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C. Behl, University Medical Center of the Johanne, Mainz, Ger- Arts Biomedicine many; C. Ziegler, University Medical Center of the Jo, Mainz, Ger- many

P. Wang M. Balali-Mood, M. Abdollahi (Eds.) Cell Aging: Molecular Mechanisms and Implications for Disease Musik und Werbung Basic and Clinical Toxicology of

Wie Werbung und Medien die Entwicklung der Musikindustrie Organophosphorus Compounds Aging represents a physiological and per se non- beeinflussen pathological and multifactorial process involving a set of key genes and mechanisms being triggered by This book explains the chemistry of Organophos- Zwischen den 1920er und 1950er Jahren waren die different endogenous and exogenous factors. Since phorus compounds (OPs), their mechanism of toxic- Tabakhersteller in den USA für den musikalischen aging is a major risk factor in connection with a vari- ity and the history of OPs from their initial discovery Inhalt in den wichtigsten Medien verantwortlich. ety of human disorders, it is increasingly becoming to the development of new compounds such as Novi- Ihre Werbeagenturen machten nicht nur Reklame, a central topic in biochemical and medical research. choks. It details the harmful effects to human health sie waren zudem Booker und Programmverant- The plethora of theories on aging – some of which both as a result of acute and chronic OP exposure wortliche. Sie machten Jazz und Swing salonfähig, have been discussed for decades – are neither iso- and the necessary clinical management of affected Sänger zu Popstars und entwickelten die allererste lated nor contradictory but instead can be connected patients to reduce their toxic side effects. The book Chartshow. Die Werbung beherrschte nicht nur den in a network of pathways and processes at the cellu- also explains the detrimental effect that OPs have Content, sie war sogar ein wichtiger Faktor für die lar and molecular levels. This book summarizes the had on the environment and the efforts being made Geburt der Plattenindustrie. Pinie Wang analysiert most prominent and important approaches, focusing to prevent this in the future. Finally, the book looks den Wandel der Musikindustrie aufgrund des Ein- on telomeres, DNA damage and[...] flusses von Werbung – vom Zeitalter der Noten- at the incidents where OPs have been used as chemi- blätter bis hin zu Social Media. Die Autorin hebt cal warfare agents. Basic and Clinical Toxicology of Features die hybride Eigenschaft von Musik in öffentlichen Organophosphorus Compounds[...] Aging represents a physiological and per se non- Medien[...] pathological and multifactorial process involving a Features set of key genes and mechanisms being triggered by This book explains the chemistry of organophospho- Features different endogenous and exogenous factors. Since rus compounds (OPs), their mechanism of toxicity Zwischen den 1920er und 1950er Jahren waren die aging is a major risk factor in connection with a vari- and the history of OPs from their initial discovery to Tabakhersteller in den USA für den musikalischen ety of human disorders, it is increasingly becoming the development of new compounds such as Novi- Inhalt in den wichtigsten Medien verantwortlich. a central topic in biochemical and medical research. choks. It details the harmful effects to human health Ihre Werbeagenturen machten nicht nur Reklame, The plethora of theories on aging – some of [..] sie waren zudem Booker und Programmverant- both as a result of acute and chronic OP exposure wortliche. Sie machten Jazz und Swing salonfähig, and the necessary clinical management of affected Contents Sänger zu Popstars und entwickelten die allererste patients to reduce their toxic side effects. The book Aging and cell aging: an introduction.- Cell cycle: Chartshow. Die Werbung beherrschte nicht nur den also [..] the life cycle of a cell.- Theories and mechanisms of Content, sie war sogar ein [..] aging.- Selected age-related disorders. Contents Contents Chemistry and classification of OP compounds.- Fields of interest Das Live-Geschäft als Kernkompetenz der Musikin- History of use and epidemiology of organophospho- Molecular Medicine; Cell Biology; Pathology dustrie.- Das Senden von Musik als Kernkompetenz rus poisoning.- Acute toxicity of organophosphorus der Musikindustrie.- Der Tonträger als Kernkom- compounds.- Chronic toxicity of organophospho- Target groups petenz der Musikindustrie.- Dienstleistung als rus compounds.- Toxicity and novel biomark- Research Kernkompetenz der Musikindustrie.- Musik als eine ers of OP exposure.- Clinical management of spezifische Form öffentlicher Kommunikation. acute OP pesticide poisoning.- Clinical manage- Type of publication ment of organophosphorus nerve agents’ poison- Brief ings.- Occupational and environmental aspects of Fields of interest More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-45178-2 Humanities; Music; Media Research; Cultural Stud- organophosphorus compounds.- Summary, discus- ies sion and conclusions. Softcover 2014. IX, 108 p. 34 illus., 32 illus. in color. (SpringerBriefs Target groups Fields of interest in Molecular Medicine) Research Pharmacology / Toxicology; Emergency Medicine; $49.95 Molecular Medicine; Biomedicine (general); Envi- ISBN 978-3-642-45178-2 Type of publication ronmental Health usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Monograph Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04639-2 Professional/practitioner Softcover 2014. XII, 240 S. 40 Abb. Type of publication $59.99 Professional book ISBN 978-3-658-04639-2 More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-5624-6 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Hardcover 2014. XII, 257 p. 31 illus., 6 illus. in color. $189.00 ISBN 978-1-4471-5624-6 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Biomedicine 3

S. Kanner (Ed.) Y. Kato, University of Hyogo, Himeji, Japan (Ed.) S. Redline, N.A. Berger (Eds.)

Tumor Metabolome Targeting and Lipid Hydroperoxide-Derived Impact of Sleep and Sleep Drug Development Modification of Biomolecules Disturbances on Obesity and Cancer

In this volume, the major metabolic alterations Lipid peroxidation is an important cellular process Sleep has recently been recognized as a critical deter- identified in cancer and tumor-associated cells which can lead to detrimental effects if it is not reg- minant of energy balance regulating, restoration and are explored, including discussions of former and ulated efficiently. Lipid hydroperoxide is formed in repair of many of the physiologic and psychologic emerging approaches to drug development in target- an initial step of lipid peroxidation. Lipid hydroper- processes involved in modulating energy intake and ing cancer cell metabolism. The metabolic network oxide is also known as a potential source of singlet utilization. In addition to having an impact on obe- in cells promotes the generation of both energy and oxygen. Harmful aldehydes are formed when the sity, sleep abnormalities, both quantitative and qual- biomass needed for them to grow, divide and differ- lipid hydroperoxide is degraded. The formed alde- itative, have now been shown to have significant entiate. However, the metabolism of malignant cells hyde has high reactivity against thiol or amine moi- effects on obesity associated comorbidities, includ- generally varies from that of normal cells. These dif- eties. Therefore, it could act as a signaling molecule, ing metabolic syndrome, premalignant lesions and ferences provide a platform for the discovery of new which might induce the changing of gears inside a cancer. Sleep problems and fatigue also constitute a approaches to targeting potential vulnerabilities in cell. Recent studies have shown that lipid hydroper- significant challenge for the ever expanding group of cancer cells for therapeutic options Some of the sig- oxide or a slightly modified product of the lipid cancer survivors. Moreover, circadian misalignment, nificant changes that occur involve ATP production hydroperoxide reacts with biomolecules such as pro- such as that experienced by "shift workers" has been and consumption that modulates[...] teins and[...] shown to be[...]

Features Features Features In this volume, the major metabolic alterations This volume focusses on oxidative modifications This volume on the Impact of Sleep and Sleep Dis- identified in cancer and tumor-associated cells of lipid molecules and the successive generation of turbances on Obesity and Cancer continues the are explored, including discussions of former and singlet oxygen. The book also covers the secondary transdisciplinary approach of this series with chap- emerging approaches to drug development in target- adductions of these reactive species with proteins ters authored by the leading experts in this field, ing cancer cell metabolism. The metabolic network and aminophospholipids. During lipid peroxidation, focused on the normal regulation of the restorative in cells promotes the generation of both energy and the initial event is the formation of lipid hydroper- sleep associated processes across the lifespan, the biomass needed for them to grow, divide and differ- oxide, which is followed by an oxidation event that major mechanisms of sleep and circadian rhythm entiate. However, the metabolism of malignant cells starts a chain-reaction. The formed lipid [..] disturbances and the behavioral, physiologic, bio- [..] chemical and [..] Contents Contents Preface. I Lipid peroxidation and small molecule Contents Tumor cell metabolic reprogramming and drug adducts.- Lipid hydroperoxides as a source of singlet Preface.- Sleep Across the Lifespan.- Effects of Sleep targeting.- Cancer metabolism: a nexus of matter, molecular oxygen.- The formation of lipid hydroper- Deficiency on Hormones, Cytokines, and Metabo- energy and reactive oxygen species.- Regulating oxide-derived amide-type lysine adducts on proteins: lism.- Sleep Disorders and Melatonin.- Biomedical mitochondrial respiration in cancer.- Regulation a review of current knowledge.- Lipid hydroperox- Effects of Circadian Rhythm Disturbances.- Inter- of cancer cell metabolism by hypoxia.- Glucose ide-derived adduction to amino-phospholipid in mittent Hypoxia: Mechanistic Pathways Influenc- metabolism and the anti-oxidative defence system in biomembrane.- Amide-type adduct of dopamine ing Cancer.- Association of Sleep Apnea and Cancer: cancer cells: Options for application of ROS-based - Plausible cause of Parkinson diseases.- Determi- From Animal Studies to Human Epidemiological anticancer drugs.- Modulating autophagy and the nation of HEL (hexanoyl-lysine adduct): a novel Data.- Shift Work, Obesity, and Cancer.- Sleep Dis- “reverse Warburg effect”.- Metabolic adaptation in biomarker for omega-6 PUFA oxidation.- Hexa- orders and Cancer Risk.- Contribution of Sleep Dis- reprogrammed cancer cells.- Index. noyl-lysine as a deterioration marker for rice during turbance to Cancer Fatigue.- Sleep Disturbances storage.- Cholesterol hydroperoxides and their[...] in Cancer Survivors.- Sleep-focused interventions: Fields of interest Investigating the effects of sleep restriction on[...] Cancer Research; Metabolomics; Molecular Medi- Fields of interest cine; Pharmacology / Toxicology Cancer Research; Posttranslational Modification; Fields of interest Food Science Cancer Research; Human Physiology; Endocrinol- Target groups ogy; Molecular Medicine; Gene Expression Research Target groups Research Target groups Type of publication Research Contributed volume Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-9544-4 Contributed volume Type of publication Contributed volume Hardcover More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-7919-8 2014. VIII, 198 p. 22 illus., 12 illus. in color. (Cancer Drug Hardcover More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-9526-0 Discovery and Development) 2014. VIII, 202 p. 78 illus., 27 illus. in color. (Subcellular Hardcover $189.00 Biochemistry, Vol. 77) 2014. XIII, 239 p. 30 illus., 19 illus. in color. (Energy Bal- ISBN 978-1-4614-9544-4 $189.00 ance and Cancer, Vol. 8) usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-94-007-7919-8 $129.00 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-1-4614-9526-0 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 4 Biomedicine springer.com

D. Ribatti, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy G. Tosini, P.M. Iuvone, D.G. McMahon, S.P. Collin (Eds.) S. Valla, R. Lale (Eds.)

Angiogenesis and Anti- The Retina and Circadian Rhythms DNA Cloning and Assembly Angiogenesis in Hematological Methods Malignancies Daily rhythms are a ubiquitous feature of living sys- tems. Generally, these rhythms are not just passive In DNA Cloning and Assembly Methods, expert consequences of cyclic fluctuations in the environ- researchers in the field detail many of the methods It has been generally accepted that angiogenesis ment, but instead originate within the organism. which are now commonly used for DNA cloning and is involved in the pathogenesis of hematological In mammals, including humans, the master pace- make cloning procedures faster, more reliable and malignancies, like acute and chronic leukemia, lym- maker controlling 24-hour rhythms is localized in also suitable for high-throughput handling. These phoma, myelodysplastic syndromes, myeloprolifer- the suprachiasmatic nuclei of the hypothalamus include methods and protocols that are based on sev- ative neoplasms and multiple myeloma. The extent (SCN). This circadian clock is responsible for the eral mechanisms including type II and IIS restric- of angiogenesis in the bone marrow has been corre- temporal organization of a wide variety of functions, tion enzymes, single stranded annealing, sequence lated with disease burden, prognosis and treatment ranging from sleep and food intake, to physiological overlap, and recombination.With additional chapters outcome. Reciprocal positive and negative interac- measures such as body temperature, heart rate and on software programs that are suitable for primer tions between tumor cells and bone marrow stromal hormone release. Moreover, accumulating evidence design, a feature crucial for the functionality of the cells, namely hematopoietic stem cells, fibroblasts, suggests that dysfunction of the circadian rhythms described methods. Written in the highly successful osteoblasts/osteoclasts, endothelial cells, endothe- due to genetic mutations or[...] Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chap- lial progenitor cells, T cells, macrophages and mast ters include introductions to their[...] cells, mediated by an array of cytokines, receptors Features The retina plays a critical role in the organization of and adhesion molecules, modulate the[...] Features the circadian system by synchronizing the brain’s In DNA Cloning and Assembly Methods, expert Features central clock with the external day through transduc- researchers in the field detail many of the methods It has been generally accepted that angiogenesis is tion of the daily light/dark cycle. However, the sub- which are now commonly used for DNA cloning and involved in the pathogenesis of hematological malig- stantial variation in luminance imposed on the retina make cloning procedures faster, more reliable and nancies, like acute and chronic leukemia, lymphoma, between day and night also poses a challenge to its also suitable for high-throughput handling. These myelodysplastic syndromes, myeloproliferative neo- role as a sensory tissue – how is it possible to faith- include methods and protocols that are based on sev- plasms and multiple myeloma. The extent of angio- fully encode the enormous dynamic range [..] eral mechanisms including type II and IIS restriction genesis in the bone marrow has been correlated enzymes, single stranded annealing, sequence over- with disease burden, prognosis and treatment out- Contents lap, [..] come. Reciprocal positive and negative interactions 1. Introduction.- 2. Fundamental Retinal Circuitry for Circadian Rhythms.- 3. Circadian photorecep- between tumor [..] Contents tion: from phototransduction to behaviour.- 4. Role BioBrick Assembly Standards and Techniques and Contents of Melatonin and Dopamine in the Regulation of Associated Software Tools.- Plasmid Construction Preface.- Introduction.- Angiogenesis in multiple Retinal Circadian Rhythms.- 5. Circadian Orga- by SLIC or Sequence and Ligation Independent myeloma.- Angiogenesis in lymphomas.- Angiogen- nization of the Vertebrate Retina.- 6. Rhythmic- Cloning.- Quick and Clean Cloning.- Hierarchi- esis in leukemia.- Antiangiogenesis.- Concluding ity of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium.- 7. Retinal cal Ligation-Independent Assembly of PCR Frag- remarks.- References. Circadian Rhythms in Mammals Revealed Using ments.- USER-Derived Cloning Methods and Their Electroretinography.- 8. Circadian Clock and Light Primer Design.- Application of the Restriction-Free Fields of interest Induced Retinal Damage.- 9. Circadian Rhythms and (RF) Cloning for Multi-Components Assembly.- Cancer Research; Oncology; Hematology; Life Vision in Zebrafish.- 10. Circadian Modulation of A Single-Tube Assembly of DNA Using the Trans- Sciences (general) the Limulus Eye for Day and Night Vision.- 11. Mol- fer-PCR (TPCR) Platform.- Circular Polymerase luscan[...] Target groups Extension Cloning.- Golden Gate Cloning.- Design Research Fields of interest and Construction of Multigenic Constructs for Plant Neurosciences; Ophthalmology; Neurobiology Biotechnology Using the[...] Type of publication Monograph Target groups Fields of interest Human Genetics; Gene Function More on www.springer.com/978-94-017-8034-6 Research

Hardcover Type of publication Target groups 2014. XI, 114 p. 44 illus., 30 illus. in color. Contributed volume Professional/practitioner $139.00 ISBN 978-94-017-8034-6 More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-9612-0 Type of publication usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Hardcover Contributed volume 2014. VIII, 238 p. 50 illus., 33 illus. in color. (Springer More on www.springer.com/978-1-62703-763-1 Series in Vision Research, Vol. 1) Hardcover $189.00 2014. XI, 303 p. 74 illus., 50 illus. in color. (Methods in ISBN 978-1-4614-9612-0 Molecular Biology, Vol. 1116) usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days $119.00 ISBN 978-1-62703-763-1 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Chemistry 5

A.K. Baev, Institute of Solution Chemistry, Ivanovo, Russian Fed- D. Eibl, Zürcher Hochschule für Angew.Wissensch, Wädenswil, Chemistry eration Switzerland; R. Eibl, Hochschule Wädenswil, Wädenswil, Switzer- land (Eds.) Specific Intermolecular Interactions M.H. Abdel-Kader (Ed.) of Nitrogenated and Bioorganic Disposable Bioreactors II Compounds Photodynamic Therapy Dynamic Single-Use Bioreactors Used in Modern Liter- and m3- Scale Biotechnological Processes: From Theory to Application After his first book on the topic "Specific Intermol- Engineering Characteristics and Scaling Up, by Photodynamic Therapy: From Theory to Application ecular Interactions of Organic Compounds", Baev Christian Löffelholz, Stephan C. Kaiser, Matthias brings attention to an exceptional treatment strategy, extends in this book the development of the ther- Kraume, Regine Eibl , Dieter Eibl. Orbitally Shaken which until now has not achieved the recognition modynamic theory of specific intermolecular inter- Single-Use Bioreactors, by Wolf Klöckner, Sylvia and breadth of applications it deserves. The authors, actions to a wider spectrum of nitrogenated and Diederichs, Jochen Büchs.Therapeutic Human Cells: all experts and pioneers in their field, discuss the bioorganic compounds: amino alcohols, amino Manufacture for Cell Therapy/Regenerative Med- history and basic principles of PDT, as well as the acids, peptides and urea derivatives. The fundamen- icine by Christian van den Bos, Robert Keefe, Car- fundamentals of the theory, methods, and instru- tals of an unconventional approach to the theory of men Schirmaier, Michael McCaman.Fast Single-Use mentation of clinical diagnosis and treatment of can- H-bonding and specific interactions are formulated VLP Vaccine Productions Based on Insect Cells and cer. Non-oncological applications such as the use of based on a concept of penta- coordinated carbon the Baculovirus Expression Vector System: Influenza PDT in control of parasites and noxious insects are atoms. New types of hydrogen bonds and specific as Case Study by Regine Eibl, Nina Steiger, Sabine also discussed. This book serves as a standard refer- interactions are substantiated and on the basis of Wellnitz, Tiago Vicente, Corinne John, Dieter[...] ence for researchers and students at all levels, clinical the developed methodology their energies are deter- Features specialists interested in the topic and those in indus- mined. The new concept of the extra stabilizing Christian Löffelholz, Stephan C. Kaiser, Matthias try exploring[...] effect[...] Kraume, Regine, Eibl, Dieter EiblDynamic Sin- Features Features gle-Use Bioreactors Used in Modern Liter- and m3- Photodynamic Therapy: From Theory to Application After his first book on the topic "Specific Intermol- Scale Biotechnological Processes: Engineering Char- brings attention to an exceptional treatment strategy, ecular Interactions of Organic Compounds", Baev acteristics and Scaling Up Wolf Klöckner, Sylvia which until now has not achieved the recognition extends in this book the development of the ther- Diederichs, Jochen Büchs, Orbitally Shaken Sin- and breadth of applications it deserves. The authors, modynamic theory of specific intermolecular inter- gle-Use Bioreactors Christian van den Bos, Robert all experts and pioneers in their field, discuss the actions to a wider spectrum of nitrogenated and Keefe, Carmen Schirmaier, Michael [..] history and basic principles of PDT, as well as the bioorganic compounds: amino alcohols, amino Contents fundamentals of the theory, methods, and instru- acids, peptides and urea derivatives. The fundamen- Dynamic Single-Use Bioreactors Used in Modern mentation of clinical diagnosis and treatment of [..] tals of an unconventional approach to the theory of H-bonding and specific [..] Liter and m3- Scale Biotechnological Processes: Contents Engineering Characteristics and Scaling Up.- Part I History.- History of Photodynamic Therapy.- Contents Orbitally Shaken Single-Use Bioreactors.- Thera- Part II Theory and Mechanism.- Fundamentals of From the Contents: Hydrogen Bonds and Specific peutic Human Cells: Manufacture for Cell Ther- Photophysics, Photochemistry and Photobiology.- Intermolecular Interactions of Nitrogenated and apy/Regenerative Medicine.- Fast Single-Use VLP Molecular Biological Mechanisms in Photodynamic Bio-organic Compounds and the Methodology of Vaccine Productions Based on Insect Cells and the Therapy.- Part III Methods and Instrumentation.- their Investigation.- Specific Intermolecular Inter- Baculovirus Expression Vector System: Influenza as Diagnostic and Laser Measurements in PDT.- Imple- actions of Cyclic Alkylamines and Nitriles.- Spe- Case Study.- Microbial High Cell Density Fermen- mentation of Laser Technologies in Clinical PDT.- cific Intermolecular Interactions of Cyclic Aromatic tations in a Stirred Single-Use Bioreactor.- Quorus Photochemical Internatlisation(PCI).- A Novel Compounds with Nitrogen Atom in their Functional Bioreactor: A New Perfusion-Based Technology Technology for Targeted Macromolecule Therapy.- Groups.- Specific Intermolecular Interactions of for Microbial Cultivation.- Cultivation of Marine Part IV Oncological Applications.- PDT in Der- Nitrogen Containing Five-membered Heterocycles. Microorganisms in[...] matology.- Photodynamic Diagnosis and Therapy Fields of interest Fields of interest for Brain Malignancies: From the Bench to Clinical Theoretical and Computational Chemistry; Bioor- Biotechnology; Cell Biology; Biomedical Engineering Application.-[...] ganic Chemistry; Physical Chemistry Target groups Fields of interest Target groups Research Physical Chemistry; Medical and Radiation Physics; Research Cancer Research; Oncology; Microwaves, RF and Type of publication Optical Engineering Type of publication Monograph Monograph Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-45157-7 Research More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-37471-5 Hardcover Hardcover 2014. VIII, 292 p. (Advances in Biochemical Engineer- Type of publication 2014. XXVII, 579 p. 408 illus., 9 illus. in color. ing/Biotechnology, Vol. 138) Monograph $179.00 $309.00 More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-39628-1 ISBN 978-3-642-37471-5 ISBN 978-3-642-45157-7 Hardcover usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 2014. XX, 312 p. 184 illus., 142 illus. in color. $179.00 ISBN 978-3-642-39628-1 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 6 Chemistry springer.com

D.C. Harris, Naval Air Wareforce Center, China Lake, USA; G. G. Hommel (Ed.) M.-H. Larraufie, Columbia University,, New York, USA Werner, T. Werner (Eds.) Handbuch der gefährlichen Güter. Development of New Radical Lehrbuch der Quantitativen Transport- und Gefahrenklassen Cascades and Multi-Component Analyse Neu Reactions

Dieses Lehrbuch bietet eine umfassende Einführung Application to the Synthesis of Nitrogen-Containing Heterocy- Das Handbuch der gefährlichen Güter ist das Stan- cles in die moderne chemische Labor-Analytik. Es führt dardwerk für den Transport von Gefahrgütern. in die theoretischen Grundlagen ein und stellt immer Es gibt Informationen zu nationalen und inter- In this dissertation, Marie-Hélène Larraufie devel- wieder die Bezüge zur Anwendung im Labor her. nationalen Transportvorschriften und zu Notfall- ops original radical and pallado-catalyzed method- Die besondere Bedeutung der Analytik in Chemie-, maßnahmen bei Unfällen mit gefährlichen Gütern ologies to enable the synthesis of several classes of Bio- und Umweltwissenschaften werden mit Nach- sowie Hinweise für die ärztliche Erstbehandlung bioactive nitrogen-containing heterocycles. New rad- druck deutlich gemacht. In den Kapiteln fallen neben von Personen.Für alle Gefahrgüter, die im Hommel ical cascades employing the N-acylcyanamide moiety flüssig geschriebenen Texten und anschaulichen enthalten sind, wurden die GHS-Kennzeichnungen offer straightforward routes to quinazolinones and Graphiken vor allem Boxen mit interessanten mit aufgenommen: Signalworte, Piktogramme, sowie guanidines, as well as new insights into the mecha- Anwendungsbeispielen, kurzen Versuchsbeschrei- die neuen Gefahrenhinweise (H-Statements) und nism of homolytic aromatic substitutions. In parallel, bungen, zusammenfassenden Abschnitten zur Reka- Sicherheitshinweise (P-Statements), die zukünftig Larraufie expands the scope of visible light photore- pitulation des Gelernten und unzähligen Übungen die R- und S-Sätze ablösen werden. dox catalysis to the ring opening of epoxides and mit teils ausführlichen, teils knappen Antworten auf. aziridines, thus providing new sustainable alterna- Alle modernen Techniken finden Erwähnung.Eine Features tives for the generation of radicals. Furthermore, in englischsprachige[...] Das Handbuch der gefährlichen Güter ist das Stan- a collaborative effort with the Catellani group, the dardwerk für den Transport von Gefahrgütern. author investigates[...] Features Es gibt Informationen zu nationalen und inter- Das weltweit verbreitetste Lehrbuch der quantita- nationalen Transportvorschriften und zu Notfall- Features tiven Analytik erscheint in der 8. amerikanischen maßnahmen bei Unfällen mit gefährlichen Gütern In this dissertation, Marie-Hélène Larraufie develops Auflage nun zum zweiten Mal in bearbeiteter Form sowie Hinweise für die ärztliche Erstbehandlung original radical and pallado-catalyzed methodologies als deutsche Übersetzung. Es führt in die theoretis- von Personen.Für alle Gefahrgüter, die im Hommel to enable the synthesis of several classes of bioactive chen Grundlagen der analytischen Chemie ein und enthalten sind, wurden die GHS-Kennzeichnungen nitrogen-containing heterocycles. New radical cas- stellt immer wieder Bezüge zur Anwendung im mit aufgenommen: [..] cades employing the N-acylcyanamide moiety offer Labor her. Die besondere Bedeutung der Analytik straightforward routes to quinazolinones and guani- für das Gesamtgebiet der Chemie und für die Bio-, Fields of interest dines, as well as new insights into the mechanism of Umwelt- und [..] Safety in Chemistry / Dangerous Goods; Emergency homolytic aromatic substitutions. In parallel, [..] Medicine; Public Law; Environmental Health; Envi- Contents ronment (general); Waste Management / Waste Contents 0 Der analytische Prozess.- 1 Chemische Messun- Technology INTRODUCTION.- PART A: N-ACYL- gen.- 2 Handwerkszeug des Analytikers.- 3 Experi- CYANAMIDES AS NEW PARTNERS IN RADI- mentelle Fehler.- 4 Statistik.- 5 Qualitätssicherung Target groups CAL CASCADES: SYNTHESIS OF POLYCYCLIC und Kalibrationsmethoden.- 6 Das chemische Gle- Professional/practitioner QUINAZOLINONES AND GUANIDINES.- ichgewicht.- 7 Aktivität und systematische Behand- THE CYANAMIDE MOIETY, SYNTHESIS AND lung von Gleichgewichten.- 8 Einprotonige Säure- Type of publication REACTIVITY.- HOMOLYTIC AROMATIC Base-Gleichgewichte.- 9 Mehrprotonige Säure-Base- Loose-leaf publication SUBSTITUTIONS: STATE OF THE ART OF THE Gleichgewichte.- 10 Säure-Base-Titrationen.- 11 More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-41414-5 MECHANISTIC PROPOSALS.- RESULTS: DEVEL- Komplexometrische Titrationen.- 12 Gleichgewicht- OPMENTS OF NEW RADICAL CASCADES sprobleme für Fortgeschrittene.- 13 Grundlagen der Ring binder WITH N-ACYLCYANAMIDES.- OBJECTIVES OF Elektrochemie.- 14 Elektroden und Potentiometrie.- 2014. Etwa 815 S. (Transport- und Gefahrenklassen) THE PROJECT.- ADDITION OF ALKYL RADI- 15 Redox-Titrationen.- 16 Elektroanalytische Metho- $259.00 CALS.- ADDITION OF VINYL RADICALS TO N- den.-[...] ISBN 978-3-642-41414-5 ACYLCYANAMIDES.- ADDITION OF NITRO- Due: Februar 28, 2014 GEN CENTERED RADICALS.- PREPARATION Fields of interest AND CYCLIZATION OF ALKYL PRECURSORS.- Analytical Chemistry; Ecotoxicology; Mass Spec- PREPARATION AND CYCLIZATION OF VINYL trometry PRECURSORS.- PREPARATION[...] Target groups Fields of interest Upper undergraduate Organic Chemistry; Catalysis; Theoretical and Com- Type of publication putational Chemistry German textbook Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-37787-7 Research Hardcover Type of publication Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group LLC, Monograph 2010 2014. XVI, 966 S. 600 Abb. in Farbe. More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-01323-7 $109.00 Hardcover ISBN 978-3-642-37787-7 2014. XXII, 326 p. 517 illus., 42 illus. in color. 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Z. León González M. Miljkovic, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, USA M. Nishikawa, Seikei University, Musashino, Japan

Percutaneous Absorption of UV Electrostatic and Stereoelectronic Photofunctionalization of Filters Contained in Sunscreen Effects in Carbohydrate Chemistry Molecular Switch Based on Cosmetic Products Pyrimidine Ring Rotation in Copper The book deals with polar effects in carbohydrates Development of Analytical Methods Complexes and how these effects control the stereochemistry of Zacarías León's thesis describes the development carbohydrate reactions. This is important for under- This book provides a detailed description of photo- and validation of analytical methods to estimate the standing the mechanisms of certain carbohydrate functionalization of molecular switch based on processes set in motion by percutaneous absorption reactions, including enzymatic reactions such as pyrimidine ring rotational isomerization in copper of UV filters in sunscreen cosmetic products. León glycosidases, a very important group of enzymes complexes bearing two bidentate ligands. The most describes these methods in both in vitro and non- in living matter. It is also very useful for synthetic important features of this work focus on the prop- invasive in vivo methodologies. Currently dermatol- carbohydrate chemists who would like to synthe- erties associated with the rotational isomerization ogists recommend the use of sunscreen products not size stereoselectively certain classes of carbohy- based on the two possible coordination geometries at only under conditions of extreme exposure to the drates. This book will be a very important source of the copper center derived from two nitrogen atoms sun but also in daily situations. However the chemi- information for practicing synthetic carbohydrate on the unsymmetrically substituted pyrimidine ring. cal compounds in these products contain may lead chemists. The book will also be helpful for organic The functions of systems such as dual emission and to undesired processes and cause induced toxicity, chemists, or for those studying glycobiology. redox potential switching based on photo-driven estrogenic effects and endocrine activity. León estab- Features rotation will be of particular interest to readers. Both lishes methods to investigate these effects and pro- The book deals with polar effects in carbohydrates the functions and the procedures for proving these vides valuable information on the[...] and how these effects control the stereochemistry of phenomena are beneficial for the[...] Features carbohydrate reactions. This is important for under- Features Zacarías León's thesis describes the development standing the mechanisms of certain carbohydrate This book provides a detailed description of photo- and validation of analytical methods to estimate the reactions, including enzymatic reactions such as functionalization of molecular switch based on processes set in motion by percutaneous absorption glycosidases, a very important group of enzymes in pyrimidine ring rotational isomerization in copper of UV filters in sunscreen cosmetic products. León living matter. It is also very useful for synthetic car- complexes bearing two bidentate ligands. The most describes these methods in both in vitro and non- bohydrate chemists who would like to synthesize [..] important features of this work focus on the prop- invasive in vivo methodologies. Currently dermatol- Contents erties associated with the rotational isomerization ogists recommend the use of sunscreen products not Intramolecular Electrostatic Interacations.- based on the two possible coordination geometries at only under conditions of extreme exposure to the Anomeric Effects.- Acid Catalyzed Hydrolysis of the copper center derived from two nitrogen atoms sun but [..] Glycosides.- Conformation and Chemistry of Oxo- on the [..] Contents carbenium Ion.- Glycosylation.- Stereoelectronic Contents Introduction.- Sunscreen Cosmetics: Advantages and Effects in Nucleosides and Nucleotides.- Free Radical General introduction.- Details of Molecular Bistabil- Drawbacks.- Development of a Chromatographic Cyclizations.- Sulfones, Olefins, Nitrones, Glycosidic ity Based on Pyrimidine Ring Rotation in Copper(I) Method to Estimate the In Vitro Percutaneous Bond, and Norrish-Young Photocyclization Complexes.- Dual emission caused by ring rotational Absorption of Hydrosoluble UV Filters.- Determi- Fields of interest isomerization of a copper(I) complex.- Repeatable nation of the Unconjugated Forms of Benzophe- Carbohydrate Chemistry; Organic Chemistry Copper(II)/(I) Redox Potential Switching Driven- none-3 and Benzophenone-4 in Urine by Solid- Visible Light-Induced Coordinated Ring Rotation.- Phase Extraction Coupled to a Liquid Chromato- Target groups Concluding remarks. graphic System with UV/VIS Detection by Using Research Autormated Sequential Injection Analysis.- Deter- Fields of interest mination of Benzophenone-3 and Their Metabolites Type of publication Nanochemistry; Nanotechnology; Organometallic in Urine by Solid-Phase Extraction and Liquid Chro- Monograph Chemistry; Electrochemistry; Inorganic Chemistry matography Tandem Mass Spectrometry.- Determi- More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-8267-3 nation of Benzophenone-3 and Its[...] Target groups Hardcover Research Fields of interest 2014. 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A. Adamatzky, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Handbook of Structures and Interactions of Ionic Kingdom; L. Chua, University of California, Berkeley, USA (Eds.) Polymernanocomposites. Liquids Processing, Performance and Memristor Networks Application Structures, Bonding and Hydrogen Bonds, by Kun Dong, Qian Wang, Xingmei Lu, Suojiang Zhang Using memristors one can achieve circuit functional- Volume A: Layered Silicates Aggregation in System of Ionic Liquids, by Jianji ities that are not possible to establish with resistors, Wang, Huiyong Wang Dissolution of Biomass Using capacitors and inductors, therefore the memristor Volume A of Handbook of Polymer Nanocompos- Ionic Liquids, by Hui Wang, Gabriela Gurau, Robin is of great pragmatic usefulness. Potential unique ites deals with Layered Silicates. In some 20 chapters D. Rogers Effect of the Structures of Ionic Liquids applications of memristors are in spintronic devices, the preparation, architecture, characterisation, prop- on Their Physical-Chemical Properties, by Yu-Feng ultra-dense information storage, neuromorphic cir- erties and application of polymer nanocomposites Hu, Xiao-Ming Peng Microstructure study of Ionic cuits and programmable electronics. Memristor Net- are discussed by experts in their respective fields liquids by spectroscopy, by Haoran Li Structures works focuses on the design, fabrication, modelling and Thermodynamic Properties of Ionic Liquids, by of and implementation of computation in spatially Features Tiancheng Mu, Buxing Han extended discrete media with many memristors. Top Volume A of Handbook of Polymer Nanocompos- experts in computer science, mathematics, electron- ites deals with Layered Silicates. In some 20 chapters Features ics, physics and computer engineering present foun- the preparation, architecture, characterisation, prop- Kun Dong, Qian Wang, Xingmei Lu, Suojiang Zhang dations of the memristor theory and applications, erties and application of polymer nanocomposites Structures, Bonding and Hydrogen BondsJianji demonstrate how to design[...] are discussed by experts in their respective fields Wang, Huiyong Wang Aggregation in System of Ionic LiquidsHui Wang, Gabriela Gurau, Robin Features Contents D. Rogers Dissolution of Biomass Using Ionic Liq- Using memristors one can achieve circuit functional- Polypropylene Clay Nanocomposites. - Preparation uidsYu-Feng Hu, Xiao-Ming Peng Effect of the ities that are not possible to establish with resistors, and characterization of poly(trimethylene tereph- Structures of Ionic Liquids on Their Physical-Chem- capacitors and inductors, therefore the memristor thalate) nanocomposites. - Recent developments ical PropertiesHaoran Li [..] is of great pragmatic usefulness. Potential unique in poly(butylene terephthalate) nanocomposites. - applications of memristors are in spintronic devices, Structure-Property Correlations in Poly(ethylene- Contents ultra-dense information storage, neuromorphic cir- oxide)/Clay/Silica Nanohybrids. - Crystalliza- Structures, Bonding and Hydrogen Bonds.- Aggre- cuits, and programmable electronics. Memristor tion and Polymorphic Behavior of Nylon – Clay gation in System of Ionic Liquids.- Dissolution of Networks focuses on the design, fabrication, [..] Nanocomposites. - ABS Based Nanocomposites. Biomass Using Ionic Liquids.- Effect of the Struc- - Development of TGDDM based layered silicate tures of Ionic Liquids on Their Physical-Chemical Contents nanocomposites for high performance applications Properties.- Microstructure study of Ionic liquids Preface.- The Fourth Element.- Aftermath of Finding – Analysis of the mechanical, thermo-mechanical, by spectroscopy.- Structures and Thermodynamic the Memristor.- Resistance Switching Memories are flame retardancy, water absorption and morphologi- Properties of Ionic Liquids. Memristors.- The Detectors Used in the First Radios cal properties.[...] were Memristors.- Memristor, Hodgkin-Huxley and Fields of interest Edge of Chaos.- Why are Memristor and Memistor Fields of interest Inorganic Chemistry Different Devices?.- Synapse as a Memristor.- Mem- Polymer Sciences; Physics (general) ristors and Memristive Devices for Neuromorphic Target groups Computing.- Bio-inspired Neural Networks.- Self- Target groups Research Research organization and Emergence of Dynamical Struc- tures in Neuromorphic Atomic Switch Networks.- Type of publication Spike-Timing-Dependent-Plasticity with Mem- Type of publication Reviews Handbook ristors.- Memristor Bridge-based Artificial Neural More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-38618-3 Weighting[...] More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-38648-0 Hardcover Hardcover 2014. VII, 197 p. 115 illus., 19 illus. in color. (Structure Fields of interest 2014. 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R. Ahmed, R. Boutaba B. Applebaum, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel M. Beckner

Collaborative Web Hosting Cryptography in Constant Parallel BizTalk 2013 EDI for Health Care

Challenges and Research Directions Time HIPAA-Compliant 834 (Enrollment) and 837 (Claims) Solutions

This brief presents a peer-to-peer (P2P) web-host- BizTalk 2013 EDI for Healthcare – EDI 834Enroll- Locally computable (NC0) functions are "simple" ing infrastructure (named pWeb) that can trans- ment Solutions eliminates the complexity and- functions for which every bit of the output can be form networked, home-entertainment devices into demonstrates how to build both inbound and computed by reading a small number of bits of their lightweight collaborating Web servers for persis- outbound EDI 834 processes inBizTalk server that input. The study of locally computable cryptography tently storing and serving multimedia and web con- follow the required patterns for integrations with attempts to construct cryptographic functions that tent. The issues addressed include ensuring content theseexchanges. Archiving, mapping,reconstituting achieve this strong notion of simplicity and simul- availability, Plexus routing and indexing, naming EDI 837 data, exception handling and advanced log- taneously provide a high level of security. Such con- schemes, web ID, collaborative web search, network ging andreporting (without the need for BAM!) are structions are highly parallelizable and they can be architecture and content indexing. In pWeb, user- all covered in enough detail to allowyou to imple- realized by Boolean circuits of constant depth.This generated voluminous multimedia content is proac- ment your own fully functional solution. The Afford- book establishes, for the first time, the possibility of tively uploaded to a nearby network location (prefer- able CareAct and the requirements to integrate with local implementations for many basic cryptographic ably within the same LAN or at least, within the state Exchanges have securedBizTalk’s role with primitives such as one-way functions, pseudoran- same ISP) and a structured P2P mechanism ensures integrations within the healthcare industry. EDI dom generators, encryption schemes and digital sig- Internet accessibility by tracking the original[...] 834 documents are the heart to allintegrations, deal- natures. It also extends[...] ing[...] Features Features This brief presents a peer-to-peer (P2P) web-host- Features Locally computable (NC0) functions are "simple" ing infrastructure (named pWeb) that can trans- BizTalk 2013 EDI for Healthcare – EDI 834Enroll- functions for which every bit of the output can be form networked, home-entertainment devices into ment Solutions eliminates the complexity and- computed by reading a small number of bits of their lightweight collaborating Web servers for persis- demonstrates how to build both inbound and input. The study of locally computable cryptography tently storing and serving multimedia and web con- outbound EDI 834 processes inBizTalk server that attempts to construct cryptographic functions that tent. The issues addressed include ensuring content follow the required patterns for integrations with achieve this strong notion of simplicity and simul- availability, Plexus routing and indexing, naming theseexchanges. Archiving, mapping,reconstituting taneously provide a high level of security. Such con- schemes, web ID, collaborative web search, network EDI 837 data, exception handling and advanced log- structions are highly parallelizable and [..] architecture and [..] ging andreporting (without the need for [..] Contents Contents Fields of interest Introduction.- Preliminaries and Definitions.- Ran- Introduction.- Plexus: Routing and Indexing.- Nam- Computer Science (general); Information Systems domized Encoding of Functions.- Cryptography in ing.- Collaborative Web Search.- Availability.- Con- and Communication Service NC0.- Computationally Private Randomizing Poly- clusion. nomials and Their Applications.- On Pseudorandom Target groups Fields of interest Generators with Linear Stretch in NC0.- Cryptogra- Popular/general Computer Communication Networks; Multimedia phy with Constant Input Locality.- One-Way Func- Information Systems; Information Systems Applica- tions with Optimal Output Locality.- App. A, On Type of publication tions (incl.Internet); Communications Engineering, Collections of Cryptographic Primitives. Professional book Networks Fields of interest More on www.springer.com/978-1-4302-6607-5 Target groups Mathematics of Computing; Data Structures, Cryp- Softcover Research tology and Information Theory 2014. 168 p. $89.99 Type of publication Target groups ISBN 978-1-4302-6607-5 Brief Research usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03806-3 Type of publication Softcover Monograph 2014. VIII, 58 p. 14 illus. (SpringerBriefs in Computer More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-17366-0 Science) Hardcover $54.99 2014. XVI, 193 p. 3 illus. (Information Security and Cryp- ISBN 978-3-319-03806-3 tography) usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days $109.00 ISBN 978-3-642-17366-0 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 10 Computer Science springer.com

B. Berstel-Da Silva, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany Y. Borenstein, VisualDNA, London, United Kingdom; A. Moraglio, S. Cagnoni, M. Mirolli, Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie, Rome, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom (Eds.) Italy; M. Villani, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy (Eds.) Verification of Business Rules Programs Theory and Principled Methods for the Design of Metaheuristics Evolution, Complexity and Artificial Life Rules represent a simplified means of program- ming, congruent with our understanding of human Metaheuristics, and evolutionary algorithms in par- brain constructs. With the advent of business rules ticular, are known to provide efficient, adaptable Evolution and complexity characterize both biolog- management systems, it has been possible to intro- solutions for many real-world problems, but the ical and artificial life – by direct modeling of bio- duce rule-based programming to nonprogrammers, often informal way in which they are defined and logical processes and the creation of populations of allowing them to map expert intent into code in applied has led to misconceptions, and even success- interacting entities from which complex behaviors applications such as fraud detection, financial trans- ful applications are sometimes the outcome of trial can emerge and evolve. This edited book includes actions, healthcare, retail, and marketing. However, and error. Ideally, theoretical studies should explain invited chapters from leading scientists in the fields a remaining concern is the quality, safety, and reli- when and why metaheuristics work, but the chal- of artificial life, complex systems, and evolution- ability of the resulting programs. This book is on lenge is huge: mathematical analysis requires signif- ary computing. The contributions identify both business rules programs, that is, rule programs as icant effort even for simple scenarios and real-life fundamental theoretical issues and state-of-the-art handled in business rules management systems. Its problems are usually quite complex. In this book the real-world applications. The book is intended for conceptual contribution is to present the foundation editors establish a bridge between theory and prac- researchers and graduate students in the related for treating business rules as a topic[...] tice, presenting principled methods that incorporate domains. problem knowledge in[...] Features Features Rules represent a simplified means of program- Features Traditionally, artificial evolution, complex systems, ming, congruent with our understanding of human Metaheuristics, and evolutionary algorithms in par- and artificial life were separate fields, with their brain constructs. With the advent of business rules ticular, are known to provide efficient, adaptable own research communities, but we are now seeing management systems, it has been possible to intro- solutions for many real-world problems, but the increased engagement and hybridization. Evolution duce rule-based programming to nonprogrammers, often informal way in which they are defined and and complexity characterize biological life but they allowing them to map expert intent into code in applied has led to misconceptions, and even success- also permeate artificial life, through direct modeling applications such as fraud detection, financial trans- ful applications are sometimes the outcome of trial of biological processes and the creation of popula- actions, healthcare, retail, and marketing. However, and error. Ideally, theoretical studies should explain tions of interacting entities from which [..] a remaining [..] when and why metaheuristics work, but the chal- lenge is [..] Contents Contents One Artefact – Many Phenomena.- Taming the Chap. 1 - Introduction.- Chap. 2 - Related Work.- Contents Complexity of Natural and Artificial Evolutionary Chap. 3 - Syntax of Rules and Rule Programs.- Chap. No Free Lunch Theorems: Limitations and Per- Dynamics.- Models of Gene Regulation: Integrat- 4 - States and State Assertions.- Chap. 5 - Opera- spectives of Metaheuristics.- Convergence Rates of ing Modern Knowledge into the Random Boolean tional Semantics of Rule Programs.- Chap. 6 - Cor- Evolutionary Algorithms and Parallel Evolution- Network Framework.- Attractors Perturbations in rectness of Rule Programs.- Chap. 7 - Correctness ary Algorithms.- Rugged and Elementary Land- Biological Modelling: Avalanches and Cellular Dif- of Programs: A Comparison.- Chap. 8 - Main Steps scapes.- Single-Funnel and Multi-funnel Landscapes ferentiation.- Automatic Design of Boolean Net- in Rule Program Verification.- Chap. 9 - A Ver- and Subthreshold Seeking Behavior.- Black-Box works for Modeling Cell Differentiation.- Towards ification Method for Rule Programs.- Chap. 10 - Complexity for Bounding the Performance of Ran- the Engineering of Chemical Communication Specialized Proof Rules.- Chap. 11 - Conclusion.- domized Search Heuristics.- Designing an Optimal Between Semi-synthetic and Natural Cells.- Cumu- Appendix A - Verification in an Industrial Business Search Algorithm with Respect to Prior Informa- lative Learning Through Intrinsic Reinforcements.- Rules Management System.- List of Proof Rules.- tion.- The Bayesian Search Game.- Principled Design Development of Categorization Abilities in Evolving Index. of Continuous Stochastic Search: From Theory to Embodied Agents: A Study[...] Practice.- Parsimony Pressure Made Easy: Solving Fields of interest the Problem of Bloat in[...] Fields of interest Logics and Meanings of Programs; Artificial Intelli- Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Complexity; gence (incl. Robotics); Database Management; Pro- Fields of interest Computational Intelligence gramming Techniques Theory of Computation; Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Optimization; Target groups Target groups Operation Research / Decision Theory Research Research Target groups Type of publication Type of publication Research Monograph Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-37576-7 Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-40037-7 Contributed volume Hardcover Hardcover 2014. XVII, 280 p. 97 illus., 38 illus. in color. More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-33205-0 2014. XVII, 236 p. 18 illus., 2 illus. in color. $109.00 $109.00 Hardcover ISBN 978-3-642-37576-7 ISBN 978-3-642-40037-7 2014. XX, 270 p. 62 illus., 16 illus. in color. 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J. Cecílio, P. Furtado, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal M.E. Celebi, Louisiana State University Shreveport, Shreveport, Q. Chen, B. Chen, Guangxi University, Nanning, China (P.R.); C. USA; B. Smolka (Eds.) Zhang Wireless Sensors in Industrial Time- Critical Environments Advances in Low-Level Color Image Intelligent Strategies for Pathway Processing Mining

This book introduces the fundamentals of DCS, and Model and Pattern Identification shows how to include wireless technology in their Color perception plays an important role in object design while guaranteeing the desired operation recognition and scene understanding both for This book is organized into thirteen chapters that characteristics. The text also presents insights and humans and intelligent vision systems. Recent range over the relevant approaches and tools in data results gained from extensive practical experience in advances in digital color imaging and computer integration, modeling, analysis and knowledge dis- implementing and testing systems within a specific hardware technology have led to an explosion in covery for signaling pathways. Having in mind that industrial setting. Features: examines the operations the use of color images in a variety of applications the book is also addressed for students, the contrib- that the DCS implements, covering human-machine including medical imaging, content-based image utors present the main results and techniques in an interfaces, diagnostics and maintenance interfaces, retrieval, biometrics, watermarking, digital inpaint- easily accessed and understood way together with and controllers; discusses industrial control system ing, remote sensing, visual quality inspection, among many references and instances. Chapter 1 presents and wireless network protocols; reviews schedul- many others. As a result, automated processing and an introduction to signaling pathway, including ing in wireless sensor networks; describes a latency analysis of color images has become an active area of motivations, background knowledge and relevant model for heterogeneous DCS with wired and wire- research, to which the large number of publications data mining techniques for pathway data analysis. less parts, that predicts[...] of the past two decades bears witness. The multivari- Chapter 2 presents a variety of data sources and data ate nature of color image data presents[...] analysis with respect to signaling pathway, including Features data integration and relevant[...] Modern industrial systems are often highly auto- Features mated, with hundreds or even thousands of sen- Color perception plays an important role in object Features sors and actuators monitoring the various processes, recognition and scene understanding both for This book is organized into thirteen chapters that overseen by a distributed control system (DCS). humans and intelligent vision systems. Recent range over the relevant approaches and tools in data Such control systems increasingly make use of wire- advances in digital color imaging and computer integration, modeling, analysis and knowledge dis- less communications, yet these must still satisfy all hardware technology have led to an explosion in covery for signaling pathways. Having in mind that safety-critical requirements.This unique text intro- the use of color images in a variety of applications the book is also addressed for students, the contrib- duces the components, operations, industry proto- including medical imaging, content-based image utors present the main results and techniques in an cols [..] retrieval, biometrics, watermarking, digital inpaint- easily accessed and understood way together with ing, remote sensing, [..] many references and instances. Chapter 1 presents Contents an [..] Introduction.- Industrial Control Systems: Con- Contents cepts, Components and Architectures.- Distributed Preface.- 1 Automated Color Misalignment Correc- Contents Control System Operations.- Industrial Protocols tion for Close-Range and Long-Range Hyper-Res- Introduction.- Data Resources and and Planning Considerations.- Scheduling of Wire- olution Multi-Line CCD Images, by Zhiyu Chen, Applications.- Detecting Inconsistency in Biological less Sensor Networks.- Latency Modeling for Dis- Andreas Koschan, Chung-Hao Chen, and Mongi Molecular Databases Using Ontologies.- Exploration tributed Control Systems with Wired and Wireless Abidi.- 2 Adaptive Demosaicing Algorithm Using of Positive Frequent Patterns for AMP-Activated Sensors.- Planning for Distributed Control Systems Characteristics of the Color Filter Array Pattern, by Protein Kinase Regulation.- Mining Protein Kinase with Wired and Wireless Sensors.- Performance and Ji Won Lee and Rae-Hong Park.- 3 A Taxonomy Regulation Using Graphical Models.- Mining Inhi- Debugging.- Application Scenario: An Industrial of Color Constancy and Invariance Algorithm, by bition Pathways for Protein Kinases on Skeletal Case Study.- Network Configuration: Example.- Net- Dohyoung Lee and Konstantinos N. Plataniotis.- Muscle.- Modeling Conserved Structure Patterns for work Layout: Example.- Evaluation of Planning and 4 On the von Kries Model: Estimate, Dependence Functional Noncoding RNA.- Interval Based Sim- Monitoring Approaches: Details. on Light and Device, and Applications, by Michela ilarity for Function Classification of RNA Pseudo- Lecca.- 5 Impulse and mixed multi-channel denois- knots.- Discovery of Structural and Functional Fields of interest ing using statistical[...] Features Bind to RNA Pseudoknots.- Mining Fea- Computer Communication Networks; Control tured Patterns of MiRNA[...] Fields of interest Target groups Image Processing and Computer Vision; Signal, Fields of interest Research Image and Speech Processing; Imaging / Radiology Artificial Intelligence (incl. 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C. Cioffi-Revilla W.T. Clark, Yale University, New Haven, USA E. Cohen, No affiliation, Wyncote, USA; A. Rybalchenko, Microsoft Research, Cambridge, United Kingdom (Eds.) Introduction to Computational Information-Theoretic Evaluation Social Science for Computational Biomedical Verified Software: Theorie, Tools, Experiments Principles and Applications Ontologies 5th International Conference, VSTTE 2013, Menlo Park, CA, This reader-friendly textbook is the first work of its USA, May 17-19, 2013, Revised Selected Papers The development of effective methods for the predic- kind to provide a unified Introduction to Compu- tion of ontological annotations is an important goal tational Social Science (CSS). Four distinct method- This volume constitutes the thoroughly refereed in computational biology, yet evaluating their per- ological approaches are examined in detail, namely post-conference proceedings of the 5th International formance is difficult due to problems caused by the automated social information extraction, social Conference on Verified Software: Theories, Tools, structure of biomedical ontologies and incomplete network analysis, social complexity theory and and Experiments, VSTTE 2013, held in Menlo Park, annotations of genes. This work proposes an infor- social simulation modeling. The coverage of these CA, USA, in May 2013. The 17 revised full papers mation-theoretic framework to evaluate the perfor- approaches is supported by a discussion of the his- presented were carefully revised and selected from mance of computational protein function prediction. torical context, as well as by a list of texts for further 35 submissions. The papers address a wide range of A Bayesian network is used, structured according to reading. Features: highlights the main theories of the topics including education, requirements modeling, the underlying ontology, to model the prior proba- CSS paradigm as causal explanatory frameworks that specification languages, specification/verification bility of a protein's function. The concepts of mis- shed new light on the nature of human and social case-studies, formal calculi, software design meth- information and remaining uncertainty are then dynamics; explains how to distinguish and analyze ods, automatic code generation, refinement method- defined, that can be seen as analogs of precision and the different levels of[...] ologies, compositional analysis, verification tools, recall. Finally, semantic distance[...] tool integration, benchmarks, challenge problems, Features and integrated verification environments. Features The emerging field of computational social science The development of effective methods for the predic- (CSS) is devoted to the pursuit of interdisciplinary Features tion of ontological annotations is an important goal social science research from an information process- This volume constitutes the thoroughly refereed in computational biology, yet evaluating their per- ing perspective, through the medium of advanced post-conference proceedings of the 5th International formance is difficult due to problems caused by the computing and information technologies.This Conference on Verified Software: Theories, Tools, structure of biomedical ontologies and incomplete reader-friendly textbook/reference is the first work and Experiments, VSTTE 2013, held in Menlo Park, annotations of genes. This work proposes an infor- of its kind to provide a comprehensive and unified CA, USA, in May 2013. The 17 revised full papers mation-theoretic framework to evaluate the perfor- Introduction to Computational Social Science. [..] presented were carefully revised and selected from 35 mance of computational protein function prediction. submissions. The papers address a wide range of top- Contents A [..] ics including education, requirements modeling, [..] Introduction.- Computation and Social Science.- Contents Automated Information Extraction.- Social Net- Contents Introduction.- Methods.- Experiments and Results.- works.- Social Complexity I: Origins and Mea- Classifying and Solving Horn Clauses for Verifica- Discussion. surement.- Social Complexity II: Laws.- Social tion.- Static Analysis of Programs with Imprecise Complexity III: Theories.- Simulations I: Method- Probabilistic Inputs.- Effect Analysis for Programs Fields of interest with Callbacks.- Compositional Network Mobil- ology.- Simulations II: Variable-Oriented Models.- Computational Biology / Bioinformatics; Algorithm Simulations III: Object-Oriented Models. ity.- Parallel Bounded Verification of Alloy Models Analysis and Problem Complexity; Human Genetics; by TranScoping.- Extending the Theory of Arrays: Pattern Recognition; Health Informatics Fields of interest memset, memcpy, and Beyond.- An Improved Unrolling-Based Decision Procedure for Algebraic Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences; Target groups Data Types.- Program Checking with Less Has- Methodology of the Social Sciences; Data Mining Research and Knowledge Discovery; Graph Theory; Simula- sle.- Verified Calculations..- Preserving User Proofs tion and Modeling Type of publication across Specification Changes.- An Automatic Encod- Brief ing from VeriFast Predicates into Implicit Dynamic Target groups Frames.-[...] Graduate More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04137-7 Softcover Fields of interest Type of publication 2014. 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P. Flocchini, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; J. Gao, E. V. Geffert, P. J. 'Safárik University, Ko'sice, Slovakia; B. Preneel, B. J. Gibbons, Oxford University Computing Laboratory, Oxford, Kranakis, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada; F. Meyer auf der Rovan, J. Štuller, Institute of Computer Science, Prague, Czech United Kingdom; W. MacCaull, St. Francis Xavier University, Heide (Eds.) Republic; A.M. Tjoa (Eds.) Antigonish, Canada (Eds.)

Algorithms for Sensor Systems SOFSEM 2014: Theory and Practice Foundations of Health Information

9th International Symposium on Algorithms and Experiments of Computer Science Engineering and Systems for Sensor Systems, Wireless Networks and Distributed Robot- ics, ALGOSENSORS 2013, Sophia Antipolis, France, September 40th International Conference on Current Trends in Theory Third International Symposium, FHIES 2013, Macau, China, 5-6, 2013, Revised Selected Papers and Practice of Computer Science,Nový Smokovec, Slovakia, August 21-23, 2013. Revised Selected Papers January 26-29, 2014, Proceedings This book constitutes the proceedings of the 9th This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post- This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Symposium on Algorithms for Sen- conference proceedings of the Third International 40th International Conference on Current Trends in sor Systems, Wireless Ad Hoc Networks and Symposium on Foundations of Health Informa- Theory and Practice of Computer Science, SOFSEM Autonomous Mobile Entities, ALGOSENSORS 2013, tion Engineering and Systems, FHIES 2013, held in 2014, held in Nový Smokovec, Slovakia, in January held in Sophia Antipolis, France, in September 2013. Macau, China, in August 2013. The 19 revised full 2014. The 40 revised full papers presented in this vol- The 19 papers presented in this volume were care- papers presented together with 1 invited talk in this ume were carefully reviewed and selected from 104 fully reviewed and selected from 30 submissions. volume were carefully reviewed and selected from submissions. The book also contains 6 invited talks. They deal with sensor network algorithms, wireless 22 submissions. The papers are organized in follow- The contributions covers topics as: Foundations of networks and distributed robotics algorithms; and ing subjects: panel position statements, pathways, Computer Science, Software and Web Engineering, experimental algorithms. generation and certification, interoperability, patient as well as Data, Information and Knowledge Engi- safety, device safety, formal methods and HIV/AIDS Features neering and Cryptography, Security and Verifica- and privacy. This book constitutes the proceedings of the 9th tion. International Symposium on Algorithms for Sen- Features Features sor Systems, Wireless Ad Hoc Networks and This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post- This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Autonomous Mobile Entities, ALGOSENSORS 2013, conference proceedings of the Third International 40th International Conference on Current Trends in held in Sophia Antipolis, France, in September 2013. Symposium on Foundations of Health Informa- Theory and Practice of Computer Science, SOFSEM The 19 papers presented in this volume were care- tion Engineering and Systems, FHIES 2013, held in 2014, held in Nový Smokovec, Slovakia, in January fully reviewed and selected from 30 submissions. Macau, China, in August 2013. The 19 revised full 2014.The 40 revised full papers presented in this vol- They deal with sensor network algorithms, wireless papers presented together with 1 invited talk in this ume were carefully reviewed and selected from 104 networks and distributed [..] volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 22 submissions. The book also contains 6 invited talks. submissions. The papers are organized in following Contents The contributions covers topics as: Foundations of subjects: [..] Modeling Reality Algorithmically: The Case of Wire- [..] less Communication.- Autonomous Mobile Robots: Contents Contents A Distributed Computing.- Token Dissemination Invited Papers.- Intelligent Tools for Reducing Med- Invited Papers.- Open Services for Software Process in Geometric Dynamic Networks.- The Wake Up ication Dispensing and Administration Error.- Compliance Engineering.- Episode-Centric Con- Dominating Set.- Reconfiguring Massive Parti- Panel Position Statements.- Pathways.- Modelling ceptual Modeling.- Towards a Higher-Dimensional cle Swarms with Limited, Global Control.- Poly- Care Pathways in a Connected Health Setting.- A String Theory for the Modeling of Computer- gon-Constrained motion planning problems.- Fast Resource Flow Approach to Modelling Care Path- ized Systems.- Advice Complexity: Quantitative Localized Sensor Self-Deployment for Focused Cov- ways.- ICT-powered Health Care Processes (Position Approach to A-Priori Information.- Matching of erage.- Minimal Solvers for Unsynchronized TDOA Paper).- Generation and Certification.- Approach Images of Non-Planar Objects with View Synthe- Sensor Network Calibration.- Data-Delivery by and Method for Generating Realistic Synthetic Elec- sis.- Agile Requirements Engineering: A Research Energy-Constrained Mobile Robots.- Approxima- tronic Healthcare Records for Secondary Use.- Perspective.- Contributed Papers.- Fitting Planar tion Bounds for the Minimum k-Storage Problem.- Insulin Pump Software Certification.- Interoperabil- Graphs on Planar Maps.- Minimum Activation Counting in Anonymous Dynamic[...] ity.- An Ontology for Regulating eHealth Interop- Cost Node-Disjoint Paths in Graphs with Bounded erability in Developing African Countries.- Use of Fields of interest Treewidth.- Tight Bounds for the Advice Complexity XML[...] Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity; Com- of the Online Minimum[...] puter Communication Networks; Mathematics of Fields of interest Fields of interest Computing Software Engineering; Information Systems Applica- Discrete Mathematics in Computer Science; Algo- tions (incl.Internet); Database Management; Simula- Target groups rithm Analysis and Problem Complexity; Informa- tion and Modeling; Health Informatics; Computer Research tion Storage and Retrieval; Software Engineering; Science (general) Artificial Intelligence (incl. 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A. Gkoulalas-Divanis, A. Labbi (Eds.) S. Gong, Queen Mary University of London, London, United King- R. Hausser, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Erlangen, Germany dom; M. Cristani, S. Yan, C.C. Loy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong (Eds.) Large-Scale Data Analytics Foundations of Computational Person Re-Identification Linguistics This edited book collects state-of-the-art research Human-Computer Communication in Natural Language related to large-scale data analytics that has been The first book of its kind dedicated to the challenge accomplished over the last few years. This is among The central task of a future-oriented computational of person re-identification, this text provides an in- the first books devoted to this important area based linguistics is the development of cognitive machines depth, multidisciplinary discussion of recent devel- on contributions from diverse scientific areas such which humans can freely talk with in their respec- opments and state-of-the-art methods. Features: as databases, data mining, supercomputing, hard- tive natural language. In the long run, this task will introduces examples of robust feature representa- ware architecture, data visualization, statistics, and ensure the development of a functional theory of tions, reviews salient feature weighting and selection privacy.There is increasing need for new approaches language, an objective method of verification, and mechanisms and examines the benefits of semantic and technologies that can analyze and synthesize a wide range of practical applications. Natural com- attributes; describes how to segregate meaningful very large amounts of data, in the order of petabytes, munication requires not only verbal processing, but body parts from background clutter; examines the that are generated by massively distributed data also non-verbal perception and action. Therefore use of 3D depth images and contextual constraints sources. This requires new distributed architectures the content of this textbook is organized as a theory derived from the visual appearance of a group; for data analysis. Additionally, the heterogeneity of of language for the construction of talking robots. reviews approaches to feature transfer function and such sources[...] The main topic is the mechanism of natural lan- distance metric learning and discusses potential solu- guage communication in both the speaker and the Features tions to issues of data[...] hearer.In the third edition the[...] This edited book collects state-of-the-art research Features related to large-scale data analytics that has been Features Re-identification offers a useful tool for non-inva- accomplished over the last few years. This is among The central task of a future-oriented computational sive biometric validation, surveillance, and human- the first books devoted to this important area based linguistics is the development of cognitive machines robot interaction in a broad range of applications on contributions from diverse scientific areas such which humans can freely talk with in their respec- from crowd traffic management to personalised as databases, data mining, supercomputing, hard- tive natural language. In the long run, this task will healthcare.This comprehensive volume is the first ware architecture, data visualization, statistics, and ensure the development of a functional theory of work of its kind dedicated to addressing the chal- privacy.There is increasing need for new [..] language, an objective method of verification, and lenge of Person Re-Identification, presenting insights a wide range of practical applications. Natural com- Contents from an international selection of [..] munication requires not only verbal processing, [..] The Family of Map-Reduce.- Optimization of Mas- Contents sively Parallel Data Flows.- Mining Tera-Scale Contents The Re-Identification Challenge.- Part I: Fea- Graphs with "Pegasus".- Customer Analyst for the Chap. 1 - Computational Analysis of Natural Lan- tures and Representations.- Discriminative Image Telecom Industry.- Machine Learning Algorithm guage.- Chap. 2 - Smart vs. Solid Solutions.- Chap. Descriptors for Person Re-Identification.- SDALF.- Acceleration using Hybrid (CPU-MPP) MapReduce 3 - Cognitive Foundations of Semantics.- Chap. 4 - Re-Identification by Covariance Descriptors.- Attrib- Clusters.- Large-Scale Social Network Analysis.- Language Communication.- Chap. 5 - Using Lan- utes-Based Re-Identification.- Person Re-Identifi- Visual Analysis and Knowledge Discovery for Text.- guage Signs on Suitable Contexts.- Chap. 6 - Struc- cation by Attribute-Assisted Clothes Appearance.- Practical Distributed Privacy-Preserving Data Analy- ture and Functioning of Signs.- Chap. 7 - Formal Person Re-Identification by Articulated Appearance sis at Large Scale. Grammar.- Chap. 8 - Language Hierarchies and Matching.- One-Shot Person Re-Identification with Complexity.- Chap. 9 - Basic Notions of Parsing.- Fields of interest a Consumer Depth Camera.- Group Association.- Chap. 10 - Left-Associative Grammar (LAG).- Chap. Database Management; Information Systems and Evaluating Feature Importance for Re-Identifica- 11 - Hierarchy of LA Grammar.- Chap. 12 - LA and Communication Service; Business Information Sys- tion.- Part II: Matching and Distance Metric.- Learn- PS Hierarchies in Comparison.- Chap. 13 - Words tems; Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery; Sys- ing Appearance Transfer for Person[...] and Morphemes.- Chap. 14 - Word Form Recogni- tems and Data Security Fields of interest tion in LA[...] Target groups Image Processing and Computer Vision; Pattern Fields of interest Research Recognition; Mathematical Applications in Com- Language Translation and Linguistics; Compu- puter Science; Information Systems Applications tational Linguistics; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Type of publication (incl.Internet); User Interfaces and Human Com- Robotics); User Interfaces and Human Computer Contributed volume puter Interaction; Artificial Intelligence (incl. 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D.T.M. Havard E. Horley N. Jonoska, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA; M. Saito, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA (Eds.) Argus Developer in Practice Practical IPv6 for Windows Administrators Discrete and Topological Models in Real Estate Development Modeling in the Real World Molecular Biology This book is a practical guide to using ArgusDevel- Practical IPv6 for Windows Administrators is a oper, the world’s most widely used real estate devel- handy guide to implementing IPv6 in a Microsoft Theoretical tools and insights from discrete math- opment feasibilitymodeling software. Using practical Windows environment. This is the book you need ematics, theoretical computer science, and topol- examples and many case studies, it takesreaders if you are a Microsoft Windows Administrator con- ogy now play essential roles in our understanding of beyond basic training and provides the in-depth fronted with IPv6 and in need of a quick resource to vital biomolecular processes. The related methods knowledge required toanalyze potential real estate get up and going. The book covers the current state are now employed in various fields of mathemati- deals and help ensure a profitable development. of IPv6 and its support in Microsoft Windows. It cal biology as instruments to "zoom in" on processes Argus Developer in Practice fillsan important gap provides best-practices and other guidance toward at a molecular level. This book contains expository in the market. Argus Developer, and its predecessor successful implementation.This book is especially chapters on how contemporary models from discrete CircleDeveloper, has long had a dominant position written with the goal of translating your current mathematics – in domains such as algebra, combi- as the primary real estatedevelopment appraisal tool. expertise in IPv4 into the new realm of IPv6. Special natorics, and graph and knot theories – can provide It is used all over the world on a variety ofprojects attention is given to dual-stack configurations, help- perspective on biomolecular problems ranging from ranging from simple residential projects to huge and ing you to run IPv4 and IPv6 side-by-side and sup- data analysis, molecular and gene arrangements and complex masterplanned,[...] port both protocol versions during a[...] structures, and knotted DNA embeddings via spatial Features graph models to the dynamics and[...] Features This book is a practical guide to using ArgusDevel- Practical IPv6 for Windows Administrators is a Features oper, the world’s most widely used real estate devel- handy guide to implementing IPv6 in a Microsoft Theoretical tools and insights from discrete math- opment feasibilitymodeling software. Using practical Windows environment. This is the book you need ematics, theoretical computer science, and topol- examples and many case studies, it takesreaders if you are a Microsoft Windows Administrator con- ogy now play essential roles in our understanding of beyond basic training and provides the in-depth fronted with IPv6 and in need of a quick resource to vital biomolecular processes. The related methods knowledge required toanalyze potential real estate get up and going. The book covers the current state are now employed in various fields of mathematical deals and help ensure a profitable development. of IPv6 and its support in Microsoft Windows. It biology as instruments to "zoom in" on processes at a Argus Developer in Practice fillsan [..] provides best-practices and other guidance toward molecular level. This book contains expository chap- Fields of interest [..] ters on how contemporary models from discrete [..] The Computer Industry Fields of interest Contents Target groups Computer Systems Organization and Communica- Chap. 1 - Perspectives in Computational Genome Popular/general tion Networks Analysis.- Chap. 2 - The Sequence Reconstruction Problem.- Chap. 3 - Extracting Coevolving Char- Type of publication Target groups acters from a Tree of Species.- Chap. 4 - When and Professional book Popular/general How the Perfect Phylogeny Model Explains Evolu- tion.- Chap. 5 - An Invitation to the Study of Brain More on www.springer.com/978-1-4302-6262-6 Type of publication Networks with Some Statistical Analysis of Thresh- Softcover Professional book olding Techniques.- Chap. 6 - Simplicial Models and 2014. 260 p. More on www.springer.com/978-1-4302-6370-8 Topological Inference in Biological Systems.- Chap. $49.99 7 - Combinatorial Insights into RNA Secondary Softcover ISBN 978-1-4302-6262-6 Structure.- Chap. 8 - Redundant and Critical Nonco- 2014. 264 p. valent Interactions in Protein Rigid Cluster[...] usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days $39.99 ISBN 978-1-4302-6370-8 Fields of interest usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Theory of Computation; Mathematical and Com- putational Biology; Evolutionary Biology; Systems Biology; Cell Biology; Biological Networks, Systems Biology

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N. Kalicharan S. Katsikas, I. Agudo, University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain (Eds.) R. Klette

Advanced Topics in Java Public Key Infrastructures, Services Concise Computer Vision

Core Concepts in Data Structures and Applications An Introduction into Theory and Algorithms

Java is one of the most widely used program- 10th European Workshop, EuroPKI 2013, Egham, UK, Septem- This textbook provides an accessible general intro- ber 12-13, 2013, Revised Selected Papers ming languages today. It was first released by Sun duction to the essential topics in computer vision. Microsystems in 1995. Over the years, its popularity This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post- Classroom-tested programming exercises and review has grown to the point where it plays an important conference proceedings of the 10th European Work- questions are also supplied at the end of each chap- role in most of our lives. From laptops to data cen- shop, EuroPKI 2013, held in Egham, UK, in Septem- ter. Features: provides an introduction to the basic ters, game consoles to scientific supercomputers, cell ber 2013. The 11 revised full papers presented notation and mathematical concepts for describ- phones to the Internet, Java is everywhere! There are together with 1 invited talk were carefully selected ing an image and the key concepts for mapping an tons of applications and heaps of websites that will from 20 submissions. The papers are organized in image into an image; explains the topologic and geo- not work unless you have Java installed, and more topical sections such as authorization and delegation, metric basics for analysing image regions and dis- are created every day. And, of course, Java is used to certificates management, cross certification, inter- tributions of image values and discusses identifying power what has become the world's most dominant operability, key management, legal issues, long-time patterns in an image; introduces optic flow for rep- mobile platform, Android. Advanced Topics In Java archiving, time stamping, trust management, trusted resenting dense motion and various topics in sparse teaches the algorithms and concepts that any bud- computing, ubiquitous scenarios and Web services motion analysis; describes special approaches for ding software developer should[...] security. image binarization and segmentation[...]

Features Features Features Java is one of the most widely used program- This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post- Many textbooks on computer vision can be unwieldy ming languages today. It was first released by Sun conference proceedings of the 10th European Work- and intimidating in their coverage of this exten- Microsystems in 1995. Over the years, its popularity shop, EuroPKI 2013, held in Egham, UK, in Septem- sive discipline. This textbook addresses the need has grown to the point where it plays an important ber 2013. The 11 revised full papers presented for a concise overview of the fundamentals of this role in most of our lives. From laptops to data cen- together with 1 invited talk were carefully selected field.Concise Computer Vision provides an acces- ters, game consoles to scientific supercomputers, cell from 20 submissions. The papers are organized in sible general introduction to the essential topics in phones to the Internet, Java is everywhere! There are topical sections such as authorization and delegation, computer vision, highlighting the role of important tons of applications and heaps of websites that will certificates management, cross certification, [..] algorithms and mathematical concepts. [..] [..] Contents Contents Fields of interest Partial Model Checking for the Verification and Image Data.- Image Processing.- Image Analysis.- Computer Science (general) Synthesis of Secure Service Compositions.- Effi- Dense Motion Analysis.- Image Segmentation.- cient and Perfectly Unlinkable Sanitizable Signatures Cameras, Coordinates and Calibration.- 3D Shape Target groups without Group Signatures.- Revocation and Non- Reconstruction.- Stereo Matching.- Feature Detec- Popular/general repudiation: When the First Destroys the Latter.- tion and Tracking.- Object Detection. New Results for the Practical Use of Range Proofs.- Type of publication Fields of interest STUNT: A Simple, Transparent, User-Centered Professional book Image Processing and Computer Vision; Computing Network of Trust.- What Public Keys Can Do for Methodologies More on www.springer.com/978-1-4302-6619-8 3-Party, Password-Authenticated Key Exchange.- Softcover Towards a More Secure and Scalable Verifying PKI Target groups 2014. 322 p. of eMRTD.- Mutual Restricted Identification.- Trust Upper undergraduate $49.99 Views for the Web PKI.- A User-Centric Digital Sig- ISBN 978-1-4302-6619-8 nature[...] Type of publication usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Undergraduate textbook Fields of interest Computer Communication Networks; Data Encryp- More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-6319-0 tion; Management of Computing and Information Softcover Systems; Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complex- 2014. XVIII, 429 p. 298 illus., 229 illus. in color. (Under- ity; Computers and Society; Systems and Data Secu- graduate Topics in Computer Science) rity $59.99 ISBN 978-1-4471-6319-0 Target groups usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Research

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R. Klette, M. Rivera, Centro de Investigación, Guanajuato, Mexico; N. Magnenat-Thalmann, University of Geneva, Carouge, Switzer- K. McMillan, Microsoft Research, Redmond, USA; X. Rival, Ecole S. Satoh, National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo, Japan (Eds.) land; O. Ratib, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzer- Normale Supérieure, Paris, France (Eds.) land; H.F. Choi (Eds.) Image and Video Technology Verification, Model Checking, and 3D Multiscale Physiological Human 6th Pacific-Rim Symposium, PSIVT 2013, Guanajuato, Mexico, Abstract Interpretation October 28-November 1, 2013, Proceedings 3D Multiscale Physiological Human aims to promote 15th International Conference, VMCAI 2014, San Diego, CA, USA, January 19-21, 2014, Proceedings This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed scientific exchange by bringing together overviews post-conference proceedings of the 6th Pacific and examples of recent scientific and technological This book constitutes the refereed proceedings Rim Symposium on Image and Video Technology, advancements across a wide range of research dis- of the 15th International Conference on Verifica- PSIVT 2013, held in Guanajuato, México in Octo- ciplines. As a result, the variety in methodologies tion, Model Checking and Abstract Interpretation, ber/November 2013. The total of 43 revised papers and knowledge paradigms are contrasted, reveal- VMCAI 2014, held in San Diego, CA, USA, in Janu- was carefully reviewed and selected from 90 submis- ing potential gaps and opportunities for integration. ary 2013. The 25 revised full papers presented were sions. The papers are organized in topical sections Chapters have been contributed by selected authors carefully reviewed and selected from 64 submissions. on image/video processing and analysis, image/video in the relevant domains of tissue engineering, med- The papers cover a wide range of topics including retrieval and scene understanding, applications of ical image acquisition and processing, visualization, program verification, model checking, abstract inter- image and video technology, biomedical image pro- modeling, computer aided diagnosis and knowledge pretation and abstract domains, program synthesis, cessing and analysis, biometrics and image forensics, management. The multi-scale and multi-disciplinary static analysis, type systems, deductive methods, pro- computational photography and arts, computer and research aspects of articulations in humans are high- gram certification, debugging techniques, program robot vision, pattern recognition and video surveil- lighted, with a particular[...] transformation, optimization, hybrid and cyber- lance. physical systems. Features Features 3D Multiscale Physiological Human aims to promote Features This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed scientific exchange by bringing together overviews This book constitutes the refereed proceedings post-conference proceedings of the 6th Pacific and examples of recent scientific and technological of the 15th International Conference on Verifica- Rim Symposium on Image and Video Technology, advancements across a wide range of research dis- tion, Model Checking and Abstract Interpretation, PSIVT 2013, held in Guanajuato, México in Octo- ciplines. As a result, the variety in methodologies VMCAI 2014, held in San Diego, CA, USA, in Janu- ber/November 2013.The total of 43 revised papers and knowledge paradigms are contrasted, reveal- ary 2013. The 25 revised full papers presented were was carefully reviewed and selected from 90 submis- ing potential gaps and opportunities for integration. carefully reviewed and selected from 64 submissions. sions. The papers are organized in topical sections Chapters have been contributed by selected authors The papers cover a wide range of topics including on image/video processing and analysis, image/video [..] program verification, model checking, abstract inter- retrieval and scene [..] pretation and [..] Contents Contents Preface.- Part I – Introduction.- Towards Effective Contents Gamut Mapping through Perceptually-Based Con- Diagnosis and Prediction via 3D Patient Model – A Program verification.- Model checking.- Abstract trast Reduction.- Precise Correction of Lateral Chro- Complete Research Plan.- Part II – Cell and Tissue interpretation and abstract domains.- Program syn- matic Aberration in Images.- High Accuracy Optical Engineering.- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative thesis.- Static analysis.- Type systems.- Deductive Flow for 3D Medical Image Registration Using the Medicine Strategies for the Treatment of Osteo- methods.- Program certification.- Debugging tech- Census Cost Function.- Non-rigid Multimodal chondral Lesions.- Part III – Imaging and Visualiza- niques.- Program transformation.- Optimization.- Image Registration Based on the Expectation- Maxi- tion.- Hybrid Imaging: From Anatomy to Function.- Hybrid and cyber-physical systems. mization Algorithm.- Wide-Baseline Dense Feature Deformable Models in Medical Image Segmenta- Matching for Endoscopic Images.- Vehicle Detection tion.- Visualization and User Interaction Methods Fields of interest Based on Multi-feature Clues and Dempster-Shafer for Multiscale Biomedical Data.- Part IV – Simula- Logics and Meanings of Programs; Software Engi- Fusion Theory.- UHDB11 Database for 3D-2D Face tion and Articulations.- Modeling and Simulating neering; Computer Communication Networks; Recognition.- Joint Dictionary and Classifier Learn- Virtual Anatomical Humans.- Clinical Gait Analy- Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages; Com- ing for Categorization of Images Using a Max-mar- sis[...] putation by Abstract Devices; Artificial Intelligence gin[...] (incl. 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Learn Design for iOS Development Distributed Computing and Citizen in Sensor Networks

Internet Technology Second International Workshop, CitiSens 2013, Barcelona, Learn Design for iOS Development is for you if Spain, September 19, 2013, Revised Selected Papers 10th International Conference, ICDCIT 2014, Bhubaneswar, you're an iOS developer and you want to design India, February 6-9, 2014, Proceedings your own apps to look great and be in tune with the This book constitutes the proceedings of the Second International Conference on Citizen Sensor Net- latest Apple guidelines. You'll learn how to design This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the works, CitiSens 2013, held in Barcelona, Spain, in your apps to work with the exciting new iOS 7 look 10th International Conference on Distributed Com- September 2013. 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S. Patnaik, SOA University, Bhubaneswar, India; L. Xiaolong, Indi- B. Preneel, D. Ikonomou, ENISA, Athens, Greece (Eds.) T. Rabl, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; M. Poess, Ora- ana State University, Indiana, USA (Eds.) cle Corporation, Redwood Shores, USA; C. Baru, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, USA; H.-A. Jacobsen, University of Privacy Technologies and Policy Toronto, Toronto, Canada (Eds.) Proceedings of International First Annual Privacy Forum, APF 2012, Limassol, Cyprus, Octo- Conference on Soft Computing ber 10-11, 2012, Revised Selected Papers Specifying Big Data Benchmarks Techniques and Engineering This book constitutes revised selected papers from First Workshop, WBDB 2012, San Jose, CA, USA, May 8-9, 2012 Application the First Annual Privacy Forum, APF 2012, held in and Second Workshop, WBDB 2012, Pune, India, December Limassol, Cyprus, in October 2012. The 13 revised 17-18, 2012, Revised Selected Papers ICSCTEA 2013, September 25-27, 2013, Kunming, China papers presented in this volume were carefully This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed reviewed and selected from 26 submissions. They are The main objective of ICSCTEA 2013 is to provide a revised selected papers of the First Workshop on Big organized in topical sections named: modelling; pri- platform for researchers, engineers and academicians Data Benchmarks, WBDB 2012, held in San Jose, vacy by design; identity management and case stud- from all over the world to present their research CA, USA, in May 2012 and the Second Workshop ies. results and development activities in soft computing on Big Data Benchmarks, WBDB 2012, held in Pune, techniques and engineering application. This confer- Features India, in December 2012.The 14 revised papers pre- ence provides opportunities for them to exchange This book constitutes revised selected papers from sented were carefully reviewed and selected from new ideas and application experiences face to face, the First Annual Privacy Forum, APF 2012, held in 60 submissions. The papers are organized in topical to establish business or research relations and to find Limassol, Cyprus, in October 2012. The 13 revised sections on benchmarking, foundations and tools; global partners for future collaboration. papers presented in this volume were carefully domain specific benchmarking; benchmarking hard- ware and end-to-end big data benchmarks. Features reviewed and selected from 26 submissions. 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K. Wilson D. Winkler, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria; S. Biffl, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria; J. Bergs- Earth Sciences mann, Software Quality Lab GmbH, Linz, Austria (Eds.) Using Office 2013

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R.X. Fischer, Univ. Bremen, Bremen, Germany; W. Baur (Eds.) N. Ghose, Geological Society of India, Bengaluru, India; N. Chat- V. Gorokhovski terjee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA; .. Fareeduddin, Geological Survey of India, Bengaluru, India Zeolite-Type Crystal Structures and Effective Parameters of their Chemistry. 41 New Framework A Petrographic Atlas of Ophiolite Hydrogeological Models Type Codes An example from the eastern India-Asia collision zone Geological models used in predictive hydrogeolog- ical modeling are not exact replicas of the objects Zeolites and zeolite-like materials became important The book is a thoughtful discussion with scientists they represent: many details related to structures and because of their ion exchange capacities and their studying convergent plate boundaries such as the properties of the objects remain unknown. Those outstanding catalytic properties. Millions of tons well-known, active India-Eurasia collision zone. details may considerably affect simulation results. A of zeolites have been produced in the past years for It provides a comprehensive collection of petro- provable evaluation of the uncertainty of hydrogeo- the oil refining industry alone and, in even greater graphic images of ophiolitic rocks exhumed from logical and solute transport simulations are almost quantities, as ion-exchanging softening agents for oceanic lithosphere and mantle at the India-Asia impossible. In this book the author describes how to detergents. Numerous other applications, e.g., in plate boundary. Ophiolite is exposed in the north- obtain the best-possible results in simulations, based environmental protection, farming, gas separation, western Himalayas, eastern Indian plate margin and on the available data and predefined criteria that are medicine, and pharmacy, are known, making zeo- Andaman-Nicobar Islands. At the eastern margin, turned into transforming mechanisms. The latter are lites almost a necessity for daily life. Consequently, it occurs in a narrow strip comprising mantle peri- mathematical expressions for evaluating model para- there are many research activities dealing with zeolite dotite tectonite, cummulate peridotite-gabbro-pla- meters supporting effective simulations. Examples of properties and characterization. However, a strictly giogranite-anorthosite, mafic dyke, volcanics and the mechanisms[...] systematic description of zeolite-type crystal struc- oceanic sediments. Low temperature/high pressure rocks including blueschists and eclogites were[...] tures was not[...] Features Geological models used in predictive hydrogeolog- Features Features ical modeling are not exact replicas of the objects Zeolites and zeolite-like materials became important The book is a thoughtful discussion with scientists they represent: many details related to structures and because of their ion exchange capacities and their studying convergent plate boundaries such as the properties of the objects remain unknown. Those outstanding catalytic properties. Millions of tons well-known, active India-Eurasia collision zone. details may considerably affect simulation results. A of zeolites have been produced in the past years for It provides a comprehensive collection of petro- provable evaluation of the uncertainty of hydrogeo- the oil refining industry alone and, in even greater graphic images of ophiolitic rocks exhumed from logical and solute transport simulations are almost quantities, as ion-exchanging softening agents for oceanic lithosphere and mantle at the India-Asia impossible. In this book, the author describes how to detergents. Numerous other applications, e.g., in plate boundary. Ophiolite is exposed in the north- [..] environmental protection, farming, gas [..] western Himalayas, eastern Indian plate margin and Andaman-Nicobar [..] Contents Fields of interest From the Contents: Introduction.- Engineering Mineralogy; Catalysis; Crystallography Contents Introduction.- Ophiolite around the Indian Plate Approach.- Geostatistical Approach.- Model Iden- Target groups Margin.- Geology of the Naga Hills Ophiolite.- tification.- Transformation of Geological Objekts’ Research Structure and Tectonics of the Naga Hills.- Petrogra- Properties into Effective Model Parameters.- Exam- phy.- Petrogenesis. ples of Liner Transforming Mechanisms.- Examples Type of publication of Non-Linear Transforming Mechanisms.- Evalu- Reference work Fields of interest ation of Transforming Mechanisms.- Inverse Prob- Geochemistry; Oceanography; Mineralogy; Struc- lems and Transforming Mechanisms.- Convection More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-41451-0 tural Geology; Economic Geology; Earth Sciences Solute Transport through Porous Media. Hardcover (general) 2014. VIII, 427 p. 277 illus. (Physical Chemistry, Subvol- Fields of interest ume 14G) Target groups Hydrogeology; Hydrology / Water Resources; Engi- $4,849.00 Research neering Design; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied ISBN 978-3-642-41451-0 Earth Sciences usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Type of publication Atlas Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-81-322-1568-4 Research Hardcover Type of publication 2014. XVII, 234 p. 477 illus., 410 illus. in color. Monograph $239.00 More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03568-0 ISBN 978-81-322-1568-4 Due: February 28, 2014 Hardcover 2014. XXI, 182 p. 68 illus., 35 illus. in color. (Springer Hydrogeology) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-319-03568-0 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Earth Sciences 27

R. Hekinian J. Klapp, Instituto Nacional des Investigaciones, Mexico, Mexico; P. LISS, M.T. Johnson, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United A. Medina, Unviersidat Autonóma, Mexico, Mexico (Eds.) Kingdom (Eds.) Sea Floor Exploration Experimental and Computational Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions of Scientific Adventures Diving into the Abyss Fluid Mechanics Gases and Particles The author participated in 38 sea going expeditions including the first manned-submersible project to This book collects invited lectures and selected con- The oceans and atmosphere interact through var- explore the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This book provides tributions presented at the Enzo Levi and XVIII ious processes, including the transfer of momen- a comprehensive overview of the past 45 years of Annual Meeting of the Fluid Dynamic Division of tum, heat, gases and particles. In this book leading sea floor exploration. It summarizes the mineralogi- the Mexican Physical Society in 2012. It is intended international experts come together to provide a cal and petrological composition of sea floor rocks, for fourth-year undergraduate and graduate stu- state-of-the-art account of these exchanges and their ocean floor volcanism in relation to the geological dents, and for scientists in the fields of physics, engi- role in the Earth-system, with particular focus on setting and the discovery of hydrothermal activity. In neering and chemistry with an interest in Fluid gases and particles. Chapters in the book cover: addition to learning about various scientific missions Dynamics from experimental, theoretical and com- i) the ocean-atmosphere exchange of short-lived and their objectives, the reader is introduced to rift putational points of view. The invited lectures are trace gases; ii) mechanisms and models of interfacial zones where the sea floor is being created, as well as introductory in nature and avoid the use of compli- exchange (including transfer velocity parameterisa- to fracture zones, intraplate volcanoes, and the struc- cated mathematics. The other selected contributions tions); iii) ocean-atmosphere exchange of the green- tural setting of subduction zones are also suitable for fourth-year undergraduate and house gases carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous Features graduate students. The Fluid Dynamics applications oxide; iv) ocean atmosphere exchange of particles The author participated in 38 sea going expeditions include oceanography, multiphase[...] and v) current and future data collection[...] including the first manned-submersible project to Features Features explore the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This book provides This book collects invited lectures and selected con- The oceans and atmosphere interact through vari- a comprehensive overview of the past 45 years of tributions presented at the Enzo Levi and XVIII ous processes, including the transfer of momentum, sea floor exploration. It summarizes the mineralogi- Annual Meeting of the Fluid Dynamic Division of heat, gases and particles. In this book leading inter- cal and petrological composition of sea floor rocks, the Mexican Physical Society in 2012. It is intended national experts come together to provide a state-of- ocean floor volcanism in relation to the geological for fourth-year undergraduate and graduate stu- the-art account of these exchanges and their role in setting and the discovery of hydrothermal activity [..] dents, and for scientists in the fields of physics, engi- the Earth-system, with particular focus on gases and Contents neering and chemistry with an interest in Fluid particles. Chapters in the book cover: i) the ocean- Introduction.- The birth of planet Earth.- Man's pen- Dynamics from experimental, theoretical and com- atmosphere exchange of short-lived trace gases; [..] etration into the abysses.- Sea floor rocks.- Earth's putational [..] Contents mantle melting and volcanism.- Hydrothermal activ- Fields of interest Chapter 1: Short-lived trace gases in the surface ity and metalliferous deposits.- Oceanic ridges: Sea Environmental Science and Engineering; Engi- ocean and the atmosphere.- Chapter 2: Transfer floor creation.- Fracture zones.- Voyage to Antarc- neering Fluid Dynamics; Theoretical and Applied across the air-sea interface.- Chapter 3: Air-sea tica region.- Hotspots.- Subduction zones. Mechanics interactions of natural long-lived greenhouse gases Fields of interest (CO2, N2O, CH4) in a changing climate.- Chapter 4: Target groups Oceanography; Geology Ocean-Atmosphere interactions of particles.- Chap- Research ter 5: Perspectives and Integration in SOLAS science. Target groups Type of publication Popular/general Fields of interest Monograph Earth System Sciences; Environmental Chemistry; Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-00115-9 Climatology; Marine & Freshwater Sciences Monograph Hardcover Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03202-3 2014. XXIV, 473 p. 293 illus., 164 illus. in color. (Environ- Research Hardcover mental Engineering) 2014. XV, 370 p. 115 illus. (Springer Oceanography) $229.00 Type of publication $129.00 ISBN 978-3-319-00115-9 Contributed volume ISBN 978-3-319-03202-3 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-25642-4 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Hardcover 2014. 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N. Parmar, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada; A. Singh, Lystek T. Rashid C. Rizos, P. Willis (Eds.) International Incorporation, Cambridge,, Canada (Eds.) Holocene Sea-level Scenarios in Earth on the Edge: Science for a Geomicrobiology and Bangladesh Sustainable Planet Biogeochemistry Proceedings of the IAG General Assembly, Melbourne, Aus- This Brief deals with the reconstruction of Holocene tralia, June 28 - July 2, 2011 Over the past 4 billion years, microorganisms have paleoenvironment in the central part of Bangladesh contributed to shaping the earth and making it more in relation to relative sea-level (RSL) changes which This book series is composed of peer-reviewed pro- habitable for higher forms of life. They are remark- is 200 km north from the present coastline. Lithofa- ceedings of selected symposia organized by the Inter- able in their metabolic diversity and their ability to cies characteristics, mangal peat, diatom and pale- national Association of Geodesy. It deals primarily harvest energy from oxidation and reduction reac- ophysiographical evidences were considered to with topics related to Geodesy Earth Sciences : ter- tions. Research on these microbiological processes reconstruct the past position and C-14 ages were restrial reference frame, Earth gravity field, Geo- has led to the newly evolving fields of geomicrobi- used to determine the time of formation of the rel- dynamics and Earth rotation, Positioning and ology and biogeochemistry, linking the geosphere ative sea-level during the Holocene. With standard engineering applications. and the biosphere.This volume of the Soil Biology reference datum the required m.s.l. at the surface of Features series provides an overview of the biogeochemical five sections are calculate and the RSL curve suggests This book series is composed of peer-reviewed pro- processes and the microorganisms involved, with that Bangladesh has experienced two mid Holocene ceedings of selected symposia organized by the Inter- an emphasis on the industrial applications. Topics RSL transgressions punctuated by regressions. The national Association of Geodesy. It deals primarily treated include aspects such as bioremediation of abundant marine diatom and[...] contaminated environments, biomining,[...] with topics related to Geodesy Earth Sciences : ter- Features restrial reference frame, Earth gravity field, Geo- Features This Brief deals with the reconstruction of Holocene dynamics and Earth rotation, Positioning and Over the past 4 billion years, microorganisms have paleoenvironment in the central part of Bangladesh engineering applications. contributed to shaping the earth and making it more in relation to relative sea-level (RSL) changes which Contents habitable for higher forms of life. They are remark- is 200 km north from the present coastline. Lithofa- Part I Space Geodesy-based Atmospheric Remote able in their metabolic diversity and their ability to cies characteristics, mangal peat, diatom and pale- Sensing as a Synergistic Link between Geodesy harvest energy from oxidation and reduction reac- ophysiographical evidences were considered to and Meteorology.- Part II Application of Geodetic tions. Research on these microbiological processes reconstruct the past position and C-14 ages were Techniques in Cryospheric Studies.- Part III Struc- has led to the newly evolving fields of geomicrobiol- used to determine the time of formation of the rela- ture and Deformation of Plate Interiors.- Part IV ogy and biogeochemistry, linking the geosphere and tive [..] [..] Integrated Earth Observing Systems.- Part V Tec- Contents tonic Geodesy and Earthquakes.- Part VI Reference Contents Introduction.- Sea level study: Methods and tech- Frames from Regional to Global Scales.- Part VII Nagina Parmar and Ajay Singh: Geobiotechnology.- niques.- Global Sea-level scenarios during the Monitoring and Modelling of Mass Distribution and Nadine Loick and Christopher Weisener: Novel Holocene.- Landforms development in Bangladesh.- Mass Displacements by Geodetic Methods.- Part Molecular Tools to Assess Microbial Activity in Con- Holocene Sea-level Changes in Bangladesh.- Discus- VIII Monitoring and Modelling Earth Rotation.- taminated Environments.- Anu Kalia and Vir R. Par- sion and Conclusion. Part IX Multisensor Systems for Engineering Geo- shad: Advanced Molecular and Microspectroscopy desy.- Part X[...] Toolbox for Deciphering Soil Diazotroph Diversity.- Fields of interest Megha K. Purohit, Vikram H. Raval, Satya P. Singh: Oceanography; Physical Geography; Coastal Fields of interest Haloalkaliphilic bacteria - Molecular diversity and Sciences; Monitoring / Environmental Analysis Geophysics / Geodesy; Geotechnical Engineering & biotechnological applications.- Asha A. Juwarkar, Applied Earth Sciences; Geophysics and Environ- Rashmi R. Misra and Jitendra K. Sharma: Recent Target groups mental Physics Trends in Bioremediation.- Arvind Sinha, Rajesh- Research Target groups wari Sinha and Sunil K. Khare: Heavy Metal[...] Type of publication Research Fields of interest Brief Type of publication Biogeosciences; Microbiology; Applied Microbiology More on www.springer.com/978-981-4560-98-6 Proceedings Target groups Softcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-37221-6 Research 2014. VI, 78 p. 24 illus., 15 illus. in color. (SpringerBriefs in Oceanography) Hardcover Type of publication $54.99 2014. XIII, 617 p. 429 illus., 218 illus. in color. (Interna- Contributed volume ISBN 978-981-4560-98-6 tional Association of Geodesy Symposia, Vol. 139) $349.00 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-41836-5 ISBN 978-3-642-37221-6 Hardcover usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 2014. VIII, 302 p. 15 illus., 2 illus. in color. (Soil Biology, Vol. 39) $209.00 ISBN 978-3-642-41836-5 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Earth Sciences 29

M.E. Rossi, Geosystems International, Inc., Delray Beach, USA; C.V. V.P. Sati, Mizoram University, Aizawl, India L.D.G. Sigalotti, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaci, San Antonio Deutsch, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada de Los Altos, Venezuela; J. Klapp, E. Sira (Eds.) Towards Sustainable Livelihoods Mineral Resource Estimation and Ecosystems in Mountain Computational and Experimental Regions Fluid Mechanics with Applications Mineral resource estimation has changed consider- to Physics, Engineering and the ably in the past 25 years: geostatistical techniques have become commonplace and continue to evolve; Sustainable livelihoods and ecosystems are far-reach- Environment computational horsepower has revolutionized all ing and burning issues in the wake of high growth facets of numerical modeling; mining and processing of population, low production and per ha yield of The book presents a collection of selected papers operations are often larger; and uncertainty quantifi- crops and depletion of biodiversity resources. Moun- from the I Workshop of the Venezuelan Soci- cation is becoming standard practice. Recent books tainous regions of the world are facing the menace ety of Fluid Mechanics held on Margarita Island, focus on historical methods or details of geostatisti- of poverty, food insecurity and malnutrition. Fur- Venezuela from November 4 to 9, 2012. Written by cal theory. So there is a growing need to collect and ther, tremendous growth in population and slow experts in their respective fields, the contributions synthesize the practice of modern mineral resource pace of development have together forced most of are organized into five parts: - Part I Invited Lec- estimation into a book for undergraduate students, the population to live below poverty line. Tradition- tures, consisting of full-length technical papers on beginning graduate students, and young geologists ally depending upon cultivating subsistence crops for both computational and experimental fluid mechan- and engineers. It is especially fruitful that this book food requirement, the people living in mountainous ics covering a wide range of topics from drops to is written by authors[...] region are unable to produce sufficient food grains to multiphase and granular flows to astrophysical flows, run their livelihood smoothly. The Himalayas is one - Part II Drops, Particles and Waves - Part III Multi- Features of the world’s biodiversity[...] phase and Multicomponent Flows - Part IV Atmos- Mineral resource estimation has changed consider- pheric and Granular Flows - and Part V Turbulent ably in the past 25 years: geostatistical techniques Features and Astrophysical Flows. The book is intended[...] have become commonplace and continue to evolve; Sustainable livelihoods and ecosystems are far-reach- computational horsepower has revolutionized all ing and burning issues in the wake of high growth Features facets of numerical modeling; mining and processing of population, low production and per ha yield of The book presents a collection of selected papers operations are often larger; and uncertainty quantifi- crops and depletion of biodiversity resources. Moun- from the I Workshop of the Venezuelan Soci- cation is becoming standard practice. Recent books tainous regions of the world are facing the menace of ety of Fluid Mechanics held on Margarita Island, focus on historical methods or details of geostatisti- poverty, food insecurity and malnutrition. Further, Venezuela from November 4 to 9, 2012. Written by cal [..] tremendous growth in population and slow pace of experts in their respective fields, the contributions development have together forced most of the popu- are organized into five parts: Part I Invited Lectures, Contents lation [..] consisting of full-length technical papers on both 1. Introduction.- 2. Statistical Tools and Concepts.- computational and experimental fluid mechanics 3. Geological Controls and Block Modeling.- 4. Def- Contents covering a [..] inition of Estimation Domains.- 5. Data Collection Geo-Environmental Setting.- Socio-Economy and and Handling.- 6. Spatial Continuity.- 7. Mining Population Profile.- Sustainable Livelihoods: Diver- Contents Dilution.- 8. Recoverable Resources: Estimation.- 9. sification and Enhancement.- Livelihood Analysis.- Environmental Fluid Mechanics: Applications Recoverable Resources: Probabilistic Estimation.- 10. Development of Tourism and Hydroelectricity.- to Weather Forecast and Climate Change.- Tur- Recoverable Resources: Simulation.- 11. Resource Case Studies.- Mountain Ecosystem.- Sustainable bulent Diffusion of Heat at High Rayleigh Num- Model Validations and Reconciliations.- 12. Uncer- Mountain Development: Challenges and Opportuni- bers.- Numerical Simulation of Sliding Drops on an tainty and Risk.- 13. Short Term Models.- 14. Case ties. Inclined Solid Surface.- Fluids in Cosmology.- Fluid Studies.- 15. Conclusions.- Index. Mechanics and Systems Biology for Understand- Fields of interest ing the Cosmic Distribution of Life: A Review.- The Fields of interest Environmental Science and Engineering; Regional Impact of Computational Fluid Mechanics on Can- Mineral Resources; Geotechnical Engineering & and Cultural Studies; Sustainable Development cer Research.- Growth of Bubbles in Reservoirs and Applied Earth Sciences; Earth Sciences (general); its Consequences on the Foam Formation.- Theoreti- Economic Geology Target groups Research cal Physics of Granular Fluids and Solids. Target groups Fields of interest Graduate Type of publication Monograph Environmental Science and Engineering; Geophysics and Environmental Physics; Engineering Fluid Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03532-1 Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook Dynamics Hardcover More on www.springer.com/978-1-4020-5716-8 2014. XVI, 205 p. 54 illus., 41 illus. in color. (Environmen- Target groups Hardcover tal Science) Research 2014. XIV, 332 p. 271 illus., 148 illus. in color. With $129.00 Type of publication online files/update. ISBN 978-3-319-03532-1 Monograph $119.00 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-1-4020-5716-8 More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-00190-6 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Hardcover 2014. XXIII, 554 p. 195 illus., 109 illus. in color. (Environ- mental Engineering) $179.00 ISBN 978-3-319-00190-6 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 30 Earth Sciences springer.com

A. Soloviev, R. Lukas J. Sundaresan, CSIR-NISCAIR, New Delhi, India; K.M. Santosh, D.L. Tang, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Guangzhou, Cochin University of Science &, Kochi, India; A. Déri, University of China (P.R.); G. Sui, G. Lavy, D. Pozdnyakov, Y.T. Song, Jet Propul- London, London, United Kingdom; R. Roggema, Swinburne Uni- sion Laboratory NASA, Pasadena, USA; A.D. Switzer, Nanyang The Near-Surface Layer of the versity of Technology, Hawthorne, Australia; R. Singh, University Technological University, Singapore, Singapore (Eds.) Ocean of Chapman, Orange, USA (Eds.) Typhoon Impact and Crisis Structure, Dynamics and Applications Geospatial Technologies and Management The rationale for publishing a second edition of this Climate Change monograph is that this area of research continues to show remarkable advancement. The new gener- Major natural hazards have sparked growing public Geospatial Technologies and Climate Change ation of synthetic aperture radar satellites has pro- concern worldwide. This book provides new infor- describes various approaches from different coun- vided unprecedented spatial resolution of sea surface mation on Typhoon Impact and Crisis Management tries on how to use geospatial technologies to help features. In addition, satellites to measure sea sur- using satellite remote sensing technology, linking solving climate change issues. It also details how dif- face salinity have been launched. Computational the natural sciences and social sciences in typhoon ferent geospatial technologies (remote sensing, Geo- fluid dynamics models open new opportunities in studies. It examines remote sensing observations of graphical Information System…) can be used to help understanding the processes in the near-surface layer typhoons (hurricanes), typhoon impacts on the envi- with climate monitoring and modeling, how to work of the ocean and their visibility from space. Passive ronment, typhoon impacts on marine ecosystems, with them and what to be careful about. This book is acoustic methods for monitoring short surface waves typhoon impacts and global changes, typhoon (hur- written by scientific experts from four different con- have significantly progressed. Of importance for cli- ricane) impacts on economics, and crisis manage- tinents. Written in a comprehensive and complete mate research, processes in the near-surface layer of ment for typhoon (hurricane) disasters. way, this book is essential reading material for grad- the ocean contribute to[...] uate and undergraduate students interested in these Features Features techniques and in climate change. Major natural hazards have sparked growing public The rationale for publishing a second edition of this concern worldwide. This book provides new infor- Features monograph is that this area of research continues mation on Typhoon Impacts and Crisis Management “Geospatial Technologies and Climate Change” to show remarkable advancement. The new gener- using satellite remote sensing technology, linking is a scholarly compilation of seventeen chapters ation of synthetic aperture radar satellites provided the natural sciences and social sciences in typhoon from researchers working on climate change related unprecedented spatial resolution of the sea surface studies. It examines remote sensing observations research in five countries of four continents. Geospa- features. In addition, satellites to measure sea surface of typhoons (Hurricanes), typhoon impacts on the tial technologies, synergetic applications of remote salinity have been launched. Computational fluid environment, typhoon impacts on marine ecosys- sensing and geographical information systems, offer dynamic models open new opportunities in [..] tems, typhoon impacts [..] versatile cross-scale tools to study climate change, Contents the climate system’s changes over decades, and their Contents Introduction.- Sea Surface Microlayer.- Near-Surface [..] Part I Remote Sensing Observations of Typhoon Turbulence.- Fine Structure and Microstructure.- (Hurricane).- Part II Typhoon (Hurricane) Impacts Contents Spatially Varying and Coherent Structures.- High on Environments.- Part III Typhoon (Hurricane) Geospatial Technologies as Impact Assessment Tools Wind Speed Regime.- Applications. Impacts on Marine Ecosystem.- Part IV Typhoon in Scoping and Monitoring the Impact of Climate (Hurricane) Impacts and Global Changes.- Part V Fields of interest Change.- Climate change around the world: Aus- Typhoon (Hurricane) Impacts on Economics.- Part Oceanography; Atmospheric Sciences; Math. Appl. tralia, the Netherlands and India.- Dust storms over VI Crisis Management for Typhoon (Hurricane) in Environmental Science; Fluid- and Aerodynamics Indo-Gangetic basin and their impact on Regional Disaster. climate, precipitation, Himalayan snow/glaciers and Target groups Ocean-Ecology supplement.- Impact of Climate Fields of interest Research Change on Coral Reefs.- Landslide disaster man- Natural Hazards; Meteorology; Remote Sens- agement.- Studies on mangrove Regeneration in ing/Photogrammetry; Earth System Sciences; Type of publication tsunami affected area of port blair, south Andaman Oceanography; Marine & Freshwater Sciences Monograph using in situ and remote sensing techniques.- Phyto Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-7620-3 and Zooplankton community assemblages of Car Nicobar[...] Research Hardcover 2014. XXVIII, 552 p. 270 illus., 71 illus. in color. (Atmos- Fields of interest Type of publication pheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library, Vol. 48) Earth System Sciences; Climatology; Geographical Contributed volume $179.00 Information Systems / Cartography; Geotechnical More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-40694-2 ISBN 978-94-007-7620-3 Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences Hardcover usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Target groups 2014. XXIII, 578 p. 198 illus., 158 illus. in color. Graduate (Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, Vol. 40) Type of publication $129.00 Monograph ISBN 978-3-642-40694-2 More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-01688-7 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Hardcover 2014. XVI, 299 p. 120 illus., 87 illus. in color. (Geotech- nologies and the Environment, Vol. 10) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-319-01688-7 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Economics 31

Y. Tang, Tongji University, Shanghai, China (P.R.); J. Zhou, Tongji J. Tanimoto, Kyushu University, Kasuga, Japan University, Shanghai, China (P.R.); X. Ren, Tongji University, Economics Shanghai, China (P.R.); Q. Yang, Tongji University, Shanghai, China (P.R.) Mathematical Analysis of

Environmental System C. Abeln Dynamic Response and Deformation Characteristic of This book is for all graduate students who are spe- Handbuch für Führungskräfte Saturated Soft Clay under Subway cializing in any environmental issue and who wish to grasp the fundamentals of physics that are required Ein Praxisratgeber in Veränderungsprozessen Vehicle Loading in various fields of science and engineering. The book provides the structural concept of the sys- Führungskräfte befinden sich in einem Verän- tem state equation and its dynamics, which can be derungs- und Verdrängungsmarkt. Die Dynamik Involving several areas of geological engineering, applicable to numerical solutions in several impor- des Wirtschaftslebens erzeugt einen enormen geotechnical engineering and tunnel engineering, tant areas such as heat and mass transfer and fluid Anpassungsdruck mit direkten Auswirkungen this book describes the soft soil deformation charac- dynamics. As a first step, there is a description of auf Arbeitsverhältnisse. Führungskräfte können teristics and dynamic responses induced by subway how to solve a linear system by conducting an analy- derartige Veränderungen beeinflussen – wie das vibration load. Based on field monitoring and labo- sis of temperature distribution in an infinite soil as a geschehen kann, zeigt der Arbeitsrechtsexperte ratory testing data, with both comprehensive micro- practical example. This exercise helps readers to fully Dr. Christoph Abeln in der 2., vollständig über- and macroanalysis, the authors present dynamic understand what time and space discretizations are, arbeiteten und erweiterten Auflage praxisorien- characteristics and deformation settlement of sat- and how actual[...] tiert und weitblickend auf. Dieses Buch behandelt urated soft clay surrounding subway tunnels using unter anderem die Vergütung von Führungskräften, dynamic and static methodology. Mechanism of Features Situationen und Lösungen rund um Versetzun- deformation, failure in microstructure of soft clay This book is for all graduate students who are spe- gen, Aufgabenentzug und Entleitungen oder ver- soil, dynamic response, macro deformation and set- cializing in any environmental issue and who wish to schiedene Instrumente im Falle der Beendigung von tlement are all discussed and analyzed thoroughly grasp the fundamentals of physics that are required Arbeitsverhältnissen. Der Autor geht[...] and systematically. Some of the research[...] in various fields of science and engineering. The book provides the structural concept of the system Features Features state equation and its dynamics, which can be applic- Führungskräfte befinden sich in einem Verän- Involving several areas of geological engineering, able to numerical solutions in several important derungs- und Verdrängungsmarkt. Die Dynamik geotechnical engineering and tunnel engineering, areas such as heat and mass transfer and fluid [..] des Wirtschaftslebens erzeugt einen enormen this book describes the soft soil deformation charac- Anpassungsdruck mit direkten Auswirkungen teristics and dynamic responses induced by subway Contents auf Arbeitsverhältnisse. Führungskräfte können vibration load. Based on field monitoring and labo- Environmental Systems and Analysis Methods.- Lin- derartige Veränderungen beeinflussen – wie das ratory testing data, with both comprehensive micro- ear Systems Analysis Methods.- Applications of Vec- geschehen kann, zeigt der Arbeitsrechtsexperte Dr. and macroanalysis, the authors present dynamic tor Matrix Operations.- Dynamics of Non-Linear Christoph Abeln in der 2., vollständig überarbeit- characteristics and deformation settlement of satu- Systems. eten und erweiterten Auflage [..] rated soft [..] Fields of interest Contents Contents Earth System Sciences; Environmental Physics; Umstrukturierung und ihre Folgen für Introduction.- Field test.- Laboratory tests.- Renewable and Green Energy Führungskräfte.- Aufgabenänderungen und Verset- Microstructure of soil.- Theoretical analysis and zungen.- Beförderung zum Geschäftsführer: Chance numerical simulation.- Settlement predictions for Target groups oder Fallstrick?.- Trennung von der Führungskraft.- soil around subway tunnels. Graduate Aufhebungsvertrag und Abfindung.- Vergütung von Führungskräften.- Auslandsentsendungen.- Fields of interest Type of publication Altersversorgung.- Compliance.- Headhunter, Out- Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences; Monograph placement und Coaching. Civil Engineering; Transportation More on www.springer.com/978-4-431-54621-4 Fields of interest Target groups Softcover Business Strategy / Leadership; Management/Busi- Research 2014. X, 128 p. 94 illus., 84 illus. in color. ness for Professionals $69.99 Type of publication ISBN 978-4-431-54621-4 Target groups Monograph usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Professional/practitioner More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-41986-7 Type of publication Professional book Distribution rights of the print version for China: More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04028-4 Science Press Ltd., Beijing, China Hardcover Softcover Jointly published with Science Press Ltd., Beijing, China 2014. XIII, 226 S. 2 Abb. 2014. XXIII, 241 p. 132 illus., 62 illus. in color. (Springer $59.99 Environmental Science and Engineering) ISBN 978-3-658-04028-4 $129.00 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-3-642-41986-7 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 32 Economics springer.com

R. Becker, KPMG AG, Leipzig, Deutschland Th. Bentivegna, HTW Chur, Chur, Switzerland G. Burckhardt (Ed.)

Die handelsrechtliche Innovation Network Functionality Corporate Social Responsibility -

Umsatzrealisation The Identification and Categorization of Multiple Innovation Mythen und Maßnahmen Networks Unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Zwecke der Rech- Unternehmen verantwortungsvoll führen, Reg- nungslegung Regional developers and network administrators ulierungslücken schließen are proud of having the largest number of registered Den Umsatzerlösen kommt hinsichtlich ihrer Infor- In Zeiten der Globalisierung und Massenproduktion network participants and clicks on their internet mations- und Anspruchsbemessungsfunktion eine rückt verantwortungsvolle Unternehmensführung platform. However, what ultimately counts are the wesentliche Bedeutung zu. Sie stellen eine zentrale immer mehr in das Bewusstsein der Unternehmen. real business contacts that lead to additional sales, Größe zur Gewinnermittlung dar und bilden die Damit Corporate Social Responsibility in Organi- sustainable supplier-relationships, or to innovation Ausgangsgröße zur Bestimmung der Ansprüche von sationen nicht als reine PR-Maßnahme angesehen projects leading to sustainable competitive advan- Unternehmenskoalitionären. Roberto Becker geht wird, braucht es jedoch zunächst ein tiefes Ver- tages for companies and regions. Thomas Bentivegna der Frage nach, inwieweit die handelsrechtlichen ständnis, was sich hinter dem Begriff eigentlich focuses on ad-hoc networks, which are poorly rep- Regelungen zur Umsatzrealisation den Zwecken der verbirgt. Dieses Buch zeigt die Bandbreite von resented in existing network and innovation litera- Rechnungslegung dienen. Der Autor zeigt, welche Unternehmensverantwortung zwischen Frei- ture. He identifies, classifies and categorizes different gesetzlichen Vorschriften für die Umsatzrealisa- willigkeit und Regulierung in globalen Lieferket- innovation network types operating in 5 European tion der allgemeinen Geschäftstypen sowie für die ten auf. Es stellt Maßnahmen und Initiativen von countries (Switzerland, Germany, England, Ireland, Mehrkomponentengeschäfte und die langfristige Unternehmen vor und gibt konkrete Empfehlungen, and France) based on data[...] Auftragsfertigung existieren. Für die zwei betra- wie sinnvolle und nachhaltige CSR-Maßnahmen in chteten Spezialfälle –Mehrkomponentengeschäfte Features Organisationen umgesetzt werden können. und langfristige[...] Regional developers and network administrators Features are proud of having the largest number of registered Features In Zeiten der Globalisierung und Massenproduktion network participants and clicks on their internet Den Umsatzerlösen kommt hinsichtlich ihrer Infor- rückt verantwortungsvolle Unternehmensführung platform. However, what ultimately counts are the mations- und Anspruchsbemessungsfunktion eine immer mehr in das Bewusstsein der Unternehmen. real business contacts that lead to additional sales, wesentliche Bedeutung zu. Sie stellen eine zentrale Damit Corporate Social Responsibility in Organi- sustainable supplier-relationships, or to innovation Größe zur Gewinnermittlung dar und bilden die sationen nicht als reine PR-Maßnahme angesehen projects leading to sustainable competitive advan- Ausgangsgröße zur Bestimmung der Ansprüche von wird, braucht es jedoch zunächst ein tiefes Ver- tages for companies and regions. Thomas Bentivegna Unternehmenskoalitionären. Roberto Becker geht ständnis, was sich hinter dem Begriff eigentlich [..] der Frage nach, inwieweit die handelsrechtlichen verbirgt. Dieses Buch zeigt die Bandbreite von Regelungen zur Umsatzrealisation den Zwecken der Contents Unternehmensverantwortung [..] Rechnungslegung dienen. [..] Ad-hoc Networks.- Types of Innovation Networks.- Contents Open Innovation and Knowledge Transfer. Contents Unternehmensverantwortung - zwischen Frei- Die Zwecke der Rechnungslegung.- Die Grundlagen Fields of interest willigkeit und Regulierung.- Staatliche Schutzpflicht der Umsatzrealisation.- Die Umsatzrealisation bei Business & Management Science; Technology Man- und Rechtsschutz in Europa, insbesondere in Mehrkomponentengeschäften und bei langfristiger agement; Business & Economics (general) Deutschland.- Mangelnder Schutz der Betroffenen in Auftragsfertigung. ausgwählten Produktionsländern.- Freiwillige CSR Target groups Initiativen zur Umsetzung von Unternehmensver- Fields of interest Research antwortung.- CSR Maßnahmen von Unternehmen Business & Management Science; Accounting / und ihre Wirkungen.- Transparenz - Eine Voraus- Auditing Type of publication setzung für Unternehmensverantwortung. Monograph Target groups Fields of interest Research More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04578-4 Non-Profit Enterprises / Corporate Social Respon- Softcover sibility; Social Policy; Organizational Studies, Eco- Type of publication 2014. XVII, 153 p. 16 illus. (BestMasters) nomic Sociology Monograph $89.99 More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04623-1 ISBN 978-3-658-04578-4 Target groups Professional/practitioner Softcover usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 2014. XX, 122 S. 4 Abb. (BestMasters) Type of publication $69.99 Professional book ISBN 978-3-658-04623-1 More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-02841-1 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Softcover 2014. XXV, 227 S. 3 Abb. $59.99 ISBN 978-3-658-02841-1 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Economics 33

E. Chew, Queen Mary University of London, London, United King- M.J. Cronin T.U. Daim, Portland State University, Portland, USA; M. Pizarro, dom Daimler Trucks North America, Happy Valley, USA; R. Talla, GE Healthcare, Hillsboro, USA (Eds.) Top Down Innovation Mathematical and Computational Modeling of Tonality Planning and Roadmapping This Brief focuses on strategies for innovation. Top- Technological Innovations Theory and Applications Down Innovation discusses the barriers to success- ful organizational and product innovation, distills Cases and Tools From the Preface:Blending ideas from operations the leading theories about how to foster innovation, research, music psychology, music theory, and cog- and presents six case studies of well-known brands Across industries, firms vary broadly on how they nitive science, this book aims to tell a coherent story that have succeeded (and in one case failed) in meet- operate with respect to their Research & Develop- of how tonality pervades our experience, and hence ing innovation challenges. Synthesizing the lessons ment (R&D) activities. This volume presents a holis- our models, of music.The story is told through the learned from companies that have mastered inno- tic approach to evaluating the critical elements of developmental stages of the Spiral Array model for vation over time, it provides a new perspective on R&D management, including planning, organiza- tonality, a geometric model designed to incorporate the role of market-leading companies and top man- tion, portfolio management, project management, and represent principles of tonal cognition, thereby agement in driving innovation. Since the publica- and knowledge transfer—by assessing R&D man- lending itself to practical applications of tonal recog- tion of Clayton Christensen’s pioneering Innovator’s agement from different sectors. Featuring empirical nition, segmentation, and visualization. Mathemat- Dilemma in 1997, the rules of innovation have them- research and in-depth case studies from industries ically speaking, the coils that make up the Spiral selves been transformed. Today,[...] as diverse as medical imaging, electric vehicles, and Array model are in effect helices, a spiral referring to cyber security, the authors identify common fea- a curve emanating from a central point. The use of Features tures of successful R&D management, despite funda- “spiral” here is[...] This Brief focuses on strategies for innovation. Top- mental differences, such as company size, number Down Innovation discusses the barriers to success- of employees, industry sector, and the R&D budget. Features ful organizational and product innovation, distills In[...] From the Preface:Blending ideas from operations the leading theories about how to foster innovation, research, music psychology, music theory, and cog- and presents six case studies of well-known brands Features nitive science, this book aims to tell a coherent story that have succeeded (and in one case failed) in meet- Across industries, firms vary broadly on how they of how tonality pervades our experience, and hence ing innovation challenges. Synthesizing the lessons operate with respect to their Research & Develop- our models, of music.The story is told through the learned from companies that have mastered [..] ment (R&D) activities. This volume presents a holis- developmental stages of the Spiral Array model for tic approach to evaluating the critical elements of tonality, a geometric model designed to incorporate Contents R&D management, including planning, organiza- and represent principles of tonal [..] The Challenge of Innovation.- Ford Finds Its Con- tion, portfolio management, project management, nection.- Netflix Switches Channels.- Nokia Drops and knowledge transfer—by assessing R&D manage- Contents the Torch.- Amazon Fast Tracks Information.- Stan- ment from different sectors. Featuring empirical [..] Tonality.- An Abbreviated Survey.- The Spiral ford Spins out a Higher Education Tsunami.- Con- Array.- The CEG Algorithm (Part I).- The CEG clusion. Contents Algorithm (Part II): Validation.- Determining Key Preface.- 1 Communication.- 2 Project Selection.- Boundaries.- Argus Segmentation Method.- Real- Fields of interest 3 Design Structure Matrix.- 4 Project Management Time Pitch Spelling.- MuSA.RT.- Visible Humor.- Business & Management Science; Technology Man- Criteria.- 5 Technology Road Mapping for Medical Sensitivity Analysis.- Model Calibration.- CEG Key agement Imaging.- 6 Technology Roadmap: The 'Complete Finding: Bach's WTC book I. EHR' Toward Higher Quality Patient care.- 7 Tech- Target groups nology Roadmap for Automotive Flexible Display.- Fields of interest Research 8 Technology Roadmap for Next Generation PC.- 9 Operation Research / Decision Theory; Computa- Technology Roadmap for Tesla Motors Sedan EV.- Type of publication tional Mathematics and Numerical Analysis; Music; 10 A Proposed Roadmap for Cyber Security in Cloud Brief Cognitive Psychology Computing at Portland State University. 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W. Deppert C. Dietrich F. Dietrich, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Nürnberg, Deutsch- land Individualistische Wirtschaftsethik Corporate Governance aus der Sicht (IWE) institutioneller Growth- und Value- Auswirkungen der GKB auf latente Steuern im handelsrechtlichen Anwendung der individualistischen Ethik auf das Gebiet der Investoren Wirtschaft Jahresabschluss

Der Philosoph Wolfgang Deppert schildert in diesem Christian Dietrich beschäftigt sich mit der Sicht Am 16.3.2011 veröffentlichte die Europäische Kom- Buch, wie das Konzept der individualistischen Ethik institutioneller Growth- und Value-Investoren auf mission einen Richtlinienentwurf zur Einführung auf die Wirtschafts- und Unternehmenswelt über- die Corporate Governance deutscher Aktienge- einer Gemeinsamen konsolidierten Körperschaft- tragen werden kann. Die neue individualistische sellschaften und leistet durch ihre Untersuchung steuer-Bemessungsgrundlage (GKKB). Franziska Ethik beruht auf der Einsicht, dass so genannte Sol- einen Beitrag zur Erforschung der kontextab- Dietrich untersucht, welche Auswirkungen sich lens-Ethiken – also Ethiken, die auf Forderungen hängigen Bedeutung guter Unternehmensführung. durch die Einführung eines auf dem Richtlinienen- an andere beruhen – nicht mehr allgemeingültig Ziel der Arbeit ist es, Erkenntnisse darüber zu twurf basierenden europaweit einheitlichen Regelw- begründet werden können und darum nicht mehr gewinnen, ob und inwiefern die Corporate Gover- erks zur steuerlichen Gewinnermittlung (GKB) auf verlässlich sind. Nach einer leicht verständlichen nance denkbarer Target-Unternehmen mit in die die latenten Steuern im handelsrechtlichen Einze- Einführung, die grundlegende Wissensgebiete Anlageentscheidungen dieser Investorengruppen labschluss deutscher Kapitalgesellschaften ergeben. wie die Evolutionstheorie, die Bewusstseins- und einfließt. Darüber hinaus steht die Identifikation Der Rechtsvergleich zeigt, dass die GKB nicht in Gehirnforschung, den Wert- und Nutzenbegriff, die von Unterschieden in den Präferenzstrukturen der allen Bereichen vollständig geregelt ist. Da die GKB Vorstellung von Wertentstehung, den Sinn- und Anleger im Fokus. Der Autor formuiert die Leit- auf eine Maßgeblichkeit verzichtet, dürfen diese Religionsbegriff sowie die Begriffe von Moral und these, dass gute Unternehmensführung nicht allge- Regelungslücken und Auslegungsunsicherheiten Ethik[...] mein und unter allen Umständen[...] nicht durch[...] Features Features Features Die neue individualistische Ethik besteht nur aus Christian Dietrich untersucht die Sicht insti- Am 16.3.2011 veröffentlichte die Europäische Kom- Forderungen des Einzelnen an sich selbst. Sie beruht tutioneller Growth- und Value-Investoren auf mission einen Richtlinienentwurf zur Einführung auf der Einsicht, dass die herkömmlichen Sol- die Corporate Governance deutscher Aktienge- einer Gemeinsamen konsolidierten Körperschaft- lens-Ethiken, die nur Forderungen an andere stellen, sellschaften und leistet zugleich einen Beitrag steuer-Bemessungsgrundlage (GKKB). Franziska nicht mehr allgemeingültig begründet werden kön- zur Erforschung der kontextabhängigen Bedeu- Dietrich untersucht, welche Auswirkungen sich nen und darum nicht mehr verlässlich sind. Der tung guter Unternehmensführung. Der Autor durch die Einführung eines auf dem Richtlinienen- Philosoph Wolfgang Deppert schildert in diesem analysiert, ob und inwiefern die Corporate Gover- twurf basierenden europaweit einheitlichen Regelw- Buch, wie das Konzept der individualistischen Ethik nance denkbarer Target-Unternehmen mit in die erks zur steuerlichen Gewinnermittlung (GKB) auf auf die [..] Anlageentscheidungen institutioneller Investoren [..] die latenten Steuern im [..] Contents Contents Contents Ethische Probleme in der Natur? Die ethischen Prob- Corporate Governance.- Institutionelle Investoren.- Aktiva, insbesondere Sachanlagevermögen.- Passiva, leme unter den Menschen.- Ableitung einer individ- Style-Investing.- Adaptive Conjoint-Analyse. insbesondere Rückstellungen.- Bilanzpostenbezo- ualistischen Ethik aufgrund von Annahmen über Fields of interest gene Gegenüberstellung der GKB mit dem HGB das menschliche Individuum.- Wirtschaftsethik als Management/Business for Professionals unter Berücksichtigung latenter Steuern. Konsequenz individualistischer Ethik.- Unterschei- dung der relevanten Wirtschaftssubjekte.- Überprü- Target groups Fields of interest fung der Anwendbarkeit individualistischer Ethik Research Business Taxation; Accounting / Auditing auf diese und Vergleich mit anderen Ethikansätzen.- Vom Umgang der Wirtschaftssubjekte untereinan- Type of publication Target groups der und den staatlichen Wirtschaftssubjekten.- Ver- Monograph Research allgemeinerung auf andere Bereichsethiken. More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-03467-2 Type of publication Fields of interest Softcover Monograph Economic Theory; Ethics; Methodology and the His- 2014. XXVII, 315 S. 12 Abb. More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04822-8 tory of Economic Thought; History of Philosophy; $79.99 Philosophy (general); Economics ISBN 978-3-658-03467-2 Softcover usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 2014. XVII, 101 S. (BestMasters) Target groups $69.99 Graduate ISBN 978-3-658-04822-8 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Type of publication German textbook More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-03585-3 Softcover 2014. XVII, 209 S. $79.99 ISBN 978-3-658-03585-3 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Economics 35

F. Droste, WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallen- M. Eggert M. Faber, S. Siems, H. Riedel, PreCal Presse Contor im Alten Land, dar, Deutschland Steinkirchen, Deutschland; E. Pohl Compliance Management in Die strategische Manipulation der Financial Industries Berufseinstieg und Probezeit aktiv elektronischen Mundpropaganda gestalten A Model-based Business Process and Reporting Perspective Eine spieltheoretische Analyse Wie Sie nach dem Studium die Grundsteine für Ihre Karriere Since the peak of the world financial crisis in 2008, legen Die elektronische Mundpropaganda beeinflusst compliance management has gained more and more maßgeblich die Erwartungsbildung der Kon- interest from practice and research. In particular the Die Stellenzusage ist da, der Sprung in den Job sumenten, sodass Firmen starke Anreize haben, die financial service industry is strongly regulated and geschafft. Voll motiviert wollen Neueinsteiger nun Informationskanäle strategisch zu manipulieren. has to follow specific laws, standards and guidelines. ihr Können und ihren Praxiswert beweisen. Doch Friedrich Droste erforscht die bislang in der the- Considering the steadily increasing number of legal beim Berufseinstieg geht es nicht nur um konkrete oretischen Forschung unbeachtete Manipulation- requirements in the design of information systems is Aufgaben. Das neue Arbeitsumfeld ist immer auch sstrategie des inversen Good-mouthing, welche a challenge to financial service providers. This book ein komplexes soziales Gefüge mit individuellen eine Erhöhung der Produktbewertung des Kon- investigates the challenges of compliance manage- Besonderheiten. Dieses Buch bietet Newcomern- sumenten herbeiführt. Die Manipulation induziert ment in financial industries and provides solutions wertvolle Unterstützung und praktische Tipps infolge überhöhter Produkterwartungen eine starke for a compliant design of information models. From für ein gutes Miteinander mit Vorgesetzten, Kol- Unzufriedenheit bei den Konsumenten und massive a business process perspective, an approach is pre- legen und Geschäftspartnern. Nützliche Hin- negative Mundpropaganda über das Konkurrenzpro- sented that enables the automatic checking of busi- weise für gute Selbstorganisation, effizientes Zeit- dukt. Die spieltheoretische Analyse eröffnet neue ness process[...] Management, die richtige Weichenstellung für eine Perspektiven hinsichtlich des strategischen Firmen- dauerhafte Work-Life-Balance und ein kleiner Busi- verhaltens und identifiziert[...] Features ness-Knigge verhelfen zum überzeugenden Auftritt Since the peak of the world financial crisis in 2008, beim Antritt in der[...] Features compliance management has gained more and more Die elektronische Mundpropaganda beeinflusst interest from practice and research. In particular the Features maßgeblich die Erwartungsbildung der Kon- financial service industry is strongly regulated and Die Stellenzusage ist da, der Sprung in den Job sumenten, sodass Firmen starke Anreize haben, die has to follow specific laws, standards and guidelines. geschafft. Voll motiviert wollen Neueinsteiger nun Informationskanäle strategisch zu manipulieren. Considering the steadily increasing number of legal ihr Können und ihren Praxiswert beweisen. Doch Friedrich Droste erforscht die bislang in der the- requirements in the design of information systems is beim Berufseinstieg geht es nicht nur um konkrete oretischen Forschung unbeachtete Manipulation- a challenge to financial service providers. [..] Aufgaben. Das neue Arbeitsumfeld ist immer auch sstrategie des inversen Good-mouthing, welche eine ein komplexes soziales Gefüge mit individuellen Erhöhung der Produktbewertung des Konsumenten Contents Besonderheiten. Dieses Buch bietet Newcomern herbeiführt. Die Manipulation [..] Introduction.- Research Background.- Compliance wertvolle Unterstützung und praktische Tipps für Management and Regulatory Requirements.- Reg- ein gutes Miteinander [..] Contents ulatory Environment of Banks.- Business Process Die strategische Manipulation der elektronis- Modeling.- Business Process Compliance Analysis.- Contents chen Mundpropaganda.- Reputationsbildung und Data Warehouse Development.- Multisensory Law Die Einstiegsphase.- Die erfolgreiche Probezeit.- Erwartungsmanagement in elektronischen Märkten.- and Legal Visualization.- Regulatory Requirements Selbst- und Zeitmanagement.- Work-Life-Balance.- Einflussnahme auf das Kommunikationsverhalten Engineering.- Research Design.- Design Science Business-Knigge.- Special: Existenzgründung. der Konsumenten.- Strategisches Firmenverhalten. Research.- Complementary Research Methods.- Fields of interest Research Process and Outcome.- Research Results.- Careers in Business and Mangagement; Job Career in Fields of interest Compliance Management and Information Sys- Science and Engineering; Personnel Management Game Theory / Mathematical Methods; Economic tems.- Business Process Compliance.- Reporting Theory; Economics Compliance.- Collaboration of IS Experts and Legal Target groups Experts.- Discussion and Outlook. Target groups Graduate Research Fields of interest Type of publication Business Information Systems; Information Systems Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook and Communication Service; Finance / Banking; Monograph Models and Principles; Accounting / Auditing More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-03741-3 More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04290-5 Softcover Target groups Softcover 2014. VII, 56 S. 3 Abb. Research 2014. XIX, 275 S. 34 Abb. 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S. Geier R. Grimm, M. Schuller, R. Wilhelmer, SDC Consulting, Haslau/ C. Hackl, University of Applied Sciences, Wien, Austria Wien, Österreich Demand Fulfillment bei Assemble- Calibration and Parameterization to-Order-Fertigung Portfoliomanagement in Methods for the Libor Market Unternehmen Analyse, Optimierung und Anwendung in der Computerindus- Model trie Leitfaden für Manager und Investoren

Das Demand Fulfillment hat im Zuge der Online- Die Art und Weise, wie das Management von Pro- The Libor Market Model (LMM) is a mathematical Auftragsübermittlung für viele Unternehmen an duktportfolios in einem Unternehmen verankert model for pricing and risk management of interest Bedeutung gewonnen. Es stellt eine Möglichkeit zur ist, hat weitreichende Konsequenzen für dessen rate derivatives and has been built on the frame- Erhöhung der Lieferfähigkeit und Liefertreue dar. Erfolg. Trotz hoher Erwartungshaltung im Hin- work of modelling forward rates. For the conceptual Sebastian Geier entwickelt für eine Assemble-to- blick auf die Optimierung angestrebter Profite aus understanding of the model a strong background Order-Fertigung ein neuartiges Konzept für die rol- Produkten fristet es allzu oft ein Nischendasein in the fields of mathematics, statistics, finance and lierende Planung des Demand Fulfillment. Dieses ohne entsprechende Durchsetzungskraft. Dabei especially for implementation, computer science Konzept wird anhand einer umfangreichen Fall- bietet ein adäquat organisiertes Portfolioman- is necessary. The book provides the ne cessary studie mit realen Daten eines Elektronik-Herstellers agement einen wirksamen Hebel, der einen sig- groundwork to understand the LMM and delivers getestet. Die Tests zeigen interessante Auswirkungen nifikanten Beitrag zum Firmenergebnis liefern a framework to implement a working model where verschiedener Engpass-Maßnahmen auf die unter- kann. Entsprechend betrachtet dieses Buch das possible calibration and parameterization methods schiedlichen Ziele des Demand Fulfillment. Thema aus einer unternehmerischen Perspek- for volatility and correlation are explained. Special tive. Die Autoren konzentrieren sich vor allem auf emphasis lies also on the trade off of speed and cor- Features strategische und organisatorische Aspekte, die für rectness where differences in choosing random[...] Das Demand Fulfillment hat im Zuge der Online- Unternehmensleitung und Portfoliomanager[...] Auftragsübermittlung für viele Unternehmen an Features Bedeutung gewonnen. Es stellt eine Möglichkeit zur Features The Libor Market Model (LMM) is a mathematical Erhöhung der Lieferfähigkeit und Liefertreue dar. Die Art und Weise, wie das Management von Pro- model for pricing and risk management of interest Sebastian Geier entwickelt für eine Assemble-to- duktportfolios in einem Unternehmen verankert rate derivatives and has been built on the frame- Order-Fertigung ein neuartiges Konzept für die rol- ist, hat weitreichende Konsequenzen für dessen work of modelling forward rates. For the conceptual lierende Planung des Demand Fulfillment. Dieses Erfolg. Trotz hoher Erwartungshaltung im Hinblick understanding of the model a strong background Konzept wird anhand einer umfangreichen Fall- auf die Optimierung angestrebter Profite aus Pro- in the fields of mathematics, statistics, finance and, studie mit realen Daten [..] dukten fristet es allzu oft ein Nischendasein ohne especially for implementation, computer science is entsprechende Durchsetzungskraft. Dabei bietet ein necessary. The book provides the necessary ground- Contents adäquat organisiertes Portfoliomanagement einen work to [..] Analyse des Demand Fulfillment in der Elek- wirksamen Hebel, der [..] tronik-Industrie.- Optimierung des Demand Fulfill- Contents ment bei Assemble-to-Order-Fertigung.- Rollierende Contents Libor Market Model implementation framework.- Planung des Demand Fulfillment. Vom Produkt zum Portfolio.- Markt- Speed vs. correctness.- Application examples and analyse.- Das Produktportfolio im Kontext der possible extensions. Fields of interest Unternehmensstrategie.- Organisation und Manage- Fields of interest Production / Logistics; Operation Research / Deci- ment.- Geschäftsplan.- Die Sicht des Investors. sion Theory; Economics Business & Economics (general); Financial Econom- Fields of interest ics Target groups Business & Economics (general); Management/Busi- Target groups Research ness for Professionals; Entrepreneurship Research Type of publication Target groups Type of publication Monograph Professional/practitioner Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04878-5 Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04687-3 Softcover Professional book 2014. XIV, 214 S. 43 Abb. (Produktion und Logistik) Softcover $69.99 More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-00259-6 2014. IX, 64 p. 27 illus. (BestMasters) ISBN 978-3-658-04878-5 Softcover $89.99 ISBN 978-3-658-04687-3 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 2014. XVI, 332 S. 70 Abb. $69.99 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-3-658-00259-6 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Economics 37

M. Halfmann (Ed.) S. Hartung, PABLIK WJUING Unternehmensberatung, Köln, I. Hausladen, HHL Leipzig Graduate School of, Leipzig, Deutsch- Deutschland land Zielgruppen im Konsumentenmarketing Gestalt im Management IT-gestützte Logistik Eine andere Sicht auf Marken- und Unternehmensführung in Systeme - Prozesse - Anwendungen Segmentierungsansätze – Trends – Umsetzung komplexen Märkten Dieses Buch vermittelt die Grundlagen und prak- Das Herausgeberwerk widmet sich in einzel- Die zunehmende Vernetzung von Märkten und tischen Anwendungen der IT-gestützten Logistik. nen Beiträgen den dominierenden Zielgrup- Menschen führt zu immer größerer Komplexität. Anhand der logistischen Prozesskette – von der penkonzepten im Konsumentenmarketing. Neben Manager und Unternehmer stehen vor immer neuen Beschaffungs - und Produktionslogistik bis zur Dis- eindimensionalen und primär an beobachtbaren Herausforderungen, die sie erfolgreich bewälti- tributionslogistik – werden die wichtigsten Konzepte Merkmalen orientierten Segmentierungen (z.B. Ziel- gen wollen. Die Methoden der klassischen Betrieb- und Tools vorgestellt. Zahlreiche anschauliche Fall- gruppe „Frau“ oder „Best Ager“) werden gängige swirtschaft mit ihrem Fokus auf die operative beispiele geben einen strukturierten Einblick in das psychographische und geographische Ansätze Gestaltung von Aufbau- und Ablauforganisation Management IT-gestützter Logistik, die Erfolgsfak- sowie die Zukunftstrends der Zielgruppendiskus- sind dafür ebenso wenig geeignet wie die Ansätze toren sowie Rahmenbedingungen für eine effiziente sion thematisiert. Dabei kommen jeweils führende ganzer Beratergenerationen, die ihren Blick auf Steuerung logistischer Abläufe durch IT. Fachvertreter zu Wort, die die jeweiligen Ansätze Prozess- und Renditeoptimierung verengt haben. entscheidend mitgeprägt bzw. weiterentwickelt Dieses Werk verknüpft erstmals gestalt-, systemtheo- Features haben. Zur Veranschaulichung der praktischen retische und heuristische Ansätze zu einem konkret Dieses Buch vermittelt die Grundlagen und prak- Umsetzungsmöglichkeiten werden im letzten Teil umsetzbaren Konzept. Sie zeigt, wie diese neue Art tischen Anwendungen der IT-gestützten Logistik. des Buches praktische Branchenanwendungen der Unternehmensführung in jedem Unternehmen Anhand der logistischen Prozesskette – von der vorgestellt. gewinnbringend eingesetzt[...] Beschaffungs- und Produktionslogistik bis zur Dis- tributionslogistik – werden die wichtigsten Konzepte Features Features und Tools vorgestellt. Zahlreiche anschauliche Fall- Das Herausgeberwerk widmet sich in einzel- Die zunehmende Vernetzung von Märkten und beispiele geben einen strukturierten Einblick in das nen Beiträgen den dominierenden Zielgrup- Menschen führt zu immer größerer Komplexität. Management IT-gestützter Logistik, die Erfolgsfak- penkonzepten im Konsumentenmarketing. Neben Manager und Unternehmer stehen vor immer neuen toren sowie [..] eindimensionalen und primär an beobachtbaren Herausforderungen, die sie erfolgreich bewälti- Merkmalen orientierten Segmentierungen (z.B. Ziel- gen wollen. Die Methoden der klassischen Betrieb- Contents gruppe „Frau“ oder „Best Ager“) werden gängige swirtschaft mit ihrem Fokus auf die operative Grundlagen der IT-gestützten Logistik.- IT- psychographische und geographische Ansätze sowie Gestaltung von Aufbau- und Ablauforganisation gestütztes Logistiksystem.- Informations- und Kom- die Zukunftstrends der Zielgruppendiskussion the- sind dafür ebenso wenig geeignet wie die Ansätze munikationstechnologien als Enabler.- Prozesse und matisiert. Dabei kommen jeweils führende [..] ganzer Beratergenerationen, die [..] Anwendungen der IT-gestützten Logistik (Beschaf- fungs-, Produktions-, Lager-, (Re-)Distributions-, Contents Contents Instandhaltungslogistik - Supply Chain).- Geschäft- Demographische/sozioökonomische Seg- Gestalttheorie.- Gestalttheorie und Systemtheorie.- sprozessgestaltung im Bereich der IT-gestützten mentierungsansätze.- Psychographische Seg- Gestalttheorie und Heuristik.- Über die etwas andere Logistik.- Handlungsleitende Kontextfaktoren IT- mentierungsansätze.- Verhaltensbezogene Art, ein Autohaus zu führen.- Systemisch organ- gestützter Logistik (Sicherheit – Nachhaltigkeit – Segmentierungsansätze.- Geographische Seg- isierter Vertrieb eines Markenproduktes.- Systemis- Nutzen – Controlling). mentierungsansätze.- Situationsbezogene Seg- che Personalentwicklung. mentierungsansätze.- Umsetzungsbeispiele aus Fields of interest verschiedenen Branchen. 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K. Hayes G. Heinemann, Hochschule Niederrhein, Mönchengladbach, S. Hohberger, H. Damlachi, SNP | Schlawien Partnerschaft, Frank- Deutschland furt, Deutschland Business Journalism SoLoMo - Always-on im Handel Praxishandbuch Sanierung im How to Report on Business and Economics Die soziale, lokale und mobile Zukunft des Shopping Mittelstand Business Journalism:How to Report on Business and Economics is a basic guide for journalistswork- Das Shopping der Zukunft zeichnet sich durch ein Das Praxishandbuch führt systematisch durch ing in countries moving to open-market economies, begleitendes Zusammenspiel von sozialer Vernet- die gesamte Unternehmenssanierung in Betrieb- students in journalismcourses, journalists chang- zung, Lokalisierung und mobiler Internetnutzung swirtschaft und Recht. In verständlicher Sprache ing direction from general news reporting to busi- beim Ladenbesuch aus. Dieser Dreiklang bildet die werden alle Aspekte von der Unternehmenskrise nessand economic reporting, and bloggers. It also Basis für die „Synergien des SoLoMo“, die ganz neue bis zum strategischen Sanierungsmanagement mit explains the differences intechnique required for Möglichkeiten der Vermarktungseffizienz insbeson- entsprechenden Sanierungstools dargestellt. Ein general reporters to deliver business news for text, dere für stationäre Händler erlauben. Die sich daraus Überblick der wesentlichen europäischen Insol- TV,or radio. Veteran journalist Keith Hayes, who ergebenden Chancen greift das vorliegende Buch venz- bestimmungen runden das Werk ab. Ihre has worked for such organizations asReuters, PBS, auf, indem es den aktuellen Stand der Forschung umfassende Erfahrung geben die Autoren in Form the BBC, CBC, and CNBC, provides a quick refer- und Praxis zu dem Thema darstellt und die Basisfak- von zahlreichen Praxisbeispielen, Originalgutachten ence tojournalistic practice that covers everything toren des SoLoMo umfassend klärt. Dabei werden und Checklisten weiter. Zusätzlich ermöglicht die from how to meet a deadline togetting answers die Location Based Services (LBS), denen eine Sch- auf CD beiligende Sanierungssoftware eine wochen- from company or government officials who would lüsselrolle im Handel der Zukunft zukommt, beson- genaue Liquiditätsplanung. In der 3. Auflage wurden rather[...] ders gewichtet und mit einer empirischen Studie zahlreiche Themen und Case Studies ergänzt bzw. in[...] Features erweitert:[...] Business Journalism:How to Report on Business Features Features and Economics is a basic guide for journalistswork- Das Shopping der Zukunft zeichnet sich durch ein Das Praxishandbuch führt systematisch durch ing in countries moving to open-market economies, begleitendes Zusammenspiel von sozialer Vernet- die gesamte Unternehmenssanierung in Betrieb- students in journalismcourses, journalists chang- zung, Lokalisierung und mobiler Internetnutzung swirtschaft und Recht. In verständlicher Sprache ing direction from general news reporting to busi- beim Ladenbesuch aus. Dieser Dreiklang bildet die werden alle Aspekte von der Unternehmenskrise nessand economic reporting, and bloggers. It also Basis für die „Synergien des SoLoMo“, die ganz neue bis zum strategischen Sanierungsmanagement mit explains the differences intechnique required for Möglichkeiten der Vermarktungseffizienz insbeson- entsprechenden Sanierungstools dargestellt. Ein general reporters to deliver business news for text, dere für stationäre Händler erlauben. Die sich daraus Überblick der wesentlichen europäischen Insol- TV,or [..] ergebenden Chancen greift das vorliegende Buch auf, venz- bestimmungen runden das Werk ab. Ihre indem es [..] Fields of interest umfassende Erfahrung geben die Autoren in Form Business & Management Science Contents [..] Always-on und Always-in-Touch – das neue Contents Target groups Kaufverhalten.- Social Commerce als Basisfaktor Nr. 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V. Kailing F. Kiehlmann, Hochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung, Kehl, E. Koch Deutschland Praktische Preis- und Globalisierung: Wirtschaft und Konditionenpolitik Qualität im Cluster- und Politik Netzwerkmanagement Sicher kalkulieren, flexibel steuern, rentabel gestalten Chancen – Risiken – Antworten

Preise und Konditionen richtig zu kalkulieren Fabian Kiehlmann untersucht das Management Die nationalen Grenzen haben ihre wirtschaftliche und sie flexibel zu steuern ist eine zentrale Auf- der Cluster und regionalen Netzwerke in der Trina- Bedeutung weitgehend verloren - die internationalen gabe für jeden Mitarbeiter im Vertrieb. Denn tionalen Metropolregion Oberrhein, insbesondere Wirtschaftsbeziehungen werden damit zunehmend hier liegen die wichtigsten Gewinntreiber eines die Mitgliederstruktur und Organisation der Initia- von neuen, "intraglobalen" Wirtschaftsbeziehun- Unternehmens. „Praktische Preis- und Konditionen- tiven. Der Autor kontaktiert alle Ansprechpersonen gen abgelöst. Das Buch analysiert und strukturiert politik" liefert dazu hilfreiche Tipps und Anleitun- der Initiativen mittels eines Online-Fragebogens, um Ursachen und Erscheinungsformen dieser Entwick- gen. Dr. Valentin Kailing, der über langjährige Auskunft über die Erfüllung der Qualitätsstandards lung, stellt Akteure und ihre Strategien vor und Erfahrungen als Verkaufs-Controller und Leiter zu erhalten, und ergänzt die Befragung durch qual- diskutiert die Folgen der Globalisierung, ihre Chan- Innendienst eines internationalen Konzerns ver- itative Experteninterviews. Er zeigt, dass entgegen cen und Risiken. Der Autor skizziert Möglichkeiten fügt, erläutert anschaulich an konkreten Beispie- den Erwartungen bereits mehrere Qualitätsstandards der nationalen Politiken zur Beeinflussung der Glob- len, was Sie über die Beziehung von Listenpreisen, erfüllt sind und grenzüberschreitende Cluster- und alisierung und entwirft das Modell einer globalen Rabatten, Boni, Warenbeistellungen, Volumen, vari- Netzwerkinitiativen besondere Anforderungen an Wirtschaftsordnung mit den Säulen Globale Sicher- ablen Kosten, Deckungsbeiträgen und Gewinn sowie das Management stellen. heitsarchitektur, Globale Wirtschaftsarchitektur und Zahlungskonditionen wissen müssen. Zahlreiche Globale Sozial- und[...] leicht[...] Features Fabian Kiehlmann untersucht das Management Features Features der Cluster und regionalen Netzwerke in der Trina- Die nationalen Grenzen haben ihre wirtschaftliche Preise und Konditionen richtig zu kalkulieren und tionalen Metropolregion Oberrhein, insbesondere Bedeutung weitgehend verloren – die interna- sie flexibel zu steuern ist eine zentrale Aufgabe für die Mitgliederstruktur und Organisation der Initia- tionalen Wirtschaftsbeziehungen werden damit jeden Mitarbeiter im Vertrieb. Denn hier liegen die tiven. Der Autor kontaktiert alle Ansprechpersonen zunehmend von neuen, "intraglobalen" Wirtschafts- wichtigsten Gewinntreiber eines Unternehmens. der Initiativen mittels eines Online-Fragebogens, um beziehungen abgelöst. Professor Eckart Koch „Praktische Preis- und Konditionenpolitik" liefert Auskunft über die Erfüllung der Qualitätsstandards analysiert und strukturiert Ursachen und Erschein- dazu hilfreiche Tipps und Anleitungen. Dr. Valentin zu erhalten, und ergänzt die Befragung durch quali- ungsformen dieser Entwicklung, stellt Akteure und Kailing, der über langjährige Erfahrungen als tative [..] ihre Strategien vor und diskutiert die Folgen der Verkaufs-Controller und Leiter Innendienst eines [..] Globalisierung, ihre Chancen [..] Contents Contents Cluster und regionale Netzwerke in Deutschland, Contents Vom Listenpreis zum Nettopreis .- Preis und Frankreich und der Schweiz.- Management der Ini- Ursachen und Erscheinungsformen der Glob- Rentabilität.- Die Gewinntreiber: Verkaufspreis, tiativen und Umsetzung von Qualitätsstandards.- alisierung.- Akteure und ihre Strategien.- Volumen, variable Kosten, fixe Kosten. -Durch- Umfassende Bestandsaufnahme der Ansprechperso- Folgen, Chancen und Risiken der Globalisierung.- schnittspreise und Mix.- Preisvergleich und Preis- nen in der Trinationalen Metropolregion Oberrhein. Möglichkeiten der nationalen Politiken zur Beein- strukturen.- Die Preiskompetenz des Verkäufers.- flussung der Globalisierung.- Modell einer Globalen Vom Kampf mit Preisen und Konditionen in der IT. Fields of interest Wirtschaftsordnung mit den Säulen Globale Sicher- Business & Management Science; Technology Man- heitsarchitektur, Globale Wirtschaftsarchitektur und Fields of interest agement; Management/Business for Professionals; Globale Sozial- und Umweltarchitektur. Sales / Distribution / Call Center / Customer Service; Public Administration Marketing Fields of interest Target groups Emerging Markets / Globalization; International Target groups Research Economics; International Relations Professional/practitioner Type of publication Target groups Type of publication Monograph Upper undergraduate Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04766-5 More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-03284-5 Type of publication Softcover German textbook Softcover 2014. XI, 102 S. 14 Abb. 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D. Krampe, Lenze SE, Extertal, Deutschland M. Krikken T. Kuthe, M. Zipperle, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, Köln, Deutsch- land Selbstwert als kritische Variable des Social Capital and its Impact on Unternehmenserfolges Born Transnational Firms Die Emission von Anleihen und anderen Debt Produkten Eine empirische Analyse im Rahmen des Neuroleader- ship-Gedankens Recent literature on international entrepreneurship Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen für die Investorenkommu- hints toward an increasing number of firms engaging nikation Die verhältnismäßig neue Schule des Neuroleader- in business activities across national borders from Im Rahmen der Unternehmensfinanzierung durch ships verknüpft Erkenntnisse und Werkzeuge aus or near their inception. Employing the transnational die Emission sogenannter Debt Produkte stellen den Neurowissenschaften mit Theorien und Mod- organization model to cope with hypercompeti- sich für die Kommunikation mit Investoren diverse ellen aus Psychologie, Management sowie Leader- tive markets, the so-called born transnational firms hochgradig praxisrelevante rechtliche Fragen. ship. David Krampe greift verschiedene Aspekte des represent a rather new prototype of such rapidly Der folgende Beitrag setzt sich zunächst damit Neuroleadership-Gedankens auf und weist nach, internationalizing firms and appear to be prime can- auseinander, unter welchen Voraussetzungen ein dass die positive Befriedigung des Bedürfnisses nach didates of integrating value-added processes in mul- von der Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsauf- Selbstwertsteigerung maßgeblichen Einfluss auf tiple countries in a timely manner. Martin Krikken sicht (BaFin) oder einer entsprechenden Behörde berufsbezogene Leistungsfähigkeit und Gesundheit aims at shedding light on the nature of this distinct eines anderen europäischen Landes gebilligter von Organisationsmitgliedern zu haben scheint. Er and under-researched type of international start-up Wertpapierprospekt notwendig ist, um Anleihen zeigt, wie sich diese Erkenntnis bei Personalauswahl by assessing the impact of social capital on its corpo- und ähnliche Finanzierungsangebote zu nutzen. und Personalentwicklung nutzen lässt und gibt Hin- rate flexibility. He[...] weise für die ideale Gestaltung organisationaler Rah- Des Weiteren wird dargestellt, welche Verhal- menbedingungen. Features tenspflichten im Hinblick auf die Kommunikation Recent literature on international entrepreneurship mit Investoren (bzw. der Öffentlichkeit) vor und Features hints toward an increasing number of firms engaging während der Emission mit oder[...] Die verhältnismäßig neue Schule des Neuroleader- in business activities across national borders from Features ships verknüpft Erkenntnisse und Werkzeuge aus or near their inception. Employing the transnational Im Rahmen der Unternehmensfinanzierung durch den Neurowissenschaften mit Theorien und Mod- organization model to cope with hypercompetitive die Emission sogenannter Debt Produkte stellen ellen aus Psychologie, Management sowie Leader- markets, the so-called born transnational firms rep- sich für die Kommunikation mit Investoren diverse ship. David Krampe greift verschiedene Aspekte des resent a rather new prototype of such rapidly inter- hochgradig praxisrelevante rechtliche Fragen. Der Neuroleadership-Gedankens auf und weist nach, nationalizing firms and appear to be prime [..] dass die positive Befriedigung des Bedürfnisses nach folgende Beitrag setzt sich zunächst damit auseinan- Selbstwertsteigerung maßgeblichen Einfluss auf Contents der, unter welchen Voraussetzungen ein von der berufsbezogene [..] Introducing the Born Transnational Firm as a Dis- Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht tinct Type of International Start-Up.- Corporate (BaFin) oder einer entsprechenden Behörde eines Contents Flexibility and its Development in the Born Transna- anderen europäischen [..] Einführung in die Kernelemente des Neurolead- tional Firm.- Social Capital and its Contribution Contents ership-Gedankens.- Überblick über den aktuellen to Corporate Flexibility of the Born Transnational Der Prospekt: Wann braucht man ihn? Was folgt Stand der Selbstwertforschung.- Einfluss von Selb- Firm. stwert und Inkonsistenz auf Leistungsfähigkeit und daraus?.- Platzierung ohne Prospekt.- Weitere Gesundheit.- Nutzen für Personalauswahl und Per- Fields of interest gesetzliche und börsenrechtliche Pflichten je nach sonalentwicklung. Entrepreneurship Börsensegment.

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G. Matuszek S. Meier, U. Spohrer P. Moog, Universität Siegen, Siegen, Deutschland; P. Witt, Bergis- che Universität Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Deutschland (Eds.) Sport für Manager Der Einspruch im Steuerrecht Mittelständische Unternehmen Was Manager vom Sport lernen können Grundlagen und Praxis

Was kann der Manager vom Sport lernen? Was sind Das Buch gibt einen Überblick über das Ein- Die Forschung zu kleinen und mittelgroßen die Parallelen zwischen Sport und Beruf, diesen bei- spruchsverfahren und erläutert Vor- und Nachteile Unternehmen (KMU) hat eine lange Tradition in der den Magneten der Leistungsorientiertheit? „Besser gegenüber dem Antrag auf schlichte Änderung. Häu- deutschsprachigen Betriebswirtschaft. Dieses Special sich quälen, als von den Umständen gequält zu wer- fige Fehlerquellen wie die Fristbereichnung werden Issue stellt neue Erkenntnisse aus der empirischen den" ist eine Maxime, die sich vom Sport aufs Leben praxisnah mit zahlreichen Beispielen und Checklis- vor, speziell beantwortet es Fragen des Managements übertragen lässt. Sport bringt ins Bewusstsein, zu ten dargestellt. Als weitere Arbeitshilfen liefert das von Mittelstand und KMU. Die Beiträge bilden die welchen Leistungen Menschen fähig und gleichzeitig Werk Mustereinsprüche, um die ersten Schritte im aktuelle theoretische und methodische Vielfalt ab wie filigran sie sind. Sport zeigt uns unsere Grenzen, Einspruchsverfahren zu erleichtern. und bieten Anregungen für weitere Forschungsar- aber auch die Wege, wie wir Grenzen überwinden beiten auf diesem Gebiet. können. Dabei setzt der Mensch auf ein gewisses Features Maß einer Grund-Robustheit, Widerstandsfähigkeit Der Einspruch im SteuerrechtDas Buch gibt einen Features und Gesundheit. Allerdings, ohne Planung, ohne Überblick über das Einspruchsverfahren und Die Forschung zu kleinen und mittelgroßen Wissen und ohne Disziplin funktioniert gesunder erläutert Vor- und Nachteile gegenüber dem Antrag Unternehmen (KMU) hat eine lange Tradition in der Sport nicht. Parallel dazu wird die[...] auf schlichte Änderung. Häufige Fehlerquellen wie deutschsprachigen Betriebswirtschaft. Dieses Special die Fristberechnung werden praxisnah dargestellt. Issue stellt neue Erkenntnisse aus der empirischen- Features Als weitere Arbeitshilfen liefert das Werk Mustere- vor, speziell beantwortet es Fragen des Manage- Was kann der Manager vom Sport lernen? Was sind insprüche, um die ersten Schritte im Einspruchsver- ments von Mittelstand und KMU. Die Beiträge die Parallelen zwischen Sport und Beruf, diesen bei- fahren zu erleichtern. In der 2. Auflage wurden bilden die aktuelle theoretische und methodis- den Magneten der Leistungsorientiertheit? Sport zudem die neue [..] che Vielfalt ab und bieten Anregungen für weitere bringt ins Bewusstsein, zu welchen Leistungen Men- Forschungsarbeiten auf diesem [..] schen fähig und gleichzeitig wie filigran sie sind. Contents Sport zeigt uns unsere Grenzen, aber auch die Wege, Wirksame Bekanntgabe von Bescheiden.- Contents wie wir Grenzen überwinden können. Dabei setzt Fehlerhafte Bescheide.- Mögliche Wege zur Effekte von Familieneinfluss und der Mensch auf ein gewisses Maß einer Grund- Fehlerbeseitigung.- Einspruchsverfahren.- Ein- Unternehmensgröße auf das Finanzmanage- Robustheit, [..] spruchssbegründung.- Beendigung und Folgen des ment im deutschen Mittelstand: Eine empirische Einspruchs.- Einspruchsentscheidung.- Rücknahme Analyse.- Neue Märkte, neue Risiken: Empirische Contents und Abhilfebescheid.- Mustereinsprüche und Check- Evidenz zum Korruptionsrisiko für den interna- Der Leistungsbegriff im Sport.- Optimierung im listen. tional aktiven Mittelstand.- Weibliche Nachfolge Hochleistungssport.- Was Manager vom Sport ler- in Familienunternehmen: Erkenntnisse zu Frauen nen.- Wellness & Wellbeing.- Kultur und Sport im Fields of interest und Erfolg in der Unternehmensnachfolge.- Inno- Management. Business Taxation vativeness in family firms: drivers of innovation and their mediating role.- Innovation und Beschäf- Fields of interest Target groups tigung: Die Beschäftigungswirkung verschiedener Management/Business for Professionals; Personnel Professional/practitioner Arten von Innovationen in expandierenden und Management; Business & Management Science schrumpfenden mittelständischen Unternehmen. Type of publication Target groups Professional book Fields of interest Professional/practitioner More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-03214-2 Entrepreneurship

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G.M. Mudacumura, Cheyney University, Cheyney, USA; G. Morçöl, R.R. Pawlak G. Quelle Penn State – Harrisburg, Middletown, USA (Eds.) Industrial Problem Solving Wachstum beginnt oben Challenges to Democratic Simplified Governance in Developing Treibstoff für unternehmerische Wachstumsmotoren Countries An 8-Step Program "Wachstum beginnt oben" - dies ist in dreifacher Hinsicht richtig: 1. In Unternehmen beginnt Industrial Problem SolvingSimplified provides Wachstum stets in der Unternehmensführung, a roadmap for solving manufacturingproblems. Despite the large amounts of human and finan- denn ohne das wachstumsorientierte Wirken der Containing numerous examples of actual prob- cial resources invested to foster democratic gover- Führenden kann ein Unternehmen nicht flori- lems and their solutionsin various industrial nance in developing countries, statistics show that eren – bestenfalls wächst es gebremst. 2. Damit die environments, it is for novice as well as experi- the majority of these countries have not yet achieved Unternehmensführung in Richtung Wachstum encedmanufacturing owners, managers, quality rep- significant improvements in living standards. While wirken kann, muss der Wachstumsanspruch und ein resentatives, consultants, trainers,and procurement some regions make strides towards improving the positives Grundverständnis „oben“ im Kopf der han- professionals. AuthorRalph Pawlak’s roadmap living conditions of their citizens, Sub-Saharan delnden Personen angekommen sein. 3. Profitables is a proven system that has been used to eliminate Africa, for instance, is still trapped in poverty with Wachstum startet mitnichten bei der letzten Zeile majormanufacturing problems in electronics, cast- more than 40% of its 600 million people living below der Gewinn- und Verlustrechnung, dem Gewinn, ing, blow molding, and assemblyoperations. What’s the internationally recognized absolute poverty line sondern bei den ersten Zeilen, dem Umsatz. Das more, it has been used effectively in the manufac- of one US dollar per day. Poor governance and cor- Buch zeigt in fünf Abschnitten und 76 prägnanten, ture oftoys, juvenile products, chemicals, automotive ruption should be highlighted as the most important eigenständigen Beiträgen wesentliche[...] engines, and innumerablecomponents of many man- systemic factors contributing to poverty in develop- ufacturing[...] ing countries. As a result the[...] Features "Wachstum beginnt oben" - dies ist in dreifacher Features Features Hinsicht richtig: 1. In Unternehmen beginnt Industrial Problem SolvingSimplified provides Despite the large amounts of human and finan- Wachstum stets in der Unternehmensführung, a roadmap for solving manufacturingproblems. cial resources invested to foster democratic gover- denn ohne das wachstumsorientierte Wirken der Containing numerous examples of actual prob- nance in developing countries, statistics show that Führenden kann ein Unternehmen nicht flori- lems and their solutionsin various industrial the majority of these countries have not yet achieved eren – bestenfalls wächst es gebremst. 2. Damit die environments, it is for novice as well as experi- significant improvements in living standards. While Unternehmensführung in Richtung Wachstum encedmanufacturing owners, managers, quality rep- some regions make strides towards improving the wirken kann, muss der Wachstumsanspruch und ein resentatives, consultants, trainers,and procurement living conditions of their citizens, Sub-Saharan positives Grundverständnis „oben“ im Kopf der [..] professionals. AuthorRalph [..] Africa, for instance, is still trapped in poverty with Contents more [..] Fields of interest 1. Selber wachsen: Selbstführung als Wachstumsvo- Business & Management Science Contents raussetzung.- 2. Organisieren und Zusammenar- Accountability & Transparency: Cornerstones of Target groups beiten: Der Wille zum gemeinsamen Wachstum.- 3. Democratic Governance.- Will Ghana Avoid the Popular/general Wachstum schaffen, halten, wiederherstellen: Den resource Curse?.- Tackling Cultural Corruption.- Wachstumsphasen gemäß agieren.- 4. 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B. Radtke D. Rankl H. Riedel, R. Wettlaufer, D. Reulein, E. Pohl

Markenidentitätsmodelle Ressorts im Zeitalter Der Arbeitsmarkt für Betriebswirte

Analyse und Bewertung von Ansätzen zur Erfassung der von Medienwandel und Aktuelle Perspektiven und Einstiegschancen Markenidentität Boulevardjournalismus Betriebswirte sind gefragt! Sie gehören zu den Die Markenidentität als gestaltbares Führungs- Themenwahl als Qualitätskriterium am meisten umworbenen Akademikergruppen und Managementkonzept auf der einen Seite und und stehen nicht selten vor der Qual der Wahl: das Markenimage als wahrgenommenes Akzep- Printmedien werden von mehreren Seiten mit dem unterschiedliche Tätigkeitsfelder in verschieden- tanzkonzept auf der anderen Seite sind die beiden Medienwandel konfrontiert: Boulevardisierung als sten Branchen stehen ihnen offen. Auch die Ein- Eckpfeiler des identitätsorientierten Markenver- Folge der Kommerzialisierung durch den Rückgang stiegswege in den Beruf sind vielfältig. In diesem ständnisses, das seit Mitte/Ende der 1990er Jahre als der intermediären Träger, Online-Journalismus als Buch geben zahlreiche Interviews mit Experten vorherrschend gilt. Sieben Ansätze zur Erfassung Herausforderung für den traditionellen Journalismus beispielsweise aus den Branchen Automotive, und Beschreibung der Markenidentität – namentlich und die Wahrung der Funktion als demokratiepoli- ITK, Medien, Pharmaindustrie, Tourismus oder die von Aaker; Bates; Burmann; Esch; Henrion, Lud- tisches Instrument der Kontrolle und Kritik in Unternehmensberatung Einblick in die Praxis und low & Schmidt; Kapferer sowie McKinsey – werden einer funktional differenzierten Gesellschaft mit zeigen, wie der konkrete Berufseinstieg für Betrieb- vorgestellt. Anschließend erfolgt eine vergleichende einem einhergehenden Prozess des stetigen Medien- swirte aussehen kann, wie es um die deutschen Bewertung der Ansätze anhand von fünf Kriterien. wandels. Dagmar Rankl untersucht anhand dieser Schlüsselbranchen aktuell steht und was sie von Im Fazit am Ende der Arbeit empfiehlt der Autor ein Phänomene die Themenwahl auf den Titelblättern Bewerbern erwarten. Das Special Existenzgründung modifiziertes Modell. und -seiten von zwei österreichischen Printmedien. gibt zudem unentbehrliche Tipps und[...] Ressortzuteilungen, Leitartikel und die Verwendung Features von Bildern sollen die Eignung der Themenwahl Features Die Markenidentität als gestaltbares Führungs- als[...] Betriebswirte sind gefragt! Sie gehören zu den und Managementkonzept auf der einen Seite und am meisten umworbenen Akademikergruppen das Markenimage als wahrgenommenes Akzep- Features und stehen nicht selten vor der Qual der Wahl: tanzkonzept auf der anderen Seite sind die beiden Printmedien werden von mehreren Seiten mit dem unterschiedliche Tätigkeitsfelder in verschieden- Eckpfeiler des identitätsorientierten Markenver- Medienwandel konfrontiert: Boulevardisierung als sten Branchen stehen ihnen offen. Auch die Ein- ständnisses, das seit Mitte/Ende der 1990er Jahre als Folge der Kommerzialisierung durch den Rückgang stiegswege in den Beruf sind vielfältig. In diesem vorherrschend gilt. Sieben Ansätze zur Erfassung der intermediären Träger, Online-Journalismus als Buch geben zahlreiche Interviews mit Experten und Beschreibung der Markenidentität – namentlich Herausforderung für den traditionellen Journalismus beispielsweise aus den Branchen Automotive, ITK, die von Aaker; Bates; [..] und die Wahrung der Funktion als demokratiepoli- Medien, Pharmaindustrie, [..] tisches Instrument der Kontrolle und Kritik in einer Contents funktional differenzierten Gesellschaft mit einem Contents Definition von Marke, Markenimage und einhergehenden [..] Der Blick auf den Arbeitsmarkt.- Top-Arbeitge- Markenidentität.- Prozess der identitätsorien- ber.- Einstiegsmöglichkeiten.- Arbeitsmarktanalyse tierten Markenführung.- Markenidentität ver- Contents von über 20 Branchen u. a. Finanzdienstleis- schiedener Markenobjekte.- Ansätze zur Erfassung Entwicklung der Presse von den Anfängen bis zum tungswirtschaft, Medien, Handel, Unternehmensber- und Beschreibung der Markenidentität.- Krite- Online-Journalismus.- Qualitätsjournalismus - atungen, Automotive.- Special: Existenzgründung. riengestützte Beurteilung der Ansätze. Boulevardjournalismus.- Journalismus - Definition, Funktion, Aufgaben. Fields of interest Fields of interest Careers in Business and Mangagement; Personnel Marketing; Sales / Distribution / Call Center / Cus- Fields of interest Management; Economics tomer Service; Management/Business for Profession- Technology Management; Marketing; Economic als Policy Target groups Graduate Target groups Target groups Professional/practitioner Research Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook Type of publication Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-03745-1 Booklet Monograph Softcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04585-2 More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04514-2 2014. VII, 86 S. 30 Abb. Softcover Softcover $19.99 2014. VII, 55 S. 14 Abb. (essentials) 2014. XI, 73 S. 12 Abb. 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N.S. Roschker, Frankfurter Institut, Frankfurt am Main, Deutsch- F. Schlepper, Fachhochschule Münster, Münster, Deutschland A. Scholz, Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, St. Augustin, Deutsch- land land Vermarktung von Psychische Gesundheit in der Sportveranstaltungen EEG-basierte Erfassung von Arbeitswelt Aufmerksamkeitsprofilen Entwicklung eines Erfolgsmodells am Beispiel des Mün- Soziale und ökonomische Relevanz für Gesellschaft und ster-Marathons Grundlagenforschung zur Reduzierung der psychischen Belas- Unternehmen tung am Arbeitsplatz In der Literatur werden Individualsportarten, wie Experten weisen seit vielen Jahren auf die ökonomis- der klassische Marathonlauf, bisher wenig betrachtet Die Belastung an vielen Arbeitsplätzen hat sich in chen und sozialen Folgen hin, die für Unternehmen und ihre Erfolgsfaktoren nur begrenzt untersucht. den letzten Jahrzehnten von einer überwiegend und Gesellschaft gleichermaßen durch die eklatante Felicitas Schlepper untersucht, welche Erfolgsfak- körperlichen Anstrengung hin zu einer kogni- Zunahme psychischer Erkrankungen in Zusam- toren für die Vermarktung von Sportveranstaltun- tiven Belastung entwickelt. Dies führt u. a. auch menhang mit der Arbeitswelt entstehen. Gleich- gen definiert sind und entwickelt ein Erfolgsmodell zu einer zunehmenden psychischen Belastung von wohl gilt Gesund¬heit meist noch als rein private zur Vermarktung des Münster-Marathons. Die Arbeitnehmern. André Scholz verbindet in seiner Angelegenheit, um die sich der Einzelne selbst zu empirische Studie mit dem Konstrukt Kunden- empirischen Studie die wissenschaftlichen Diszi- kümmern hat. Doch Arbeitgeber spielen im Hin- zufriedenheit erfolgt mithilfe einer quantitativen plinen der Betriebswirtschaftslehre mit denen der blick auf die Gestaltung der Arbeits-bedingun- Befragung von 526 Läufern. Die Autorin identifiziert Neurowissenschaften und entwickelt Aufmerk- gen eine entscheidende Rolle bei der Lösung des Produkt- und Distributionspolitik als größte Treiber samkeitsprofile, die durch EEG-Messungen der kog- Problems. Die Publika¬tion legt dar, warum die der Kundenzufriedenheit und zeigt auf, dass Preis- nitiven Beanspruchung von Probanden erfasst und Gefährdung der Gesundheit von Beschäftigten bere- und Kommunikationspolitik den geringsten Einfluss gebildet wurden. Aufmerksamkeitsprofile können its jetzt ein Risiko¬potenzial darstellt, das nicht haben. einen Beitrag dazu leisten, die psychische Belastung mehr ignoriert werden kann, und weshalb dies als von Arbeitnehmern am Arbeitsplatz zu reduzieren gesellschaft¬liches[...] Features und präventiv entgegenzuwirken. In der Literatur werden Individualsportarten, wie Features der klassische Marathonlauf, bisher wenig betrachtet Features Experten weisen seit vielen Jahren auf die ökonomis- und ihre Erfolgsfaktoren nur begrenzt untersucht. Die Belastung an vielen Arbeitsplätzen hat sich chen und sozialen Folgen hin, die für Unternehmen Felicitas Schlepper untersucht, welche Erfolgsfak- in den letzten Jahrzehnten von einer überwiegend und Gesellschaft gleichermaßen durch die eklatante toren für die Vermarktung von Sportveranstaltun- körperlichen Anstrengung hin zu einer kogni- Zunahme psychischer Erkrankungen in Zusammen- gen definiert sind und entwickelt ein Erfolgsmodell tiven Belastung entwickelt. Dies führt u. a. auch hang mit der Arbeitswelt entstehen. Gleichwohl gilt zur Vermarktung des Münster-Marathons. Die zu einer zunehmenden psychischen Belastung von Gesundheit meist noch als rein private Angelegen- empirische Studie mit dem Konstrukt Kunden- Arbeitnehmern. André Scholz verbindet in seiner heit, um die sich der Einzelne selbst zu kümmern zufriedenheit erfolgt [..] empirischen Studie die wissenschaftlichen Diszi- hat. Doch Arbeitgeber spielen im Hinblick auf die plinen der Betriebswirtschaftslehre mit denen der Gestaltung der [..] Contents Neurowissenschaften und [..] Vermarktung von Sportveranstaltungen als Teil des Contents Sport-Marketings.- Konzeption des Erfolgsfaktoren- Contents Zahlen und Fakten.- Gesunde Arbeit als modells für die Vermarktung der Sportveranstaltung Kognitive Belastung am Arbeitsplatz.- Aufmerk- gesellschaftliches Issue.- Burnout-Debatte in den Münster-Marathon.- Ergebnisse und Interpretation. samkeitsprofile als Hüllkurvendarstellung.- Studi- Medien.- Mikro- und makroökonomische Folgen.- energebnisse. Verantwortungsvoller Umgang mit Ressourcen. Fields of interest Marketing; Business & Management Science Fields of interest Fields of interest Personnel Management; Health Economics; Eco- Personnel Management; Management/Business for Target groups nomics Professionals; Quality of Life Research; Health Eco- Research nomics Target groups Type of publication Research Target groups Monograph Type of publication Professional/practitioner More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04516-6 Monograph Softcover Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04727-6 Booklet 2014. XVIII, 143 S. 6 Abb. (BestMasters) $69.99 Softcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04415-2 ISBN 978-3-658-04516-6 2014. XV, 107 S. 35 Abb. (BestMasters) Softcover usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days $69.99 2014. VIII, 45 S. 13 Abb. (essentials) ISBN 978-3-658-04727-6 $9.99 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-3-658-04415-2 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Economics 45

M. Snene, University of Geneva, Carouge, Switzerland; M. H. Soell, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany J. Strobl, Management Center Innsbruck (MCI), Innsbruck, Öster- Leonard (Eds.) reich Helmut Schmidt Exploring Services Science Die Innovationskraft Pioneer of International Economic and Financial Cooperation 5th International Conference, IESS 2014, Geneva, Switzerland, von touristischen February 5-7, 2014 On the occasion of the 95th birthday of Helmut Familienunternehmen Schmidt, West German Chancellor 1974–1982, his Service science constitutes an interdisciplinary biographer Hartmut Soell, Professor of History at Faktoren für entscheidende Wettbewerbsvorteile approach to systematic innovation in service sys- Heidelberg University and former member of the tems, integrating managerial, social, legal and German Parliament (1980–1994), presents H. Sch- Für Familienunternehmen, die sich durch eine enge engineering aspects to address the theoretical and midt as a Pioneer of International Economic and Verknüpfung von Familie, Eigentum und Tradi- practical challenges of the service industry and Financial Cooperation. Influenced by the catastro- tionsbewusstsein auszeichnen, ist die Fähigkeit, its economy.This book contains the refereed pro- phes of the early 20th century (global economic cri- innovative Neuerungen hervorzubringen zu einem ceedings of the 5th International Conference on sis, dictatorship and war), Schmidt entered politics entscheidenden Wettbewerbsfaktor geworden. Dies Exploring Service Science (IESS), held in Geneva, as a trained economist and was one of the most inno- hat im Tourismus und im Speziellen in touristischen Switzerland, in February 2014. The ten full papers vative policymakers from the 1960s to the 1980s. As Familienbetrieben bisher allerdings nur unzure- accepted for IESS were selected from 31 submissions minister of defense, economy and finance and as ichend Beachtung gefunden. Judith Strobl knüpft and presented ideas and results related to innova- Chancellor he was able to implement many of his an den aktuellen Stand der Forschung an und unter- tion, service management, service engineering and ideas for closer cooperation between Western indus- sucht, welche Faktoren die Innovationskraft in service discovery. trial[...] touristischen Familienbetrieben beeinflussen. Dazu entwickelt die Autorin ein theoretisches Modell, das Features Features sie mithilfe eines quantitativen Forschungsdesigns Service science constitutes an interdisciplinary On the occasion of the 95th birthday of Helmut und multivariaten Auswertungen prüft. Am Beispiel approach to systematic innovation in service sys- Schmidt, West German Chancellor 1974–1982, his von[...] tems, integrating managerial, social, legal, and biographer Hartmut Soell, Professor of History at engineering aspects to address the theoretical and Heidelberg University and former member of the Features practical challenges of the service industry and German Parliament (1980–1994), presents H. Sch- Für Familienunternehmen, die sich durch eine enge its economy.This book contains the refereed pro- midt as a Pioneer of International Economic and Verknüpfung von Familie, Eigentum und Tradi- ceedings of the 5th International Conference on Financial Cooperation. Influenced by the catastro- tionsbewusstsein auszeichnen, ist die Fähigkeit, Exploring Service Science (IESS), held in Geneva, phes of the early 20th century (global economic cri- innovative Neuerungen hervorzubringen zu einem Switzerland, [..] sis, dictatorship and war), [..] entscheidenden Wettbewerbsfaktor geworden. Dies hat im Tourismus und im Speziellen in touristischen Fields of interest Contents Familienbetrieben bisher allerdings nur unzure- Business Information Systems; Information Systems From the Contents: Hartmut Soell: A Short Biog- ichend Beachtung gefunden. Judith Strobl knüpft an Applications (incl.Internet); Software Engineering; raphy of Helmut Schmidt.- Major Publications by den aktuellen Stand der [..] Computer Appl. in Administrative Data Processing and on Helmut Schmidt.- Speech in Nairobi: World Currency Conference.- Washington Energy Confer- Contents Target groups ence.- The Energy Crisis – A Challenge for the West- Familiengeführte Unternehmen und ihre Beson- Research ern World. derheiten.- Innovationskraft im Tourismus.- Literaturbasierte Identifikation von möglichen Ein- Type of publication Fields of interest flussfaktoren.- Online-Befragung von ausgewählten Proceedings International Economics; International Relations; Familienunternehmen in der Hotelbranche. More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04809-3 History Fields of interest Softcover Target groups Business & Management Science; Business Strategy / 2014. X, 139 p. 35 illus. 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M. Stumpf, Salzburg Univ Applied Sci, Puch / Salzburg, Österre- N. Taher, B. Al-Hajjar V. Trivedi ich; I. Teufl Energy and Environment in Saudi How to Speak Tech Cause related Marketing Arabia: Concerns & Opportunities The Non-Techie's Guide to Technology Basics in Business Grundlagen - Erfolgsfaktoren - Praxisbeispiele “A great book everyone canuse to understand how The vast oil resources in Saudi Arabia have for Cause related Marketing (CrM) bezeichnet die tech startups work.” —Rene Reinsberg, GM/VP decades encouraged a generous system of oil subsi- Zusammenarbeit eines Unternehmens mit einer atGoDaddy, CEO and Co-founder at Locu“Finally dies, making the Kingdom one of the leading coun- Non Profit-Organisation. Dazu zählt z. B. eine a book non-techies can use tounderstand the web tries in the world with the cheapest domestic price of Unternehmenskampagne, die den Verkauf eines technologies that are changing our lives.” —Paul oil. Such subsidies have, however, encouraged inef- Produktes an eine Spende für eine „gute Sache“ Bottino, ExecutiveDirector, Technology and Entre- ficient utilization of oil, which is largely consumed koppelt. Marcus Stumpf und Iris Teufl ordnen den preneurship Center, Harvard University“Through in the power, water and transportation sectors, con- Begriff in den Themenbereich der Corporate Social the simplicity of hispresentation, Vinay shows that tributing substantially to CO2 emission in the coun- Responsibility (CRS) ein und grenzen ihn von ver- the basics of technology can bestraightforwardly try. These problems are exacerbated by demographic wandten Begriffen ab. Die Autoren zeigen Chan- understood by anyone who puts in the time and dynamics, urbanization, changes in income and con- cen sowie Risiken bei der Implementierung auf und effort to learn.” —Joseph Lassiter, Professorof Man- sumption patterns, and industrialization. On current arbeiten die Erfolgsfaktoren für einen zielgerichteten agement Science, Harvard Business School and trends of domestic consumption patterns, Saudi Ara- Einsatz von CrM heraus. Konkrete Implikationen Harvard Innovation LabIn a way that anyone can bia will consume the whole of the oil it will produce für die Unternehmenspraxis werden vorgestellt. Zur understand, How to Speak Tech: TheNon-Techie's by 2030, which will reflect[...] Veranschaulichung beschreiben sie detailliert CrM- Guide to Tech Basics in[...] Kampagnen sowohl aus[...] Features Features The vast oil resources in Saudi Arabia have for Features “A great book everyone canuse to understand how decades encouraged a generous system of oil subsi- Cause related MarketingGrundlagen – Erfolgs- tech startups work.” —Rene Reinsberg, GM/VP dies, making the Kingdom one of the leading coun- faktoren – PraxisbeispieleCause related Market- atGoDaddy, CEO and Co-founder at Locu“Finally tries in the world with the cheapest domestic price of ing (CrM) bezeichnet die Zusammenarbeit eines a book non-techies can use tounderstand the web oil. Such subsidies have, however, encouraged inef- Unternehmens mit einer Non Profit-Organisation. technologies that are changing our lives.” —Paul ficient utilization of oil, which is largely consumed Dazu zählt z. B. eine Unternehmenskampagne, die Bottino, ExecutiveDirector, Technology and Entre- in the power, water and transportation sectors, con- den Verkauf eines Produktes an eine Spende für eine preneurship Center, [..] „gute Sache“ koppelt. Marcus Stumpf und Iris Teufl tributing substantially to CO2 emission in the coun- ordnen den Begriff in den Themenbereich der Cor- try. [..] Fields of interest porate [..] Business & Management Science Contents Contents Environmental Challenges, Regulations and Insti- Target groups Grundlagen und Instrumente des Cause related tutions in Saudi Arabia.- Environmental Concerns Popular/general Marketing.- Chancen und Risiken der Implemen- and Policies in Saudi Arabia.- Environmental Invest- tierung.- Erfolgsfaktoren für den zielgerichteten ments.- Incentive Structures.- Environmental Busi- Type of publication Einsatz.- Handlungsempfehlungen für die Praxis.- ness Channels.- The Way Forward. Professional book Konkrete CrM-Kampagnen als Fallbeispiele. Fields of interest More on www.springer.com/978-1-4302-6610-5 Fields of interest Economic Policy; Economic Growth; Energy Policy, Softcover Marketing; Sales / Distribution / Call Center / Cus- Economics and Management 2014. 148 p. tomer Service; Management/Business for Profession- $19.99 Target groups als ISBN 978-1-4302-6610-5 Research usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Target groups Type of publication Professional/practitioner Monograph Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-02981-8 Professional book Hardcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-8349-3041-5 2014. XXXI, 203 p. 76 illus. Softcover $129.00 2014. XV, 135 S. 38 Abb. ISBN 978-3-319-02981-8 $79.99 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-3-8349-3041-5 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Economics 47

G. Ulmer A. Vomberg, Universität Mannheim, Mannheim, Deutschland J. Watters, J. Watters

Führen mit Rollenbildern Wertorientiertes Marketing und Disaster Recovery, Crisis Response,

Neue Stellenbeschreibungen für die Führungspraxis Human Resource Management and Business Continuity

Stellenbeschreibungen sollen die Führungskräfte Marken und Mitarbeiter als Treiber des Unternehmenswerts A Management Desk Reference beim Mitarbeitereinsatz, bei der Personalentwick- Bisher gelingt es Marketing- und Personalmanagern You're in charge of IT, facilities, or core operations lung und auch bei der Gestaltung und Optimierung nur unzureichend, einen Nachweis über den Erfol- for your organization when a hurricane or a fast- der Organisation unterstützen. Herkömmliche gsbeitrag von Marken und Mitarbeitern zu liefern. moving wildfire hits. What do you do? Simple. You Stellenbeschreibungen mit bürokratischer, steriler Dies setzt die beiden Bereiche dem Risiko aus, follow your business continuity/disaster recovery Auflistung der Aufgaben sind dazu wenig geeignet. zunehmend zu Kostenfaktoren degradiert zu werden plan. If you've prepared in advance, your operation Werden die Stellenbeschreibung dagegen – IT- und ihren Einfluss im Unternehmen zu verlieren. or your company can continue to conduct business bewirtschaftet – auf die wirklich wichtigen Aufgaben Auf der Basis branchenübergreifender Paneldaten while competitors stumble and fall. Even if your der Stelle fokussiert, ergänzt mit Hinweisen zum untersucht Arnd Vomberg in zwei empirischen Stu- building goes up in smoke, or the power is out for Zeitaufwand, Anforderungsniveau und welchen dien die Wirkung von Marken und Mitarbeitern auf ten days, or cyber warriors cripple your IT systems, Prozessen sie dienen, dann liegen wertvolle auswert- den Unternehmenswert und zeigt ihren positiven you know you will survive. But only if you have a bare Informationen für die Führungs- und Organ- Effekt sowie Interaktionen zwischen ihnen auf. Das plan. You don't have one? Then Disaster Recovery, isationsarbeit vor. Wenn die Stellenbeschreibung Institut für Marktorientierte Unternehmensführung Crisis Response, and Business Continuity: A Man- auch noch zur Beurteilung von Mitarbeitern dient, (IMU) wurde 1999 an der Universität Mannheim agement Desk Reference, which explains the princi- dann wird sie[...] neu konstituiert. Es versteht sich als Plattform für[...] ples of business continuity and[...] Features Features Features Stellenbeschreibungen sollen die Führungskräfte Bisher gelingt es Marketing- und Personalmanagern You're in charge of IT, facilities, or core operations beim Mitarbeitereinsatz, bei der Personalentwick- nur unzureichend, einen Nachweis über den Erfol- for your organization when a hurricane or a fast- lung und auch bei der Gestaltung und Optimierung gsbeitrag von Marken und Mitarbeitern zu liefern. moving wildfire hits. What do you do? Simple. You der Organisation unterstützen. Herkömmliche Dies setzt die beiden Bereiche dem Risiko aus, follow your business continuity/disaster recovery Stellenbeschreibungen mit bürokratischer, steriler zunehmend zu Kostenfaktoren degradiert zu werden plan. If you've prepared in advance, your operation Auflistung der Aufgaben sind dazu wenig geeignet. und ihren Einfluss im Unternehmen zu verlieren. or your company can continue to conduct business Werden die Stellenbeschreibung dagegen – IT- Auf der Basis branchenübergreifender Paneldaten while competitors stumble and fall. Even if your bewirtschaftet – auf die wirklich wichtigen Aufgaben untersucht Arnd Vomberg in zwei empirischen Stu- building goes up in smoke, or the power is out for [..] der Stelle fokussiert, [..] dien die Wirkung von [..] Fields of interest Contents Contents Business & Management Science Warum Stellenbeschreibungen/Rollenbilder?- Status Quo der Forschung zum Erfolgsbeitrag Rollenbilder im Arsenal der Organisations- und von Marken und Mitarbeitern.- Markenwert und Target groups Führungsinstrumente.- Die Ausarbeitung von Rol- Humankapital als Treiber des Unternehmenswerts.- Popular/general lenbildern, Teambeschreibungen, Stellenprofilen Markenwert und das personalpolitische Engagement und Stellenausschreibungen.- Der Folgenutzen von von Unternehmen. Type of publication Rollenbildern und Stellenprofilen.- Fallbeispiele. Professional book Fields of interest Fields of interest More on www.springer.com/978-1-4302-6406-4 Marketing; Personnel Management; Business Strat- Personnel Management; Business Strategy / Leader- egy / Leadership Softcover ship; Business & Management Science 2014. 316 p. Target groups $44.99 Target groups Research ISBN 978-1-4302-6406-4 Professional/practitioner usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Type of publication Type of publication Monograph Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04337-7 More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-37571-2 Softcover Softcover 2014. XV, 179 S. 9 Abb. (Schriftenreihe des Instituts für 2014. XVI, 162 S. 1 Abb. Marktorientierte Unternehmensführung (IMU), Univer- $59.99 sität Mannheim) ISBN 978-3-642-37571-2 $79.99 Due: Januar 31, 2014 ISBN 978-3-658-04337-7 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 48 Economics springer.com

M. Weibel, Universität St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Schweiz R. Werner, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany; M. Span- A. Zenker, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany gler, Allianz Deutschland AG, Augsburg, Germany Vertrieb im Industriegütergeschäft Currency Speculation in Fixed aus Anbietersicht German Covered Bonds Exchange Rate Regimes Overview and Risk Analysis of Pfandbriefe Untersuchung erfolgskritischer Faktoren nach Geschäftstypen Theory and Empirical Evidence The Pfandbrief, a mostly triple-A rated German bank Die Bedeutung des Vertriebs in Industriegüterun- Speculative currency crises seem to have become a debenture, has become the blueprint of many cov- ternehmen ist unbestritten. In der Praxis fehlt jedoch common and inevitable phenomenon in the inter- ered bond models in Europe and beyond. The Pfand- häufig ein systematischer Ansatz, um die unter- national monetary system. Against this background, brief is collateralized by long-term assets such as schiedlichen Kundenanforderungen in den ver- various approaches have been developed by econo- property mortgages or public sector loans as stipu- schiedenen Geschäftsfeldern aus Vertriebssicht mists to cover the broad range of situations in which lated in the Pfandbrief Act.With a history that goes differenziert bearbeiten zu können. Michael Weibel balance-of-payments crises occurred. Anja Zenker back to the 18th century and a high market share in untersucht den Vertrieb innerhalb des Produkt-, Sys- provides a comprehensive insight into the body of today’s covered bond markets, the German Pfand- tem-, Zuliefer- und Anlagengeschäfts und analysiert theoretical and empirical literature about currency brief is the most established covered bond. Until die Relevanz unterschiedlicher Themenfelder speculation in fixed exchange rate regimes. The today, no single Pfandbrief has ever defaulted.Even sowie deren Erfolgswirkung. Im Mittelpunkt seiner author discusses different generations of theoretical though Pfandbriefe have survived the financial crisis empirischen Untersuchung stehen Aspekte des Ver- models and their empirical relevance in recent cur- comparably unharmed, investors have become more triebsmanagements auf der Unternehmens- und der rency crises. Moreover, she considers diverse policy sensitive regarding the creditworthiness of the corre- Mitarbeiterebene sowie Fragen zum persönlichen options which attempt to avoid speculative attacks sponding issuer and sovereign, the[...] Verkauf. on exchange rate pegs. Features Features Features The Pfandbrief, a mostly triple-A rated German bank Die Bedeutung des Vertriebs in Industriegüterun- Speculative currency crises seem to have become a debenture, has become the blueprint of many cov- ternehmen ist unbestritten. In der Praxis fehlt jedoch common and inevitable phenomenon in the inter- ered bond models in Europe and beyond. The Pfand- häufig ein systematischer Ansatz, um die unter- national monetary system. Against this background, brief is collateralized by long-term assets such as schiedlichen Kundenanforderungen in den ver- various approaches have been developed by econo- property mortgages or public sector loans as stipu- schiedenen Geschäftsfeldern aus Vertriebssicht mists to cover the broad range of situations in which lated in the Pfandbrief Act.With a history that goes differenziert bearbeiten zu können. Michael Weibel balance-of-payments crises occurred. Anja Zenker back to the 18th century and a high market share in untersucht den Vertrieb innerhalb des Produkt-, Sys- provides a comprehensive insight into the body of today’s covered bond markets, the German [..] tem-, Zuliefer- und Anlagengeschäfts und analysiert theoretical and empirical literature about currency die Relevanz [..] Contents speculation [..] Introduction.- Legal Framework.- The Pfandbrief Contents Contents Market.- Risk Analysis.- Resume. Grundlagen zum Industriegütermarketing.- Explo- Classification and Features of Fixed Exchange rative Untersuchung aus Anbietersicht zu den rele- Fields of interest Rate Regimes.- Theories of Currency Speculation vanten Erfolgsfaktoren.- Empirische Untersuchung Finance / Banking; Financial Economics; Quantita- in Fixed Exchange Rate Regimes.- Empirical Evi- zur Vertriebsdifferenzierung im Produkt-, System-, tive Finance; Insurance; Actuarial Sciences dence on Currency Crisis in Fixed Exchange Rate Zuliefer- und Anlagengeschäft.- Implikationen und Regimes.- Policy Options. Handlungsempfehlungen zur Gestaltung des Ver- Target groups triebs. Research Fields of interest Financial Economics; Economic Policy; Business & Fields of interest Type of publication Management Science Marketing; Sales / Distribution / Call Center / Cus- Brief tomer Service; Business & Management Science Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-02552-0 Research Target groups Softcover Research 2014. 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W.J. Boone, Miami University, Cincinnati, USA; J.R. Staver, Purdue E. Brunner, Pädagogische Hochschule Thurgau, Kreuzlingen, Sch- Education University, Lafayette, USA; M.S. Yale, Purdue University, Irving, weiz USA Mathematisches Argumentieren, J. Baldacchino Rasch Analysis in the Human Begründen und Beweisen Sciences John Dewey Grundlagen, Befunde und Konzepte

Liberty and the Pedagogy of Disposition Rasch Analysis in the Human Sciences helps indi- Argumentieren, Begründen und Beweisen sind zen- viduals, both students and researchers, master the trale mathematische Tätigkeiten, deren Wichtigkeit This book presents John Dewey’s work as a claim key concepts and resources needed to use Rasch für den Mathematikunterricht unbestritten ist. Im to the human potentials found in experience, the techniques for analyzing data from assessments to Zusammenhang mit Kompetenzmodellen und Bil- imagination and the possibilities that emerge from measure variables such as abilities, attitudes, and dungsstandards werden diese Begriffe allerdings our disposition towards liberty. It details Dewey’s personality traits. Upon completion of the text, read- unterschiedlich verwendet. Im vorliegenden Werk work as a critical junction marked by the quandary ers will be able to confidently evaluate the strengths wird deshalb zunächst geklärt, was unter einem of schooling and culture, and where learning is also and weakness of existing instrumentation, com- Beweis zu verstehen ist, welche Merkmale ein solcher positioned beyond the boundaries of educational pute linear person measures and item measures, aufweist, welche Typen von Beweisen zur Verfügung institutions. The book first examines Dewey in his interpret Wright Maps, utilize Rasch software, and stehen und wie sich Beweisen zum Begründen und various contexts, influences and life experiences, understand what it means to measure in the Human Argumentieren verhält. Aus kognitionspsycholo- including his relationship with Hegelian philosophy, Sciences.Each of the 24 chapters presents a key con- gischer Sicht wird aufgezeigt, wie das Denken beim Emersonian transcendentalism, Darwin’s method of cept using a mix of theory and application of user- mathematischen Begründen und Beweisen verläuft scientific experimentation, and his deep bond with friendly Rasch software. Chapters also[...] und in welche Formen von Gewissheit es mündet. his first wife Alice Chipman and their work in the Darauf aufbauend[...] Laboratory School. It then revisits[...] Features Rasch Analysis in the Human Sciences helps individ- Features Features uals, both students and teachers, master the key con- Argumentieren, Begründen und Beweisen sind zen- This book presents John Dewey’s work as a claim cepts and resources needed to use Rasch techniques trale mathematische Tätigkeiten, deren Wichtigkeit to the human potentials found in experience, the for analyzing data from assessments to measure für den Mathematikunterricht unbestritten ist. Im imagination and the possibilities that emerge from variables such as abilities, attitudes, and personality Zusammenhang mit Kompetenzmodellen und Bil- our disposition towards liberty. It details Dewey’s traits. Upon completion of the text, readers will be dungsstandards werden diese Begriffe allerdings work as a critical junction marked by the quandary able to confidently evaluate the strengths and weak- unterschiedlich verwendet. Im vorliegenden Werk of schooling and culture, and where learning is also nesses of existing instrumentation, compute [..] wird deshalb zunächst geklärt, was unter einem positioned beyond the boundaries of educational Beweis zu verstehen ist, welche Merkmale ein solcher institutions. The book first examines Dewey in his Contents aufweist, welche Typen von [..] [..] What is Rasch Measurement & How Can Rasch Measurement Help Me?.- Rating Scale Surveys, A Contents Contents Rasch Rating Scale Analysis (Step I)-Reading Data Einleitung.- Was ist ein Beweis?- Argumentieren, Introduction, Gently Roaring.- 1. What’s and Running an Analysis.- Understanding Person begründen und beweisen.- Begründen und Beweisen Deweyan?.- 2. Liberty’s practice.- 3. Open philos- Measures.- Item Measures.- Wright Maps - First – vielschichtige kognitive Prozess.- Begründen ophy.- 4. Knower makers.- 5. Growing socially.- Steps.- Wright Maps - Second Steps Fit.- How Well und Beweisen lernen und lehren.- Beweisen – ein 6. Education’s art.- 7. Schooled quandaries.- Does That Rating Scale Work? How Do You Know, Beispiel. 8. Learning to be. Too?.- Person Reliability, Item Reliability and More.- What is an Ogive? How do I Use It?.- Some Wright Fields of interest Fields of interest Map Nuance, How To Set the Probability of Suc- Mathematics Education; Mathematics (general); Educational Philosophy; Philosophy of Education cess at 65% (or whichever percentage you wish to Teaching and Teacher Education; Learning and choose).- Differential Item Functioning.- Linking Instruction; Educational Psychology Target groups Surveys and[...] Research Target groups Fields of interest Lower undergraduate Type of publication Science Education; Statistics for Social Science, Beha- Brief vorial Science, Education, Public Policy, and Law; Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-7846-7 Assessment, Testing and Evaluation; Educational German textbook Softcover Psychology More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-41863-1 2014. XIV, 97 p. (SpringerBriefs on Key Thinkers in Edu- Target groups Softcover cation) Research 2014. XII, 126 S. 40 Abb. 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S. Chadwick S.K. Gill D. Griffin

Impacts of Cyberbullying, Building Language Policy Challenges in Education Reform: The Unwinding Social and Emotional Resilience in Multi-Ethnic Malaysia of Intelligence and Creativity Schools Set in Malaysia, this book encompasses language and This book pays special attention to the impact that cultural policy challenges that many other multi-eth- a student's early childhood and socioeconomic sta- This volume explores cyberbullying and its impact nic nations currently have to address. The people of tus has on his or her educational achievement. It on young people in schools in detail. It investigates Malaysia constitute a diverse ethnic, linguistic and argues that discussions of education reform need social and emotional resilience and wellbeing in cultural population and one of the continuing chal- a broader scope, one that encompasses a student's relation to developing protective factors against the lenges is the development and establishment of the background as well as standardized testing, merit impacts of cyberbullying and contains a range of Malaysian people’s ethnic, national and global cul- pay for teachers, and other issues regarding the qual- perspectives to deal positively with cyberbullying as tural identities. This challenge is evident in the jour- ity of the teaching and learning. Education Reform: well as a summary of international research. Cyber- ney of language and cultural policy from the post- the Unwinding of Intelligence and Creativity fea- bullying occurs when any means of technology is independence period to the 21st century; a period of tures cases and examples from schools in Australia, used to repeatedly and deliberately engage in bully- over 50 years. The book highlights political, socio- the USA, and Britain. It offers a breadth of coverage, ing behaviours with the intent to cause harm to oth- cultural, economic and knowledge economy factors from early childhood to effective teaching and learn- ers. Although anyone can be affected, young people as they impact on decisions made by the government ing to teacher pay and conditions, standardized test- who are also being bullied offline are more likely to with regard to[...] ing and public and private[...] be the target of cyberbullying. Forms of cyberbully- ing include: • abusive[...] Features Features Set in Malaysia, this book encompasses language and This book pays special attention to the impact that Features cultural policy challenges that many other multi-eth- a student's early childhood and socioeconomic sta- This volume explores cyberbullying and its impact nic nations currently have to address. The people of tus has on his or her educational achievement. It on young people in schools in detail. It investi- Malaysia constitute a diverse ethnic, linguistic and argues that discussions of education reform need gates social and emotional resilience and wellbe- cultural population, and one of the continuing chal- a broader scope, one that encompasses a student's ing in relation to developing protective factors lenges is the development and establishment of the background as well as standardized testing, merit pay against the impacts of cyberbullying, and con- Malaysian people’s ethnic, national and global cul- for teachers, and other issues regarding the quality of tains a range of perspectives to deal positively with tural identities. This challenge is evident in [..] the teaching and learning. Education [..] cyberbullying as well as a summary of international research.Cyberbullying occurs when any means of Contents Contents [..] Foreword.- Preface.- Acknowledgement.- 1: Intro- Foreword.- Preface.- Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chap- ducing the situational context, macro-sociolinguis- ter 2 A Word on Economics.- Chapter 3 Community Contents tics and key elements of language planning and and Inequality – Part 1: Creating an Enabling Envi- Foreword.- Preface.- Chapter 1: Introduction.- policy in Malaysia.- 2: Language, nation-building ronment.- Chapter 4 Community and Inequality.- Chapter 2: Cyberbullying.- Chapter 3: Social and and identity formation in a multi-ethnic society.- 3: Part 2 – Australia.- Chapter 5 Early Childhood: A Emotional Resilience.- Chapter 4: Educational The role of language education during colonial rule World of Relationships.- Chapter 6 Effective Teach- Approaches.- Chapter 5: Final Word. and post-independence period.- 4: Drastic change in ing and Learning.- Part 1: John Hattie, Graham Fields of interest the medium of instruction: From Bahasa Malaysia to Nuthall and Jonathan Osborne.- Chapter 7 Effective Educational Psychology; Child and School Psychol- English.- 5: The re-reversal from English to Bahasa Teaching and Learning.- Part 2: Lessons from the ogy; Sociology of Educationm; Teaching and Teacher Malaysia.- 6: The Impact of the change in medium of US.- Chapter 8 Teacher Pay, Performance and Lead- Education instruction in Malaysia on the Chinese community ership.- Chapter 9 Public or Private Schools, Tests and mother-tongue education.- 7: The[...] and League Tables, Parental Choice and Competi- Target groups tion[...] Research Fields of interest Educational Policy and Politics; Applied Linguistics; Fields of interest Type of publication Language Education Educational Policy and Politics; Sociology of Educa- Brief tion Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04030-1 Research Target groups Softcover Research 2014. 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W. Marotzki, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität, Magdeburg, N. Murray, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom; A. J. O'Toole, R.-J. Adams, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Deutschland; N. Meder, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Scarino (Eds.) Australia; M. Anderson, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Aus- Deutschland (Eds.) tralia; B. Burton, Griffith University, Mt Gravatt, Australia; R. Ewing, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia (Eds.) Dynamic Ecologies Perspektiven der Medienbildung A Relational Perspective on Languages Education in the Asia- Young Audiences, Theatre and the Pacific Region Der Band führt die Diskussionen weiter, die mit dem Cultural Conversation Paradigma der Medienbildung verbunden sind. Die This volume provides a fascinating glimpse into the complex language ecologies of Southeast Asia. einzelnen Beiträge stellen sich den Herausforderun- This volume offers rare insights into the connection Adopting a relational perspective, it considers their gen einer Gesellschaft, die im hohen Maße medial between young audiences and the performing arts. significance for the region, its peoples, the policy konstituiert ist, in der die Macht der Medien immer Based on studies of adolescent and post-adolescent and practice of language teaching, learning and weiter zu wachsen scheint und in alle Lebensbere- audiences, ages 14 to 25, the book examines to what assessment and the fate of local languages. It gives iche der Menschen eindringt. In dieser Weise wer- extent they are part of our society’s cultural conver- particular prominence to the relationship between den Privatheit, Öffentlichkeit, Leben und Arbeiten sation. It studies how these young people read and English and Chinese, it's likely transformation at a medial durchdrungen, wie es bisher noch nicht der understand theatrical performance. It looks at what time of significant global change and the impact that Fall war. Medien bieten jedoch auch eine unendliche the educational components in their theatre literacy these two languages and their synergy will have on Vielfalt für den Menschen, sich (neu) zu orientieren. are, and what they make of the whole social event the place of other languages and dialects. Dynamic Der Band spürt einigen Facetten nach. of theatre. It studies their views on the relationship Ecologies: A Relational Perspective on Languages between what they themselves decide and what oth- Features Education in the Asia-Pacific Region draws on the ers decide for them. The book uses qualitative and Der Band führt die Diskussionen weiter, die mit dem research and insights of key[...] quantitative data collected in a six-year study carried Paradigma der Medienbildung verbunden sind. Die out in the three[...] einzelnen Beiträge stellen sich den Herausforderun- Features This volume provides a fascinating glimpse into gen einer Gesellschaft, die im hohen Maße medial Features the complex language ecologies of Southeast Asia. konstituiert ist, in der die Macht der Medien immer This volume offers rare insights into the connection Adopting a relational perspective, it considers their weiter zu wachsen scheint und in alle Lebensbereiche between young audiences and the performing arts. significance for the region, its peoples, the policy and der Menschen eindringt. In dieser Weise werden Pri- Based on studies of adolescent and post-adolescent practice of language teaching, learning and assess- vatheit, Öffentlichkeit, Leben und Arbeiten medial audiences, ages 14 to 25, the book examines to what ment and the fate of local languages. It gives particu- [..] extent they are part of our society’s cultural conver- lar prominence to the relationship between English sation. It studies how these young people read and Contents and Chinese, its likely transformation at a [..] understand theatrical performance. It looks at what Bildungstheorie der Medien.- Sozialisation und the educational components in their theatre [..] Medienbildung.- Technologieverhältnisse im Contents Part I The Changing Dynamics Between English Umgang mit digitalen Medien.- Medienbildung Contents Language and Mother Tongues in Asian Contexts.- auf der Grundlage von Entwicklung, Lernen und Foreword.- Acknowledgments.- Part I TheatreS- 1. Introduction: A Relational View of Language Erziehung.- Mobile Medien als Kulturressourcen.- pace Project Partners and Case Studies.- Chapter 1: Learning.- 2. English as a Medium of Instruction in Bildungspotenziale von Computerspielen. Introduction.- Chapter 2: The Project, its Partners East and Southeast Asian Universities.- 3. Plurilithic and its Purposes.- Chapter 3: Access and the Practi- Fields of interest and Ecological Perspectives on English: Some Con- calities of Attendance.- Chapter 4: The Context of Education (general); Media Sociology ceptual and Practical Implications.- 4. Global English the Performance Event.- Chapter 5: The Education in Singapore? A Re-exploration of the Localization Landscape.- Chapter 6: Young Audiences from the Target groups of English.- 5. Asia and Anglosphere: Public Symbol- Educators' Perspective.- Chapter 7: The Industry Professional/practitioner ism and Language Policy in Australia.- 6. English as Partners’ Perceptions.- Chapter 8: Engagement and Lingua Franca on Campus: Cultural Integration or Liveness.- Chapter 9: Building Theatre Confidence.- Type of publication Segregation?.- 7. Socioeconomic[...] Professional book Chapter 10: Theatre Literacy.- Chapter 11: ‘It’s Real’ - Genre and Performance Style.- Chapter[...] More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-03528-0 Fields of interest Language Education; Educational Policy and Politics; Softcover Fields of interest Applied Linguistics 2014. VI, 309 S. 31 Abb. (Medienbildung und Arts Education; Performing Arts; Childhood Educa- Gesellschaft, Vol. 27) Target groups tion $59.99 Research ISBN 978-3-658-03528-0 Target groups Research usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Type of publication Contributed volume Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-7971-6 Contributed volume Hardcover More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-7608-1 2014. XI, 233 p. 14 illus. 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Th. Rihm (Ed.) R. Sims, Knowledgecraft, Woodbum, Australia K. Strohl

Teilhaben an Schule Design Alchemy Competencies in Sleep Medicine

Zu den Chancen wirksamer Einflussnahme auf Schulentwick- Transforming the way we think about learning and teaching An Assessment Guide lung The promise of online learning--flexible, learner- Competencies in Sleep Medicine provides the knowl- Teilhaben können meint hier nicht lediglich die centered, responsive--was forward-looking and edge and curriculum needed for a Sleep Medicine vorbestimmte Teilnahme Lernender an schulis- poised to revolutionize education. But too often Training Program. The approach is consistent with chen Abläufen. Vielmehr geht es um die wirksame online learning courses have little room for stu- the goals of the Accreditation Council for Graduate unmittelbare Einflussnahme der Beteiligten selbst dent engagement and their design does not reflect Medical Education (ACGME), which asks programs auf die Verhältnisse ihrer Schule. Dies setzt voraus, the potential for interactive and collaborative to develop specific and targeted approaches to each den Lernenden Expertise für ihren Bildungsprozess learning.Design Alchemy counters this trend by syn- program that covers the material presented in the zuzuerkennen und entsprechende Beteiligungsräume thesizing the art and science of educational design to Training Program.Authored by leaders in the field, zu eröffnen und strukturell abzusichern. Teil- model a whole that transcends the sum of its parts. each chapter focuses on an area of knowledge and haben können schließt dann aber auch ein, dass die Challenging yet accessible,it clearly sets out steps skills in sleep medicine and offers appropriate exam- Akteure notfalls Schule unerwartet anders denken als for harnessing innovative strategies and designer ples of instruction and assessment. These principles vorgedacht. Die Chancen für ein solches Vorhaben creativity to provide educational platforms that and protocols for training can be used by a program auszuloten, macht sich die hier vorliegende zweite, reduce learner boredom and instructor burnout, and to address weaknesses, assess trainees in a standard- erweiterte Auflage des Bandes zur Aufgabe. Dazu encourage deeper interaction with subject[...] ized fashion, and provide[...] nimmt sie die Form eines Forums an, auf dem ein[...] Features Features Features The provision of online learning is increasing almost Competencies in Sleep Medicine provides tools Teilhaben können meint hier nicht lediglich die exponentially, with both established and emerging and approaches for instruction in the knowledge vorbestimmte Teilnahme Lernender an schulis- educational institutions creating new and revised and skills acquired during a Sleep Fellowship chen Abläufen. Vielmehr geht es um die wirksame courses to meet the needs of students demand- Program. The book content responds to the request unmittelbare Einflussnahme der Beteiligten selbst ing flexible access and delivery. However, the staff by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical auf die Verhältnisse ihrer Schule. Dies setzt voraus, recruited to support this development often does Education (ACGME) for each program to develop den Lernenden Expertise für ihren Bildungsprozess not have the design skills or experience to generate learning goals and formative assessments of fellows zuzuerkennen und entsprechende Beteiligungsräume courses that bear the hallmarks of effective online in all areas of Sleep Medicine. Authored by [..] zu eröffnen und strukturell abzusichern. Teilhaben learning [..] können schließt [..] Contents Contents Chapter 1: Sleep Medicine and Competency Train- Fields of interest Foreward.- Preface.- Why Alchemy?.- Why Design ing.- Chapter 2: Neurophysiology of Sleep.- Chap- Education (general) Alchemy?.- How did Design Alchemy emerge?.- ter 3: Pharmacology of Sleep Medicine.- Chapter 4: Which Learning Theories?.- Instructional Design Sleep and Organ Physiology.- Chapter 5: Upper Air- Target groups or Design Alchemy?.- Learning Design or Design way Physiology.- Chapter 6: Epidemiologic Concepts Professional/practitioner Alchemy?.- Insight or Distraction?.- What is the and Statistics in Clinical Decision Making.- Chap- Design Alchemy Pedagogy?.- How Does the Design ter 7: Clinical Evaluations of the Patient.- Chapter Type of publication Alchemist Practice?.- What Are the Assets of Design 8: Diagnostic Testing.- Chapter 9: Insomnia.- Chap- Professional book Alchemy?.- Transforming Programs and Courses.- ter 10: Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders.- Chapter More on www.springer.com/978-3-531-17393-1 Activities and Assessment.- Understanding Design 11: Hypersomnolence.- Chapter 12: Sleep-Related Softcover Alchemy.- Design Alchemy Templates.- Design Movement Disorders and Parasomnias.- Chapter 13: 2014. X, 449 S. 18 Abb. Alchemy: A Manifesto.- Index. Sleep Disordered Breathing.- Chapter 14: Sleep[...] $49.99 Fields of interest Fields of interest ISBN 978-3-531-17393-1 Educational Technology; Learning and Instruction Medical Education; Neurology usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Target groups Target groups Research Professional/practitioner

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S.M. Weber, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Deutsch- E. Alepis, M. Virvou, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece land; M. Göhlich, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Deutsch- Engineering land; A. Schröer, Ev. Hochschule Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Deutschland; J. Schwarz, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Object-Oriented User Interfaces for Deutschland (Eds.) M.S. Abdul Rahman, Malaysian Agricultural Research, Serdang, Personalized Mobile Learning Selangor, Malaysia; S.C. Mukhopadhyay, Massey University Organisation und das Neue (Turitea), Palmerston North, New Zealand; P.-L. Yu This book presents recent research in mobile learn- Beiträge der Kommission Organisationspädagogik ing and advanced user interfaces. It is shown how Novel Sensors for Food Inspection: the combination of these fields can result in person- Das „Neue“ ist in den sich stetig weiter Modelling, Fabrication and alized educational software that meets the require- dynamisierenden Gesellschaften Programm: Im ments of state-of-the-art mobile learning software. Innovationsdiskurs ergreift das „Neue“ machtvoll Experimentation This book provides a framework that is capable of die Gesellschaft, ebenso wie die Mesoebene der incorporating the software technologies, exploit- Organisationen und die Mikroebene der Subjekte. This book addresses presents recent developments of ing a wide range of their current advances and Neben dem politisch zentral gesetzten programma- novel planar inter digital sensors for food inspection. additionally investigating ways to go even further tischen „Neuen“, das institutionell und professionell It covers the fundamentals of sensors, their design, by providing potential solutions to future chal- je eigenlogisch „übersetzt“ und ausgestaltet wird, modelling and simulations, fabrications, charac- lenges. The presented approach uses the well-known findet sich das „Neue“ an den Grenzen des schon all- terizations, experimental investigations and analy- Object-Oriented method in order to address these seits Akzeptierten und durchbricht die Routinen des ses. This book will be useful for the engineers and challenges.Throughout this book, a general model is Alltags und der gesellschaftlichen Normalität. Eine researchers especially higher undergraduate, post- constructed using Object-Oriented[...] organisationspädagogische Perspektive auf das Neue graduate students as well as practitioners working on richtet sich insbesondere auf die Veränderungs- Features the development of Electromagnetic Sensors. fähigkeit sozialer, organisierter, diskursiver, mehr This book presents recent research in mobile learn- oder[...] Features ing and advanced user interfaces. It is shown how This book addresses presents recent developments of the combination of this fields can result in person- Features novel planar interdigital sensors for food inspection. alized educational software that meets the require- Das „Neue“ ist in den sich stetig dynamisierenden It covers the fundamentals of sensors, their design, ments of state-of-the-art mobile learning software. Gesellschaften Programm: In Innovationsdiskursen modelling and simulations, fabrications, charac- This book provides a framework that is capable of ergreift das „Neue“ machtvoll die Gesellschaft, terizations, experimental investigations and analy- incorporating the software technologies, exploiting ebenso wie die Mesoebene der Organisationen und ses. This book will be useful for the engineers and a wide range of their current advances and addition- die Mikroebene der Subjekte. Das politisch zentral researchers especially higher undergraduate, post- ally [..] gesetzte programmatische „Neue“ wird institutionell graduate students as well as practitioners [..] und professionell je eigenlogisch „übersetzt“ und Contents ausgestaltet. Es findet aber auch an den Grenzen des Contents 1. Introduction.- 2. Related Work.- 3. Mobile Stu- schon [..] Planar Interdigital Sensors.- Novel Planar Interdigi- dent Modeling.-4. Mobile Authoring in Educational tal Sensors.- Experimental Investigation: Impedance Software.- 5. Extending Mobile Personalization to Contents Characterization.- Coating and Immobilization of Students with Special Needs.- 6. Mobile vs Desk- Programmatiken und Semantiken des Neuen.- Sensors.- Experimental Investigation: Endotoxins.- top Educational Applications.- 7. Multiple Modali- Veränderung organisationaler Routinen.- Gram- Food Sample and Analysis. ties in Mobile Interfaces.- 8. Object Oriented Design matiken, Regime und organisationale Ordnungen for multiple modalities in affective interaction.- des Neuen.- Die Beobachtung des Neuen: Method- Fields of interest 9. Evaluation of the multimodal Object Oriented ologien und Methoden.- Konzeptualisierungen des Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumenta- Architecture.- 10. Mobile Affective Education.- 11. Neuen im Prozess des Organisierens. tion; Food Science; Computer Applications in Life Conclusions.- 12. References. 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H.M. Ammari (Ed.) P. Arena, L. Patane (Eds.) R. Balasubramanian, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA; V.J. Santos, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA (Eds.) The Art of Wireless Sensor Spatial Temporal Patterns for Networks Action-Oriented Perception in The Human Hand as an Inspiration for Robot Hand Development Volume 2: Advanced Topics and Applications Roving Robots II

During the last one and a half decades, wireless sen- An Insect Brain Computational Model “The Human Hand as an Inspiration for Robot sor networks have witnessed significant growth and Hand Development” presents an edited collec- This book presents the result of a joint effort from tremendous development in both academia and tion of authoritative contributions in the area of different European Institutions within the frame- industry. A large number of researchers, including robot hands. The results described in the volume work of the EU funded project called SPARK II, computer scientists and engineers, have been inter- are expected to lead to more robust, dependable, devoted to device an insect brain computational ested in solving challenging problems that span all and inexpensive distributed systems such as those model, useful to be embedded into autonomous the layers of the protocol stack of sensor network- endowed with complex and advanced sensing, actu- robotic agents.Part I reports the biological back- ing systems. Several venues, such as journals, confer- ation, computation, and communication capabil- ground on Drosophila melanogaster with particu- ences, and workshops, have been launched to cover ities. The twenty-four chapters discuss the field of lar attention to the main centers which are used as innovative research and practice in this promising robotic grasping and manipulation viewed in light building blocks for the implementation of the insect and rapidly advancing field. Because of these trends, of the human hand’s capabilities and push the state- brain computational model.Part II reports the math- I thought it would be beneficial to provide our sen- of-the-art in robot hand design and control. Top- ematical approach to model the Central Pattern Gen- sor networks community with a comprehensive ref- ics discussed include human hand biomechanics, erator used for the gait generation in a six-legged erence on as much of the findings as[...] neural control, sensory feedback and perception, and robot. Also the Reaction-diffusion principles in non- robotic[...] Features linear lattices are exploited to develop a[...] During the last one and a half decades, wireless sen- Features Features sor networks have witnessed significant growth and “The Human Hand as an Inspiration for Robot This book presents the result of a joint effort from tremendous development in both academia and Hand Development” presents an edited collec- different European Institutions within the frame- industry. A large number of researchers, including tion of authoritative contributions in the area of work of the EU funded project called SPARK II, computer scientists and engineers, have been inter- robot hands. The results described in the volume devoted to device an insect brain computational ested in solving challenging problems that span all are expected to lead to more robust, dependable, model, useful to be embedded into autonomous the layers of the protocol stack of sensor network- and inexpensive distributed systems such as those robotic agents. Part I reports the biological back- ing systems. Several venues, such as journals, confer- endowed with complex and advanced sensing, actua- ground on Drosophila melanogaster with particular ences, [..] tion, computation, and communication capabilities. attention to the main centers which are used as [..] The twenty-four chapters [..] Contents Contents Part I Introduction and Stochastic Modeling.- Part Contents Part I Models of the insect brain: from Neurobiol- II Barrier and Spatiotemporal Coverage.- Part III Constraints and Flexibility in Cortical Control of ogy to Computational Intelligence.- Part II Complex Tracking, Estimation, and Counting.- Part IV Cov- the Hand.- Synergistic Control of Hand Muscles dynamics for internal representation and Locomo- erage and Localization in Three-Dimensional Wire- Through Common Neural Input.- Transmission of tion control.- Part III Software/Hardware cognitive less Sensor Networks.- Part V Topology Control Musculotendon Forces to the Index Finger.- The architectures.- Part IV Scenarios and experiments. and Routing in Three-Dimensional Wireless Sensor Control and Perception of Finger Forces. Networks.- Part VI Underground and Underwater Fields of interest Fields of interest Sensor Networks.- Part VII Multimedia and Body Robotics and Automation; Computational Intelli- Robotics and Automation; Artificial Intelligence Sensor Networks.- Part VIII Social Sensing. gence; Computational Biology / Bioinformatics (incl. Robotics) Fields of interest Target groups Target groups Communications Engineering, Networks; Circuits Research and Systems; Signal, Image and Speech Processing Research Type of publication Type of publication Target groups Monograph Research Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-02361-8 More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03016-6 Type of publication Hardcover Hardcover Monograph 2014. XIV, 371 p. 256 illus., 205 illus. in color. (Cognitive 2014. XV, 572 p. 210 illus., 97 illus. in color. 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S. Bartling, S. Friesike (Eds.) S. Bassis, A. Esposito, F.C. Morabito (Eds.) A.K. Belyaev, H. Irschik, Universität Linz, Linz, Austria; M. Krom- mer, Universität Linz, Linz, Austria (Eds.) Opening Science Recent Advances of Neural Network Mechanics and Model-Based The Evolving Guide on How the Internet is Changing Models and Applications Research, Collaboration and Scholarly Publishing Control of Advanced Engineering Proceedings of the 23rd Workshop of the Italian Neural Net- Systems Modern information and communication tech- works Society (SIREN), May 23-25, Vietri sul Mare, Salerno, Italy nologies, together with a cultural upheaval within the research community, have profoundly changed This volume collects a selection of contributions Mechanics and Model-Based Control of Advanced research in nearly every aspect. Ranging from shar- which has been presented at the 23rd Italian Work- Engineering Systems collects 32 contributions pre- ing and discussing ideas in social networks for sci- shop on Neural Networks, the yearly meeting of sented at the International Workshop on Advanced entists to new collaborative environments and novel the Italian Society for Neural Networks (SIREN). Dynamics and Model Based Control of Structures publication formats, knowledge creation and dissem- The conference was held in Vietri sul Mare, Salerno, and Machines, which took place in St. Petersburg, ination as we know it is experiencing a vigorous shift Italy during May 23-24, 2013. The annual meeting Russia in July 2012. The workshop continued a towards increased transparency, collaboration and of SIREN is sponsored by International Neural Net- series of international workshops, which started accessibility. Many assume that research workflows work Society (INNS), European Neural Network with a Japan-Austria Joint Workshop on Mechan- will change more in the next 20 years than they have Society (ENNS) and IEEE Computational Intelli- ics and Model Based Control of Smart Materials and in the last 200. This book provides researchers, deci- gence Society (CIS). The book – as well as the work- Structures and a Russia-Austria Joint Workshop on sion makers, and other scientific stakeholders with a shop- is organized in two main components, a Advanced Dynamics and Model Based Control of snapshot of the basics, the tools,[...] special session and a group of regular sessions featur- Structures and Machines. In the present volume, 10 ing different aspects and point of views of artificial full-length papers based on presentations from Rus- Features neural networks, artificial and natural[...] sia, 9 from Austria, 8 from Japan, 3 from Italy, one Modern information and communication tech- from Germany[...] nologies, together with a cultural upheaval within Features the research community, have profoundly changed This volume collects a selection of contributions Features research in nearly every aspect. Ranging from shar- which has been presented at the 23rd Italian Work- Mechanics and Model-Based Control of Advanced ing and discussing ideas in social networks for sci- shop on Neural Networks, the yearly meeting of Engineering Systems collects 32 contributions pre- entists to new collaborative environments and novel the Italian Society for Neural Networks (SIREN). sented at the International Workshop on Advanced publication formats, knowledge creation and dissem- The conference was held in Vietri sul Mare, Salerno, Dynamics and Model Based Control of Structures ination as we know it is experiencing a vigorous shift Italy during May 23-24, 2013. The annual meeting and Machines, which took place in St. Petersburg, towards [..] of SIREN is sponsored by International Neural Net- Russia in July 2012. The workshop continued a series work Society (INNS), European Neural Network of international workshops, which started with a Contents Society (ENNS) and [..] Japan-Austria Joint Workshop on Mechanics and Towards Another Scientific Revolution.- Open Model Based Control [..] Science: One Term, Five Schools of Thought.- Excel- Contents lence by Nonsense: The Competition for Publi- I Algorithms.- II Signal Processing.- III Applica- Contents cations in Modern Science.- Science Caught Flat- tions.- IV Special Session on \Social and Emotional Wave propagation in functionally graded material footed: How Academia Struggles with Open Science Networks for Interactional Exchanges. bar due to collision.- Rough dynamic response pre- Communication.- Open Science and the Three Cul- diction for simple railway bridge subjected to high- tures: Expanding Open Science to All Domains of Fields of interest speed trains.- Speed-gradient control of mechan- Knowledge Creation.- (Micro)blogging Science? Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence ical systems with constraints.- About coupling of Notes on Potentials and Constraints of New Forms (incl. Robotics) the block elements.- Fractional derivative appear- of Scholarly Communication.- Academia Goes Face- ing in some dynamic problems.- Hydroelastic stabil- book? The Potential of Social Network Sites in the Target groups ity of single and coaxial cylindrical shells interacting Scholarly Realm.- Reference Management.- Open Research with axial and rotational fluid flows.- Flexible robots: Access: A State of the[...] modeling and simulation.- Structural monitoring Type of publication through acquisition of images.- SMA passive ele- Fields of interest Monograph ments for damping in the stayed cables[...] Job Career in Science and Engineering; Computers More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04128-5 and Society; Communication Studies Fields of interest Hardcover Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control; Mechatron- Target groups 2014. 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P. Benghozi, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau Cedex, France; D. M. Benson Y. Bestaoui Sebbane, Université d'Evry Val-d'Essonne, Evry, Krob, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau Cedex, France; A. Lonjon, France MEGA International, Paris, France; H. Panetto, Université de Lor- raine, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy Cedex, France (Eds.) The Art of Software Thermal Management for Embedded Planning and Decision Making for Digital Enterprise Design & Systems Aerial Robots Management This book provides an introduction to the emerg- This book introduces Software Thermal Manage- Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Digi- ing field of planning and decision making for aer- tal Enterprise Design and Management DED&M 2014 ment (STM) as a means of reducing power con- ial robots. An aerial robot is the ultimate form of sumption in a computing system in order to manage Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, an aircraft endowed with This book contains all refereed papers that were heat, improve component reliability and increase built-in intelligence, requiring no direct human con- accepted to the second edition of the « Digital Enter- system safety. Readers will benefit from this prag- trol and able to perform a specific task. It must be prise Design & Management » (DED&M 2014) inter- matic guide to the field of STM for embedded sys- able to fly within a partially structured environment, national conference that took place in Paris (France) tems and its catalog of software power management to react and adapt to changing environmental condi- from February 4 to February 5, 2014.These proceed- techniques. Since thermal management is a key tions and to accommodate for the uncertainty that ings cover the most recent trends in the emerging bottleneck in embedded systems design, this book exists in the physical world. An aerial robot can be field of Digital Enterprise, both from an academic focuses on root cause of heat in embedded systems: termed as a physical agent that exists and flies in the and a professional perspective. A special focus is power. Since software has an enormous impact on real 3D world, can sense its environment and act on put on digital uses, digital strategies, digital infra- power consumption in an embedded system, this it to achieve specific goals. So throughout this book, structures and digital governance from an Enter- book urges software engineers to manage heat effec- an aerial robot[...] prise Architecture point of view.The DED&M 2014 tively by understanding, categorizing and developing conference is organized under the guidance of the new ways to[...] Features Center of Excellence on Systems Architecture, Man- This book provides an introduction to the emerg- Features agement, Economy and Strategy and benefits[...] ing field of planning and decision making for aer- This book introduces Software Thermal Manage- ial robots. An aerial robot is the ultimate form of Features ment (STM) as a means of reducing power con- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, an aircraft endowed with This book contains all refereed papers that were sumption in a computing system, in order to manage built-in intelligence, requiring no direct human con- accepted to the second edition of the « Digital Enter- heat, improve component reliability, and increase trol and able to perform a specific task. It must be prise Design & Management » (DED&M 2014) inter- system safety. Readers will benefit from this prag- able to fly within a partially structured environment, national conference that took place in Paris (France) matic guide to the field of STM for embedded sys- to react and adapt to changing environmental [..] from February 4 to February 5, 2014 .These proceed- tems and its catalog of software power management ings cover the most recent trends in the emerging techniques. Since thermal management is a key bot- Contents field of Digital Enterprise, both from an academic tleneck in embedded [..] Preface.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Motion Planning.- 3 and a professional perspective. A special [..] Deterministic Decision Making.- 4 Decision Making Contents Under Uncertainty.- 5 Multi Aerial Robot Planning.- Contents Introduction to Software Thermal Management.- 6 General Conclusions.- Index. From the Contents: Designing Future Enterprises.- Landscape: History, Present Barriers and The Road The customer relationship management at the era Forward.- Roots: a Bedrock of Giants.- Techniques: Fields of interest of Smartphones: Study of the project Mobile-Dinar Putting the Silicon to Work.- Frameworks: Chore- Control , Robotics, Mechatronics; Aerospace Tech- within the Arab International Bank of Tunisia.- A ographing the Parts.- Frontiers: The Future of Soft- nology and Astronautics; Artificial Intelligence (incl. journey from Big Data to Smart Data.- Harnessing ware Thermal Management. Robotics) Multimodal Architectural Dependencies for IT-Busi- ness Alignment and Portfolio Optimization: a Statis- Fields of interest Target groups tical Approach. Circuits and Systems; Electronics and Microelectron- Research ics, Instrumentation; Software Engineering; Energy Fields of interest Efficiency (incl. 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F. Brandonisio, Tyndall National Institute, Cork, Ireland; M.P. W. Cai, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA (Ed.) H. Chen, Jilin University, Changchun, China (P.R.); B. Gao, Jilin Kennedy, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland University, Changchun, China (P.R.) Engineering in Translational Noise-Shaping All-Digital Phase- Medicine Nonlinear Estimation and Control of Locked Loops Automotive Drivetrains

Modeling, Simulation, Analysis and Design This book covers a broad area of engineering research in translational medicine. Leaders in aca- Nonlinear Estimation and Control of Automotive This book presents a novel approach to the analy- demic institutions around the world contributed Drivetrains discusses the control problems involved sis and design of all-digital phase-locked loops focused chapters on a broad array of topics such as: in automotive drivetrains, particularly in hydraulic (ADPLLs), technology widely used in wireless cell and tissue engineering (6 chapters), genetic and Automatic Transmission (AT), Dual Clutch Trans- communication devices. The authors provide an protein engineering (10 chapters), nanoengineering mission (DCT) and Automated Manual Transmis- overview of ADPLL architectures, time-to-digi- (10 chapters), biomedical instrumentation (4 chap- sion (AMT). Challenging estimation and control tal converters (TDCs) and noise shaping. Realis- ters), and theranostics and other novel approaches problems, such as driveline torque estimation and tic examples illustrate how to analyze and simulate (4 chapters). Each chapter is a stand-alone review gear shift control, are addressed by applying the lat- phase noise in the presence of sigma-delta modu- that summarizes the state-of-the-art of the specific est nonlinear control theories, including construc- lation and time-to-digital conversion. Readers will research area.Engineering in Translational Medi- tive nonlinear control (Backstepping, Input-to-State gain a deep understanding of ADPLLs and the cen- cine gives readers a comprehensive and in-depth Stable) and Model Predictive Control (MPC). The tral role played by noise-shaping. A range of ADPLL overview of a broad array of related research areas, estimation and control performance is improved and TDC architectures are presented in unified man- making this an excellent reference book[...] while the calibration effort is reduced significantly. ner. Analytical and simulation tools are discussed The book presents many detailed examples of[...] in detail. Matlab code is included that can be reused Features to[...] This book covers a broad area of engineering Features research in translational medicine. Leaders in aca- Nonlinear Estimation and Control of Automotive Features demic institutions around the world contributed Drivetrains discusses the control problems involved This book presents a novel approach to the analy- focused chapters on a broad array of topics such as: in automotive drivetrains, particularly in hydraulic sis and design of all-digital phase-locked loops cell and tissue engineering (6 chapters), genetic and Automatic Transmission (AT), Dual Clutch Trans- (ADPLLs), technology widely used in wireless protein engineering (10 chapters), nanoengineering mission (DCT) and Automated Manual Transmis- communication devices. The authors provide an (10 chapters), biomedical instrumentation (4 chap- sion (AMT). Challenging estimation and control overview of ADPLL architectures, time-to-digi- ters), and theranostics and other novel approaches (4 problems, such as driveline torque estimation and tal converters (TDCs) and noise shaping. Realis- [..] gear shift control, are addressed by applying the lat- tic examples illustrate how to analyze and simulate est [..] phase noise in the presence of sigma-delta modula- Contents tion and time-to-digital [..] 1. Engineering in Translational Medicine: An Intro- Contents duction.- 2. Stem Cells: The Holy Grail of Regen- Introduction.- Pressure estimation of wet clutch.- Contents erative Medicine.- 3. Engineering T Cells to Target Torque phase control of clutch-to-clutch shift Introduction.- Phase Digitization in All-Digital Tumor Cells.- 4. Engineering Biomaterials for process.- Inertia phase control of clutch-to-clutch PLLs.- A Unifying Framework for TDC Architec- Anchorage-Dependent and Non-Anchorage-Depen- shift process.- Torque estimation of vehicle drive tures.- Analytical Predictions of Phase Noise in dent Therapeutic Cell Delivery in Translational shaft.- Clutch disengagement timing control of AMT ADPLLs.- Advantages of Noise Shaping and Dither.- Medicine.- 5. Tissue Engineering Applications for gear shift.- Clutch engagement control of AMT gear Efficient Modeling and Simulation of Accumu- Peripheral Nerve Repair.- 6. Structure, Function and shift.- Data-driven start-up control of AMT vehicle.- lator-Based ADPLLs.- Modelling and Estimating Development of Blood Vessels: Lessons for Tissue Appendix. Phase Noise with Matlab. engineering.- 7. Engineering Gene Activated Matri- ces for the Repair of Articular Cartilage Defect.- 8. Fields of interest Fields of interest Engineering Luciferases for Assays and Imaging.- 9. Automotive Engineering; Control; Mechatronics; Circuits and Systems; Signal, Image and Speech Pro- [...] Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control cessing; Electronics and Microelectronics, Instru- mentation Fields of interest Target groups Biomedical Engineering; Imaging / Radiology; Bio- Research Target groups materials; Biophysics and Biological Physics; Medical Research Type of publication and Radiation Physics Monograph Type of publication Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-41571-5 Monograph Research More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03658-8 Type of publication Distribution rights in China mainland: Science Press Hardcover Monograph Hardcover 2014. XIII, 177 p. 145 illus., 79 illus. in color. (Analog Cir- Jointly published with Science Press Beijing, Beijing, cuits and Signal Processing) More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-4371-0 China $129.00 Hardcover 2014. XII, 250 p. 112 illus. ISBN 978-3-319-03658-8 2014. XIX, 999 p. 267 illus., 130 illus. in color. 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F. Concha J.P. Davim, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Ed.) H. Duan, P. Li, Beihang University, Beijing, China (P.R.)

Solid-Liquid Separation in the Modern Mechanical Engineering Bio-inspired Computation in

Mining Industry Research, Development and Education Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

This book covers modern subjects of mechanical This book covers virtually all of the engineering sci- Bio-inspired Computation in Unmanned Aerial engineering such as nanomechanics and nanotech- ence and technological aspects of separating water Vehicles focuses on the aspects of path planning, nology, mechatronics and robotics, computational from particulate solids in the mining industry. It formation control, heterogeneous cooperative con- mechanics, biomechanics, alternative energies, sus- starts with an introduction to the field of mineral trol and vision-based surveillance and navigation tainability as well as all aspects related with mechan- processing and the importance of water in mineral in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) from the ical engineering education. The chapters help concentrators. The consumption of water in the var- perspective of bio-inspired computation. It helps enhance the understanding of both the fundamentals ious stages of concentration is discussed, as is the readers to gain a comprehensive understanding of of mechanical engineering and its application to the necessity of recovering the majority of that water for control-related problems in UAVs, presenting the solution of problems in modern industry.This book recycling. The book presents the fundamentals under latest advances in bio-inspired computation.By com- is suitable for students, both in final undergraduate which processes of solid-liquid separation are stud- bining bio-inspired computation and UAV control mechanical engineering courses or at the graduate ied, approaching mixtures of discrete finely divided problems, key questions are explored in depth, and level. It also serves as a useful reference for acade- solid particles in water as a basis for dealing with each piece is content-rich while remaining accessi- mics, mechanical engineering researchers, mechani- sedimentation in particulate systems. Suspensions, ble. With abundant illustrations of simulation work, cal, materials and manufacturing[...] treated as[...] this book links theory, algorithms and implementa- Features tion[...] Features This book covers modern subjects of mechanical This book covers virtually all of the engineering sci- Features engineering such as nanomechanics and nanotech- ence and technological aspects of separating water Bio-inspired Computation in Unmanned Aerial nology, mechatronics and robotics, computational from particulate solids in the mining industry. It Vehicles focuses on the aspects of path planning, mechanics, biomechanics, alternative energies, starts with an introduction to the field of mineral formation control, heterogeneous cooperative con- sustainability as well as all aspects related with processing and the importance of water in mineral trol and vision-based surveillance and navigation mechanical engineering education. The chapters concentrators. The consumption of water in the var- in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) from the help enhance the understanding of both the funda- ious stages of concentration is discussed, as is the perspective of bio-inspired computation. It helps mentals of mechanical engineering and its applica- necessity of recovering the majority of that water [..] readers to gain a comprehensive understanding of tion to the solution of [..] control-related problems in UAVs, presenting the Contents Contents latest advances in [..] Preface.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Theory of Mixtures.- 3 Sustainability in mechanical engineering discipline.- Particulate Systems.- 4 Sedimentation of Particulate Contents Application of solar distillation and solar drying Systems.- 5 Kynch Theory of Sedimentation.- 6 Flow Introduction.- Bio-inspired Computation Algo- technologies with phase change material storage.- Through Rigid Porous Media.- 7 Particle Aggre- rithms.- UAV Modeling and Controller Design.- Magneto-rheological fluid technology.- Tribological gation by Coagulation and Flocculation.- 8 Thick- UAV Path Planning.- Multiple UAVs Formation behaviour of rare-earth lubricating oils.- Structural ening.- 9 Filtration.- 10 Suspension Rheology.- 11 Control.- Multiple UAV/UGVs Heterogeneous dynamics and viscoelastic passive damping treat- Transporting Concentrates and Tailings. Cooperative Control.- Biological Vision-based Sur- ments.- Thermomechanical modeling of multiphase veillance and Navigation.- Conclusions and Outlook. Fields of interest steels: Classical and modern engineering analysis.- Engineering Fluid Dynamics; Computational Science Optimal real-time management automated produc- Fields of interest and Engineering; Fluid- and Aerodynamics; Operat- tion lines.- Modeling optimization of mechanical Control , Robotics, Mechatronics; Aerospace Tech- ing Procedures, Materials Treatment systems and processes.- Implementing STEP-NC: nology and Astronautics; Automotive Engineering Exploring possibilities for the future of[...] Target groups Target groups Research Fields of interest Research Mechanical Engineering; Nanotechnology; Control , Type of publication Robotics, Mechatronics Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook Monograph Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-02483-7 Research More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-41195-3 Hardcover Hardcover 2014. XV, 429 p. 324 illus., 189 illus. in color. (Fluid Type of publication 2014. XIV, 269 p. 139 illus., 95 illus. in color. 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R. Espin, Instituto Superior Politécnico José, La Habana, Cuba; J.-L. Ferrier, Institut des Sciences et Techniques, Angers, France; P. Frisco, Heriot-Watt University, Eindhoven, United Kingdom; R.B. Pérez, Universidad Central Marta Abreu de Las, Santa Clara, A. Bernard, Ecole Centrale de Nantes, Nantes Cédex 3, France; O. M. Gheorghe, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom; Cuba; A. Cobo, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain; J. Gusikhin, Ford Research and Advanced Engineering, Dearborn, M.J. Pérez-Jiménez, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain (Eds.) Marx, Carl Von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Ger- USA; K. Madani, LISSI, Vitry sur Seine, France (Eds.) many; A.R. Valdés, Instituto Superior Politécnico, La Habana, Cuba (Eds.) Applications of Membrane Informatics in Control, Automation Computing in Systems and Soft Computing for Business and Robotics Synthetic Biology Intelligence 9th International Conference, ICINCO 2012 Rome, Italy, July 28-31, 2012 Revised Selected Papers Membrane Computing was introduced as a com- The book Soft Computing for Business Intelligence This book includes extended and revised versions of putational paradigm in Natural Computing. The is the remarkable output of a program based on the a set of selected papers from the Ninth International models introduced, called Membrane (or P) Sys- idea of joint trans-disciplinary research as supported Conference on Informatics in Control Automation tems, provide a coherent platform to describe and by the Eureka Iberoamerica Network and the Uni- and Robotics (ICINCO 2012), held in Rome, Italy, study living cells as computational systems. Mem- versity of Oldenburg.It contains twenty-seven papers from 28 to 31 July 2012. The conference was orga- brane Systems have been investigated for their com- allocated to three sections: Soft Computing, Business nized in four simultaneous tracks: Intelligent Control putational aspects and employed to model problems Intelligence and Knowledge Discovery, and Knowl- Systems and Optimization, Robotics and Automa- in other fields, like: Computer Science, Linguistics, edge Management and Decision Making. Although tion, Systems Modeling, Signal Processing and Con- Biology, Economy, Computer Graphics, Robotics, the contents touch different domains they are simi- trol and Industrial Engineering, Production and etc. Their inherent parallelism, heterogeneity and lar in so far as they follow the BI principle “Observa- Management. ICINCO 2012 received 360 paper sub- intrinsic versatility allow them to model a broad tion and Analysis” while keeping a practical oriented missions, from 58 countries in all continents. From range of processes and phenomena, being also an theoretical eye on sound methodologies, like Fuzzy these, after a blind review process, only 40 were efficient means to solve and analyze problems in a Logic, Compensatory Fuzzy Logic (CFL), Rough Sets accepted as full papers, of which 20 were selected for novel way.Membrane Computing has been used to and other soft computing[...] inclusion in this book, based on the[...] model[...]

Features Features Features The book Soft Computing for Business Intelligence This book includes extended and revised versions of Membrane Computing was introduced as a com- is the remarkable output of a program based on a set of selected papers from the Ninth International putational paradigm in Natural Computing. The the idea of joint trans-disciplinary research as sup- Conference on Informatics in Control Automation models introduced, called Membrane (or P) Sys- ported by the Eureka Iberoamerica Network and the and Robotics (ICINCO 2012), held in Rome, Italy, tems, provide a coherent platform to describe and University of Oldenburg. It contains twenty-seven from 28 to 31 July 2012. The conference was orga- study living cells as computational systems. Mem- papers allocated to three sections: Soft Computing, nized in four simultaneous tracks: Intelligent Control brane Systems have been investigated for their com- Business Intelligence and Knowledge Discovery, and Systems and Optimization, Robotics and Automa- putational aspects and employed to model problems Knowledge Management and [..] tion, Systems Modeling, Signal Processing and Con- in other fields, like: Computer Science, Linguistics, trol and [..] Biology, Economy, [..] Contents Part I Soft Computing.- Part II Business Intelligence Contents Contents and Knowledge Discovery.- Part III Knowledge Part I Intelligent Control Systems and Optimiza- From the Contents: A P Systems based Tool for Management and Decision Making. tion.-Part II Robotics and Automation.- Part III Systems and Synthetic Biology.- Statistical Model Signal Processing, Sensors, Systems Modeling and Checking of Membrane Systems with Peripheral Fields of interest Control. Proteins: Quantifying the Role of Estrogen in Cellu- Computational Intelligence; Business Information lar Mitosis and DNA Damage.- Molecular Diffusion Systems Fields of interest and Compartmentalization in Signal Transduction Control; Robotics and Automation; Artificial Intelli- Pathways: An Application of Membrane Systems to Target groups gence (incl. Robotics) the Study of Bacterial Chemotaxis. Research Target groups Fields of interest Type of publication Research Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence Monograph (incl. Robotics); Complexity More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-53736-3 Type of publication Monograph Target groups Hardcover Research 2014. XII, 432 p. 95 illus., 4 illus. in color. (Studies in More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03499-7 Computational Intelligence, Vol. 537) Hardcover Type of publication $179.00 2014. XVII, 316 p. 163 illus. (Lecture Notes in Electrical Monograph ISBN 978-3-642-53736-3 Engineering, Vol. 283) More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03190-3 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days $129.00 ISBN 978-3-319-03499-7 Hardcover usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 2014. XVII, 266 p. 100 illus., 61 illus. in color. (Emer- gence, Complexity and Computation, Vol. 7) $129.00 ISBN 978-3-319-03190-3 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 60 Engineering springer.com

M.W. Fu, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, S. Gaglio, G. Lo Re (Eds.) Z.-K. Gao, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China (P.R.); N.-D. Jin, Tian- China (P.R.); W.L. Chan, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, jin University, Tianjin, China (P.R.); W.-X. Wang, Arizona State Uni- Hong Kong, China (P.R.) versity, Tempe, USA Advances onto the Internet of Micro-scaled Products Things Nonlinear Analysis of Gas-Water/ Development via Microforming How Ontologies Make the Internet of Things Meaningful Oil-Water Two-Phase Flow in

Deformation Behaviours, Processes, Tooling and its Realiza- The title of this book is a pun on the use of the Complex Networks tion preposition “onto” with the aim of recalling “Ontol- ogy”, the term commonly adopted in the computer ‘Micro-scaled Products Development via Micro- Understanding the dynamics of multi-phase flows science community to indicate the study of the for- forming’ presents state-of-the-art research on micro- has been a challenge in the fields of nonlinear mal specification for organizing knowledge.In the forming processes, and focuses on the development dynamics and fluid mechanics. This chapter reviews field of knowledge engineering, Ontologies are used of micro-scaled metallic parts via microforming our work on two-phase flow dynamics in combi- for modeling concepts and relationships on some processes. Microforming refers to the fabrication of nation with complex network theory. We system- domain.The year 2013 celebrates the twentieth microparts via micro-scaled plastic deformation and atically carried out gas-water/oil-water two-phase anniversary of the World Wide Web. The simple presents a promising micromanufacturing process. flow experiments for measuring the time series of network of hypermedia has transformed the world When compared to other micromanufacturing flow signals which is studied in terms of the map- of communications with enormous implications on processes, microforming offers advantages such as ping from time series to complex networks. Three the social relationships. However, traditional World high productivity and good mechanical properties of network mapping methods were proposed for the Wide Web is currently experiencing a challeng- the deformed microparts. This book provides exten- analysis and identification of flow patterns, i.e. Flow ing evolution toward the Internet of Things (IoT), sive and informative illustrations, tables and pho- Pattern Complex Network (FPCN), Fluid Dynamic today[...] tos in order to convey this information clearly and Complex Network (FDCN) and Fluid Structure Complex Network (FSCN). Through detecting the directly to readers.Although the knowledge of[...] Features community structure[...] The title of this book is a pun on the use of the Features preposition “onto” with the aim of recalling “Ontol- ‘Micro-scaled Products Development via Micro- Features ogy”, the term commonly adopted in the computer forming’ presents state-of-the-art research on micro- Understanding the dynamics of multi-phase flows science community to indicate the study of the for- forming processes, and focuses on the development has been a challenge in the fields of nonlinear mal specification for organizing knowledge.In the of micro-scaled metallic parts via microforming dynamics and fluid mechanics. This chapter reviews field of knowledge engineering, Ontologies are used processes. Microforming refers to the fabrication of our work on two-phase flow dynamics in combi- for modeling concepts and relationships on some microparts via micro-scaled plastic deformation and nation with complex network theory. We system- domain.The year 2013 celebrates the twentieth [..] presents a promising micromanufacturing process. atically carried out gas-water/oil-water two-phase flow experiments for measuring the time series of When compared to other micromanufacturing Contents flow signals which is studied in terms of the mapping processes, [..] An Ontology-based Autonomic System for Ambient from time series to [..] Intelligence Scenarios.- Detection of user activities in Contents Intelligent Environments.- An AMI system for user Size Effect in Mirco-scaled Plastic Deformation.- Size Contents daily routine recognition and prediction.- A Fuzzy Effect in Interfacial Friction Behavior.- Microform- Introduction.- Definition of flow patterns.- The Adaptive Controller for an Ambient Intelligence Sce- ing Processes.- Microformed Product Quality.- BMG experimental flow loop facility and data acquisition.- nario.- Design of an Adaptive Bayesian System for Microparts Fabrication.- Micropart Handling. Community detection in flow pattern complex net- Sensor Data Fusion.- A Heterogeneous Sensor and work.- Nonlinear dynamics in fluid dynamic com- Fields of interest Actuator Network Architecture for Ambient Intelli- plex network.- Gas-water fluid structure complex Nanotechnology and Microengineering; Quality gence.- Short-term sensory data prediction in ambi- network.- Oil-water fluid structure complex net- Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk; Characteriza- ent intelligence scenarios.- A structural approach to work.- Directed weighted complex network for char- tion and Evaluation of Materials infer recurrent relations in data.- Hardware and soft- acterizing gas-liquid slug flow.- Markov transition ware platforms for distributed[...] probability-based network for characterizing hori- Target groups zontal gas-liquid two-phase flow.- Recurrence net- Fields of interest Research work for characterizing bubbly oil-in-water flows.- Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence Conclusions. 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G. Genta, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy; L. Morello, Politec- M. Guiggiani, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy R. Hassan, Institute for Infrastructure Engine, Shah Alam Selan- nico di Torino, Torino, Italy; F. Cavallino, Politecnico di Torino, gor, Malaysia; M. Yusoff, Institute for Infrastructure Enginering, Torino, Italy; L. Filtri, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy Shah Alam Selangor, Malaysia; Z. Ismail, Architecture, Planning The Science of Vehicle Dynamics and Surveying, Shah Alam Selangor, Malaysia; N.M. Amin, Insti- tute for Infrastructure Enginering, Shah Alam Selangor, Malaysia; The Motor Car Handling, Braking, and Ride of Road and Race Cars M.A. Fadzil, Institute for Infrastructure Enginering, Shah Alam Selangor, Malaysia (Eds.) Past, Present and Future Vehicle dynamics is often perceived as a quite intu- itive subject. As a matter of fact, lots of people are This book is an introduction to automotive engineer- able to drive a car. Nevertheless, without a rigorous InCIEC 2013 ing, to give freshmen ideas about this technology. mathematical formulation it is very difficult to truly The text is subdivided in parts that cover all facets Proceedings of the International Civil and Infrastructure Engi- understand the physical phenomena involved in the neering Conference 2013 of the automobile, including legal and economic motion of a road vehicle.In this book, mathemati- aspects related to industry and products, product cal models of vehicles are developed, always paying The special focus of this proceeding is to cover the configuration and fabrication processes, historic attention to state the relevant assumptions and to areas of infrastructure engineering and sustainabil- evolution and future developments.The first part provide explanations for each step. This approach ity management. The state-of-the art information in describes how motor vehicles were invented and allows for a deep, yet simple, analysis of the dynam- infrastructure and sustainable issues in engineering evolved into the present product in more than 100 ics of vehicles, without having to resort to foggy covers earthquake, bioremediation, synergistic man- years of development. The purpose is not only to concepts. The reader will soon achieve a clear under- agement, timber engineering, flood management supply an historical perspective, but also to introduce standing of the subject, which will be of great help and intelligent transport systems. It provides pre- and discuss the many solutions that were applied both in dealing[...] cise information with regards to innovative research (and could be applied again) to solve the same basic development in construction materials and struc- problems of vehicle engineering.[...] Features tures in addition to a compilation of interdisciplinary Vehicle dynamics is often perceived as a quite intu- finding combining nano-materials and engineering. Features itive subject. As a matter of fact, lots of people are This book is an introduction to automotive engineer- able to drive a car. Nevertheless, without a rigorous Features ing, to give freshmen ideas about this technology. mathematical formulation it is very difficult to truly The special focus of this proceedings is to cover the The text is subdivided in parts that cover all facets understand the physical phenomena involved in the areas of infrastructure engineering and sustainabil- of the automobile, including legal and economic motion of a road vehicle.In this book, mathemati- ity management. The state-of-the art information in aspects related to industry and products, product cal models of vehicles are developed, always paying infrastructure and sustainable issues in engineering configuration and fabrication processes, historic attention to state the relevant [..] covers earthquake, bioremediation, synergistic man- evolution and future developments.The first part agement, timber engineering, flood management describes how motor vehicles were invented and [..] Contents and intelligent transport systems. It provides precise Preface.- 1 Introduction.- 1.1 Vehicle Definition.- 1.2 information with regards to innovative research [..] Contents Vehicle Basic Scheme.- References.- 2 Mechanics of Economic figures.- Vehicle and parts manufactur- the Wheel with Tire.- 2.1 The Tire as a Vehicle Com- Contents ers.- Impact on economy.- Product development ponent.- 2.2 Rim Position and Motion.- 2.3 Carcass Timber Engineering.- Concrete Waste and Earth- and marketing.- Vehicle diffusion.- Regulations.- Features.- 2.4 Contact Patch.- 2.5 Footprint Force.- quake Engineering.- Flood Management and Intelli- Type approval and production conformity.- Envi- 2.5.1 Perfectly Flat Road Surface.- 2.6 Tire Global gence Development.- Fluvial And River Engineering ronmental protection.- Occupants and pedestri- Mechanical Behavior.- 2.6.1 Tire Transient Behav- Dynamics.- Transportation Systems, Infrastructure ans safety.- Body.- Body in white.- Interiors.- Body ior.- 2.6.2 Tire Steady-State Behavior.- 2.6.3 Rolling and Intelligent Transport.- Geotechnical Engineer- systems.- Chassis.- Tire.- Suspension.- Steering sys- Resistance.- 2.6.4 Speed Independence (Almost).- ing.- Innovative Construction Materials & Struc- tem.- Braking system.- Powertrain mounts.- Trans- 2.6.5 Pure Rolling (not Free Rolling).- 2.7 Tire Slips.- tures.- Bioremediation and Engineering.- Synergistic mission.- Powertrain.- ICE working cycles.- ICE 2.7.1 Rolling Velocity.- 2.7.2 Definition of Tire Slips.- Innovative Management.- Nano-Materials for Engi- design.- ICE ancillaries.- Manual gearboxes.- Auto- 2.7.3 Slip[...] neering. matic gearboxes.- Full electric powertrains.- Hybrid powertrains.- Production systems and materials Fields of interest Fields of interest and[...] Automotive Engineering; Vibration, Dynamical Sys- Civil Engineering; Environmental Engineering / tems, Control; Mechanical Engineering Biotechnology; Water Industry/Water Technologies; Fields of interest Structural Materials Automotive Engineering; Industrial and Produc- Target groups tion Engineering; Characterization and Evaluation of Graduate Target groups Materials; Machinery and Machine Elements Research Type of publication Target groups Monograph Type of publication Research More on www.springer.com/978-94-017-8532-7 Proceedings Type of publication Hardcover More on www.springer.com/978-981-4585-01-9 Professional book 2014. 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E. Henriques, IDMEC, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal; T. Herawan, M.M. Deris, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, E. Hering, Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften, Aalen, P. Pecas, A. Silva, IDMEC, Lisbon, Portugal (Eds.) Batu Pahat, Malaysia; J. Abawajy, Deakin University, Burwood, Deutschland Australia (Eds.) Technology and Manufacturing Controlling für Ingenieure Process Selection Proceedings of the First International Conference on Controlling stellt ein ziel-, nutzen- und engpas- The Product Life Cycle Perspective Advanced Data and Information sorientiertes Führungskonzept dar, mit dem This book provides specific topics intending to con- Engineering (DaEng-2013) Unternehmen kurz-, mittel- und langfristig erfol- tribute to an improved knowledge on Technology greich geführt werden können. Die Ziele werden in Evaluation and Selection in a Life Cycle Perspec- Planungen festgehalten, die messbare Soll-Werte tives. Although each chapter will present possible The proceeding is a collection of research papers enthalten. Werden die tatsächlichen Ist-Werte approaches and solutions, there are no recipes for presented at the International Conference on Data gemessen, so kann man die Abweichungen von den success. Each reader will find his/her balance in Engineering 2013 (DaEng-2013), a conference Planwerten feststellen. Diese Abweichungen lösen applying the different topics to his/her own specific dedicated to address the challenges in the areas of eine Steuerung durch Anpassungsmaßnahmen zur situation. Case studies presented throughout will database, information retrieval, data mining and Zielerreichung oder Korrektur der Zielgrößen aus. help in deciding what fits best to each situation, but knowledge management, thereby presenting a con- Es wird zwischen strategischem und operativem most of all any ultimate success will come out of the solidated view to the interested researchers in the Controlling unterschieden. Das strategische Con- interplay between the available solutions and the spe- aforesaid fields. The goal of this conference was to trolling dient zur Existenzsicherung, indem es die cific problem or opportunity the reader is faced with. bring together researchers and practitioners from langfristigen Ziele anhand der Erkenntnisse über academia and industry to focus on advanced on zukünftige Marktchancen[...] Features data engineering concepts and establishing new This book provides specific topics intending to con- collaborations in these areas. The topics of inter- Features tribute to an improved knowledge on Technology est are as follows but are not limited to:• Database Controlling stellt ein ziel-, nutzen- und engpas- Evaluation and Selection in a Life Cycle Perspec- theory• Data management• Data mining and[...] sorientiertes Führungskonzept dar, mit dem tives. Although each chapter will present possible Unternehmen kurz-, mittel- und langfristig erfol- approaches and solutions, there are no recipes for Features greich geführt werden können. Die Ziele werden in success. Each reader will find his/her balance in The proceeding is a collection of research papers Planungen festgehalten, die messbare Soll-Werte applying the different topics to his/her own specific presented at the International Conference on Data enthalten. Werden die tatsächlichen Ist-Werte situation. Case studies presented throughout will Engineering 2013 (DaEng-2013), a conference gemessen, so kann man die Abweichungen von den help in [..] dedicated to address the challenges in the areas of Planwerten feststellen. Diese Abweichungen lösen database, information retrieval, data mining and eine Steuerung durch [..] Contents knowledge management, thereby presenting a con- Material flow cost accounting.- Life Cycle based solidated view to the interested researchers in the Contents Evaluation and Interpretation of Technology Chains aforesaid fields. 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A.-V. Ho, Ritsumeikan University, Shiga, Japan; S. Hirai, Rit- Y.-M. Huang, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Tai- V. In, Spawar Systems Center, San Diego, USA; A. Palacios, San sumeikan University, Shiga, Japan wan; H.-C. Chao, National Ilan University, I-Lan, Taiwan; D.-J. Diego State University, San Diego, USA; P. Longhini, Spawar Sys- Deng, National Changhua University of, Changhua City, Taiwan; tems Center, San Diego, USA (Eds.) J.J.(.H. Park, Seoul University of Science &, Seoul, Korea, Republic Mechanics of Localized Slippage in of (South Korea) (Eds.) Tactile Sensing International Conference on Theory Advanced Technologies, Embedded and Application in Nonlinear And Application to Soft Sensing Systems and Multimedia for Human-centric Dynamics (ICAND 2012) Localized slippage occurs during any relative slid- Computing ing of soft contacts, ranging from human fingertips A collection of different lectures presented by experts to robotic fingertips. Although this phenomenon is HumanCom and EMC 2013 in the field of nonlinear science provides the reader dominant for a very short time prior to gross slip- with contemporary, cutting-edge, research works page, localized slippage is a crucial factor for any The theme of HumanCom and EMC is focused on that bridge the gap between theory and device real- to-be-developed soft sensing system to respond to the various aspects of human-centric computing for izations of nonlinear phenomena.Representative slippage before it occurs. The content of this book advances in computer science and its applications, examples of topics covered include: chaos gates, addresses all aspects of localized slippage, includ- embedded and multimedia computing and provides social networks, communication, sensors, lasers, ing modeling and simulating it, as well as applying it an opportunity for academic and industry profes- molecular motors, biomedical anomalies, sto- to the construction of novel sensors with slip tactile sionals to discuss the latest issues and progress in the chastic resonance, nano-oscillators for generating perception. area of human-centric computing. And the theme microwave signals and related complex systems. A of EMC (Advanced in Embedded and Multimedia common theme among these and many other related Features Computing) is focused on the various aspects of lectures is to model, study, understand, and exploit Localized slippage occurs during any relative slid- embedded system, smart grid, cloud and multime- the rich behavior exhibited by nonlinear systems to ing of soft contacts, ranging from human fingertips dia computing, and it provides an opportunity for design and fabricate novel technologies with[...] to robotic fingertips. Although this phenomenon is academic, industry professionals to discuss the lat- dominant for a very short time prior to gross slip- est issues and progress in the area of embedded and Features page, localized slippage is a crucial factor for any multimedia computing. Therefore this book will be A collection of different lectures presented by experts to-be-developed soft sensing system to respond to include[...] in the field of nonlinear science provides the reader slippage before it occurs. The content of this book with contemporary, cutting-edge, research works addresses all aspects of localized slippage, [..] Features that bridge the gap between theory and device real- The theme of HumanCom and EMC are focused on izations of nonlinear phenomena. Representative Contents the various aspects of human-centric computing for examples of topics covered include: chaos gates, Introduction.- Two Dimensional Beam Bundle advances in computer science and its applications, social networks, communication, sensors, lasers, Model of a Frictional Sliding Soft Fingertip.- Three- embedded and multimedia computing and provides molecular motors, biomedical anomalies, [..] Dimensional Beam Bundle Model of a Sliding Soft an opportunity for academic and industry profes- Fingertip.- Modeling of a Sliding Human Fingertip.- sionals to discuss the latest issues and progress in the Contents Tactile Sensing via Micro Force/Moment Sensor.- area of human-centric computing. And the theme Effect of voltage oscillations on response.- Proper- Slip Perception via Soft Robotic Skin Made of Elec- of EMC (Advanced in Embedded and Multimedia ties in a model of sensory hair cell.- Enhancing signal troconductive Yarn.- Slip Perception using a Tac- Computing) is focused [..] resolution in a noisy nonlinear sensor via biomimetic tile Array Sensor.- Concluding Remarks.- Appendix processing. A: Continuous Modeling 2D Elastic Deformation.- Contents Appendix B: Numerical Integration of Ordinary Dif- HumanCom.- Special Session.- Exploration of Sci- Fields of interest ferential Equations.- Appendix C: Integral over Tri- entific Evidence on Affective Learning.- Multime- Complexity; Nonlinear Dynamics; Complex Net- angle. dia Technology for Education.- Modern Learning works; Complex Systems Technologies and Applications with Smart Mobile Fields of interest Devices.- Embedded Computing.- Multimedia Com- Target groups Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence puting.- Smart System.- Cross Strait Conference on Research (incl. 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M. Janić, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands K.R. Jha, G. Singh, Jaypee Univ. of Information Technology, Solan, J. Jia, Aker Solutions, Bergen, Norway India Advanced Transport Systems Essentials of Applied Dynamic Terahertz Planar Antennas for Next Analysis Analysis, Modeling, and Evaluation of Performances Generation Communication This book provides a systematic analysis, model- This book presents up-to-date knowledge of ing and evaluation of the performance of advanced This book describes various methods to enhance dynamic analysis in engineering world. To facili- transport systems. It offers an innovative approach the directivity of planar antennas, enabling the next tate the understanding of the topics by readers with by presenting a multidimensional examination of generation of high frequency, wireless communica- various backgrounds, general principles are linked the performance of advanced transport systems and tion. The authors discuss various applications to the to their applications from different angles. Special transport modes, useful for both theoretical and terahertz regime of the electromagnetic spectrum, interesting topics such as statistics of motions and practical purposes. Advanced transport systems with an emphasis on gain enhancement mechanisms. loading, damping modeling and measurement, non- for the twenty-first century are characterized by The numerical models of these antennas are pre- linear dynamics, fatigue assessment, vibration and the superiority of one or several of their infrastruc- sented and the analytical results are supported, using buckling under axial loading, structural health moni- tural, technical/technological, operational, economic, commercial simulators. The multilayer substrate toring, human body vibrations, and vehicle-structure environmental, social and policy performances as microstrip transmission line at terahertz frequency interactions etc., are also presented. The target read- compared to their conventional counterparts. The is also explored and a method to obtain the various ers include industry professionals in civil, marine advanced transport systems considered include: Bus parameters of this interconnect at high frequency is and mechanical engineering, as well as researchers Rapid Transit (BRT) and Personal Rapid[...] described. This book will be a valuable resource for and students in this area. Features anyone needing to explore the[...] Features This book provides a systematic analysis, model- Features This book presents up-to-date knowledge of ing and evaluation of the performance of advanced This book describes various methods to enhance dynamic analysis in engineering world. To facili- transport systems. It offers an innovative approach the directivity of planar antennas, enabling the next tate the understanding of the topics by readers with by presenting a multidimensional examination of generation of high frequency, wireless communica- various backgrounds, general principles are linked the performance of advanced transport systems and tion. The authors discuss various applications to the to their applications from different angles. Special transport modes, useful for both theoretical and terahertz regime of the electromagnetic spectrum, interesting topics such as statistics of motions and practical purposes. Advanced transport systems for with an emphasis on gain enhancement mechanisms. loading, damping modeling and measurement, non- the twenty-first century are characterized by the The numerical models of these antennas are pre- linear dynamics, fatigue assessment, vibration and superiority [..] sented and the analytical results are supported, using buckling [..] Contents [..] Contents 1. Advanced Transport Systems – GENERAL.- 2. Contents Introduction.- Governing Equation of Motions.- Advanced Transport Systems - OPERATIONS AND Terahertz Sources and Antennas.- Multilayered Free Vibrations for a Single-Degree-of-Freedom TECHNOLOGIES.- 3. Advanced Transport Systems microstrip transmission-line.- Microstrip Antenna (SDOF) System–Translational Oscillations.- Prac- - OPERATIONS AND ECONOMICS.- 4. Advanced Design by using Electromagnetic Bandgap Mater- tical Eigenanalysis and Structural Health Monitor- Transport Systems - TECHNOLOGIES AND THE ial.- Patch Array Antenna on EBG Substrate.- Ring- ing.- Solving Eigenproblem for Continuous Systems: ENVIRONMENT.- 5. Advanced Transport Sys- resonator Integrated Hemi-elliptical Lens Antenna.- Rayleigh Energy Method.- Vibration and Buckling tems - INFRASTRUCTURE, TECHNOLOGIES, Design of Highly Directive Cavity type Terahertz Under Axial Loading.- Eigenfrequencies of Non-uni- OPERATIONS, ECONOMICS, ENVIRONMENT, Antenna.- Performance Analysis of an Open-Loop form Beams, Shallow and Deep Foundations.- Deter- AND SOCIETY/POLICY.- 6. Advanced Transport Resonator Loaded Terahertz Microstrip Antenna.- ministic and Stochastic Motions.- Time Domain to Systems – FUTURE CONCEPTS.- 7. Advanced Comparison Method to Predict the Directivity of Frequency Domain: Spectrum Analysis.- Statistics Transport Systems – CONTRIBUTION TO SUS- Terahertz Patch Antenna.- THz Frequency Selective of Motions and Loads.- Forced Vibrations.- Calcu- TAINABILITY. Surface.- Development in the Terahertz Communi- lation of Environmental Loading Based on Power Fields of interest cation System. 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S. Karnouskos, P.J. Marrón, G. Fortino, University of Calabria, Cal- A. Kaveh, Iran University of Science and Technolog, Teheran, Iran L.T. Kóczy, Széchenyi István University, Győr, Hungary; C.R. abria, Italy; L. Mottola, J.R. Martínez-de Dios, University of Seville, Pozna, Széchenyi István University, Győr, Hungary; J. Kacprzyk, Seville, Spain Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland (Eds.) Computational Structural Analysis Applications and Markets for and Finite Element Methods Issues and Challenges of Intelligent Cooperating Objects Systems and Computational Graph theory gained initial prominence in science Intelligence and engineering through its strong links with matrix This book provides an overview and an insight in algebra and computer science. Moreover, the struc- cooperative objects and defines the classification of ture of the mathematics is well suited to that of This carefully edited book contains contributions topics into the different areas. A significant number engineering problems in analysis and design. The of prominent and active researchers and scholars of researchers and industrial partners were contacted methods of analysis in this book employ matrix alge- in the broadly perceived area of intelligent systems. in order to prepare the roadmap. The book presents bra, graph theory and meta-heuristic algorithms, The book is unique both with respect to the width of the main results provided by the corresponding which are ideally suited for modern computational of coverage of tools and techniques, and to the vari- European project "CONET". mechanics. Efficient methods are presented that lead ety of problems that could be solved by the tools and to highly sparse and banded structural matrices. The Features techniques presented. The editors have been able to main features of the book include: application of This book provides an overview and an insight in gather a very good collection of relevant and original graph theory for efficient analysis; extension of the cooperative objects and defines the classification of papers by prominent representatives of many areas, force method to finite element analysis; application topics into the different areas. A significant number relevant both to the theory and practice of intelligent of meta-heuristic algorithms[...] of researchers and industrial partners were contacted systems, artificial intelligence, computational intel- ligence, soft computing, and the like. The contribu- in order to prepare the roadmap. 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K. Langendoen, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Nether- Ü. Lepik, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; H. Hein, University of F.L. Lewis, H. Zhang, K. Hengster-Movric, A. Das, Danfoss Power lands; W. Hu, CSIRO ICT Centre, Pullenvale, Australia; F. Ferrari, M. Tartu, Tartu, Estonia Solutions (US) Compan, Ames, USA Zimmerling, L. Mottola (Eds.) Haar Wavelets Cooperative Control of Multi-Agent Real-World Wireless Sensor Systems Networks With Applications This is the first book to present a systematic review Optimal and Adaptive Design Approaches Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop, REALWSN of applications of the Haar wavelet method for solv- 2013, Como (Italy), September 19-20, 2013 Cooperative Control of Multi-Agent Systems extends ing Calculus and Structural Mechanics problems. optimal control and adaptive control design meth- Haar wavelet-based solutions for a wide range of This edited book presents the results of the 5th ods to multi-agent systems on communication problems, such as various differential and integral Workshop on Real-world Wireless Sensor Networks graphs. It develops Riccati design techniques for gen- equations, fractional equations, optimal control (REALWSN). The purpose of this workshop was to eral linear dynamics for cooperative state feedback theory, buckling, bending and vibrations of elastic bring together researchers and practitioners working design, cooperative observer design, and coopera- beams are considered. Numerical examples demon- in the area of sensor networks, with focus on real- tive dynamic output feedback design. Both continu- strating the efficiency and accuracy of the Haar world experiments or deployments of wireless sen- ous-time and discrete-time dynamical multi-agent method are provided for all solutions. sor networks. Included were, nonetheless, emerg- systems are treated. Optimal cooperative control is ing forms of sensing such as those that leverage introduced and neural adaptive design techniques smart phones, Internet of Things, RFIDs, and robots. Features This is the first book to present a systematic review for multi-agent nonlinear systems with unknown Indeed, when working with real-world experiments dynamics, which are rarely treated in literature are or deployments, many new or unforeseen issues may of applications of the Haar wavelet method for solv- ing Calculus and Structural Mechanics problems. developed. Results spanning systems with first-, sec- arise: the network environment may be composed ond- and on up to general high-order nonlinear[...] of a variety of different technologies, leading to very Haar wavelet-based solutions for a wide range of problems, such as various differential and integral heterogeneous network structures; software[...] Features equations, fractional equations, optimal control Task complexity, communication constraints, flex- theory, buckling, bending and vibrations of elastic Features ibility and energy-saving concerns are all factors beams are considered. Numerical examples demon- This edited book presents the results of the 5th that may require a group of autonomous agents to strating [..] Workshop on Real-world Wireless Sensor Networks work together in a cooperative manner. Applications (REALWSN). The purpose of this workshop was to involving such complications include mobile robots, bring together researchers and practitioners working Contents Preliminaries.- Haar wavelets.- Solution of ordinary wireless sensor networks, unmanned aerial vehicles in the area of sensor networks, with focus on real- (UAVs), spacecraft, and so on. In such networked world experiments or deployments of wireless sen- differential equations (ODEs).- Stiff equations.- Inte- gral equations.- Evolution equations.- Solving PDEs multi-agent scenarios, the restrictions imposed by sor networks. Included were, nonetheless, emerging the [..] forms of sensing such as those that leverage smart with the aid of two-dimensional Haar wavelets.- Fractional calculus.- Applying Haar wavelets in the phones, [..] Contents optimal control theory.- Buckling of elastic beams.- Introduction to Synchronization in Nature and Vibrations of cracked Euler-Bernoulli beams.- Free Contents Physics and Cooperative Control for Multi-agent vibrations on non-uniform and axially functionally Applications.- Posters and demos.- Low level com- Systems on Graphs.- Algebraic Graph Theory and graded Euler-Bernoulli beams.- Vibrations of func- ponents.- Networking.- Energy. Cooperative Control Consensus.- Part I Distributed tionally graded Timoshenko beams.- Applying Haar Optimal Design for Cooperative Control in Multi- Fields of interest wavelets in damage detection using machine learning agent Systems on Graphs.- Local Optimal Design Communications Engineering, Networks; Computer methods. for Cooperative Control in Multi-agent Systems on Communication Networks Fields of interest Graphs.- Riccati Design for Synchronization of Dis- Target groups Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control; Systems crete-Time Systems.- Cooperative Globally Optimal Research Theory, Control; Mathematical Methods in Physics; Control for Multi-agent Systems on Directed Graph Integral Equations; Computational Science and Topologies.- Graphical Games: Distributed Multi- Type of publication Engineering player Games on Graphs.- Part II Distributed Adap- Monograph tive[...] More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03070-8 Target groups Research Fields of interest Hardcover Control; Artificial Intelligence (incl. 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Y. Lim, Samsung Techwin RD Center, Seongnam-si, Korea, L. Liu, Q. Zhu, University of the West of England, Bristol, United M. Liu, Z. Hu, State Key Laboratory of, Tianjin, China (P.R.) Republic of (South Korea); R. Venugopal, Intellicass Inc., Mon- Kingdom; L. Cheng, Wuhan University of Science, Wuhan, China treal, Canada; A.G. Ulsoy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA (P.R.); Y. Wang, Huazhong University of Science, Wuhan, China (P.R.); D. Zhao, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, China Nonlinear Analysis and Prediction (P.R.) (Eds.) Process Control for Sheet-Metal of Time Series in Multiphase Stamping Applied Methods and Techniques Reactors Process Modeling, Controller Design and Shop-Floor Imple- for Mechatronic Systems mentation This book reports on important nonlinear aspects or Modelling, Identification and Control deterministic chaos issues in the systems of multi- Process Control for Sheet-Metal Stamping presents phase reactors. The reactors treated in the book a comprehensive and structured approach to the Applied Methods and Techniques for Mechatronic include gas-liquid bubble columns, gas-liquid-solid design and implementation of controllers for the Systems brings together the relevant studies in fluidized beds and gas-liquid-solid magnetized flu- sheet metal stamping process. The use of process mechatronic systems with the latest research from idized beds. The authors take pressure fluctuations control for sheet-metal stamping greatly reduces interdisciplinary theoretical studies, computational in the bubble columns as time series for nonlinear defects in deep-drawn parts and can also yield large algorithm development and exemplary applications. analysis, modeling and forecasting. They present material savings from reduced scrap. Sheet-metal Readers can easily tailor the techniques in this book qualitative and quantitative non-linear analysis tools forming is a complex process and most often char- to accommodate their ad hoc applications. The clear which include attractor phase plane plot, correlation acterized by partial differential equations that are structure of each paper, background - motivation dimension, Kolmogorov entropy and largest Lya- numerically solved using finite-element techniques. - quantitative development (equations) - case stud- punov exponent calculations and local non-linear In this book, twenty years of academic research are ies/illustration/tutorial (curve, table, etc.) is also short-term prediction. reviewed and the resulting technology transitioned helpful. It is mainly aimed at graduate students, pro- to the industrial environment. The sheet-metal fessors and academic researchers in related fields, but Features stamping process is modeled in a manner[...] it will also be helpful to engineers and scientists from This book reports on important nonlinear aspects or industry.Lei Liu is[...] deterministic chaos issues in the systems of multi- Features phase reactors. The reactors treated in the book Process Control for Sheet-Metal Stamping presents Features include gas-liquid bubble columns, gas-liquid-solid a comprehensive and structured approach to the Applied Methods and Techniques for Mechatronic fluidized beds and gas-liquid-solid magnetized flu- design and implementation of controllers for the Systems brings together the relevant studies in idized beds. The authors take pressure fluctuations sheet metal stamping process. The use of process mechatronic systems with the latest research from in the bubble columns as time series for nonlinear control for sheet-metal stamping greatly reduces interdisciplinary theoretical studies, computational analysis, modeling and forecasting. They present [..] defects in deep-drawn parts and can also yield large algorithm development and exemplary applications. material savings from reduced scrap. Sheet-metal Readers can easily tailor the techniques in this book Contents forming is a complex process and most often charac- to accommodate their ad hoc applications. The clear Introduction.- Experimental.- Analysis tools of time terized [..] structure of each paper, background - motivation [..] series data.- Results and discussion.- Concluding remarks. Contents Contents Equipment and Material Flow Control.- Recent Review and survey.- Modelling and simulation.- Fields of interest Advances in Stamping Control.- Machine Con- Control system design and integration.- Nonlinear Engineering Fluid Dynamics; Fluid- and Aerody- trol.- Laboratory Development of Process Control.- dynamic systems.- Computational algorithms and namics; Nonlinear Dynamics Process Control.- Auto-Tuning and Adaptive Con- bench tests.- Application examples. trol.- Direct and Indirect Adaptive Process Control. Target groups Fields of interest Research Fields of interest Control; Mechatronics; Appl. Mathematics / Com- Control; Operating Procedures, Materials Treat- putational Methods of Engineering; Mathematical Type of publication ment; Automotive Engineering; Aerospace Technol- Modeling and Industrial Mathematics Brief ogy and Astronautics More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04192-6 Target groups Target groups Research Softcover Professional/practitioner 2014. 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S. Mao, Auburn University, Auburn, USA G.H. Miley, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA; S.K. Murali D.P. Mohapatra, S. Patnaik (Eds.)

Video over Cognitive Radio Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Intelligent Computing, Networking, Networks (IEC) Fusion and Informatics

When Quality of Service Meets Spectrum Fundamentals and Applications Proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Computing, Networking, and Informatics, India, June 2013 This book focuses on the problem of video stream- This book provides readers with an introductory ing over emerging cognitive radio (CR) networks. understanding of Inertial Electrostatic Confine- This book is composed of the Proceedings of the The book discusses the problems and techniques ment (IEC), a type of fusion meant to retain plasma International Conference on Advanced Computing, for scalable video streaming over cellular cogni- using an electrostatic field. IEC provides a unique Networking, and Informatics (ICACNI 2013), held tive radio networks, ad hoc CR networks, coopera- approach for plasma confinement, as it offers a num- at Central Institute of Technology, Raipur, Chhat- tive CR networks, and femtocell CR networks. The ber of spin-off applications, such as a small neutron tisgarh, India during June 14–16, 2013. The book authors formulate these problems and propose opti- source for Neutron Activity Analysis (NAA), that records current research articles in the domain of mal algorithms to solve these problems. Also the all work towards creating fusion power. The IEC computing, networking, and informatics. The book book analyzes the proposed algorithms and validates has been identified in recent times as an ideal fusion presents original research articles, case-studies, as the algorithms with simulations. power unit because of its ability to burn aneutronic well as review articles in the said field of study with fuels like p-B11 as a result of its non-Maxwellian emphasis on their implementation and practical Features plasma dominated by beam-like ions. This type of application. Researchers, academicians, practition- This book focuses on the problem of video stream- fusion also takes place in a simple mechanical struc- ers, and industry policy makers around the globe ing over emerging cognitive radio (CR) networks. ture small in size, which also[...] have contributed towards formation of this book The book discusses the problems and techniques with their valuable research submissions. for scalable video streaming over cellular cognitive Features radio networks, ad hoc CR networks, cooperative CR This book provides readers with an introductory Features networks, and femtocell CR networks. The author understanding of Inertial Electrostatic Confine- This book is composed of the Proceedings of the formulates these problems and proposes optimal ment (IEC), a type of fusion meant to retain plasma International Conference on Advanced Computing, algorithms to solve these problems. Also, the book using an electrostatic field. IEC provides a unique Networking, and Informatics (ICACNI 2013), held analyzes the [..] approach for plasma confinement, as it offers a num- at Central Institute of Technology, Raipur, Chhat- ber of spin-off applications, such as a small neutron tisgarh, India during June 14–16, 2013. The book Contents source for Neutron Activity Analysis (NAA), that all records current research articles in the domain of Introduction.- Video over Cellular CR networks.- work towards creating fusion power. The IEC [..] computing, networking, and informatics. The book Video over Cooperative CR Networks.- Video over presents original research articles, case-studies, as Femto CR Networks.- Video over Multi-hop CR Contents well as review [..] Networks.- Conclusion and Open Problems. Background, Basics, and Experimental IECs.- Theory of Potential Well Traps in the IEC.- Gas Discharges Contents Fields of interest in Gridded IECs.- High-Voltage Stalk Design for Image and Template Security for Palmprint.- Communications Engineering, Networks; Computer IECs.- IEC Grid Materials and Construction.- Effect Extending Network Lifetime by Time Constrained Systems Organization and Communication Net- of Grid Geometry on IEC Device Performance.- Data Aggregation in Wireless Sensor Networks.- The works; Signal, Image and Speech Processing Space Charge Limited Flow.- Ion and Electron Cur- Complex Network Analysis of Power Grid: A Case rent Scaling Issues.- Cylindrical and Other IEC Study of the West Bengal Power Network.- Com- Target groups Geometries.- Various Other IEC Concepts and parison and Analysis of Node Deployment for Effi- Research Experiments.- IEC Diagnostics.- Potential Applica- cient Coverage in Sensor Network.- Performance tions.- Reactor Confinement Theory and IEC Reac- Analysis of Routing Protocols for VANETs with Real Type of publication tor Visions. Vehicular Traces.- A Bluetooth Based Autonomous Monograph Mining System.- Transistor Representation of a Low More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-4956-0 Fields of interest Power Reversible 32-Bit Comparator.- Performance Nuclear Engineering; Nuclear Fusion; Engineering Hardcover Enhancement of Brillouin Distributed Temperature Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer; Atoms 2014. XVII, 119 p. 37 illus., 36 illus. in color. Sensor Using[...] and Molecules in Strong Fields, Laser Matter Interac- $129.00 tion Fields of interest ISBN 978-1-4614-4956-0 Computational Intelligence; Computer Imaging, usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Target groups Vision, Pattern Recognition and Graphics; Bioinfor- Research matics; Software Engineering / Programming and Operating Systems; Data Structures, Cryptology and Type of publication Information Theory; Computer Communication Monograph Networks More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-9337-2 Target groups Hardcover Research 2014. 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H.-N. Nguyen, Ecole Centrale Paris, Paris, France P.A.J. Nuyts, P. Reynaert, KU Leuven, ESAT-MICAS, Heverlee, Bel- D.-S. Oh, World Technopolis Association, Daejeon, Korea, Repub- gium; W. Dehaene, K.U. Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium lic of (South Korea); F. Phillips, General Informatics LLC, San Diego, USA (Eds.) Constrained Control of Uncertain, Continuous-Time Digital Front- Time-Varying, Discrete-Time Technopolis Systems Ends for Multistandard Wireless Transmission Best Practices for Science and Technology Cities An Interpolation-Based Approach Six years of UNESCO-World Technopolis Associ- A comprehensive development of interpolating This book describes the design of fully digital multi- ation workshops, held at various world cities and control, this monograph demonstrates the reduced standard transmitter front-ends which can directly attended by government officials and scholars from computational complexity of a ground-breaking drive one or more switching power amplifiers, thus nearly all the world’s countries, have resulted in technique compared with the established model pre- eliminating all other analog components. After a uniquely complete collection of reports on sci- dictive control. The text deals with the regulation reviewing different architectures, the authors focus ence park and science city projects in most of those problem for linear, time-invariant, discrete-time on polar architectures using pulse width modulation countries. These reports, of which a selected few uncertain dynamical systems having polyhedral (PWM), which are entirely based on unclocked delay form chapters in this book, allow readers to com- state and control constraints, with and without dis- lines and other continuous-time digital hardware. As pare knowledge-based development strategies, prac- turbances, and under state or output feedback. For a result, readers are enabled to shift accuracy con- tices, and successes across countries. The chapters output feedback a non-minimal state-space repre- cerns from the voltage domain to the time domain, illustrate varying levels of cooperation across gov- sentation is used with old inputs and outputs as state to coincide with submicron CMOS technology ernment, industry, and academic sectors in the variables.Constrained Control of Uncertain, Time- scaling. The authors present different architectural respective projects – and the reasons and philoso- Varying, Discrete-time Systems details interpolating options and compare them, based on their effect on phies underlying this variation - and resulting[...] control in both its implicit and explicit forms.[...] the signal and spectrum quality.[...] Features Features Features Six years of UNESCO-World Technopolis Associ- A comprehensive development of interpolating This book describes the design of fully digital multi- ation workshops, held at various world cities and control, this monograph demonstrates the reduced standard transmitter front-ends which can directly attended by government officials and scholars from computational complexity of a ground-breaking drive one or more switching power amplifiers, thus nearly all the world’s countries, have resulted in a technique compared with the established model pre- eliminating all other analog components. After uniquely complete collection of reports on science dictive control. The text deals with the regulation reviewing different architectures, the authors focus park and science city projects in most of those coun- problem for linear, time-invariant, discrete-time on polar architectures using pulse width modulation tries. These reports, of which a selected few form uncertain dynamical systems having polyhedral state (PWM), which are entirely based on unclocked delay chapters in this book, allow readers to compare [..] and control constraints, with and without distur- lines and other continuous-time digital hardware. bances, and under [..] [..] Contents A New Strategic Approach to Science Cities: Contents Contents Towards the Achievement of Sustainable and Bal- Introduction.- Part I Background.- Set-Theoretic Introduction.- Digital Transmitter Architectures: anced Spatial Development.- Regional innovation Methods in Control.- Optimal and Constrained Overview.- High-Level Analysis of Fully Digital and cooperation among industries, universities, Control: An Overview.- Part II Interpolating Con- PWM Transmitters.- Continuous-time Digital R&D institutes and governments.- Regional Innova- trol.- Interpolating Control: Nominal State Feedback Design Techniques.- A 65-nm CMOS Fully Digital tion Support Systems and Science Cities.- The Triple Case.- Interpolating Control: Robust State Feed- Reconfigurable Transmitter Front-End for Class- Helix: International Cases and Critical Summary.- back Case.- Interpolating Control: Output Feedback E PA based on Baseband PWM.- A 40-nm CMOS Sustainable Development of Technopolis.- Support Case.- Part III Applications.- High-order Examples.- Fully Digital Reconfigurable Transmitter with Class- mechanism in Technopolis towards Green Growth.- A Benchmark Problem: The Non-Isothermal Con- D Pas using Baseband and RF PWM.- Conclusions Arrangement of Actors in the Triple Helix Inno- tinuous Stirred Tank Reactor. and Future Work. vation.- Business Incubation Strategy of High-tech Venture Firms in Science Park. Regional innovation Fields of interest Fields of interest and[...] Control; Systems Theory, Control; Calculus of Varia- Circuits and Systems; Electronics and Microelectron- tions and Optimal Control; Optimization ics, Instrumentation; Signal, Image and Speech Pro- Fields of interest cessing Energy Technology; Facility Management; Engineer- Target groups ing Economics, Organization, Logistics, Market- Research Target groups ing; Energy Economics; Cities, Countries, Regions; Research Development Economics Type of publication Monograph Type of publication Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-02826-2 Monograph Research More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03924-4 Softcover Type of publication 2014. XIV, 196 p. 97 illus. (Lecture Notes in Control and Hardcover Monograph Information Sciences, Vol. 451) 2014. XXV, 309 p. 164 illus., 3 illus. in color. (Analog Cir- More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-5507-2 $109.00 cuits and Signal Processing) ISBN 978-3-319-02826-2 $179.00 Hardcover usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-3-319-03924-4 2014. XIV, 506 p. 141 illus., 70 illus. in color. usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days $179.00 ISBN 978-1-4471-5507-2 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 70 Engineering springer.com

Y. Okuyama P.H. Oosthuizen, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada; A. Kalen- T. Orłowska-Kowalska, Wrocław University of Technology, dar, College of Technological Studies (CTS), Kuwait City, Kuwait Wrocław, Poland; F. Blaabjerg, Aalborg University, Aalborg East, Denmark; J. Rodríguez, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa Discrete Control Systems María, Valparaíso, Chile (Eds.) Natural Convective Heat Transfer

Discrete Control Systems establishes a basis for the from Short Inclined Cylinders Advanced and Intelligent Control in analysis and design of discretized/quantized con- Power Electronics and Drives trol systems for continuous physical systems. Begin- Natural Convective Heat Transfer from Short ning with the necessary mathematical foundations Inclined Cylinders examines a heat transfer situ- and system-model descriptions, the text moves ation of significant, practical importance not ade- Power electronics and variable frequency drives are on to derive a robust stability condition. To keep quately dealt with in existing textbooks or in any continuously developing multidisciplinary fields in a practical perspective on the uncertain physical widely available review papers. Specifically, the book electrical engineering and it is practically not possi- systems considered, most of the methods treated introduces the reader to recent studies of natural ble to write a book covering the entire area by one are carried out in the frequency domain.As part of convection from short cylinders mounted on a flat individual specialist. Especially by taking account the design procedure, modified Nyquist–Hall and insulated base where there is an “exposed” upper the recent fast development in the neighboring fields Nichols diagrams are presented and discretized pro- surface. The author considers the effects of the cylin- like control theory, computational intelligence and portional–integral–derivative control schemes are der cross-sectional shape, the cylinder inclination signal processing, which all strongly influence new reconsidered. Schemes for model-reference feedback angle, and the length-to-cross sectional size of the solutions in control of power electronics and dri- and discrete-type observers are proposed.[...] cylinder. Both numerical and experimental studies ves. Therefore, this book is written by individual key are discussed and correlation equations based on the specialist working on the area of modern advanced Features results of these studies are[...] control methods which penetrates current imple- Discrete Control Systems establishes a basis for the mentation of power converters and drives. Although analysis and design of discretized/quantized con- Features some of the presented[...] trol systemsfor continuous physical systems. Begin- Natural Convective Heat Transfer from Short ning with the necessary mathematical foundations Inclined Cylinders examines a heat transfer situ- Features and system-model descriptions, the text moves on ation of significant, practical importance not ade- Power electronics and variable frequency drives are to derive a robust stability condition. To keep a prac- quately dealt with in existing textbooks or in any continuously developing multidisciplinary fields in tical perspective on the uncertain physical systems widely available review papers. Specifically, the book electrical engineering, and it is practically not possi- considered, most of the methods treated are carried introduces the reader to recent studies of natural ble to write a book covering the entire area by one [..] convection from short cylinders mounted on a flat individual specialist. Especially by taking account the insulated base where there is an “exposed” upper recent fast development in the neighboring fields like Contents surface. [..] control theory, computational intelligence and signal Mathematical Descriptions and Models.- Discretized processing, which all strongly [..] Feedback Systems.- Robust Stability Analysis.- Contents Model-Reference Feedback and PID Control.- Mul- Natural Convective Heat Transfer from Short Cir- Contents tiloop Feedback Systems.- Interval Polynomials and cular Cylinders.- Natural Convective Heat Transfer Part I: Advanced Power Electronic Control in Robust Performance.- Relation to Discrete-Event from Short Square Cylinders.- Natural Convective Renewable Energy Sources.-Part II: Predictive Con- Systems. Heat Transfer from Short Rectangular Cylinders. trol of Power Converters and Drives.-Part III: Neuro and Nonlinear Control of Power Converters and Fields of interest Fields of interest Drives. Control; Systems Theory, Control Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics; Engi- Fields of interest Target groups neering Design Computational Intelligence; Control; Artificial Intel- Research ligence (incl. Robotics); Power Electronics, Electrical Target groups Machines and Networks Type of publication Research Monograph Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-5666-6 Type of publication Research Brief Hardcover Type of publication 2014. XII, 243 p. 164 illus., 99 illus. in color. More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-02458-5 Monograph $129.00 Softcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03400-3 ISBN 978-1-4471-5666-6 2014. VII, 128 p. 139 illus. (SpringerBriefs in Thermal usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Engineering and Applied Science) Hardcover $54.99 2014. XX, 410 p. 284 illus., 161 illus. in color. 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J.L. Otegui V. Panasyuk, V. Marukha, V. Sylovanyuk C. Pautasso, E. Wilde, R. Alarcon, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile (Eds.) Failure Analysis Injection Technologies for the REST: Advanced Research Topics Fundamentals and Applications in Mechanical Components Repair of Damaged Concrete Structures and Practical Applications This book addresses the failures of structural ele- ments, i.e. those components whose primary mis- This book serves as a starting point for people look- sion is to withstand mechanical loads. The book is This book analyzes the most important achievements ing for a deeper principled understanding of REST, intended as a self-contained source for those with in science and engineering practice concerning oper- its applications, its limitations, and current research different technical grades, engineers and scientists ational factors that cause damage to concrete and work in the area and as an architectural style. The but also technicians in the field can benefit from its reinforced concrete structures. It includes methods authors focus on applying REST beyond Web appli- reading. for assessing their strength and service life, especially cations (i.e., in enterprise environments), and in those that are based on modern concepts of the frac- reusing established and well-understood design pat- Features ture mechanics of materials. It also includes basic terns. The book examines how RESTful systems can This book addresses the failures of structural ele- approaches to the prediction of the remaining service be designed and deployed, and what the results are in ments, i.e. those components whose primary mis- life for long-term operational structures.Much atten- terms of benefits and challenges encountered in the sion is to withstand mechanical loads. The book is tion is paid to injection technologies for restoring the process. This book is intended for information and intended as a self-contained source for those with serviceability of damaged concrete and reinforced service architects and designers who are interested in different technical grades, engineers and scientists concrete structures. In particular, technologies for learning about REST, how it is applied, and how it is but also technicians in the field can benefit from its remedying holes, cracks, corrosion damages etc. The being advanced. reading. books[...] Features Contents Features This book serves as a starting point for people look- Introduction.- Tools for Preliminary Analysis of This book analyzes the most important achievements ing for a deeper principled understanding of REST, a Mechanical Failure.- Tools for the Microscopic in science and engineering practice concerning oper- its applications, its limitations, and current research Analysis of a Mechanical Failure.- Damage and Fail- ational factors that cause damage to concrete and work in the area and as an architectural style. The ure Mechanisms.- Characterization and Testing of reinforced concrete structures. It includes methods authors focus on applying REST beyond Web appli- Materials.- Mechanical Modelling Tools applied to for assessing their strength and service life, especially cations (i.e., in enterprise environments), and in Failure Analysis.- Root Cause Analysis.- Damage and those that are based on modern concepts of the frac- reusing established and well-understood design pat- Failure Mechanisms in Machinery.- Mitigation and ture mechanics of materials. It also includes basic terns. The book examines how RESTful systems can Life Prediction.- Consequences of a Failure Analysis. approaches to the prediction of the remaining [..] be [..] Fields of interest Contents Contents Mechanical Engineering; Continuum Mechanics and 1 Introduction.- 2 General characteristics of con- Introduction.- Communication and Capability URLs Mechanics of Materials; Characterization and Evalu- cretes and reinforced concretes.- 3 Predominant in COAST-based Decentralized Services.- Interoper- ation of Materials; Building Repair and Maintenance damages and injuries in reinforced concrete struc- ability of two RESTful protocols: HTTP and CoAP.- tures arising during use.- 4 Implementation of injec- Enabling Real-Time Resource Oriented Architec- Target groups tion technologies for the renewal and restoration tures with REST Observers.- Survey of Semantic Professional/practitioner of serviceability of concrete or reinforced concrete Description of REST APIs.- APIs to A ordances: A structures.- 5 Injection materials: Technological, Type of publication New Paradigm for Services on the Web.- Leveraging mechanical, and service characteristics.- 6 Ser- Professional book Linked Data to Build Hypermedia-Driven Web viceability estimations for elements of building APIs.- RestML: Modeling RESTful Web Services.- A More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03909-1 structures.- 7 Methods and devices for technical Lightweight Coordination Approach For Resource- diagnostic of long-term concrete structures.- 8 Hardcover Centric Collaborations.- Connecting the Dots: Using Implementation of injection technologies in the[...] 2014. XIX, 313 p. 236 illus. REST and Hypermedia to publish Digital Content.- $179.00 Fields of interest In-Process[...] ISBN 978-3-319-03909-1 Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials; Fields of interest usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Structural Materials; Civil Engineering Communications Engineering, Networks; Informa- Target groups tion Systems and Communication Service; Signal, Research Image and Speech Processing

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M. Prokopenko, CSIRO ICT Centre, Epping, Australia (Ed.) M. Robinson, American University, Washington, USA B. Sadhu, R. Harjani, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

Guided Self-Organization: Topological Signal Processing Cognitive Radio Receiver Front- Inception Ends Signal processing is the discipline of extracting infor- RF/Analog Circuit Techniques mation from collections of measurements. To be Is it possible to guide the process of self-organisation effective, the measurements must be organized and towards specific patterns and outcomes? Wouldn’t This book focuses on the architecture and circuit then filtered, detected, or transformed to expose the this be self-contradictory? After all, a self-organising design for cognitive radio receiver front-ends. The desired information. Distortions caused by uncer- process assumes a transition into a more organised authors first provide a holistic explanation of RF cir- tainty, noise, and clutter degrade the performance form, or towards a more structured functionality, cuits for cognitive radio systems. This is followed of practical signal processing systems.In aggressively in the absence of centralised control. Then how can by an in-depth exploration of existing techniques uncertain situations, the full truth about an underly- we place the guiding elements so that they do not that can be utilized by circuit designers. Coverage ing signal cannot be known. This book develops the override rich choices potentially discoverable by also includes novel circuit techniques and architec- theory and practice of signal processing systems for an uncontrolled process?This book presents differ- tures that can be invaluable for designers for cogni- these situations that extract useful, qualitative infor- ent approaches to resolving this paradox. In doing tive radio systems. mation using the mathematics of topology -- the so, the presented studies address a broad range of study of spaces under continuous transformations. phenomena, ranging from autopoietic systems to Features Since the collection of[...] morphological computation, and from small-world This book focuses on the architecture and circuit networks to information[...] design for cognitive radio receiver front-ends. The Features authors first provide a holistic explanation of RF cir- Signal processing is the discipline of extracting infor- Features cuits for cognitive radio systems. This is followed by mation from collections of measurements. To be Is it possible to guide the process of self-organi- an in-depth exploration of existing techniques that effective, the measurements must be organized and sation towards specific patterns and outcomes? can be utilized by circuit designers. Coverage also then filtered, detected, or transformed to expose the Wouldn’t this be self-contradictory? After all, a includes novel circuit techniques and architectures desired information. Distortions caused by uncer- self-organising process assumes a transition into a that can be invaluable for designers for [..] tainty, noise, and clutter degrade the performance more organised form, or towards a more structured of practical signal processing systems.In aggressively functionality, in the absence of centralised control. Contents uncertain situations, the full truth about [..] Then how can we place the guiding elements so that Introduction.- Cognitive Radio Architectures.- they do not override rich choices [..] Wideband Voltage Controlled Oscillator.- RF Sam- Contents pling and Signal Processing.- CRAFT: Charge Re-use Introduction and informal discussion.- Parametriza- Contents Analog Fourier Transform.- Conclusions. tion.- Signals.- Detection.- Transforms.- Noise. Foundational frameworks.- Coordinated behaviour Fields of interest and learning within an embodied agent.- Swarms Fields of interest and networks of agents. Circuits and Systems; Electronics and Microelectron- Signal, Image and Speech Processing; Topology; ics, Instrumentation; Communications Engineering, Communications Engineering, Networks; Compu- Fields of interest Networks tational Science and Engineering; Information and Complexity; Theory of Computation; Artificial Intel- Communication, Circuits ligence (incl. Robotics); Computational Intelligence; Target groups Research Nonlinear Dynamics Target groups Research Target groups Type of publication Monograph Research Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-9295-5 Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-36103-6 Hardcover 2014. VI, 79 p. 58 illus., 47 illus. in color. (Analog Circuits More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-53733-2 Hardcover and Signal Processing, Vol. 115) 2014. XVI, 208 p. 134 illus. (Mathematical Engineering) Hardcover $129.00 $129.00 2014. XXII, 475 p. 172 illus., 54 illus. in color. (Emer- ISBN 978-1-4614-9295-5 ISBN 978-3-642-36103-6 gence, Complexity and Computation, Vol. 9) usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days $179.00 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-3-642-53733-2 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Engineering 73

D. Schramm, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Deutschland; M.-C. Tsai, D.-W. Gu, University of Leicester, Leicester, United I. Wechsung M. Koppers Kingdom An Evaluation Framework for Das Automobil im Jahr 2025 Robust and Optimal Control Multimodal Interaction Vielfalt der Antriebstechnik A Two-port Framework Approach Determining Quality Aspects and Modality Choice Der Paradigmenwechsel von verbrennungsmo- A Two-port Framework for Robust and Optimal This book presents (1) an exhaustive and empiri- torischen zu (teil-)elektrifizierten Antrieben bei Control introduces an alternative approach to robust cally validated taxonomy of quality aspects of multi- Pkw wird über 2025 hinaus zu einer großen Diver- and optimal controller synthesis procedures for lin- modal interaction as well as respective measurement sität der Antriebskonzepte führen. Diese Vielfalt ear, time-invariant systems, based on the two-port methods, (2) a validated questionnaire specifically wird von verbrennungsmotorischen Antrieben auf system widespread in electrical engineering. The tailored to the evaluation of multimodal systems and Basis fossiler und synthetischer Kraftstoffe über novel use of the two-port system in this context covering most of the taxonomy‘s quality aspects, Hybridantriebe bis hin zu elektrischen Antrieben allows straightforward engineering-oriented solu- (3) insights on how the quality perceptions of mul- reichen. Die technische und wirtschaftliche tion-finding procedures to be developed, requiring timodal systems relate to the quality perceptions of Beherrschung dieser Vielfalt ist die Herausforderung no mathematics beyond linear algebra. A chain-scat- its individual components, (4) a set of empirically für Fahrzeughersteller und Zulieferer in den kom- tering description provides a unified framework for tested factors which influence modality choice, and menden Jahrzehnten. Andererseits eröffnet diese constructing the stabilizing controller set and for (5) models regarding the relationship of the per- Entwicklung Industrie und Gesellschaft hinsichtlich synthesizing H2 optimal and H∞ sub-optimal con- ceived quality of a modality and the actual usage of a der Wertschöpfungs- und Arbeitsplatzpotenziale, trollers. Simple yet illustrative examples explain each modality. z.B. durch neue Vermarktungskonzepte, völlig neue step.A Two-port Framework for Robust and[...] Möglichkeiten.[...] Features Features This book presents (1) an exhaustive and empiri- Features A Two-port Framework for Robust and Optimal cally validated taxonomy of quality aspects of multi- Der Paradigmenwechsel von verbrennungsmo- Control introduces an alternative approach to robust modal interaction as well as respective measurement torischen zu (teil-)elektrifizierten Antrieben bei Pkw and optimal controller synthesis procedures for lin- methods, (2) a validated questionnaire specifically wird über 2025 hinaus zu einer großen Diversität ear, time-invariant systems, based on the two-port tailored to the evaluation of multimodal systems and der Antriebskonzepte führen. Diese Vielfalt wird system widespread in electrical engineering. The covering most of the taxonomy‘s quality aspects, (3) von verbrennungsmotorischen Antrieben auf Basis novel use of the two-port system in this context insights on how the quality perceptions of multi- fossiler und synthetischer Kraftstoffe über Hybri- allows straightforward engineering-oriented solu- modal systems relate to the quality perceptions of its dantriebe bis hin zu elektrischen Antrieben reichen. tion-finding procedures to be developed, requiring [..] Die technische und wirtschaftliche Beherrschung no [..] dieser Vielfalt ist [..] Contents Contents From the Contents: What Are Multimodal Systems? Contents Two-port Networks.- Linear Fractional Transfor- Why Do They Need Evaluation? - Theoretical Back- Effizienz von Kraftfahrzeugantrieben.- Hybrid- und mations.- Chain Scattering Descriptions.- Co prime ground.- What to Evaluate? – A Taxonomy of Qual- Elektrofahrzeuge.- Potentiale der Elektromobilität.- Factorizations.- Algebraic Riccati Equations and ity Aspects of Multimodal Interfaces. Antriebs- und Kraftstofftechnologien.- Entwicklung Spectral Factorizations.- CSD Approach to Sta- des Automobilmarktes. bilization Control and H2 Optimal Control.- A Fields of interest CSD Approach to H-infinity Controller Synthesis.- Communications Engineering, Networks; User Fields of interest Design Examples. Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction; Psy- Automotive Engineering; Engine Technology; chometrics; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Machinery and Machine Elements Fields of interest Risk Control; Circuits and Systems Target groups Target groups Professional/practitioner Target groups Research Research Type of publication Type of publication Booklet Type of publication Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04184-7 Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03809-4 Softcover More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-6256-8 Hardcover 2014. VIII, 40 S. 24 Abb. in Farbe. (essentials) Hardcover 2014. XIII, 191 p. 33 illus., 19 illus. in color. (T-Labs Series $9.99 2014. XVI, 336 p. 223 illus., 128 illus. in color. With in Telecommunication Services) ISBN 978-3-658-04184-7 online files/update. 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X. Xin, Okayama Prefectural University, Okayama, Japan; Y. Liu, H. Xu, X. Wang, Curtin University, Perth, Australia (Eds.) K. Yada, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan (Ed.) Okayama University, Okayama, Japan Optimization and Control Methods Data Mining for Service Control Design and Analysis for in Industrial Engineering and Underactuated Robotic Systems Construction Virtually all nontrivial and modern service related problems and systems involve data volumes and The last two decades have witnessed considerable types that clearly fall into what is presently meant as This book presents recent advances in optimization progress in the study of underactuated robotic "big data", that is, are huge, heterogeneous, complex, and control methods with applications to industrial systems (URSs). Control Design and Analysis for distributed, etc.Data mining is a series of processes engineering and construction management. It con- Underactuated Robotic Systems presents a unified which include collecting and accumulating data, sists of 15 chapters authored by recognized experts treatment of control design and analysis for a class of modeling phenomena, and discovering new infor- in a variety of fields including control and opera- URSs, which include systems with multiple-degree- mation, and it is one of the most important steps to tion research, industrial engineering and project of-freedom and/or with underactuation degree two. scientific analysis of the processes of services.Data management. Topics include numerical methods It presents novel notions, features, design techniques mining application in services requires a thorough in unconstrained optimization, robust optimal con- and strictly global motion analysis results for these understanding of the characteristics of each service trol problems, set splitting problems, optimum con- systems. These new materials are shown to be vital and knowledge of the compatibility of data mining fidence interval analysis, a monitoring networks in studying the control design and stability analysis technology within each particular service, rather optimization survey, distributed fault detection, non- of URSs.Control Design and Analysis for Underactu- than knowledge only in[...] ferrous industrial optimization approaches, neural ated Robotic Systems includes the modelling, control networks in traffic flows, economic scheduling of Features design and analysis presented[...] CCHP systems, a project scheduling[...] Virtually all nontrivial and modern service related Features problems and systems involve data volumes and Features The last two decades have witnessed considerable types that clearly fall into what is presently meant as This book presents recent advances in optimization progress in the study of underactuated robotic "big data", that is, are huge, heterogeneous, complex, and control methods with applications to industrial systems (URSs). Control Design and Analysis for distributed, etc.Data mining is a series of processes engineering and construction management. It con- Underactuated Robotic Systems presents a unified which include collecting and accumulating data, sists of 15 chapters authored by recognized experts treatment of control design and analysis for a class of modeling phenomena, and discovering new infor- in a variety of fields including control and opera- URSs, which include systems with multiple-degree- mation, and it is one of the most important [..] tion research, industrial engineering, and project of-freedom and/or with [..] management. Topics include numerical methods in Contents Contents unconstrained optimization, robust optimal control Part I Fundamental Technologies Supporting Service Fundamental Background.- Directly Driven Acro- [..] Science.- Part II Knowledge Discovery from Text.- bat.- Remotely Driven Acrobat.- Pendubot.- Rota- Part III Approach for New Services in Social Media.- Contents tional Pendulum.- Counter-Weighted Acrobot.- Part IV Data Mining Spreading into Various Service Preface.- Robustness of Convergence Proofs in Variable Length Pendulum.- 2-Link Underactu- Fields. Numerical Methods in Unconstrained Optimiza- ated Robot with Flexible Elbow Joint.- 3-Link Planar tion.- Robust Optimal Control of Continuous Lin- Fields of interest Robot with Passive First Joint.- n-Link Planar Robot ear Quadratic System Subject to Disturbances.- A Computational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence with Passive First Joint.- n-Link Planar Robot with Linearly-Growing Conversion from the Set Split- (incl. Robotics); Operation Research / Decision The- Single Passive Joint.- Two Parallel Pendulums on a ting Problem to the Directed Hamiltonian Cycle ory Cart.- Double Pendulum on a Cart.- 3-Link Planar Problem.- Optimum Confidence Interval Analysis in Robot with Two Passive Joints.- 2-Link Flying Robot. Two-factor Mixed Model with a Concomitant Vari- Target groups Research Fields of interest able for Gauge Study.- Optimization of Engineer- ing Survey Monitoring Networks.- Distributed Fault Control; Robotics and Automation; Artificial Intelli- Type of publication gence (incl. Robotics) Detection Using Consensus of Markov Chains.- Engineering Optimization Approaches of Nonfer- Monograph Target groups rous Metallurgical Processes.-[...] More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-45251-2 Research Hardcover Fields of interest 2014. VIII, 291 p. 109 illus., 12 illus. in color. 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K. Yoshida, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; S. Tadokoro, M. von Ehrenfried Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan (Eds.) Environment Stratonauts Field and Service Robotics Pioneers Venturing into the Stratosphere M. Behnassi, Ibn Zohr University of Agadir, Agadir, Morocco; S.A. Results of the 8th International Conference Shahid, International Center for Biosaline Agric, Dubai, United Just what does it take to be a stratonaut, soaring to Arab Emirates; N. Mintz-Habib, University of Cambridge, Cam- FSR, the International Conference on Field and Ser- higher and higher altitudes of Earth's atmosphere? bridge, United Kingdom (Eds.) vice Robotics, is the leading single track conference Brave men and women have reached extreme heights of robotics for field and service applications. This in balloons, aircraft and rocket ships over the past Science, Policy and Politics of book presents the results of FSR2012, the eighth two centuries, from the first untethered balloon conference of Field and Service Robotics, which flight to the first flights in the newly defined stratos- Modern Agricultural System was originally planned for 2011 with the venue of phere, through to the present flights that continue Global Context to Local Dynamics of Sustainable Agriculture Matsushima in Tohoku region of Japan. However, to set new records. This book defines the altitudes on March 11, 2011, a magnitude M9.0 earthquake related to the stratosphere, how it changes with lat- This book arises from a 2011 international confer- occurred off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, and a large- itude and the effects on ascending aviators. Also ence entitled Climate Change, Agri-Food, Fisheries scale disaster was caused by the Tsunami which described is how over time technology enabled air- and Ecosystems: Reinventing Research, Innova- resulted, therefore the conference was postponed by craft and balloons to achieve higher altitudes. The tion, and Policy Agendas for an Environmentally one year to July, 2012. In fact, this earthquake raised book shows the clear influence of the military on and Socially-Balanced Growth (ICCAFFE2011), issues concerning the contribution of field and ser- designs that initially[...] organized by the North-South Center for Social vice robotics technology to[...] Sciences (NRCS) in collaboration with the Deutsche Features Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenar- Features Stratonauts chronicles humankind’s quest for ever beit (GIZ) GmbH, Germany and the Institute for FSR, the International Conference on Field and Ser- higher altitudes from ancient times to the present. It Research and Development (IRD), France. Coverage vice Robotics, is the leading single track conference is based upon history, science and technology, and focuses on the agricultural sector and helps improve of robotics for field and service applications. This tells some interesting and fascinating stories along understanding of the relationships between agricul- book presents the results of FSR2012, the eighth the way. It pays tribute to those killed while attempt- ture and the environment and between human com- conference of Field and Service Robotics, which ing to reach the stratosphere over the past several munities and nature, so as to sustainably manage was originally planned for 2011 with the venue of centuries. “Dutch” von Ehrenfried uses his personal agricultural[...] Matsushima in Tohoku region of Japan. However, experience as a NASA [..] on March 11, 2011, a magnitude M9.0 earthquake Features occurred off [..] Contents This book arises from a 2011 international confer- Introduction.- The Atmosphere.- The Problems.- ence entitled Climate Change, Agri-Food, Fisheries Contents Pressure Suit History.- The Ancient Would-Be Stra- and Ecosystems: Reinventing Research, Innova- Disaster Response.- Service/Entertainment Robots.- tonauts.- The Early War Years.- The Exploration tion, and Policy Agendas for an Environmentally Inspection/Maintenance Robots.- Mobile Robot Years.- The Experimental Pilots.- The U2 Strato- and Socially-Balanced Growth (ICCAFFE2011), Navigation.- Agricultural Robots.- Robots for Exca- nauts.- The Blackbird Stratonauts.- The Long Wing organized by the North-South Center for Social vation, Planetary Exploration.- Large Area Map- Stratonauts.- Other Unique High Altitude Aircraft.- Sciences (NRCS) in collaboration with the Deutsche ping.- SLAM for Outdoor Robots.- and Elemental Modern Aeronauts.- Qualifications & Training. Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit Technology for Mobile Robots. (GIZ) GmbH, Germany and the [..] Fields of interest Fields of interest Aerospace Technology and Astronautics; Atmos- Contents Robotics and Automation; Artificial Intelligence pheric Sciences; History of Science; Extraterrestrial Preface.- Acknowledgements.- List of Contributors.- (incl. Robotics) Physics, Space Sciences List of Figures.- List of Tables.- List of Abbrevia- tions and Acronyms.- Part I Sustainable Agricultural Target groups Target groups Development Face to Environmental, Economic and Research Popular/general Social Dynamics.- 1 Agricultural and food System - Type of publication Type of publication Global Change Nexus: Dynamics and Policy Implica- Monograph Popular science tions.- 2 Challenges facing the macroeconomic pol- icy for sustainable development in agriculture (based More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-40685-0 More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-02900-9 on the model of organic agriculture in Bulgaria).- 3 Hardcover Softcover Environmentally sound and commercially sustain- 2014. XIII, 658 p. 426 illus., 367 illus. in color. (Springer 2014. XVI, 236 p. 146 illus., 87 illus. in color. (Space able agricultural development in Nigeria.- 4 Some Tracts in Advanced Robotics, Vol. 92) Exploration) socio-economic factors affecting[...] $229.00 $34.99 ISBN 978-3-642-40685-0 ISBN 978-3-319-02900-9 Fields of interest usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Soil Science & Conservation; Agriculture; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Man- agement / Aquatic Pollution; Sustainable Develop- ment; Biodiversity

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M. Etienne, INRA, Morières les Avignon, France (Ed.) S. Hellmüller, M. Santschi (Eds.) N.C.S. Lambek, P. Claeys, University of Louvain, Louvain-la- Neuve, Belgium; A. Wong, L. Brilmayer, Yale Law School, New Haven, USA (Eds.) Companion Modelling Is Local Beautiful?

A Participatory Approach to Support Sustainable Develop- Peacebuilding between International Interventions and Rethinking Food Systems ment Locally Led Initiatives Structural Challenges, New Strategies and the Law This book introduces the companion modelling Based on the swisspeace annual conference 2012, the approach by presenting the stance that underpins publication examines the delicate balance between Taking as a starting point that hunger results from it, the methods and tools used with stakeholders external interventions and locally-led initiatives. social exclusion and distributional inequities and and the specific role of models during the process. It addresses the question of what “local” means in that lasting, sustainable and just solutions are to be It addresses the means to deal with the different lev- the peacebuilding and development context; which found in changing the structures that underlie our els of decision-making and to take into account the actors on the ground actually represent the local level food systems, this book examines how law shapes various power relationships. It proposes a method- and how external actors choose their partners from global food systems and their ongoing transforma- ology to assess the impact of the approach on the amongst them. Moreover, it examines how local tions. Using detailed case studies, historical mapping stakeholders involved in the process.The book ownership - emerging as key criteria for any exter- and legal analysis, the contributors show how vari- includes 27 case studies and 7 teaching tools that nal intervention - is constituted: does this concept ous actors (farmers, civil society groups, government describe the successful use of the approach in a vari- only imply local participation or is local control from officials, international bodies) use or could use dif- ety of settings or teaching contexts. It is intended for the outset a must? Finally, it assesses the potential ferent legal tools (legislative, jurisprudential, norm- researchers working on rural development or renew- of locally-led initiatives and local conflict resolution setting) on various scales (local, national, regional, able resources management, as well as[...] mechanisms and[...] global) to achieve structural changes in food systems. Section 1,[...] Features Features Sustainable development, including how to involve Based on the swisspeace annual conference 2012, Features stakeholders in deciding the future for the land the publication examines the delicate balance Taking as a starting point that hunger results from where they live or work, is a crucial current issue. between external interventions and locally-led ini- social exclusion and distributional inequities and However, the meanings given to both terms – devel- tiatives. It addresses the question of what “local” that lasting, sustainable and just solutions are to be opment and sustainable – are so diverse and con- means in the peacebuilding and development con- found in changing the structures that underlie our troversial that a clear methodology is required to text; which actors on the ground actually represent food systems, this book examines how law shapes establish participatory approaches for the manage- the local level and how external actors choose their global food systems and their ongoing transforma- ment of renewable natural resources. Companion partners from amongst them. Moreover, it examines tions. Using detailed case studies, historical mapping modelling is [..] how local [..] and legal analysis, the contributors show how various [..] Contents Contents Foreword.- Acknowledgements.- Introduction.- Part I Conceptual Inputs.- Political Processes of Contents Chapter 1 Companion modelling: a method of adap- Conflict Transformation and Ownership.- Inter- Introduction: In Search of Better Options: Food tive and participatory research.- Chapter 2 The com- national Perspectives on Local Ownership.- From Sovereignty, the Right to Food and Legal Tools for modian stance: interpersonal skills and expertise.- Local Ownership to Partnership.- Maximizing the Transforming Food Systems.- Part I: Institutional- Chapter 3 Models for sharing representations.- Potential of Locally-Led Peacebuilding in Con- izing New Approaches to Managing Food Systems Chapter 4 Contexts and dependencies in ComMod flict-Affected States.- Part II Case Studies.- Local and Addressing Hunger.- Vía Campesina’s Strug- processes.- Chapter 5 Power asymmetries in com- Conflict Resolution Mechanisms in South Sudan.- gle for the Right to Food Sovereignty: From Above panion modelling processes.- Chapter 6 Assess- Localizing the Liberian Peace Process.- Switzerland’s or From Below?.- Opportunities and Challenges for ment and monitoring of the effects of the ComMod Approach to Local Ownership.- A Case Study of Food Sovereignty Policies in Latin America: The case approach.- Chapter 7 How do participants view the Local – International Cooperation in Myanmar. of Nicaragua.- Implementing the Right to Food in technologies used in companion modelling.- Chapter Uganda: Advances, Challenges and the Way For- 8 ComMod: engaged research’s contribution to sus- Fields of interest ward.- Part II: Regulating for Change.- Respecting tainable[...] Environmental Law / Policy / Ecojustice; Anthropol- and Protecting the Right to Food: When States Must ogy; Political Science, general; Sociology, general Get[...] Fields of interest Sustainable Development; Monitoring / Environ- Target groups Fields of interest mental Analysis; Environmental Management Research Sustainable Development; Human Rights; Social Structure, Social Inequality; Public International Target groups Type of publication Law; Sources and Subjects of International Law, Research Brief International Organizations; Political Economy More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-00305-4 Type of publication Target groups Contributed volume Softcover Graduate 2014. 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S.S. Muthu, Global Sustainability Services, Hong Kong, Hong D.L. Peterson, J.M. Vose, USDA Forest Service, Raleigh, USA; T. L. Rivera-Sánchez, The National Autonomous University, Cuer- Kong (Ed.) Patel-Weynand, USDA Forest Service, Arlington, USA (Eds.) navaca, Mexico; F. Lozano-Ascencio, The National Autonomous University, Cuernavaca, Mexico (Eds.) Assessment of Carbon Footprint in Climate Change and United States Different Industrial Sectors, Volume Forests The Practice of Research on 1 Migration and Mobilities This volume offers a scientific assessment of the effects of climatic variability and change on forest The migration process is interpreted in a different Carbon footprint is one of the important environ- resources in the United States. Derived from a report way when researchers live in so-called societies of mental impacts, which has received greater attention that provides technical input to the 2013 U.S. Global origin, than when it is interpreted from societies of from the public, government and media. It is one Change Research Program National Climate Assess- destination—even when research work is multi-sit- of the important topics of even any government’s ment, the book serves as a framework for manag- uated. The localization of researchers in this field agenda as well and every nation is trying its best to ing U.S. forest resources in the context of climate involves numerous factors that influence the modal- reduce its carbon footprint to the maximum possi- change. The authors focus on topics having the ities for conducting research. Research agendas are ble extent. Every company would like to reduce the greatest potential to alter the structure and function clearly mediated by these localizations and this book carbon footprint of its products and consumers are of forest ecosystems, and therefore ecosystem ser- on the contemporary social sciences points out those looking for the products which emit lower carbon vices, by the end of the 21st century. Part I provides mediations, breaking with the dichotomous read- emissions in their entire life cycle. Assessment of an environmental context for assessing the effects ings that are implicit in this migration process (ori- Carbon footprint for different products, processes of climate change on forest resources, summarizing gin-destination, north-south, and cause-effect, to and services and also carbon labelling of products changes in environmental[...] mention just a few). In the individual chapters, pri- have become familiar topics in the recent past in var- ority is given to[...] ious industrial sectors. Every[...] Features This volume offers a scientific assessment of the Features Features effects of climatic variability and change on forest The migration process is interpreted in a different Carbon footprint is one of the important environ- resources in the United States. Derived from a report way when researchers live in so-called societies of mental impacts, which has received greater attention that provides technical input to the 2013 U.S. Global origin, than when it is interpreted from societies of from the public, government and media. It is one Change Research Program National Climate Assess- destination—even when research work is multi-sit- of the important topics of even any government’s ment, the book serves as a framework for manag- uated. The localization of researchers in this field agenda as well and every nation is trying its best to ing U.S. forest resources in the context of climate involves numerous factors that influence the modal- reduce its carbon footprint to the maximum possi- change. The authors focus on topics having the ities for conducting research. Research agendas are ble extent. Every company would like to reduce the greatest [..] clearly mediated by these localizations, and this [..] carbon footprint of its products and consumers are looking [..] Contents Contents Part I Seeking the Climate Change Signal.- Chapter 1 Introduction: Interdisciplinary Dialogues and Contents Recent Changes in Climate and Forest Ecosystems.- Methodological Debates.- Residential Settlement Introduction to the eco-design methodology and the Chapter 2 Projected Changes in Future Climate.- and Mobility in the San Quintin Valley: Method- role of Product Carbon Footprint.- Carbon footprint Part II Effects of Climatic Variability and Change.- ological Reflections on an Interdisciplinary Study.- estimation of agriculture sector.- Methodology for Chapter 3 Forest Processes.- Chapter 4 Disturbance A Comparative Approach to Global Domestic Ser- Determining the Carbon Footprint of the Construc- Regimes and Stressors.- Chapter 5 Climate Change vice in Two Cities: Methodological Notes.- Forced tion Of Residential Buildings.- Carbon Footprint of and Forest Values.- Chapter 6 Regional Highlights Migration of Colombians: A Relational Perspective.- Food Products.- The carbon footprint of ceramic of Climate Change.- Part III Responding to Cli- Transnational Migration and the Reformulation of products.- Carbon footprint of mobile devices: Open mate Change.- Chapter 7 Managing Carbon.- Chap- Analytical Categories: Unpacking Latin American questions in carbon footprinting of emerging mobile ter 8 Adapting to Climate Change.- Chapter 9 Risk Refugee Dynamics in Toronto.- Between Contexts of ICT technologies.- The carbon footprint of pigmeat Assessment.- Part IV Scientific Issues and Priorities.- Departure and Modalities of Social Organization of in Flanders.- Carbon emission and carbon footprint Chapter 10 Research and Assessment in the[...] Migration: a Radiography of the Research Process. of different industrial spaces in different regions of China.- Ecodesign and Product[...] Fields of interest Fields of interest Climate Change; Ecosystems; Landscape, Regional Environmental Law / Policy / Ecojustice; Migration; Fields of interest and Urban Planning; Social Sciences (general); Fossil Methodology of the Social Sciences Environmental Management; Production / Logis- Fuels (incl. 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W. Schröder, Universität Vechta, Vechta, Germany; G. Schmidt, S.A. Shahid, International Center for Biosaline Agric, Dubai, L.K. Wang, R.S.H. Yang (Eds.) Universität Vechta, Vechta, Germany United Arab Emirates; M.A. Abdelfattah, Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; M.A. Wilson, USDA- NRCS, North Lincoln, USA; J.A. Kelley, Bettmark Inc., Raleigh, USA; Modern Water Resources Modelling Potential Malaria Spread J.V. Chiaretti, USDA-NRCS, North Lincoln, USA Engineering in Germany by Use of Climate Change Projections United Arab Emirates Keys to Soil Taxonomy The Handbook of Environmental Engineering series A Risk Assessment Approach Coupling Epidemiologic and is an incredible collection of methodologies that Geostatistical Measures study the effects of pollution and waste in their three basic forms: gas, solid, and liquid. This exciting new Central to human life and civilization, soils are an This book investigates the spatial distribution of addition to the series, Volume 15: Modern Water integral part of the physical and cultural environ- potential temperature-driven malaria transmissions, Resources Engineering , has been designed to serve ment. Although we may take them for granted, the using the basic reproduction rate (R0) to model the as a water resources engineering reference book as rise and fall of civilizations is closely linked with the reproduction of the malaria pathogen Plasmodium well as a supplemental textbook. We hope and expect use and abuse of soil and water resources. It is there- vivax. The authors mapped areas at risk of an out- it will prove of equal high value to advanced under- fore important to evaluate soils for their quality and break of tertian malaria in the federal state of Lower graduate and graduate students, to designers of water link them to appropriate uses and services. This book Saxony (pre-study) and for whole Germany (main- resources systems, and to scientists and researchers. provides information on soil classification and shows study) by means of geostatistics for past (1947-2007) A critical volume in the Handbook of Environmen- how to key out taxa relevant to UAE soils. The latest and future periods. Projections based on predicted tal Engineering series, chapters employ methods of soil inventory of United Arab Emirates reveals that a monthly mean air temperature data derived from the practical design and[...] rather uniform looking desert landscape has, in fact, IPCC and regionally discriminated by two regional a diversity of subsurface features. These features con- climate models (REMO, WettReg) for the country- Features firm the soil diversity in terms of[...] wide study. The Handbook of Environmental Engineering series is an incredible collection of methodologies that Features Features study the effects of pollution and waste in their three Central to human life and civilization, soils are an One of the most troubling and dangerous effects basic forms: gas, solid, and liquid. This exciting new integral part of the physical and cultural environ- of climate warming is the potential for new out- addition to the series, Volume 15: Modern Water ment. Although we may take them for granted, the breaks of vector-borne diseases – in humans as well Resources Engineering , has been designed to serve rise and fall of civilizations is closely linked with the as livestock – that had previously been eradicated, as a water resources engineering reference book as use and abuse of soil and water resources. It is there- or at least effectively suppressed. One such threat is well as a supplemental textbook. We [..] fore important to evaluate soils for their quality and malaria. Although it is often believed to be restricted link them to appropriate uses and services. This book to the tropics and developing countries, climate Contents provides information on soil [..] change could bring malaria back to Europe, [..] Introduction to Hydrology.- Open Channel Hydraulics: From Then to Now and Beyond.- River Contents Contents Ecology.- River Restoration.- Sediment Manage- 1 Soil Classification.- 2 The Soils That We Classify.- 1. Background and Goals.- 2. Case Study 1: Model- ment and Sustainable use of Reservoirs.- Sediment 3 Horizons, Layers, and Characteristics Diagnostic ling Potential Transmission Gates of Malaria Ter- Transport, River Morphology, and Hydraulic Engi- for the Higher Categories.- 4 Family and Series Dif- tiana in Lower Saxony.- 3. Case Study 2: Modelling neering.- Gis and Remote Sensing Applications in ferentiae.- 5 Identification of the Taxonomic Class Potential Transmission Gates of Malaria Tertiana in Modern Water Resources.- Decision Making Under of a Soil.- 6 Laboratory Methods for Classification Germany.- 4. Conclusions and Outlook. Uncertainty: A New Paradigm for Water Resources of United Arab Emirates.- 7 Soil Families and Soil Planning and Management.- Upland Erosion Mod- Series of the United Arab Emirates.- Index. Fields of interest eling.- Advances in Water Resources Systems Engi- Climate Change; Climate Change/Climate Change Fields of interest neering: Applications of Machine Learning.- Climate Impacts; Parasitology; Epidemiology; Biogeosciences Soil Science & Conservation; Landscape, Regional Change and its Impact on Water Resources.- Engi- neering and Management of[...] Target groups and Urban Planning; Environmental Science and Engineering; Geoecology / Natural Processes; Geo- Graduate Fields of interest graphical Information Systems / Cartography; Geog- Environment (general); Environmental Engineer- raphy (general) Type of publication ing / Biotechnology; Waste Water Technology / Brief Target groups Water Pollution Control / Water Management / More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03822-3 Professional/practitioner Aquatic Pollution Softcover Type of publication Target groups 2014. VIII, 58 p. 18 illus., 15 illus. in color. 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Geography J. Hanes, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, USA (Ed.) C.J. Parker Biophysical Applications of Satellite The Fundamentals of Human

K. Fricke, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany Remote Sensing Factors Design for Volunteered Geographic Information Analysis and Modelling of Water A variety of biophysical applications (e.g. leaf area index and gross primary productivity) have been Supply and Demand Under Climate This book explores the roles in which volunteered derived from measurements of the Earth system and professional information play within neogeogra- Change, Land Use Transformation obtained remotely by NASA’s MODIS sensors and phy from a human factors perspective. The unique other satellite platforms. In Biophysical Applications and Socio-Economic Development advantages of each information type are considered of Satellite Remote Sensing, the authors describe alongside how they may be utilised to create prod- The Water Resource Challenge and Adaptation Measures for major applications of satellite remote sensing for ucts and services delivering highly functional, effi- Urumqi Region, Northwest China studying Earth's biophysical phenomena. The focus cient and satisfying experiences to their users.The of the book lies on the broad palette of specific appli- overall aim of this book is to address the issue of how Located in a narrow grassland corridor between the cations (metrics) of biophysical activity derived Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) can be semi-desert and a mountain range in Northwest using satellite remote sensing. With in-depth dis- combined with Professional Geographic Informa- China, the research area Urumqi Region is despite cussions of satellite-derived biophysical metrics that tion (PGI) to satisfy the information search require- its semi-arid climate in a relatively favourable hydro- focus specifically on theory, methodology, validation, ments of consumer-users via highly usable mashups. logical situation. The nearby mountains provide major findings, and[...] water for settlements and agriculture, making human Firstly, this required the development of an under- development possible in the first place. Due to the Features standing of the way different users[...] development of agriculture, population and econ- A variety of biophysical applications (e.g. leaf area Features omy during the last sixty years and the increasing index and gross primary productivity) have been This book explores the roles in which volunteered water consumption, a demand- and population-dri- derived from measurements of the Earth system and professional information play within neogeogra- ven water scarcity exists today and is expected to obtained remotely by NASA’s MODIS sensors and phy from a human factors perspective. The unique aggravate. At the same time, the effects of climate other satellite platforms. In Biophysical Applications advantages of each information type are considered change and land use transformations on the hydro- of Satellite Remote Sensing, the authors describe alongside how they may be utilised to create prod- logical system and the water availability[...] major applications of satellite remote sensing for ucts and services delivering highly functional, effi- studying Earth's biophysical phenomena. The focus cient and satisfying experiences to their users.The Features of the [..] Located in a narrow grassland corridor between the overall aim of this book is to address the issue [..] semi-desert and a mountain range in Northwest Contents Contents China, the research area Urumqi Region is despite 1. Indices of Vegetation Activity; 2. Green Leaf Area Introduction.- A Framework of Neogeography.- its semi-arid climate in a relatively favourable hydro- and Fraction of Photosynthetically Active Radia- Scoping Study: User Perceptions Of VGI in Neo- logical situation. The nearby mountains provide tion Absorbed by Vegetation;- 3.Remote Sensing geography.- Study Two: Understanding Design with water for settlements and agriculture, making human of Forest Biomass;- 4. Land Surface Phenology;- 5. VGI Using an Information Relevance Framework.- development possible in the first place. Due to the Gross Primary Production of Terrestrial Vegeta- Data Generation: VGI and PGI Data Sets.- Study development of agriculture, population and econ- tion;- 6. Assessing Net Ecosystem Exchange of Car- Three: Assessing the Impact of VGI.- Conclusion. omy during [..] bon Dioxide Between the Terrestrial Biosphere and the Atmosphere Using Fluxnet Observations and Fields of interest Contents Remote Sensing;- 7 Oceanic Chlorophyll- a Con- Geographical Information Systems / Cartography; Introduction.- Research area.- Water balance tent;- 8. Oceanic Net Primary Production. Human Geography model.- Scenarios.- Simulation results.- Projection of water consumption.- Discussion.- Outlook. Fields of interest Target groups Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry; Biophysics and Research Fields of interest Biological Physics; Environment (general) Physical Geography; Hydrology / Water Resources; Type of publication Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts Target groups Monograph Research Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03502-4 Research Type of publication Softcover Contributed volume 2014. X, 138 p. 16 illus. in color. (SpringerBriefs in Geog- Type of publication raphy) Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-25046-0 $54.99 Hardcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-01609-2 ISBN 978-3-319-03502-4 2014. XIV, 230 p. 56 illus., 37 illus. in color. (Springer Hardcover Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry) usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 2014. XX, 243 p. 80 illus., 51 illus. in color. 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S. Rau, E. Schönherr, Universität Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany (Eds.) H. Tang, Z.-L. Li, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Bei- jing, China (P.R.) Law Mapping Spatial Relations, Their Perceptions and Dynamics Quantitative Remote Sensing in Thermal Infrared M.M. Billah The City Today and in the Past Theory and Applications Effects of Insurance on Maritime This book is the product of an eponymous work- shop, which took place in Erfurt in May, 2012, and This book provides a comprehensive and advanced Liability Law overview of the basic theory of thermal remote sens- which has since then been supplemented with four A Legal and Economic Analysis further contributions. The topics focus on the poten- ing and its application in hydrology, agriculture, and tial mapping of perceived urban space and spatial forestry. Specifically, the book highlights the main The book examines how the absence of insurance hierarchies as a consequence of social usage (under- theory, assumptions, advantages, drawbacks, and in the past led to some special maritime liability taken by a variety of active participants) together perspectives of these methods for the retrieval and law principles such as ‘general average’ (i.e., losses with spatio-temporal changes as a result of factors validation of surface temperature/emissivity and or expenses shared by all the parties to a maritime such as demographic urban growth and decline. His- evapotranspiration from thermal infrared remote adventure) and the limitation of shipowners’ lia- torians, cartographers and geographers are brought sensing. It will be an especially valuable resource for bility. In the absence of insurance, these principles together to present and discuss different models, students, researchers, experts, and decision-makers served the function of insurance mostly for shipown- ideas and new methods of spatial analysis and modes whose interest focuses on the retrieval and valida- ers. As commercial marine insurance is now widely of representing changes in perceptions. The two tion of surface temperature/emissivity, the estima- available, these principles have lost their justification main subjects are: the epistemology of[...] tion and validation of evapotranspiration at satellite and may in fact interfere with the most important pixel scale, and the[...] goal of liability law i.e., deterrence from negligence. Features The work thus recommends their abolition. It fur- Features This book is the product of an eponymous work- ther argues that when insurance is easily available This book provides a comprehensive and advanced shop, which took place in Erfurt in May, 2012, and affordable to the[...] and which has since then been supplemented with overview of the basic theory of thermal remote sens- four further contributions. The topics focus on ing and its application in hydrology, agriculture, and Features the potential mapping of perceived urban space forestry. Specifically, the book highlights the main The book examines how the absence of insurance and spatial hierarchies as a consequence of social theory, assumptions, advantages, drawbacks, and in the past led to some special maritime liability usage (undertaken by a variety of active participants) perspectives of these methods for the retrieval and law principles such as ‘general average’ (i.e., losses together with spatio-temporal changes as a result of validation of surface temperature/emissivity and or expenses shared by all the parties to a maritime factors such as [..] evapotranspiration from thermal infrared remote adventure) and the limitation of shipowners’ lia- sensing. [..] bility. In the absence of insurance, these principles Contents served the function of insurance mostly for shipown- Contents Maps and Technology.- Lyon and Barcelona – two ers. As commercial marine insurance is now widely Basic theory of quantitative remote Case-Studies.- Mapping Humanities.- Comment. [..] sensing.- Radiometric calibration.- Emissivity Fields of interest retrieval.- LST retrieval.- Estimation of evapotranspi- Contents Geographical Information Systems / Cartography ration.- Applications.- Future development and per- 1. Introduction.- 2. Lack of Insurance and Its Effect spectives. on Maritime Liability Law: A Historical Evaluation.- Target groups 3. Insurance and Limitation of Ship owners’ Liability: Research Fields of interest An Economic Analysis.- 4. Insurance through Gen- Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry; Earth System eral Average: Its Justifications and Effects on Opti- Type of publication Sciences; Hydrology / Water Resources; Agriculture; mal Care and on Social Costs.- 5. Maritime Cargo Monograph Geophysics and Environmental Physics Liability Regimes in Light of Insurance Realities.- 6. 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O. Depenheuer (Ed.) J. Föllmer, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Deutschland N. Jiang

Staatssanierung durch Enteignung? Palliativversorgung in der China and International Human

Legitimation und Grenzen staatlichen Zugriffs auf das Vermö- gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung Rights gen seiner Bürger Zur Hospizversorgung nach § 39a SGB V und zur spezial- Harsh Punishments in the Context of the International Banken und nachfolgende Euro-Krise haben zahlre- isierten ambulanten Palliativversorgung nach § 37b SGB V Covenant on Civil and Political Rights iche Staaten an den Rand der Insolvenz gebracht. Bedingt durch den demographischen Wandel hat die This book is designed to introduce law students, legal Auf der Suche nach neuen Steuerquellen ist das Palliativversorgung in den letzten Jahren zunehmend actors and human rights activists, particularly par- Vermögen der Bürger in den Focus der Politik an Bedeutung gewonnen. Seit 1997 existieren ticipants in human rights dialogues with China, to geraten. Der Sammelband erörtert aus juristis- im Recht der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung the process and reality of a newly confident China’s cher, historischer und ökonomischer Perspek- spezielle Regelungen für Schwerstkranke und Ster- participation in the international human rights sys- tive die verschiedenen Formen und Strategien bende, welche im Mittelpunkt der Arbeit stehen. Es tem, albeit with inherent challenges. From an inter- des steuerlichen Zugriffs auf das Vermögen, ihre erfolgt zunächst eine Darstellung der Entwicklung national and comparative perspective, one of the verfassungsrechtlichen Voraussetzungen und von Palliativmedizin und Hospizarbeit sowie eine key findings of the author's research is that progress ökonomischen Nebenwirkungen, sowie die prinzip- Einordnung in das krankenversicherungsrechtliche towards human rights depends more on judges than ielle Eignung von Vermögensabgaben zur Sanierung System, wobei auch die Schnittstellen zur Pflegev- on legislators. Chinese legislators have enacted a der öffentlichen Haushalte. ersicherung behandelt werden. Sodann werden die series of reforms in order to better protect human Features Rechtsgrundlagen der stationären und ambulanten rights. Unfortunately, these reforms have not led to Banken und nachfolgende Euro-Krise haben zahlre- Hospizversorgung sowie der spezialisierten ambu- greater adherence to China’s international human iche Staaten an den Rand der Insolvenz gebracht. lanten Palliativversorgung untersucht und Probleme rights obligations in[...] Auf der Suche nach neuen Steuerquellen ist das in der[...] Features Vermögen der Bürger in den Focus der Politik ger- Features This book is designed to introduce law students, legal aten. Der Sammelband erörtert aus juristischer, Bedingt durch den demographischen Wandel hat die actors and human rights activists, particularly par- historischer und ökonomischer Perspektive die Palliativversorgung in den letzten Jahren zunehmend ticipants in human rights dialogues with China, to verschiedenen Formen und Strategien des steuer- an Bedeutung gewonnen. Seit 1997 existieren the process and reality of a newly confident China’s lichen Zugriffs auf das Vermögen, ihre verfas- im Recht der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung participation in the international human rights sys- sungsrechtlichen Voraussetzungen und [..] spezielle Regelungen für Schwerstkranke und Ster- tem, albeit with inherent challenges. From an inter- Contents bende, welche im Mittelpunkt der Arbeit stehen. Es national and comparative perspective, one of the key Einführung.- Ein historisches Lehrstück von erfolgt zunächst eine Darstellung der Entwicklung findings of the author's research is that [..] Staatsverschuldung und Finanzpolitik – Das von Palliativmedizin und Hospizarbeit sowie eine Contents kursächsische Rétablissement von 1763.- Ökonomis- Einordnung in das [..] Introduction.- A general theory on international che Aspekte der Staatsentschuldung.- Privates Ver- Contents human rights standards.- China’s cooperation (With mögen als Objekt staatlichen Steuerzugriffs – die Einführung.- Begriff und Regelung der Palliativver- the international human rights system).- The death steuerliche Leistungsfähigkeit des Vermögens.- Indi- sorgung.- Stationäre und ambulante Hospizleistun- penalty and international human rights law.- The rekte Vermögenstransfers vom Bürger auf den Staat gen.- Spezialisierte ambulante Palliativversorgung.- death penalty: china’s practice and policy.- Forced und ihre verfassungsrechtliche Beurteilung.- Ver- Die Auswirklungen staatlicher Schutzpflichten und labor and international human rights law.- Forced fassungsfragen einer einmaligen Vermögensabgabe der Grundrechte auf die Palliativversorgung.- Sch- labor: china’s policy and practice.- Next steps: nach Art. 106 Abs. 1 Nr. 5 GG. lussbetrachtung.- Thesen. china’s human rights strategy.- Conclusion.- Appen- Fields of interest dix. Fields of interest Constitutional Law; Financial Law / Fiscal Law; Busi- Medical Law; Medicine (general); Pain Medicine Fields of interest ness Taxation Human Rights; Regional and Cultural Studies; Crim- Target groups Target groups inal Law Research Research Target groups Type of publication Type of publication Research Monograph Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-41317-9 Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-45014-3 Monograph Softcover Hardcover 2014. XV, 328 S. (Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-44901-7 2014. VIII, 101 S. 5 Abb. in Farbe. (Bibliothek des Eigen- Deutsches, Europäisches und Internationales Medizin- Hardcover tums, Vol. 10) recht, Gesundheitsrecht und Bioethik der Universitäten 2014. 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J.C. Lai, University of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland H. Nasu, The ANU College of Law, Canberra, Australia; R. S. Sayapin McLaughlin, The ANU College of Law, Canberra, Australia (Eds.) Indigenous Cultural Heritage and The Crime of Aggression in Intellectual Property Rights New Technologies and the Law of International Criminal Law Armed Conflict Learning from the New Zealand Experience? Historical Development, Comparative Analysis and Present State Now more than ever, indigenous peoples’ interests in Modern technological development has been both their cultural heritage are in the spotlight. Yet, there rapid and fundamentally transformative of the Since after the Second World War, the crime of is very little literature that comprehensively discusses means and methods of warfare, and of the broader aggression is – along with genocide, crimes against how existing laws can and cannot be used to address environment in which warfare is conducted. In humanity and war crimes – a “core crime” under indigenous peoples’ interests. This book assesses many cases, technological development has been international law. However, despite a formal recog- how intangible aspects of indigenous cultural her- stimulated by, and dedicated to, addressing mil- nition of aggression as a matter of international itage (and the tangible objects that hold them) can itary requirements. On other occasions, techno- criminal law and the reinforcement of the interna- be protected, within the realm of a broad range of logical developments outside the military sphere tional legal regulation of the use of force by States, existing legal orders, including intellectual property affect or inform the conduct of warfare and military numerous international armed conflicts occurred and related rights, consumer protection law, com- expectations. The introduction of new technologies but no one was ever prosecuted for aggression since mon law and equitable doctrines, and human rights. such as information technology, space technologies, 1949. This book comprehensively analyses the his- It does so by focusing on the New Zealand Māori. nanotechnology and robotic technologies into our torical development of the criminalisation of aggres- The book also looks to the future, analysing the long- civil life, and into warfare, is expected to influence sion, scrutinises in a detailed manner the relevant awaited Wai 262[...] the application and interpretation of the existing jurisprudence of the Nuremberg and Tokyo Tri- rules[...] bunals as well as of the Nuremberg follow-up[...] Features Now more than ever, indigenous peoples’ interests in Features Features their cultural heritage are in the spotlight. Yet, there With a Foreword by Michael N. Schmitt, Charles Since after the Second World War, the crime of is very little literature that comprehensively discusses H. Stockton Professor and Chairman, United States aggression is – along with genocide, crimes against how existing laws can and cannot be used to address Naval War College. Modern technological develop- humanity and war crimes – a “core crime” under indigenous peoples’ interests. This book assesses how ment has been both rapid and fundamentally trans- international law. However, despite a formal recog- intangible aspects of indigenous cultural heritage formative of the means and methods of warfare, and nition of aggression as a matter of international (and the tangible objects that hold them) can be pro- of the broader environment in which warfare is con- criminal law and the reinforcement of the interna- tected, within the realm of a broad [..] ducted. In many cases, technological development tional legal regulation of the use of force by States, has been stimulated by, and dedicated [..] numerous international armed conflicts occurred but Contents no one [..] 1. Introduction.- 2. Maori Culture in the Contem- Contents porary World.- 3. Intellectual Property and Other Introduction: Conundrum of New Technologies in Contents Intangibles.- 4. Guardianship and the Wai 262 the Law of Armed Conflict.- The Legal Challenges Historical background of the criminalisation of Report.- 5. Bringing it all Together: An Overall of New Technologies: An Overview.- Ethical Chal- aggression.- Elements of an act of aggression: an Reflection. lenges of New Military Technologies.- Legal Review overview of modern international law and practice.- of New Technology Weapons.- Where Do Cyber International legal foundations of the individual Fields of interest Hostilities Fit in the International Law Maze? Geog- criminal responsibility for the crime of aggression.- International IT and Media Law, Intellectual Prop- raphy, Territory and Sovereignty in Cyber Warfare.- The principal approaches towards the criminalisa- erty Law; Cultural Heritage; Private International Military Strategic Use of Outer Space.- The Law tion of aggression at the national level.- The crime of Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Applicable to Military Strategic Use of Outer Space.- aggression in the Rome Statute of the International Law; International Economic Law, Trade Law; Nanotechnology and the Law of Armed Conflict.- Criminal Court.- Conclusion. Human Rights Anticipating the Biological Proliferation Threat of Nanotechnology: Challenges for international Fields of interest Target groups Arms[...] International Criminal Law; International Humani- Research tarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict; Human Rights; Fields of interest History; Criminology & Criminal Justice Type of publication Sources and Subjects of International Law, Interna- Monograph tional Organizations; Legal Aspects of Computing; Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-02954-2 International IT and Media Law, Intellectual Prop- Research erty Law Hardcover Type of publication 2014. XV, 327 p. 6 illus. Target groups Monograph $179.00 Research More on www.springer.com/978-90-6704-926-9 ISBN 978-3-319-02954-2 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Type of publication Hardcover Contributed volume 2014. XXII, 334 p. $179.00 More on www.springer.com/978-90-6704-932-0 ISBN 978-90-6704-926-9 Hardcover usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 2014. 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A. Uzelac (Ed.) S. Weatherill Life Sciences Goals of Civil Justice and Civil European Sports Law

Procedure in Contemporary Judicial Collected Papers L. Adlung, C. Hopp, A. Köthe, N. Schnellbächer, O. Staufer Systems European Sports Law: Collected Papers 2nd edition contains the collected works (1989-2012) of Stephen Tutorium Mathe für Biologen This book is a collection of papers that address a fun- Weatherill, Jacques Delors Professor of European Von Studenten für Studenten damental question: What is the role of civil justice Community Law, Somerville College, University of and civil procedure in the various national traditions Oxford, United Kingdom, with an extensive intro- Warum ein Mathebuch für Biologen von Studen- in the contemporary world? The book presents strik- duction on the background and rationale for the ten für Studenten?Wir wissen, was man an Mathe ing differences among a range of countries and legal selected papers.Stephen Weatherill is a leading acad- für Bio wirklich für die Prüfungen und die Bachelo- traditions, but also points to common trends and emic and author on the subject of European Union rarbeit braucht. Wir haben selbst Bio oder Mathe/ open issues. It brings together prominent experts, law and professional sport. His work is of the highest Physik studiert und hautnah erlebt, wie unglaublich professionals and scholars from both civil and com- academic standard and practice-oriented at the same beliebt Mathe für Biologen ist. Neben einer „natür- mon law jurisdictions. It represents all main legal time, which has a strong impact on major court cases lichen Abneigung“ liegt es oft daran, dass die traditions ranging from Europe (Germanic and and the development of international sports law in Lehre selten anwendungsbezogen ist. Wir haben Romanic countries, Scandinavia, ex-Socialist coun- general.The updated 2nd edition is a vademecum for uns bemüht, in einem Buch nur das aufzuführen, tries) and Russia to the Americas (North and South) those involved with international[...] was man als Biologe wirklich benötigt und alles and China (Mainland and Hong Kong). While andere konsequent wegzulassen. Es gibt ständig addressing the main issue – the goals[...] Features Bezüge zu Publikationen aus den modernen Biowis- With Forewords by Maître Jean-Louis Dupont, Avo- senschaften. Solche relevanten Beispiele werden euch Features cat, Belgium and Professor Richard Parrish, Edge bestimmt hilfreich sein. Und das Beste: Das Buch ist This book is a collection of papers that address a fun- Hill University, Ormskirk, UK. European Sports garantiert[...] damental question: What is the role of civil justice Law: Collected Papers, Second Edition contains the and civil procedure in the various national traditions collected works (1989-2012) of Stephen Weather- Features in the contemporary world? The book presents strik- ill, Jacques Delors Professor of European Commu- Warum ein Mathebuch für Biologen von Studenten ing differences among a range of countries and legal nity Law, Somerville College, University of Oxford, für Studenten? Wir wissen, dass Biostudenten bei traditions, but also points to common trends and United Kingdom, with an extensive introduction on der Mathevorlesung primär eins interessiert: ihre open issues. It brings together prominent experts, [..] Prüfung zu bestehen. 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K. Alexandrov, W.A. Johnston, The University of Queensland, St. P. Besse (Ed.) H. Dörfelt, E. Ruske, Universität Jena, Jena, Deutschland Lucia, Australia (Eds.) Molecular Plant Taxonomy Morphologie der Großpilze Cell-Free Protein Synthesis Methods and Protocols mit 112 Farbbildtafeln, Glossar und Namensregister Methods and Protocols Plant taxonomy is an ancient discipline facing new Die Grundlagen der Morphologie und der Anatomie Cell-free protein expression promises to narrow the challenges with the current availability of a vast array von Großpilzen werden in diesem Lehrbuch, das technological gap between DNA and protein tech- of molecular approaches which allow reliable geneal- auch für interessierte Laien verfasst wurde, allge- nologies and provide a platform for broad appli- ogy-based classifications. Although the primary meinverständlich dargestellt. Es vermittelt zwischen cation of synthetic biology principles in the Life focus of plant taxonomy is on the delimitation of der natürlichen Anschauung und dem Lehrbuchwis- Sciences. It is a rapid and high throughput method- species, molecular approaches also provide a better sen, aber auch zwischen der akademischen und der ology for the conversion of DNA encoded genetic understanding of evolutionary processes, a particu- populären Mykologie. Dies gelingt den Autoren auf information into protein-mediated biochemical larly important issue for some taxonomic complex der Basis von Definitionen und Erläuterungen fach- activities. Cell-Free Protein Synthesis: Methods and groups. Molecular Plant Taxonomy: Methods and sprachlicher Begriffe, untermauert durch naturnahe Protocols brings together the key opinion leaders of Protocols describes laboratory protocols based on Illustrationen auf 112 Farbtafeln. Das Buch dient cell-free technology development and provides case the use of nucleic acids and chromosomes for plant dem allgemeinen Verständnis der komplizierten studies and detailed protocols for the application taxonomy, as well as guidelines for phylogenetic Eigenheiten von Pilzen, die sich mit versteckter Sex- of cell-free methodology. Chapters cover the main analysis of molecular data. Experts in the field also ualität, mit abnormen Vermehrungs- und Verbre- directions in the development of cell-free technolo- contribute review and application[...] itungsstrategien und mit Organismen verbindenden gies including several recently developed[...] Symbiosen[...] Features Features Plant taxonomy is an ancient discipline facing new Features Cell-free protein expression promises to narrow the challenges with the current availability of a vast array Die Grundlagen der Morphologie und der Anatomie technological gap between DNA and protein tech- of molecular approaches which allow reliable geneal- von Großpilzen werden in diesem Lehrbuch, das nologies and provide a platform for broad appli- ogy-based classifications. Although the primary auch für interessierte Laien verfasst wurde, allge- cation of synthetic biology principles in the Life focus of plant taxonomy is on the delimitation of meinverständlich dargestellt. Es vermittelt zwischen Sciences. It is a rapid and high throughput method- species, molecular approaches also provide a better der natürlichen Anschauung und dem Lehrbuchwis- ology for the conversion of DNA encoded genetic understanding of evolutionary processes, a particu- sen, aber auch zwischen der akademischen und der information into protein-mediated biochemical larly important issue for some taxonomic complex populären Mykologie. Dies gelingt den Autoren auf activities. Cell-Free Protein Synthesis: Methods and [..] der Basis von Definitionen und Erläuterungen fach- Protocols [..] sprachlicher [..] Contents Contents Plant Taxonomy: An Historical Perspective, Cur- Contents Production of Eukaryotic Cell-Free Lysate from rent Challenges and Perspectives.- Guidelines for Vorbemerkung.- Aufbau des Buches / Benutzerhin- Leishmania tarentolae.- Bioinformatics Analy- the Choice of Sequences for Molecular Plant Tax- weise.- Leitbegriffe und Bildtafeln.- Erläuterungen sis and Optimization of Cell-Free Protein Expres- onomy.- Leaf Tissue Sampling and DNA Extrac- zu den Tafeln polyporoider Hymenophore.- Tafeln sion.- A Cell-Free Expression Screen to Identify tion Protocols.- DNA Extraction from Herbarium polyporoide Hymenophore.- Möglichkeiten com- Fusion Tags for Improved Protein Expression.- Specimens.- Analysis of Variation in Chloroplast putergestützter Auswertung.- Zur Problematik der One-Pot, Microscale Cell-Free Enzyme Expression DNA Sequences.- Mitochondrial Genome and Plant morphologischen Terminologie bei Großpilzen.- Lit- and Screening.- Cell-Free Translation of Biofuels Taxonomy.- Nuclear Ribosomal RNA Genes: ITS eraturverzeichnis.- Bildquellenverzeichnis.- Glossar / Enzymes.- Cloning-Independent Expression and Region.- New Technologies for Ultra-High Through- Register.- Organismenregister. Screening of Enzymes using Cell-Free Protein Syn- put Genotyping in Plant Taxonomy.- Development thesis Systems.- High Level Cell-Free Production of of Microsatellite Enriched Libraries.- Randomly Fields of interest Membrane Proteins with Nanodiscs.- Cell Free Pro- Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and Derived Plant Sciences; Plant Anatomy / Development; Plant tein Based Enzyme Discovery and Protein-Ligand Techniques.- Multilocus[...] Systematics / Taxonomy / Biogeography Interaction Study.-[...] Fields of interest Target groups Fields of interest Plant Sciences Upper undergraduate Protein Science Target groups Type of publication Target groups Professional/practitioner German textbook Professional/practitioner More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-41780-1 Type of publication Type of publication Contributed volume Softcover Contributed volume 2014. IV, 278 S. 112 Abb. in Farbe. 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D. Ekuni, M. Battino, T. Tomofuji, E.E. Putnins (Eds.) B. Gardiner, J. Barnett, P. Saranpää, Finnish Forest Res. Inst., Van- G. Longo, CNRS and Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France; M. taa, Finland; J. Gril (Eds.) Montévil Studies on Periodontal Disease The Biology of Reaction Wood Perspectives on Organisms

The chapters of Studies on Periodontal Disease com- Biological time, Symmetries and Singularities prise four parts. Part 1 provides basic sciences from The book is a fundamental reference source on reac- the general to the particular. The findings of cell tion wood for wood scientists and technologists, This authored monograph introduces a genuinely culture and animal models supply the mechanism plant biologists, silviculturists, forest ecologists, and theoretical approach to biology. Starting point is the between periodontal disease and oxidative stress. In anyone involved in the growing of trees and the investigation of empirical biological scaling includ- part 2, human clinical studies are mainly addressed. processing of wood. It brings together our current ing their variability, which is found in the litera- The effects of periodontal therapy on circulating understanding of all aspects of reaction wood, and ture, e.g. allometric relationships, fractals, etc. The oxidative stress are also discussed. The relationships is the first book to discuss both compression wood book then analyzes two different aspects of biological between periodontal disease and systemic diseases and tension wood.Trees produce reaction wood to time: first, a supplementary temporal dimension to are examined in part 3. The involvement of oxidative maintain the vertical orientation of their stems and accommodate proper biological rhythms; secondly, stress and inflammation are discussed through in the optimum angle of each branch. They achieve this the concepts of protension and retention as a means vivo and in vitro study results. Part 4 discusses future by laying down fibre cell walls in which differences of local organization of time in living organisms. strategies, including the effects of antioxidants and in physical and chemical structure from those of nor- Moreover, the book investigates the role of symme- nutrition on[...] mal fibres are expressed as differential stresses across try in biology, in view of its ubiquitous importance the stem or branch.[...] in physics. In relation with the notion of extended Features critical[...] The chapters of Studies on Periodontal Disease com- Features prise four parts. Part 1 provides basic sciences from The book is an essential reference source on reac- Features the general to the particular. The findings of cell tion wood for wood scientists and technologists, This authored monograph introduces a genuinely culture and animal models supply the mechanism plant biologists, silviculturists, forest ecologists, and theoretical approach to biology. Starting point is the between periodontal disease and oxidative stress. In anyone involved in the growing of trees and the investigation of empirical biological scaling includ- part 2, human clinical studies are mainly addressed. processing of wood. It brings together our current ing their variability, which is found in the literature, The effects of periodontal therapy on circulating understanding of all aspects of reaction wood, and is e.g. allometric relationships, fractals, etc. The book oxidative stress are also discussed. The [..] the first book to compare and discuss both compres- then analyzes two different aspects of biological time: sion wood and tension wood.Trees produce [..] first, a supplementary temporal dimension to accom- Contents modate proper biological rhythms; [..] Part I: Oxidative stress in periodontal diseases (basic Contents science).- 1. Reactive oxygen species and antioxi- Introduction.- Morphology, Anatomy and Ultra- Contents dant systems in periodontal disease.- 2. The role of structure of Reaction Wood.- Cell Wall Polymers Introduction.- Scaling and scale symmetries in bio- protein oxidative modification in periodontal dis- in Reaction Wood.- The Molecular Mechanisms of logical systems.- A 2-dimensional geometry for bio- eases.- 3. Association between oxidative stress and Reaction Wood Induction.- Biomechanical Action logical time.- Protention and retention in biological periodontal diseases in animal model studies.- 4. and Biological Functions.- Physical and Mechan- systems.- Symmetry and symmetry breakings in Expression of reactive oxygen species and junctional ical Properties of Reaction Wood.- Detection and physics.- Critical phase transitions.- From physics to and pocket epithelium.- 5. DNA damage caused by Grading of Compression Wood.- Effects of Reac- biology by extending criticality and symmetry Break- oral malodorous compounds in periodontal cells in tion Wood on the Performance of Wood and Wood- ings.- Biological phase spaces and enablement.- Bio- vitro.- 6. Apoptotic pathways triggered by oral mal- based Products.- Commercial Implications of Reac- logical order as a consequence of randomness: Anti- odorous compounds in periodontal cells.- 7. The role tion Wood and the Influence of Forest Management. entropy and symmetry changes.- A philosophical of p53 in carcinogenesis and[...] survey on how we moved from Physics to Biology. Fields of interest Fields of interest Wood Science & Technology; Forestry; Plant Physi- Fields of interest Oxidative Stress; Cell Biology; Dentistry; Apoptosis ology; Plant Anatomy / Development; Tree Biology Developmental Biology; Mathematical and Compu- tational Biology; Biophysics and Biological Physics; Target groups Target groups Philosophy (general); Systems Biology Research Research Target groups Type of publication Type of publication Research Contributed volume Contributed volume Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-10813-6 More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-9556-7 Monograph Hardcover Hardcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-35937-8 2014. XII, 370 p. 37 illus., 20 illus. in color. (Oxidative 2014. IX, 274 p. 77 illus., 36 illus. in color. (Springer Stress in Applied Basic Research and Clinical Practice) Series in Wood Science) Hardcover $209.00 $189.00 2014. XVIII, 283 p. 30 illus., 24 illus. in color. 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E.J. Louis, Centre for Genetic Architecture of, Leicester, United P.K.R. Nair, V.D. Nair, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA J.L. Riechmann, CRAG, Barcelona, Spain; F. Wellmer (Eds.) Kingdom; M.M. Becker, Centre for Genetic Architecture of, Leices- ter, United Kingdom (Eds.) Scientific Writing and Flower Development

Subtelomeres Communication in Agriculture and Methods and Protocols Natural Resources In Flower Development: Methods and Protocols, New genes and diversity leading to adaptation and researchers in the field detail protocols for experi- evolution are generated in special areas of genomes. The purpose of this book is to help early career pro- mental approaches that are currently used to study One such area in all eukaryotic genomes and in fessionals in agriculture and natural resources write the formation of flowers, from genetic methods and those prokaryotes with linear chromosomes is the their research papers for high-quality journals and phenotypic analyses, to genome-wide experiments, region near the ends of the chromosomes. These present their results properly at professional meet- modeling, and system-wide approaches. Written in telomere-associated sequences or subtelomeres, ings. Different fields have different conventions for the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology have different properties than the rest of the genome writing style such that the authors of the book have series format, chapters include introductions to their and are one of the most exciting frontiers left in found it difficult to recommend to young scientists respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and genomics.This book provides a broad introduction in these fields a specific book or source material out reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible labora- to the field of subtelomeres with detailed informa- of the several that are available as the “go to” guide. tory protocols, and key tips on troubleshooting and tion from various fields and systems, covering yeasts Writing a scientific paper is a tedious task even to avoiding known pitfallsAuthoritative and practical, and fungi, pathogens and parasites, plants, insects, experienced writers; but it is particularly so for the Flower Development: Methods and Protocols is an humans and primates and bacteria with linear chro- early career professionals such as students, trainees, essential guide for plant[...] mosomes. Advances in the field as well[...] scientists and scholars in agriculture and natural[...] Features Features Features In Flower Development: Methods and Protocols, New genes and diversity leading to adaptation and Perhaps there is no dearth of books, reference manu- researchers in the field detail protocols for experi- evolution are generated in special areas of genomes. als, and internet sources on scientific writing. Given, mental approaches that are currently used to study One such area in all eukaryotic genomes and in those however, that different fields have different conven- the formation of flowers, from genetic methods and prokaryotes with linear chromosomes is the region tions for writing style, we have found it difficult to phenotypic analyses, to genome-wide experiments, near the ends of the chromosomes. These telom- recommend a specific book or source material as the modeling, and system-wide approaches. Written in ere-associated sequences, or subtelomeres, have dif- “go to” guide to young scientists in agriculture and the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology ferent properties than the rest of the genome and are natural resources. Having been involved as authors, series format, chapters include introductions [..] one of the most exciting frontiers left in genomics. reviewers, and editors of various [..] [..] Contents Contents Flower Development in Arabidopsis - There is Contents Preface.- Part 1: Essentials for Good Writing.- 1. More to it than Learning your ABCs.- Flower Devel- Introduction to Subtelomeres.- Subnuclear Archi- Introduction.- 2. Organization of a Research Paper: opment in the Asterid Lineage.- Grass Flower tecture of Telomeres and Subtelomeres in Budding The IMRAD Format.- 3. Tables and Figures.- 4. The Development.- Flower Diversity and Angiosperm Yeast.- Subtelomeric Regions Promote Evolutionary “Nuts and Bolts”: Numbers, Units, Dates, Abbre- Diversification.- Flower Development - Open Ques- Innovation of Gene Families in Yeast.- Subtelom- viations, Nomenclature.- Part 2: English – The tions and Future Directions.- Genetic Screens for ere Organization, Evolution and Dynamics in the International Language of Science.- 5. Words.- 6. Floral Mutants in Arabidopsis thaliana: Enhancers Rice Blast Fungus Magnaporthe Oryzae.- Pneu- Sentences.- Part 3: Manuscript: Preparation, Submis- and Suppressors.- Genetic and Phenotypic Analysis mocystis Carinii Subtelomeres.- Subtelomeres of sion, and Follow-up.- 7. Preparing the Manuscript.- of Shoot Apical and Floral Meristem Development.- Aspergillus Species.- Trypanosoma Brucei Subtelom- 8. Dealing with the Journal.- Part 4: Oral and Poster Genetic and Phenotypic Analyses of Petal Develop- eres: Monoallelic Expression and Antigenic Varia- Presentations.- 9. Oral Presentations.- 10. Poster ment in Arabidopsis.- Cell Biological Analyses of tion.- Human and Primate Subtelomeres.- FSHD: Presentations.- References and Recommended Read- Anther Morphogenesis and Pollen Viability in Ara- A Subtelomere-Associated Disease.- Characteriza- ing.- Subject Index. bidopsis and[...] tion of Chromosomal Ends on the Basis of Chromo- some-Specific Telomere[...] Fields of interest Fields of interest Agriculture; Soil Science & Conservation; Climate Plant Sciences; Plant Genetics amd Genomics Fields of interest (general); Science (general); Popular Science in Cell Biology; Biochemistry; Cytogenetics; Evolution- Nature and Environment Target groups ary Biology Professional/practitioner Target groups Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Research Contributed volume Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-9407-2 Type of publication Monograph Contributed volume Hardcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03100-2 2014. 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K.S. Sastry, SV University, Tirupathi, India; Th. A. Zitter, Cornell R. Tuberosa, A. Graner, E. Frison, Bioversity, Rome, Italy (Eds.) B. Turan, N.S. Dhalla, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada University, Ithaca, USA (Eds.) Genomics of Plant Genetic Plant Virus and Viroid Diseases in Resources Diabetic Cardiomyopathy the Tropics Biochemical and Molecular Mechanisms Volume 2. Crop productivity, food security and nutritional Volume 2: Epidemiology and Management quality Diabetes has long been recognized as a disease of high blood sugar, and there has been a continu- Around the globe, besides fungal and bacterial dis- Our lives and well being intimately depend on the ous search of the exact reason for its development eases, both virus and viroid diseases have acquired exploitation of the plant genetic resources avail- and effective treatment. In 2005, the World Health greater importance in the realm of plant pathol- able to our breeding programs. Therefore, more Organization had estimated that more than 180 mil- ogy and call for effective management measures as extensive exploration and effective exploitation of lion people worldwide suffer from diabetes melli- they are responsible for heavy yield losses and are plant genetic resources are essential prerequisites tus and indicated that this figure is likely to double a matter of vital importance and concern to farm- for the release of improved cultivars. Accordingly, within the next 20 years. Among the 3.8 million ers, horticulturists, gardeners and foresters. Under- the remarkable progress in genomics approaches deaths each year associated with diabetes, about two standing disease epidemiology is of vital importance and more recently in sequencing and bioinformat- thirds are attributable to cardiovascular complica- for formulating viable disease management prac- ics offers unprecedented opportunities for mining tions, and diabetes is now considered to be a major tices in a given agro-ecosystem. The development germplasm collections, mapping and cloning loci of metabolic risk factor for the occurrence of heart and progress of plant disease epidemics are variable interest, identifying novel alleles and deploying them disease.Diabetic Cardiomyopathy: Biochemical and from region to region. Epidemiology is not a static for breeding purposes. This book collects 48 highly Molecular Mechanisms is a compilation of[...] process, but rather a dynamic course that varies with interdisciplinary articles describing how genomics a change in the ecology, host,[...] improves our capacity to characterize[...] Features Diabetes has long been recognized as a disease of Features Features high blood sugar, and there has been a continuous Many of the world's most important food crops are The future of food security will increasingly rely on search of the exact reason for its development and grown in the tropics and the majority of them are more extensive exploration and effective exploitation effective treatment. In 2005, the World Health Orga- affected with one or another virus or viroid diseases. of plant genetic resources. The remarkable progress nization had estimated that more than 180 million Plant virus and sub-viral agents are one of the fac- in plant genomics, sequencing and bioinformat- people worldwide suffer from diabetes mellitus and tors that affect productivity and cause vast economic ics offers unprecedented opportunities for mining indicated that this figure is likely to double within losses to staple crops across the tropics. Sustained germplasm collections, mapping and cloning loci of the next 20 years. Among the 3.8 million deaths each efforts are being made in universities and research interest, identifying novel alleles and deploying them [..] institutions of both state and central [..] for breeding purposes. Genomics of [..] Contents Contents Contents Cardiac defects in diabetes.- Hormonal imbalance Chapter I - Ecology and Epidemiology of Virus and Harnessing plant genetic diversity for enhancing and neuropathy.- Role of oxidative stress.- Role of Viroid Diseases of Tropical Crops.- 1.1 Introduc- crop production and its sustainability.- Genetics and cation channel defects.- Abnormalities in glucose tion.- 1.2 Epidemiological concepts.- 1.3 Conditions genomics of flowering time regulation in sugar beet.- transport.- Fatty acid utilization.- Sarcolemmal Na favorable for epiphytotics-. 1.4 Cropping systems Mining the genus Solanum for increasing disease +-K+ ATPase.- Sarcolemmal Ca2+-transport.- Sar- and practices.- 1.5 Host properties.- 1.6 Pathogen resistance.- Dissection of potato complex traits by coplasmic reticular Ca2+-transport.- Intracellular properties.- 1.7 ICTV recognized viruses.- 1.8 Path- linkage and association genetics as basis for devel- Ca2+-homeostasis.- Mitochondrial function.- Con- ways of virus spread.- 1.9 Dispersal and Migration of oping molecular diagnostics in breeding programs.- tractile proteins.- β-adrenoceptor mechanisms.- Pro- Insect vectors.- 1.10 Factors of Vector transmission.- Introgression libraries with wild relatives of crops.- tein kinases and signal transduction.- Regulation of 1.11 Virus Survival and spread.- 1.12 Disease fore- High-throughput phenomics tools for interactions phopholipases.- Endothelin defects and cardiac dys- casting.- 1.13 The cyclical nature of plant disease.- of barley with fungal pathogens.- Genomics of low- function.- Metabolic changes in smooth muscles.- 1.14 Disease progress curve.- 1.15 Growth models for temperature tolerance for an increased sustainability Metabolic defects in skeletal muscles.-[...] disease progress.- 1.16[...] of wheat and barley[...] Fields of interest Fields of interest Fields of interest Proteomics; Diabetes; Cardiology; Human Physiol- Plant Pathology; Agriculture; Plant Sciences Plant Genetics amd Genomics; Plant Breeding / ogy; Membrane Biology; Medical Biochemistry Biotechnology; Biodiversity; Agriculture; Plant Target groups Sciences; Plant Pathology Target groups Research Research Target groups Type of publication Research Type of publication Monograph Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-7819-1 Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-9316-7 Hardcover Hardcover 2014. 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A. Varshney, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India; M. Anis X. Wang (Ed.) Lerntafel: Mikrobiologie im Trees: Propagation and Phospholipases in Plant Signaling Überblick Conservation This volume focuses on recent advances in the bio- Biotechnological Approaches for Propagation of a Multipur- Bachelor-Studierende müssen sich schon in den chemical and molecular analysis of different families pose Tree, Balanites aegyptiaca Del. ersten Semestern in viele Lehrmodule einarbeiten of phospholipases in plants and their roles in sig- und Prüfungen ablegen. Die neuen handlichen Plant tissue culture is an essential component of naling plant growth, development and responses to „Lerntafeln im Überblick" bieten dabei eine großar- Biotechnology which has gained unbeatable recog- abiotic and biotic cues.The hydrolysis of membrane tige Orientierungshilfe, indem sie:alle Grundla- nition in plant sciences for successful micropropa- lipids by phospholipases produces different classes genfächer der Biologie behandelndie essenziellen gation and improvement of plant species, leading of lipid mediators, including phosphatidic acid, dia- biologischen Stichwörter und Fachbegriffe zusam- to the commercial application. A number of plant cylglycerol, lysophospholipids, free fatty acids and menfassengesichertes Lehrwissen bereitstellenVor- species have been investigated around the globe. This oxylipins. Phospholipases are grouped into differ- lesungsskripte ergänzen undvor den Prüfungen als book presents current research on the application of ent families and subfamilies according to their site Repetitorien verwendet werden können.Die Tafeln in vitro technology in the improvement of Balanites of hydrolysis, substrate usage and sequence similari- bestehen jeweils aus 6 zusammengeklappten Seiten, aegyptiaca Del., a medicinal plant of semi-arid trop- ties. Activating one or more of these enzymes often die sich mittels einer Lochleiste abheftet lassen. Die ics. The worldwide importance of forestry, summed constitutes an early, critical step in many regulatory Laminierung macht sie biegsam und widerstands- to the lengthy generation cycles of tree species, processes, such as[...] fähig, sodass sie überall hin mitgenommen werden makes unavoidable development of new technologies können und zur[...] that complement conventional tree breeding pro- Features This volume focuses on recent advances in the bio- grammes in order to obtain improved[...] Features chemical and molecular analysis of different families Bachelorwissen im Überblick – damit der Einstieg Features of phospholipases in plants and their roles in signal- klappt!Bachelor-Studierende müssen sich schon in Plant tissue culture is an essential component of ing plant growth, development, and responses to abi- den ersten Semestern in viele Lehrmodule einar- Biotechnology which has gained unbeatable recog- otic and biotic cues. The hydrolysis of membrane beiten und Prüfungen ablegen. Die neuen han- nition in plant sciences for successful micropropaga- lipids by phospholipases produces different classes of dlichen „Lerntafeln im Überblick" bieten dabei eine tion and improvement of plant species, leading to the lipid mediators, including phosphatidic acid, diacyl- großartige Orientierungshilfe, indem sie:alle Grund- commercial application. A number of plant species glycerol, lysophospholipids, [..] lagenfächer der Biologie behandelndie essenziellen have been investigated around the globe. This book biologischen Stichwörter und [..] presents current research on the application of in Contents PART I: Plant Phospholipase Families and Derived vitro technology in the improvement of Balanites [..] Contents Messengers.- PLD: Phospholipase D and Phospha- Cytologie.- Struktur der prokaryotischen Zelle.- Contents tidic Acid.- PI-PLC: Phosphoinositide-phospho- Zellwand von Bakterien und Archaeen.- Wachs- Introduction.- Review of Literature.- Material and lipase Cs in Plant Signalling.- NPC: Non-specific tum und Differenzierung.- Wachstum und Ver- Methods.- Results.- Discussion.- Summary and Con- Phospholipase Cs in Plant Functions.- pPLA: mehrung.- Wachstumskinetik. Wachstumszyklus.- clusions. Patatin-Containing Phospholipase A in Plant Sig- Einfluss von Nährstoffen.- Einfluss von Umwelt- nalling.- sPLA2 and PLA1: Phospholipase A2 and faktoren.- Viren und Bakteriengenetik.- Struktur Fields of interest Phospholipase A1 in Plant Signalling.- Biophysi- von Viren.- Vermehrung von Viren.- Retroviren.- Plant Sciences; Sustainable Development; Science cal Properties of Lipid Mediators and the Effects on Bakterien.- Plasmide.- Systematik.- Stoffwechselak- (general); Natural Hazards; Industrial and Produc- Molecular Interactions.- PART II: Phospholipase tivitäten.- Haupttypen des mikrobiellen Stoffwech- tion Engineering Signalling in Response to Environmental Stresses.- sels.- Phototrophe Lebensweise.- Chemolithotrophe Phospholipases in Plant Response to Reactive Oxy- Lebensweise.- Chemoorganotrophie - anaerobe Target groups gen Species and[...] Research Atmung. Chemoorganotrophie - Gärung. 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E.A. Anchimbe (Ed.) Cross-culturality and Aculturality in T. Mang (Ed.) Academic Research Structural and Sociolinguistic Encyclopedia of Lubricants and Perspectives on Indigenisation This book presents a collection of thematically Lubrication focused articles addressing culture-specific features On Multilingualism and Language Evolution of academic communication, with a particular focus on communication conducted in English as an Addi- The importance of lubricants in virtually all fields of Descriptions of new varieties of European languages tional Language and directed at multicultural audi- the engineering industry is reflected by an increasing in postcolonial contexts have focused exceedingly ences. It comprises papers arranged in four sections: scientific research of the basic principles. Energy effi- on system-based indigenisation and variation. This Expert writers, Novice writers and readers, Confer- ciency and material saving are just two core objec- volume–while further illustrating processes and ence participants, and Non-research academic gen- tives of the employment of high-tech lubricants. The instantiations of indigenisation at this level–incorpo- res. The book explicitly addresses and is centred encyclopedia presents a comprehensive overview of rates investigations of sociolinguistic and pragmatic upon the concept of a research niche understood as the current state of knowledge in the realm of lubri- phenomena in daily social interaction–e.g. polite- a space to be captured and populated, as a tempo- cation. All the aspects of fundamental data, under- ness, respect, compliment response, naming and rary location to move or grow out of in the course of lying concepts and use cases, as well as theoretical address forms, and gender–through innovative ana- individual professional development from novice to research and last but not least terminology are cov- lytic frameworks that view indigenisation from emic expert, and as a space to[...] ered in hundreds of essays and definitions, authored perspectives. Focusing on postcolonial Cameroon by experts in their respective fields, from industry and using natural and questionnaire data, the book Features and academic institutes. assesses the salience of linguistic and sociocultural This book presents a collection of thematically hybridisation triggered by[...] focused articles addressing culture-specific features Features of academic communication, with a particular focus The importance of lubricants in virtually all fields of Features on communication conducted in English as an Addi- the engineering industry is reflected by an increasing Descriptions of new varieties of European languages tional Language and directed at multicultural audi- scientific research of the basic principles. Energy effi- in postcolonial contexts have focused exceedingly on ences. It comprises papers arranged in four sections: ciency and material saving are just two core objec- system-based indigenisation and variation. This vol- Expert writers, Novice writers and readers, Confer- tives of the employment of high-tech lubricants. The ume–while further illustrating processes and instan- ence participants, and Non-research academic gen- encyclopedia presents a comprehensive overview of tiations of indigenisation at this level–incorporates res. [..] the current state of knowledge in the realm of lubri- investigations of sociolinguistic and pragmatic phe- cation. All the aspects of fundamental [..] nomena in daily social interaction–e.g. politeness, Contents respect, compliment response, naming and [..] Introduction.- Citation practices of expert French Contents writers of English: Issues of attribution and stance.- From the Contents: Aluminium Hot and Cold Contents A comparison of author reference in the Spanish Rolling.- Circulating Lubrication with progressive Introduction.- 1. Indigenisation and multilingual- context of biomedical RAs publication.- Positive self- Feeders.- ACEA European Oil Sequences.- Acid- ism: Extending the debate on language evolution evaluation and negative other-evaluation in NSs’ ity.- Actuating pressure.- Additives.- Barium-soap in Cameroon.- Part I: Structural perspectives on and NNSs’ scientific discourse.- A context-based greases.- Bearing Inch.- Bearing rigidity.- Ben- indigenisation – Syntax and phonology. 2. ‘That- approach to the identification of hedging devices tonite.- Bio-Based and Biodegradable Base Oils.- clauses’ in Cameroon English: A study in func- and features of writer-reader relationship in acade- Calcium-soap greases.- Capillary Viscometers.- Car- tional extension. 3. Pronoun-like usage in Cameroon mic publications.- Prospects of Indonesian Research tridge pump.- CEC-L 54-96 Fuel Economy Effects of English: The case of copy, resumptive, obligation, Articles (RAs) Being Considered for Publication in Engine Lubricants.- CEC-L-093 Oil Dispesion Test.- and dummy pronouns. 4. Les camerounismes: ‘Center’ Journals: A Comparative Study of Rhetorical Delivery resistance.- Density.- Detergents.- Diesel Essai d’une (nouvelle) typologie. 5. Intonation in Patterns of RAs in Selected[...] Fuel Lubricity Agents.- DIN.- Elastic Interaction.- Cameroon English. 6. 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C. Ngo, M. van de Voorde, DELFT University of Technology, E.L. Wolf Bergen, Netherlands Mathematics Applications of Graphene Nanotechnology in a Nutshell An Overview C. Abbas From Simple to Complex Systems Graphene is presented and analyzed as a replace- A new high-level book for professionals from ment for silicon. The Primary focus is on solar cell An Introduction to Compactness Atlantis Press providing an overview of nanotech- and CMOS device technologies, with attention to the Results in Symplectic Field Theory nologies now and their applications in a broad fabrication methods, including extensions needed, variety of fields, including information and commu- in each case. Specialized applications for graphene nication technologies, environmental sciences and within the existing silicon technology are discussed This book provides an introduction to symplectic engineering, societal life, and medicine, with pro- and found to be promising. field theory, a new and important subject which is vision of customized treatments.The book shows currently being developed. The starting point of where nanotechnology is now - a fascinating time Features this theory are compactness results for holomor- when the science is transitioning into complex sys- Graphene is presented and analyzed as a replacement phic curves established in the last decade. The author tems with impact on new products. Present and for silicon. Primary focus is on solar cell and CMOS presents a systematic introduction providing a lot future developments are addressed, as well as a larger device technologies, with attention to the fabrication of background material, much of which is scattered number of new industrial and research opportu- methods, including extensions needed, in each case. throughout the literature. Since the content grew nities deriving from this domain. An overview for Specialized applications for graphene within the out of lectures given by the author, the main aim is professionals, researchers and policy-makers of this existing silicon technology are discussed and found to provide an entry point into symplectic field the- very[...] to be promising. ory for non-specialists and for graduate students. Extensions of certain compactness results, which are Features Contents believed to be true by the specialists but have not yet A new high-level book for professionals from Physical and Electrical Properties of Graphene.- been published in the[...] Atlantis Press providing an overview of nanotech- Practical Productions of Graphene, Supply and nologies now and their applications in a broad Cost.- Solar Cells and Electrodes.- Graphene Logic Features variety of fields, including information and commu- Devices and Moore’s Law.- Niche Applications of This book provides an introduction to symplectic nication technologies, environmental sciences and Graphene within Silicon Technology. field theory, a new and important subject which is engineering, societal life, and medicine, with pro- currently being developed. The starting point of vision of customized treatments.The book shows Fields of interest this theory are compactness results for holomor- where nanotechnology is now - a fascinating time Optical and Electronic Materials; Nanoscale Science phic curves established in the last decade. The author when the science [..] and Technology; Electronics and Microelectronics, presents a systematic introduction providing a lot Instrumentation; Electronic Circuits and Devices; of background material, much of which is scattered Contents Renewable and Green Energy throughout the literature. Since the content grew out Exploring and Working in the Nano world.- Seeing of [..] and Moving Atoms.- Making Nano-Objects.- Quan- Target groups tum and Mesoscopic Physics.- Nanomaterials: Doing Research Fields of interest More with Less.- New Forms of Carbon and New Differential Geometry; Manifolds and Cell Com- Opportunities.- Nanoengineering for Material Tech- Type of publication plexes (incl. Diff. Topology) nology.- From Microelectronics to Nano electron- Brief ics.- Major Trends in Nano electronics.- Emerging More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03945-9 Target groups Research Quantum Devices.- Molecular Electronics.- Diag- Softcover nostics.- Therapeutics and Regenerative Medicine.- 2014. VII, 84 p. 31 illus., 4 illus. in color. (SpringerBriefs Type of publication Nanotechnologies in Agriculture and Food.- Sen- in Materials) Monograph sors for Measuring and Monitoring.- Nanotechnol- $54.99 More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-31542-8 ogy Applications for Air, Water and Soil.- Water ISBN 978-3-319-03945-9 Demands for[...] usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Hardcover 2014. VIII, 252 p. 73 illus. Fields of interest $109.00 Nanotechnology; Science (general); Science Educa- ISBN 978-3-642-31542-8 tion; Engineering Design; Nanochemistry usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Target groups Popular/general

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O. Aichholzer, Technische Universität Graz, Graz, Österreich; B. G. Bellettini, Università di Roma "Tor Vergata", Roma, Italy S. Chatterjee, Stanford University, Stanford, USA Jüttler Lecture Notes on Mean Curvature Superconcentration and Related Einführung in die angewandte Flow: Barriers and Singular Topics Geometrie Perturbations A certain curious feature of random objects, intro- Das Buch ist an der Schnittstelle zwischen linearer duced by the author as “super concentration,” and The aim of the book is to study some aspects of Algebra und rechnerischer Geometrie angesiedelt. two related topics, “chaos” and “multiple valleys,” geometric evolutions, such as mean curvature flow Einerseits werden die klassischen Geometrien (euk- are highlighted in this book. Although super concen- and anisotropic mean curvature flow of hyper- lidisch, affin, projektiv, nicht-euklidisch) mit Mit- tration has established itself as a recognized feature surfaces. We analyze the origin of such flows and teln der linearen Algebra behandelt. Andererseits in a number of areas of probability theory in the last their geometric and variational nature. Some of the werden grundlegende Strukturen der rechner- twenty years (under a variety of names), the author most important aspects of mean curvature flow are ischen Geometrie (Splinekurven, Mittelachsen, was the first to discover and explore its connections described, such as the comparison principle and its Triangulierungen) und algorithmische Methoden with chaos and multiple valleys. He achieves a sub- use in the definition of suitable weak solutions. The diskutiert. Der Schwerpunkt liegt dabei auf den stantial degree of simplification and clarity in the anisotropic evolutions, which can be considered as geometrischen Eigenschaften, gleichzeitig werden presentation of these findings by using the spectral a generalization of mean curvature flow, are studied auch relevante algorithmische Konzepte vorgestellt. approach.Understanding the fluctuations of random from the view point of Finsler geometry. Concerning Zahlreiche Übungsaufgaben (mit Lösungshinweisen) objects is one of the major goals of probability theory singular perturbations, we discuss the convergence ergänzen die Darstellung. Das Buch eignet sich für and a whole[...] of the Allen–Cahn (or Ginsburg–Landau) type equa- Studierende aus den Fachrichtungen Mathematik, tions to (possibly anisotropic) mean[...] Informatik,[...] Features A certain curious feature of random objects, intro- Features Features duced by the author as “super concentration,” and The aim of the book is to study some aspects of Das Buch ist an der Schnittstelle zwischen linearer two related topics, “chaos” and “multiple valleys,” geometric evolutions, such as mean curvature flow Algebra und rechnerischer Geometrie angesiedelt. are highlighted in this book. Although super concen- and anisotropic mean curvature flow of hyper- Einerseits werden die klassischen Geometrien (euk- tration has established itself as a recognized feature surfaces. We analyze the origin of such flows and lidisch, affin, projektiv, nicht-euklidisch) mit Mitteln in a number of areas of probability theory in the last their geometric and variational nature. Some of the der linearen Algebra behandelt. Andererseits werden twenty years (under a variety of names), the author most important aspects of mean curvature flow are grundlegende Strukturen der rechnerischen Geome- was the first to discover and explore its [..] described, such as the comparison principle and its trie (Splinekurven, Mittelachsen, Triangulierungen) use in the definition of suitable weak solutions. The und algorithmische Methoden diskutiert. Der [..] Contents anisotropic [..] Preface.- 1.Introduction.- 2.Markov semigroups.- Contents 3.Super concentration and chaos.- 4.Multiple val- Contents Einleitung.- 1. Koordinaten und Transformationen.- leys.- 5.Talagrand’s method for proving super con- Signed distance from a smooth boundary.- Mean 2. Euklidische Geometrie.- 3. Affine Geometrie.- 4. centration.- 6.The spectral method for proving super curvature vector and second fundamental form.- Projektive Geometrie.- 5. Ausblick und Anhänge.- concentration.- 7.Independent flips.- 8.Extremal First variations of volume integrals and of the Index fields.- 9.Further applications of hypercontractiv- perimeter.- Smooth mean curvature flows.- ity.- 10.The interpolation method for proving chaos.- Huisken’s monotonicity formula.- Inclusion prin- Fields of interest 11.Variance lower bounds.- 12.Dimensions of level ciple. Local well posedness: the approach of Evans– Geometry; Numerical Analysis; Computer Graphics sets.- Appendix A. Gaussian random variables.- Spruck.- Grayson’s example.- De Giorgi’s barriers.- Appendix B. Hypercontractivity.- Bibliography.- Target groups Inner and outer regularizations.- An example of fat- Indices. 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E. Freitag G.N. Gatica M.A. Goberna, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain; M.A. López, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain Funktionentheorie 2 A Simple Introduction to the Mixed Post-Optimal Analysis in Linear Riemann´sche Flächen Mehrere komplexe Variable Abel´sche Finite Element Method Funktionen Höhere Modulformen Semi-Infinite Optimization Theory and Applications Das Buch bietet eine vollständige Darstellung The main purpose of this book is to provide a simple Post-Optimal Analysis in Linear Semi-Infinite Opti- der Funktionentheorie, beginnend mit der The- and accessible introduction to the mixed finite ele- mization examines the following topics in regards orie der Riemann`schen Flächen einschließlich ment method as a fundamental tool to numerically to linear semi-infinite optimization: modeling uncer- Uniformisierungstheorie sowie einer aus- solve a wide class of boundary value problems aris- tainty, qualitative stability analysis, quantitative führlichen Darstellung der Theorie der kompak- ing in physics and engineering sciences. The book is stability analysis and sensitivity analysis. Linear ten Riemann`schen Flächen, Riemann-Roch`schem based on material that was taught in corresponding semi-infinite optimization (LSIO) deals with lin- Satz, Abel`schem Theorem und Jacobi`schem undergraduate and graduate courses at the Universi- ear optimization problems where the dimension Umkehrtheorem. Hierdurch motiviert wird eine dad de Concepcion, Concepcion, Chile, during the of the decision space or the number of constraints kurze Einführung in die Funktionentheorie mehrerer last 7 years. As compared with several other classi- is infinite. The authors compare the post-optimal Veränderlicher gegeben und dann die Theorie der cal books in the subject, the main features of the pre- analysis with alternative approaches to uncertain Abel`schen Funktionen bis hin zum Thetasatz sent one have to do, on one hand, with an attempt of LSIO problems and provide readers with criteria to entwickelt. Daran anschließend und hierdurch presenting and explaining most of the details in the choose the best way to model a given uncertain LSIO motiviert wird eine Einführung in die Theorie der proofs and in the different applications. In particular problem depending on the nature and quality of the höheren Modulfunktionen gegeben. several results and[...] data along with the available[...] Features Features Features Das Buch bietet eine vollständige Darstellung The main purpose of this book is to provide a simple Post-Optimal Analysis in Linear Semi-Infinite Opti- der Funktionentheorie, beginnend mit der The- and accessible introduction to the mixed finite ele- mization examines the following topics in regards orie der Riemann`schen Flächen einschließlich ment method as a fundamental tool to numerically to linear semi-infinite optimization: modeling uncer- Uniformisierungstheorie sowie einer aus- solve a wide class of boundary value problems aris- tainty, qualitative stability analysis, quantitative sta- führlichen Darstellung der Theorie der kompak- ing in physics and engineering sciences. The book is bility analysis and sensitivity analysis. Linear semi- ten Riemann`schen Flächen, Riemann-Roch`schem based on material that was taught in corresponding infinite optimization (LSIO) deals with linear opti- Satz, Abel`schem Theorem und Jacobi`schem undergraduate and graduate courses at the Universi- mization problems where the dimension of the deci- Umkehrtheorem. Hierdurch motiviert wird eine dad de Concepcion, Concepcion, Chile, during the sion space or the number of constraints is [..] kurze Einführung in die Funktionentheorie mehrerer last 7 [..] [..] Contents Contents 1. Preliminaries on Linear Semi-Infinite Optimiza- Contents Introduction.- The Babuska-Brezzi Theory.- Raviart- tion.- 2. Modeling uncertain Linear Semi-Infinite Riemann´sche Flächen.- Harmonische Funktionen Thomas Spaces.- Mixed Finite Element Methods. Optimization problems.- 3. Robust Linear Semi-infi- auf Riemann´schen Flächen.- Uniformisierung.- nite Optimization.- 4. Sensitivity analysis.- 5. Qual- Kompakte Riemann´sche Flächen.- Analytische Fields of interest itative stability analysis.- 6. Quantitative stability Funktionen mehrerer Variabler.- Abelsche Funk- Numerical Analysis; Partial Differential Equations; analysis. tionen.- Modulformen mehrerer Veränderlicher.- Several Complex Variables and Analytic Spaces Anhang: Algebraische Hilfsmittel. Fields of interest Target groups Operations Research, Mathematical Programming; Fields of interest Research Models and Principles; Programming Techniques; Several Complex Variables and Analytic Spaces; Mathematical Software Functions of a Complex Variable Type of publication Brief Target groups Target groups Research Graduate More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03694-6 Softcover Type of publication Type of publication 2014. XII, 132 p. 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V. Gupta, R.P. Agarwal, Texas A&M University, Kingsville, USA K.P. Hart, Technische Universiteit, Delft, Netherlands; J. van Mill, K. Heckmann, F. Padberg VU University, Amsterdam, Netherlands; P. Simon (Eds.) Convergence Estimates in Unterrichtsentwürfe Mathematik Approximation Theory Recent Progress in General Primarstufe, Band 2 Topology III

The study of linear positive operators is an area of Dieses Buch bietet vielseitige, innovative und den- mathematical studies with significant relevance to The book presents surveys describing recent devel- noch praktikable Anregungen für die Planung und studies of computer-aided geometric design, numer- opments in most of the primary subfields of General Realisierung ihres Mathematikunterrichts in der ical analysis, and differential equations. This book Topology, and its applications to Algebra and Analy- Primarstufe – einschließlich reichhaltiger Arbeits- focuses on the convergence of linear positive oper- sis during the last decade, following the previous edi- materialien. Die theoretischen Grundlagen zu den ators in real and complex domains. The theoretical tions (North Holland, 1992 and 2002). The book was Prinzipien des heutigen Mathematikunterrichts aspects of these operators have been an active area of prepared in connection with the Prague Topological sowie zur Planung und Gestaltung von Unterricht research over the past few decades. In this volume, Symposium, held in 2011. During the last 10 years im ersten Teil dieses Bandes erfahren eine praktis- authors Gupta and Agarwal explore new and more the focus in General Topology changed and there- che Umsetzung durch 20 authentische, sorgfältig efficient methods of applying this research to stud- fore the selection of topics differs from that chosen ausgesuchte Unterrichtsentwürfe, die das Herzstück ies in Optimization and Analysis. The text will be of in 2002. The following areas experienced significant dieses Buches bilden. Die Hälfte dieser Unterricht- interest to upper-level students seeking an introduc- developments: Fractals, Coarse Geometry/Topol- sentwürfe sind Entwürfe für Examenslehrproben, tion to the field and to researchers developing innov- ogy, Dimension Theory, Set Theoretic Topology and die andere Hälfte ebenfalls besonders gut gelun- ative approaches. Dynamical Systems. gene Entwürfe.Die Unterrichtsentwürfe spiegeln die aktuellen[...] Features Features The study of linear positive operators is an area of The book presents surveys describing recent devel- Features mathematical studies with significant relevance to opments in most of the primary subfields of General Dieses Buch bietet vielseitige, innovative und den- studies of computer-aided geometric design, numer- Topology, and its applications to Algebra and Analy- noch praktikable Anregungen für die Planung und ical analysis, and differential equations. This book sis during the last decade, following the previous edi- Realisierung ihres Mathematikunterrichts in der focuses on the convergence of linear positive oper- tions (North Holland, 1992 and 2002). The book was Primarstufe – einschließlich reichhaltiger Arbeits- ators in real and complex domains. The theoretical prepared in connection with the Prague Topological materialien. Die theoretischen Grundlagen zu den aspects of these operators have been an active area of Symposium, held in 2011. During the last 10 years Prinzipien des heutigen Mathematikunterrichts research over the past few decades. In this volume, the focus in General Topology changed and therefore sowie zur Planung und Gestaltung von Unterricht [..] [..] im ersten Teil dieses Bandes erfahren eine praktische Umsetzung [..] Contents Contents 1. Preliminaries.- 2. Approximation by Certain Topological Homogeneity.- Some Recent Progress Contents Operators.- 3. Complete Asymptotic Expansion.- Concerning Topology of Fractals.- A biased view of Einleitung.- Zum Mathematikunterricht in der 4. Linear and Iterative Combinations.- 5. Better topology as a tool in functional analysis.- Large scale Grundschule.- Inhalte und Ziele des Mathe- Approximation.- 6. Complex Operators in Com- versus small scale.- Descriptive aspects of Rosen- matikunterrichts.- Zur Planung und Gestaltung von pact Disks.- 7. Rate of Convergence for Functions of thal compacta.- Minimality conditions in topolog- Unterricht.- Beispiele gut gelungener Unterrichtsen- BV.- 8. Convergence for BV/Bounded Functions on ical groups.- Set-Theoretic update on Topology.- twürfe.- Internet- und Literaturhinweise.- Literatur.- Bezier Variants.- 9. Some More Results on Rate of Topics in Dimension Theory.- Representations of Index. Convergence.- 10. Rate of Convergence in Simulta- dynamical systems on Banach spaces.- Generalized neous Approximation.- 11. Future Scope and Open metrizable spaces.- Permanence in Coarse Geome- Fields of interest Problems. try.- Selections and Hyperspaces.- Continuum The- Mathematics (general); Mathematics Education ory.- Almost disjoint families and topology.- Some Fields of interest Topics in Geometric Topology II.- Topological[...] Target groups Approximations and Expansions; Operator Theory; Upper undergraduate Analysis; Partial Differential Equations Fields of interest Topology; Topological Groups, Lie Groups; Func- Type of publication Target groups tional Analysis; Mathematical Logic and Founda- German textbook Research tions More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-39744-8 Type of publication Target groups Softcover Monograph Research 2014. XIII, 355 S. 72 Abb. (Mathematik Primarstufe und Sekundarstufe I + II) More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-02764-7 Type of publication $39.99 Hardcover Contributed volume ISBN 978-3-642-39744-8 2014. XIII, 361 p. 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F. Hirzebruch K.-H. Hoffmann, G. Witterstein M. Kriele, J. Wolf, Hochschule Koblenz, Remagen, Germany

Gesammelte Abhandlungen - Mathematische Modellierung Value-Oriented Risk Management

Collected Papers II Grundprinzipien in Natur- und Ingenieurwissenschaften of Insurance Companies

1963 - 1987 Mathematische Modellbildung und numerische Value- and risk-oriented management is a holistic Simulation sind neben dem Experiment und der Friedrich Hirzebruch (1927 –2012) was a German method of managing businesses. In this book both Theoriebildung zur dritten Säule der naturwis- mathematician, working in the fields of topology, actuarial methods and methods pertaining to classi- senschaftlichen Forschung geworden. Daraus ergibt complex manifolds and algebraic geometry, and a cal internal control and classical risk management sich die Erfordernis, auch die Grundlagen zur Kon- leading figure of his generation. Hirzebruch’s first are used. Therefore the approach taken is necessar- struktion mathematischer Modelle und charakteris- great mathematical achievement was the proof, ily interdisciplinary. Indeed, there is a new dynam- tische Beispiele für die Ausbildung von Studierenden in 1954, of the generalization of the classical Rie- ically developing field for actuaries as a result of aufzubereiten. Dieses Lehrbuch bietet in kompakter mann-Roch theorem to higher dimensional complex the emphasis now on the measurement of risk.This Form die Grundaspekte, die erforderlich sind, um in manifolds, now known as the Hirzebruch-Rie- book provides the required basic knowledge for this den Natur-, Ingenieur- und Lebenswissenschaften mann-Roch theorem. This used the new techniques subject from an actuarial perspective. It enables the konsistente mathematische Modelle zu erarbeiten. of sheaf cohomology and was one of the center- reader to implement in practice a risk management Der Stoff behandelt einführend Fragen zur Dimen- pieces of the explosion of new results in geometry system that is based on quantitative methods. With sionsanalyse, zur asymptotischen Entwicklung und and topology during the 1950s. Further generaliza- this book, the reader will additionally be able to criti- zu Grenzschichten. Diese Thematik wird systema- tion of this led to the Grothendieck-Riemann-Roch cally appraise the[...] tisch bei der[...] theorem, and the Atiyah-Singer index theorem. He Features received many[...] Features Value- and risk-oriented management is a holistic Mathematische Modellbildung und numerische Features method of managing businesses. In this book both Simulation sind neben dem Experiment und der Friedrich Hirzebruch (1927 –2012) was a German actuarial methods and methods pertaining to classi- Theoriebildung zur dritten Säule der naturwis- mathematician, working in the fields of topology, cal internal control and classical risk management senschaftlichen Forschung geworden. Daraus ergibt complex manifolds and algebraic geometry, and a are used. Therefore the approach taken is necessar- sich die Erfordernis, auch die Grundlagen zur Kon- leading figure of his generation. Hirzebruch’s first ily interdisciplinary. Indeed, there is a new dynami- struktion mathematischer Modelle und charakteris- great mathematical achievement was the proof, cally developing field for actuaries as a result of the tische Beispiele für die Ausbildung von Studierenden in 1954, of the generalization of the classical Rie- emphasis now on the measurement of risk.This [..] aufzubereiten. Dieses Lehrbuch bietet in kompakter mann-Roch theorem to higher dimensional complex Form die Grundaspekte, die [..] manifolds, now known as the Hirzebruch-Rie- Contents The Process of Risk Management.- Risk Measures.- mann-Roch theorem. This [..] Contents Dependencies.- Risk Capital.- Allocation of Capital.- 1 Einleitung.- 2 Grundlagen.- 3 Mechanik.- 4 Contents Performance Measurement.- Value-oriented Com- Strömungen.- 5 Thermodynamik, Diffusion.- 6 Vorwort.- Curriculum Vitae.- Contents.- 34. - 75. pany Management.- Solvency and Regulatory Ques- Fallbeispiele.- Symbolverzeichnis.- Literatur.- original papers.- Kommentare.- Schriftenverzeich- tions. Sachverzeichnis. nis.- Danksagung. Fields of interest Fields of interest Fields of interest Actuarial Sciences; Insurance; Statistics for Business, Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathemat- Geometry Economics, Mathematical Finance, Insurance ics; Appl. Mathematics / Computational Methods of Target groups Engineering Target groups Research Graduate Target groups Type of publication Upper undergraduate Type of publication Collected works Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-41955-3 German textbook More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-6304-6 Softcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-7643-9974-0 Softcover 2014. VI, 818 p. 1 illus. (Springer Collected Works in 2014. XII, 378 p. 48 illus. (EAA Series) Softcover Mathematics) $79.99 2014. VIII, 159 S. 29 Abb. (Mathematik Kompakt) $79.99 ISBN 978-1-4471-6304-6 $29.95 ISBN 978-3-642-41955-3 ISBN 978-3-7643-9974-0 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Due: Februar 28, 2014 springer.com Mathematics 95

A.E. Kyprianou, The University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom D. Leiss, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Lüneburg, Deutsch- J.P. Morais, S. Georgiev, University of Sofia "St Kliment Ohridski, land; N. Tropper, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Lüneburg, Sofia, Bulgaria; W. Sprößig Deutschland Fluctuations of Lévy Processes with Applications Real Quaternionic Calculus Umgang mit Heterogenität im Handbook Introductory Lectures Mathematikunterricht

Lévy processes are the natural continuous-time Adaptives Lehrerhandeln beim Modellieren Real quaternion analysis is a multi-faceted subject. analogue of random walks and form a rich class of Created to describe phenomena in special relativity, stochastic processes around which a robust mathe- Heterogenität im Klassenraum bzw. der adäquate electrodynamics, spin etc., it has developed into a matical theory exists. Their application appears in Umgang mit individuellen Schülervoraussetzun- body of material that interacts with many branches the theory of many areas of classical and modern sto- gen als zentrale unterrichtliche Herausforderung of mathematics, such as complex analysis, harmonic chastic processes including storage models, renewal für Lehrerinnen und Lehrer stellt aktuell ein in analysis, differential geometry, and differential equa- processes, insurance risk models, optimal stopping pädagogischen Zusammenhängen viel diskutiertes tions. It is also a ubiquitous factor in the descrip- problems, mathematical finance, continuous-state Thema dar. In diesem Kontext befasst sich das vor- tion and elucidation of problems in mathematical branching processes and positive self-similar Markov liegende Buch mit Lehrerinterventionen beim math- physics. In the meantime real quaternion analysis processes.This textbook is based on a series of grad- ematischen Modellieren als spezifischem Aspekt has become a well established branch in mathemat- uate courses concerning the theory and applica- des Umgangs mit Heterogenität im schulischen ics and has been greatly successful in many different tion of Lévy processes from the perspective of their Fachunterricht. Den Kern des Werks stellt die directions. This book is based on concrete exam- path fluctuations. Central to the presentation is the Beschreibung einer empirischen Studie dar, in der ples and exercises rather than general theorems, thus decomposition of paths in terms of[...] Lehrerinterventionen bei der selbstständigkeitsori- making it suitable for an[...] entierten Begleitung mathematischer Modellierung- Features sprozesse von Schülerinnen und Schülern explorativ Features Lévy processes are the natural continuous-time untersucht wurden.[...] Real quaternion analysis is a multi-faceted subject. analogue of random walks and form a rich class of Created to describe phenomena in special relativity, stochastic processes around which a robust mathe- Features electrodynamics, spin etc., it has developed into a matical theory exists. Their application appears in Das Buch befasst sich mit Lehrerinterventionen body of material that interacts with many branches the theory of many areas of classical and modern sto- beim mathematischen Modellieren als spezifischem of mathematics, such as complex analysis, harmonic chastic processes including storage models, renewal Aspekt des Umgangs mit Heterogenität im schulis- analysis, differential geometry, and differential equa- processes, insurance risk models, optimal stopping chen Fachunterricht. Den Kern des Werks stellt tions. It is also a ubiquitous factor in the description problems, mathematical finance, continuous-state die Beschreibung einer empirischen Studie dar, in and elucidation of problems in [..] branching [..] welcher prozessbezogene Lehrerinterventionen bei der Begleitung selbstständigkeitsorientierter mathe- Contents Contents matischer Modellierungsprozesse von Schülerinnen 1 An introduction to quaternions.- 2 Quaternions 1.Lévy Processes and Applications.- 2.The Lévy–Itô und Schülern explorativ [..] and spatial rotation.- 3 Quaternion sequences.- 4 Decomposition and Path Structure.- 3.More Distri- Quaternion series and infinite products.- 5 Expo- butional and Path-Related Properties.- 4.General Contents nents and logarithms.- 6 Trigonometric functions.- Storage Models and Paths of Bounded Variation.- 1 Einleitung.- 2 Lehrerinterventionen.- 3 Mathema- 7 Hyperbolic functions.- 8 Inverse hyperbolic and 5.Subordinators at First Passage and Renewal Mea- tisches Modellieren.- 4 Zielsetzung und Methode trigonometric functions.- 9 Quaternion matrices.- sures.- 6.The Wiener–Hopf Factorisation.- 7.Lévy der Studie.- 5 Analyse der Modellierungsaufgabe 10 Monomials, polynomials and binomials.- 11 Solu- Processes at First Passage.- 8.Exit Problems for Spec- „Tanken“.- 6 Ergebnisse der Datenanalyse.- 7 tions.- Bibliography.- Index. trally Negative Processes.- 9.More on Scale Func- Zusammenfassung und Ausblick. tions.- 10.Ruin Problems and Gerber-Shiu Theory.- Fields of interest Fields of interest 11.Applications to Optimal Stopping Problems.- Non-associative Rings and Algebras; Functions of a Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics; 12.Continuous-State Branching Processes.- 13.Pos- Complex Variable; Combinatorics; Linear and Mul- Mathematics Education; Teaching and Teacher Edu- itive Self-similar Markov Processes.- Epilogue.- tilinear Algebras, Matrix Theory; Geometry cation; Learning and Instruction Hints[...] Target groups Target groups Fields of interest Upper undergraduate Upper undergraduate Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes; Quanti- tative Finance Type of publication Type of publication Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook German textbook Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-0348-0621-3 Graduate More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-45108-9 Softcover Softcover Type of publication 2014. 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F. Pukelsheim, Universität Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany H. Rommelfanger M.E. Schmidt

Proportional Representation Mathematik für Integrating Routing Decisions in

Apportionment Methods and Their Applications Wirtschaftswissenschaftler III Public Transportation Problems

The book offers a rigorous description of the pro- Band 3: Differenzengleichungen - Differentialgleichungen - Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie - Stochastische Prozesse This book treats three planning problems arising in cedures that proportional representation systems public railway transportation planning: line plan- use to translate vote counts into seat numbers. Since In den beiden ersten Bänden wurden die mathe- ning, timetabling, and delay management, with the the methodological analysis is guided by practical matischen Grundlagen der Analysis und der lin- objective to minimize passengers’ travel time. While needs, plenty of empirical instances are provided and earen Wirtschaftsalgebra behandelt, die zum Lösen many optimization approaches simplify these prob- reviewed to motivate the development, and to illus- ökonomischer Fragestellungen unentbehrlich sind. lems by assuming that passengers’ route choice is trate the results. Concrete examples, like the 2009 Dieses Wissen reicht aber nicht aus, um dynamische independent of the solution, this book focuses on elections to the European Parliament in each of the Finanz- und Wirtschaftsmodelle zu verstehen. Um models which take into account that passengers 27 Member States and the 2013 election to the Ger- Konjunktur- und Wachstumsmodelle zu begreifen, will adapt their travel route to the implemented man Bundestag, are analyzed in full detail. The level bedarf es in erster Linie der Kenntnis über das Lösen planning solution. That is, a planning solution and of mathematical exposition, as well as the relation to von Differenzen- und Differentialgleichungen und passengers’ routes are determined and evaluated political sciences and constitutional jurisprudence -gleichungssystemen. Die wichtigsten Lösungsan- simultaneously.This work is technically deep, with makes this book suitable for special graduate courses sätze werden in den beiden ersten Teilen des Bandes insightful finding regarding complexity and algorith- and seminars. 3 anschaulich dargestellt und auf zahlreiche klassis- mic approaches to public transportation[...] che Wirtschaftsmodelle der Volks- und der Betrieb- Features swirtschaftslehre angewendet. Für die praktische[...] Features The book offers a rigorous description of the pro- This book treats three planning problems arising in cedures that proportional representation systems Features public railway transportation planning: line plan- use to translate vote counts into seat numbers. Since In den beiden ersten Bänden wurden die mathe- ning, timetabling, and delay management, with the the methodological analysis is guided by practical matischen Grundlagen der Analysis und der lin- objective to minimize passengers’ travel time. While needs, plenty of empirical instances are provided and earen Wirtschaftsalgebra behandelt, die zum Lösen many optimization approaches simplify these prob- reviewed to motivate the development, and to illus- ökonomischer Fragestellungen unentbehrlich sind. lems by assuming that passengers’ route choice is trate the results. Concrete examples, like the 2009 Dieses Wissen reicht aber nicht aus, um dynamische independent of the solution, this book focuses on elections to the European Parliament in each of the Finanz- und Wirtschaftsmodelle zu verstehen. Um models which take into account that passengers will 27 [..] Konjunktur- und Wachstumsmodelle zu begreifen, adapt [..] bedarf es in erster Linie der Kenntnis über das Lösen Contents von Differenzen- und [..] Contents Exposing Methods: The 2009 European Parliament 1. Introduction.- 2. Line Planning.- 3. Timetabling.- Elections.- Imposing Constitutionality: The 2009 Contents 4. Delay Management.- 5. An Iterative Solution Bundestag Election.- From Reals to Integers: Round- A. Differenzengleichungen und ihre Anwendung in Approach for General Network Problems with Rout- ing Functions, Rounding Rules.- Divisor Methods of den Wirtschaftswissenschaften.- 1. Grundlegende ing.- 6. Conclusions and Outlook.- Frequently Used Apportionment: Divide and Round.- Quota Meth- Definitionen und Aussagen über Differenzengle- Notation.- References.- Index. ods of Apportionment: Divide and Rank.- Targeting ichungen.- 2. Lineare Differenzengleichungen 1. the House Size: Discrepancy Distribution.- Favoring Ordnung.- 3. Lineare Differenzengleichungen 2. Fields of interest Some at the Expense of Others: Seat Biases.- Prefer- Ordnung (mit konstanten Koeffizienten).- 4. Lineare Operations Research, Mathematical Programming; ring Stronger Parties to Weaker Parties: Majoriza- Differenzengleichungen n-ter Ordnung (mit kon- Civil Engineering; Algorithm Analysis and Problem tion.- Securing System Consistency: Coherence and stanten Koeffizienten).- 5. Systeme linearer Differen- Complexity Paradoxes.- Appraising Electoral Equality: Good- zengleichungen (mit konstanten Koeffizienten).- B. ness-of-Fit Criteria.- Tracing Peculiarities: Vote[...] Differentialgleichungen und ihre Anwendungen in Target groups den Wirtschaftswissenschaften.- 6. Grundlegende Research Fields of interest Definitionen und Aussagen über Differentialgle- Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. ichungen.- 7.[...] Type of publication Sciences; Statistics for Social Science, Behavorial Monograph Science, Education, Public Policy, and Law; Political Fields of interest More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-9565-9 Science, general Applications of Mathematics; Business Mathematics; Difference and Functional Equations Hardcover Target groups 2014. IX, 227 p. 23 illus. (Springer Optimization and Its Graduate Target groups Applications, Vol. 89) Upper undergraduate $109.00 Type of publication ISBN 978-1-4614-9565-9 Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook Type of publication usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03855-1 German textbook Softcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-45304-5 2014. XXI, 234 p. 3 illus. Softcover $69.99 2014. XII, 335 S. 15 Abb. 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Th. Schultz, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; G. Nedjati-Gilani, X. Tolsa, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (Cer- M. Zabarankin, S. Uryasev A. Venkataraman, MIT, Cambridge, USA; L. O'Donnell, Brigham danyola), Spain and Women's Hospital, Boston, USA; E. Panagiotaki, University College London, London, United Kingdom (Eds.) Statistical Decision Problems Analytic Capacity, the Cauchy Selected Concepts and Portfolio Safeguard Case Studies Computational Diffusion MRI and Transform, and Non-homogeneous Brain Connectivity Calderón–Zygmund Theory Statistical Decision Problems presents a quick and concise introduction into the theory of risk, devia- MICCAI Workshops, Nagoya, Japan, September 22nd, 2013 tion and error measures that play a key role in statis- This book studies some of the groundbreaking tical decision problems. It introduces state-of-the-art This volume contains the proceedings from two advances that have been made regarding analytic practical decision making through twenty-one case closely related workshops: Computational Diffu- capacity and its relationship to rectifiability in the studies from real-life applications. The case studies sion MRI (CDMRI’13) and Mathematical Methods decade 1995–2005. The Cauchy transform plays cover a broad area of topics and the authors include from Brain Connectivity (MMBC’13), held under a fundamental role in this area and is accordingly links with source code and data, a very helpful tool the auspices of the 16th International Conference on one of the main subjects covered. Another impor- for the reader. In its core, the text demonstrates how Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted tant topic, which may be of independent interest to use different factors to formulate statistical deci- Intervention, which took place in Nagoya, Japan, for many analysts, is the so-called non-homoge- sion problems arising in various risk management September 2013.Inside, readers will find contribu- neous Calderón-Zygmund theory, the development applications, such as optimal hedging, portfolio opti- tions ranging from mathematical foundations and of which has been largely motivated by the prob- mization, cash flow matching, classification, and novel methods for the validation of inferring large- lems arising in connection with analytic capacity. more. The[...] scale connectivity from neuroimaging data to the sta- The Painlevé problem, which was first posed around tistical analysis of the data, accelerated methods for 1900, consists in finding a description of the remov- Features data acquisition, and the most recent developments able singularities for bounded analytic functions in Statistical Decision Problems presents a quick and on mathematical diffusion modeling. This volume metric[...] concise introduction into the theory of risk, devia- offers[...] tion and error measures that play a key role in statis- Features tical decision problems. It introduces state-of-the-art Features This book studies some of the groundbreaking practical decision making through twenty-one case This volume contains the proceedings from two advances that have been made regarding analytic studies from real-life applications. The case studies closely related workshops: Computational Diffu- capacity and its relationship to rectifiability in the cover a broad area of topics and the authors include sion MRI (CDMRI’13) and Mathematical Methods decade 1995–2005. The Cauchy transform plays links with source code and data, a [..] from Brain Connectivity (MMBC’13), held under a fundamental role in this area and is accordingly the auspices of the 16th International Conference on one of the main subjects covered. Another impor- Contents Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted tant topic, which may be of independent interest for 1. Random Variables.- 2. Deviation, Risk, and Error Intervention, which took place in Nagoya, Japan, many analysts, is the so-called non-homogeneous Measures.- 3. Probabilistic Inequalities.- 4. Maxi- September 2013.Inside, readers will find contribu- Calderón-Zygmund [..] mum Likelihood Method.- 5. Entropy Maximiza- tions ranging from [..] tion.- 6. Regression Models.- 7. Classification.- 8. Contents Statistical Decision Models with Risk and Deviation.- Contents Introduction.- Basic notation.- Chapter 1. Analytic 9. Portfolio Safeguard Case Studies.- Index.- Refer- Part I Acquisition of Diffusion MRI: Comparing capacity.- Chapter 2. Basic Calderón-Zygmund the- ences. Simultaneous Multi-slice Diffusion Acquisitions ory with non doubling measures.- Chapter 3. The by Y.Rathi et al.- Effect of Data Acquisition and Cauchy transform and Menger curvature.- Chap- Fields of interest Analysis Method on Fiber Orientation Estimation ter 4. The capacity γ+.- Chapter 5. A Tb theorem of Operations Research, Mathematical Programming; in Diffusion MRI by B.Wilkins et al.- Model-based Nazarov, Treil and Volberg.- Chapter 6. The compa- Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes; Data super-resolution of diffusion MRI by A.Tobisch et rability between γ and γ +, and the semiadditivity of Mining and Knowledge Discovery; Optimization; al.- A quantitative evaluation of errors induced by analytic capacity.- Chapter 7. Curvature and rectifi- Operation Research / Decision Theory reduced field-of-view in diffusion tensor imaging by ability.- Chapter 8. Principal values for the Cauchy J.Hering et al.- Part II Diffusion MRI Modeling: The transform and rectifiability.- Chapter 9. RBMO(μ) Target groups Diffusion Dictionary in the Human Brain is Short: and H1 atb(μ).- Bibliography.- Index. 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S.R. Baker, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, USA P.A. Banaszkiewicz, D.F. Kader, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Medicine Gateshead, United Kingdom (Eds.) Notes of a Radiology Watcher Classic Papers in Orthopaedics D. Annequin, Hôpital d'enfants Armand Trousseau, Paris, France; B. Tourniaire, Hôpital d'enfants Armand Trousseau, Paris, France; The Radiology Department is a pivotal part of any R. Amouroux (Eds.) acute and/or comprehensive health care facility. The Orthopedic experts in their field have carefully radiologist can no longer just “hide out” there. Mat- chosen what they consider to be the key papers in Migraine, céphalées de l'enfant et ters of imaging are often public concerns, larger in their respective domains. Every paper is carefully scope than just the scheduling and managing of a described and evaluated by its strengths, weaknesses de l'adolescent series of image tests. Rather radiology is expensive, and its contribution to the field. Papers have been often intrusive and in some areas earnestly and end- chosen by number of citations, academic impor- tance, articles that have changed our whole way of La migraine de l’enfant est paradoxale à plus d’un lessly controversial. A radiologist must be attuned to thinking or that have simply stood the test of time. titre : lors des crises, la douleur est sévère, les enfants these often confounding contingencies. Two recent developments in the monitoring of education of sont souvent livides, « cadavériques », incapables de Features bouger, ils sont obligés de s’allonger dans la pénom- radiologists can be impacted by the content of this book. For trainees in Radiology, and for that matter, The book categorizes articles by field of research bre, vomissent parfois massivement, voient, sentent, to include studies on the hip and knee arthro- entendent des « choses bizarres » – correspondant for all trainees in every medical specialty in the U.S., a new[...] plasty, sports medicine and arthroscopy, paediatric aux auras ; mais ils se réveillent en pleine forme après orthopaedics foot and ankle, spine, hand and upper avoir dormi quelques heures… et tous les examens Features extremity, trauma/fracture healing, oncology and sont normaux.Alors que 5 à 10 % des enfants sont Written by an expert in the field, Notes of a Radi- basic science articles (stem cell, bone tissue, liga- migraineux, le diagnostic n’est posé que pour une ology Watcher presents a compilation of essays ment, tendon tissue and implants). Classic Papers in petite partie d’entre eux. La migraine est pourtant given by the author, which run from clinical issues Orthopaedics assembles a [..] la première cause de céphalées intenses récurrentes to practical matters, from residency concerns to chez l’enfant, la plupart des professionnels cherchant ruminations about the future of radiology and about Fields of interest vainement[...] comparisons between U.S. radiology and diagnos- Orthopedics; Surgical Orthopedics; Conservative Orthopedics; Sports Medicine Features tic imaging practice abroad. Notes of a Radiology Watcher aims to show the reader how [..] La migraine de l’enfant est paradoxale à plus d’un Target groups titre : lors des crises, la douleur est sévère, les enfants Contents Professional/practitioner sont souvent livides, « cadavériques », incapables de Part I: Early Residency – Preparation and Partici- bouger, ils sont obligés de s’allonger dans la pénom- Type of publication pation.- 1. Centralized Interviews for Prospective bre, vomissent parfois massivement, voient, sentent, Contributed volume Radiology Residents.- 2. A Critique of the Transi- entendent des « choses bizarres » – correspondant tional Internship.- 3. Looking Back at the Value of More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-5450-1 aux auras ; mais ils se réveillent en pleine forme après the Internship.- 4. Radiology Residents - Internship avoir dormi quelques heures… et [..] Hardcover Survey.- 5. The Debt Crisis and Radiology.- 6. Radi- 2014. XX, 624 p. 20 illus., 2 illus. in color. Fields of interest ology Residency Positions – Growth, Distribution $189.00 Pain Medicine; Pediatrics; Neurology; Primary Care and California.- 7. Radiology Resident Recruitment – ISBN 978-1-4471-5450-1 Robustness in an Uncertain Environment.- 8. Radi- Medicine; Clinical Psychology; Health Psychology usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ology Residencies – Disasters and Preparedness.- Target groups Part II: Late Residency, Fellowship and Just Beyond.- Professional/practitioner 9. Reorganizing the Fourth Year,[...]

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P. Bartolomeo D.E. Beck, S.D. Wexner, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, USA; T.L. J.L. Benumof, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, USA Hull, P.L. Roberts, T.J. Saclarides, A.J. Senagore, Central Michigan (Ed.) University, Mount Pleasant, USA; M.J. Stamos, S.R. Steele, Univer- Attention Disorders After Right sity of Washington, Olympia, USA (Eds.) Brain Damage Clinical Anesthesiology The ASCRS Manual of Colon and Lessons Learned from Morbidity and Mortality Conferences Living in Halved Worlds Rectal Surgery The book presents more than 60 real-life cases which This book provides an overview of attentional together memorably and succinctly convey the depth impairments in brain-damaged patients from both and breadth of clinical anesthesiology. Each chap- clinical and neuroscientific perspectives, and aims to The ASCRS Manual of Colon and Rectal Surgery, ter includes a case summary, questions, lessons offer a comprehensive, succinct treatment of these Second Edition is designed to provide a rapid access learned, and selected references. Tables and distinc- topics useful to both clinicians and scholars. A main pocket reference for residents, fellows, private clin- tive visual synopses of key teaching points enhance focus of the book concerns left visual neglect, a dra- icians, and allied health professionals caring for many chapters.The cases have been selected by Dr. matic but often overlooked consequence of right patients with colorectal surgical diseases. The Man- Benumof from the Morbidity and Mortality (M & hemisphere damage, usually of vascular origin, but ual, abstracted from the ASCRS Textbook of Colon M) conferences of the Department of Anesthesiol- also resulting from other causes such as neurodegen- and Rectal Surgery, Second Edition, is intended ogy, University of California, San Diego, which he erative conditions. The study of neglect offers a key to impart succinct, clinically relevant information has moderated the last several years, and residents to understand the brain’s functioning at the level of for daily patient care. The chapters take an evi- and junior faculty have crafted them into the chap- large-scale networks, and not only based on discrete dence-based approach and many provide ASCRS ters of this book. Structured in a novel way, the anatomical structures. Patients are often unaware of practice parameters. The contents are presented con- UCSD Anesthesiology M&Ms maximize[...] their deficits[...] sistently, with concise overviews of the most clini- cally relevant topics. The disease chapters discuss Features Features etiology, anatomic considerations, patient[...] The book presents more than 60 real-life cases which This book provides an overview of attentional together memorably and succinctly convey the depth impairments in brain-damaged patients from both Features and breadth of clinical anesthesiology. Each chap- clinical and neuroscientific perspectives, and aims to The ASCRS Manual of Colon and Rectal Surgery, ter includes a case summary, questions, lessons offer a comprehensive, succinct treatment of these Second Edition is designed to provide a rapid access learned, and selected references. Tables and distinc- topics useful to both clinicians and scholars. A main pocket reference for residents, fellows, private clin- tive visual synopses of key teaching points enhance focus of the book concerns left visual neglect, a dra- icians, and allied health professionals caring for many chapters. The cases have been selected by Dr. matic but often overlooked consequence of right patients with colorectal surgical diseases. The Man- Benumof from the Morbidity and Mortality (M [..] hemisphere damage, usually of vascular origin, but ual, abstracted from the ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Second Edition, is intended to also [..] Contents impart succinct, clinically relevant information [..] I. Respiration-Related Cases.- 1. Cannot Ventilate, Contents Cannot Intubate Due to Airway Hemorrhage.- 2. The attention systems of the human brain.- Sen- Contents Pulmonary Edema Following Attempted Nasal sory-motor deficits after right brain damage.- Con- Anatomy and Embryology of the Colon, Rectum, Intubation for Mandibular Fracture Repair.- 3. Loss sequences of right hemisphere lesions on bodily and Anus.- Colonic Physiology.- Anorectal Phys- of Critical Airway.- 4. Anterior Mediastinal Mass.- awareness and control.- Unilateral spatial neglect: iology.- Physiologic Testing.- Endoscopy.- Radi- 5. Awake Intubation with a NIM Tube: How is it clinical aspects.- Experimental variants of neglect ology.- Endoluminal Ultrasound.- Preoperative done?.- 6. Hemodynamic Collapse Following a tests.- Component deficits of neglect.- The anatomy Management.- Postoperative Management.- Post- Mainstem Intubation.- 7. Hypoxemia During Tra- of neglect.- Attention disorders in neurodegenerative operative Complications.- Hemorrhoids.- Anal cheostomy.- 8. Anesthetic Depth and Mask Ven- conditions.- Treatment of attention disorders.- Con- Fissure.- Anorectal Abscess and Fistula.- Benign tilation in the Prone Position.- 9. Jet Ventilation clusion and perspectives. Anovaginal and Rectovaginal Fistulas.- Pilonidal Disease and Hidradenitis Suppurativa.- Dermatology through a Cookgas Airway Exchange Catheter.- Fields of interest and Pruritus Ani.- Sexually Transmitted Diseases.- 10. End of Case Evaluation and Management of a Neurology; Clinical Psychology; Neuropsychology; Fecal Incontinence.- Pelvic Floor Disorders.- Anal Patient Post Airway[...] Rehabilitation Medicine Cancer.- Presacral Tumors.- Diverticular Disease.- Fields of interest Colonic Volvulus.-[...] Target groups Anesthesiology Professional/practitioner Fields of interest Target groups General Surgery; Colorectal Surgery; Minimally Professional/practitioner Type of publication Invasive Surgery; Gastroenterology; Nursing Monograph Type of publication Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-5648-2 Professional book Professional/practitioner Hardcover More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-8695-4 2014. XVIII, 184 p. 60 illus., 17 illus. in color. Type of publication Softcover $139.00 Professional book 2014. XXXII, 563 p. 207 illus., 119 illus. in color. ISBN 978-1-4471-5648-2 More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-8449-3 $79.99 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Softcover ISBN 978-1-4614-8695-4 2014. XVII, 1005 p. 299 illus., 91 illus. in color. usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days $89.99 ISBN 978-1-4614-8449-3 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 100 Medicine springer.com

E. Bertholet-Goudin, Hôpital Femme-Mère-Enfant, Bron, France; G. Borelli, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale, Reggio Emilia, Italia; R. A.S. Chishti, S. Alam, S.G. Kiessling, University of Kentucky, Lex- V. Lombardo, CHU Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand cedex Neviani, Azienda Ospedaliera, Reggio Emilia, Italia; A. Sghedoni, ington, USA (Eds.) 01, France; C. Clec'h, Hôpital Avicenne, Bobigny cedex, France Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale, Rubiera-Reggio Emilia, Italia; A. (Eds.) Ovi, Azienda Ospedaliera Arcispedale Santa Ma, Reggio Emilia, Italia; A. Ferrari, Azienda Ospedaliera, Reggio Emilia, Italia Kidney and Urinary Tract Diseases Livret infirmier au chevet du in the Newborn patient de réanimation : de la La fisioterapia nella paralisi connaissance à la pratique cerebrale infantile This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of all key issues related to kidney and uri- La funzione cammino nary tract disease in full-term and premature new- borns. Among the many topics addressed are fluid Ce livret, composé de 42 fiches pratiques, se veut Questo volume presenta sinteticamente un’analisi and electrolyte abnormalities, hydronephrosis, uri- un outil pédagogique pour la prise en charge des della funzione cammino nel bambino sano nary tract infection, obstructive uropathy and renal patients de réanimation adulte, à destination des riguardante lo sviluppo della funzione, i mecca- replacement therapy. The approach throughout infirmiers de réanimation ou des étudiants infir- nismi neurofisiologici e gli aspetti biomeccanici, is clinically oriented, the aim being to provide the miers. Il s'articule en cinq parties : grandes patholo- nozioni basilari per poter comprendere al meglio reader with hands-on guidance. Each chapter com- gies de réanimation, actes médico-techniques, soins i disturbi del cammino nel bambino affetto da mences with a clinical case vignette and concludes spécifiques, éthique et recommandations. Son format PCI. Si affrontano quindi successivamente e più with a take-home message highlighting key aspects de poche permet aux infirmiers une utilisation quoti- dettagliatamente i segni clinici tipici manifestati of practical importance. In addition, however, infor- dienne au lit du patient. nell’organizzazione del cammino dei bambini con mative reviews of the literature and the basic sciences paralisi cerebrale, la modalità per valutarli ed inter- Features are included. No other book[...] pretarli al fine di comprendere l’inquadramento Ce livret, composé de 42 fiches pratiques, se veut diagnostico e prognostico relativo alla funzione in un outil pédagogique pour la prise en charge des Features esame. Vengono anche presentati i principali ausili e patients de réanimation adulte, à destination des This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date ortesi utili al raggiungimento degli obiettivi[...] infirmiers de réanimation ou des étudiants infir- overview of all key issues related to kidney and uri- nary tract disease in full-term and premature new- miers. Il s'articule en cinq parties : grandes patholo- Features borns. Among the many topics addressed are fluid gies de réanimation, actes médico-techniques, soins Questo volume riassume i principali elementi relativi and electrolyte abnormalities, hydronephrosis, uri- spécifiques, éthique et recommandations. Son format alla funzione cammino nel bambino sano (sviluppo nary tract infection, obstructive uropathy, and renal de poche permet aux infirmiers une utilisation [..] della funzione, meccanismi neurofisiologici e aspetti replacement therapy. The approach throughout biomeccanici), prerequisiti fondamentali per poter Contents is clinically oriented, the aim being to provide the comprendere i disturbi del cammino nel bambino Les grandes pathologies de réanimation.- États de reader [..] affetto da paralisi cerebrale infantile (PCI). Vengono choc.- Choc septique.- Choc cardiogénique.- Choc trattati i segni clinici tipici manifestati nel cammino hémorragique.- Choc anaphylactique.- Syndrome Contents dai bambini con PCI, la modalità per [..] de détresse respiratoire aiguë (SDRA).- Asthme Embryology of the Urinary Tract.- Normal Develop- ment of Renal Function of the Newborn.- Fluid and aigu grave.- Insuffisance rénale aiguë.- Urgences Contents Electrolytes in the Newborn – Special Considera- digestives.- Hémorragies digestives.- Pancréatites Introduzione.- Aspetti generali della funzione cam- tions.- Tools for the Assessment of Renal Function in aiguës.- Insuffisance hépatocellulaire.- Urgences mino: Lo sviluppo della funzione cammino. Neurofi- the Newborn.- Oral and Parenteral Nutrition of the neurologiques.- Accident vasculaire cérébral (AVC).- siologia della funzione cammino. Cinesiologia del Newborn with Urinary Tract Disease.- Fetal Urol- Méningites (bactériennes aiguës communautaires).- cammino tra normalità e patologia.- La valutazione ogy.- Imaging of the Urinary Tract in Newborns.- État de mal épileptique (EME).- Intoxications della funzione cammino.- Ausili e ortesi per il cam- Urinary Tract Infections.- Hydronephrosis.- Poste- aiguës.- Polytraumatisés.- Urgences obstétricales.- mino.- Il trattamento fisioterapico nel bambino con rior Urethral Valves.- Prune Belly Syndrome.- Struc- Hémorragies de la délivrance.- Hypertension[...] PCI.- Bibliografia. tural Abnormalities of the External Genitalia and Fields of interest Fields of interest Urinary Tract.- Structural Abnormalities of the kid- Intensive / Critical Care Medicine; Nursing; Nursing Rehabilitation; Physiotherapy ney and Ureter.- Neonatal Tumors involving the[...] Management / Nursing Research; Medicine (general) Target groups Fields of interest Target groups Professional/practitioner Nephrology; Pediatrics; Urology / Andrology Professional/practitioner Type of publication Target groups Type of publication Monograph Professional/practitioner Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-88-470-5461-5 Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-2-8178-0502-3 Softcover Professional book Softcover 2014. 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T.J. Cleophas, A.H. Zwinderman R. Cohen, A. Windsor, St. Mark's Hospital, Harrow, United King- M. Coriasco, Università degli Studi di Torino, Torino, Italia; O. dom (Eds.) Rampado, AOU San Giovanni Battista, Torino, Italia; G.B. Bradac, Univ. Torino, Torino, Italia (Eds.) Machine Learning in Medicine - Anus Cookbook Elementi di risonanza magnetica Surgical Treatment and Pathology Dal protone alle sequenze per le principali applicazioni diag- The amount of data in medical databases doubles There is an increase in specialisation within general nostiche every 20 months, and physicians are at a loss to ana- surgery and now even within its sub specialties. Col- lyze them. Also, traditional methods of data analy- orectal surgery is probably the largest of the subspe- L'opera si propone di colmare una lacuna nella sis have difficulty to identify outliers and patterns in cialties of general surgery, and one of the areas where disponibilità di letteratura in lingua italiana big data and data with multiple exposure / outcome trainees and consultant general /colorectal surgeons sull'argomento risonanza magnetica nucleare, in par- variables and analysis-rules for surveys and ques- are least confident is in their understanding of the ticolare come supporto per un approccio iniziale alla tionnaires, currently common methods of data col- anatomy, physiological pathology and management materia da parte degli studenti del corso di Laurea lection, are, essentially, missing.Obviously, it is time of the anal canal and pelvis. Currently available there in Tecniche di Radiologia Medica, per Immagini e that medical and health professionals mastered their are books on the market centred around the general Radioterapia, non trascurando per le rispettive parti reluctance to use machine learning and the current management of colorectal disease, but the time is di competenza anche fisici sanitari o medici special- 100 page cookbook should be helpful to that aim. It now right for a definitive text on the anal canal and izzandi in radiologia. Vengono affrontati in modo covers in a condensed form the subjects reviewed pelvis specifically. schematico ma completo i principali argomenti che in the 750 page three volume textbook by the same devono comporre la sequenza didattica che perme- authors, entitled “Machine[...] Features tte di partire dal protone e i suoi comportamenti in Anus: Treatment and Pathology is the perfect guide un campo magnetico fino all'immagine di risonanza Features for the diagnosis and management of patients with magnetica. E' individuata una[...] The amount of data in medical databases doubles anal canal and pelvic floor disorders. Using anno- every 20 months, and physicians are at a loss to ana- tated diagrams matched to cross-sectional radiology Features lyze them. Also, traditional methods of data analy- with ultrasound and MRI, this book will not only Questo manuale si propone di colmare alcune lacune sis have difficulty to identify outliers and patterns in give the reader a thorough understanding of nor- nella letteratura in lingua italiana sulla risonanza big data and data with multiple exposure / outcome mal anal canal and pelvic floor anatomy, but will also magnetica nucleare e di fornire un valido supporto variables and analysis-rules for surveys and question- take the reader through the common benign [..] sia per l’approccio alla materia da parte degli stu- naires, currently common methods of data collec- denti del corso di Laurea in Tecniche di Radiolo- tion, are, essentially, missing.Obviously, it [..] Contents gia Medica, per Immagini e Radioterapia, sia per 1. The Normal Anus.- 2. Anorectal Physiology.- 3. fisici sanitari o medici specializzandi in radiologia.La Contents Imaging the Normal Anus.- 4. Surgical Treatment sequenza didattica degli argomenti è [..] I Cluster Models.- Hierarchical Clustering and K- and Pathology: Normal Histology.- 5. Congenital means Clustering to Identify Subgroups in Surveys Abnormalities of the Anus.- 6. Premalignant Condi- Contents (50 Patients).- Density-based Clustering to Iden- tions of the Anus.- 7. Malignant Conditions includ- 1 Principi fisici di base e grandezze misurabili.- tify Outlier Groups in Otherwise Homogeneous ing Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Rare Cancers.- 2 Le basi del contrasto in RM.- 3 La formazione Data (50 Patients).- Two Step Clustering to Identify 8. Rectocele Pathophysiology and Presentation.- 9. dell’immagine.- 4 Le sequenze RM: tecniche fonda- Subgroups and Predict Subgroup Memberships in Treatment: Rectocele.- 10. Incontinence- Causes mentali.- 5 Sequenze RM: tecniche avanzate.- 6 Con- Individual Future Patients (120 Patients).- II Lin- and Pathophysiology.- 11. Incontinence Assessment: siderazioni su parametri e qualità dell’immagine.- 7 ear Models.- Linear, Logistic and Cox Regression for Physiology and Imaging.- 12. Surgical Treatments Applicazioni cliniche della RM in neuroradiologia.- Outcome Prediction with Unpaired Data (20, 55 and for Incontinence.- 13. Haemorrhoids – Anatomy , 8 Applicazioni della RM in radiologia generale.- 9 60 Patients).- Generalized Linear Models for Out- Pathophysiology and Presentation.- 14. Operative[...] Gli artefatti in RM.- 10 La sicurezza in RM. come Prediction with Paired Data (100 Patients and 139 Physicians).- Generalized Linear Models for[...] Fields of interest Fields of interest Proctology; Colorectal Surgery; Interventional Radi- Imaging / Radiology; Medical and Radiation Physics Fields of interest ology Medicine (general); Biostatistics; Statistics for Life Target groups Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences; Computer Target groups Lower undergraduate Applications; Biometrics Professional/practitioner Type of publication Target groups Type of publication Undergraduate textbook Professional/practitioner Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-88-470-5640-4 Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-1-84882-090-6 Softcover Brief Hardcover 2014. Ca. 320 pagg. 180 figg., 80 figg. a colori. (Imaging & Formazione) More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-04180-3 2014. 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B.J. Coventry (Ed.) B.J. Coventry, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (Ed.) B.J. Coventry, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (Ed.)

General Surgery Risk Reduction Cardio-Thoracic, Vascular, Renal Peripheral, Head and Neck Surgery and Transplant Surgery General Surgery Risk Reduction is part of the series: Peripheral, Head and Neck Surgery is part of the Surgery: Complications, Risks and Consequences series: Surgery -Complications, Risks and Conse- Written by internationally edited by Brendon Coventry. quences edited by Brendon Coventry. acclaimed specialists, Cardio-Thoracic, Vascular, Features Renal and Transplant Surgery provides pertinent and Features Written by internationally concise procedure descriptions spanning benign and Written by internationally acclaimed specialists, acclaimed specialists, General Surgery Risk Reduc- malignant problems and minimally invasive proce- Peripheral, Head and Neck Surgery expands on sur- tion expands on complications associated with dures. Complications are reviewed when appropriate gical procedures for the neck, head, hands and feet. surgery and how to reduce them, the availability of for the organ system and problem, creating a book Chapters provide pertinent and concise procedure relevant information and the rapid advancements of that is both comprehensive and accessible. Stages of descriptions creating a book that is both comprehen- surgical technology. Chapters provide pertinent and operative approaches with relevant technical con- sive and accessible. Stages of operative approaches concise procedure descriptions creating a book that siderations are outlined in an easily understandable with relevant technical considerations are outlined in is both comprehensive and accessible. Stages of oper- manner. Forming part of the series, Surgery: Com- an easily understandable manner. [..] ative approaches with [..] plications, Risks and Consequences, this volume Cardio-Thoracic, Vascular, Renal and Transplant Contents Contents Surgery provides a valuable resource for all general 1. Introduction.- 2. Diagnostic Biopsy Procedures.- 1. Introduction.- 2. General Peri-operative Com- surgeons and[...] 3. Cutaneous Surgery.- 4. Hand Surgery.- 5. Foot plications.- 3. Surgical Infection.- 4. Pre-Operative Surgery.- 6. Hernia Surgery.- 7. Head and Neck Risk Assessment and Intra-Operative Monitoring.- Features Surgery. 5. Anaesthesia Complications.- 6. Intensive Care Written by internationally Complications.- 7. Acute Peri-Operative Pain: Mech- acclaimed specialists, Cardio-Thoracic, Vascular, Fields of interest anisms and Management.- 8. Systems, Safety and Renal and Transplant Surgery provides pertinent and Surgery Quality – Harm, Error and Litigation.- 9. Risk Man- concise procedure descriptions spanning benign and agement and Human Factors.- 10. Medico-Legal malignant problems and minimally invasive proce- Target groups Risk Management in Surgery.- 11. Evaluation of Sur- dures. Complications are reviewed when appropriate Professional/practitioner gical Safety and Efficacy.- 12. Accreditation, Creden- for the organ system and problem, creating a book Type of publication tialing, Scope of Practice and Outcome Evaluation. that is both comprehensive and accessible. Stages of operative approaches [..] Contributed volume Fields of interest More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-5414-3 Surgery Contents Introduction.- Blood Transfusion.- Arterial Hardcover Target groups Surgery.- Venous Surgery.- Amputation .- Vascular 2014. XXI, 149 p. 20 illus. in color. (Surgery: Complica- Professional/practitioner Access Surgery.- Lung Surgery.- Cardiac Surgery.- tions, Risks and Consequences) Renal Surgery.- Renal Transplant Surgery.- Liver $89.99 Type of publication Transplant Surgery. ISBN 978-1-4471-5414-3 Contributed volume usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Fields of interest More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-5390-0 Surgery; Transplant Surgery; Cardiac Surgery; Tho- Hardcover racic Surgery; Vascular Surgery 2014. XXII, 345 p. 21 illus., 13 illus. in color. (Surgery: Complications, Risks and Consequences) Target groups $139.00 Professional/practitioner ISBN 978-1-4471-5390-0 Type of publication usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-5417-4 Hardcover 2014. XXII, 181 p. (Surgery: Complications, Risks and Consequences) $89.99 ISBN 978-1-4471-5417-4 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Medicine 103

B.J. Coventry (Ed.) B.J. Coventry, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (Ed.) L. Cummings, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom Upper Abdominal Surgery Lower Abdominal and Perineal Surgery Pragmatic Disorders Written by internationally acclaimed specialists, Upper Abdominal This wide-ranging survey of the state of the art in Written by internationally Surgery provides pertinent and concise procedure clinical pragmatics includes an examination of prag- acclaimed specialists, Lower Abdominal and Per- descriptions spanning benign and malignant prob- matic disorders in previously neglected populations ineal Surgery provides pertinent and concise proce- lems and minimally invasive procedures. Complica- such as juvenile offenders, children and adults with dure descriptions spanning benign and malignant tions are reviewed when appropriate for the organ emotional and behavioural disorders, and adults problems and minimally invasive procedures. Com- system and problem, creating a book that is both with non-Alzheimer dementias. This book makes plications are reviewed when appropriate for the comprehensive and accessible. Stages of operative a significant contribution to the discussion of prag- organ system and problem, creating a book that is approaches with relevant technical considerations matic disorders by exploring topics which have a both comprehensive and accessible. Stages of oper- are outlined in an easily understandable manner. fast-rising profile in the field. These topics include ative approaches with relevant technical consid- The text is illustrated with photographs that depict disorders in which there are both pragmatic and erations are outlined in an easily understandable anatomic or technical principles. Forming part of cognitive components, and studies of the complex manner. Forming part of the series, Surgery: Com- the series, Surgery: Complications, Risks and Conse- impacts of pragmatic disorders such as mental health plications, Risks and Consequences, this volume quences, this volume Upper Abdominal Surgery pro- problems, educational disadvantage and social exclu- Lower Abdominal and Perineal Surgery provides a vides a valuable resource for all[...] sion. This book also presents a[...] valuable resource for all general surgeons and resi- Features dents in training. Other[...] Features Written by internationally This wide-ranging survey of the state of the art in Features acclaimed specialists, Upper Abdominal clinical pragmatics includes an examination of prag- Written by internationally Surgery provides pertinent and concise procedure matic disorders in previously neglected populations acclaimed specialists, Lower Abdominal and Perineal descriptions spanning benign and malignant prob- such as juvenile offenders, children and adults with Surgery provides pertinent and concise procedure lems and minimally invasive procedures. Complica- emotional and behavioural disorders, and adults descriptions spanning benign and malignant prob- tions are reviewed when appropriate for the organ with non-Alzheimer dementias. This book makes lems and minimally invasive procedures. Complica- system and problem, creating a book that is both a significant contribution to the discussion of prag- tions are reviewed when appropriate for the organ comprehensive and accessible. Stages of operative matic disorders by exploring topics which have a [..] system and problem, creating a book that is both approaches with relevant technical [..] comprehensive and accessible. Stages of operative Contents Contents approaches with relevant [..] Chapter 1. Pragmatics and Language Pathology.- Introduction.- General Abdominal Surgery.- Chapter 2. Pragmatic Disorders across the Life Contents Esophageal Surgery.- Gastric Surgery.- Obesity Span.- Chapter 3. Disorders of the Pragmatics-Cog- Introduction.- Colorectal Surgery.- Anal Surgery.- (Bariatric) .- Small Bowel Surgery.- Biliary and Duo- nition Interface.- Chapter 4. Theoretical Models Pilonidal Sinus Surgery.- Penile, Scrotal, Testicular denal Surgery.- Liver Surgery.- Pancreatic Surgery. and Pragmatic Disorders.- Chapter 5. The Impact Surgery. of Pragmatic Disorders.- Chapter 6. Pragmatic Dis- Fields of interest Fields of interest orders in Complex and Undeserved Populations.- Surgery; Abdominal Surgery; General Surgery Surgery; Abdominal Surgery; General Surgery Chapter 7. Pragmatic Disorders and Social Commu- nication.- Index. Target groups Target groups Professional/practitioner Professional/practitioner Fields of interest Speech Pathology; Cognitive Psychology; Philosophy Type of publication Type of publication (general); Linguistics (general) Contributed volume Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-5435-8 Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-5468-6 Research Hardcover Hardcover 2014. XXI, 229 p. 9 illus., 1 illus. in color. (Surgery: Com- 2014. XXI, 136 p. 2 illus. in color. 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S. Di Saverio, G. Tugnoli, F. Catena, L. Ansaloni, N. Naidoo, Port S. Di Saverio, G. Tugnoli, F. Catena, L. Ansaloni, N. Naidoo, Port G. Dickson, Royal Roads University, Victoria, Canada; B. Tholl, Shepstone Regional Hospital, Port Shepstone, South Africa (Eds.) Shepstone Regional Hospital, Port Shepstone, South Africa (Eds.) Canadian Health Leadership Network, Ottawa, Canada

Trauma Surgery Trauma Surgery Bringing Leadership to Life

Volume 1: Trauma Management, Trauma Critical Care, Volume 2: Thoracic and Abdominal Trauma in Health: LEADS in a Caring Orthopaedic Trauma and Neuro-Trauma Environment Trauma surgery has increasingly become a special- Trauma surgery has increasingly become a special- ized field inspired by different principles and phi- A New Perspective ized field inspired by different principles and phi- losophy. A good trauma surgeon is a surgeon who losophy. A good trauma surgeon is a surgeon who knows how to perform abdominal, vascular, tho- Globally, the health sector faces significant demands knows how to perform abdominal vascular, thoracic, racic, urologic, gynecologic, and orthopaedic proce- for reform and improvement to meet the needs of urologic, gynecologic, and orthopaedic procedures dures and is able to repair multiple traumatic injuries the 21st Century. To achieve that goal, highly sophis- and is able to repair multiple traumatic injuries in in the best sequence possible. In this second vol- ticated and capable leaders are required across all the best sequence possible. In this first volume, prac- ume the focus is exclusively on thoracic and abdom- dimensions of the health system. This book describes tical, up-to-date guidance is provided on the opti- inal trauma, with coverage of injuries to all regions. the key challenges that demand reform, why better mal critical care and ICU management of trauma The surgical techniques employed in managing such leadership is the source code for better system per- patients. In addition, individual chapters focus on trauma are carefully described with the aid of high- formance, and the issues that stand in the way of get- specific injuries in orthopaedic trauma (and espe- quality illustrations. Exploratory surgery (via either ting that leadership. It includes substantive treatment cially spinal trauma) and neurotrauma, with the aim laparotomy or laparoscopy), damage control surgery, of the modern democratic challenges that healthcare of providing a fresh view of the surgical approach and definitive surgery are all[...] leaders face; and the essence of what it means to be and practical suggestions for[...] a leader in today’s world. The essence of leadership Features itself is described, and the case made for the need for Features Trauma surgery has increasingly become a special- people to[...] Trauma surgery has increasingly become a special- ized field inspired by different principles and phi- ized field inspired by different principles and phi- losophy. A good trauma surgeon is a surgeon who Features losophy. A good trauma surgeon is a surgeon who knows how to perform abdominal, vascular, tho- Like other international jurisdictions, the Canadian knows how to perform abdominal vascular, thoracic, racic, urologic, gynecologic, and orthopaedic proce- health sector faces significant demands for change urologic, gynecologic, and orthopaedic procedures dures and is able to repair multiple traumatic injuries and improvement to meet the needs of the 21st Cen- and is able to repair multiple traumatic injuries in in the best sequence possible. In this second volume tury. To achieve that goal, highly sophisticated and the best sequence possible. In this first volume, prac- the focus is exclusively on thoracic and abdominal capable leaders are required across all dimensions tical, up-to-date guidance is provided on the optimal trauma, [..] of the health system. Bringing Leadership to Life in [..] Health: LEADS in a Caring Environment examines Contents the essence of leadership [..] Contents 1 Trauma Laparotomy.- 2 Laparoscopy for Trauma: Training, Education and Decision-making in When, What, How?.- 3 Thoracic Damage Con- Contents Trauma Surgery.- Management of the Polytrauma trol.- 4 Vascular Damage Control.- 5 Pelvic Dam- 1. LEADS: A New Perspective on Leadership in Patient.- Damage Control Resuscitation.- Principles age Control.- 6 Surgical Treatment of Thoracic Health.- 2. Putting LEADS in Context.- 3. The and Philosphy of Damage Control Surgery.- Surgical Trauma: Lung.- 7 Surgical treatment of Thoracic LEADS in a Caring Environment Capabilities Treatment of Pelvic Fractures.- Surgery of the Cer- Trauma: Mediastinum.- 8 Surgical Treatment of Framework: The Source Code for Health Leader- vical Spine Trauma.- Surgery of the Thoracolumbar Liver And Biliary Tree Trauma.- 9 Surgical Treat- ship.- 4. Learning LEADS: A Lifelong Journey.- 5. Spine Trauma.- Surgery of the Extremity Trauma.- ment of Spleen Trauma.- 10 Surgical Treatment of The LEADS in a Caring Environment framework: Minimally Invasive Approach and Endovascular Duodenal Trauma.- 11 Surgical Treatment of Pan- Lead Self.- 6. The LEADS in a Caring Environment Techniques for Vascular Trauma.- Interventional creatic Trauma.- 12 Surgical Treatment of Gastric framework: Engage Others.- 7. The LEADS in a Car- Techniques for Hemorrhage Control in Trauma.- Injury.- 13 Traumatic Small Bowel and Mesentery ing Environment framework :Achieve Results.- 8. Management of Penetrating Neck Injuries.- Acute Injuries (SBMI).- 14 Surgical Management of Trau- The LEADS in a Caring Environment framework: Traumatic Brain Injuries and Their Management.- matic Colon and Rectal[...] Develop Coalitions.- 9. The LEADS in a Caring Establishing a[...] Environment framework: Systems Transformation.- Fields of interest 10. The LEADS in a Caring[...] Fields of interest Traumatic Surgery; Thoracic Surgery; Abdominal Traumatic Surgery; Surgery; General Surgery; Surgery; Surgery; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine; Fields of interest Abdominal Surgery; Thoracic Surgery; Intensive / General Surgery Medicine (general); Health Administration; Admin- Critical Care Medicine istration, Organization and Leadership; Lifelong Target groups Learning / Adult Education Target groups Professional/practitioner Professional/practitioner Target groups Type of publication Professional/practitioner Type of publication Handbook Handbook Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-88-470-5458-5 More on www.springer.com/978-88-470-5402-8 Professional book Softcover More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-4874-6 Softcover 2014. XVII, 319 p. 67 illus., 47 illus. in color. 2014. XIV, 213 p. 38 illus., 10 illus. in color. $79.99 Hardcover $59.99 ISBN 978-88-470-5458-5 2014. XVIII, 190 p. 22 illus., 21 illus. in color. 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J. Ennker, MediClin Herzzentrum Lahr/Baden, Lahr, Deutschland; S. Geberth, R. Nowack P. Godbole, M. Koyle, D.T. Wilcox, The Children's Hospital, Aurora, B. Lorenz, Journalistenbüro, Wiesbaden, Deutschland USA (Eds.) Praxis der Dialyse Gesünder länger leben Pediatric Endourology Techniques

Dialyse – medizinisch und organisatorisch opti- Auf 112 unterhaltsamen Seiten zeigen die Autoren, miertDialyse, eine lebensrettende, komplexe, oft Pediatric Urology has rapidly developed as a sepa- was wir selbst tun können, um körperlich und geistig langfristig angewendete Therapie. Umso wichtiger ist rate subspecialty in the last decade. During this time, möglichst lange fit zu bleiben, und bei guter Gesund- es, Dialyse-Verfahren, Dauer und Behandlungsfre- significant advances in technology and instrumen- heit und guter Lebensqualität ein hohes Alter zu quenz an die individuellen Bedürfnisse der Patienten tation has meant that increasingly more procedures erreichen und dabei glücklich zu sein. Auch gehen anzupassen.Alles Wesentliche- Diagnostik/Ver- can be performed by the minimally invasive route. die Autoren der Frage nach, was bedroht unsere laufskontrolle- Therapieoptionen und –strategien- However, access to and availability of adequate train- Gesundheit und was bedeutet eigentlich Lebensqual- TechnikRelevante Besonderheiten- Umgang mit ing facilities and resources continues to hinder sur- ität. Komplikationen und typischen Problemen- Beson- geons in achieving experience and expertise in the derheiten bei speziellen Patientengruppen (Diabetes, minimally invasive techniques in paediatric urol- Features Schwangerschaft, älteren, multimorbide Patienten ogy. Pediatric Endourology Techniques 2nd edition Auf 112 unterhaltsamen Seiten zeigen die Autoren, ….)Praktisches Management- Qualitätsmanage- is a fully illustrated text with an accompanying web was wir selbst tun können, um körperlich und geistig ment im Dialysezentrum- Praxistipps und Hinweise application which addresses these issues. The aim möglichst lange fit zu bleiben, und bei guter Gesund- auf häufige FehlerAusführliche Pharmatabelle mit of this 2nd edition is to enable surgeons to carry out heit und guter Lebensqualität ein hohes Alter zu Dosisanpassungen bei[...] commonly performed[...] erreichen und dabei glücklich zu sein. Auch gehen die Autoren der Frage nach, was bedroht unsere Features Features Gesundheit und was bedeutet eigentlich Lebensqual- Dialyse – medizinisch und organisatorisch opti- Pediatric Endourology Techniques, Second Edition ität. miertDialyse, eine lebensrettende, komplexe, oft enables surgeons to carry out commonly performed langfristig angewendete Therapie. Umso wichtiger ist minimally invasive pediatric urological procedures. Fields of interest es, Dialyse-Verfahren, Dauer und Behandlungsfre- It not only encompasses the majority of commonly Cardiology quenz an die individuellen Bedürfnisse der Patienten performed pediatric endourological procedures in a anzupassen.Alles Wesentliche- Diagnostik/Verlauf- standardised format, but also newer techniques and Target groups skontrolle- Therapieoptionen und –strategien- [..] procedures that have developed since publication of Popular/general the first [..] Contents Type of publication Der Patient mit terminaler Niereninsuffizienz (NI).- Contents Monograph Indikationen zur Nierenersatztherapie.- Prinzip- 1. Laparoscopy in Children: Basic Principles.- More on www.springer.com/978-3-89935-288-7 ien der Hämodialyse.- Gefäßzugang zur Hämodial- 2. Ergonomics of Laparoscopy.- 3. Basic Principles of Robotic Surgery.- 4. Physiology of Minimally Softcover yse.- Antikoagulation.- Die Wahl des Dialysators: Invasive Surgery versus Open Surgery.- 5. Learn- 2014. 112 S. 6 Abb. in Farbe. klinische und technische Überlegungen.- Bestim- ing Curves, Costs and Practical Considerations.- 6. $29.99 mung des Sollgewichtes.- Optimierung der Dial- Laparoscopic Nephrectomy and Heminephrectomy.- ISBN 978-3-89935-288-7 ysebehandlung.- Spezielle Verfahren.- Effiziente Hämodialyse.- Aphereseverfahren.- Akute Komp- 7. Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty.- 8. Robotic Assisted Due: Mai 28, 2014 likationen der Hämodialysebehandlung.- Peritoneal- Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty.- 9. Transposition of Lower dialyse.- Probleme des Langzeit-Dialysepatienten.- Pole Vessels: ‘The Vascular Hitch’.- 10. Minimally Spezielle Patientengruppen.- Medikamente bei Dial- Invasive Ureteroureterostomy.- 11. Laparoscopic yseverfahren.- Vorbereitung zur Nierentransplanta- Adrenalectomy.- 12. Operative Pneumovesicoscopy.- tion.-[...] 13. Laparoscopic Extravesical Reimplantation.-[...]

Fields of interest Fields of interest Nephrology; Internal Medicine Urology / Andrology; Pediatric Surgery; Pediatrics

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M. Goisis (Ed.) D.W. Haslam, Watton Place Clinic, Watton-at-Stone, United King- A.J. Jenkins, P.P. Toth, T.J. Lyons (Eds.) dom; A.M. Sharma, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; C.W. le Roux, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland (Eds.) Injections in Aesthetic Medicine Lipoproteins in Diabetes Mellitus

Atlas of Full-face and Full-body Treatment Controversies in Obesity Diabetes mellitus has become epidemic on a global The use of injectables, known as dermal fillers, is scale, and millions of new cases are diagnosed every becoming ever more popular in aesthetic medicine. This book explores the pathophysiology, clinical year. The epidemic of diabetes mellitus is expected Full-face and full-body treatments using such fillers assessment and management of the obese patient in to result in one of the steepest rises in human are increasingly substituting for various surgical the context of serious chronic disease, as well as the morbidity and mortality ever observed outside of techniques; not only do they provide immediate political and environmental aspects, including pre- wartime. Insulin resistance is a hallmark of pre-dia- results at a lower cost, but they also avoid the use of vention. The book's approach of arriving at an explo- betes and type 2 diabetes mellitus, and is character- general anesthesia and shorten the recovery period. ration of these issues through the vehicle of assessing ized by impaired insulin-signaling transduction. In addition, dermal fillers can be successfully used the controversies is unique and interesting, attempt- Authoritative and comprehensive, Lipoproteins in for body remodeling, for example in patients with ing to debunk the myths and explore the genuine Diabetes Mellitus details the many changes wrought bow legs and those requiring breast remodeling.This science whilst demonstrating areas where healthy by insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus on lipid book outlines the fundamental principles of the use debate is rife. and lipoprotein metabolism. The book begins by of different fillers and injection techniques in the summarizing the various techniques to measure Features treatment of facial and body areas. An impressive lipoproteins and their subclasses. The[...] collection of[...] Obesity is a relatively new and controversial field of medicine. Some of the controversies surround- Features Features ing obesity can be dismissed as myths, others reveal Diabetes mellitus has become epidemic on a global The use of injectables, known as dermal fillers, is the lack of consensus and comprehensive knowl- scale, and millions of new cases are diagnosed every becoming ever more popular in aesthetic medicine. edge which exist in obesity and its complex rela- year. The epidemic of diabetes mellitus is expected Full-face and full-body treatments using such fillers tionship with diabetes and other serious long-term to result in one of the steepest rises in human are increasingly substituting for various surgical conditions.Controversies in Obesity takes the unique morbidity and mortality ever observed outside of techniques; not only do they provide immediate approach of assessing the controversies [..] wartime. Insulin resistance is a hallmark of pre-dia- results at a lower cost, but they also avoid the use of betes and type 2 diabetes mellitus, and is character- Contents general anesthesia and shorten the recovery period. ized by impaired insulin-signaling transduction. [..] In addition, dermal fillers can be successfully [..] 1. Obesity: Why Bother?.- 2. Too Late to Challenge the Modern Obesity Epidemic?.- 3. Government Contents Contents Action to Tackle Obesity.- 4. Why Are Governments Laboratory Assessment of Lipoproteins in Diabetes.- 1 Fillers.- 2 Aesthetic analysis of the face: the max- Abdicating from Dealing with the Obesity Crisis?.- Lipoprotein Subclasses and Cardiovascular Disease illofacial deformity.- 3 Standard Evaluation of the 5. Childhood Habits and the Obesity Epidemic.- 6. Risk in Insulin Resistance Diabetes.- Insulin Resis- patient: the Merz Scale.- 4 Temporal fossa.- 5 Frontal Obesity and Sexuality.- 7. Fat on Display.- 8. The tance and Atherosclerosis.- Apoproteins and Cell area.- 6 Malar area.- 7 Tear Trough.- 8 Nasolabial Emerging Paradigm Shift in Understanding the Surface Receptors Regulating Lipoprotein Metab- Folds.- 9 Nose.- 10 Marionette Lines.- 11 Lips.- 12 Causes of Obesity.- 9. Adenoviruses and Obesity.- olism in the Setting of Type 2 Diabetes.- Lipopro- Chin.- 13 Neck.- 14 Arms.- 15 Hands.- 16 Breast.- 17 10. The Role of the Gut Microbiome in Obesity.- 11. tein Metabolism and Alterations induced by insulin Gluteus.- 18 Calf.- 19 Scars.- 20 Full-face and Full- Saturated Fat in Cardiovascular Disease and Obe- resistance and diabetes.- Production and Metabolism body Treatment.- 21 Complications.- 22 Customer sity: Friend or Foe?.- 12. Childhood Obesity and the of Triglyceride-Rich Lipoproteins in both the Nor- Relationship Management in Aesthetic Medicine.- Environment.- 13. Genetics and Epigenetics:[...] mal and Diabetic States.- Lipoprotein(a): Structure, 23 Complementary treatments.- 24 Products. Metabolism and Pathophysiology.- Lipoprotein Gly- Fields of interest cation in Diabetes Mellitus.-Lipoprotein[...] Fields of interest Medicine (general); Internal Medicine; Diabetes; Medicine (general); Plastic Surgery; Dermatology Endocrinology Fields of interest Endocrinology; Angiology; Cardiology; Internal Target groups Target groups Medicine Professional/practitioner Professional/practitioner Target groups Type of publication Type of publication Professional/practitioner Professional book Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-88-470-5360-1 More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-2833-5 Type of publication Contributed volume Hardcover Softcover 2014. XI, 297 p. 825 illus., 822 illus. in color. 2014. XIV, 306 p. 20 illus., 14 illus. in color. More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-7553-8 $189.00 $79.99 Hardcover ISBN 978-88-470-5360-1 ISBN 978-1-4471-2833-5 2014. XIV, 466 p. 100 illus., 64 illus. in color. 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A.S. Kibos, B.P. Knight, V. Essebag, S.B. Fishberger, M. Slevin, I. J. Kuo (Ed.) R. Kurz, Medizinische Universität Graz, Graz, Österreich; Th. Ken- Tintoiu (Eds.) ner, Medizinische Universität Graz, Graz, Österreich; C. Poets, Uni- versitätsklinik f. Kinder- u. Jugend, Tübingen, Deutschland; R. Electron Microscopy Kerbl, LKH Leoben, Leoben, Österreich; M.M.T. Vennemann, G. Cardiac Arrhythmias Jorch (Eds.) Methods and Protocols From Basic Mechanism to State-of-the-Art Management This third edition of Electron Microscopy: Meth- Der plötzliche Säuglingstod This book covers all the major aspects associated ods and Protocols expands upon the previous edi- with pathophysiological development of cardiac tions with current, detailed protocols on biological Grundlagen - Risikofaktoren - Prävention - Elternberatung arrhythmias (covering enhanced or suppressed auto- and molecular research techniques based on TEM Der plötzliche Säuglingstod, das Sudden Infant maticity, triggered activity, or re-entry), from basic and SEM as well as other closely related imaging and Death Syndrome (SIDS), stellt für eine Familie ein concepts through disease association, limitations of analytical methods. With new chapters on conven- tiefgreifendes Unglück dar. Aktuelle Forschun- current pharmacotherapy and implant therapies and tional and microwave assisted specimen, cryo-speci- gen bestärken die Bedeutung bisher beschriebener on-going trials and analysis of new biomarkers based men preparation, negative staining and immunogold Risikofaktoren und die Wirksamkeit präventiver on current knowledge of cellular interaction and sig- labelling techniques, DNA and RNA tracking using Maßnahmen. Doch noch immer sind die Ursachen nalling. The book describes novel and state-of-the- hybrization in TEM or Atomic Force Microscopy, der häufigsten Todesursache im Säuglingsalter art methods for differentiating between the major TEM crystallography and cryo TEM 3D tomogra- nicht hinreichend bekannt.In diesem Buch fasst types of arrhythmia, structural abnormalities and phy, 3D tomography of resin embedded tissues using ein erfahrenes Herausgeber- und Autorenteam den current practice guidelines and determination of risk FIB-SEM, Correlative microscopy using fluores- aktuellen Stand rund um alle wichtigen Aspekte des stratification associated with sudden cardiac death. A cence microscopy, confocal microscopy or immune schicksalhaften Krankheitsbildes zusammen: Wis- particular focus is on[...] labelling[...] senschaftliche Grundlagen, Ursachen, Risikofak- Features Features toren, neueste pathophysiologische Erkenntnisse The past 50 years have witnessed the growth and This third edition of Electron Microscopy: Methods und Möglichkeiten der Prävention werden wis- evolution of clinical electrophysiology from a field and Protocols expands upon the previous editions senschaftlich fundiert und[...] whose goals were simply to understand of the mech- with current, detailed protocols on biological and Features anisms of arrhythmia to one of significant thera- molecular research techniques based on TEM and Der plötzliche Säuglingstod, das Sudden Infant peutic impact. The development and refinement of SEM as well as other closely related imaging and ana- Death Syndrome (SIDS), stellt für eine Familie ein implantable devices and catheter ablation have made lytical methods. With new chapters on conventional tiefgreifendes Unglück dar. Aktuelle Forschun- non-pharmacological therapy a treatment of choice and microwave assisted specimen, cryo-specimen gen bestärken die Bedeutung bisher beschriebener for most arrhythmias encountered in clinical [..] preparation, negative staining and immunogold [..] Risikofaktoren und die Wirksamkeit präventiver Contents Contents Maßnahmen. Doch noch immer sind die Ursachen Section I. Basics in arrhythmias anatomy.- Section Conventional Specimen Preparation Techniques der häufigsten Todesursache im Säuglingsalter II. Diagnostic methods.- Section III- Diseases associ- For Transmission Electron Microscopy of Cultured nicht hinreichend bekannt.In diesem Buch fasst ein ated with arrythmias.- Section IV- Treatment. Cells.- Microwave-assisted Processing and Embed- erfahrenes [..] ding for Transmission Electron Microscopy.- Pro- Contents Fields of interest cessing Plant Tissues for Ultrastructural Study.- 1. Einleitung.- 2. Der plötzliche Säuglingstod in Cardiology Staining Sectioned Biological Specimens for Trans- historischen Dokumenten.- 3. „SID(S)“ – Defin- mission Electron Microscopy: Conventional and Target groups ition und Klassifikation.- 4. SIDS-Mortalität im En Bloc Stains.- Metal Shadowing for Electron Professional/practitioner deutschsprachigen Raum und weltweit.- 5. Obduk- Microscopy.- Freeze Fracture and Freeze Etching.- tion/Autopsie.- 6. Stellung und Aufgaben der Behör- Conventional Specimen Preparation Techniques For Type of publication den.- 7. Plötzlicher Säuglingstod und Kriminalität.- Scanning Electron Microscopy of Biological Speci- Contributed volume 8. Stoffwechseluntersuchungen.- 9. Mögliche mens.- High-pressure Freezing: Current State and Ursachen für den plötzlichen Säuglingstod: His- More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-5315-3 Future Prospects.-[...] torischer Überblick und aktuelle Theorien.- 10. Hardcover Soziale Folgen des plötzlichen Säuglingstodes und 2014. XXIII, 678 p. 298 illus., 206 illus. in color. Fields of interest Imaging / Radiology Familienbetreuung.- 11. Risikofaktoren für den plöt- $209.00 zlichen Säuglingstod.- 12. Schlaf, autonome Regula- ISBN 978-1-4471-5315-3 Target groups tion und[...] usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Professional/practitioner Fields of interest Type of publication Pediatrics; Obstetrics / Perinatology; Forensic Med- Contributed volume icine; General Practice / Family Medicine; Nursing; Popular Science in Medicine and Health More on www.springer.com/978-1-62703-775-4 Hardcover Target groups 2014. XVIII, 799 p. 256 illus., 100 illus. in color. 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J.A. Ledermann, UCL Cancer Institute, London, United King- H. Li, Capital Medical Univerisity, Beijing, China (P.R.) (Ed.) M. Lübbert, P.A. Jones (Eds.) dom; C.L. Creutzberg, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands; M.A. Quinn, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Aus- tralia (Eds.) Radiology of HIV/AIDS Epigenetic Therapy of Cancer

A Practical Approach Preclinical Models and Treatment Approaches Controversies in the Management of Gynecological Cancers This book provides a comprehensive overview of The growing knowledge about disturbances of epi- modern methodology, diagnostic methods and tech- genetic gene regulation in hematopoietic stem cell niques of HIV/AIDS imaging. It starts with a general disorders is now being translated into treatment This is a novel text that highlights the controver- review of HIV/AIDS imaging and evidence based approaches that target the epigenetic defects phar- sial areas in the management of gynecological can- medicine (EBM). In the following chapters, authors macologically. This book first presents the latest cers. None of the topics in this book have definitive introduce 13 of most common types of AIDS/HIV- evidence regarding the epigenetic regulation of answers; they represent the everyday decision-mak- associated diseases separately. High-quality examples hematopoietic stem cell differentiation and hemoglo- ing facing gynecologists, oncologists, radiologists, combined with computed tomography (CT), Mag- bin production. The significance of DNA methyla- pathologists and other health professionals treat- netic resonance imaging (MRI), gross anatomy and tion abnormalities in hematopoietic disorders and ing women with these conditions. This book is not pathology images are clearly illustrated. Moreover, of epigenetic disturbances in lung cancer and other to be used as a traditional textbook; it is a text that the use of functional imaging in HIV/AIDS diagno- solid tumors is then discussed. A major part of the specialists and trainees will use to help them weigh sis and differential diagnosis is an essential part that book, however, relates specifically to the translation up the arguments that exist in a variety of areas in diagnostic doctors will find to be useful. of basic research and drug development to clinical the treatment of gynecological cancers. Each chap- applications, and in this context both[...] ter will have two or more authors, selected either for Features their opposing views or for their ability to provide an This book provides a comprehensive overview of Features opposite view or[...] modern methodology, diagnostic methods and tech- The growing knowledge about disturbances of epige- niques of HIV/AIDS imaging. It starts with a general netic gene regulation in hematopoietic stem cell dis- Features review of HIV/AIDS imaging and evidence based orders such as myeloid leukemias and preleukemias Gynecological cancers are some of the most com- medicine (EBM). In the following chapters, authors (myelodysplasias) is now being translated into treat- monly occurring malignancies in women. Despite introduce 13 of most common types of AIDS/HIV- ment approaches that target the epigenetic defects their high incidence, treatment and manage- associated diseases separately. High-quality examples pharmacologically. Such approaches include reacti- ment of these cancers remain controversial, with combined with computed tomography (CT), Mag- vation of tumor suppressor genes and other antipro- conflicting evidence about many aspects of the netic resonance imaging [..] liferative genes by reversal of DNA hypermethylation disease. Controversies in the Management of Gyne- [..] cological Cancers offers a unique assessment of the Contents opposing sides of the [..] Molecular Biology of HIV/AIDS and Its Clinical Contents Management.- An Overview of Clinical Immunology The fundamental role of epigenetic regulation for Contents of HIV/AIDS.- An Overview of Clinical Microbiol- normal and disturbed all growth and differentia- 1. Controversies in the Treatment of Women with ogy of HIV/AIDS.- Epidemiological Investigation tion.- Mouse models to study DNA methylation in Early Stage Epithelial Ovarian Cancer.- 2. Recur- of AIDS.- Pathogenetic and Pathological Mecha- cancer research.- Epigenetic regulation of normal rent Ovarian Cancer: When to Treat and How to nism.- Clinical Manifestations of HIV/AIDS Infec- hematopoietic development.- Epigenetic regula- Assess.- 3. New Views of Ovarian Carcinoma Types: tion.- Laboratory Test and Special Examinations.- tion of globin genes and disturbances in hemoglo- How will this Change Practice?.- 4. Lymphadenec- Diagnostic Imaging.- AIDS Imaging and Evidence binopathies.- DNA methylation abnormalities in tomy in Endometrial Cancer: The Controversy Based Medicine.- Clinical Medication Against HIV/ hematopoietic disorders: biological significance Rages Unabated.- 5. What is the Role of Adjuvant AIDS.- Introduction to Assessment and Monitoring and methodological approaches.- Epigenetic mod- Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy in Endometrial of Critical AIDS.- HIV Related Effect Factors.- HIV/ ifications mediated by the AML1/ETO and MLL Cancer?.- 6. Chemotherapy and/or Targeted Ther- AIDS Related Nervous System Diseases.- HIV/AIDS leukemia fusion proteins.- Epigenetic abnormali- apies for Advanced Endometrial Cancer: Time to Related[...] ties in lung cancer.- Pharmacodynamic Responses to Rethink?.- 7. Is Cervix Cancer a Disappearing Dis- DNA Methyltransferase[...] ease? Impact of HPV Vaccination in Developed Fields of interest Countries.- 8. What is the[...] Diagnostic Radiology; Infectious Diseases; Pathology Fields of interest Oncology; Hematology; Gene Therapy Fields of interest Target groups Oncology; Gynecology; Surgical Oncology Professional/practitioner Target groups Professional/practitioner Target groups Type of publication Professional/practitioner Contributed volume Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-7822-1 Contributed volume Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-38403-5 Contributed volume Distribution rights in China mainland: People’s Medical Hardcover More on www.springer.com/978-0-85729-909-3 Publishing House 2014. X, 325 p. 48 illus., 14 illus. in color. Hardcover Hardcover $189.00 2014. XV, 349 p. 44 illus., 31 illus. in color. 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Shoulder Arthroscopy Diseases of the Liver in Children Pediatric and Adolescent Urologic

Principles and Practice Evaluation and Management Imaging

Shoulder Arthroscopy – Principles and Practice is a Diseases of the Liver in Children: Evaluation and Pediatric and Adolescent Urologic Imaging pro- comprehensive and fully up-to-date work covering Management provides a comprehensive, state-of- vides a comprehensive reference for health care all major shoulder problems and related arthroscopic the art review of pediatric liver disease, with a prac- providers of children and adolescents with urologic treatments. Two sections on basic science and prin- tical approach useful for the primary care provider conditions. This is the first book in which each chap- ciples of shoulder arthroscopy will provide essential or general gastroenterologist. With an emphasis on ter is written collaboratively by at least one author information to build primary knowledge on shoulder tables and images, this book serves as a reference for from each specialty. This unique approach melds- arthroscopy issues. Shoulder problems and related understanding basic hepatic processes and the sig- the expertise of each specialist and offers it to the treatments will be described according to a learning nificance of laboratory findings. It also discusses the reader in a manner aimed at reinforcing the integra- pathway, which will allow the readers to improve state of the art of diagnosis and treatment of diseases tion of clinical information to radiologic imaging. their knowledge and skills in shoulder arthroscopy that affect the pediatric liver. The text captures the The book is arranged into two sections allowing for from simple, standardized techniques to more com- key elements of treatment and monitoring important easy access to the information. The first section cov- plex and advanced procedures. All chapters will be for the primary care provider partnering in the care ers the principles of each radiologic modality as well written by expert arthroscopic surgeons who will of these patients with pediatric hepatologists. The as radiation safety and the history of uroradiology. provide decision-making[...] current state[...] The second[...] Features Features Features This comprehensive and stunningly illustrated text- Diseases of the Liver in Children: Evaluation and Pediatric and Adolescent Urologic Imaging pro- book covers the entire spectrum of shoulder dis- Management provides a comprehensive, state-of- vides a comprehensive reference for health care ease and arthroscopic techniques. It reviews the the art review of pediatric liver disease, with a prac- providers of children and adolescents with urologic anatomy and the biomechanics of the shoulder, basic tical approach useful for the primary care provider conditions. This is the first book in which each chap- arthroscopic procedures, advanced reconstructive or general gastroenterologist. With an emphasis on ter is written collaboratively by at least one author surgeries, and an overview on shoulder pathologies tables and images, this book serves as a reference for from each specialty. This unique approach melds the with a special focus on surgical approach. Shoulder understanding basic hepatic processes and the signif- expertise of each specialist and offers it to the reader Arthroscopy: Principles and Practice is a [..] icance of laboratory findings. It also [..] in a manner aimed at reinforcing the [..] Contents Contents Contents Anatomy of the Shoulder.- Biomechanics of the Anatomy and Development of the Liver.- Normal Part I. Radiology Principles.- 1. History of Pedi- Shoulder.- Shoulder Examination.- Imaging of functional biology of the liver.- Laboratory assess- atric Urologic Imaging.- 2. Principles of Ultra- the Shoulder.- Biology of Injury and Repair of ment of hepatic injury and function.- Mechanisms sound.- 3. Principles of Computerized Tomography Soft Tissues of the Shoulder.- Principles of Shoul- of Liver Injury.- Radiology of the liver in children.- (CT).- 4. Principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging der Rehabilitation.- Instrumentation in Shoulder Phenotypes of liver disease in infants, children and (MRI).- 5. Principles of Voiding Cystourethrography Arthroscopy.- Operating Room Set-up and Patient adolescents children.- Psychosocial, cognitive, and (VCUG).- 6. Principles of Nuclear Medicine Imag- Positioning.- Anaesthesia in Shoulder Arthroscopy.- quality of life considerations in the child with liver ing.- 7. Radiation Safety.- Part II. Clinical Imaging.- Portal Placement and Related Anatomy.- Diagnos- disease and their family children.- Metabolic liver 8. Prenatal Imaging of the Genitourinary Tract.- tic Shoulder Arthroscopy.- Anchors and Sutures.- disease - Part 1.- Metabolic liver disease - Part 2.- 9. Renal Imaging: Congenital Anomalies of the Arthroscopic Suture Management.- Arthroscopic Neonatal Hemochromatosis and Gestational Alloim- Kidney and Urinary Tract.- 10. Renal Imaging: Knot Tying.- Acute Traumatic Anterior Shoulder mune Liver Disease.- Alagille Syndrome.- Idiopathic Hydronephrosis and Renal Obstruction.- 11. Renal Instability.- Recurrent Anterior Shoulder Instability.- Neonatal Hepatitis and it’s[...] Imaging: Cystic and Solid Lesions.- 12. Renal[...] Posterior[...] Fields of interest Fields of interest Fields of interest Gastroenterology; Hepatology; Pediatrics Imaging / Radiology; Primary Care Medicine; Urol- Surgical Orthopedics; Sports Medicine Target groups ogy / Andrology Target groups Professional/practitioner Target groups Professional/practitioner Type of publication Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume Type of publication Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-9004-3 Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-1-4471-5426-6 Hardcover More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-8653-4 Hardcover 2014. XVI, 596 p. 143 illus., 78 illus. in color. Hardcover 2014. XXIII, 622 p. 423 illus., 341 illus. in color. With $239.00 2014. XIX, 482 p. 422 illus., 140 illus. in color. online files/update. 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P. Picci, M. Manfrini, N. Fabbri, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer S.D. Rampertab, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson, New Brunswick, S.M. Rogers Center, New York, USA; M. Gambarotti, D. Vanel (Eds.) USA; G.E. Mullin (Eds.) Mastering Scientific and Medical Atlas of Musculoskeletal Tumors Celiac Disease Writing and Tumorlike Lesions Celiac Disease is an authoritative text intended to A Self-help Guide The Rizzoli Case Archive educate healthcare practitioners, gastroenterolo- This self-help guide is intended for scientists and gists, physicians and nutritionists about the diverse This book reflects the experience of the Rizzoli medical professionals and students who wish to manifestations, complications and management of Orthopedic Institute during more than 100 years of improve their scientific writing skills. Exercises invite gluten-sensitive enteropathy. The seventeen-chap- treatment of musculoskeletal tumor and tumorlike the reader to practice the most important aspects of ter text provides the latest research on pathophysiol- lesions. It presents a wide range of lesions from a scientific writing. Although the book addresses cer- ogy, including animal models, immunopathogenesis, multidisciplinary perspective, highlighting pertinent tain issues more troublesome to scientific commu- genetics and the intestinal microflora. The book also clinical, radiological, and histological correlations. nicators of a non-English language origin, the guide features chapters on diagnosis, monitoring, com- Treatment is briefly reported for each entity. In addi- will be of equal benefit to those whose first language plications and nutritional management, including tion, the more recent biomolecular findings of use is English. If you want not only to write but to write therapies on the horizon. The text concludes with for diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment are carefully well, this book is for you.This second edition takes appendices that provide educational tools for symp- analyzed. The Rizzoli case archive spans more than into account new developments in the area of scien- tom monitoring and dietary guidance.Written by a century, the first treated case dating back to 28 tific communication. In particular, the importance specialists in their respective[...] September 1900, and contains the original material of authenticity is addressed, drawing attention to the – clinical charts, imaging, paraffin blocks, and histo- Features sensitive[...] logical slides –[...] Celiac Disease is an authoritative text intended to Features educate healthcare practitioners, gastroenterolo- Features This self-help guide is intended for scientists and gists, physicians and nutritionists about the diverse This book reflects the experience of the Rizzoli medical professionals and students who wish to manifestations, complications and management of Orthopedic Institute during more than 100 years of improve their scientific writing skills. Exercises invite gluten-sensitive enteropathy. The seventeen-chap- treatment of musculoskeletal tumor and tumorlike the reader to practice the most important aspects of ter text provides the latest research on pathophysiol- lesions. It presents a wide range of lesions from a scientific writing. Although the book addresses cer- ogy, including animal models, immunopathogenesis, multidisciplinary perspective, highlighting pertinent tain issues more troublesome to scientific commu- genetics and the intestinal microflora. The book [..] clinical, radiological, and histological correlations. nicators of a non-English language origin, the guide Treatment is briefly reported for each entity. In addi- Contents will be of equal benefit to those whose first [..] tion, the more recent biomolecular findings of [..] Introduction.- Definition of Celiac Disease and Contents Gluten Sensitivity.- Epidemiology of Celiac Disease.- Contents Introduction.- Good versus Poor Scientific Writ- The Pathophysiology of Celiac Disease.- Immuno- Staging. Bone Tumors: Histiocytic Fibroma.- Multi- ing: an orientation.- Words and Units: orthography genetics of Celiac Disease.- Using Animal Models ple Histiocytic Fibromas with Extraskeletal Abnor- and Punctuation.- Forming Sentences: grammar.- of Celiac Disease to Understand the Role of MHC malitie.- Fibrous Dysplasia.- Osteofibrous Dysplasia Putting it Nicely: Style.- Redundancy and Jargon: II.- Role of Gut Microbes in Celiac Disease Risk and of Long Bones.- Simple Bone Cyst.- Histiocytosis Focusing on the essentials.- Quoting Published Pathogenesis.- Presentation of Celiac Disease in X.-Chondroma.- Periosteal Chondroma.- Multiple Material: Reference Formats.- Avoiding Discrimina- Children and Adults.- Diagnosis of Celiac Disease.- Chondromas.- Osteoid Osteoma.- Osteoblastoma.- tion: ethics of Scientific Writing.- Sticking to your Nutrition in Celiac Disease.- Dietary Supplements Aneurysmal Bone Cyst.- Giant Cell Tumor.- word: Plagiarism.- Structuring Scientific Texts: get- in Celiac Disease.- Monitoring and Follow-up of Chondroblastoma.- Chondromyxoid Fibroma.- ting the “Story” out. Chondromyxoid Fibroma.- Desmoid Fibroma.- Patients with Celiac Disease.- Special Considerations Chondrosarcomas.- Osteosarcomas.- Malignant in Children and Young Adults with Celiac[...] Fields of interest Fibrous Histiocytoma.- Fibrosarcoma.- Ewing’s Medicine (general) Fields of interest Family Tumors.- Adamantinoma.- Vascular Gastroenterology; Internal Medicine; Primary Care Tumors.- Chordoma.- Primary Lymphoma of[...] Target groups Medicine; Clinical Nutrition Professional/practitioner Fields of interest Target groups Oncology; Surgery; Pathology; Imaging / Radiology Type of publication Professional/practitioner Professional book Target groups Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-39445-4 Professional/practitioner Contributed volume Softcover Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-8559-9 2014. XIV, 116 p. 1 illus. Professional book $34.99 Hardcover ISBN 978-3-642-39445-4 More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-01747-1 2014. 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J.M. Ryan, St George's University of London, London, United F. Saremi, USC University Hospital, Los Angeles, USA (Ed.) F. Schneider, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Deutschland; P. Lutz (Eds.) Kingdom; A.P.C.C. Hopperus Buma, C.W. Beadling, A. Mozumder, D.M. Nott, N.M. Rich, W. Henny, D. MacGarty (Eds.) Cardiac CT and MR for Adult Erfasst, verfolgt, vernichtet./ Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine Congenital Heart Disease registered, persecuted, annihilated.

A Practical Guide Kranke und behinderte Menschen im Nationalsozialismus/The This is the first major textbook to address both com- Sick and the Disabled under National Socialism The first edition of conflict and catastrophe was puted tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance Unter der Schirmherrschaft von Bundespräsident produced in 2002 and a second, successful edition, (MR) cardiac imaging of adults for the diagnosis and Joachim Gauck entwickelt die Deutsche Gesellschaft followed in 2009. The decision to produce these treatment of congenital heart disease (CHD). Since für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik works sprung from painful problems experienced the introduction of faster CT scanners, there has und Nervenheilkunde (DGPPN) in Kooperation mit by colleagues and authors themselves during many been tremendous advancement in the diagnosis of den Stiftungen Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden humanitarian and related deployments. The guide CHD in adults. This is mostly due to the higher spa- Europas und Topographie des Terrors eine Wan- for both editions was to provide, in one volume, an tial resolution of CT compared to MR, which enables derausstellung, die jene Opfer ins Zentrum rückt, entry level text covering all aspects of deployment, radiologists to create more detailed visualizations die lange am Rande des öffentlichen Interesses und with an emphasis on medicine and healthcare in of cardiac anatomic structures, leading to the dis- Gedenkens standen. these environments. This third revised, expanded covery of anomalous pathologies often missed by conventional MR imaging. This book is unique in and updated edition of Conflict and Catastrophe Features highlighting the advantages of both CT and MR for Medicine: A Practical Guide follows its successful Unter der Schirmherrschaft von Bundespräsident the diagnosis of CHD in adults, focusing[...] predecessors in providing a framework for use by Joachim Gauck entwickelt die Deutsche Gesellschaft health professionals visiting a resource[...] Features für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik und Nervenheilkunde (DGPPN) in Kooperation mit Features This book is a state-of-the art reference that presents den Stiftungen Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine: A Practical computed tomography (CT) and magnetic reso- Europas und Topographie des Terrors eine Wan- Guide 3e follows its successful predecessors in pro- nance (MR) cardiac imaging for the diagnosis and derausstellung, die jene Opfer ins Zentrum rückt, viding a framework for use by health professionals treatment planning of adult congenital heart dis- die lange am Rande des öffentlichen Interesses und visiting a resource-constrained environment. Aimed ease (ACHD). It highlights the advantages of CT Gedenkens standen. at health professionals, Conflict and Catastrophe and MR in the management of ACHD, focusing on the complementary collaboration between these two Medicine: A Practical Guide 3e encompasses prob- Contents modalities where possible. CT and MR aids in the lems brought about by local conflict or natural disas- 1 Fotoalbum - Photo album.- 2 Die Frage nach dem evaluation of cardiac [..] ters. It covers [..] Wert des Lebens - Setting a Value on Life.- 3 Rassen- hygienische Politik - Racial Hygiene Policies.- 4 Contents Contents Mord – Murder.- 5 Nach 1945: Verdrängen und Section 1: The Disaster and Conflict Environment.- 1. Classification and Epidemiology.- 2. Embryol- Erinnern - After 1945: Repression and Remem- 1. New Paradigms: The World in the 21st Century- ogy.- 3. Cardiac MRI Examination: An Overview.- brance. European Perspective.- 2. New Paradigms: The 4. Magnetic Resonance Angiography.- 5. Princi- ples of CT Imaging.- Echocardiographic Imaging World in the 21st Century- A US Perspective.- 3. Fields of interest in Adult Congenital Heart Disease.- 6. Echocardio- The Spectrum of Conflict.- 4. The Players- Human- Psychiatry; Medicine (general); Cultural Heritage itarian Organisations and their Coordination in graphic Imaging in Adult Congenital Heart Disease.- Humanitarian Assistance.- 5. The Players- Private 7. Right Ventricle Outflow Tract.- 8. Left Ventricu- Target groups Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) in the lar Outflow Tract.- 9. Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot.- Popular/general Humanitarian Space.- 6. Medical Ethics in Disas- 10. Transposition of the Great Arteries.- 11. Univen- ters.- 7. Medicine at High Altitudes.- 8. Medical tricular Heart.- 12. Visceroatrial Situs in Congeni- Type of publication Support of Special Operations.- 9. Terrorism 101.- tal Heart Disease.- 13. 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U.J. Schoepf, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, C.E.H. Scott-Conner, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA (Ed.) S.A. Shobeiri (Ed.) USA; F. Bamberg, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany; B. Ruzsics, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Universit, Liverpool, United Kingdom; R. Vliegenthart, University Chassin's Operative Strategy in Practical Pelvic Floor Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; G. Bastar- rika, Cardiothoracic Imaging Division, Toronto, Canada (Eds.) General Surgery Ultrasonography An Expositive Atlas A Multicompartmental Approach to 2D/3D/4D Ultrasonogra- CT Imaging of Myocardial Perfusion phy of Pelvic Floor The Fourth Edition of Chassin’s Operative Strategy and Viability in General Surgery: An Expositive Atlas is designed Practical Pelvic Floor Ultrasonography: A Multicom- to expand this comprehensive and unique general partmental Approach to 2D/3D/4D Ultrasonography Beyond Structure and Function surgery reference while remaining true to the spe- of Pelvic Floor provides an introduction to pelvic floor imaging, as well as a resource to be used during Recent research has identified the assessment of cial character of the work. This unique text continues initial and more advanced practice. The book helps myocardial perfusion and viability as another to provide an emphasis on surgical strategy that is readers gain competence in performing 2D/3D/4D promising CT application for the comprehensive unmatched by other textbooks of surgical technique. transperineal, and 2D/3D endovaginal / endoanal diagnosis of coronary heart disease. In this book, the It continues to comprehensively cover all non-vascu- ultrasound evaluation of the pelvic floor, includ- first to be devoted to this novel application of CT, lar operations commonly performed by general sur- ing anal sphincter and levator ani complex. The text leading experts from across the world present up- geons. As always, Chassin’s explains the conceptual also shows interested clinicians how to obtain opti- to-date information and consider future directions. basis of each operation, outlines strategies to avoid mal images of pelvic floor muscles and organs, how After short sections outlining the state of the art in common pitfalls, and carefully describes and beauti- to obtain useful images of the anal canal, levator the traditional applications of CT to image structure fully illustrates the technical steps of each operation. ani complex, urethra, and how to interpret clinical and function, the full range of CT techniques that The Fourth Edition[...] implications of alterations of the[...] may be employed to evaluate the myocardial blood Features supply are discussed in detail. Similarly, diverse CT The Fourth Edition of Chassin’s Operative Strategy Features approaches for the assessment of myocardial viability in General Surgery: An Expositive Atlas is designed Practical Pelvic Floor Ultrasonography: A Multicom- are described, with[...] to expand this comprehensive and unique general partmental Approach to 2D/3D/4D Ultrasonography of Pelvic Floor provides an introduction to pelvic Features surgery reference while remaining true to the spe- floor imaging, as well as a resource to be used during The rapid evolution in cardiac computed tomogra- cial character of the work. This unique text continues initial and more advanced practice. The book helps phy during the past decade has improved spatial and to provide an emphasis on surgical strategy that is readers gain competence in performing 2D/3D/4D temporal resolution to the extent that cardiac CT unmatched by other textbooks of surgical technique. transperineal, and 2D/3D endovaginal / endoanal is now an accepted alternative for the non-invasive It continues to comprehensively cover all [..] ultrasound evaluation of the pelvic floor, including interrogation of the heart. Beyond the assessment Contents [..] of cardiac structure and ventricular function, recent Concepts and Strategies of Surgery.- Mechanical research has identified yet another promising CT Basics of Operative Technique.- Incision, Exposure, Contents application for the comprehensive diagnosis of coro- Closure.- Dissecting and Suturing.- Surgical Sta- Pelvic Floor Anatomy.- 2D / 3D Endovaginal nary [..] pling: Principles and Precautions.- Control of Bleed- and Endoanal Instrumentation and Techniques.- Instrumentation and Techniques for Translabial Contents ing.- Management of the Contaminated Operation.- and Transperineal Pelvic Floor Ultrasound.- 3D Structure: Coronary CT angiography – State of Damage Control Laparotomy.- Mechanical Basics Endovaginal Ultrasound imaging of the Levator the Art.- Function: CT Assessment of global and of Laparoscopic Surgery.- Rational Use of Drains.- Ani Muscles.- Endovaginal Urethra and Bladder regional cardiac function – State of the Art.- Per- Illustrated Glossary of Surgical Instruments.- The Imaging.- 3D Endovaginal Imaging of the Anorec- fusion: Why are we interested in myocardial perfu- Operative Note.- Concepts in Esophageal Surgery.- tal Structures.- Endovaginal Imaging of Vaginal sion.- CT evaluation of the myocardial blood supply: Esophagectomy: Right Thoracotomy and Laparo- Implants.- Endovaginal Imaging of Pelvic Floor Technical options.- CT evaluation of the myocardial tomy.- Esophagogastrectomy: Left Thoracoab- Cysts and Masses.- Three-dimensional Endoanal blood supply – Single-source, single-energy CT.- CT dominal Approach.- Transhiatal Esophagectomy.- Ultrasonography of the Anorectal Region.- Endoanal evaluation of the myocardial blood supply: Ultra-low Minimally[...] Ultrasonographic Imaging of the Anorectal Cysts radiation dose CT techniques.- CT evaluation of the Fields of interest and Masses.- Emerging Imaging[...] myocardial blood supply: Dual-source dual-energy General Surgery; Colorectal Surgery; Minimally CT.- CT evaluation of the myocardial blood supply: Invasive Surgery; Abdominal Surgery Fields of interest Fast kV-switching dual-energy CT.-[...] Urology / Andrology; Colorectal Surgery; Imaging / Target groups Radiology Fields of interest Professional/practitioner Imaging / Radiology; Diagnostic Radiology; Cardiol- Target groups ogy Type of publication Professional/practitioner Professional book Target groups Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-1392-9 Professional/practitioner Contributed volume Hardcover Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-8425-7 2014. 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L.A. Stadtmauer, I. Tur-Kaspa (Eds.) D.J. Terris, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, USA; M.C. R. Tewes, Crown Coaching International, Dresden, Deutschland; Singer, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, USA (Eds.) A. Stockinger (Eds.) Ultrasound Imaging in Reproductive Medicine Minimally Invasive and Robotic Personalentwicklung in Pflege- und Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Gesundheitseinrichtungen Advances in Infertility Work-up, Treatment, and ART Erfolgreiche Konzepte und Praxisbeispiele aus dem In-und Over the last 25 years, the advances in ultrasound Minimally Invasive and Robotic Thyroid and Ausland have paralleled advances in Assisted Reproductive Parathyroid Surgery is the first textbook which in- Technology (ART). ART could not even be practiced cludes a comprehensive review of both minimally Ratgeber für gelungene Personalentwicklung Per- or considered today without imaging. Ultrasound invasive and robotic thyroid and parathyroid tech- sonalentwicklung ist ein wichtiger Baustein für eine has become the most important and widely used tool niques. Over the last several years there has been a nachhaltige Mitarbeiterstruktur in Gesundheits- und in the diagnosis and treatment of infertility. Ultra- rapid expansion in the number of different surgi- Pflegeeinrichtungen – insbesondere mit Blick auf die sound evaluation is one of the first steps to assess cal approaches available to patients undergoing thy- zukünftigen Entwicklungen. Weg vom „Gießkan- the cause of infertility; the three areas of evaluation roid and parathyroid surgery. This book consolidates nenprinzip“ wird in vielen Einrichtungen der Nutzen are the ovaries, uterus, and fallopian tubes. Ultra- these in one source and focuses on both the philoso- eines strategischen Personalentwicklung-Konzeptes sound allows physicians to diagnose ovarian reserve phy and techniques of these procedures. For thyroid erkannt, das den einzelnen Mitarbeiter und die ver- but also pathologies such as polycystic ovarian syn- surgery, the text covers the full range of minimally schiedenen Berufsgruppen individuell fördert. Als drome, endometriosis, or other ovarian cysts that invasive procedures and several of the most widely ein Führungselement wird PE von leitenden Pfle- can impact fertility. The results of this initial exam adopted remote access techniques. Several related genden gefordert. Dieses Handbuch unterstützt Sie, immediately affect the[...] procedures are also discussed, including[...] der Aufgabe gerecht zu werden und leitet an Person- alentwicklung systematisch zu planen und nicht nur Features Features intuitiv anzuwenden. Das Herausgeberteam hat[...] Can physicians, nurses, and ultrasonographers imag- Minimally Invasive and Robotic Thyroid and ine infertility diagnosis and treatment and assisted Parathyroid Surgery is the first textbook which in- Features reproductive technologies (ART) today without cludes a comprehensive review of both minimally Praxisbeispiele gelungener PersonalentwicklungPer- ultrasound? Ultrasound Imaging in Reproductive invasive and robotic thyroid and parathyroid tech- sonalentwicklung (PE) ist ein wichtiger Baustein für Medicine provides the most comprehensive know- niques. Over the last several years there has been a eine nachhaltige Mitarbeiterstruktur in Gesundheits- how of modern imaging for all who are actively rapid expansion in the number of different surgi- und Pflegeeinrichtungen. Dieses Handbuch unter- involved in ART and reproductive medicine. All that cal approaches available to patients undergoing thy- stützt Personalverantwortliche ein PE-Konzept sys- you wanted to know about the role of ultrasound - roid and parathyroid surgery. This book consolidates tematisch zu planen und einzelne Mitarbeiter und from the [..] these in [..] Berufsgruppen individuell zu fördern. Dazu erhalten sie Informationen zu folgenden [..] Contents Contents Part I: Ultrasound Technique.- Ultrasound in Repro- The Evolution of Thyroid Surgery.- Defining Min- Contents ductive Medicine: Is It Safe?- Principles of 3D Ultra- imally Invasive and Remote Access Surgery of the Personalentwicklung im Fokus von Kliniken und sound.- Two Dimensional and Three Dimensional Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands.- Principles and Pflegeeinrichtungen.- Erfolgreiche Personalentwick- Doppler in Reproductive Medicine.- Legal Aspects of Philosophy of Minimally Invasive and Remote lungsprojekte am Universitätsklinikum Freiburg im Ultrasound Imaging in Reproductive Medicine.- Part Access Endocrine Surgery.- Ambulatory Endocrine Pflege- und Prozessmanagement.- Vom klassischen II: Ultrasound in Infertility Workup.- The Normal Surgery.- Non-endoscopic Minimally Invasive Pflegemanagement zur fortschrittlichen Pflegeen- Ovary.- Ovarian Reserve and Ovarian Cysts.- Ultra- Thyroid Surgery.- Minimally Invasive Video- twicklung: Auf dem Weg zu einem neuen Selb- sound and PCOS.- The Normal Uterus.- Congenital Assisted Thyroidectomy.- Total Endoscopic Thy- stverständnis in der Führung des Pflegedienstes am Uterine Anomalies.- Uterine Fibroids.- Endometrial roidectomy: Axillary Approach.- Bilateral Axillo- Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus in Stuttgart.- Teamkom- Polyps.- Intrauterine Adhesions.- Sonohysterogra- Breast Approach Endoscopic and Robotic Thyroid petenztraining am Universitätsklinikum Tübingen – phy (SHG) in Reproductive Medicine.- Evaluation of Surgery.- Robot-Assisted Transaxillary Thyroidec- Eine neue Form der Personalentwicklung.- Trainee- Tubal Patency (HyCoSy, Doppler).-[...] tomy.- Robotic Facelift Thyroidectomy.- Conserva- Programm zur Entwicklung und Qualifizierung von tive Central Neck Dissection.-[...] Führungsnachwuchskräften im Pflegedienst am Uni- Fields of interest versitätsklinikum[...] Reproductive Medicine; Imaging / Radiology; Diag- Fields of interest nostic Radiology Minimally Invasive Surgery; Head and Neck Surgery; Fields of interest General Surgery Nursing; Nursing Management / Nursing Research Target groups Professional/practitioner Target groups Target groups Professional/practitioner Professional/practitioner Type of publication Contributed volume Type of publication Type of publication Professional book More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-9181-1 Contributed volume More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-37323-7 Hardcover More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-9010-4 2014. 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G. Torzilli, University of Milan, Rozzano (Milano), Italy (Ed.) H. Tsujii, T. Kamada, T. Shirai, K. Noda, H. Tsuji, K. Karasawa (Eds.) N. Vadivelu, A. Vadivelu, 16/4 Defence Officers Colony, Chennai, India; A.D. Kaye (Eds.) Ultrasound-Guided Liver Surgery Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy Orofacial Pain An Atlas Principles, Practices, and Treatment Planning A Clinician's Guide Ultrasound guidance of liver surgery is a very sophis- This book serves as a practical guide for the use of ticated approach that permits the performance of carbon ions in cancer radiotherapy. On the basis of Because diagnosing orofacial pain can be a challenge, otherwise unfeasible operations, discloses the true clinical experience with more than 7,000 patients the book describes the appropriate history-taking extent of tumors, increases the indications for hepa- with various types of tumors treated over a period methods, detailed examinations, and relevant tests tectomy, and renders surgery safer. Despite this, it of nearly 20 years at the National Institute of Radio- that will help clinicians to work through the differen- has remained relatively neglected in the literature logical Sciences, step-by-step procedures and techno- tial diagnosis. Effective medical, surgical, and behav- over the past two decades, during which time much logical development of this modality are highlighted. ioral approaches are presented, and the importance progress has been achieved. This is the first atlas on The book is divided into two sections, the first cov- of a multimodal approach is consistently emphasized the subject, and it is comprehensive in scope. The ering the underlying principles of physics and biol- throughout the book. The target audience includes state of the art in the use of ultrasound for resection ogy, and the second section is a systematic review pain physicians, anesthesiologists, dentists, neurolo- guidance is carefully documented, and new tech- by tumor site, concentrating on the role of ther- gists, nurse practitioners, and physician’s assistants. niques for exploration of the biliary tract and facil- apeutic techniques and the pitfalls in treatment itation of transplant surgery are presented. Further planning. Readers will learn of the superior out- Features important topics[...] comes obtained with[...] This is a practical guide to the evidence-based diag- nosis and management of orofacial pain. It covers Features Features common clinical presentations of acute and chronic Ultrasound guidance of liver surgery is a very sophis- This book serves as a practical guide for the use of orofacial pain and summarizes clinically relevant ticated approach that permits the performance of carbon ions in cancer radiotherapy. On the basis of neurobiology.Because diagnosing orofacial pain can otherwise unfeasible operations, discloses the true clinical experience with more than 7,000 patients be a challenge, the book describes the appropriate extent of tumors, increases the indications for hepa- with various types of tumors treated over a period history-taking methods, detailed examinations, and tectomy, and renders surgery safer. Despite this, it of nearly 20 years at the National Institute of Radio- relevant tests that will help clinicians to [..] has remained relatively neglected in the literature logical Sciences, step-by-step procedures and techno- over the past two decades, during which time much logical development of this modality are highlighted. Contents progress has been achieved. This is the [..] The book is divided into two sections, the [..] 1. The Neurobiology of Orofacial Pain.- 2. Oral Health Related Quality of Life and Facial Pain.- 3. Contents Contents Classification and Epidemiology of Orofacial Pain.- Part I Introductory aspects: 1 Technological require- Part 1. The History of Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy.- 4. Nociceptive Chemical Mediators In Oral Inflam- ments for ultrasound-guided liver surgery.- 2 1. The History of Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy.- Part mation.- 5. Dental Sleep Medicine and the Use of Technical tricks to start exploring the liver with 2. An Overview of Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy.- 2. Oral Devices.- 6. Local Anesthesia in the Orofa- ultrasound.- 3 Exploring the liver with ultrasound The Characteristics of Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy.- cial Region.- 7. Analgesics and adjuvants for the following its anatomical features.- Part II Diagno- 3. Overview of the Heavy-Ion Medical Accelerator management of orofacial pain across age groups.- sis and Staging: 4 Diagnosis and staging: intraoper- in Chiba (HIMAC) Practices.- Part 3. Radiobiology 8. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Pain Manage- ative ultrasound.- 5 Diagnosis and staging: contrast of Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy.- 4. Heavy-ion Radio- ment.- 9. Management of Oral Ulcers and Burning enhanced intraoperative ultrasound and intravascu- biology.- 5. Biophysical Models and RBE.- Part 4. Mouth Syndrome.- 10. Hypnosis and Biofeedback lar contrast agents.- 6 Contrast-enhanced intraoper- Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy System.- 6. Workflow of for Orofacial Pain Management.- 11. Headaches, ative ultrasound using liver-specific contrast agents.- Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy.- 7. Beam Delivery Sys- Migraine[...] Part III Hepatobiliary Surgery: 7 Planning of the sur- tems.- 8. Dosimetry.- 9. Motion Management.- 10. gical strategy.- 8 Resection[...] Quality assurance.- Part 5. Treatment Planning of Fields of interest Carbon-Ion[...] Pain Medicine; Dentistry; Neurology Fields of interest Abdominal Surgery; Ultrasound; Medicine (general) Fields of interest Target groups Radiotherapy; Oncology; Medical and Radiation Professional/practitioner Target groups Physics Professional/practitioner Type of publication Target groups Professional book Type of publication Professional/practitioner More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-01874-4 Monograph Softcover More on www.springer.com/978-88-470-5509-4 Type of publication Contributed volume 2014. XII, 181 p. 14 illus. in color. Hardcover $59.99 2014. XVI, 280 p. 344 illus., 293 illus. in color. 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S. Venkataramanujam, Sri Sathya Sai Inst of Medical Sciences, M.-A. Weber, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Ger- D. Weishaupt, V.D. Köchli, Cistec AG, Zürich, Schweiz; B. Mar- Coimbatore, India; A. Brzezinski, The Hebrew University, many (Ed.) incek, Department of Radiology, Cleveland, USA Jerusalem, Israel; S. Oter, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey; S.D. Shillcutt, Mercer University School of Medi- cine, Macon, Georgia, USA (Eds.) Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Wie funktioniert MRI?

Skeletal Musculature Eine Einführung in Physik und Funktionsweise der Magnetres- Melatonin and Melatonergic Drugs onanzbildgebung in Clinical Practice In the past, MRI has often been assigned a subsidiary Wie funktioniert MRI? - Genau so!Physik und Funk- role in the diagnostic work-up of muscular diseases tionsweise der Magnetresonanztomographie sind owing to the frequent inability of routine MRI pro- The book aims to cover basic physiologic functions komplex und für den Nicht-Physiker nur schwierig tocols to detect pathognomonic findings. This sit- of melatonin, and its therapeutic applications in nachzuvollziehen. Dennoch muss jeder, der diese uation is changing with the advent of modern MR humans for a variety of clinically relevant disorders. Technik in der Praxis erfolgreich anwenden möchte, imaging techniques that offer deeper insights into This book contains chapters on the recent aspects ihre Grundlagen verstehen.In diesem Buch wird das various surrogate pathophysiologic parameters. In of melatonin physiology, its receptors and their role erforderliche physikalische und technische Basiswis- this book, recognized experts from around the world in mitochondrial function, its immunomodulatory sen prägnant und bestechend anschaulich erklärt. provide a comprehensive overview of the value of role and importance in seasonal dependent diseases, Dieses Konzept war bereits in 6 Auflagen außeror- cutting-edge MRI for the assessment of normal and role in human reproduction, role in sleep, circadian dentlich erfolgreich und wird in der Neuauflage diseased skeletal muscle. A range of aspects are cov- rhythm and sleep disorders, role in neurologic dis- fortgeführt.Sämtliche Kapitel wurden aktualisiert. ered, from the general role of MRI in imaging the orders such as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s dis- Dem immer mehr an Bedeutung gewinnenden skeletal musculature, including in comparison with ease. Additionally, melatonin’s therapeutic use in Thema "Diffusionsbildgebung" wird durch ein neues ultrasonography, through to the[...] neurobehavioral disorders in children, migraine Kapitel Rechnung getragen. Ein ausführliches Glos- sar dient dem[...] and tension headache is also covered in this book. Features Melatonin’s antioxidant role[...] Although muscular diseases are a huge and hetero- Features geneous group, in most cases of progressive disease Features Wie funktioniert MRI? - Genau so!Physik und Funk- the result is focal or general muscular weakness that The book aims to cover basic physiologic functions tionsweise der Magnetresonanztomographie sind presents as an unspecific symptom. Imaging tech- of melatonin, and its therapeutic applications in komplex und für den Nicht-Physiker nur schwierig niques that offer differential diagnostic clues are humans for a variety of clinically relevant disorders. nachzuvollziehen. Dennoch muss jeder, der diese therefore urgently needed. Despite this, MRI has This book contains chapters on the recent aspects of Technik in der Praxis erfolgreich anwenden möchte, to date often been assigned a subsidiary role in the melatonin physiology, its receptors and their role in ihre Grundlagen verstehen.In diesem Buch wird das diagnostic work-up of these diseases owing to the [..] mitochondrial function, its immunomodulatory role erforderliche physikalische und technische Basiswis- sen prägnant und bestechend anschaulich [..] and importance in seasonal dependent diseases, role Contents in human reproduction, role in sleep, [..] Part 1: Role of MRI in imaging the skeletal mus- Contents culature: Value of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contents Spins und das MR-Phänomen.- Relaxation, Bildkon- of the Skeletal Musculature from a clinical point Melatonin Receptors and Their Role in Human Dis- trast, Schichtwahl und Ortscodierung.- Determinan- of view.- Correlation of skeletal muscle anatomi- eases .- Melatonin’s Antioxidant Properties: Mol- ten des Signal-zu-Rausch-Verhältnisses.- Aufbau cal to MRI and US findings.- Imaging the skeletal ecular Mechanisms .- Past, Present and Future of eines MR-Tomographen.- Basis-Puls-Sequenzen.- muscle – when to use MRI and when to use ultra- Melatonin’s Clinical Uses .- Melatonin in Human Schnelle Pulssequenzen.- Techniken zur Fett-Sup- sound.- Part 2: Modern MRI techniques for assess- Cancer: Therapeutic Possibilities .- Melatonin: Its pression.- Parallele Bildgebung.- Kardiovaskuläre ment of the skeletal musculature: Whole-body MRI Microbicidal Properties and Clinical Applications.- Bildgebung.- MR-Kontrastmittel.- Artefakte im MR- for evaluation of the entire skeletal system.- Diffu- Melatonin and the Metabolic Syndrome .- Devel- Bild.- Hochfeld MRI.- Sicherheit und Risiken.- Glos- sion-weighted and diffusion-tensor imaging: Appli- opment of Agonists and Antagonists for Melatonin sar. cations in skeletal muscles.- Assessment of skeletal Receptors .- Multiple Facets of Melatonin in Immu- muscle perfusion using MRI (DCE, ASL, BOLD).- Fields of interest nity: Clinical Applications .- Melatonin and Immune Skeletal[...] Imaging / Radiology; Biomedical Engineering Function: Clinical Significance .- Circadian Varia- tion of Immune Mechanisms in Lung Cancer and Fields of interest Target groups the[...] Imaging / Radiology; Diagnostic Radiology; Ortho- Professional/practitioner pedics Fields of interest Type of publication Internal Medicine; Endocrinology; Psychiatry; Psy- Target groups Professional book chopharmacology; Neurology; Oncology Professional/practitioner More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-41615-6 Target groups Type of publication Softcover Professional/practitioner Contributed volume 2014. 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P.C. Wong, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA; J.A. Yelon, F.A. Luchette (Eds.) W.C. Miller-Hance, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, USA (Eds.) Pharmacy Geriatric Trauma and Critical Care Transesophageal Echocardiography M.A. Rudek, C.H. Chau, W. Figg, H.L. McLeod (Eds.) for Congenital Heart Disease Geriatric Trauma and Critical Care provides a multi- disciplinary overview of the assessment and manage- Handbook of Anticancer Transesophageal Echocardiography for Congeni- ment of the elderly patient presenting with surgical tal Heart Disease represents a unique contribution pathology. By utilizing current literature and evi- Pharmacokinetics and as the only contemporary reference to focus exclu- dence-based resources, the textbook elucidates the Pharmacodynamics sively on the clinical applications of transesophageal unique nature of caring for the elderly population. echocardiography (TEE) in congenital heart disease The structure of the volume provides the reader with (CHD). Written by numerous prominent special- an overview of the physiologic and psychological There are many steps on the road from discovery ists and renowned leaders in the field, it presents changes, as well as the impact on the healthcare sys- of an anticancer drug to securing its final approval a comprehensive, modern, and integrated review tem, associated with the aging process. Emphasis is by the Food and Drug Administration. In this thor- of the subject in light of the cumulative experience placed on the impact of aging, pre-existing medical oughly updated and expanded second edition of and most recent advances in the technology. Top- problems, effects of polypharmacy, advanced direc- the Handbook of Anticancer Pharmacokinetics and ics related to CHD include: (1) physics and instru- tives and end-of-life wishes on acute surgical prob- Pharmacodynamics, leading investigators synthesize mentation of TEE, particularly as they apply to the lems, including trauma and[...] an invaluable overview of the experimental and clin- structural evaluation; (2) specialized aspects of the ical processes of anticancer drug development, cre- Features examination, with emphases on technical[...] ating a single indispensable reference that covers all Geriatric Trauma and Critical Care provides a multi- the steps from the identification of cancer-specific Features disciplinary overview of the assessment and manage- molecular targets to screening techniques and the Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has played ment of the elderly patient presenting with surgical development and validation of bioanalytical methods an instrumental role among the many advances pathology. By utilizing current literature and evi- to clinical trial design and all phases of clinical trials. in the field of congenital heart disease (CHD) that dence-based resources, the textbook elucidates the The authors have included[...] have resulted in successful and continually improv- unique nature of caring for the elderly population. ing clinical outcomes, today enabling most affected The structure of the volume provides the reader with Features infants and children to live well into adulthood. an overview of the physiologic and [..] There are many steps on the road from discovery Ongoing evolution of the technology (including of an anticancer drug to securing its final approval Contents three-dimensional TEE) promises to maintain this by the Food and Drug Administration. In this thor- SECTION I: IMPACT OF AGING ON HEALTH.- imaging [..] oughly updated and expanded second edition of 1. Changing Demographics of the American Popula- the Handbook of Anticancer Pharmacokinetics and Contents tion.- 2. Cardiovascular Physiology.- 3. Pulmonary Pharmacodynamics, leading investigators synthesize Science of Ultrasound and Echocardiography.- Artery.- 4. Renal Function in the Elderly.- 5. Skin, an invaluable overview of the experimental and clin- Instrumentation.- Indications and Guidelines for Soft Tissue, and Wound Healing in the Elderly.- ical processes of anticancer drug development, creat- Performance of Transesophageal Echocardiography 6. Immunologic.- 7. Hematological Changes with ing a [..] in Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Acquired Aging.- 8. Geriatric Psychology and the Injured Heart Disease.- Structural Evaluation of the Heart Elderly.- 9. Health Care Economics and the Impact Contents by Transesophageal Echocardiography.- Func- of Aging on Rising Health Care Costs.- 10. Opera- 1. Molecular Targets.- 2. Preclinical Screening for tional Evaluation of the Heart by Transesophageal tive Risk Stratification.- SECTION II: SURGICAL New Anticancer Agents.- 3. Natural Product Screen- Echocardiography.- Systemic and Pulmonary EMERGENCIES IN THE ELDERLY.- 11. Appen- ing.- 4. Defining the Starting Dose: Should it be mg/ Venous Anomalies.- Atrial Abnormalities and Atrial dicitis.- 12. Biliary.- 13. Diverticulitis.- 14. Intestinal kg, mg/m2 or Fixed?.- 5. Phase 0 Trials in Oncol- Septal Defects.- Atrioventricular Septal Defects and Obstruction.-[...] ogy.- 6. Phase I Trials in Oncology - Design and Atrioventricular Valve Anomalies.- Ventricular Sep- Endpoints.- 7. Quantitative Analytical Methods: Fields of interest tal Defects.- Evaluation of the Single Ventricle.- Out- Development and Clinical Considerations.- 8. Val- General Surgery; Traumatic Surgery; Emergency flow[...] idation and Control of Bioanalytical Methods.- 9. 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S.O. Hansson, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, P. Kroes, P.-P. Verbeek (Eds.) Philosophy Sweden (Ed.) The Moral Status of Technical David Makinson on Classical Artefacts P. Gibbs, R. Barnett (Eds.) Methods for Non-Classical Problems

Thinking about Higher Education This book considers the question: to what extent The volume analyses and develops David Makinson’s does it make sense to qualify technical artefacts as efforts to make classical logic useful outside its most moral entities? The authors’ contributions trace With higher education around the world in a period obvious application areas. The book contains chap- recent proposals and topics including instrumental of extreme flux, this volume explores its underlying ters that analyse, appraise, or reshape Makinson’s and non-instrumental values of artefacts, agency and philosophy, a core element of the ongoing debate. work and chapters that develop themes emerging artefactual agency, values in and around technolo- Offering a diverse range of perspectives from an from his contributions. These are grouped into gies, and the moral significance of technology. The international selection of renowned scholars of major areas to which Makinsons has made highly editors’ introduction explains that as ‘agents’ rather higher education, the book is full of imaginative influential contributions and the volume in its than simply passive instruments, technical arte- insights that add up to a substantive contribution entirety is divided into four sections, each devoted facts may actively influence their users, changing the to the discussion.As universities attempt to adapt to a particular area of logic: belief change, uncertain way they perceive the world, the way they act in the to a new environment characterized by stiff inter- reasoning, normative systems and the resources of world and the way they interact with each other. This national competition, networked remote learning, classical logic.Among the contributions included in volume features the work of various experts from burgeoning student numbers and comparative per- the volume, one chapter focuses on the “inferential around the world,[...] formance assessment, how we conceptualize the pur- preferential method”, i.e. the[...] pose and ethos of our higher learning institutions is Features more important than ever. This publication[...] Features This book considers the question: to what extent The volume analyses and develops David Makinson’s does it make sense to qualify technical artefacts as Features efforts to make classical logic useful outside its most moral entities? The authors’ contributions trace With higher education around the world in a period obvious application areas. The book contains chap- recent proposals and topics including instrumental of extreme flux, this volume explores its underlying ters that analyse, appraise, or reshape Makinson’s and non-instrumental values of artefacts, agency and philosophy, a core element of the ongoing debate. work and chapters that develop themes emerging artefactual agency, values in and around technolo- Offering a diverse range of perspectives from an from his contributions. These are grouped into gies, and the moral significance of technology. The international selection of renowned scholars of major areas to which Makinsons has made highly editors’ introduction explains that as [..] higher education, the book is full of imaginative influential contributions and the volume in its insights that add up to a substantive contribution to entirety is [..] Contents the discussion.As universities attempt to adapt [..] Introduction: the moral status of technical artefacts; Contents Peter Kroes and Peter-Paul Verbeek.- Chapter 1. Contents Preface.- Contributors.- Introductory.- Chapter 1. Agency in Humans and in Artifacts: A Contested 1. Introduction, Paul Gibbs and Ron Barnett.- Sec- Sven Ove Hansson: Preview.- Chapter 2. Sven Ove Discourse; Carl Mitcham.- Chapter 2. Towards a tion one - Positive Imagination.- 2. Thinking about Hansson and Peter Gärdenfors: David Makinson and post-human intra-actional account of sociomaterial higher education, Ron Barnett.- 3. Higher Education the extension of classical logic.- Chapter 3. David agency (and Morality); Lucas Introna.- Chapter 3. and Ethical Imagination, Marianna Papastephanou.- Makinson: A tale of five cities.- I. Logic of Belief Which came first, the doer or the deed?; Allan Han- 4. Happiness not Salaries: The decline of universi- Change.- Chapter 4. Hans Rott and Sven Ove Hans- son.- Chapter 4. Some misunderstandings about the ties and the emergence of higher education, Paul son: Safe contraction revisited.- Chapter 5. Pavlos moral significance of technology; Peter-Paul Ver- Gibbs.- Section Two – Finding the Public Good.- 5. Peppas: A panorama of iterated revision.- Chap- beek.- Chapter 5. “Guns don’t kill, people kill”; val- Higher education and public good, Simon Margin- ter 6. Wolfgang Spohn: AGM, ranking theory and ues in and/or around technologies; Joe Pitt.-Chapter son.- 6. Forces in Tension: The State, Civil Society the many ways to cope with examples.- Chapter 7. 6. Can technology embody values?; Ibo van[...] and Market in the Future of the University, Brian Edwin Mares: Liars, lotteries and prefaces: two para- Pusser.- 7. Beyond Neo-Liberalism: Higher Educa- consistent theories of belief revision.-[...] Fields of interest tion in Europe and the Global Public Good,[...] Philosophy of Technology; Engineering (general); Fields of interest Political Philosophy Fields of interest Logic; Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages; Philosophy of Education; Professional and Voca- Mathematical Logic and Foundations; Theoretical Target groups tional Education; Higher Education Linguistics Research

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S. Menon, A. Sinha, B.V. Sreekantan (Eds.) U. Montano D.P. O’Mathúna, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland; B. Gordijn, M. Clarke, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Ireland (Eds.) Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Explaining Beauty in Mathematics: Consciousness and the Self An Aesthetic Theory of Disaster Bioethics: Normative Mathematics Issues When Nothing is Normal This book brings together ancient spiritual wisdom and modern science and philosophy to address age- This book develops a naturalistic aesthetic theory old questions regarding our existence, free will and This book provides an early exploration of the new that accounts for aesthetic phenomena in mathemat- the nature of conscious awareness.Stuart Hameroff field of disaster bioethics:examining the ethical ics in the same terms as it accounts for more tradi- MDProfessor, Anesthesiology and Psychology, and issues raised by disasters. Healthcare ethics issues are tional aesthetic phenomena. Building upon a view Director, Center for Consciousness StudiesThe addressed in the first part of this book. Large-scale advanced by James McAllister, the assertion is that University of Arizona, Tucson, ArizonaThis book casualties lead to decisions about who to treat and beauty in science does not confine itself to anec- presents a rich, broad-ranging overview of contem- who to leave behind, cultural challenges, and com- dotes or personal idiosyncrasies, but rather that it porary research and scholarship into consciousness munication ethics. The second part focuses on dis- had played a role in shaping the development of sci- and the self…. It is … to their credit that the edi- aster research ethics.With the growing awareness ence. Mathematicians often evaluate certain pieces tors have assembled a highly stimulating set of schol- of the need for evidence to guide disaster prepared- of mathematics using words like beautiful, elegant, ars whose expertise cover all the relevant areas. I ness and response, more research is being conducted or even ugly. Such evaluations are prevalent, how- strongly recommend the book to anyone with an in disasters. Any research involving humans raises ever, rigorous investigation of them, of mathematical interest in understanding the directions in[...] ethical questions and requires appropriate regula- beauty, is much less common. The volume integrates tion and oversight. The authors explore how disaster Features the basic elements of[...] research can take account[...] This book brings together ancient spiritual wisdom Features and modern science and philosophy to address age- Features This book develops a naturalistic aesthetic theory old questions regarding our existence, free will and This book provides an early exploration of the new that accounts for aesthetic phenomena in mathemat- the nature of conscious awareness.Stuart Hameroff field of disaster bioethics: examining the ethical ics in the same terms as it accounts for more tradi- MDProfessor, Anesthesiology and Psychology, and issues raised by disasters. Healthcare ethics issues are tional aesthetic phenomena. Building upon a view Director, Center for Consciousness StudiesThe addressed in the first part of this book. Large-scale advanced by James McAllister, the assertion is that University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona This book casualties lead to decisions about who to treat and beauty in science does not confine itself to anecdotes presents a rich, broad-ranging [..] who to leave behind, cultural challenges, and com- or personal idiosyncrasies, but rather that it had munication ethics. The second part focuses on disas- Contents played a role in shaping the development of science. ter research ethics.With the [..] Chapter 1: Introduction.- Part I: Consciousness, [..] Agency and the Self.- Chapter 2: Conscious Agency Contents Contents and the Preconscious/Unconscious Self.- Chapter Chapter 1 Disaster Bioethics: An Introduction.- Introduction.- Part 1. Antecedents.- Chapter 1. 3: Finding the Self and Losing the Ego in the State Chapter 2 Macro-triage in Disaster Planning.- Chap- On Non-literal Approaches.- Chapter 2. Beautiful, of Pure Consciousness.- Chapter 4: Converging on ter 3 Ethics and Emergency Disaster Response. Literally.- Chapter 3. Ugly, Literally.- Chapter 4. the Self: Western Philosophy, Eastern Meditation, Normative Approaches and Training Needs for Problems of the Aesthetic Induction.- Chapter 5. Scientific Research.- Chapter 5: The Self as Organ- Humanitarian Health Care Providers.- Chapter 4 Naturalizing the Aesthetic Induction.- Part 2. An iser.- Chapter 6: Reconceptualizing the Separative Triage in Disaster Medicine: Ethical Strategies in Aesthetics of Mathematics.- Chapter 6. Introduc- Self. Chapter 7: Consciousness, Memory and Dreams Various Scenarios Chapter 5 When Relief tion to a Naturalistic Aesthetic Theory.- Chapter 7. in Kashyapa Samhita. Chapter 8: Experientially Comes from a Different Culture: Sri Lanka’s Expe- Aesthetic Experience.- Chapter 8. Aesthetic Value.- Acquired Knowledge of the Self in a Nonhuman Pri- rience of the Asian Tsunami References.- Chapter 6 Chapter 9. Aesthetic Judgement I: Concept.- Chapter mate.- Chapter 9: Executive Functions as a Path[...] Ethical Issues in Health Communications: Strategies 10. Aesthetic Judgement II: Functions.- Chapter 11. for the (Inevitable) Next Pandemic.- Chapter 7 Evi- Fields of interest Mathematical Aesthetic Judgements.- Part 3. Appli- dence and Healthcare needs during Disasters.- Part Philosophy of Mind; Cognitive Psychology; Interdis- cations.- Chapter 12. 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R. Raatzsch, EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht, Wiesbaden, W. Schweidler Deutschland Physics Der gute Staat Philosophiephilosophie Politische Ethik von Platon bis zur Gegenwart V.M. Akulin, CNRS, Orsay Cedex, France

Wenn man sich mit Philosophie befasst, fallen Die Würde des Menschen zu achten und seine einem leicht zwei Dinge auf: einerseits die Vielfalt Rechte zu schützen: Das ist der heute weltweit Dynamics of Complex Quantum an Ansichten, deren Anhänger miteinander im anerkannte Anspruch, vor dem staatliche Gewalt Systems Streit liegen, und andererseits die Plausibilität, sich zu legitimieren hat. Ihm wohnt ein komplexer die jede dieser Ansichten hat. Beide Tatsachen geschichtlicher und begrifflicher Hintergrund haben Philosophen immer wieder beschäftigt – die inne, den dieses Buch zu rekonstruieren und auf This book gathers together a range of similar prob- Frage, was Philosophie sei, ist schließlich selbst eine seine vernünftige Begründung hin zu durchdenken lems that can be encountered in different fields of philosophische Frage. Im vorliegenden Buch wird unternimmt. Dabei zeigt sich, dass der Bruch mit modern quantum physics and that have common der Versuch unternommen, den Streit nicht als Man- der antiken und mittelalterlichen Tradition, der das features with regard to multilevel quantum systems. gel zu betrachten, sondern als den Punkt zu sehen, moderne Denken zur Idee der vorstaatlichen Rechte The main motivation was to examine from a uni- um den die philosophische Betrachtung der Philoso- und des Republikanismus geführt hat, auf vielfache form standpoint various models and approaches phie zu drehen ist, um sowohl der Plausibilität wie Weise auf Ideen fußt, die er dieser Tradition ver- that have been developed in atomic, molecular, con- auch der Vielfalt der Philosophien Gerechtigkeit dankt und die in ihm auf indirekte Weise präsent densed matter, chemical, laser and nuclear physics in widerfahren zu lassen. und wirksam sind, so insbesondere der Naturrechts- various contexts. The book should help senior-level gedanke und[...] undergraduate, graduate students and researchers Features putting particular problems in these fields into a Wenn man sich mit Philosophie befasst, fallen Features broader scientific context and thereby taking advan- einem leicht zwei Dinge auf: einerseits die Vielfalt Die Würde des Menschen zu achten und seine tage of well-established techniques used in adjacent an Ansichten, deren Anhänger miteinander im Rechte zu schützen: Das ist der heute weltweit fields.This second edition has been expanded[...] Streit liegen, und andererseits die Plausibilität, anerkannte Anspruch, vor dem staatliche Gewalt die jede dieser Ansichten hat. Beide Tatsachen sich zu legitimieren hat. Ihm wohnt ein komplexer Features haben Philosophen immer wieder beschäftigt – die geschichtlicher und begrifflicher Hintergrund This book gathers together a range of similar prob- Frage, was Philosophie sei, ist schließlich selbst eine inne, den dieses Buch zu rekonstruieren und auf lems that can be encountered in different fields of philosophische Frage. Im vorliegenden Buch wird seine vernünftige Begründung hin zu durchdenken modern quantum physics and that have common der Versuch [..] unternimmt. Dabei zeigt sich, dass der Bruch mit der features with regard to multilevel quantum systems. antiken und [..] The main motivation was to examine from a uni- Contents form standpoint various models and approaches Skizze des Problems.- Entfaltung des Problems.- Contents that have been developed in atomic, molecular, con- Analyse der Lage.- Streit als Mangel?.- Ansatz zur Zur Stellung von Ethik und Politik innerhalb der densed matter, chemical, laser and nuclear physics in Auflösung des Problems.- Entfaltung des Ansatzes.- Philosophie.- Platon: Der Staat als Urbild der Seele.- various contexts. [..] Schwierigkeiten mit dem Ansatz.- Einsicht und Ein- Aristoteles: Der Bürger als Seele des Staates.- Kon- stellung.- Gerechtigkeit gegenüber den Phänomenen. fuzius: Die Rolle der Menschlichkeit.- Augustinus: Contents Der Staat als Heimstatt zweier Seelen.- Hobbes: Der Complex Systems and Their Statistical Descrip- Fields of interest Bürger als Produkt des Staates.- Das legitimatorische tion.- Examples of Complex Systems.- Molecules and Modern Philosophy Vakuum des modernen Rechtsstaates und seine Atoms in Laser Fields.- Collisions and Reactions of Kompensation: Locke und Rousseau.- Kant: Men- Molecules.- Rydberg Molecules.- Atomic and Mol- Target groups schsein als Bürgertum.- Hegel: Bürgertum als Ziel ecular Clusters.- Some Other Examples.- Quantum Upper undergraduate der Geschichte.- Marxismus: Bürgertum als Klassen- Circuits and Networks.- Two-Level and Level– standpunkt.- Die gesellschaftliche Kompensation: Band Systems.- Two-Level System.- Level–band Type of publication Geschichte als Fortschritt.- Die ökonomische[...] System.- Long-Time Behavior.- Population of Inho- Monograph mogeneous Bands.- Two-Band System.- General More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04435-0 Fields of interest Consideration.- Non-Degenerate Bands.- Two Ethics; Political Theory Degenerate Levels.- A Band Coupled to a Degener- Softcover ate Level.- The Role of Correlations.- Soluble Time- 2014. 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H. Aoki, M. S. Dresselhaus, Massachusetts Institute of Technol- M. Castillejo, Instituto de Química Física Rocasolano, Madrid, G. D'Agostino, A. Scala (Eds.) ogy, Cambridge, USA (Eds.) Spain; P.M. Ossi, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy; L. Zhigilei, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA (Eds.) Networks of Networks: The Last Physics of Graphene Lasers in Materials Science Frontier of Complexity

This book provides a state of the art report of the The present work is meant as a reference to provide knowledge accumulated in graphene research. The This book covers various aspects of lasers in materi- an organic and comprehensive view of the most rele- fascination with graphene has been growing very als science, including a comprehensive overview on vant results in the exciting new field of Networks of rapidly in recent years and the physics of graphene basic principles of laser-materials interactions and Networks (NetoNets). Seminal papers have recently is now becoming one of the most interesting as well applications enabled by pulsed laser systems. The been published posing the basis to study what hap- as the most fast-moving topics in condensed-matter material is organized in a coherent way, providing pens when different networks interact, thus provid- physics. The Nobel prize in physics awarded in 2010 the reader with a harmonic architecture.While sys- ing evidence for the emergence of new, unexpected has given a tremendous impetus to this topic. The tematically covering the major current and emerging behaviors and vulnerabilities. From those seminal horizon of the physics of graphene is ever becoming areas of lasers processing applications, the Volume works, the awareness on the importance understand- wider, where physical concepts go hand in hand with provides examples of targeted modification of mater- ing Networks of Networks (NetoNets) has spread to advances in experimental techniques. Thus this book ial properties achieved through careful control of the the entire community of Complexity Science. The is expanding the interests to not only transport but processing conditions and laser irradiation parame- reader will benefit from the experience of some of optical and other properties for systems that include ters. Special emphasis is placed on specific strategies the most well-recognized leaders in this field. The multilayer as well as[...] aimed at nanoscale control of material structure and properties to[...] contents have been aggregated under[...] Features Features This book provides a state of the art report of the Features The present work is meant as a reference to provide knowledge accumulated in graphene research. The This book covers various aspects of lasers in materi- an organic and comprehensive view of the most rele- fascination with graphene has been growing very als science, including a comprehensive overview on vant results in the exciting new field of Networks of rapidly in recent years and the physics of graphene basic principles of laser-materials interactions and Networks (NetoNets). Seminal papers have recently is now becoming one of the most interesting as well applications enabled by pulsed laser systems. The been published posing the basis to study what hap- as the most fast-moving topics in condensed-matter material is organized in a coherent way, providing pens when different networks interact, thus provid- physics. The Nobel prize in physics awarded in 2010 the reader with a harmonic architecture.While sys- ing evidence for the emergence of new, unexpected has given a tremendous impetus to this topic. The tematically covering the major current and emerging behaviors and vulnerabilities. From those seminal [..] horizon [..] areas of lasers processing applications, the [..] Contents Contents Contents Part I Theoretical Approaches.- Network of Interde- From the Contents: Experimental Manifesta- From the Contents: Laser Physics for Materials pendent Networks: Overview of Theory and Appli- tion of Berry Phase.- Probing Dirac Fermions in Scientists: A Primer.- Material Response to Laser cations (18 April 2013) .- Avalanches in Multiplex Graphene by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Energy Deposition (Thermal and Hyper thermal and Interdependent Networks.- Multiple Networks.- Spectroscopy.- Electron and Phonon Transport in Processes).- Non-Thermal Material Response to Modeling Interconnected Networks as Random Graphene in and out of the Bulk.- Optical Mag- Laser Energy Deposition.- Atomic Movies of Laser- Graphs: Connectivity and Systemic Risk.- Thresh- neto-Spectroscopy of Graphene-Based Systems.- Induced Structural and Phase Transformations from olds and Complex Dynamics of Interdependent Cas- Graphene Constrictions. Molecular Dynamics Simulations. cading Infrastructure Systems.- Part II Applications.- Fields of interest Fields of interest Characterizing Relevant Network Structure with Nanoscale Science and Technology; Nanotechnol- Laser Technology and Physics, Photonics; Opti- Reliability Polynomials.- Spatial Effects: Transport ogy; Nanotechnology and Microengineering; Semi- cal and Electronic Materials; Surface and Interface on Interdependent Networks.- Electrical Networks – conductors; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films Science, Thin Films; Nanotechnology and Micro- An Introduction.- Smart Grid as Multi-Layer[...] engineering; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films Target groups Fields of interest Research Target groups Complex Networks; Complexity; Complex Systems; Research Game Theory / Mathematical Methods Type of publication Monograph Type of publication Target groups Monograph Research More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-02632-9 More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-02897-2 Hardcover Type of publication 2014. 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W.F. Huebner, Space Science & Engineering Division, San Anto- K. Lechner, Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Padova, Italia E.F. Milone, W.J.F. Wilson nio, USA; W.D. Barfield Elettrodinamica Classica Solar System Astrophysics Opacity Background Science and the Inner Solar System Il libro è un testo di Elettrodinamica classica avan- The interaction of radiation with matter is a fun- zata e comprende anche le basi della Teoria dei The second edition of Solar System Astrophysics: damental process in the universe; in particular, the campi classici. Come tale è rivolto a qualsiasi stu- Background Science and the Inner Solar System absorption and scattering of radiation by matter dente o ricercatore di Fisica Teorica. Una caratteris- provides new insights into the burgeoning field of (the opacity) govern the formation, evolution, and tica fondamentale del testo è rappresentata da una planetary astronomy. As in the first edition, this vol- structure of stars and planets. But opacity is also derivazione rigorosa dei fenomeni ettromagnetici ume begins with a rigorous treatment of coordinate important in many terrestrial applications in which dalle fondamenta teorico-matematiche della teo- frames, basic positional astronomy, and the celestial radiation is the dominant means of energy trans- ria, che mette bene in evidenze le inconsistenze e i mechanics of two and restricted three body system fer, such as controlled nuclear-fusion, laser ablation, limiti interni della teoria. Il testo contiene anche un problems. Perturbations are treated in the same way, atmospheric entry and reentry, and the "greenhouse" certo numero di argomenti recenti o speculativi che with clear step-by-step derivations. Then the Earth's effect. This book covers all aspects of opacity and nei libri di testo vengono affrontati solo superficial- gravitational potential field and the Earth-Moon equations of state for plasmas, gases, vapors, and mente. system are discussed, and the exposition turns to dust and emphasizes the continuous transformation radiation properties with a chapter on the Sun. The of phases and molecular compositions with changing Features exposition of the physical properties of the Moon density and temperature[...] Il libro è un testo di Elettrodinamica classica avan- and the terrestrial planets[...] zata e comprende anche le basi della Teoria dei Features campi classici. Come tale è rivolto a qualsiasi stu- Features The interaction of radiation with matter is a fun- dente o ricercatore di Fisica Teorica. Una caratteris- The second edition of Solar System Astrophysics: damental process in the universe; in particular, the tica fondamentale del testo è rappresentata da una Background Science and the Inner Solar System absorption and scattering of radiation by matter derivazione rigorosa dei fenomeni ettromagnetici provides new insights into the burgeoning field of (the opacity) govern the formation, evolution, and dalle fondamenta teorico-matematiche della teoria, planetary astronomy. As in the first edition, this vol- structure of stars and planets. But opacity is also che mette bene in evidenze le inconsistenze e i limiti ume begins with a rigorous treatment of coordinate important in many terrestrial applications in which [..] frames, basic positional astronomy, and the celestial radiation is the dominant means of energy transfer, mechanics of two and restricted three body system such as controlled nuclear-fusion, laser ablation, [..] Contents problems. Perturbations are treated in the same [..] Parte I Fondamenti teorici.- I fondamenti della Contents Relativit`a Ristretta.- Le equazioni fondamentali Contents Definitions.- Atomic and Molecular Structure.- dell’Elettrodinamica.- Il metodo variazionale in Perceptions of the Solar System in History.- Basic Equation of State.- Radiative Cross Sections.- Con- teoria di campo.- Il metodo variazionale in Elet- Tools and Techniques.- Celestial Mechanics.- The tinuum transitions.- Bound-Bound Transitions.- trodinamica.- Parte II Applicazioni.- La gener- Core of the Solar System: The Sun.- General Proper- Electron Conduction.- Equations of State and Opac- azione di campi elettromagnetici.- I campi di Li ties of Terrestrial Planets.- Planetary Heat Flow and ities for Mixtures.- Limits, Approximations, Scaling, ´enard-Wiechert.- L’irraggiamento.- La radiazione Temperatures.- Rocks and Minerals.- The Moon's and Interpolation.- Uncertainties in Models, Meth- gravitazionale.- L’irraggiamento nel limite ultra- Surface, Structure, and Evolution.- Surface Science of ods, and Calculations. relativistico.- L’analisi spettrale.- La radiazione di our Terrestrial Planets. sincrotrone.- L’effetto Čerenkov.- Parte III Argo- Fields of interest menti scelti.- La reazione di radiazione .- Un tensore Fields of interest Astronomy, Observations and Techniques energia-impulso privo di singolarità.- I campi[...] Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology; Planetol- ogy; Astrophysics and Astroparticles Target groups Fields of interest Research Classical Electrodynamics, Wave Phenomena; Ele- Target groups mentary Particles, Quantum Field Theory; Magnet- Upper undergraduate Type of publication ism, Magnetic Materials Monograph Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-8796-8 Target groups Monograph Upper undergraduate Hardcover More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-8847-7 2014. XVIII, 572 p. 98 illus., 1 illus. in color. (Astrophysics Type of publication Hardcover and Space Science Library, Vol. 402) Undergraduate textbook 2014. XVII, 335 p. 180 illus., 21 illus. in color. (Astronomy $229.00 and Astrophysics Library) ISBN 978-1-4614-8796-8 More on www.springer.com/978-88-470-5210-9 $99.00 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Softcover ISBN 978-1-4614-8847-7 2014. Ca. 550 pagg. 10 figg. (Collana di Fisica e Astrono- usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days mia) $69.99 ISBN 978-88-470-5210-9 Currently out of stock, reprint ready for shipping 6 weeks. 122 Physics springer.com

P.P. Mondal, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India; A. T. Padmanabhan (Ed.) G. Petrucciani, CERN, Genève 23, Switzerland Diaspro, Italian Institute of Technology - IIT, Genoa, Italy Astronomy in India: A Historical Observation of a New State in the Fundamentals of Fluorescence Perspective Search for the Higgs Boson at CMS Microscopy

Exploring Life with Light This book describes the searches that lead to the dis- Fields of interest covery of a Higgs boson performed at CMS, one This book starts at an introductory level and leads Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology; History of the two main experiments at the CERN LHC. reader to the most advanced topics in fluorescence and Philosophical Foundations of Physics; History After an overview of the theory and of the CMS imaging and super-resolution techniques that have of Science; Popular Science in Astronomy; Regional experiment, all search channels are described, with enabled new developments such as nanobioimag- and Cultural Studies emphasis on the ones with the best sensitivity. The ing, multiphoton microscopy, nanometrology and statistical methodology used to analyse and the out- nanosensors. The interdisciplinary subject of fluo- Target groups comes of the searches and the discovery results are rescence microscopy and imaging requires complete Research then presented in detail. knowledge of imaging optics and molecular physics. So, this book approaches the subject by introducing Type of publication Features optical imaging concepts before going in more depth Monograph This book describes the searches that lead to the dis- about advanced imaging systems and their applica- More on www.springer.com/978-81-8489-997-9 covery of a Higgs boson performed at CMS, one tions. Additionally, molecular orbital theory is the of the two main experiments at the CERN LHC. Hardcover important basis to present molecular physics and After an overview of the theory and of the CMS 2014. Approx. 250 p. gain a complete understanding of[...] experiment, all search channels are described, with $129.00 emphasis on the ones with the best sensitivity. The ISBN 978-81-8489-997-9 Features statistical methodology used to analyse and the out- This book starts at an introductory level and leads Due: March 28, 2014 comes of the searches and the discovery results are reader to the most advanced developments in flu- then presented [..] orescence imaging and super-resolution tech- niques that have enabled the emergence of new Contents disciplines such as nanobioimaging, multiphoton The standard model of elementary particles and the microscopy, photodynamic therapy, nanometrology Higgs boson.- The CMS experiment at the CERN and nanosensors. The interdisciplinary subject of LHC.- Searches for a Higgs boson at CMS, in the fluorescence microscopy and imaging requires com- different final states.- Statistical analysis for Higgs plete knowledge of [..] boson searches.- Results.

Contents Fields of interest Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Dedication.- 1 Ray Particle and Nuclear Physics Optics, Wave Optics and Imaging System Design- ing.- 2 Basics of Electromagnetic Theory for Flu- Target groups orescence Microscopy.- 3 Electric Field Effects in Research Optical Microscopy Systems.- 4 Quantum Descrip- tion of Radiation Field and Optical Microscopy.- Type of publication 5 Molecular Physics of Fluorescence Markers.- 6 Monograph Basics of Fluorescence and Photophysics.- 7 General More on www.springer.com/978-88-7642-481-6 Fluorescence Imaging Techniques.- 8 Multiphoton Softcover Fluorescence Microscopy.- 9 Super Resolution Flu- 2014. Approx. 200 p. (Theses (Scuola Normale Superi- orescence Microscopy.- 10 Image Reconstruction ore), Vol. 18) Methodologies for Fluorescence Microscopy.- 11 $24.99 Future[...] ISBN 978-88-7642-481-6 Fields of interest Due: March 28, 2014 Spectroscopy and Microscopy; Biological Microscopy; Biophysics and Biological Physics; Applied Optics, Optoelectronics, Optical Devices; Spectroscopy / Spectrometry

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E.B. Podgorsak, McGill University, Montreal, Canada J.G. Roederer, H. Zhang G. Schaller, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Compendium to Radiation Physics Dynamics of Magnetically Trapped Open Quantum Systems Far from for Medical Physicists Particles Equilibrium

300 Problems and Solutions Foundations of the Physics of Radiation Belts and Space Plas- mas This monograph provides graduate students and This exercise book contains 300 typical problems also professional researchers aiming to understand and exercises in modern physics and radiation This book is a new edition of Roederer’s classic the dynamics of open quantum systems with a valu- physics with complete solutions, detailed equations Dynamics of Geomagnetically Trapped Radiation, able and self-contained toolbox. Special focus is and graphs. This textbook is linked directly with the updated and considerably expanded. The main laid on the link between microscopic models and textbook "Radiation Physics for Medical Physicists", objective is to describe the dynamic properties of the resulting open-system dynamics. This includes Springer (2010) but can also be used in combination magnetically trapped particles in planetary radiation how to derive the celebrated Lindblad master equa- with other related textbooks. For ease of use, this belts and plasmas and explain the physical processes tion without applying the rotating wave approxima- textbook has exactly the same organizational layout involved from the theoretical point of view. The tion. As typical representatives for non-equilibrium (14 chapters, 128 sections) as the "Radiation Physics approach is to examine in detail the orbital and adi- configurations it treats systems coupled to multiple for Medical Physicists" textbook and each section is abatic motion of individual particles in typical con- reservoirs (including the description of quantum covered by at least one problem with solution given. figurations of magnetic and electric fields in the transport), driven systems and feedback-controlled Equations, figures and tables are cross-referenced magnetosphere and, from there, derive basic features quantum systems. Each method is illustrated with between the two books. It is the only large compila- of the particles’ collective “macroscopic” behavior in easy-to-follow examples from recent research.[...] tion of textbook[...] general planetary environments. Emphasis is not on the “what” but on the “why” of[...] Features Features This monograph provides graduate students and also This exercise book contains 300 typical problems Features professional researchers aiming to understand the and exercises in modern physics and radiation This book is a new edition of Roederer’s classic dynamics of open quantum systems with a valuable physics with complete solutions, detailed equations Dynamics of Geomagnetically Trapped Radiation, and self-contained toolbox. Special focus is laid on and graphs. This textbook is linked directly with the updated and considerably expanded. The main the link between microscopic models and the result- textbook "Radiation Physics for Medical Physicists", objective is to describe the dynamic properties of ing open-system dynamics. This includes how to Springer (2010) but can also be used in combination magnetically trapped particles in planetary radiation derive the celebrated Lindblad master equation with- with other related textbooks. For ease of use, this belts and plasmas and explain the physical processes out applying the rotating wave approximation. As textbook has exactly the same organizational layout involved from the theoretical point of view. The typical [..] (14 [..] approach is to examine in detail the orbital and [..] Contents Contents Contents An Introduction to Master Equations.- Obtaining a Introduction to Modern Physics.- Coulomb Scat- Particle Drifts and the First Adiabatic Invariant.- Master Equation.- Solving Master Equations.- Multi- tering.- Rutherford – Bohr Atomic Model.- Produc- Particle Trapping, Drift Shells and the Second Adia- Terminal Coupling: Non-Equilibrium Case I.- Direct tion of X Rays.- Two-Particle Collisions.- Interaction batic Invariant.- Periodic Drift Motion and the Third Bath Coupling: Non-Equilibrium Case II.- Open- of Charged Particles with Matter.- Interaction of Adiabatic Invariant.- Trapped Particle Distribu- Loop Control: Non-Equilibrium Case III.- Closed- Photons with Matter.- Energy Transfer and Energy tions and Flux Mapping.- Violation of the Adiabatic Loop Control: Non-Equilibrium Case IV. Absorption in Photon.- Interactions with Matter Invariants and Trapped Particle Diffusion.- Intro- of Neutrons with Matter.- Kinetics of Radioactive duction to Plasma Physics. Fields of interest Decay.- Modes of Radioactive Decay.- Production of Quantum Physics; Mathematical Methods in Radionuclides.- Waveguide Theory.- Particle Accel- Fields of interest Physics; Mathematical Applications in the Physical erators in Medicine. Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences; Plasma Sciences; Mathematical Physics Physics; Geophysics / Geodesy; Applied and Techni- Fields of interest cal Physics; Magnetism, Magnetic Materials Target groups Medical and Radiation Physics; Imaging / Radiology; Research Biomedical Engineering; Particle Acceleration and Target groups Detection, Beam Physics Research Type of publication Monograph Type of publication Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03876-6 Graduate Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-41529-6 Softcover Type of publication 2014. 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C. Scheidenberger, Gesellschaft für, Darmstadt, Germany; M. T. Sugiyama, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan Y. Watanabe, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan Pfützner, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland (Eds.) Finite Sample Analysis in Quantum Formulation of Uncertainty The Euroschool on Exotic Beams, Estimation Relation Between Error and Vol. IV Disturbance in Quantum In this thesis, the author explains the background Measurement by Using Quantum This is the forth volume in a series of Lecture Notes of problems in quantum estimation, the necessary based on the highly successful Euro Summer School conditions required for estimation precision bench- Estimation Theory on Exotic Beams.The aim of these notes is to provide marks that are applicable and meaningful for evalu- a thorough introduction to radioactive ion-beam ating data in quantum information experiments, and In this thesis, quantum estimation theory is applied physics at the level of graduate students and young provides examples of such benchmarks. The author to investigate uncertainty relations between error postdocs starting out in the field.Each volume covers develops mathematical methods in quantum estima- and disturbance in quantum measurement. The a range of topics from nuclear theory to experiment tion theory and analyzes the benchmarks in tests of author argues that the best solution for clarifying the and applications. Vol I has been published as LNP Bell-type correlation and quantum tomography with attainable bound of the error and disturbance is to 651, Vol II has been published as LNP 700, and Vol. those methods. Above all, a set of explicit formulae invoke the estimation process from the measurement III has been published as LNP 764. for evaluating the estimation precision in quantum outcomes such as signals from a photodetector in a tomography with finite data sets is derived, in con- Features quantum optical system. The error and disturbance trast to the standard quantum estimation theory, in terms of the Fisher information content have This is the forth volume in a series of Lecture Notes which can deal only with infinite[...] based on the highly successful Euro Summer School been successfully formulated and provide the upper bound of the accuracy of the estimation. Moreover, on Exotic Beams.The aim of these notes is to provide Features the attainable bound of the error and disturbance a thorough introduction to radioactive ion-beam In this thesis, the author explains the background in quantum measurement has been derived.The physics at the level of graduate students and young of problems in quantum estimation, the necessary obtained bound is determined for the[...] postdocs starting out in the field.Each volume covers conditions required for estimation precision bench- a range of topics from nuclear theory to experiment marks that are applicable and meaningful for evalu- Features and applications. Vol I has been [..] ating data in quantum information experiments, and In this thesis, quantum estimation theory is applied provides examples of such benchmarks. The author to investigate uncertainty relations between error Contents develops mathematical methods in quantum estima- Clustering in Light Nuclei: From the Stable to the and disturbance in quantum measurement. The tion theory and analyzes the benchmarks in tests of author argues that the best solution for clarifying the Exotic.- A Pedestrian Approach to the Theory of [..] Transfer Reactions: Applications to Weekly-bound attainable bound of the error and disturbance is to invoke the estimation process from the measurement and Ubound Exotic Nuclei.- Effective Field Theories Contents outcomes such as signals from a photodetector in a of Loosely Bound Nuclei.- Direct Reactions at Rela- Introduction.- Quantum Mechanics and Quantum quantum optical system. The error and disturbance tivistic Energies: A New Insight Into the Single-par- Estimation — Background and Problems in Quan- in [..] ticle Structure of Exotic Nuclei.- Nuclear Charge tum Estimation.- Mathematical Statistics — Basic Radii of Light Elements and Recent Developments in Concepts and Theoretical Tools for Finite Sample Contents Collinear Laser Spectroscopy.- The Nuclear Energy Analysis.- Evaluation of Estimation Precision in Test Introduction.- Reviews of Uncertainty Relations.- Density Functional Formalism. of Bell-type Correlations.- Evaluation of Estima- Classical Estimation Theory.- Quantum Estimation tion Precision in Quantum Tomography.- Improve- Fields of interest Theory.- Expansion of Linear Operators by Genera- ment of Estimation Precision by Adaptive Design of tors of Lie Algebra su(d).- Lie Algebraic Approach Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons; Particle Experiments.- Summary and Outlook. Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics; Measure- to the Fisher Information Contents.- Error and Dis- turbance in Quantum Measurements.- Uncertainty ment Science, Instrumentation; Astrophysics and Fields of interest Relations between Measurement Errors of Two Astroparticles Quantum Physics; Quantum Information Technol- Observables.- Uncertainty Relations between Error ogy, Spintronics; Quantum Optics, Quantum Elec- and Disturbance in Quantum Measurements.- Sum- Target groups tronics, Nonlinear Optics; Measurement Science, mary and Discussion. Graduate Instrumentation; Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Theory Type of publication Fields of interest Thermodynamics; Quantum Information Technol- Monograph Target groups ogy, Spintronics; Assessment, Testing and Evalua- Research More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-45140-9 tion; Mathematical Methods in Physics Softcover Type of publication Target groups 2014. XIII, 350 p. 133 illus., 84 illus. in color. 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Popular Science M. Redfern T. Sharot, University College London, London, Großbritannien 50 Schlüsselideen Erde Das optimistische Gehirn

S. Hodge, Quercus Books, London, Großbritannien Warum wir nicht anders können, als positiv zu denken Eine Entdeckungsreise in die Geschichte und 50 Schlüsselideen Kunst Entwicklung unseres Planeten und des LebensUnser Das Gehirn ist die Zuversicht in Person Wie erzeugt Heimatplanet ist der mit Abstand außergewöhn- unser Gehirn Hoffnung? Wie bringt es uns dazu, lichste Ort im uns bekannten Universum. Er wiegt positiv in die Zukunft zu blicken? Was geschieht, Eine Entdeckungsreise durch die Epochen, Stile und 6000 Trillionen Tonnen und saust mit 107.826 km/h wenn ihm das nicht gelingt? Wie unterscheiden Richtungen der Kunst - von der Höhlenmalerei bis durch das All; ein Punkt am Äquator rast mit einer sich die Gehirne von Optimisten und Pessimisten? zur GegenwartEin Besuch in einer Kunstgalerie kann Geschwindigkeit von 1609 km/h um die Erdachse Warum ist für die einen das Glas halbvoll, für die einen überwältigen – eine erstaunliche Parade von herum. 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Höhlenmalerei bis zur Gegenwart Prähistorische Geschichte dreier PlanetenPlanet des Leben- Warum ist für die einen das Glas halb voll, für die KunstÄgyptische KunstGriechische KlassikBud- sReise zum Mittelpunkt der ErdeEin Blick ins anderen halb leer? Tali Sharots These: Optimismus dhistische KunstByzantinische KunstGotikFrühre- ErdinnereDer [..] ist so überlebenswichtig für uns, dass er in [..] naissanceHochrenaissanceManierismusBarockDas Contents Goldene Zeitalter der [..] Contents Einleitung.- DIE ANFÄNGE.- Geburt der Erde.- Prolog: Ist das Glas immer halbvoll? - Wo ist oben? 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R. Watson M. Coetzee, University of South Africa, Muckleneuk, Gauteng, Psychology South Africa (Ed.) 50 Schlüsselideen der Zukunft Psycho-social Career Meta- L. Cena, Università di Brescia, Brescia, Italia; A. Imbasciati, Univer- Eine Entdeckungsreise zu den technischen und sità di Brescia, Brescia, Italia (Eds.) capacities sozialen Veränderungen, die uns bevorstehen Dynamics of contemporary career development _____ Wie mag die Welt im Jahre 2020 aussehen? Neuroscienze e teoria psicoanalitica Und wie 2050 oder gar 2100? Werden wir dann This book introduces a coherent perspective on the mit 70 oder 80 Jahren noch Familien gründen? Verso una teoria integrata del funzionamento mentale self-regulatory career meta-capacities that individ- Werden wir Wesen auf fremden Sternen gefunden uals, as career agents, need to successfully manage haben? 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Da tale[...] This book introduces a coherent perspective on the DemokratieCyber- und DrohnenkriegKrieg um self-regulatory career meta-capacities that individ- Wasser Die schwindende Bedeutung des West- Features uals, as career agents, need to successfully manage ens RessourcenverknappungAbkehr von fossilen In questo volume vengono ripercorsi i maggiori their career development in a boundaryless occupa- BrennstoffenPräzisionslandwirtschaftDemographis- studi scientifici degli ultimi anni che, attraverso tional world. Enriched by empirical data and case cher [..] la sperimentazione delle neuroscienze, hanno studies by subject specialists in the fields, it serves as dimostrato la validità delle teorie e delle scoperte a cutting-edge benchmark for specialists, profession- Contents cliniche della psicoanalisi, fornendone allo stesso als and post-graduate students in the [..] Allgegenwärtige Überwachung.- Digitale tempo un importante aggiornamento. 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H. Fitzek, BSP Business School Berlin Potsdam, Berlin, Deutsch- L. Gunkel J.E. Harlacher, Marzano Research Laboratory, Centennial, USA; land T.L. Sakelaris, N.M. Kattelman, Washoe County School District, Reno, USA Akzeptanz und Wirkung von Gestaltpsychologie kompakt Feedback in Potenzialanalysen Practitioner’s Guide to Curriculum- Grundlinien einer Psychologie für die Praxis Eine Untersuchung zur Auswahl von Führungsnachwuchs Based Evaluation in Reading Die Gestaltpsychologie wurde vor 100 Jahren Um potenzielle Führungskräfte zu identifizieren und entwickelt, um die akademische Psychologie für die gezielt zu fördern, werden vermehrt Potenzialanaly- The educators are dedicated and concerned. The Fragen der Praxis an die Wissenschaft vom Erleben sen eingesetzt, die ausführliches Feedback zu Stärken curriculum is successful. Yet some students aren't und Verhalten öffnen: Wie kommt es, dass sich aus und Entwicklungsfeldern bereitstellen. Laura Gunkel reading at grade level, and meetings air problems der Vielfalt von Eindrücken Erfahrungen bilden? integriert theoretische und empirische Erkennt- without making progress. Many students continue Wie kommen wir zu Problemlösungen? Wie wer- nisse der Feedback-Forschung und der Forschung zu to flounder, leading to more meetings with the same den Spannungen abgebaut? Was bestimmt unser Auswahlverfahren. Sie zeigt anhand eines Modells, lack of meaningful results. The Practitioner’s Guide Handeln? Daraus wurde ein Konzept, das komplexe welche Voraussetzungen gegeben sein müssen, damit to Curriculum-Based Evaluation in Reading gives Wirkungszusammenhänge von einem einheitlichen Feedback akzeptiert werden kann und zu Entwick- researchers and professionals the means to break Denksystem darstellen kann: der Analyse des im lungsaktivitäten und verbesserter Self-Awareness this frustrating cycle, crafted by authors who have aktuellen psychischen Feld konkret Wirkenden und führt. In einer Feldstudie werden entwicklungs- not only been there and done that, but can explain Sinnmachenden. Heute ist die Gestaltpsychologie förderliche Effekte untersucht und das Modell über- in depth how to replicate the method. Focusing präsent in der Psychotherapie, in der Wirtschafts- prüft. Die gewonnenen Erkenntnisse liefern zentrale on reading but applicable across subject areas, this und Kulturpsychologie wie auch im interdiszi- Ansatzpunkte für die Gestaltung von[...] highly accessible guide defines curriculum-based plinären Diskurs des[...] evaluation (CBE), provides conceptual[...] Features Features Um potenzielle Führungskräfte zu identifizieren und Features Gestaltpsychologie ist eine auf Goethes Wis- gezielt zu fördern, werden vermehrt Potenzialanaly- The educators are dedicated and concerned. The senschaftskonzept zurückgehende Tradition der sen eingesetzt, die ausführliches Feedback zu Stärken curriculum is successful. Yet some students aren't wissenschaftlichen Psychologie, nach der die und Entwicklungsfeldern bereitstellen. Laura Gunkel reading at grade level, and meetings air problems Sinnzusammenhänge des Erlebens und Verhaltens integriert theoretische und empirische Erkennt- without making progress. Many students continue von ästhetischen Organisationsgesetzen reguliert nisse der Feedback-Forschung und der Forschung zu to flounder, leading to more meetings with the same sind („Gestaltgesetze“). Die „Berliner Schule der Auswahlverfahren. Sie zeigt anhand eines Modells, lack of meaningful results. The Practitioner’s Guide Gestalttheorie“ (Wertheimer, Köhler, Koffka, Lewin) welche Voraussetzungen gegeben sein müssen, damit to Curriculum-Based Evaluation in Reading gives sah in den Gestaltverhältnissen den Schlüssel für die [..] researchers and professionals [..] Darstellung kompletter [..] Contents Contents Contents Potenzialanalysen zur Selektion von Foreword.- Chapter 1. Introduction.- Part I. Back- Was ist Gestaltpsychologie?.- Denken, Fühlen Führungsnachwuchskräften.- Reaktionen auf ground of Education and Curriculum-Based Evalu- Wollen.- Wirkungseinheiten.- Das Konzept Auswahlverfahren.- Wirkmechanismen von ation.- Chapter 2. History of Education.- Chapter 3. „Organisationskultur“.- Anwendungsbeispiel.- Feedback.- Effekte von Feedback: Akzeptanz, Initi- Multi-Tiered System of Support.- Chapter 4. What Gestaltkonzepte im disziplinären und transdiszi- ieren von Entwicklungsaktivitäten und Self-Aware- is Curriculum-Based Evaluation?.- Chapter 5. The plinären Diskurs. ness. Curriculum-Based Evaluation Process.- Part II. Fields of interest Using Curriculum-Based Evaluation.- Chapter 6. Fields of interest Psychology (general); Psychology Research; Cogni- CBE Decoding.- Chapter 7. CBE Early Literacy.- Psychology (general); Psychology Research; Indus- tive Psychology Chapter 8. Reading Comprehension.- Part III. 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N.J. Heigl Z. Husain, M. Dutta, Presidency University, Kolkata, India G.E. Lancioni, N.N. Singh, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, USA (Eds.) Konflikte verstehen und steuern Women in Kolkata’s IT Sector Assistive Technologies for People Satisficing Between Work and Household Sobald zwei Menschen im Handeln, Denken und with Diverse Abilities Fühlen miteinander interagieren, ist Konfliktpoten- Based on a survey of women workers in Kolkata’s IT sector, this book argues that growth of the IT sec- zial vorhanden. Es gibt die unterschiedlichsten The familiar image of the disabled tends to empha- tor has created a demand for skilled professionals. Konfliktarten und die Zahl der möglichen Kon- size their limitations and reduced quality of life. This has provided scope for highly educated urban fliktauslöser ist groß. Dies bedeutet jedoch nicht, However, many people with cognitive, motor, and women to create a space of self-expression and enjoy dass ein Konflikt entstehen muss. Je nach Persön- other difficulties also have the capacity to enhance enhanced status and prestige within their families. lichkeitsstruktur, Rahmenbedingungen und Art their social interactions, leisure pursuits and daily These women workers carefully plan their career and der Kommunikation kann eine Konfliktauslö- activities with the aid of assistive technology. Assis- daily activities, keeping in mind the need to balance sung durchaus vermieden werden. Da die Kom- tive devices from the simple to the sophisticated, diverse and conflicting needs of work and home. munikation heutzutage stark technisch geprägt ist, have become essential to intervention programs for This kind of decision-making occurs outside the util- erhöht sich die Konfliktwahrscheinlichkeit aufgrund this population. And not surprisingly the numbers itarian framework and is better framed in terms of von eingeschränkter Wahrnehmung und etwaiger of devices available are growing steadily.Assistive Herbert Simon’s ‘satisficing’ approach, which takes Fehlinterpretationen. Der Autor Norbert J. Heigl Technologies for People with Diverse Abilities offers into account the bounded rationality of agents. Writ- zeigt auf, was man selbst tun kann, um Konflikte expert analysis of pertinent issues coupled with prac- ten in lucid,[...] entweder nicht entstehen zu[...] tical discussion of solutions for effective support. Its comprehensive[...] Features Features Based on a survey of women workers in Kolkata’s Sobald zwei Menschen im Handeln, Denken und Features IT sector, this book argues that growth of the IT sec- Fühlen miteinander interagieren, ist Konfliktpoten- The familiar image of the disabled tends to empha- tor has created a demand for skilled professionals. zial vorhanden. Es gibt die unterschiedlichsten size their limitations and reduced quality of life. This has provided scope for highly educated urban Konfliktarten und die Zahl der möglichen Kon- However, many people with cognitive, motor, and women to create a space of self-expression and enjoy fliktauslöser ist groß. Dies bedeutet jedoch nicht, other difficulties also have the capacity to enhance enhanced status and prestige within their families. dass ein Konflikt entstehen muss. Je nach Persön- their social interactions, leisure pursuits, and daily These women workers carefully plan their career and lichkeitsstruktur, Rahmenbedingungen und Art der activities with the aid of assistive technology. Assis- daily activities, keeping in mind the need to balance Kommunikation kann eine Konfliktauslösung dur- tive devices, from the simple to the sophisticated, [..] chaus vermieden werden. Da die [..] have [..] Contents Contents Contents Chapter 1. Women, Work and Agency: An Intro- Konfliktarten.- Wie die persönliche Einstellung Chapter 1. Assistive Technologies for Improving duction.- Chapter 2. Women, work and exploita- die Wahrnehmung beeinflusst.- Heiße und kalte Quality of Life; Giulio E. Lancioni, Nirbhay N. tion: A binary perspective.- Chapter 3. Women and Konflikttypen.- Wahrnehmungseinschränkungen.- Singh.- Chapter 2. Assistive Technology for Peo- work: Towards an alternative approach.- Chapter 4. Interventionsmöglichkeiten nach Eskalationsgrad.- ple with Acquired Brain Injury; Mandy Rispoli, Nabadiganta—Women workers in Kolkata’s IT sec- Konfliktlösungsstrategien. Wendy Machalicek, Russell Lang.- Chapter 3. Assis- tor.- Chapter 5. Agency and satisficing in Kolkata’s tive Technology for Postsecondary Students with Fields of interest IT sector.- Chapter 6. Work, Satisficing and Agency. 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K. Schumann P. Steinheider, Staatliches Schulamt, Kassel, Deutschland Social Sciences Coaching im Aufwind Was Schulen für ihre guten

Professionelles Business-Coaching: Inhalte, Prozesse, Ergeb- Schülerinnen und Schüler tun T. Bach, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Deutschland nisse und Trends können

Coaching, die psychologisch orientierte Einzelber- Hochbegabtenförderung als Schulentwicklungsaufgabe Autonomie und Steuerung atung von Führungskräften, gilt als wachstumsstärk- verselbständigter Behörden stes Personalentwicklungsinstrument und wird zur Die PISA-Ergebnisse zeigen, wie berechtigt die gezielten Förderung von Leistungs- und Potential- Forderung nach besseren Lernchancen nicht nur für Eine empirische Analyse am Beispiel Deutschlands und Nor- trägern eingesetzt. Der Coachingprozess lässt sich in die schwächeren, sondern auch für die begabteren wegens typische Phasen unterteilen, die von der Bedarfser- und leistungsstärkeren Schülerinnen und Schüler ist. mittlung und Coachauswahl über Auftragsklärung Immer noch schneiden deutsche SchülerInnen in der Es gibt seit einigen Jahren eine internationale poli- und die einzelnen Coachingsitzungen bis zur Eval- Spitzengruppe deutlich schlechter ab, als SchülerIn- tik- und verwaltungswissenschaftliche Diskus- uation und Erfolgskontrolle reichen. Im Business- nen aus Ländern mit gleich hohen Bildungsausgaben sion zu strukturell verselbständigten Behörden coaching ist der systemische Ansatz weit verbreitet und ähnlichen gesellschaftlichen Voraussetzun- außerhalb der Ministerialverwaltung („Agencies“). und akzeptiert, weil er das organisationale System gen. Begabte Kinder sollten von uns jede erden- Ausgangspunkt ist die Beobachtung, dass bei der eines Unternehmens ganzheitlich erfasst. Studi- kliche Hilfe erhalten, denn sie sind schließlich Ausgestaltung der Steuerungsbeziehungen zwischen energebnisse weisen darauf hin, dass die Beziehung unsere Lebensversicherung für die Zukunft. Dieses Ministerien und Behörden erhebliche Unterschiede zwischen Coach und Coachee für den Erfolg von[...] berechtigte Anliegen nach optimaler Förderung auch festzustellen sind, die sowohl zwischen Behörden für die Besten geht grundsätzlich alle Schulformen eines Landes als auch im internationalen Vergle- Features an und umfasst alle Altersgruppen. Dabei kann es[...] ich bestehen. Tobias Bach untersucht am Beispiel Coaching, die psychologisch orientierte Einzelber- Deutschlands und Norwegens, wie sich nationale atung von Führungskräften, gilt als wachstumsstärk- Features Reformverläufe einerseits und organisatorische stes Personalentwicklungsinstrument und wird zur Die PISA-Ergebnisse zeigen, wie berechtigt die Merkmale wie Struktur und Aufgabe andererseits auf gezielten Förderung von Leistungs- und Potential- Forderung nach besseren Lernchancen nicht nur für Steuerungsbeziehungen auswirken. Die empirische trägern eingesetzt. Der Coachingprozess lässt sich in die schwächeren, sondern auch für die begabteren Analyse stützt[...] typische Phasen unterteilen, die von der Bedarfser- und leistungsstärkeren Schülerinnen und Schüler ist. mittlung und Coachauswahl über Auftragsklärung Immer noch schneiden deutsche SchülerInnen in der Features und die einzelnen Coachingsitzungen bis zur Evalua- Spitzengruppe deutlich schlechter ab, als SchülerIn- Es gibt seit einigen Jahren eine internationale poli- tion und [..] nen aus Ländern mit gleich hohen Bildungsausgaben tik- und verwaltungswissenschaftliche Diskus- und ähnlichen gesellschaftlichen Voraussetzungen. sion zu strukturell verselbständigten Behörden Contents Begabte [..] außerhalb der Ministerialverwaltung („Agencies“). Coaching im Aufwind.- Was ist Coaching?.- Die Ausgangspunkt ist die Beobachtung, dass bei der Phasen des Coachingprozesses.- Der systemische Contents Ausgestaltung der Steuerungsbeziehungen zwischen Coachingansatz.- Unternehmenspraxis und Coach- Vor- und Nachteile separierter bzw. integrativer Ministerien und Behörden erhebliche Unterschiede ingmarkt.- Praxisrelevante Coachingforschung.- Förderung.- Schülerauswahl für Fördermaßnah- festzustellen sind, die sowohl zwischen Behörden Ausblick und aktuelle Trends. men.- Voraussetzungen für das Überspringen einer eines Landes als auch [..] Klasse.- Ursachen für Langeweile im Unterricht.- Fields of interest Mobbing bei hochbegabten Schülerinnen und Contents Consulting - Supervision - Coaching; Psychology Schülern.- Förderung von Underachievern.- Sch- Autonomie und Steuerung verselbständigter Behör- (general); Psychology Research wierige Beratungssituationen mit Eltern. den.- Dimensionen behördlicher Autonomie und ministerieller Steuerung.- International vergle- Target groups Fields of interest ichende Verwaltungsforschung.- Verwaltungsreform Professional/practitioner Psychology (general); Pedagogic Psychology; Child und Reformverlauf. and School Psychology Type of publication Fields of interest Booklet Target groups Political Science, general Professional/practitioner More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04489-3 Target groups Softcover Type of publication Research 2014. 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F. Baert, UNU-CRIS, Brugge, Belgium; T. Scaramagli, UNI-CRIS, E. Baum B. Bawey, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Jena, Deutschland Brugge, Belgium; F. Söderbaum, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden (Eds.) Kooperation und Schulentwicklung Assads Kampf um die Macht

Intersecting Interregionalism Wie Lehrkräfte in Gruppen Entwicklungsanlässe bearbeiten 100 Jahre Syrienkonflikt

Regions, Global Governance and the EU Die einzelne Schule sieht sich verschiedenen, zum Seit Ausbruch des syrischen Bürgerkrieges versuchen Teil widersprüchlichen Vorgaben und Anforderun- Baschar al-Assad und seine Militärs, die Vorma- This book has two mutually reinforcing aims/parts. gen ihrer Umwelt gegenüber. Diese sind in den chtstellung der Alawiten in diesem ethnisch und The first aim is to contribute to a more productive letzten Jahrzehnten im Hinblick auf Vielfalt religiös zerklüfteten Land zu halten – und das mit debate between different theoretical standpoints. und Komplexität durch kontinuierliche Refor- aller Gewalt. Die innere syrische Zersplitterung geht There is surprisingly little theoretical and conceptual mansprüche im Schulbereich sowie allgemeiner zum Teil bis auf die Grenzziehungen während des debate in this burgeoning field, which is one major gesellschaftlicher Entwicklungen im Rahmen von Ersten Weltkrieges zurück. Welche Sprengkraft sie reason for the failure to fully grasp the diversity of Modernisierungsprozessen gestiegen. Daraus entste- bis heute birgt, stellt der vorliegende Band dar. today’s interregionalism. Too often theorists speak hen für die an Schule beteiligten Akteure —vor- past each other, without really engaging with alterna- rangig für die Lehrkräfte — Entwicklungsanlässe, Features tive theoretical perspectives or competing research die es zu bearbeiten gilt. Dies geschieht immer öfter Seit Ausbruch des syrischen Bürgerkrieges versuchen results. Indeed, this book constitutes the first system- in kollegialer Zusammenarbeit. Wie sich die Koop- Baschar al-Assad und seine Militärs, die Vorma- atic attempt to bring together leading theories and eration unter Lehrkräften in Schulentwicklung- chtstellung der Alawiten in diesem ethnisch und theorists of interregionalism. Leading scholars from sprozessen gestaltet und wie die Erkenntnisse hierzu religiös zerklüfteten Land zu halten – und das mit around the world develop their own distinctive theo- durch[...] aller Gewalt. Die innere syrische Zersplitterung geht retical[...] zum Teil bis auf die Grenzziehungen während des Features Ersten Weltkrieges zurück. Welche Sprengkraft sie Features Die einzelne Schule sieht sich verschiedenen, zum bis heute birgt, stellt der vorliegende Band dar. [..] Intersecting Interregionalism moves beyond narrow Teil widersprüchlichen Vorgaben und Anforderun- understandings of regions and interregionalism that gen ihrer Umwelt gegenüber. Diese sind in den Contents dominate the research field by focusing on the poly- letzten Jahrzehnten im Hinblick auf Vielfalt Der Nahe Osten und sein Hauptkonflikt.- Syrien und morphous nature of the concepts under study, theo- und Komplexität durch kontinuierliche Refor- seine Landesgrenzen.- Sunniten, Schiiten und der retical advances and the empirical challenges ahead. mansprüche im Schulbereich sowie allgemeiner Kampf der Alawiten.- Der Konflikt mit Israel. Written by leading experts in the field, the ultimate gesellschaftlicher Entwicklungen im Rahmen von aim of the book is to contribute to a more relevant Modernisierungsprozessen gestiegen. Daraus entste- Fields of interest and nuanced comparative research agenda on [..] hen für die an Schule beteiligten [..] Political Science, general; Cultural Studies; Culture - Religion Contents Contents Chapter 1. Introduction; Fancis Baert, Tiziana Scara- Bildungspolitische Entwicklungen in Deutschland Target groups magli and Fredrik Söderbaum.- Part I. Theorising und Maßnahmen in Rheinland-Pfalz.- Lehrkräfte im Professional/practitioner Interregionalism.- Chapter 2. Interregionalism and Kooperationszusammenhang.- Beforschte Gruppen Type of publication International Relations: Reanimating an Obsoles- als Orte der Lehrerkooperation und der Bearbeitung Booklet cent Research Agenda; Jürgen Rüland.- Chapter 3. von Entwicklungsanlässen.- Diskussion der Fallstu- Interregionalism and the European Union: Con- dien auf Basis ausgewählter Organisationstheorien. More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04241-7 ceptualising Group-to-Group Relations; Mathew Softcover Doidge.- Chapter 4. Regional Actorship: A Compar- Fields of interest 2014. IX, 64 S. 21 Abb. (essentials) ative Approach to Interregionalism; Björn Hettne.- Social Sciences (general) $9.99 Chapter 5. Interregionalism: A Security Studies Per- ISBN 978-3-658-04241-7 spective; Ruth Hanau Santini, Sonia Lucarelli and Target groups Marco Pinfari.- Part II. Regional Actors and[...] Professional/practitioner usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days

Fields of interest Type of publication Political Science, general; Landscape, Regional and Monograph Urban Planning; Anthropology More on www.springer.com/978-3-531-18371-8 Target groups Softcover Research 2014. X, 252 S. 1 Abb. $59.99 Type of publication ISBN 978-3-531-18371-8 Contributed volume usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days More on www.springer.com/978-94-007-7565-7 Hardcover 2014. XIII, 196 p. 3 illus. (United Nations University Series on Regionalism, Vol. 7) $129.00 ISBN 978-94-007-7565-7 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Social Sciences 131

K. Beck, FU Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland H.S. Becker H.-J. Bieling, T. Haas, J. Lux (Eds.)

Soziologie der Online- Außenseiter Die Internationale Politische

Kommunikation Zur Soziologie abweichenden Verhaltens Ökonomie nach der Weltfinanzkrise

„Der Mensch mit abweichendem Verhalten ist ein Theoretische, geopolitische und politikfeldspezifische Imp- Von einem kommunikationssoziologisch fundierten likationen Mensch, auf den diese Bezeichnung erfolgreich ange- und medientheoretisch differenzierten Medienbe- wandt worden ist; abweichendes Verhalten ist Ver- griff ausgehend wird eine Systematik der Online- Der Sammelband liefert einen Überblick der halten, das Menschen als solches bezeichnen“: Es ist Kommunikation entwickelt und begründet. In deutschsprachigen Diskussion der Internationalen einer der klassischen Sätze der Devianzsoziologie in diesem Zusammenhang werden Medien als insti- Politischen Ökonomie und wirft die Frage auf, ob einem der Klassiker des Feldes. Howard S. Becker tutionalisierte und technisch basierte Zeichensys- sich durch die Weltfinanzkrise theoretisch-konzep- betont fernab von alten und simplistischen Fragen teme zur organisierten Kommunikation und das tionelle, regionale und themenfeldspezifische ein- danach, „warum Menschen Regeln brechen“, welche Internet als technische Plattform oder Mediennetz schneidende Veränderungen für die Forschung Situationen und welche Prozesse dazu führen, dass verstanden. Es werden Kriterien entwickelt sowie ergeben. Dabei wird klar, dass sich die Weltfi- Menschen in Positionen geraten, in denen sie als unterschiedliche Systematisierungsansätze diskutiert, nanzkrise sowohl auf die verschiedenen Weltregio- „Regelbrecher“ betitelt werden, wie sie mit diesen um einzelne Internetdienste als Modi der Online- nen als auch auf unterschiedliche Politikbereiche Positionen umgehen und sich auch gegen diese Kommunikation bzw. Handlungsrahmen computer- spezifisch auswirkt. wehren."Außenseiter" erschien erstmals 1963 in New vermittelter Kommunikation zu beschreiben. York und wurde 1981 bei S. Fischer in deutscher[...] Features Features Der Sammelband liefert einen Überblick der Features Von einem kommunikationssoziologisch fundierten deutschsprachigen Diskussion der Internationalen „Der Mensch mit abweichendem Verhalten ist ein und medientheoretisch differenzierten Medienbe- Politischen Ökonomie und wirft die Frage auf, ob Mensch, auf den diese Bezeichnung erfolgreich ange- griff ausgehend wird eine Systematik der Online- sich durch die Weltfinanzkrise theoretisch-konzep- wandt worden ist; abweichendes Verhalten ist Ver- Kommunikation entwickelt und begründet. In tionelle, regionale und themenfeldspezifische ein- halten, das Menschen als solches bezeichnen“: Es ist diesem Zusammenhang werden Medien als institu- schneidende Veränderungen für die Forschung einer der klassischen Sätze der Devianzsoziologie in tionalisierte und technisch basierte Zeichensysteme ergeben. Dabei wird klar, dass sich die Weltfi- einem der Klassiker des Feldes. Howard S. Becker zur organisierten Kommunikation und das Inter- nanzkrise sowohl auf die verschiedenen Weltregio- betont fernab von alten und simplistischen Fragen net als technische Plattform oder Mediennetz ver- nen als auch auf unterschiedliche [..] danach, „warum Menschen Regeln brechen“, welche standen. Es werden Kriterien [..] Situationen [..] Contents Contents Einleitung.- Gesellschaftliche Präferenzbildung Contents Grundlagen der Online-Kommunikation.- Inter- in der Global Economic Governance.- Der Kon- Außenseiter.- Arten abweichenden Verhaltens.- personale Online-Kommunikation.- Online-Kom- struktivismus als Ansatz der Globalen Politischen Wie man Marihuana-Benutzer wird.- Mari- munikation in Gruppen.- Öffentliche Online- Ökonomie?.- Vergleichende Kapitalismusforschung huana-Gebrauch und soziale Kontrolle.- Die Kul- Kommunikation. im Zeitalter der Krise der Finanzialisierung: Vom tur einer abweichenden Gruppe.- Karrieren in einer inter-nationalen zum inter-temporalen Studium Fields of interest abweichenden Berufsgruppe.- Regeln und ihre ökonomischer Institutionen.- Zur Herrschaftssozi- Communication Studies; Computer Systems Organi- Durchsetzung.- Moralische Unternehmer.- Das ologie und Geopolitik der Krise: Perspektiven zation and Communication Networks Studium abweichenden Verhaltens.- Nachträgliche einer historisch materialistischen Internationalen Betrachtungen zur „Etikettierungstheorie“. Politischen Ökonomie.- Die post-hegemoniale Target groups USA?.- Weltmacht EU? Die Folgen der Eurokrise für Fields of interest Professional/practitioner die globale Stellung der EU.- Identität und Außen- Criminology & Criminal Justice; Sociological The- wirtschaftspolitik[...] Type of publication ory; Culture - Religion; Sociology, general Booklet Fields of interest Target groups Political Economy; International Relations; Compar- More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04417-6 Professional/practitioner ative Politics Softcover Type of publication 2014. VIII, 32 S. 1 Abb. (essentials) Target groups Professional book $9.99 Lower undergraduate ISBN 978-3-658-04417-6 More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-01253-3 Type of publication usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Hardcover Monograph 2014. VI, 197 S. (Neue Bibliothek der Sozialwis- senschaften) More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04119-9 $39.99 Softcover ISBN 978-3-658-01253-3 2014. V, 249 S. 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A. Biermann T. Debiel, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany; A. A. Erdmann Gawrich, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Gießen, Germany (Eds.) Das diskursive Verschwinden der Städtische Religionsfreiheit (Dys-)Functionalities of Corruption Transformationsprozesse in Mittel- und Osteuropa Der Moscheebau zu Köln-Ehrenfeld im Spiegel der politischen Comparative Perspectives and Methodological Pluralism. Kultur Stadtentwicklung zwischen Wachstum und Schrumpfung am Corruption is usually understood as hampering Der Moscheebau zu Köln-Ehrenfeld löste einen Beispiel von Łódź und Gdańsk political development, economic growth and demo- gesellschaftlichen Selbstverständigungsdiskurs cratic participation of citizens, but comparing the Städtische Transformationsprozesse sind in den mit- aus. André Biermann operationalisiert über den effects of corruption for different political regimes tel- und osteuropäischen Ländern mit tiefgreifenden Ansatz der wissenssoziologischen Diskursanalyse presents astonishingly complex findings. The ongo- sozialen und räumlichen Veränderungen verbun- einen Ausschnitt der medialen Öffentlichkeit als ing persistence of corruption underlines that it is den. Die Entwicklungsverläufe vieler Städte werden diskursives Feld und kontrastiert ihn mit der institu- not only dysfunctional, but can be highly func- zudem verstärkt durch die zunehmende Glob- tionellen Verfasstheit des Moscheebaus als Ausdruck tional as well. This special issue brings together alisierung, den demographischen Wandel sowie von Religionsfreiheit. Die Freilegung des diskur- contributions from comparative politics, political durch Auswirkungen der Finanz- und Wirtschaft- siven Feldes im Rückbezug auf die formal-insti- science and economics which precisely focus on skrise geprägt. Vor diesem Hintergrund unter- tutionelle Eingliederung muslimischer Praktiken these (dys)functionalities of corruption in political sucht Anja Erdmann die Entstehung und Wirkung mündet in der Feststellung einer Diskrepanz zwis- regimes across various world regions. The question schrumpfungs- und wachstumsbedingender Stadten- chen legalen Möglichkeiten und legitimen Optio- of methodological pluralism is especially important twicklungsprozesse in mittel- und osteuropäischen nen muslimischer Akteure, welche sich nicht zuletzt for studying corruption comparatively.[...] Großstädten. Anhand der beiden Fallbeispiele Łódź im diskursiven Verschwinden des Moscheebaus als und Gdańsk betrachtet sie dabei auch die eigen- religiöse[...] Features ständigen und durchaus divergierenden Entwick- Corruption is usually understood as hampering Features lungspfade und trägt somit zu einem[...] political development, economic growth and demo- Der Moscheebau zu Köln-Ehrenfeld löste einen cratic participation of citizens, but comparing the Features gesellschaftlichen Selbstverständigungsdiskurs effects of corruption for different political regimes Städtische Transformationsprozesse sind in den mit- aus. André Biermann operationalisiert über den presents astonishingly complex findings. The ongo- tel- und osteuropäischen Ländern mit tiefgreifenden Ansatz der wissenssoziologischen Diskursanalyse ing persistence of corruption underlines that it is not sozialen und räumlichen Veränderungen verbun- einen Ausschnitt der medialen Öffentlichkeit als only dysfunctional, but can be highly functional as den. Die Entwicklungsverläufe vieler Städte werden diskursives Feld und kontrastiert ihn mit der institu- well. This special issue brings together contributions zudem verstärkt durch die zunehmende Global- tionellen Verfasstheit des Moscheebaus als Ausdruck [..] isierung, den demographischen Wandel sowie durch von Religionsfreiheit. Die Freilegung des diskursiven Auswirkungen der Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise Feldes im [..] Fields of interest geprägt. Vor diesem Hintergrund untersucht Anja Comparative Politics; International Relations; Social Contents Erdmann die Entstehung und [..] Sciences (general); Political Economy Wissenssoziologische Diskursanalyse.- Der Contents Moscheebau als Irritation symbolischer Ordnungen.- Target groups Rahmenbedingungen der Transformation in Governance religiöser Vielfalt.- Sichtbare muslimis- Professional/practitioner Mittel- und Osteuropa seit 1990.- Städtische che Praxis im Feld der politischen Kultur. Transformationsprozesse.- Regionaler Kontext – Type of publication Polen.- Aktuelle Stadtentwicklungsprozesse in Łódź Fields of interest GWV Special Issue Social Sciences (general); Knowledge - Discourse; und Gdańsk.- Polnische Großstädte im Spannungs- Culture - Religion More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04632-3 feld von Wachstum und Schrumpfung. Softcover Fields of interest Target groups 2014. VI, 266 p. Research Social Sciences (general); Human Geography; Eco- $59.99 nomic Geography ISBN 978-3-658-04632-3 Type of publication usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Monograph Target groups Research More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04837-2 Softcover Type of publication 2014. VIII, 169 S. 2 Abb. (Theorie und Praxis der Diskurs- Monograph forschung) More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04427-5 $39.99 Softcover ISBN 978-3-658-04837-2 2014. XVI, 344 S. 48 Abb. (RaumFragen: Stadt – Region usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days – Landschaft) $69.99 ISBN 978-3-658-04427-5 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Social Sciences 133

S. Fröhlich, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Deutsch- D. Goldammer K. Hooß, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Deutsch- land land After Work Balance: Die Zeit danach Die Europäische Union als globaler Wissenschaftliche Weiterbildung Akteur Die Perspektiven der Älteren für IT-Wissensarbeiter Wir werden immer älter, und viele Menschen Eine Einführung Bedingungen und Motive der Teilnahme und Nichtteilnahme sind beim Eintritt in den Ruhestand noch fit und Dieses Studienbuch bietet einen einzigartigen möchten eine Tätigkeit ausüben, die ihnen Freude Kerstin Hooß geht der Frage nach, welche IT- Gesamtblick auf die europäische Außenpolitik und bereitet und für andere Nutzen stiftet. Dietmar Wissensarbeiter potentielle Teilnehmer an wis- die globale Rolle der Europäischen Union. Neben Goldammer klärt auf, regt an und mobilisiert. Unter- senschaftlicher Weiterbildung an Hochschulen der institutionellen Architektur und Praxis der schiedliche individuelle Voraussetzungen erfordern darstellen. Sie konzentriert sich auf die Weiter- GASP und ESVP werden die zentralen Dimensio- unterschiedliche Strategien für eine veränderte bildungsnachfrageseite, indem individuelle Ein- nen und Instrumente der europäischen Außen- Lebenssituation der älteren Menschen, und der flussfaktoren der Teilnahme oder Nichtteilnahme an wirtschafts- und Außenbeziehungen sowie das Autor informiert mit zahlreichen Beispielen darüber, wissenschaftlicher Weiterbildung im Vordergrund Verhältnis der EU zu den wichtigsten interna- wie andere diese Situation erfolgreich gelöst haben. stehen. Eine Analyse erfolgt auf Basis von 20 quali- tionalen Organisationen, Ländern und Weltregionen Zuvor stellt er dar, wie man sich auf den Ruhestand tativen Interviews, die in einen breiten Rahmen von behandelt. Das Werk wurde für die zweite Auflage vorbereiten kann, welche Möglichkeiten es gibt und Arbeitsmarkt-, Qualifikations- und Verhaltenstheo- grundlegend überarbeitet und aktualisiert. worauf man achten sollte. Auf diese Weise wird rien sowie der Rezeption empirischer Erhebungen deutlich, dass man auch nach der Pensionierung zum Weiterbildungsverhalten gestellt wird. Mit Hilfe Features noch[...] eines hergeleiteten Analysemodells werden die Kom- Dieses Studienbuch bietet einen einzigartigen ponenten des Modells systematisch benannt und Features Gesamtblick auf die europäische Außenpolitik und analysiert, so[...] die globale Rolle der Europäischen Union. Neben Wir werden immer älter, und viele Menschen der institutionellen Architektur und Praxis der sind beim Eintritt in den Ruhestand noch fit und Features GASP und ESVP werden die zentralen Dimensio- möchten eine Tätigkeit ausüben, die ihnen Freude Kerstin Hooß geht der Frage nach, welche IT- nen und Instrumente der europäischen Außen- bereitet und für andere Nutzen stiftet. Dietmar Wissensarbeiter potentielle Teilnehmer an wis- wirtschafts- und Außenbeziehungen sowie das Goldammer klärt auf, regt an und mobilisiert. Unter- senschaftlicher Weiterbildung an Hochschulen Verhältnis der EU zu den wichtigsten interna- schiedliche individuelle Voraussetzungen erfordern darstellen. Sie konzentriert sich auf die Weiter- tionalen Organisationen, Ländern und [..] unterschiedliche Strategien für eine veränderte bildungsnachfrageseite, indem individuelle Ein- Lebenssituation der älteren Menschen, und der flussfaktoren der Teilnahme oder Nichtteilnahme an Contents Autor informiert [..] wissenschaftlicher Weiterbildung im Vordergrund Zur Rolle der EU in der Welt.- Die Gemeinsame stehen. Eine Analyse erfolgt auf Basis von 20 qualita- Contents Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik der Europäischen tiven Interviews, die in einen [..] Union.- Außenbeziehungen in der Praxis.- Außen- Was heißt eigentlich alt?.- Ein Plan für das Alter.- politik gestalten – Nachbarschafts- und Region- Das Netzwerk für den Ruhestand.- Muss man Muße Contents alpolitik der Europäischen Union.- Perspektiven für wieder lernen?.- Kann ich noch einmal etwas Neues Wissensenschaftliche Weiterbildung.- Ausgewählte die Union als globaler Akteur anfangen?.- Die Perspektiven der Älteren. Arbeitsmarkt-, Qualifikations- und Verhaltenstheo- rien.- Herleitung eines Analysemodells.- Empirische Fields of interest Fields of interest Überprüfung entsprechend dem Analysemodell.- Demography; Aging; Quality of Life Research; Per- Political Science, general; International Relations Erarbeitung der Bedingungen und Motive der Teil- sonnel Management nahme und Nichtteilnahme an wissenschaftlicher Target groups Weiterbildung. Lower undergraduate Target groups Professional/practitioner Fields of interest Type of publication Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology; Sociol- German textbook Type of publication Booklet ogy of Educationm; Pedagogic Psychology More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-01981-5 More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04421-3 Target groups Softcover Research 2014. X, 356 S. 1 Abb. (Studienbücher Außenpolitik und Softcover 2014. VIII, 45 S. 1 Abb. 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W. Hömberg, C. Klenk, Katholische Universität, Eichstätt, J. Jähnert, MFG Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart, Deutschland; C. D.N. Khey, Loyola University, New Orleans, USA; J.M. Stogner, Deutschland Förster, MFG Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart, Deutschland (Eds.) University of North Carolina Charlotte, Charlotte, USA; B.L. Miller

Die Verantwortung des Technologien für digitale Emerging Trends in Drug Use and Journalisten Innovationen Distribution

Individual- und professionsethische Maximen Interdisziplinäre Beiträge zur Informationsverarbeitung This Brief explores emerging trends in drug use and Medienethische Richtlinien wie der Pressekodex Welche Technologien sind die Wegbereiter für dig- distribution. This timely Brief examines recent ex- des Deutschen Presserates bieten Journalisten ohne itale Innovationen und welche neuen Nutzungsfor- amples of emerging drugs including salvia (from the Zweifel eine wichtige Entscheidungshilfe bei ethis- men gehen mit diesen einher? Diesen Fragen widmet plant Salvia divinorum), bath salts (and other syn- chen Abwägungen in Fragen von Recherche und sich der Band mit einem interdisziplinären Ansatz, thetic stimulants) and so-called research chemicals Veröffentlichung. Doch Richtlinien, die zwangsläufig der von der Informatik bis zur Soziologie reicht. Die (primarily substituted phenethylamines, synthetic allgemein gehalten sein müssen, verwenden dehn- Autoren stellen innovative Forschungsarbeiten vor, cousins of ecstasy), which have tended to receive bare Begriffe und hinken zuweilen der Entwick- etwa zur Vergleichbarkeit von Datenspeichern und brief levels of high intensity media coverage that lung hinterher. Journalisten sollten sich daher nicht zur sprachbasierten Steuerung von Maschinen. Eine may or may not reflect an actual increase in their allein auf geschriebene Empfehlungen verlassen, weitere Reihe von Beiträgen schildert, wie die forten- usage. Over the past decade in particular, “new” sub- sondern ihr Handeln stets verantwortungsbewusst twickelte Informationstechnologie als Medium für stances being used recreationally seem to come out auf mögliche Folgen hin kritisch hinterfragen. Der soziale Prozesse wirkt. Es ergibt sich so eine perspek- of obscurity and gain rapid popularity, particularly Beitrag ruft Journalisten, aber auch Medienun- tivenreiche Tour d’Horizon an der Schnittstelle von spurred on by discussion and distribution over the ternehmen und Publikum dazu auf, sich ihrer technologischer Infrastruktur und gesellschaftlichem internet. While changing[...] eigenen Verantwortung innerhalb des massenmedi- Wandel. alen[...] Features Features This Brief explores emerging trends in drug use Features Welche Technologien sind die Wegbereiter für dig- and distribution. This timely Brief examines recent Medienethische Richtlinien wie der Pressekodex itale Innovationen und welche neuen Nutzungsfor- examples of emerging drugs including salvia (from des Deutschen Presserates bieten Journalisten ohne men gehen mit diesen einher? Diesen Fragen widmet the plant Salvia divinorum), bath salts (and other Zweifel eine wichtige Entscheidungshilfe bei ethis- sich der Band mit einem interdisziplinären Ansatz, synthetic stimulants) and so-called research chem- chen Abwägungen in Fragen von Recherche und der von der Informatik bis zur Soziologie reicht. Die icals (primarily substituted phenethylamines, syn- Veröffentlichung. Doch Richtlinien, die zwangsläufig Autoren stellen innovative Forschungsarbeiten vor, thetic cousins of ecstasy), which have tended to allgemein gehalten sein müssen, verwenden dehn- etwa zur Vergleichbarkeit von Datenspeichern und receive brief levels of high intensity media coverage bare Begriffe und hinken zuweilen der Entwicklung zur sprachbasierten Steuerung von Maschinen. Eine that [..] hinterher. Journalisten sollten sich daher nicht allein weitere [..] auf [..] Contents Contents New Trends in Drugs of Abuse.- Historical Com- Contents Trends in der Informationstechnologie und ihrer parison in Development of Drug Trends: Impact Individuum und Gesellschaft.- Normen und ihre Nutzung.- Forschungsthemen zwischen Infor- of Internet.- Case Studies of Emerging Drugs: Begründung.- „Zum Journalisten geboren“.- „Aus mationstechnologie und Kreativwirtschaft, u.a.: Salvia Divinorum, Bath Salts and Research Chemi- einer festen Gesinnung heraus“.- „Das System funk- Datensicherheit im Cloud Computing, Lifelogging, cals.- Policies, Law Enforcement and Public Health tioniert nicht subjektlos“.- Die Verantwortung bleibt Kundenintegration und IT Service Management in Responses.- Drug Policy for the 21st Century. ein Leben lang. der Kreativwirtschaft. Fields of interest Fields of interest Fields of interest Criminology & Criminal Justice; Public Health Journalism; Ethics; Communication Studies Media Research; Communication Studies; Organiza- tional Studies, Economic Sociology Target groups Target groups Research Professional/practitioner Target groups Research Type of publication Type of publication Brief Booklet Type of publication More on www.springer.com/978-3-319-03574-1 More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04468-8 Monograph Softcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04744-3 Softcover 2014. VIII, 99 p. 4 illus. (SpringerBriefs in Criminology, 2014. VIII, 20 S. 1 Abb. (essentials) Softcover Vol. 12) $9.99 2014. VI, 196 S. 46 Abb. $54.99 ISBN 978-3-658-04468-8 $49.99 ISBN 978-3-319-03574-1 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-3-658-04744-3 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Social Sciences 135

F. Krumbein, Stiftung Wissenschaft u. Politik, Berlin, Deutschland F. Kumb W. Loosen, Hans-Bredow-Institut für Medienforschung, Ham- burg, Deutschland; M. Dohle, Heinrich-Heine Universität, Düssel- dorf, Deutschland (Eds.) Menschenrechtsdiskurse in China Filmförderung und und den USA Subventionskontrolle in Journalismus und (sein) Publikum Deutschland Schnittstellen zwischen Journalismusforschung und Rezep- Die vielfach konträren Menschenrechtspositionen tions- und Wirkungsforschung Chinas und der USA erklären maßgeblich die unter- Die Filmförderung in Deutschland ist für die schiedliche Berichterstattung in den Tageszeitun- Das Bild von der verschwimmenden Grenze zwis- Filmwirtschaft von existenzieller Bedeutung, die gen beider Länder. Frédéric Krumbein weist dies chen Kommunikator und Rezipient ist das Leit- Politik investiert jährlich dreistellige Millionenbe- durch Untersuchung der Zeitungen China Daily, motiv zur Charakterisierung der gewandelten träge in die Förderung der Struktur der deutschen New York Times und South China Morning Post in Kommunikationsverhältnisse im Onlinezeitalter. Filmwirtschaft. Dennoch ist der Erfolg überschaubar. unterschiedlichen Zeiträumen nach. Während die Die akademische Trennung zwischen Journalismus- Eine Kontrolle der Subventionsmaßnahmen findet USA die politischen und bürgerlichen Rechte ihrer forschung und Rezeptions- und Wirkungsforschung trotzdem nicht statt. Florian Kumb liefert eine Quer- Verfassung als Menschenrechte definieren, prior- erschwert es, die damit verbundenen Entwicklun- schnittanalyse des deutschen Filmförderungssys- isiert China die wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Men- gen und Phänomene adäquat zu beschreiben und zu tems, seiner Institutionen und der Verhaltensweisen schenrechte sowie die kollektiven Menschenrechte analysieren. Dieser Band versammelt daher Beiträge, der Akteure. Aus der Perspektive der Neuen Poli- auf Grundsicherung und Entwicklung. Sowohl New die sich mit den Schnittstellen zwischen Journal- tischen Ökonomie erarbeitet er einen Ansatz zur York Times als auch die Hongkonger South China ismusforschung und Rezeptions- und Wirkungs- volkswirtschaftlichen Subventionskontrolle und zur Morning Post berichten ähnlich kritisch über die forschung auseinandersetzten und Theorien, Ansätze Erklärung von Marktstruktur, Marktverhalten und chinesische[...] und Methoden aus beiden Feldern miteinander Marktergebnis der Filmwirtschaft.[...] abgleichen. Im Mittelpunkt steht dabei die Frage, wie Features Features eine derart integrierende[...] Die vielfach konträren Menschenrechtspositionen Die Filmförderung in Deutschland ist für die Chinas und der USA erklären maßgeblich die unter- Features Filmwirtschaft von existenzieller Bedeutung, die schiedliche Berichterstattung in den Tageszeitun- Das Bild von der verschwimmenden Grenze zwis- Politik investiert jährlich dreistellige Millionenbe- gen beider Länder. Frédéric Krumbein weist dies chen Kommunikator und Rezipient ist zu einem träge in die Förderung der Struktur der deutschen durch Untersuchung der Zeitungen China Daily, Leitmotiv zur Charakterisierung gewandelter Kom- Filmwirtschaft. Dennoch ist der Erfolg überschaubar. New York Times und South China Morning Post in munikationsverhältnisse im Onlinezeitalter gewor- Eine Kontrolle der Subventionsmaßnahmen findet unterschiedlichen Zeiträumen nach. Während die den. Die Trennung zwischen Journalismusforschung trotzdem nicht statt. Florian Kumb liefert eine Quer- USA die politischen und bürgerlichen Rechte ihrer und Rezeptions- und Wirkungsforschung erschw- schnittanalyse des deutschen Filmförderungssys- Verfassung als [..] ert es jedoch, damit verbundene Entwicklungen tems, seiner [..] und Phänomene adäquat zu beschreiben und die Contents Contents Beziehung zwischen Journalismus und [..] Theorie der Menschenrechte.- Menschenrechts- Grundlagen der Subventionskontrolle.- Rahmenbe- diskurse aus China.- Menschenrechtsdiskurse aus Contents dingungen der Filmförderung in Deutschland.- den USA.- Mediale Berichterstattung zu Menschen- Die Beziehung zwischen Journalismus und Pub- Marktergebnis: Wirkungsmechanismen der Sub- rechten in China und den USA. likum.- Die neue Sichtbarkeit von Journalismus und ventionierung.- Marktverhalten: Ursächliche Par- Publikum.- Partizipation im Journalismus.- Journal- tikularinteressen der Akteure.- Marktstruktur: Fields of interest istische Qualität im Urteil des Publikums.- Journal- Auswirkungen auf die Struktur der Filmwirtschaft. Media Research; Political Theory; Comparative Pol- istische Darstellungsmittel und ihre Wirkungen auf itics Fields of interest das Publikum. Media Research; Political Economy Target groups Fields of interest Research Target groups Journalism; Communication Studies Research Type of publication Target groups Monograph Type of publication Professional/practitioner More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04719-1 Monograph Type of publication Softcover More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04867-9 Monograph 2014. XVI, 314 S. (Ostasien im 21. Jahrhundert) Softcover $69.99 More on www.springer.com/978-3-531-19820-0 2014. VIII, 110 S. 6 Abb. ISBN 978-3-658-04719-1 Softcover $39.99 2014. XIV, 355 S. 33 Abb. usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-3-658-04867-9 $59.99 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-3-531-19820-0 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 136 Social Sciences springer.com

C. Moritz (Ed.) J.W. Murphy Th. Olk, Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Deutschland; Th. Gensicke, Infratest Sozialforschung, München, Deutschland Transkription von Video- und Community-Based Interventions Bürgerschaftliches Engagement in Filmdaten in der Qualitativen Philosophy and Action Sozialforschung Ostdeutschland For decades, community-centered social services Stand und Perspektiven Multidisziplinäre Annäherungen an einen komplexen Daten- have been promoted as an admirable ideal. Yet the typus concept of decentralized services delivered where Die Studie wurde im Auftrag des Bundesministeri- people live has proved to be an elusive ideal as well, ums des Innern (BMI) bereits zum zweiten Mal Während die Transkription einer Audioaufzeich- with the promise of empowerment often giving way durchgeführt. Basis sind die Daten des Freiwilligen- nung (z.B. von Interviews) als Usus bezeichnet wird to disinterest and apathy.Community-Based Inter- surveys und vertiefende Interviews mit Akteurinnen und auf ein Set an etablierten Verfahren zurück- ventions examines the reasons community programs und Akteuren, die auf der örtlichen bzw. regionalen greifen kann, wird über unterschiedliche Formen tend to founder and proposes a realistic framework Ebene mit der Förderung des bürgerschaftlichen der Transkription von Video- und Filmdaten in for sustained success. The book's theoretical, philo- Engagements betraut sind. Chancen und Prob- den einzelnen Disziplinen der Qualitativen Sozial- sophical and political foundations begin with the leme im Bereich der Zivilgesellschaft in den neuen forschung anhaltend diskutiert. Die Notwendigkeit importance of context, as in local knowledge and Bundesländern werden vergleichend mit den alten einer Erfassung der Bedeutungsträger in ihrer Lin- community self-definition and engagement. Innova- Ländern und im Vergleich der neuen Länder untere- earität und Gleichzeitigkeit wird in den meisten tive, often startling, approaches to planning, design inander systematisch analysiert. Fällen durch die Kombination aus interpretativen and implementation begin with the[...] und deskriptiven Verfahren mithilfe diagrammatis- Features cher Schreibweisen („Partituren“) gelöst. Quer zur Features Die Studie wurde im Auftrag des Bundesministeri- disziplinären Forschungspraxis finden sich Gemein- For decades, community-centered social services ums des Innern (BMI) bereits zum zweiten Mal samkeiten bei der Videotranskription in multidiszi- have been promoted as an admirable ideal. Yet the durchgeführt. Basis sind die Daten des Freiwilligen- plinärer[...] concept of decentralized services delivered where surveys und vertiefende Interviews mit Akteurinnen people live has proved to be an elusive ideal as well, und Akteuren, die auf der örtlichen bzw. regionalen Features with the promise of empowerment often giving way Ebene mit der Förderung des bürgerschaftlichen Während die Transkription einer Audioaufzeich- to disinterest and apathy.Community-Based Inter- Engagements betraut sind. Chancen und Probleme nung (z.B. von Interviews) als Usus bezeichnet wird ventions examines the reasons community programs im Bereich der Zivilgesellschaft in den neuen Bun- und auf ein Set an etablierten Verfahren zurück- tend to founder, and proposes a realistic [..] desländern werden [..] greifen kann, wird über unterschiedliche Formen der Transkription von Video- und Filmdaten in Contents Contents den einzelnen Disziplinen der Qualitativen Sozial- Introduction.- Philosophy and Community-based Zivilgesellschaft und freiwilliges Engagement in den forschung anhaltend diskutiert. Die Notwendigkeit Interventions.- The Dimensions of a Community.- neuen und alten Bundesländern 1999-2004-2009.- einer Erfassung der Bedeutungsträger in ihrer Lin- Community-based Organizations.- A New Epidemi- Qualitative Studie „Stand und Entwicklung des bürg- earität [..] ology.- Research and Community.- The Conceptual erschaftlichen Engagements in Ostdeutschland“.- Flow of a Community-based Project.- Leadership Zusammenfassung der Ergebnisse der Studie „Bürg- Contents from Below.- Social Interventions and Justice.- Con- erschaftliches Engagement in Ostdeutschland – Teil I: Forschungstheoretische Überlegung zur clusion. Stand und Perspektiven“.- Handlungsempfehlungen Arbeit mit Video/Film in der Qualitativen Sozial- für die Förderung bürgerschaftlichen Engagements forschung: Gütekriterien, Checklisten, Reflex- Fields of interest in Ostdeutschland. ion von Forschungsanlage und -design.- Teil II: Social Work; Community & Environmental Psy- Multidisziplinäre Annäherungen an die Video- chology; Non-Profit Enterprises / Corporate Social Fields of interest transkriptions-Praxis in den Qualitativen Sozialwis- Responsibility; Health Psychology; Social Policy Political Science, general senschaften. Target groups Target groups Fields of interest Research Professional/practitioner Methodology of the Social Sciences; Political Science, general; Communication Studies; Psychological Type of publication Type of publication Methods / Evaluation Monograph Monograph More on www.springer.com/978-1-4899-8019-9 Target groups More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-03787-1 Professional/practitioner Hardcover Softcover 2014. 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K. Pease, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, United King- M. Proißl, Annakolleg, Augsburg, Deutschland B. Pörksen, Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Deutschland dom; A. Tseloni, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, United Kingdom Adorno und Bourdieu Konstruktivismus

Using Modeling to Predict and Ein Theorievergleich Medienethische Konsequenzen einer Theorie-Perspektive

Prevent Victimization In Adornos Kritischer Theorie der Gesellschaft und Dieser Essay stellt sich einem doppelten Anspruch: Bourdieus Soziologischer Theorie der Praxis wird Zum einen soll – kurz und knapp – in die Erkennt- This work provides clear application of a new sta- das Spannungsverhältnis zwischen der Wirkungs- nistheorie des Konstruktivismus eingeführt werden, tistical modeling technique that can be used to rec- und Beharrungsmacht bestehender sozialer Struk- die in den verschiedensten Disziplinen (Medien- und ognize patterns in victimization and prevent repeat turen und der Handlungsmacht sozialer Akteure Kommunikationswissenschaft, Soziologie etc.) für victimization. The history of crime prevention unterschiedlich ausgetragen. Beide Theorien stim- Aufsehen gesorgt hat. Zum anderen gilt es zu zeigen, techniques range from offender-based, to environ- men darin überein, dass soziale Ungleichheit, in welcher Weise die Kernaussagen und Prämis- ment/situation-based, to victim-based. The authors Macht und Herrschaft, von den Subjekten internal- sen des Konstruktivismus (Abschied von der Idee of this work have found more accurate ways to isiert bzw. inkorporiert und infolge dessen selbst- absoluter Wahrheitserkenntnis, Orientierung am predict and prevent victimization using a statisti- tätig reproduziert werden. In der Frage, ob es aus „Beobachter“ bzw. dem Erkennenden, Akzeptanz cal modeling, based around crime concentration diesem circulus vitiosus von objektiven Macht- und der Pluralität von Wirklichkeitskonstruktionen etc.) and sub-group profiling with regard to crime vulner- Herrschaftsstrukturen und deren subjektiver Repro- für die medienethischen Debatten folgenreich sind. ability levels, to predict areas and individuals vulner- duktion vermittels Sozialcharakter und Habitus ein Deutlich wird, dass die konstruktivistischen Ein- able to crime. Following from this prediction, they Entkommen gibt, unterscheiden sie sich grundsät- sichten zu einer grundsätzlichen Skepsis inspiri- propose policing strategies to improve crime preven- zlich. Martin[...] eren[...] tion based on these predictions. With a[...] Features Features Features In Adornos Kritischer Theorie der Gesellschaft und Dieser Essay stellt sich einem doppelten Anspruch: This work provides clear application of a new sta- Bourdieus Soziologischer Theorie der Praxis wird Zum einen soll – kurz und knapp – in die Erkennt- tistical modeling technique that can be used to rec- das Spannungsverhältnis zwischen der Wirkungs- nistheorie des Konstruktivismus eingeführt werden, ognize patterns in victimization and prevent repeat und Beharrungsmacht bestehender sozialer Struk- die in den verschiedensten Disziplinen (Medien- und victimization. The history of crime prevention turen und der Handlungsmacht sozialer Akteure Kommunikationswissenschaft, Soziologie etc.) für techniques range from offender-based, to environ- unterschiedlich ausgetragen. Beide Theorien stim- Aufsehen gesorgt hat. Zum anderen gilt es zu zeigen, ment/situation-based, to victim-based. The authors men darin überein, dass soziale Ungleichheit, Macht in welcher Weise die Kernaussagen und Prämis- of this work have found more accurate ways to und Herrschaft, von den Subjekten internalisiert sen des Konstruktivismus (Abschied von der Idee predict and prevent victimization using a statisti- bzw. inkorporiert und [..] absoluter [..] cal modeling, based [..] Contents Contents Contents Dialektische und relationale Wissenschaft- Varianten des Konstruktivismus.- Ethische Sch- Introduction.- Crime Concentration.- Preventing stheorie und Methodologie.- Skizzierung lussfolgerungen: allgemeine Reflexionen und Anre- Repeat Victimization.- Predicting Frequent Victim- der makro- und mikrosoziologischen gungen.- Kritik und Kontroversen: Debatten in der ization.- Preventing Recurring Victimization.- Con- Theorieebenen.- Systematischer Vergle- Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaft.- Medi- clusions. ich der Schlüsselkonzepte Habitus und enethische Ausarbeitungen und Anwendungsver- Sozialcharakter.- Vergleich unter dem Aspekt ihrer suche.- Fazit: Die Stärke und die Schwäche einer Fields of interest Verhältnisbestimmung von Determination und Frei- konstruktivistischen Medienethik. 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B.W. Roberts, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom; C. O. Schnur (Ed.) J. Sydow, C. Wirth, Hochschule f. angew. Wissenschaften, Thornton (Eds.) Kempten, Deutschland (Eds.) Quartiersforschung Archaeometallurgy in Global Organisation und Strukturation Zwischen Theorie und Praxis Perspective Eine fallbasierte Einführung Wohnviertel, Stadtquartiere, Kieze: Für Bewohn- Methods and Syntheses erInnen sind sie nicht mehr und nicht weniger als Der Band führt in die von Anthony Giddens entwickelte Strukturationstheorie ein, die in The study of ancient metals in their social and cul- die lokale Verankerung in der (Groß)stadt und der zunehmendem Maße für die Analyse von Organ- tural contexts has been a topic of considerable inter- globalisierten Welt. In der Wissenschaft existieren isationen und interorganisationalen Netzwerken est in archaeology and ancient history for decades, inzwischen vielfältige Diskurse über den lokalen Verwendung findet. Nach einer Einführung in die partly due to the modern dependence on technol- Nahraum. Ebenso wichtig ist das Quartier als strate- zentralen Konzepte der Theorie werden diese am ogy and man-made materials. The formal study of gische Planungskategorie: Es hat als Meso-Level Beispiel von Fragen des strategischen Managements, Archaeometallurgy began in the 1970s-1980s, and zwischen Stadt und Individualebene in den letzten der Steuerung und des Controlling, der Arbeitsreg- has seen a recent growth in techniques, data, and Jahren geradezu Karriere gemacht – im Rahmen von ulation und des Humanressourcenmanagements theoretical movements. This comprehensive source- Stadtentwicklungsprogrammen ebenso wie in der verdeutlicht und anhand von Fallstudien für die book on Archaeometallurgy provides an overview of Wohnungswirtschaft. Mit dem Ziel, einen vertieften Analyse der Praktiken in Organisationen und Net- earlier research as well as a review of modern tech- Dialog anzustoßen, zeigen die AutorInnen dieser zwerken nutzbar gemacht. niques, written in an approachable way. Covering an aktualisierten und erweiterten Neuauflage des ersten Bandes der Reihe „Quartiersforschung“ aus der[...] extensive range of archaeological time-periods and Features regions, this volume will be a valuable resource for Features Der Band führt in die von Anthony Giddens those studying archaeology worldwide. It[...] Wohnviertel, Stadtquartiere, Kieze: Für Bewohn- entwickelte Strukturationstheorie ein, die in zunehmendem Maße für die Analyse von Organ- Features erInnen sind sie nicht mehr und nicht weniger als isationen und interorganisationalen Netzwerken The study of ancient metals in their social and cul- die lokale Verankerung in der (Groß)stadt und der Verwendung findet. Nach einer Einführung in die tural contexts has been a topic of considerable inter- globalisierten Welt. In der Wissenschaft existieren zentralen Konzepte der Theorie werden diese am est in archaeology and ancient history for decades, inzwischen vielfältige Diskurse über den lokalen Beispiel von Fragen des strategischen Managements, partly due to the modern dependence on technol- Nahraum. Ebenso wichtig ist das Quartier als strate- der Steuerung und des Controlling, der Arbeitsregu- ogy and man-made materials. The formal study of gische Planungskategorie: Es hat als Meso-Level lation und des [..] Archaeometallurgy began in the 1970s-1980s, and zwischen Stadt und Individualebene in den letzten Jahren [..] has seen a recent growth in techniques, data, and Contents theoretical movements. This comprehensive source- Contents Organisation als reflexive Strukturation.- Strate- book on [..] Theoretische Perspektiven auf das Quartier.- gisches Management eines Netzwerkorganisators.- Controlling und kalkulative Praktiken.- Struktura- Contents Prozesse, Steuerung und Governance im Quartier- tionstheoretische Einsichten in das Management von Chapter 1: Introduction. Benjamin W. Roberts and skontext.- Quartiere im soziodemographischen Humanressourcen.- Arbeitsregulation in und zwis- Christopher P. Thornton.- Chapter 2: From Ores to Wandel. chen Organisationen. Metals. David Killick.- Chapter 3: Metals. Michael Fields of interest Notis.- Chapter 4: Metallography and Microstruc- Human Geography Fields of interest ture of Metallic Artefacts. David A. Scott.- Chapter Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology; Social 5: The Investigation of Archaeometallurgical Slag. 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K. Voss (Ed.) D. Weisburd, C. Britt, Northeastern University, Boston, USA J. Wetzel

Internet und Partizipation Statistics in Criminal Justice Moderner Antisemitismus unter

Bottom-up oder Top-down? Politische Beteili- Muslimen in Deutschland gungsmöglichkeiten im Internet Statistics in Criminal Justice takes an approach that emphasizes the application and interpretation of sta- Der vorliegende Beitrag gibt einen Überblick über Mit dem Internet wurde schon früh die Vision einer tistics in research in crime and justice. This text is die wichtigsten Entwicklungen antisemitischer partizipativen Gesellschaft verbunden, die Vorstel- meant for both students and researchers who want Vorkommnisse. Untersucht wird, ob von einem lung, das neue Medium würde zu politisch besser to gain a basic understanding of common statistical spezifischen Antisemitismus unter Muslimen in informierten Bürgern und zu mehr Beteiligung der methods used in this field. In general, the text relies Deutschland ausgegangen werden kann oder ob es Bürger am politischen Prozess führen. Doch ist das on a building-block approach, meaning that each sich nicht vielmehr um antisemitische Stereotyp- so? Wer beteiligt sich an E-Partizipationsangeboten? chapter helps to prepare the student for the chap- isierungen handelt, die ebenso in der Mehrheitsge- Lassen sich Menschen online mobilisieren? Welchen ters that follow. It also means that the level of sophis- sellschaft virulent sind. Auch mit Blick auf mediale Einfluss haben die neuen Online-Tools auf die poli- tication of the text increases as the text progresses. Berichterstattungen judenfeindlicher Vorfälle in tische Kommunikation, politische Entscheidungen Throughout the text there is an emphasis on com- Deutschland, in deren Fokus der „muslimische Anti- und das politische System selbst? Dieser Band behan- prehension and interpretation, rather than computa- semitismus“ steht, wird diskutiert, in welcher Form delt diese Fragen aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven, tion. However, as the statistical methods discussed das Eingeständnis von Eigen- und Fremdverantwor- sowohl von der zivilgesellschaftlichen Seite, also bot- become more[...] tom-up, als auch von Seiten der Politik, also top- tung für antisemitische Vorkommnisse in Deutsch- down. Enthalten sind Beiträge von[...] Features land durch Islamfeindlichkeit motiviert ist. Statistics in Criminal Justice takes an approach that Features Features emphasizes the application and interpretation of sta- Der vorliegende Beitrag gibt einen Überblick über Mit dem Internet wurde schon früh die Vision einer tistics in research in crime and justice. This text is die wichtigsten Entwicklungen antisemitischer partizipativen Gesellschaft verbunden, die Vorstel- meant for both students and researchers who want Vorkommnisse. Untersucht wird, ob von einem lung, das neue Medium würde zu politisch besser to gain a basic understanding of common statistical spezifischen Antisemitismus unter Muslimen in informierten Bürgern und zu mehr Beteiligung der methods used in this field. In general, the text relies Deutschland ausgegangen werden kann oder ob es Bürger am politischen Prozess führen. Doch ist das on a building-block approach, meaning that each sich nicht vielmehr um antisemitische Stereotyp- so? Wer beteiligt sich an E-Partizipationsangeboten? chapter helps to prepare the student [..] Lassen sich Menschen online mobilisieren? Welchen isierungen handelt, die ebenso in der Mehrheitsge- Einfluss haben die neuen Online-Tools auf die [..] Contents sellschaft virulent sind. Auch mit Blick auf mediale Introduction: Statistics as a Research Tool.- Mea- Berichterstattungen [..] Contents surement: The Basic Building Block of Research.- Contents Bedeutung des Internets für politische Partizipation.- Representing and Displaying Data.- Describing the Radikalisierung des Nahostkonflikts und ihre Fol- Bottom-up: Zivilgesellschaftliche Partizipation im Typical Case: Measures of Central Tendency.- How gen.- Empirische Studien.- Antisemitische Indoktri- Internet.- Partizipation in Parteien.- Top-down: Par- Typical is the Typical Case?: Measuring Dispersion.- nation. tizipation im Netz von Seiten des Staates. The Logic of Statistical Inference: Making Statements about Populations from Sample Statistics.- Defining Fields of interest Fields of interest the Observed Significance Level of a Test: A Simple Political Science, general Sociology, general; Culture - Religion; Political Example Using the Binomial Distribution.- Steps in Science, general Target groups a Statistical Test: Using the Binomial Distribution to Professional/practitioner make Decisions about Hypotheses.- Chi-Square: A Target groups Test Commonly Used for[...] Professional/practitioner Type of publication Monograph Fields of interest Type of publication Criminology & Criminal Justice Booklet More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-01027-0 More on www.springer.com/978-3-658-04273-8 Softcover Target groups 2014. VIII, 348 S. 33 Abb. (Bürgergesellschaft und Graduate Softcover Demokratie) 2014. VII, 24 S. 1 Abb. (essentials) Type of publication $69.99 $9.99 Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook ISBN 978-3-658-01027-0 ISBN 978-3-658-04273-8 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-9169-9 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Hardcover 2014. XVII, 783 p. 81 illus., 5 illus. in color. $89.99 ISBN 978-1-4614-9169-9 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days 140 Societal Aspects of Physics springer.com

Y. Zeng, Duke University Medical School, Durham, USA; K.C. Land, D. Gu, Headquarters of United Nations, New York, USA; Z. Societal Aspects of Statistics Wang Physics Household and Living Arrangement R. Carmona Projections D. Hafemeister Statistical Analysis of Financial Data The Extended Cohort-Component Method and Applications to the U.S. and China Physics of Societal Issues in R

This book presents an innovative demographic Calculations on National Security, Environment, and Energy toolkit known as the ProFamy extended cohort- Although there are many books on mathematical component method for the projection of household This book provides the reader with essential tools finance, few deal with the statistical aspects of mod- structures and living arrangements with empirical needed to analyze complex societal issues and ern data analysis as applied to financial problems. applications to the United States, the largest devel- demonstrates the transition from physics to mod- This textbook fills this gap by addressing some of the oped country, and China, the largest developing ern-day laws and treaties. This second edition fea- most challenging issues facing financial engineers. It country. The ProFamy method uses demographic tures new equation-oriented material and extensive shows how sophisticated mathematics and modern rates as inputs to project detailed distributions of data sets drawing upon current information from statistical techniques can be used in the solutions of household types and sizes, living arrangements of experts in their fields. Problems to challenge the concrete financial problems. Concerns of risk man- all household members, and population by age, sex, reader and extend discussion are presented on three agement are addressed by the study of extreme val- race/ethnicity, and urban/rural residence at national, timely issues: • National Security: Weapons, ues, the fitting of distributions with heavy tails, the sub-national, or small area levels. It can also project Offense, Defense, Verification, Nuclear Proliferation, computation of values at risk (VaR), and other mea- elderly care needs and costs, pension deficits, and Terrorism• Environment: Air/Water, Nuclear, sures of risk. Principal component analysis (PCA), household consumption. The ProFamy method[...] Climate Change, EM Fields/Epidemiology• smoothing, and regression techniques are applied to Energy: Current Energy Situation, Buildings, Solar the construction of[...] Features Buildings, Renewable Energy, Enhanced[...] This book presents an innovative demographic Features toolkit known as the ProFamy extended cohort- Features Although there are many books on mathematical component method for the projection of household This book provides the reader with essential tools finance, few deal with the statistical aspects of mod- structures and living arrangements with empirical needed to analyze complex societal issues and ern data analysis as applied to financial problems. applications to the United States, the largest devel- demonstrates the transition from physics to mod- This book fills this gap by addressing some of the oped country, and China, the largest developing ern-day laws and treaties. This second edition fea- most challenging issues facing any financial engi- country. The ProFamy method uses demographic tures new equation-oriented material and extensive neer. It shows how sophisticated mathematics and rates as inputs to project detailed distributions of data sets drawing upon current information from modern statistical techniques can be used in concrete household types and [..] experts in their fields. Problems to challenge the financial problems.Concerns of risk management [..] reader and extend discussion are presented on three Contents Contents [..] Preface.- Acknowledgement.- Chapter 1 INTRO- Univariate Data Distributions.- Heavy Tail Dis- DUCTION.- Part I: METHODOLOGY, DATA, Contents tributions.- Dependence and Multivariate Data AND ASSESSMENTS.: CHAPTER 2 PROFAMY: Nuclear Weapons.- The Offense: Missiles and War Exploration.- Parametric Regression.- Local and THE EXTENDED COHORT-COMPONENT Games.- The Defense: ABM/SDI/BMD/NMD.- Ver- Nonparametric Regression.- Time Series Mod- METHOD FOR HOUSEHOLD AND LIVING ification and Arms Control Treaties.- Nuclear Pro- els.- Multivariate Time Series, Linear Systems and ARRANGEMENT PROJECTIONS.- Chapter 3 liferation and Terrorism.- Air and Water Pollution.- Kalman Filtering.- Nonlinear Time Series: Models DATA NEEDS AND ESTIMATION PROCE- Nuclear Pollution.- Climate Change.- Electromag- and Simulation.- Appendices.- Indices. DURES.- Chapter 4 EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENTS netic Fields and Epidemiology.- The Energy Situa- Fields of interest AND A COMPARISON WITH THE HEAD- tion and Fossil Fuels.- Energy in Buildings.- Solar Statistics for Business, Economics, Mathematical SHIP RATE METHOD.- Chapter 5 EXTENSION Buildings.- Renewable Energy.- Enhanced End-Use Finance, Insurance; Statistical Theory and Methods; OF ProFamy MODEL TO PROJECT ELDERLY Efficiency.- Transportation.- Energy Economics.- Quantitative Finance DISABILITY STATUS AND HOME-BASED Appendix A: Nuclear Arms Chronology.- Appendix CARE COSTS, WITH AN ILLUSTRATIVE APPLI- B: Energy/ Environment Chronology.- Appendix C: Target groups CATION.- Chapter 6 HOUSEHOLD AND LIVING Nuclear-Age History.- Appendix D: Units.- Appen- Upper undergraduate ARRANGEMENT PROJECTIONS AT THE SMALL dix E:[...] AREA LEVEL.- Chapter 7 A SIMPLE METHOD Type of publication FOR PROJECTING[...] Fields of interest Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook Societal Aspects of Physics; Energy Policy, Econom- Fields of interest ics and Management; Renewable and Green Energy; More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-8787-6 Demography; Family; Marketing; Aging; Landscape, Security Science and Technology; Nuclear Engineer- Hardcover Regional and Urban Planning ing; Environmental Law / Policy / Ecojustice 2014. XVII, 588 p. 187 illus., 37 illus. in color. (Springer Texts in Statistics) Target groups Target groups $89.99 Research Upper undergraduate ISBN 978-1-4614-8787-6 Type of publication Type of publication usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Monograph Undergraduate textbook More on www.springer.com/978-90-481-8905-2 More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-9271-9 Hardcover Hardcover 2014. XXIX, 357 p. 79 illus., 54 illus. in color. (The 2014. XX, 668 p. 109 illus., 38 illus. in color. Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Popula- $59.99 tion Analysis, Vol. 36) ISBN 978-1-4614-9271-9 $179.00 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days ISBN 978-90-481-8905-2 usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days springer.com Statistics 141

M.J. Fischer, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Nuremberg, Ger- D. Nolan, University of California, Berkeley, USA; D. Temple Lang, A. Quatember, Johannes Kepler Universität (JKU) Linz, Linz, many University of California, Davis, USA Österreich

Generalized Hyperbolic Secant XML and Web Technologies for Data Datenqualität in Distributions Sciences with R Stichprobenerhebungen

With Applications to Finance Eine verständnisorientierte Einführung in Stichprobenver- Web technologies are increasingly relevant to scien- fahren und verwandte Themen Among the symmetrical distributions with an infi- tists working with data, for both accessing data and nite domain, the most popular alternative to the creating rich dynamic and interactive displays. The Über aus Stichproben abgeleiteten Erkenntnisse wie normal variant is the logistic distribution as well as XML and JSON data formats are widely used in Web Wahlprognosen oder der Pisa-Studie wird tagtäglich the Laplace or the double exponential distribution, services, regular Web pages and JavaScript code, in Tageszeitungen und Nachrichtensendungen which was first introduced in 1774. Occasionally, and visualization formats such as SVG and KML for berichtet. Im Sinne eines wissenschaftlichen Unter- the Cauchy distribution is also used. Surpris- Google Earth and Google Maps. In addition, sci- baus setzt sich die Stichprobentheorie damit ingly, the hyperbolic secant distribution has led a entists use HTTP and other network protocols to auseinander, wie die Auswahl jener Teile erfolgen charmed life, although Manoukian and Nadeau had scrape data from Web pages, access REST and SOAP muss, aus deren Beobachtung auf die Gesamtheit already stated in 1988 that “... the hyperbolic-secant Web Services, and interact with NoSQL databases rückgeschlossen wird, und wie dieser Rückschluss distribution ... has not received sufficient attention and text search applications. This book provides a vorgenommen werden soll. Die Kernfragen sind in the published literature and may be useful for stu- practical hands-on introduction to these technolo- dabei: wie stark schwanken Stichprobenergebnisse dents and practitioners.” During the last few years, gies, including high-level functions the authors have und wie lässt sich diese Ungenauigkeit beeinflussen. however, several generalizations of the hyperbolic developed for data scientists. It[...] Das Buch bietet eine verständnisorientierte Ein- secant distribution have[...] führung in Stichprobenverfahren und Schätzmeth- Features oden und ihre Anwendung. Diese wird unterstützt Features Web technologies are increasingly relevant to sci- durch einfach[...] Among the symmetrical distributions with an infi- entists working with data, for both accessing data nite domain, the most popular alternative to the and creating rich dynamic and interactive displays. Features normal variant is the logistic distribution as well as The XML and JSON data formats are widely used Über aus Stichproben abgeleiteten Erkenntnisse wie the Laplace or the double exponential distribution, in Web services, regular Web pages and JavaScript Wahlprognosen oder der Pisa-Studie wird tagtäglich which was first introduced in 1774. Occasionally, the code, and visualization formats such as SVG and in Tageszeitungen und Nachrichtensendungen Cauchy distribution is also used. Surprisingly, the KML for Google Earth and Google Maps. In addi- berichtet. Im Sinne eines wissenschaftlichen Unter- hyperbolic secant distribution has led a charmed life, tion, scientists use HTTP and other network proto- baus setzt sich die Stichprobentheorie damit although Manoukian and Nadeau had already [..] cols to scrape [..] auseinander, wie die Auswahl jener Teile erfolgen muss, aus deren Beobachtung auf die Gesamtheit Contents Contents rückgeschlossen wird, und wie dieser Rückschluss Preface.- Hyperbolic Secant Distributions.- The GSH Data Formats XML and JSON.- Web Technologies, vorgenommen werden soll. [..] Distribution Family and Skew Versions.- The NEF- Getting Data from the Web.- General XML Applica- GHS or Meixner Distribution Family.- The BHS Dis- tion Areas.- Bibliography.- General Index.- R Func- Contents tribution Family.- The SHS and SASHS Distribution tion and Parameter Index.- R Package Index.- R Vom Teil aufs Ganze - Einführung in die Stich- Family.- Application to Finance.- R-Code: Fitting a Class Index.- Colophon. probentheorie.- Die Mutter aller Zufallsstich- BHS Distribution. probenverfahren - Die uneingeschränkte Fields of interest Zufallsauswahl.- Es geht auch anders - Weitere Fields of interest Statistics and Computing / Statistics Programs; Schätzmethoden.- Zerlegen macht’s genauer - Die Statistical Theory and Methods; Statistics for Busi- Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters; geschichtete uneingeschränkte Zufallsauswahl.- ness, Economics, Mathematical Finance, Insurance; Statistics (general) Nahe Liegendes gemeinsam erheben spart Geld Quantitative Finance - Die uneingeschränkte Klumpenauswahl.- Nahe Target groups beisammen und doch auseinander - Die zweistu- Target groups Professional/practitioner fige uneingeschränkte Zufallsauswahl.- Grenzt Graduate an Zaubern - Die größenproportionale Zufall- Type of publication sauswahl.- Welcher Zweck heiligt solche Mittel? Type of publication Monograph - Die nichtzufälligen Auswahlen.- Anhang A.- Brief More on www.springer.com/978-1-4614-7899-7 Anhang[...] More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-45137-9 Softcover Fields of interest Softcover 2014. XXIV, 663 p. 65 illus., 51 illus. in color. (Use R!) Statistics (general); Statistical Theory and Methods; 2014. VIII, 72 p. 17 illus., 4 illus. in color. (SpringerBriefs $69.99 Statistics for Social Science, Behavorial Science, Edu- in Statistics) ISBN 978-1-4614-7899-7 cation, Public Policy, and Law $54.99 Online orders shipping within 2-3 days. ISBN 978-3-642-45137-9 Target groups usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days Upper undergraduate

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Th. Schuster, IUBH School Business and Management, Bad Hon- nef, Deutschland; A. Liesen

Statistik für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler

Ein Lehr- und Übungsbuch für das Bachelor-Studium

Das Buch ist eine sehr praxisorientierte Einführung in die Statistik für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler. Der Leser lernt die wichtigsten, für Studium und Praxis bedeutsamen, statistischen Methoden kennen, ver- stehen und anzuwenden. In jedem Kapitel führt ein Fallbeispiel in das Wissensgebiet ein. Die einzel- nen Themen werden anschaulich durch viele Praxis- beispiele dargestellt. Zahlreiche Computerübungen zeigen, wie die statistischen Berechnungen mit MS Excel durchgeführt werden können. Lernkontrol- laufgaben dienen der Absicherung, dass der Leser den gelernten Stoff gut verstanden hat. Es handelt sich um ein sehr modernes Lehrbuch mit der kon- sequenten Verbindung von Theorie, Praxisbeispie- len[...]

Features Das Buch ist eine sehr praxisorientierte Einführung in die Statistik für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler. Der Leser lernt die wichtigsten für Studium und Praxis bedeutsamen statistischen Methoden kennen, ver- stehen und anwenden. In jedem Kapitel führt ein Fallbeispiel in das Wissensgebiet ein. Die einzel- nen Themen werden anschaulich durch viele Praxis- beispiele dargestellt. Zahlreiche Computerübungen zeigen, wie [..]

Contents Vorwort.- 1. Einführung.- 2. Häufigkeitsverteilun- gen.- 3. Lagemaße statistischer Verteilungen.- 4. Streuungsmaße statistischer Verteilung.- 5. Weitere statistische Verteilungen.- 6. Wahrscheinlichkeit- srechnung.- 7. Wahrscheinlichkeitsverteilungen.- 8.- Punkt- und Intervallschätzungen.- 9. Hypothesen- tests über Mittelwerte.- 10.- Statistische Analyse der Differenz von zwei Mittelwerten.- 11. Auswertung von zweidimensionalen Daten.- 12. Lineare Regres- sion.- Statistische Tabellen.- Schlüssel zu Lernkon- trollfragen.- Literatur und Index.

Fields of interest Statistics for Business, Economics, Mathematical Finance, Insurance; Statistics for Social Science, Behavorial Science, Education, Public Policy, and Law; Statistical Theory and Methods; Business Math- ematics

Target groups Lower undergraduate

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