response to Fields of interest Arbeit erfüllt die menschlichen Bedürfnisse nach Intervention.- 5. Low Achievement.- 6. Promising Cross Cultural Psychology; History of Psychology Sicherheit, Macht und Sinn.- Haben wir zu viel oder Practices.- 7. Comorbidity and Differential Diagno- zu wenig Arbeit?.- Wie definieren wir ein gutes sis.- Appendix A. States’ Previous Discrepancy Mod- Target groups Leben?.- Gut Leben und Leistung in der Arbeit.- els and Current Identification Models.- Appendix B. Research Wie wird Arbeit Bestandteil eines guten Lebens und States' Response to Intervention Models.- Appendix was kann der Einzelne, die Organisation und die C. Links to Useful Websites. 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M. Wieser, C. Stadler (Hrsg.) G. Zemella, A. Faraguna Social Sciences Jakob Levi Moreno Evolutionary Optimisation of

Mediziner, Soziometriker und Prophet – Eine Spurensuche Façade Design T. Akazawa, N. Ogihara, H. C Tanabe, H. Terashima (Eds.)

Im vorliegenden Band werden die Wurzeln der A New Approach for the Design of Building Envelopes Soziometrie beschrieben, sprich Morenos Zeit in Dynamics of Learning in Optimization techniques offer immense potential Österreich. Kenntnisreich setzt sich Scherr mit for the improvement of performance-driven design, Neanderthals and Modern Humans der historischen Situation auseinander. Zahlreiche since they allow the adoption of an holistic approach. Volume 2 Abbildungen machen diese frühe Phase Morenos This can lead to great advantages: optimal design anschaulich. Blattert beschreibt in seinem Beitrag solutions can be properly identified only if all cri- Cognitive and Physical Perspectives Morenos prophetische Haltung. Er setzt sich dazu teria are considered at the same time, rather than mit dem Begriff des Propheten auseinander und separately. There are two barriers which obstruct This volume is the second of two volumes of pro- überprüft anhand von Aussagen Morenos, ob dieser optimization from being applied to building design: ceedings from the International Conference on the dem Bild eines Propheten gerecht werden kann. Er a technological barrier (applying the algorithms is Replacement of Neanderthals by Modern Humans, bearbeitet diese Fragestellung mit großem Detailwis- not easy and can be quite time-consuming) and a which took place in Tokyo in November 2012. This sen. Beide Beiträge schließen eine Lücke in der psy- cultural one (architects and engineers are required to second volume reports, in four major sections, find- chodramatischen Literatur. change their perspectives as the design process has to ings by cultural anthropologists, physical anthropol- ogists, engineering scientists and neurophysiologists, Features be handled in a new way). This book explores these barriers from the[...] integrated in multidisciplinary fashion to solidify the Im vorliegenden Band werden die Wurzeln der overall understanding of the mechanics of replace- Soziometrie beschrieben, sprich Morenos Zeit in Features ment from cognitive and physical perspectives. Part Österreich. Kenntnisreich setzt sich Scherr mit Optimization techniques offer immense potential 1 provides examinations of replacement related der historischen Situation auseinander. Zahlreiche for the improvement of performance-driven design, questions from various perspectives in cognition and Abbildungen machen diese frühe Phase Morenos since they allow the adoption of an holistic approach. psychology. Part 2, consisting of studies rooted in anschaulich. Blattert beschreibt in seinem Beitrag This can lead to great advantages: optimal design body science and genetics,[...] Morenos prophetische Haltung. Er setzt sich dazu solutions can be properly identified only if all cri- mit dem Begriff des Propheten auseinander und teria are considered at the same time, rather than Features überprüft anhand von [..] separately. There are two barriers which obstruct This volume is the second of two volumes of pro- ceedings from the International Conference on the Contents optimization from being applied to building design: a [..] Replacement of Neanderthals by Modern Humans, Vorwort.- Jacob Levi Moreno: Ein Prophet unserer which took place in Tokyo in November 2012. This Zeit.- Jakob Levy Moreno im Flüchtlingslager Mit- Fields of interest second volume reports, in four major sections, find- terndorf a. d. Fischa – eine Spurensuche. Energy Efficiency (incl. Buildings); Building Con- ings by cultural anthropologists, physical anthropol- ogists, engineering scientists and neurophysiologists, Fields of interest struction, HVAC, Refrigeration; Renewable and Green Energy; Design (general) integrated in multidisciplinary fashion to solidify the Psychology (general); Psychotherapy and Counsel- overall [..] ing; Consulting - Supervision - Coaching; Clinical Target groups Psychology Research Contents Introduction.- The Cognition of Homo nean- Target groups Type of publication derthalensis and H. Sapiens: Does the Use of Pig- Professional/practitioner Monograph ment Necessarily Imply Symbolic Thought?.- Comparisons between Individual, Imitative and Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-5651-2 Instructed Learning.- The Ability to Objectify Con- Monograph Hardcover ventional Styles of Problem-Solving: A Hypothesis More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-03718-5 2014. VIII, 121 p. 60 illus., 50 illus. in color. on the Difference in Learning Ability between Mod- Softcover 99,99 € ern Humans and Neanderthals.- Cognitive Flexibil- 2014. V, 181 S. (Zeitschrift für Psychodrama) ISBN 978-1-4471-5651-2 ity and Object-making in Baka Pygmy Children.- 28,03 € usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days The Demonstration of Resilience in the Drawings of ISBN 978-3-658-03718-5 Baka Pygmy Children.- Social Learning, Trial-and- usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Error, and Creativity.- Experimental Studies of Mod- ern Human Social and[...]

Fields of interest Anthropology; Regional and Cultural Studies; Archaeology

Target groups Research

Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-4-431-54552-1 Hardcover 2014. XIII, 243 p. 161 illus., 75 illus. in color. (Replace- ment of Neanderthals by Modern Humans Series) 99,99 € ISBN 978-4-431-54552-1 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 120 Social Sciences springer.com

Th. Becker B. Bornemann T.D. Dillehay

Medienmanagement und Policy-Integration und The Teleoscopic Polity

öffentliche Kommunikation Nachhaltigkeit Andean Patriarchy and Materiality

Der Einsatz von Medien in Unternehmensführung und Mar- Integrative Politik in der Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie der This volume provides an up-to-date and in-depth keting deutschen Bundesregierung summary and analysis of the political practices of Wie setzt man Medien und Kommunikation ein, Der Ruf nach einer „Politik aus einem Guss“ ist pre-Columbian communities of the Araucanians um unternehmerische Ziele zu erreichen? Das ist nicht neu; jüngst wird er aber im Zusammenhang or Mapuche of south-central Chile and adjacent das Thema des Fachgebiets Medienmanagement. Im mit Nachhaltigkeit besonders laut. So erfordere eine regions. This synthesis draws upon the empirical Medienmanagement unterscheidet man zwei Diszi- effektive Bearbeitung komplexer Nachhaltigkeit- record documented in original research, as well as a plinen: Medien und Kommunikation als Mittel der sprobleme die Integration sektoraler Policies zu einer critical examination of previous studies. By applying Unternehmensführung sowie Medien und Kommu- umfassend-kohärenten Nachhaltigkeitspolitik. Aber both archaeological and ethnohistorical approaches, nikation als strategisches Instrument im Marketing. was genau ist unter Policy-Integration im Kontext the latter including ethnography, this volume distin- Beide Aspekte stellt das Lehrbuch Medienmanage- von Nachhaltigkeit zu verstehen? Basil Bornemann guishes itself from many other studies that explore ment und öffentliche Kommunikation für Studium nimmt eine systematische Klärung des Verhält- South American archaeology. Archaeological and und Berufspraxis vor und dient damit als Kompass nisses von Policy-Integration und Nachhaltigkeit in traditional-historical narratives of the pre-European für die Anwendung erfolgreicher Unternehmen- konzeptioneller und empirischer Hinsicht vor. Aus- past are considered in their own terms and for the skommunikation. gehend von einer Kritik am bestehenden Diskurs extent to which they can be integrated[...] wird Policy-Integration als generische analytische Features Features Perspektive entwickelt. Sie bildet zusammen mit[...] Wie setzt man Medien und Kommunikation ein, This volume provides an up-to-date and in-depth um unternehmerische Ziele zu erreichen? Das ist Features summary and analysis of the political practices of das Thema des Fachgebiets Medienmanagement. Im Der Ruf nach einer „Politik aus einem Guss“ ist pre-Columbian communities of the Araucanians or Medienmanagement unterscheidet man zwei Diszi- nicht neu; jüngst wird er aber im Zusammenhang Mapuche of southcentral Chile and adjacent regions. plinen: Medien und Kommunikation als Mittel der mit Nachhaltigkeit besonders laut. So erfordere eine This synthesis draws upon the empirical record doc- Unternehmensführung sowie Medien und Kommu- effektive Bearbeitung komplexer Nachhaltigkeit- umented in original research, as well as a critical nikation als strategisches Instrument im Marketing. sprobleme die Integration sektoraler Policies zu einer examination of previous studies. By applying both Beide Aspekte stellt das Lehrbuch Medienmanage- umfassend-kohärenten Nachhaltigkeitspolitik. Aber archaeological and ethnohistorical approaches, the ment und öffentliche Kommunikation für [..] was genau ist unter Policy-Integration im Kontext latter [..] von Nachhaltigkeit zu verstehen? Basil Bornemann Contents Contents nimmt eine [..] Medienmanagement und öffentliche Kommunika- Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: The Estado tion.- Externe Unternehmenskommunikation.- Contents as a Proto-State Polity.- Chapter 3: The Span- Interne Unternehmenskommunikation.- Öffentliche Policy-Integration.- Nachhaltigkeitspolitik.- ish-Mapuche World of the Purén and Lumaco Val- Kommunikation. deutsche Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie. ley in the 16th and 17th Centuries.- Chapter 4: Data, Methods and Background.- Chapter 5: Archaeolog- Fields of interest Fields of interest ical Material Manifestations.- Chapter 6: Environ- Communication Studies; Media Research; Media Political Theory; Political Science, general; Social mental Responses to Climatic and Cultural Changes Management; Marketing; Organizational Studies, Sciences (general) over the last 26,000 years.- Chapter 7: The Archae- Economic Sociology; Public Relations ological Record.- Chapter 8: Archaeobotanical Target groups Remains.- Chapter 9: Ceramics and Other Artifacts.- Target groups Research Chapter 10: Site Distribution and Settlement Pat- Lower undergraduate tern.- Chapter 11: The Kuel and Ceremonial Fields Type of publication as Places[...] Type of publication Monograph German textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04900-3 Fields of interest Archaeology; Anthropology; History More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00886-4 Softcover Softcover 2014. XVIII, 661 S. 1 Abb. Target groups 2014. XIX, 382 S. 109 Abb. 56,07 € Research 32,70 € ISBN 978-3-658-04900-3 ISBN 978-3-658-00886-4 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Type of publication Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03127-9 Hardcover 2014. XXVII, 388 p. 102 illus., 60 illus. in color. (Contribu- tions To Global Historical Archaeology, Vol. 38) 99,99 € ISBN 978-3-319-03127-9 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Social Sciences 121

M. Dreyer, U. Schmidt, K. Dicke (Hrsg.) M. Frerichs A. Friedrich, H. Schuiling

Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften Innovationsprozesse und Inspiration Wald an der Universität organisationaler Wandel in der Untersuchungsergebnisse von Waldwochen in Kindertagesstätten Innenansichten und Außenperspektiven von morgen Automobilindustrie Waldpädagogische Angebote in Einrichtungen der Die Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften wurden Eine prozesssoziologische Analyse betrieblicher Machtproben Elementarpädagogik erschließen einen einzigar- in den vergangenen Jahren häufig als krisenhaft Die Fallstudie gibt einen Einblick in die betriebliche tigen Bildungsraum- fast unendlich in den Ein- und im Kontext der aktuellen Entwicklungen als Doppelwirklichkeit eines umfassenden Restruk- drücken und Bildungsanlässen, unendlich natürlich unbeweglich wahrgenommen. Entgegen der häufig turierungsprozesses auf Basis eines ganzheitlichen und nah an menschlichen Lernprozessen. In vielen benannten fehlenden Verwertbarkeit ist in Anbe- Produktionssystems. Die Autorin rekonstruiert Kindertagesstätten bestehen dennoch Befürchtungen tracht aktueller politischer Krisen zu beobachten, die vorherrschenden Machtverhältnisse zwischen und Vorbehalte für die Integration von Waldange- dass geistes- und sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung den betrieblichen Figurationen und analysiert die boten. Auf der Basis einer detaillierten Beschreibung gesellschaftlich relevante Forschungsergeb- ungeplanten Folgen standardisierter Innovation- in einer heilpädagogischen, einer integrativ arbei- nisse erzeugt und damit ihre Tauglichkeit für die sprozesse. Angeordnete Gleichheit zwischen den tenden sowie einer „Regel“-Kindertagesstätte wer- Verbesserung der menschlichen Lebensverhältnisse Teilnehmern moderierter KVP-Workshops ent- den Lern- und Erfahrungswege aufgezeigt: Wie kann und für den globalen Fortschritt unter Beweis stellt. laden sich in arbeitspolitischen Verhandlungen auf die Integration von naturpädagogischen Inhalten in Der vorliegende Band greift aus Perspektive der Wis- der Ebene des shop-floor zwischen Beschäftigten den Kindergartenalltag erfolgreich gelingen? Welche senschaft selbst wie auch aus der Außenperspektive und Vorgesetzten. Die Organisation gerät dabei in Rahmenbedingungen sind von Bedeutung? Die[...] die damit verbundene Frage auf, wie Geistes- und[...] einen hyperaktiven Stillstand, der durch unaufhör- Features Features liche Kompromissbildung zwischen den Verhand- Waldpädagogische Angebote in Einrichtungen der Die Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften wurden lungspartnern entsteht.[...] Elementarpädagogik erschließen einen einzigar- in den vergangenen Jahren häufig als krisenhaft Features tigen Bildungsraum - fast unendlich in den Ein- und im Kontext der aktuellen Entwicklungen als Die Fallstudie gibt einen Einblick in die betriebliche drücken und Bildungsanlässen, unendlich natürlich unbeweglich wahrgenommen. Entgegen der häufig Doppelwirklichkeit eines umfassenden Restruk- und nah an menschlichen Lernprozessen. In vielen benannten fehlenden Verwertbarkeit ist in Anbe- turierungsprozesses auf Basis eines ganzheitlichen Kindertagesstätten bestehen dennoch Befürchtungen tracht aktueller politischer Krisen zu beobachten, Produktionssystems. Die Autorin rekonstruiert die und Vorbehalte für die Integration von Waldange- dass geistes- und sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung vorherrschenden Machtverhältnisse zwischen den boten. Auf der Basis einer detaillierten Beschreibung gesellschaftlich relevante Forschungsergebnisse betrieblichen Figurationen und analysiert die unge- in einer [..] erzeugt und damit ihre [..] planten Folgen standardisierter Innovationsprozesse. Contents Contents Angeordnete Gleichheit zwischen den Teilnehmern Untersuchung, Erhebungsdimensionen und Auswer- Massenfächer und ‚Kleine Fächer‘.- Neukonzeption moderierter [..] tungsmethoden.- Gestaltung von Waldwochen.- der Geisteswissenschaften.- Verbundforschung.- Contents Ergebnisse. Das Verhältnis von Natur-, Sozial- und Geisteswis- Figurations- und Prozesssoziologie.- Subjektivierung senschaften.- Medien und Medialisierung. und Entgrenzung von Arbeit.- Prozesstheoretischer Fields of interest Social Work; Childhood, Adolescence and Society Fields of interest Forschungs- und Methodenzugang. Social Sciences (general); Education (general) Fields of interest Target groups Research Target groups Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology; Socio- logical Theory; Methodology of the Social Sciences Professional/practitioner Type of publication Monograph Type of publication Target groups Professional book Research More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04905-8 More on www.springer.com/978-3-531-18386-2 Type of publication Softcover 2014. VIII, 104 S. 13 Abb. Softcover Monograph 28,03 € 2014. VI, 176 S. 16 Abb. More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-05145-7 ISBN 978-3-658-04905-8 32,70 € Softcover ISBN 978-3-531-18386-2 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 2014. XIV, 299 S. 4 Abb. (Figurationen. Schriften zur usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Zivilisations- und Prozesstheorie, Vol. 10) 37,37 € ISBN 978-3-658-05145-7 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 122 Social Sciences springer.com

R. Geißler N. Gestring, R. Ruhne, J. Wehrheim (Hrsg.) A.S. Gille

Die Sozialstruktur Deutschlands Stadt und soziale Bewegungen Politische Bildung in Fotoromanen von Jugendzeitschriften Die 7. grundlegend überarbeitete Auflage dieses Großstädte sind derzeit wieder zu Orten Die diskursiv-performative Konstruktion von sex, gender und Standardwerks bietet einen umfassenden Überblick sozialer Bewegungen geworden. Mit Slogans desire über die sozialstrukturelle Entwicklung und den wie „oben bleiben“ (Stuttgart) oder „Recht auf sozialen Wandel in Deutschland vor und nach Stadt“ (Hamburg) artikuliert sich heute auf unter- Annette Silvia Gille geht der Frage nach, wie die seit der Wiedervereinigung. Durch die vergleichende schiedliche Weise ein Protest, der auf sich verän- Jahrzehnten populären Jugendzeitschriften „Bravo“ Gegenüberstellung der Verhältnisse in DDR und dernde urbane Realitäten Bezug nimmt und dabei und „Bravo Girl!“ ihre LeserInnen politisch bilden Bundesrepublik bzw. neuen und alten Bundeslän- eine breite mediale Resonanz findet. Gleichwohl und zu deren Vergesellschaftung beitragen. Dabei dern werden wichtige Unterschiede und Gemein- werden oft nur bestimmte Formen der Organisa- werden insbesondere die Aspekte Geschlecht und samkeiten herausgearbeitet. Auf empirischer tion und des Protests als legitime soziale Bewegun- Begehren in den Mittelpunkt gestellt, die für die Grundlage werden die folgenden Teilbereiche gen anerkannt. Andere werden als NIMBY, Not-in- jugendliche Zielgruppe der Zeitschriften im höch- dargestellt: Bevölkerungsstruktur, materielle Lebens- my-backyard-Intitiativen, definiert und diskreditiert sten Maße relevant sind. Die Autorin zeichnet die bedingungen, soziale Ungleichheiten und Schicht- oder als Riots entpolitisiert. Es ist keineswegs aus- historische Entwicklung dieser Kategorien nach strukturen, Umschichtungsprozesse in wichtigen gemacht, welche Initiativen und Bewegungen sich und zeigt auf, wie sie in aktuellen Ausgaben der Gruppen (Eliten, Dienstleistungsschichten, Selbst- für ein „Recht auf Stadt“ im Sinne Lefebvres und Zeitschriften konstruiert werden. Ein auffälliges ständige, Landwirte,[...] damit für Aneignung und[...] Ergebnis der Untersuchung ist, dass „Bravo“ und „Bravo Girl!“ vielfältige Verknüpfungen zu den jew- Features Features eils hegemonialen gesellschaftlichen,[...] Die 7. grundlegend überarbeitete Auflage dieses Großstädte sind derzeit wieder zu Orten Standardwerks bietet einen umfassenden Überblick sozialer Bewegungen geworden. Mit Slogans Features über die sozialstrukturelle Entwicklung und den wie „oben bleiben“ (Stuttgart) oder „Recht auf Annette Silvia Gille geht der Frage nach, wie die seit sozialen Wandel in Deutschland vor und nach Stadt“ (Hamburg) artikuliert sich heute auf unter- Jahrzehnten populären Jugendzeitschriften „Bravo“ der Wiedervereinigung. Durch die vergleichende schiedliche Weise ein Protest, der auf sich verän- und „Bravo Girl!“ ihre LeserInnen politisch bilden Gegenüberstellung der Verhältnisse in DDR und dernde urbane Realitäten Bezug nimmt und dabei und zu deren Vergesellschaftung beitragen. Dabei Bundesrepublik bzw. neuen und alten Bundeslän- eine breite mediale Resonanz findet. Gleichwohl werden insbesondere die Aspekte Geschlecht und dern werden wichtige Unterschiede und Gemein- werden oft nur bestimmte Formen der Organisation Begehren in den Mittelpunkt gestellt, die für die samkeiten herausgearbeitet. Auf [..] und des Protests als legitime soziale [..] jugendliche Zielgruppe der Zeitschriften im höch- sten Maße relevant sind. Die Autorin zeichnet die Contents Contents [..] Begriff Sozialstruktur.- Sozialer Wandel im 19. Theoretische Grundlagen und Einbettung des The- Jahrhundert.- Bevölkerungsstruktur.- Materielle mas.- Fallbeispiele.- Stadt_Forschung und soziale Contents Lebensbedingungen.- Klassen-Schichten-Milieus.- Bewegungen. Jugendzeitschriften und Fotoromane.- Die Kon- Eliten.- Dienstleistungsschichten.- Selbstständige.- struktion von sex, gender und desire.- Homosex- Landwirte.- Arbeiterschichten.- Armut und Prekar- Fields of interest uelles Begehren in Fotoromanen.- Das Sexualitäts- ität.- Migration und Integration.- Soziale Mobil- Social Structure, Social Inequality; Human Geogra- und Geschlechterdispositiv in Fotoromanen der ität.- Bildungsexpansion und Bildungschancen.- phy; Culture - Religion; Sociology, general „Bravo“ und „Bravo Girl!“. Soziale Ungleichheit und Geschlecht.- Familie und andere private Lebensformen.- Zwischenbilanz zur Target groups Fields of interest deutschen Einheit. Professional/practitioner Gender Studies; Knowledge - Discourse; Media Research Fields of interest Type of publication Social Structure, Social Inequality; Sociology, gen- Professional book Target groups eral; Political Science, general More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-01397-4 Research

Target groups Softcover Type of publication Upper undergraduate 2014. VI, 214 S. (Stadt, Raum und Gesellschaft) Monograph 23,36 € More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-05157-0 Type of publication ISBN 978-3-658-01397-4 Professional book usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Softcover 2014. XVIII, 485 S. 131 Abb. More on www.springer.com/978-3-531-18629-0 56,07 € Softcover ISBN 978-3-658-05157-0 2014. XVIII, 560 S. 99 Abb. usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 23,36 € ISBN 978-3-531-18629-0 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. springer.com Social Sciences 123

P. Gostmann P. Gostmann, A. Ivanova (Hrsg.) J. Harth

Beyond the Pale Schriften zur Wissenschaftslehre Computergesteuerte Spielpartner

Albert Salomons Denkraum und das intellektuelle Feld im 20. und Kultursoziologie Formen der Medienpraxis zwischen Trivialität und Personal- Jahrhundert ität Texte von Emil Lederer, herausgegeben und eingeleitet von Das Buch rekonstruiert die intellektuelle Biographie Peter Gostmann und Alexandra Ivanova Die Auseinandersetzung mit Computerspielen bietet des lange vergessenen Soziologen Albert Salomon mehr als nur eine Beschäftigung mit vermeintlichen Emil Lederer (1882-1939) war als langjähriger (1891-1966). Dafür werden in Auseinanderset- Vexierspielen zwischen Fiktionalität und Realität. Redakteur des Archivs für Sozialwissenschaft und zung u.a. mit P. Bourdieu, L. Wittgenstein und der Computerspiele laden dazu ein, über menschliche Sozialpolitik, als Direktor des berühmten Heidel- philosophiehistorischen Methode der Konstellation- und künstliche Intelligenz nachzudenken und sie berger Instituts für Sozial- und Staatswissenschaften sanalyse die systematischen Grundlagen einer soziol- reizen zu Sondierungen über die Diagnose einer und als Gründungsdekan der ,University in Exile’ ogischen Biographik entwickelt. Salomons Rolle im „Computergesellschaft“ an. Nicht zuletzt fordern die an der New Yorker New School for Social Research intellektuellen Feld wird mit Blick auf seine Kontakte in ihnen präsentierten computergesteuerten Spiel- einer der maßgeblichen Sozialwissenschaftler seiner zu verschiedenen wissenschaftlichen, politischen und partner dazu auf, an einer soziologischen Sozialtheo- Zeit. Seine Schriften zur Wissenschaftslehre stellen religiösen Milieus in Heidelberg, Berlin und – nach rie zu arbeiten, die sich auch auf nicht-menschliche unverändert eine wichtige Ressource für die soziolo- seiner Emigration 1935 – in New York beschrieben. Entitäten einzustellen vermag. Doch der Blick auf gische Grundlagenforschung dar. Seine kultursoziol- Salomons Denkbewegung wird in ihrem Zusammen- den soziologischen Forschungsstand ernüchtert: ogischen Schriften sind ein wertvoller Leitfaden für hang mit den Denkbewegungen von W. Dilthey, G. Spiele im Allgemeinen und Computerspiele im die Gegenwartsanalysen heutiger Soziologinnen und Lukács, M. Weber, M. Wertheimer, E. Lederer, C.[...] Besonderen nehmen kaum die Beachtung ein, die Soziologen; zugleich bieten sie dem historisch inter- ihnen[...] Features essierten Leser die Möglichkeit,[...] Das Buch rekonstruiert die intellektuelle Biographie Features Features des lange vergessenen Soziologen Albert Salomon Die Auseinandersetzung mit Computerspielen bietet Emil Lederer (1882-1939) war als langjähriger (1891-1966). Dafür werden in Auseinandersetzung mehr als nur eine Beschäftigung mit vermeintlichen Redakteur des Archivs für Sozialwissenschaft und u.a. mit Bourdieu, Wittgenstein und der philoso- Vexierspielen zwischen Fiktionalität und Realität. Sozialpolitik, als Direktor des berühmten Heidel- phiehistorischen Methode der Konstellationsanalyse Computerspiele laden dazu ein, über menschliche berger Instituts für Sozial- und Staatswissenschaften die systematischen Grundlagen einer soziologischen und künstliche Intelligenz nachzudenken und sie und als Gründungsdekan der ,University in Exile’ Biographik entwickelt. Salomons Rolle im intellek- reizen zu Sondierungen über die Diagnose einer an der New Yorker New School for Social Research tuellen Feld wird mit Blick auf seine Kontakte zu ver- „Computergesellschaft“ an. Nicht zuletzt fordern die einer der maßgeblichen Sozialwissenschaftler seiner schiedenen [..] in ihnen präsentierten computergesteuerten Spiel- Zeit. Seine Schriften zur Wissenschaftslehre stellen partner dazu [..] Contents [..] Grundlagen einer Contents Contents Intellektuellensoziologie.- Salomon und das intellek- Computerspiele und ihre Schriften Emil Lederers zur Wissenschaftslehre und tuelle Feld.- Salomons Denkräume. Nutzungsformen.- Qualitative Sozialforschung und Kultursoziologie. Computertechnik.- Typologie der Medienpraxis im Fields of interest Fields of interest Umgang mit computergesteuerten Spielpartnern.- Sociology, general Cultural Studies; Social Sciences (general); Sociolog- Diskussion der Ergebnisse vor dem Hintergrund soziologischer Theorien. Target groups ical Theory Research Target groups Fields of interest Sociology, general; Media Sociology; Cultural Studies Type of publication Professional/practitioner Monograph Type of publication Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-531-15961-4 Professional book Research Softcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-03242-5 Type of publication 2014. X, 357 S. 1 Abb. Softcover Monograph 46,72 € 2014. VI, 342 S. 1 Abb. (Klassiker der Sozialwis- ISBN 978-3-531-15961-4 More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04843-3 senschaften) Softcover usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 42,05 € 2014. VIII, 357 S. 1 Abb. ISBN 978-3-658-03242-5 46,72 € usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-3-658-04843-3 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 124 Social Sciences springer.com

A. Hartung, B. Schorb, H. Niesyto, H. Moser, P. Grell (Hrsg.) S. Hartung A. Häring, Th. Klein, J. Stauder, K. Stoye (Hrsg.)

Jahrbuch Medienpädagogik 10 Sozialkapital und gesundheitliche Der Partnermarkt und die

Methodologie und Methoden medienpädagogischer Ungleichheit Gelegenheiten des Kennenlernens Forschung Analyse des elterlichen Sozialkapitals in der schulischen Der Partnermarktsurvey Mit der Dynamik medialer Entwicklungen entstehen Gesundheitsförderung Partnersuche, Partnerwahl, Heirat, Kinderwunsch, nicht nur neue Handlungs- und Aneignungsformen, Vor dem Hintergrund der gesundheitlichen Ungle- Trennungen und Scheidungen sind Ausdruck indi- sondern gleichsam neue inhaltliche Fragestellun- ichheit von Kindern und Jugendlichen und des viduellen Partnerschaftsverhaltens. Diese Prozesse gen, die neue forschungsmethodische Innovationen Präventionsdilemmas in der Elternbildung bzw. - stehen in engem Zusammenhang mit der sozialen erfordern. Das Anliegen des Buches ist es, medien- unterstützung wendet Susanne Hartung das Konzept und demographischen Gliederung einer Gesellschaft pädagogische Forschungstraditionen und Unter- des Sozialkapitals für die Weiterentwicklung schulis- und den Begegnungsmöglichkeiten mit potenziellen suchungsansätze vor dem Hintergrund aktueller cher Gesundheitsförderung an. In einer theoretis- Partnern. Im Rahmen des DFG-Projekts „Gelegen- Problemstellungen zu reflektieren (sowohl aus the- chen Analyse des Sozialkapitalkonzepts und seiner heiten des Kennenlernens: Soziale Ungleichheiten matischer und theoretisch-inhaltlicher Sicht als auch Verwendung in den Gesundheitswissenschaften auf dem Partnermarkt in Ost und Westdeutschland“ mit Blick auf die Spezifika der Untersuchungsgegen- plädiert sie für eine differenzierte Betrachtung von wurde eine neuartige Beschreibung der individuellen stände und Forschungssubjekte) und Anstöße für die Sozialkapital als Ressourcengenerierungspotenzial. Gelegenheiten des Kennenlernens vorgenommen. Weiterentwicklung von Forschungszugängen und - Ergebnis der quantitativen und qualitativen Analyse Die unterschiedlichen Partnermarktopportunitäten methoden zu geben. sind verschiedene Sozialkapitalprofile von Eltern und -restriktionen wurden durch eine direkte Erfra- Features nach sozioökonomischen Merkmalen. Aufgrund der gung der sozialen Einbindung in Handlungskontexte Mit der Dynamik medialer Entwicklungen entstehen Ergebnisse werden Kriterien für schulische[...] und soziale[...] nicht nur neue Handlungs- und Aneignungsformen, Features Features sondern gleichsam neue inhaltliche Fragestellun- Vor dem Hintergrund der gesundheitlichen Ungle- Partnersuche, Partnerwahl, Heirat, Kinderwunsch, gen, die neue forschungsmethodische Innovationen ichheit von Kindern und Jugendlichen und des Trennungen und Scheidungen sind Ausdruck indi- erfordern. Das Anliegen des Buches ist es, medien- Präventionsdilemmas in der Elternbildung bzw. - viduellen Partnerschaftsverhaltens. Diese Prozesse pädagogische Forschungstraditionen und Unter- unterstützung wendet Susanne Hartung das Konzept stehen in engem Zusammenhang mit der sozialen suchungsansätze vor dem Hintergrund aktueller des Sozialkapitals für die Weiterentwicklung schulis- und demographischen Gliederung einer Gesellschaft Problemstellungen zu reflektieren (sowohl aus the- cher Gesundheitsförderung an. In einer theoretis- und den Begegnungsmöglichkeiten mit potenziellen matischer und [..] chen Analyse des Sozialkapitalkonzepts und seiner Partnern. Im Rahmen des DFG-Projekts „Gelegen- Contents Verwendung in den Gesundheitswissenschaften heiten des Kennenlernens: Soziale Ungleichheiten Grenzen und Möglichkeiten medienpädagogischer plädiert sie für eine [..] auf dem Partnermarkt in [..] Forschung.- Veränderung als Herausforderung Contents Contents medienpädagogischer Forschung.- Bildungspoten- Analyse des Sozialkapitalkonzepts und seiner Ver- Ein neuartiges Erhebungsinstrument: Der Partner- ziale als Gegenstand medienpädagogischer wendung zur Förderung von Gesundheit.- Analyse marktsurvey.- Struktur, Funktionsweise und soziale Forschung.- Medienbildung als Zielperspektive der Unterschiede im Sozialkapital von Eltern.- Unterschiede des Partnermarkts.- Auswirkun- medienpädagogischer Forschung. Beitrag des Sozialkapitalkonzepts für die schulische gen des Partnermarkts auf Partnerschaft und Part- Fields of interest Gesundheitsförderung und die Unterstützung der nerschaftsverhalten.- Gelegenheitsstrukturen und Media Research; Social Sciences (general); Method- Eltern. soziale Partizipation. ology of the Social Sciences Fields of interest Fields of interest Target groups Social Sciences (general); Sociology, general Sociology, general; Methodology of the Social Research Sciences; Sociology of Familiy, Youth and Aging Target groups Type of publication Research Target groups Professional book Professional/practitioner Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04717-7 Monograph Type of publication Softcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04869-3 Professional book 2014. VI, 277 S. 21 Abb. (Jahrbuch Medienpädagogik) Softcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-02793-3 37,37 € 2014. XVIII, 257 S. 52 Abb. (Gesundheit und Softcover ISBN 978-3-658-04717-7 Gesellschaft) 2014. VIII, 317 S. 12 Abb. usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 46,72 € 32,70 € ISBN 978-3-658-04869-3 ISBN 978-3-658-02793-3 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Social Sciences 125

F. Höher P. Kellermann J. Kopp, D. Lois

Vernetztes Lernen im Mentoring Soziologie des Geldes Sozialwissenschaftliche

Eine Studie zur nachhaltigen Wirkung und Evaluation von Grundlegende und zeithistorische Einsichten Datenanalyse Mentoring In Krisenzeiten wird Geld weit mehr Aufmerk- Eine Einführung Friederike Höher beschäftigt sich mit der nach- samkeit gewidmet als an Tagen wirtschaftlicher Soziologie als empirische Erfahrungswissenschaft haltigen Wirksamkeit von Mentoring. Dieses unter- Problemlosigkeit. Das zeigt sich im Vergleich der beschäftigt sich mit der Beschreibung der sozialen sucht sie auf der Basis qualitativer Interviews sechs Zeiten vor und nach dem jüngsten Ausbruch der Welt und der Überprüfung theoretischer Mecha- Jahre nach Abschluss eines regionalen Programms Krisen (Hypothekenmarkt, Banken, öffentliche nismen mit Hilfe statistischer Verfahren. Wer diese für Frauen im Kontext klein- und mittelständis- Haushalte, Wirtschaftssystem, Arbeitsmarkt). Doch Arbeiten verstehen, aber auch kritisch diskutieren cher Unternehmen. Die eigene Evaluation wird grundsätzlich kann Geld soziologisch als eine mehr will, muss ein Mindestmaß an Verständnis für die wissenschaftlich und kritisch aufgearbeitet, die oder weniger bewusste Handlungsorientierung ange- Verfahren der sozialwissenschaftlichen Datenanalyse Entwicklung von Mentoring vor dem Hintergrund sehen werden, die das Tun der Menschen in den mitbringen. Im Mittelpunkt des vorliegenden Buches des internationalen Forschungsstandes und eines modernen, extrem arbeitsteiligen, Gesellschaften steht der Versuch, die entsprechenden statistischen systemisch-konstruktivistischen Verständnisses von entscheidend beeinflusst: Über das Zahlungsmittel Grundkenntnisse für eigene Analysen zu vermitteln. Erwachsenenlernen in Richtung einer wechselseiti- ausreichend verfügen zu können bestimmt, wie das Darüber hinaus sollen den Lesern die Hilfsmittel an gen Lernbeziehung nachgezeichnet sowie ein netzw- Leben in dieser „Geldgesellschaft“ zu gestalten ist, in die Hand gegeben werden, um vorhandene Analysen erktheoretischer Zugang zu Mentoring entwickelt. der nahezu alles gekauft werden muss, was gebraucht kritisch reflektieren und gegebenenfalls eben auch Auf dieser Grundlage kann Mentoring theoretisch wird. An[...] fundiert kritisieren zu können. wie empirisch vor[...] Features Features Features In Krisenzeiten wird Geld weit mehr Aufmerk- Soziologie als empirische Erfahrungswissenschaft Friederike Höher beschäftigt sich mit der nach- samkeit gewidmet als an Tagen wirtschaftlicher beschäftigt sich mit der Beschreibung der sozialen haltigen Wirksamkeit von Mentoring. Dieses unter- Problemlosigkeit. Das zeigt sich im Vergleich der Welt und der Überprüfung theoretischer Mecha- sucht sie auf der Basis qualitativer Interviews sechs Zeiten vor und nach dem jüngsten Ausbruch der nismen mit Hilfe statistischer Verfahren. Wer diese Jahre nach Abschluss eines regionalen Programms Krisen (Hypothekenmarkt, Banken, öffentliche Arbeiten verstehen, aber auch kritisch diskutieren für Frauen im Kontext klein- und mittelständis- Haushalte, Wirtschaftssystem, Arbeitsmarkt). Doch will, muss ein Mindestmaß an Verständnis für die cher Unternehmen. Die eigene Evaluation wird grundsätzlich kann Geld soziologisch als eine mehr Verfahren der sozialwissenschaftlichen Datenanalyse wissenschaftlich und kritisch aufgearbeitet, die oder weniger bewusste Handlungsorientierung ange- mitbringen. Im Mittelpunkt des vorliegenden Buches Entwicklung von Mentoring vor dem Hintergrund sehen werden, die das Tun [..] steht der [..] des internationalen [..] Contents Contents Contents Geschichte des Geldes.- Waren und Preise.- Bedarf Zur Aufgabe der empirischen Sozialforschung und Lernen und Wissen in der und Produktion.- Geld aus wirtschaftssoziologischer der quantitativen Datenanalyse im soziologischen Wissensgesellschaft.- Mentoring-Konzepte im Sicht.- Die Große Finanzkrise 2008.- Geld im glob- Forschungsprozess.- Zur Datenlage: eigene Datener- Wandel.- Mentoring als Netzwerk.- Evaluation von alen Konkurrenzkapitalismus. hebungen oder Sekundäranalysen?.- Erste Schritte Mentoring-Projekten.- Zur nachhaltigen Wirk- der Datenanalyse: Aufbereitung, Datenbeschreibung samkeit von Mentoring. Fields of interest Sociology, general; Sociological Theory; Social Struc- und bivariate Zusammenhänge.- Faktorenanalyse Fields of interest ture, Social Inequality und Skalierung.- Lineare Regressionen.- Zur Logik Social Sciences (general); Organizational Studies, der Datenanalyse: Welche Auswertungsstrategie Economic Sociology; Gender Studies Target groups passt am besten zu meiner Fragestellung?.- Logistis- Professional/practitioner che Regressionen.- Ein Ausblick auf fortgeschrittene Target groups statistische Analyseverfahren. Research Type of publication Booklet Fields of interest Type of publication Methodology of the Social Sciences; Psychological More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04756-6 Monograph Methods / Evaluation; Sociology, general; Political Softcover Science, general; Communication Studies More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-05149-5 2014. VII, 39 S. 1 Abb. (essentials) Softcover 6,53 € Target groups 2014. XXXIV, 399 S. 8 Abb. 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S. Lischer B. Marschke, H.U. Brinkmann (Hrsg.) A.C. Michalos (Ed.)

Fernsehen als Service public Handbuch Migrationsarbeit Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and

Eine Analyse der Qualität der SRG-Fernsehprogramme Well-Being Research Deutsche mit Migrationshintergrund und Migran- Für das Schweizer Fernsehen (SRG SSR idée tinnen und Migranten aus verschiedenen Ländern The aim of this encyclopedia is to provide a com- suisse) stellt sich die Frage nach der Qualität im sind Realität geworden in unserer Gesellschaft. Gle- prehensive reference work on scientific and other Zusammenhang mit seinem Programmauftrag ichzeitig müssen wir jedoch auch feststellen, dass scholarly research on the quality of life, including (Art. 24 RTVG) und seiner Rolle als Service pub- gesellschaftliche Teilhabe und Chancengleichheit health-related quality of life research or also called lic-Unternehmen. Die Konzession der SRG, die den für diese Menschen nicht vorhanden ist. Mit der patient-reported outcomes research.Since the 1960s Programmauftrag konkretisiert, stellt demgemäß Anerkennung des Einwanderungslandes Deutsch- two overlapping but fairly distinct research com- besondere Anforderungen an die Qualität der land und der Tatsache der Benachteiligung werfen munities and traditions have developed concerning SRG-Programme. Vor diesem Hintergrund prüft sich nun Fragen auf. Wie können Benachteili- ideas about the quality of life, individually and col- Suzanne Lischer, welche Merkmale das SRG- gungen abgebaut werden? Was kann die deutsche lectively, one with a fairly narrow focus on health- Programm aufweisen muss, damit es den Qual- Mehrheitsgesellschaft tun und was können die related issues and one with a quite broad focus. In itätsvorgaben entspricht und somit seinem Ser- Minderheiten tun? Wie kann ein Gleichgewicht many ways, the central issues of these fields have vice-public-Anspruch gerecht wird. Die Autorin hergestellt werden? Welche Maßnahmen müssen roots extending to the observations and speculations stellt die Entwicklung und Anwendung eines inter- ergriffen werden, um eine Integration im Sinne einer of ancient philosophers, creating a continuous explo- subjektiv nachvollziehbaren Modells, welches die echten Teilhabe zu erreichen?[...] ration by diverse[...] vertiefende inhaltsanalytische Prüfung der[...] Features Features Features Deutsche mit Migrationshintergrund und Migran- The aim of this encyclopedia is to provide a compre- Für das Schweizer Fernsehen (SRG SSR idée suisse) tinnen und Migranten aus verschiedenen Ländern hensive reference work on scientific and other schol- stellt sich die Frage nach der Qualität im Zusammen- sind Realität geworden in unserer Gesellschaft. Gle- arly research on the quality of life, including health- hang mit seinem Programmauftrag (Art. 24 RTVG) ichzeitig müssen wir jedoch auch feststellen, dass related quality of life research or also called patient- und seiner Rolle als Service public-Unternehmen. gesellschaftliche Teilhabe und Chancengleichheit reported outcomes research.Since the 1960s two Die Konzession der SRG, die den Programmauf- für diese Menschen nicht vorhanden ist. Mit der overlapping but fairly distinct research communi- trag konkretisiert, stellt demgemäß besondere Anerkennung des Einwanderungslandes Deutsch- ties and traditions have developed concerning ideas Anforderungen an die Qualität der SRG-Pro- land und der Tatsache der Benachteiligung werfen about the quality of life, individually [..] gramme. Vor diesem Hintergrund prüft Suzanne sich nun Fragen auf. Wie [..] Lischer, welche Merkmale das [..] Contents Contents Aboriginal Peoples Survey, Canada (APS).- Report- Contents MigrantInnenarbeit – eine Einführung.- Theoretis- ing of Indices by the Press.- Accessibility.- Personal Fernsehen in der Schweiz.- Qualität von Fernsehen.- che Einführung.- Aktivierung von Migrantinnen und and Institutional Accountability.- Acquiescence Fernsehprogrammforschung. Migranten in Theorie und Praxis.- Fazit. Response Set.- Action Research.- Bakas Caregiv- Fields of interest Fields of interest ing Outcomes Scale.- Balanced Life.- Bankruptcy.- Media Research; Media Sociology; Journalism Political Science, general; Migration; Social Work; Barthel Index.- Basic Capabilities Index (BCI).- Cal- Sociology, general ibrated Development Index.- Campbell, Angus.- Target groups Canadian Index of Well-Being.- Cancer Survivor(s).- Research Target groups Cantril Self-Anchoring Striving Scale.- Daily Diary Professional/practitioner Methodology.- Dartmouth COOP Charts.- Dart- Type of publication mouth Pain Questionnaire.- Data Analysis.- Data- Monograph Type of publication book of Happiness.- Early Adolescence.- Children More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-05035-1 Handbook from[...] Softcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-531-19944-3 Fields of interest 2014. XX, 276 S. 13 Abb. Hardcover Quality of Life Research; Positive Psychology; Health 37,37 € 2014. X, 392 S. 9 Abb. and Quality of Life; Economics ISBN 978-3-658-05035-1 42,05 € usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-3-531-19944-3 Target groups Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. Research Type of publication Encyclop(a)edia More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-0752-8 Hardcover 2014. MMLXIV, 7561 p. 661 illus., 368 illus. in color. In 12 volumes, not available separately. 5.200,00 € ISBN 978-94-007-0752-8 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Social Sciences 127

M.R. Müller, J. Raab, H.-G. Soeffner (Hrsg.) A. Pfahl-Traughber A. Reuter

Grenzen der Bildinterpretation Linksextremismus in Deutschland Ärztliche Verordnungspraktiken

Eine kritische Bestandsaufnahme Perspektiven am Beispiel der Diabetikerbehandlung Für die visuelle Kommunikation und für das bild- medial vermittelte Wissen gilt wie für jegliche In den 1970er und 1980er Jahren kam der Entwick- Annette Reuter zeigt, wie sich die Versorgungsstruk- menschliche Kommunikation und wie für jedes his- lung des Linksextremismus in der öffentlichen und turen des deutschen Gesundheitssystems durch torisch-gesellschaftliche Wissen: Wer kommuniziert wissenschaftlichen Wahrnehmung große Bedeu- die Zunahme chronischer Erkrankungen verän- und Wissen hervorbringt, weitergibt und deutet, tung zu. Angesichts eines höheren Gefahrenpoten- dern. Am Beispiel der Versorgung von Typ-2- trifft auf die Dialektik von Wissen und Nichtwissen, tials des islamistischen und rechten Extremismus Diabetikern (T2D) erläutert sie die zurückliegen- von Eindeutigkeit und Mehrdeutigkeit, von Evidenz schwand diese Aufmerksamkeit in den letzten den ordnungspolitischen Aktivitäten und die und Täuschung. Die Beiträge des Bandes erörtern Jahren. Indessen lassen sich nach wie vor ein- entsprechenden Anpassungsleistung der deutschen diese komplexen Ambivalenzen des Wissens. Sie schlägige politische Bestrebungen – wenn auch mit Gesundheitsversorgung an die Bedürfnisse von T2D- stellen sich den spezifischen Herausforderungen anderer Bedeutung – ausmachen. Dieses Buch ver- Patienten. Grundlage ihrer Analyse sind Ereignis- der Analyse ikonischer Kommunikation und ikonis- steht sich als kritische Bestandsaufnahme zum Link- daten (©Disease Analyzer, IMS Health Frankfurt chen Wissens und sondieren in theologischer, sextremismus in Deutschland: Es präsentiert die a. M.) zu Patientenkonsultationen und ärztlichen kunsthistorischer, medienwissenschaftlicher und relevanten Informationen über Auffassungen und Verordnungspraktiken in den Jahren 1993 bis 2009. wissenssoziologischer Perspektive die methodologis- Handlungen und schätzt sie hinsichtlich bestimmter Zudem führt sie verschiedene theoretische Ansätze chen Probleme und[...] Aspekte und Gesichtspunkt ein. Dabei werden häu- in einem gemeinsamen Forschungsrahmen zusam- fig politisch motivierte[...] men: Pfadabhängigkeit (Makroebene),[...] Features Für die visuelle Kommunikation und für das bild- Features Features medial vermittelte Wissen gilt wie für jegliche In den 1970er und 1980er Jahren kam der Entwick- Annette Reuter zeigt, wie sich die Versorgungsstruk- menschliche Kommunikation und wie für jedes his- lung des Linksextremismus in der öffentlichen und turen des deutschen Gesundheitssystems durch torischgesellschaftliche Wissen: Wer kommuniziert wissenschaftlichen Wahrnehmung große Bedeu- die Zunahme chronischer Erkrankungen verän- und Wissen hervorbringt, weitergibt und deutet, tung zu. Angesichts eines höheren Gefahrenpoten- dern. Am Beispiel der Versorgung von Typ-2- trifft auf die Dialektik von Wissen und Nichtwissen, tials des islamistischen und rechten Extremismus Diabetikern (T2D) erläutert sie die zurückliegen- von Eindeutigkeit und Mehrdeutigkeit, von Evidenz schwand diese Aufmerksamkeit in den letzten den ordnungspolitischen Aktivitäten und die und Täuschung. Die Beiträge des Bandes erörtern Jahren. Indessen lassen sich nach wie vor ein- entsprechenden Anpassungsleistung der deutschen diese komplexen [..] schlägige politische Bestrebungen – wenn auch mit Gesundheitsversorgung an die Bedürfnisse von T2D- anderer Bedeutung – ausmachen. [..] Patienten. Grundlage ihrer Analyse sind [..] Contents (Un-)Übersetzbarkeit.- (Nicht-)Indexikalität.- Contents Contents (De-)Kontextualisierung. Definition „Extremismus“ – „Linksextremismus“.- Das deutsche Gesundheitssystem unter Anpassungs- Ideologische Grundlagen.- Geschichte des Link- druck.- Beharrung und Wandel in Mehrebenen-Sys- Fields of interest sextremismus.- Parteipolitischer Linksextremis- temen.- Symptome für Wandel und Beharrung bei Sociology, general; Methodology of the Social mus.- Organisationspolitischer Linksextremismus.- der Versorgung von Typ-2-Diabetikern.- Die Bedeu- Sciences; Cultural Studies Subkultureller Linksextremismus.- Terroristischer tung der Mikroebene bei institutionellen Pfadab- Linksextremismus.- Handlungsfelder des Linksex- hängigkeiten.- Wege aus der Wandlungsresistenz der Target groups tremismus.- Linksextremismus in Europa im Vergle- ärztlichen Verordnungspraktiken. Professional/practitioner ich. Fields of interest Type of publication Fields of interest Social Sciences (general) Professional book Social Sciences (general) More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-03995-0 Target groups Target groups Research Softcover Lower undergraduate 2014. VI, 234 S. 114 Abb., 57 Abb. in Farbe. (Wissen, Type of publication Kommunikation und Gesellschaft) Type of publication Monograph 23,36 € Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04928-7 ISBN 978-3-658-03995-0 More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04506-7 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. Softcover Softcover 2014. XII, 248 S. 39 Abb., 6 Abb. in Farbe. 2014. XIII, 248 S. 37,37 € 23,36 € ISBN 978-3-658-04928-7 ISBN 978-3-658-04506-7 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. 128 Social Sciences springer.com

A. Scherr H. Schmidt G. Schönborn

Diskriminierung und soziale ‚Das Gesetz bin ich‘ Unternehmenskultur als

Ungleichheiten Verhandlungen von Normalität in der Sozialen Arbeit Erfolgsfaktor der Corporate Identity

Erfordernisse und Perspektiven einer ungleichheitsana- Im Rahmen organisierter Sozialisation und im Span- Die Bedeutung der Unternehmenskultur für den ökonomis- lytischen Fundierung von Diskriminierungsforschung und chen Erfolg von Unternehmen Antidiskriminierungsstrategien nungsfeld zwischen Hilfe und Kontrolle repro- duzieren die Professionellen der Sozialen Arbeit Für Unternehmen sind die Unternehmenskultur Der Beitrag geht von der Beobachtungen aus, soziale Normen. Diese ethnografische Studie zeich- und die Identifikation ihrer Mitarbeiter von Bedeu- dass sich die sozialwissenschaftliche Ungleich- net gelingende konstitutive Bedingungen in Inter- tung, weil deren Veränderung eine Wirkung auf die heitsforschung einerseits, die psychologische und aktionen nach. Gerade die Offene Kinder- und Corporate Identity und einen möglichen Einfluss die sozialwissenschaftliche Diskriminierungs- Jugendarbeit mit ihrem Alltagsbezug und ihrer auf die Leistungsbereitschaft der Mitarbeiter haben. forschung anderseits weitgehend getrennt voneinan- Offenheit erweist sich als erkenntnisreich hin- Die Gestaltung der Corporate Identity gilt als sub- der entwickelt haben. Davon ausgehend wird gezeigt, sichtlich der Erlangung von Sanktionsmacht, sozialer tiles Integrationserfordernis mit hohen Anforderun- dass dies zu einem unzureichenden Verständnis der Kontrolle, der Durchsetzung sozialer Normen und gen. Sie gehört zu den erfolgskritischen Aufgaben gesellschaftlichen Bedingungen von Diskriminierung der Initiierung von Selbstregulierungsprozessen bei des Kommunikations-Managements und stellt einen führt. Vor diesem Hintergrund werden Überlegun- Kindern und Jugendlichen. Der Autor zeigt, dass differenzierenden Wettbewerbsfaktor dar. Gregor gen zu einem ungleichheitstheoretisch fundierten keine soziale Normen zwischen Professionellen und Schönborn identifiziert Steuerungsfaktoren einer Verständnis von Diskriminierung entwickelt, das Adressatinnen und Adressaten ausgehandelt werden, Unternehmenskultur auf Grundlage einer Stich- dazu befähigt, die Bedeutung diskriminierender sondern[...] probe von 47 Unternehmen. Dabei analysiert er Strukturen und Praktiken in modernen, funktional schrittweise einen hypothetischen Zusammenhang Features differenzierten Gesellschaften zu verstehen. Dies zwischen[...] führt zur[...] Im Rahmen organisierter Sozialisation und im Span- nungsfeld zwischen Hilfe und Kontrolle repro- Features Features duzieren die Professionellen der Sozialen Arbeit Für Unternehmen sind die Unternehmenskultur und Der Beitrag geht von der Beobachtungen aus, soziale Normen. Diese ethnografische Studie zeich- die Identifikation ihrer Mitarbeiter von Bedeutung, dass sich die sozialwissenschaftliche Ungleich- net gelingende konstitutive Bedingungen in Inter- weil deren Veränderung eine Wirkung auf die Cor- heitsforschung einerseits, die psychologische und aktionen nach. Gerade die Offene Kinder- und porate Identity und einen möglichen Einfluss auf die sozialwissenschaftliche Diskriminierungs- Jugendarbeit mit ihrem Alltagsbezug und ihrer die Leistungsbereitschaft der Mitarbeiter haben. Die forschung anderseits weitgehend getrennt voneinan- Offenheit erweist sich als erkenntnisreich hin- Gestaltung der Corporate Identity gilt als subtiles der entwickelt haben. Davon ausgehend wird gezeigt, sichtlich der Erlangung von [..] Integrationserfordernis mit hohen Anforderungen. dass dies zu einem unzureichenden Verständnis der Sie gehört zu den erfolgskritischen Aufgaben des [..] gesellschaftlichen Bedingungen von Diskriminierung Contents führt. Vor diesem [..] Theorie und Forschungsstand sozialer Normen.- Contents Ethnografische Forschungsmethode.- Quantitative Anthropologische Herleitung.- Empirische Studie - Contents und qualitative Auswertung.- Ausblick. Zusammenhangsforschung Werte und Erfolg.- Cor- Zusammenwirken von sozialer Ungleichheit und porate Identity - Unternehmenskultur als Naviga- Fields of interest Diskriminierung.- Blindstellen des Anti-Diskrim- tionssystem.- Praxisthemen - Employer-Branding Social Work inierungsdiskurses.- Gesellschaftliche Bedingungen und Nachhaltigkeit. von Diskriminierung. Target groups Fields of interest Research Fields of interest Social Sciences (general); Communication Studies; Social Structure, Social Inequality; Sociology, gen- Type of publication Cultural Management eral; Quality of Life Research Monograph Target groups Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-03826-7 Research Professional/practitioner Softcover Type of publication 2014. VIII, 496 S. 31 Abb., 11 Abb. in Farbe. Type of publication Monograph Booklet 65,41 € ISBN 978-3-658-03826-7 More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04998-0 More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04715-3 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Softcover Softcover 2014. XXII, 353 S. 30 Abb. 2014. VII, 36 S. 1 Abb. (essentials) 46,72 € 6,53 € ISBN 978-3-658-04998-0 ISBN 978-3-658-04715-3 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Social Sciences 129

N. Seewald M. Simeonov Editor-in-chief: C. Smith

Die Logik von Drohung und Die Beziehung zwischen Mensch Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology Vergeltung und Heimtier Archaeology – the study of human cultures through Wie Akteure ihren Sicherungsproblemen begegnen Entwicklungen und Tendenzen innerhalb Deutschlands seit der Jahrtausendwende the analysis and interpretation of artefacts and mate- Jede unvollständig geregelte Interaktionsumwelt pro- rial remains – continues to captivate and engage duziert Sicherungsprobleme, denen Akteure stets mit Die Beziehung zwischen Mensch und Heimtier hat people on a local and global level. Internationally cel- sehr ähnlichen Logiken von Drohung und Vergel- eine Jahrtausende währende Vergangenheit und – ebrated heritage sites such as the pyramids—both tung begegnen. Blutfehden, Mafiakriege und das gemessen an den Umsatzzahlen der Heimtierindus- Egyptian and Mayan—Lascaux caves, and the stat- Risiko eines Atomkriegs sind hohe Einsätze, doch trie – auch eine sehr erfolgversprechende Zukunft. ues of Easter Island provide insights into our ances- diese können vor dem Hintergrund langfristiger Die Haltung von Heimtieren ist in fast allen tors and their actions and motivation. But there is Handlungsfolgen sehr rational und für dauerhafte Lebenswelten präsent, sie beeinflusst einen bre- much more to archaeology than famous sites. Ask Interaktionsumgebungen notwendig sein. Trotz aller iten Kosmos an sozialen Handlungen und stellt die any archaeologist about their job and they will touch Kosten können sich die Wahlmöglichkeiten eines Basis ganzer Berufsfelder. Dennoch gibt es nur vere- on archaeological theory, chemistry, geology, his- Akteurs unter bestimmten Bedingungen dahinge- inzelte sozialwissenschaftliche Untersuchungen tory, classical studies, museum studies, ethical prac- hend reduzieren, dass Vergeltung zur einzigen dieses Themenbereichs. Maria Simeonov untersucht, tice, and survey methods, along with the analysis and lohnenden Handlungsoption wird. Norbert Seewald wie sich die Heimtierhaltung in Deutschland, ins- interpretation of artefacts[...] analysiert Vergeltungsaspekte in ihrer Funktion als besondere in jüngster Zeit, entwickelte. Sie zeigt auf, Features Fundament aller stabilitätsfähigen Systeme die jeder welche gesellschaftlichen Bereiche Einfluss auf die Archaeology – the study of human cultures through sozialen[...] Beziehung zum Heimtier nehmen, und ermöglicht so den[...] the analysis and interpretation of artefacts and mate- Features rial remains – continues to captivate and engage Jede unvollständig geregelte Interaktionsumwelt pro- Features people on a local and global level. Internationally cel- duziert Sicherungsprobleme, denen Akteure stets mit Die Beziehung zwischen Mensch und Heimtier hat ebrated heritage sites such as the pyramids—both sehr ähnlichen Logiken von Drohung und Vergel- eine Jahrtausendewährende Vergangenheit und – Egyptian and Mayan—Lascaux caves, and the statues tung begegnen. Blutfehden, Mafiakriege und das gemessen an den Umsatzzahlen der Heimtierindus- of Easter Island provide insights into our ancestors Risiko eines Atomkriegs sind hohe Einsätze, doch trie – auch eine sehr erfolgversprechende Zukunft. and their actions and motivation. But there is much diese können vor dem Hintergrund langfristiger Die Haltung von Heimtieren ist in fast allen [..] Handlungsfolgen sehr rational und für dauerhafte Lebenswelten präsent, sie beeinflusst einen breiten Contents Interaktionsumgebungen notwendig sein. Trotz aller Kosmos an sozialen Handlungen und stellt die Basis Main Sections: Agriculture and Domestication.- Kosten können sich [..] ganzer Berufsfelder. Dennoch gibt es nur vereinzelte [..] Archaeology of Art.- Archaeology in the Modern Contents World.- Archaeological Science.- Bioarchaeology Welche Interaktionsbedingungen den Akteuren Contents and Human Osteology.- Classical Archaeology.- Droh- und Vergeltungsnotwendigkeiten nahele- Die Beziehung zum Heimtier.- Tendenzen der Conservation and Preservation.- Cultural Her- gen können.- Ziele und Charakter von Vergel- Heimtierhaltung und des Heimtiermarktes seit itage Management.- Environmental Archaeology.- tungshandlungen.- Rahmenbedingungen von der Jahrtausendwende.- Einflüsse auf die Men- Ethics.- Extreme Environments.- Field Archaeol- Vergeltungsverhandlungen und Steuerungselemente sch-Heimtier-Beziehung und deren Wandel seit ogy.- Geographical and Cultural Overview Essays.- von Vergeltungshandlungen.- Praktische Betrach- 2000.- Folgen der Beziehung für das Tier. Historical Archaeology.- History of Archaeology.- tung anhand von traditioneller und moderner Mafia, Human Evolution.- Hunter-Gatherer and Mid- segmentären Gesellschaften und dem Kalten Krieg.- Fields of interest Range Societies.- Indiginous Archaeology.- Islamic Der Weg von privater zu organisationsgesteuerter Cultural Studies; Social Sciences (general); Sociology, Archaeology.- Legislation.- Medieval Archaeology.- Vergeltung. general Museums.- Near East .-[...]

Fields of interest Target groups Fields of interest Sociology, general Research Archaeology; Cultural Heritage; Classical Studies

Target groups Type of publication Target groups Research Monograph Research More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04920-1 Type of publication Type of publication Monograph Softcover Encyclop(a)edia 2014. VIII, 103 S. 4 Abb. More on www.springer.com/978-1-4419-0426-3 More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04839-6 28,03 € Softcover ISBN 978-3-658-04920-1 Hardcover 2014. VIII, 262 S. usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 2014. CXLVI, 8013 p. 2619 illus., 1828 illus. in color. Print 37,37 € + eReference. ISBN 978-3-658-04839-6 5.250,00 € ISBN 978-1-4419-0466-9 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. 130 Social Sciences springer.com

C. Strünck B. Thege, S. Popescu-Willigmann, R. Pioch, S. Badri-Höher (Eds.) X. Tian

Gibt es ein Recht auf Gemeinwohl? Paths to Career and Success for The Hope of the Country with a

Öffentliche Interessen im Blickwinkel von Rechts- und Politik- Women in Science Large Population wissenschaft Findings from International Research Theories and Practices of China's Population Transformation Politikwissenschaftliche Pluralismustheorien betra- Gender equality in science is a major challenge for China has the largest population in the world. How- chten Gemeinwohl als Resultat politischer Kom- higher education systems, which are facing many ever, according to the United Nations, India and promisse. Solche prozeduralen Konzepte finden constraints. This book presents some of the latest China are expected to simultaneously reach a pop- sich auch in der Rechtswissenschaft, wenn es darum research findings from Germany, South Africa and ulation of approximately 1.38 billion by 2030, with geht, allgemeinen und schwachen Interessengrup- Austria on women’s careers in science and research. India taking a slight lead. China will be all too happy pen besondere Klagerechte einzuräumen. Allerd- The volume provides insights into the research sys- to surrender its position as the country with the ings müssen Gerichte in ihren Urteilen inhaltlich tem from a female career perspective, and highlights largest population. Where does this attitude come begründen, inwiefern mit solchen Klagen öffentliche the lessons women can learn from the findings in from? For China, this situation is symbolic of the Interessen gewahrt werden. Am Beispiel des Ver- order to promote their own careers. solution to the excessive population and a milestone braucherschutzes erläutert der Autor, warum mod- in the “Three-Stage” population development strat- erne Pluralismuskonzepte auch solche inhaltlichen Features egy, as well as the people’s hope. In order to realize Gemeinwohlbestimmungen in die Analyse der Inter- Gender equality in science is a major challenge for this hope, it firstly depends on the transformation essenvermittlung einbeziehen sollten. higher education systems, which are facing many from the previous high birth rate, high death rate, constraints. This book presents some of the latest Features and low growth rate of[...] research findings from Germany, South Africa and Politikwissenschaftliche Pluralismustheorien betra- Austria on women’s careers in science and research. Features chten Gemeinwohl als Resultat politischer Kom- The volume provides insights into the research sys- China has the largest population in the world. How- promisse. Solche prozeduralen Konzepte finden tem from a female career perspective, and highlights ever, according to the United Nations, India and sich auch in der Rechtswissenschaft, wenn es darum the lessons women can learn from the findings in China are expected to simultaneously reach a pop- geht, allgemeinen und schwachen Interessengrup- order [..] ulation of approximately 1.38 billion by 2030, with pen besondere Klagerechte einzuräumen. Allerdings India taking a slight lead. China will be all too happy müssen Gerichte in ihren Urteilen inhaltlich begrün- Contents to surrender its position as the country with the den, inwiefern mit solchen Klagen öffentliche Inter- How Cultures in Science and Research (Re) Produce largest population. Where does this attitude come essen gewahrt [..] Gender (In) Equality.- Career Paths of Women in from? For China, this situation is symbolic of the [..] Science. Contents Contents Die Verteidigung „öffentlicher Interessen“.- Die Fields of interest Chapter 1 Corrections on the Population Theory Dilemmata „allgemeiner Interessen“.- Kollektive Gender Studies; Social Structure, Social Inequality and the Population Problem of China.- Chapter Interessenvertretung oder individueller Rechtss- 2 Population Economy and Labor Employment.- chutz?.- Sammelklagen als Ausdruck und Konse- Target groups Chapter 3 Population Aging and Old-Age Security.- quenz des fragmentierten Pluralismus am Beispiel Research Chapter 4 Population Flow and Population Urban- der USA.- Prozedurales Gemeinwohl als grenzüber- ization .- Chapter 5 Population and Sustainable schreitender Konsens?. Type of publication Development .- Chapter 6 The Strategy of Popula- Monograph Fields of interest tion Development and Population Policies.- Chapter Political Theory; Fundamentals of Law; Social Struc- More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04060-4 7 Population Research and Subject Building. ture, Social Inequality Softcover Fields of interest 2014. X, 308 p. 38 illus. Demography; Population Economics Target groups 37,37 € Professional/practitioner ISBN 978-3-658-04060-4 Target groups usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Type of publication Research Booklet Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04666-8 Monograph Softcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-40831-1 2014. VII, 26 S. 1 Abb. (essentials) Hardcover 6,53 € 2014. XIII, 296 p. 23 illus. ISBN 978-3-658-04666-8 99,99 € usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-3-642-40831-1 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Social Sciences 131

J. Tropp J.M. Türling H.F.O. Vakalahi, G.M. Simpson, N. Giunta (Eds.)

Moderne Marketing- Die professionelle The Collective Spirit of Aging Across Kommunikation Fehlerkompetenz von Cultures

System - Prozess - Management (angehenden) Lehrkräften The collective, inclusive, and intersectional frame- Eine empirische Untersuchung im Rechnungswesenunterricht Das Lehrbuch gibt vor einem kommunikationswis- work used in this book speaks to the significance of senschaftlichen Hintergrund einen Überblick über Janosch M. Türling widmet sich einer zentralen understanding aging across diverse cultures from die Grundlagen und das Management Moderner und in der Lehrerbildungsforschung bislang weit- multiple perspectives, but still as a shared human Marketing-Kommunikation. Ausgehend von der sys- gehend vernachlässigten Kompetenzfacette von experience. The underlying message of the book is tematischen Aufbereitung der neueren Entwicklun- Lehrkräften, nämlich der Diagnose von und dem that although we are unique and different in our gen wird der Marketing-Kommunikationsprozess Umgang mit Schülerfehlern – der „professionellen aging processes, we are ultimately connected through und dessen Management gegliedert nach seinen Fehlerkompetenz“ (PFK). Inhaltlich nimmt der this physical, mental and spiritual experience of einzelnen Phasen dargestellt. Besondere Berück- Autor den Rechnungswesenunterricht in den Blick, aging. Thus, regardless of whether we are service sichtigung finden dabei die neuen Kommunika- der als Kerndisziplin kaufmännischer Curricula providers, service recipients, educators or merely fel- tionsdisziplinen wie Utility Marketing, Guerilla gesehen wird und bei Lehrkräften als „fehlerintensiv“ low human beings, it is important that we approach Marketing oder Word-of-Mouth-Marketing. In der gilt. Dafür hat er einschlägige Arbeiten der (fachdi- the aging experience through a collective lens for dis- überarbeiteten Auflage des Buches, das zu den Stan- daktischen) Fehlerforschung sowie der Lehrerbil- covering and sharing resources as we age; honoring dardwerken in der Literatur zur marketingbezoge- dungs- und Unterrichtsforschung systematisch the past while[...] nen Organisationskommunikation zählt, sind die aufgearbeitet. Die Erkenntnisse fließen in ein Mod- neuesten Entwicklungen der[...] Features ell der PFK ein, das sich neben Wissensfacetten auch The collective, inclusive, and intersectional frame- durch[...] Features work used in this book speaks to the significance of Das Lehrbuch gibt vor einem kommunikationswis- Features understanding aging across diverse cultures from senschaftlichen Hintergrund einen Überblick über Janosch M. Türling widmet sich einer zentralen multiple perspectives, but still as a shared human die Grundlagen und das Management Moderner und in der Lehrerbildungsforschung bislang weit- experience. The underlying message of the book Marketing-Kommunikation. Ausgehend von der sys- gehend vernachlässigten Kompetenzfacette von is that although we are unique and different in our tematischen Aufbereitung der aktuellen Entwicklun- Lehrkräften, nämlich der Diagnose von und dem aging processes, we are ultimately connected through gen wird der Marketing-Kommunikationsprozess Umgang mit Schülerfehlern – der „professionellen this physical, mental and spiritual experience of [..] und dessen Management gegliedert nach seinen Fehlerkompetenz“ (PFK). Inhaltlich nimmt der einzelnen Phasen dargestellt. Besondere Berücksich- Contents Autor den Rechnungswesenunterricht in den Blick, tigung finden dabei die neuen [..] Foreword: Chandra Mehrotra.- Chapter 1: 4th Gen- der als Kerndisziplin kaufmännischer Curricula erational Theories of Intersection: Multicultural gesehen wird und bei Lehrkräften [..] Contents Aging:Gaynell M. Simpson, Nancy Giunta.- Chapter Erkenntnistheoretische Anmerkungen zur Moder- Contents 2: A Historical Perspective in Aging and Gerontol- nen Marketing-Kommunikation.- Marketing-Kom- Schülerfehler als konstitutives Merkmal von Lehr- ogy: Patsy R. Smith.- Chapter 3: The Fourth Hill of munikation im Wandel.- Prozess und Management Lern-Prozessen.- Professionelle Kompetenz von Life: American Indian/Alaska Native Elders:Priscilla der Modernen Marketing-Kommunikation. Lehrkräften. A Day.- Chapter 4: Aging and Mistreatment: Vic- timization of Older Adults in the United States: Fields of interest Fields of interest Pamela B. Teaster, Debra A. Harley, Amani Ket- Communication Studies; Marketing Social Sciences (general) taneh.- Chapter 5: Latin@ Elders: Securing Healthy Aging Inspite of Health and Mental Health Dispari- Target groups Target groups ties: Catherine K. Medina, Lirio K. Negroni.- Chap- Upper undergraduate Research ter[...] Type of publication Type of publication Fields of interest German textbook Booklet Aging; Geriatrics / Gerontology; Cultural Studies More on www.springer.com/978-3-531-19912-2 More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04930-0 Target groups Softcover Softcover Research 2014. XXVIII, 782 S. 283 Abb. 2014. XXII, 235 S. 22 Abb. 56,07 € 46,72 € Type of publication ISBN 978-3-531-19912-2 ISBN 978-3-658-04930-0 Contributed volume Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days More on www.springer.com/978-94-017-8593-8 Hardcover 2014. XII, 286 p. 8 illus. 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D. Van Maele, P.B. Forsyth, M. Van Houtte (Eds.) S. Weischenberg M. Whiteside, K. Tsey, Y. Cadet-James, J. McCalman

Trust and School Life Max Weber und die Vermessung der Promoting Aboriginal Health

The Role of Trust for Learning, Teaching, Leading, and Bridg- Medienwelt The Family Wellbeing Empowerment Approach ing Empirie und Ethik des Journalismus - eine Spurenlese "Those of us who have worked on the frontline of This book samples recent and emerging trust Aboriginal health for any length of time know that Für ihn scheint heute kein Superlativ gewaltig genug: research in education including an array of concep- beneath the surface reality of Aboriginal people's Einer der größten Deutschen aller Zeiten wird er tual approaches, measurement innovations, and poor health outcomes sits a deeper truth. It is about genannt, wichtigster Inspirator und Irritierer. Vielle- explored determinants and outcomes of trust. The the importance of social and emotional wellbeing, icht war Max Weber – vor 150 Jahren in Erfurt collection of pathways explores the phenomenon of and how this flows from a sense of control over geboren – einer der letzten Universalgelehrten. trust and establishes the significance of trust rela- one's own life. Where this is lacking, as it is in so Sein Werk blieb rätselhaft. Doch er hinterließ eine tionships in school life. It emboldens the claim that many Aboriginal families and communities, there is Vielzahl einprägsamer Begriffe und Formeln: Ideal- trust merits continued attention of both scholars and instead indifference and despair and a descent into typus, Verantwortungsethik, Charisma, die harten practitioners because of the role it plays in the pro- poor lifestyle choices and self-destructive behaviours. Bretter, die der Politiker bohren muss – und vor duction of equity and excellence. Divided into four Our medical professionals do a great job of prescrib- allem die ‚Entzauberung der Welt’. Zu den Themen parts, the book explores trust under the rubrics of ing medicines and devising treatment programs but, seiner Analyse der modernen Gesellschaft gehörten learning, teaching, leading and bridging.The book to fix the root causes of ill-health, we need something auch die Massenmedien. Das große empirische Pro- proposes a variety of directions for future research. more. As[...] jekt, welches er 1910 der deutschen Soziologie zur These include the simultaneous[...] Vermessung der Medienwelt in die Wiege gelegt[...] Features Features "Those of us who have worked on the frontline of Features This book samples recent and emerging trust Aboriginal health for any length of time know that Für ihn scheint heute kein Superlativ gewaltig genug: research in education including an array of concep- beneath the surface reality of Aboriginal people's Einer der größten Deutschen aller Zeiten wird tual approaches, measurement innovations, and poor health outcomes sits a deeper truth. It is about er genannt, wichtigster Inspirator und Irritierer. explored determinants and outcomes of trust. The the importance of social and emotional wellbeing, Vielleicht war Max Weber einer der letzten Univer- collection of pathways explores the phenomenon of and how this flows from a sense of control over one's salgelehrten. Sein Werk blieb rätselhaft. Doch er trust and establishes the significance of trust rela- own life. Where this is lacking, as it is in so many hinterließ eine Vielzahl einprägsamer Begriffe und tionships in school life. It emboldens the claim that Aboriginal families and communities, there is [..] Formeln: Idealtypus, Charisma, die harten Bretter, trust merits continued attention of both scholars and die der Politiker bohren muss – und vor allem die [..] [..] Contents The Family Wellbeing Empowerment Program.- The Contents Contents Research Approach.- An Aboriginal Family Wellbe- Mediensoziologie und Medienethik.- Forschungs- Chapter 1: Introduction.- PART I: TRUST AND ing Model of Empowerment.- Beliefs and Attitudes.- Forschung zur Aussagenentstehung.- Max Webers LEARNING.- Chapter 2: Trust in Elementary and Skills and Knowledge.- Agency.- Outcomes.- Con- Fragestellungen und ihre Spuren.- Das Jahrhundert Secondary Urban Schools: A Pathway for Student clusion. der Journalismusforschung. Success and College Ambition; Barbara Schnei- Fields of interest der, Justina Judy, Christina Mazuca and Michael Fields of interest Social Sciences (general) Broda.- Chapter 3: The Interconnectivity of Trust Journalism; Media Sociology in Schools; Megan Tschannen-Moran.- Chapter 4: Target groups Organizational Predictability, the School Principal Target groups Popular/general and Achievement; Patrick B. Forsyth and Curt M. Research Adams.- Chapter 5: Teacher Trust in the Principal: Type of publication Factor Structure and Effects; Monixa Makiewicz Type of publication Monograph and Douglas Mitchell.- PART II: TRUST AND Monograph TEACHING.- Chapter 6: The[...] More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04617-4 More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-03088-9 Softcover Fields of interest Hardcover 2014. XVI, 54 p. 7 illus. in color. (SpringerBriefs in Public Sociology, general; Educational Psychology; Child 2014. VIII, 416 S. 2 Abb. Health) and School Psychology 46,72 € 49,99 € ISBN 978-3-658-03088-9 ISBN 978-3-319-04617-4 Target groups usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Research usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-017-8013-1 Hardcover 2014. VIII, 352 p. 16 illus. 129,99 € ISBN 978-94-017-8013-1 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Statistics 133

Statistics

M. Ahsanullah, B.M.G. Kibria, M. Shakil

Normal and Student´s t Distributions and Their Applications

The most important properties of normal and Stu- dent t-distributions are presented. A number of applications of these properties are demonstrated. New related results dealing with the distributions of the sum, product and ratio of the independent nor- mal and Student distributions are presented. The materials will be useful to the advanced undergrad- uate and graduate students and practitioners in the various fields of science and engineering.

Features The most important properties of normal and Stu- dent t-distributions are presented. A number of applications of these properties are demonstrated. New related results dealing with the distributions of the sum, product and ratio of the independent nor- mal and Student distributions are presented. The materials will be useful to the advanced undergrad- uate and graduate students and practitioners in the various [..]

Contents Introduction.- Normal Distributions.- Student’s Dis- tributions.- Sum, Product & Ratio for the Normal Random Variables.- Sum, Product & Ratio for the Student’s Random Variables.- Sum, Product & Ratio for the Normal and Student’s Random Variables.- Product of the Normal and Student’s Densities.- Characterizations of Normal Distributions.- Charac- terizations of Student’s Distributions.- Concluding Remarks.

Fields of interest Statistics (general); Mathematics (general); Business & Economics (general); Social Sciences (general); Computer Science (general); Education (general)

Target groups Upper undergraduate

Type of publication Undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-94-6239-060-7 Hardcover 2014. XII, 157 p. 36 illus., 27 illus. in color. (Atlantis Stud- ies in Probability and Statistics, Vol. 4) 39,99 € ISBN 978-94-6239-060-7 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Order Now! Springer Customized Catalog

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